CONCLUSIONS: A rapid access colorectal clinic using flexible sigmoidoscopy as the initial diagnostic test was safe and effective in investigating distal colonic pathologies. However, over two thirds of patients proceeded to imaging of the remaining colon, and most of them were found to have only ...
Impact of a Rapid Assessment Zone after triage on time-to-physician delay: a before-after study.doi:10.1097/MEJ.0000000000001002Frederic BalenAudrey MicaudPaul-Henri AuboirouxD. LauqueS. CharpentierEuropean journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency ...
But... my route was slightly unusual, in that I qualified by the Assessment Only route, through the University of Reading. This is because, like a significant number of teachers today, this is not my first career - I was a journalist. Want to take part in this feature? Ask your bos...
. They discussed that although surveillance of the remnant stomach is possible it might not be easy to adjust the flexible scope to enter the stomach through the jejunum. Additionally, to access the anastomosis site might pose a problem in some patients. Therefore, gastroenterologists performing ...
Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the stress distribution and displacement of various craniofacial structures after nonsurgical rapid palatal expansion (RPE) with conventional (C-RPE), bone-borne (B-RPE), and miniscrew-assisted (MARPE) expanders for young adults using three-dimensiona...
After excluding 1 patient who had a rapid disease progression and did not receive any surgical treatment, 95 patients remained in the as-treated analysis population (LADG: 45, of whom 13 were female [29%], with a median [interquartile range (IQR)] age of 59 [52-65] years; ODG: 50,...
An early diagnosis of kidney damage allows for rapid implementation of treatment or elimination of the damaging factor. For this purpose, it is necessary to use biomarkers with high specificity and sensitivity. The search for such a marker should be a priority in view of the increasing number of...
Primary fascial closure POD: Postoperative day R: Resistance RCT: Randomized controlled trial SAS: Statistical analysis system SD: Standard deviation sIAI: Severe intra-abdominal infection SICU: Surgical intensive care unit SOFA: Sequential organ failure assessment TAC: Temporary abdominal clo...
Step 1, Participant P2 performing repeated front pull movement on a medicine ball without stimulation (black/EES OFF) and with EES targeting the T12 dorsal root (red/EES ON). Radius of curvature of the lumbar region is measured at position 3, which is the most difficult position for the ...
A rapid Norwood one I was planned but converted to a venous shunt because of volume load, ST depression, and significant AVV regurgitation at the end of the operation; his cardiac function deteriorated, and he died on POD 2. There was 1 late mortality in a patient in the venous shunt ...