However, the percentage reduction in resting heart rate (RHR) in relation to the progression of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with established coronary artery disease (CAD) remains uncertain.MethodsWe performed retrospective chart review of 318 patients with established CAD who underwent 2 coronary...
Ninety-five factors were significantly associated with energy expenditure, including minute volume, weight, age, the percentage of body surface area burn, sedation, post burn day, and caloric intake. Heart rate, fraction of inspired oxygen, respiratory rate, respiratory disease diagnosis, positive end...
The combination of the components of the sedation reduction program decreased the overall rate of sedation for MRI scans in patients under the age of 7 from 80.8% to 52.8%. Patients who had experienced CT or MRI scans both before and after the sedation reduction program was implemented reported...
Figure 1.Flow chart. The admission characteristics of the subjects for each group are shown inTable 1. Table 1.Admission characteristics of the subjects for each group. As seen inTable 1, all the included patients were similar in age, BMI, disease severity, quality of life, comorbidities, an...