The article focuses on patient safety issues in implementing the National Institute for Clinical Excellence published guidelines for the management of head injury. It cites the risks associated with additional exposure to skull radiation and additional workload. It discusses the medico-legal issues ...
None of the studied variables were associated with increased risk of body injury in this patient population. The low rate of clinically impactful body injury and the lack of any mortality, procedure, or transfusion resulting from body injury suggest that body CT may not be necessary in patients ...
The objective of this study was to directly compare the safety of tocilizumab (TCZ) and TNF inhibitors (TNFIs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in clinical practice. This prospective cohort study included RA patients starting TCZ [TCZ group, n = 302, 224.68 patient-years (PY)] ...
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a common and challenging disease in orthopedic practice [1]. Most cases are caused by localized ischaemic necrosis of bone tissue caused by glucocorticoid abuse, alcoholism, hip trauma, and other aetiologies, which can lead to microstructural destruction ...
Version of Record online: 17 January 2025 Plain Language Summary Cervicogenic headache is a headache type in which neck pain and frequent headaches are caused by issues with the cervical spine. In this small clinical trial, we examined the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of transcranial direct...
Head-to-head comparison of sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stent in the same diabetic patient with multiple coronary artery lesions: a prospective, rando... OBJECTIVE—It is still controversial whether sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) and paclitaxel-eluting stent (PES) are equally effective in patien...
Former head of NHS watchdog attacks MPs' inquiry into patient safety The head of the former NHS watchdog, Ian Kennedy, has spoken out against MPs in the parliamentary health select committee about their recent inquiry into patient safety.The committee published a special follow-up report on 4 ...
calculated at 19 mmHg with a heart rate of 83 beats/ minute indicated very severe mitral stenosis. The hypoxemia improved with aggressive diuresis and the patient was later referred to cardiac surgery. LA: left atrium; LV: left ventricle; RV: right ventricle. Supplementary file1 (MP4 4934 KB...
The aim of this study is to evaluate the short-term local tumor control and safety of CyberKnife radiosurgery for these lesions. Nine patients, eight with jugular glomus paragangliomas and one with a carotid body paraganglioma, were treated. The target contouring was performed on merged CT and ...
作者: Price, John 摘要: Reports the resignation of David Satcher as the United States Surgeon General to become director of the National Center for Primary Care at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia. Job responsibilities; Civic activities; Career history. 年份: 2002 收藏...