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Patricia C. Dykes
Researcher at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Publications - 213
Citations - 4579
Patricia C. Dykes is an academic researcher from Brigham and Women's Hospital. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Acute care. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 191 publications receiving 3548 citations. Previous affiliations of Patricia C. Dykes include Columbia University & Harvard University.
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Fall Prevention in Acute Care Hospitals: A Randomized Trial
Patricia C. Dykes,Diane L. Carroll,Ann C. Hurley,Stuart R. Lipsitz,Angela Benoit,Frank Y. Chang,Seth Meltzer,Ruslana Tsurikova,Lyubov Zuyov,Blackford Middleton +9 more
TL;DR: The use of a fall prevention tool kit in hospital units compared with usual care significantly reduced rate of falls and was found to be particularly effective with patients aged 65 years or older.
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Dashboards for improving patient care: review of the literature
Dawn Dowding,Rebecca Randell,Peter Gardner,Geraldine Fitzpatrick,Patricia C. Dykes,Jesus Favela,Susan Hamer,Zac Whitewood-Moores,Nicholas R. Hardiker,Elizabeth M. Borycki,Leanne M. Currie +10 more
TL;DR: There is some evidence that implementing clinical and/or quality dashboards that provide immediate access to information for clinicians can improve adherence to quality guidelines and may help improve patient outcomes.
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Benefits and Risks of Using Smart Pumps to Reduce Medication Error Rates: A Systematic Review
TL;DR: The literature suggests that smart pumps reduce but do not eliminate programming errors, and soft limits were still not as effective as hard limits because of high override rates.
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Why Do Patients in Acute Care Hospitals Fall? Can Falls Be Prevented?
TL;DR: A patient care plan including current and accurate fall risk status with associated tailored and feasible interventions needs to be easily and immediately accessible to all stakeholders (entire healthcare team, patients, and family).
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eHealth technology and Internet resources: barriers for vulnerable populations.
TL;DR: The most needy among this group may require extensive, multispecialty healthcare and may have particular problems with access, treatment adherence, and working within the healthcare system.