Abstract Purpose Data on the reliability of point‐of‐care (POC) tests for the rapid diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) using synovial fluid (SF) D‐dimer (DD), interleukin 6 (IL‐6) and procalcitonin (PCT) are limited. This study aimed to address this issue by evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of POC tests for SF DD, IL‐6 and PCT in ...
Sujeesh Sebastian +6 more
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The effect of the arrangements law on patient mix in Israeli private healthcare. [PDF]
Barnea R, Goldshtein H, Niv-Yagoda A.
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Cost‐Utility Analysis of Intracapsular and Extracapsular Techniques for Pediatric Tonsillectomy
Intracapsular coblation tonsillectomy (ICT) is more cost‐effective than extracapsular tonsillectomy (ECT) in pediatric patients, particularly for ambulatory procedures. In a prospective cohort of over 5000 cases, ICT was associated with lower costs and comparable or better quality‐adjusted life years, even when accounting for potential revision ...
Stephen R. Chorney +2 more
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Artificial Intelligence Can Inform Prediction of American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Classification in Hand Surgery. [PDF]
Zhuang T +8 more
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Is Ankyloglossia Correlated With Pediatric Sleep Disordered Breathing? A Systematic Review
An increasing breadth of conditions and symptoms are being ascribed to ankyloglossia. As diagnosis of ankyloglossia and frequency of frenotomy exponential increase, it is important to have an understanding of the associated evidence. This systematic review summarizes the evidence for ankyloglossia's association with sleep disordered breathing in ...
Nainika Venugopal +9 more
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Outcomes of Ambulatory General Surgery in Older Patients: A Retrospective Study. [PDF]
Borges E +5 more
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It takes a village: Evolving from learning health system to learning community for health equity
Abstract Introduction Improving health equity requires engagement with partners outside of the clinical health system to address the socio‐political‐economic and structural drivers that shape health equity. Health systems need to focus on learning with communities to impact these conditions.
Sally A. Kraft +4 more
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Could artificial intelligence accelerate progress in ambulatory anesthesia? [PDF]
Vittori A, Cascella M.
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ABSTRACT Introduction A key barrier to translating evidence into practice is the paucity of learning health system (LHS) researchers elucidating and addressing barriers to implementation and maintenance. Methods In response to the growing need for a workforce dedicated to translating evidence into practice, we developed the Southern California ...
Amytis Towfighi +4 more
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Ambulatory pediatric cochlear implantation: safety, efficacy, and feasibility - first multicentric Moroccan study on 681 children. [PDF]
Hajjij A +9 more
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