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Patient safety incident capture resulting from incident reports: a comparative observational analysisAuthors: Martin A Reznek, Kevin A Kotkowski, Michael W Arce, Zachary K Jepson, Steven B Bird and Chad E DarlingAbstractBackgroundPatient safety incident (PSI) discovery is an essential component of...

Effectiveness of chronic care models: opportunities for improving healthcare practice and health outcomes: a systematic reviewAuthors: Carol Davy, Jonathan Bleasel, Hueiming Liu, Maria Tchan, Sharon Ponniah and Alex BrownAbstractBackgroundThe increasing prevalence of chronic disease and even multiple chronic diseases faced...

Paravertebral Catheter for Three-Level Injection in Radical Mastectomy: A Randomised Controlled StudyAuthors: Petchara Sundarathiti, Benno von Bormann, Ronnarat Suvikapakornkul, Panuwat Lertsithichai, Vanlapa ArnuntasupakulAbstractIntroductionParavertebral block (PVB) is an alternative to general anaesthesia (GA) for breast surgery. However, for extensive surgery multiple...

The administration of dextrose during in-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with increased mortality and neurologic morbidityAuthors: Teng J Peng, Lars W Andersen, Brian Z Saindon, Tyler A Giberson, Won Young Kim, Katherine Berg, Victor Novack, Michael W Donnino and for...

Methods for engaging stakeholders in comparative effectiveness research: A patient-centered approach to improving diabetes careAuthors: Julie A. Schmittdiel, Jay Desai, Emily B. Schroeder, Andrea R. Paolino, Gregory A. Nichols, Jean M. Lawrence, Patrick J. O’Connor, Kris A. Ohnsorg, Katherine M....

Changes in Surgical Site Infections after Living Donor Liver TransplantationAuthors: Masaki Yamamoto, Shunji Takakura , Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Go Hotta, Yasufumi Matsumura, Aki Matsushima, Miki AbstractSurgical site infections (SSIs) are a major threat for liver transplant recipients. We prospectively studied SSIs...

After discovering a potential molecular "target" for leukemia, Australian researchers say a drug to fight the disease is "in their sights," although it is still very early days. Writing in the journal Blood, they describe how the interaction of two...