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Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and Coagulation Disorders among Patients undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Case-Control Study
 15-12-2014

Stavros Theologou , Konstantinos Giakoumidakis

Category: Volume 53, N 4
Introduction: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication after cardiac surgery and 1-3% of patients suffering AKI require ..

The Participation of Patients with Chronic Heart Failure in Comprehensive Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Literature Review
 15-06-2014

Konstantinos Giakoumidakis , Hero Brokalaki

Category: Volume 53, N 2
Introduction: Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a well-documented, evidence based course of long term management for patients with chronic heart ..

Quality of Life in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
 15-03-2011

Konstantinos Giakoumidakis , Dimitrios Kogoulis , Ioannis S. Elefsiniotis , Hero Brokalaki-Pananoudaki

Category: Volume 50, N 1
Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic disorder, which negatively affects the quality of life of patients compared ..

The Association between the Nursing Workload and Patient Mortality
 15-09-2010

Konstantinos Giakoumidakis , George I. Baltopoulos , Hero Brokalaki-Pananoudaki

Category: Volume 49, N 3
Background: The measurement of the nursing workload (NWL) and its association with patient mortality contributes to the understanding of ..

Acute Myocardial Infarction and the Search for Health Services
 15-03-2010

Hero Brokalaki , Nikolaos V. Fotos , Evangelia Pananoudaki , Petros Galanis , Konstantinos Giakoumidakis , Ioannis S. Elefsiniotis

Category: Volume 49, N 1
Background: A timely visit to a hospital emergency department can lead to successful therapeutic intervention for acute myocardial infarction ..

The Effect of Nursing Workload on the Length of Hospital Stay and the Mortality of Patients after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
 15-12-2009

Konstantinos Giakoumidakis , George I. Baltopoulos , Christos Charitos , Petros Galanis , Hero Brokalaki

Category: Volume 48, N 4
Τhe high cost of care for patients undergoing coronary artery by-pass grafting, (CABG), in conjunction with the necessity for ..