Does one size fit all : a diagnostic post-occupancy evaluation model for an emergency department?
This study presents a comprehensive framework for diagnostic post-occupancy evaluation in healthcare design. The findings indicate that a systematic, multi-methodological approach developed around a conceptual framework can lead to higher quality evaluations. Diagnostic POEs should be grounded in extant literature and customized based on the setting, the client's guiding principles, and the design team's objectives. In diagnostic POEs, one size does not fit all.
Patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who develop cryptococcal meningitis and who suffer serious visual loss or ocular palsies with elevated pressures should be considered for cerebrospinal fluid shunting at an early stage.