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See All >> Messages include industry-sponsored communications and special communications from MDLinx981 Mortality and quality of life after proximal femur fracture—effect of time until surgery and reasons for delay European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, March 13, 2013 Review Article
982 Management of rectal foreign bodies Full Text World Journal of Emergency Surgery, March 13, 2013 Review Article
983 TBI surveillance using the common data elements for traumatic brain injury: a population study Full Text International Journal of Emergency Medicine, March 13, 2013 Clinical Article
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Lung injury prediction score for the emergency department: first step towards prevention in patients at risk Full Text
International Journal of Emergency Medicine, March 13, 2013
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985 Fatal ethyl and methyl alcohol-related poisoning in Ankara: A retrospective analysis of 10,720 cases between 2001 and 2011 Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, March 13, 2013 Review Article
986 Biofilms in chronic wounds and the potential role of negative pressure wound therapy: an integrative review Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing, March 13, 2013 Review Article
987 Hospital Readmission After Hip Fracture Surgery: Clinical and Functional Data from the Nursing Home Perspective Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, March 12, 2013 Review Article
988 Trauma Exposure versus Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Relative Associations With Migraine Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, March 12, 2013 Review Article
989 A Qualitative Evaluation of a Telemedicine-Enhanced Emergency Care Program for Older Adults Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, March 12, 2013 Clinical Article
990 Health Care Utilization Among Veterans with Pain and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Pain Medicine, March 12, 2013 Clinical Article
991 Review of the Status of Physical Activity Research for Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, March 12, 2013 Review Article
992 Participation after Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation for Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Adults: A Systematic Review Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, March 12, 2013 Review Article
993 Traumatic Brain Injury as a Chronic Health Condition Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, March 12, 2013 Clinical Article
994 Effects of childhood trauma on somatization in major depressive disorder: The role of alexithymia Journal of Affective Disorders, March 12, 2013 Review Article
995 Drug - related emergency department visits by elderly patients presenting with non-specific complaints Full Text Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, March 12, 2013 Clinical Article
996 Drowning deaths in Sweden with emphasis on the presence of alcohol and drugs - a retrospective study, 1992-2009 Full Text BMC Public Health, March 12, 2013 Review Article
997 Predictive factors for longer length of stay in an emergency department: a prospective multicentre study evaluating the impact of age, patient's clinical acuity and complexity, and care pathways Emergency Medicine Journal, March 12, 2013 Review Article Clinical Article
998 High-frequency Users of Emergency Department Care The Journal of Emergency Medicine, March 12, 2013 Review Article
999 Electrical Injuries in Urban Children in New Delhi Pediatric Emergency Care, March 12, 2013 Clinical Article
1000 Assessment and Management of Bullied Children in the Emergency Department Pediatric Emergency Care, March 12, 2013 Review Article
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health conducted a study involving 96,008 women in the Nurse’s Health Study II with 18 years of follow up, which demonstrated a strikingly strong association with non-fatal cardiovascular disease. There were 2463 participants with psoriasis and 1,709,069 person-years of follow up. There were 713 cases of non-fatal cardiovascular disease (HR=1.55). The HRs for myocardial infarction and stroke were 1.70 and 1.45, respectively. For women with psoriatic arthritis, the HR was 3.47. For women < 40 years of age and psoriasis > 9 years, the HRs were 3.26 and 3.09, respectively.
Read the article summaryAs reported in the British Journal of Dermatology, two cytokine genes (IL-2RA and TNF/LTA) which have been implicated in autoimmune diseases are associated with severe alopecia areata. The study involved 768 patients with alopecia areata and 658 controls, and 26 cytokine genes were genotyped.
Read the article summaryAs reported in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and based on participants in the Nurses’ Health Study, Women’s Health Study, Health Professionals’ Follow-up Study, and Physicians’ Health Study II, total testosterone (RR = 0.62) and SHBG levels (RR = 0.65), and the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 2.63) are associated with colorectal cancer risk in men. An inverse association exists between the estradiol:testosterone ratio (RR = 0.43) and colorectal cancer risk in women.
Read the article summary1 Hemorrhagic Complications in Emergency Department Patients Who Are Receiving Dabigatran Compared With Warfarin Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 16, 2013
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Use of Risk Assessment Analysis by Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality to Reduce Door-to-Balloon Time
Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 3, 2013
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3 Creating a culture of safety in the emergency department: the value of teamwork training The Journal of Nursing Administration, April 12, 2013
4 SBAR improves nurse-physician communication and reduces unexpected death: a pre and post intervention study Resuscitation, April 3, 2013 Review Article
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Nurses Preparedness and Perceived Competence in Managing Disasters
Journal of Nursing Scholarship, April 17, 2013
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6 Cost-Effectiveness of Helicopter Versus Ground Emergency Medical Services for Trauma Scene Transport in the United States Annals of Emergency Medicine, April 12, 2013 Review Article
7 Elevated blood glucose levels in the emergency department: missed opportunities Journal of Emergency Nursing, April 1, 2013
8 Agreement between arterial and venous pH and pCO2 in patients undergoing non-invasive ventilation in the emergency department Emergency Medicine Australasia, April 10, 2013
9 The determination of total burn surface area: How much difference? Burns, April 11, 2013 Review Article
10 A qualitative study of the barriers to prehospital management of acute pain in children Emergency Medicine Journal, April 4, 2013
11 Web-based general public opinion study of automated versus manual external chest compression Emergency Medicine Journal, April 8, 2013
12 A prospective observational study of techniques to remove corneal foreign body in the emergency department Emergency Medicine Journal, April 4, 2013
13 Are Pediatric Interns Prepared to Perform Infant Lumbar Punctures?: A Multi-Institutional Descriptive Study Pediatric Emergency Care, April 11, 2013
14 Acute transfusion practice during trauma resuscitation: Who, when, where and why? Injury, April 9, 2013
15 The haemodynamic response to pre-hospital RSI in injured patients Injury, April 11, 2013
16 Day of injury assessment of sport-related concussion British Journal of Sports Medicine, April 9, 2013 Review Article
17 How much do parents know about first aid for burns? Burns, April 10, 2013 Review Article
18 Recent advances in the management of major obstetric haemorrhage British Journal of Medical Practitioners, April 2, 2013 Free full text
19 Non operative management of abdominal trauma -- a 10 years review World Journal of Emergency Surgery, April 8, 2013 Free full text Review Article
20 A Survey of Emergency Department Resources and Strategies Employed in the Treatment of Pediatric Gastroenteritis Academic Emergency Medicine, April 17, 2013
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