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Emergency Management of Diverticulitis [PDF]

Clinics in Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2009
The most common indications for emergency operative intervention in the treatment of sigmoid diverticulitis are peritonitis and failure of medical therapy. Primary resection and diversion (Hartmann's procedure) followed by delayed colostomy closure is the current standard of emergency surgical care.
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Effect of Layered Aminovanadic Oxalate Phosphate on Flame Retardancy of Epoxy Resin

Molecules, 2023
To alleviate the fire hazard of epoxy resin (EP), layered ammonium vanadium oxalate-phosphate (AVOPh) with the structural formula of (NH4)2[VO(HPO4)]2(C2O4)·5H2O is synthesized using the hydrothermal method and mixed into an EP matrix to prepare EP/AVOPh
Po Hu, Weixi Li, Shuai Huang, Zongmian Zhang, Hong Liu, Wang Zhan, Mingyi Chen, Qinghong Kong   +7 more
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The Management of Psychiatric Emergencies [PDF]

Deutsches Ärzteblatt international, 2011
Psychiatric emergencies such as acute psychomotor agitation or suicidality often arise in non-psychiatric settings such as general hospitals, emergency services, or doctors' offices and give rise to stress for all persons involved. They may be life-threatening and must therefore be treated at once.
Paraskevi, Mavrogiorgou, Martin, Brüne, Georg, Juckel   +2 more
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Accurately mapping global wheat production system using deep learning algorithms

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 2022
Assessing global food security and developing sustainable production systems need spatially explicit information on crop harvesting areas and yields; however the available datasets are spatially and temporally coarse.
Yuchuan Luo, Zhao Zhang, Juan Cao, Liangliang Zhang, Jing Zhang, Jichong Han, Huimin Zhuang, Fei Cheng, Fulu Tao   +8 more
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Criterion for Hydraulic Fracture Propagation Behavior at the Interface of a Coal Measure Composite Reservoir

Geofluids, 2022
Regarding the three expansion modes of hydraulic fractures at the interface of a coal measure composite reservoir (arrested, deflection, and penetration), based on the coupling theory of fluid flow and solid elastic deformation, a criterion that ...
Yifeng Guo, Runxu Zhang, Xinghua Zhang, Kangkang Han, Fazhi Yan, Cunbao Deng, Zhixin Jin   +6 more
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Burden and seasonality of medically attended influenza like illness (ILI) in Ethiopia, 2012 to 2017

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background The influenza virus spreads rapidly around the world in seasonal epidemics, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality. Influenza-related incidence data are limited in many countries in Africa despite established sentinel surveillance ...
Musse Tadesse, Mesfin Mengesha, Adamu Tayachew, Desalegn Belay, Abdulhafiz Hassen, Abyot Bekele Woyessa, Etsehiwot Zemelak, Berhan Beyene, Wubayehu Kassa, Workenesh Ayele, Bethel Teshome, Mikias Mekonen, Zewdu Assefa, Beyene Moges   +13 more
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Experimental Investigation on the Thermal Management for Lithium-Ion Batteries Based on the Novel Flame Retardant Composite Phase Change Materials

Batteries, 2023
Thermal management systems are critical to the maintenance of lithium-ion battery performance in new energy vehicles. While phase change materials are frequently employed in battery thermal management systems, it’s important to address the concerns ...
Yue Yu, Jiaxin Zhang, Minghao Zhu, Luyao Zhao, Yin Chen, Mingyi Chen   +5 more
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Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Veerain Gupta, Nicholas J. Clark, Vijay Rings, Lauren E. Corona, Douglass B. Clayton, Daniel J. Benedetti   +6 more
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
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Examining the Intergovernmental and Interorganizational Network of Responding to Major Accidents for Improving the Emergency Management System in China

Complexity, 2018
Since the SARS crisis in 2003, institutionalized emergency management systems have been established in each government level for improving inter-organizational collaboration in China.
Pan Tang, Haojia Chen, Shiqi Shao
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