The empirical rational strategy was used to convince others of the veracity of the change by making reference to evidence base documentation on the positive outcomes that bedside handover might bring, for example, increase patient satisfaction.
There is little research-based documentation on the services provided by drug information centres (DICs).
The study is based on the documentation and the analysis of the architectural and bioclimatic aspects of a sample of forty (40) remaining houses of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.
Medication use prior to admission was based on the documentation on the medication reconciliation forms or physician's notes (current use vs. non-use).
The antenatal care attendance will be counted based on the documentation of the nurse-midwives at the end of pregnancy.
For inpatients, the registration form is completed based on documentation in the medical record at the time of discharge from the psychiatric ward.
The work has been based on the documentation for the present models.
To achieve these objectives, it has been conducted a content analysis based on the documentation of the spatial and urban planning and of the cross-border initiatives from a case study area; a direct observation of an ongoing cross-border initiative; and interviews to key informants (planning agencies and other organizations related to cross-border initiatives).
The presence of atrial fibrillation was based on documentation in the continuous patient profile, the clinic notes, consultant letters, emergency room or hospital discharge summaries, electrocardiograms, Holter monitors, echocardiograms, or stress test reports.
The primary exposure variable was sepsis versus non sepsis as the etiology of ALI with this classification prospectively obtained based on documentation in the medical record for the ICU physicians.
All diagnoses were verified based on documentation in the electronic medical records by one of the investigators (SD or AM).
