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Foreign National Patients in German Prison Psychiatry [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: Over the past few years, the share of foreign national prisoners in the European and American justice systems has increased at a disproportionately high rate, yet studies on mental health issues among this diverse group are rare.
Neumann, Britta, Opitz-Welke, Annette, Ross, Thomas   +2 more
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Evaluation of cosmetic appearance of herniotomy wound scars in African children: Comparison of tissue glue and subcuticular suturing

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2009
Aim: To evaluate the cosmetic appearance of herniotomy wound scars closed using either the tissue glue or subcuticular suturing technique. Materials and Methods: Prospective randomised control study; randomisation into tissue glue and suturing groups ...
A. O. Ademuyiwa, O. A. Sowande, O. Adejuyigbe, U. E. Usang, T. I. B. Bakare, L. J. C. Anyanwu   +5 more
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Readmission Rates and Their Impact on Hospital Financial Performance: A Study of Washington Hospitals

Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing, 2019
This longitudinal study examines whether readmission rates, made transparent through Hospital Compare, affect hospital financial performance by examining 98 hospitals in the State of Washington from 2012 to 2014.
Soumya Upadhyay, Amber L. Stephenson, Dean G. Smith   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Routine Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis May Be Inadequate in the Hypercoagulable State of Severe Coronavirus Disease 2019

Critical Care Medicine, 2020
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of venous thromboembolism in critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 patients and associate a degree of inflammatory marker elevation to venous thromboembolism development.
T. Maatman, F. Jalali, Cyrus Feizpour, A. Douglas, S. McGuire, G. Kinnaman, J. Hartwell, Benjamin Maatman, R. Kreutz, R. Kapoor, O. Rahman, N. Zyromski, A. Meagher   +12 more
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Association of Magnet Status With Hospitalization Outcomes for Ischemic Stroke Patients. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: It is not clear whether Magnet recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (nursing excellence program) is associated with improved patient outcomes.
Bekelis, Kimon, MacKenzie, Todd A., Missios, Symeon   +2 more
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Malignant transformation of parathyromatosis to parathyroid carcinoma with invasive growth and distant metastasis

Endocrine Oncology
Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is a rare endocrine malignancy. It accounts for about 1% of all primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) cases and 0.005% of all malignancies.
Chittari Venkata Harinarayan, Anugnya Premdas Ranjoalkar, Anisha Sawkar Tandon, Honey Ashok, Madhu Prashant   +4 more
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Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Geometric Patterns in Hypertensive Patients in Nigeria

Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology, 2013
Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy is an important predictor of morbidity and mortality in hypertensive patients, and its geometric pattern is a useful determinant of severity and prognosis of heart disease. Studies on LV geometric pattern involving large
Rasaaq A. Adebayo, Olaniyi J. Bamikole, Michael O. Balogun, Anthony O. Akintomide, Victor O. Adeyeye, Luqman A. Bisiriyu, Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Ebenezer A. Ajayi, Olugbenga O. Abiodun   +8 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in adults with obstructive jaundice

Journal of Ultrasonography, 2020
Aim of the study: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound for detecting the causes of obstructive jaundice. Materials and methods: Eighty adult patients with clinical and biochemical features of obstructive jaundice were enrolled in ...
Fadahunsi Olufunke O., Ibitoye Bolanle O., Adisa Adewale O., Alatise Olusegun I., Adetiloye Victor A., Idowu Bukunmi Michael   +5 more
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Assessment of Practice of Injection Safety among Nurses in a Tertiary Hospital in Osun State, Nigeria

UMYU Journal of Microbiology Research, 2021
The objective of this study was to assess the practice of injection safety among nurses in Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. A cross sectional descriptive design was adopted for the study.
Timothy Olatunji OLADOSU, Aderonke Bosede AWOSEEMO, Aduragbemi Timothy OLAWUMI, Janet Oluseun OLADOSU   +3 more
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Traumatic Fat Necrosis Complicated with a High Platelet Count and Anaemia in a Nigerian Neonate [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Traumatic fat necrosis is a rare, temporary and self-limiting condition. It is believed to be caused by panniculitis, or inflammatory change in fat tissues following trauma, cold or ischaemic insult.
Victor Idowu Joel-Medewase, Risikat Opeyemi Qlaiya, Olubukola Oluwayemisi Olusola-Adokayo, Waheed Akanni Oluogun   +3 more
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