Several recent studies have reported in the media that meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was detected in the hospital environment and specifically in non-clinical areas of hospitals. These studies were performed by external laboratories using a variety of different methodologies.The ...
S. G. Myerson, "Mobile phones in hospitals are not as hazardous as believed and should be allowed at least in non-clinical areas," The British Medical Journal, vol. 326, no. 7387, pp. 460-461, 2003.ARJ, Mobile phones in hospitals Are not as hazardous as believed and should be ...
Breast cancer is a global health issue affecting 2.3 million women per year, causing death in over 600,000. Mammography (and biopsy) is the gold standard for screening and diagnosis. Whilst effective, this test exposes individuals to radiation, has limit
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced numerous changes in medical care. The monitoring of current needs and problems among the elderly in health care facilities seems to be essential. This study aims to assess the difference in terms of the use of medical and non-medical services before planned or...
For the second step, the multivariable model was constructed by integrating the variables presenting a p-value lower than 0.01 in univariate analysis and/or the variables of clinical interest. The results are presented as odds ratios with their 95% confidence intervals. The number of subjects was...
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK Sylvia Asa, Simon L. Parsons & Ming Tsao Epigenomics and Cancer Risk Factors, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany Yassen Assenov Computational Biology Program, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, Toronto, ON, Canada Gu...
These may be students who left their degrees due to the conflict but continued to work in hospitals or clinics or those who began providing healthcare to injured civilians and gained ‘on the job’ training particularly where there were shortages of trained HCWs. They are disadvantaged even ...
The expertise of blood, transfusion and tissue centers in cell and tissue collection, donor testing and banking positions them advantageously to bring cell therapies to the bedside because these centers are usually located in or adjacent to hospitals, which ensures availability of source tissue. Furthe...
Thus, understanding the mechanisms by which the meninges interact with the brain and surrounding CSF during both steady-state and diseased conditions have important clinical and therapeutic implications. In peripheral tissues, the maintenance of fluid homeostasis is aided by a network of lymphatic ...
While the GBS is a useful adjunct in deciding whether to offer urgent endoscopy, we rely on the clinical signs of ongoing bleeding (fresh hematemesis, shock with melena). How soon should we scope patients with AUGIB? It is generally believed that early endoscopy improves clinical outcomes. ...