What is the Patient Safety Initiative? The Patient Safety Initiative is a collaborative, data-driven effort that gives hospitals and health systems a strong voice in the national conversation around ...

Prognostic implication of body composition changes in patients with borderline resectable/locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) treated with mFOLFIRINOX. Comparison of hospital outcomes ...

The time has finally come: PlayStation Portal stock levels have leveled out in both the US and UK at all major retailers. We've been tracking the stock levels of the Portal particularly closely ...

Consecutive patients with laparoscopic splenectomy seen ... Exclusion criteria were: (i) treatment with ß-blockers or any drugs to alter portal and gastric hemodynamics; or (ii) sclerotherapy ...

2009;24(9):1554-1558. To determine whether laparoscopic splenectomy improved PHG in patients with liver cirrhosis and portal hypertension, we evaluated the endoscopic findings of PHG. Among 49 ...

The amount of time spent in EMT class dedicated to the knowledge and skills needed to patient assessment clearly indicates the importance placed on the EMT having the ability to competently ...

Use these easy-to-read materials written in plain language to inform your patients and caregivers on a variety of topics including prevention and early detection, treatment, side effects, and ...

For the first time outside of pregnancy, I — an emergency doctor — experienced what it feels like to be a patient. It was not, to put it mildly, a pleasant experience. I sought treatment when I was ...

Would you have done anything differently? A friend of mine volunteers at a hospice, and she hears one regret over and over from patients: letting relationships wither. They wish that they had made ...

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However, providing such care remains a challenge in many countries, including Canada. Patients’ expertise, if acknowledged and adequately translated, could help foster patient-centred care. This study ...

The fourth floor of the long-term-care hospital where I sometimes work houses patients with severe brain injuries. When I am called there to consult, I always hesitate before entering the room.