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At-a-glance - Concurrent monitoring of opioid prescribing practices and opioid-related deaths: the context in Nova Scotia, Canada

Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 2018
Timely public health surveillance is required to understand trends in opioid use and harms. Here, opioid dispensing data from the Nova Scotia Prescription Monitoring Program are presented alongside fatality data from the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner ...
Emily Schleihauf, Kirstin Crabtree, Carolyn Dohoo, Sarah Fleming, Heather McPeake, Matthew Bowes   +5 more
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Hyperkalemia: Prevalence, Predictors and Emerging Treatments

Cardiology and Therapy, 2022
It is well established that an elevated potassium level (hyperkalemia) is associated with a risk of adverse events including morbidity, mortality and healthcare system cost. Hyperkalemia is commonly encountered in many chronic conditions including kidney
Natasha L. Larivée, Jacob B. Michaud, Keigan M. More, Jo-Anne Wilson, Karthik K. Tennankore   +4 more
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Eating Timing and Frequency as a Predictor of Hospitalization and/or Mortality From Coronary Artery Disease: The Linked CCHS-DAD-CMDB 2004-2013 Study

CJC Open, 2022
Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a major overlapping challenge in both clinical and public health realms due to high rates of hospitalization and mortality.
Allie S. Carew, MSc, Rania A. Mekary, PhD, Susan Kirkland, PhD, Olga Theou, PhD, Robin Urquhart, PhD, Ratika Parkash, MD, MS, Leah E. Cahill, PhD, RD   +6 more
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Serum Amyloid A Protein–Associated Kidney Disease: Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management

Kidney Medicine, 2022
Serum amyloid A protein (AA) amyloidosis, also known as secondary amyloidosis, is a known consequence of chronic inflammation and results from several conditions including inflammatory arthritis, periodic fever syndromes, and chronic infection.
Jordan Thorne, David Clark, Laurette Geldenhuys, Keigan More, Amanda Vinson, Karthik Tennankore   +5 more
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Developing and Evaluating a Laboratory‐Based Frailty Index for the Prediction of Long‐Term Health Outcomes in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to construct and evaluate the first laboratory‐based frailty index (FI‐Lab) for predicting adverse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and to compare its predictive ability to that of an existing clinical FI. Methods We used data from a single‐center prospective cohort of adult patients with SLE whose baseline visit ...
Grace Burns, Samuel D. Searle, Alexandra Legge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Postoperative Numbness: A Survey of Patients After Hip Arthroscopic Surgery

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2018
Background: Hip arthroscopic surgery is a rapidly growing procedure that requires distraction of the leg to access the joint. A frequently reported complication of this procedure is postoperative numbness, with rates between 1% and 20% reported in the ...
Bashar Reda MBBS, FRCSC, Ivan Wong MD, FRCSC, Dip Sport Med, MACM   +1 more
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Training it Forward: The Role of Embedded Research Fellows in the Network of Scholars Program in Nova Scotia; Comment on “Early Career Outcomes of Embedded Research Fellows: An Analysis of the Health System Impact Fellowship Program” [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management
Kasaai et al describe the career trajectories of embedded scientists trained through the Health System Impact Fellowship (HSIF), showing that 37% of 2017–2019 HSIF alumni continue as embedded researchers in health systems. These findings suggest that the
Gail Tomblin Murphy, Tara Sampalli, Mark Embrett, Logan Lawrence, Meaghan Sim, Julia Guk, Kaylee Murphy-Boyle, Marta MacInnis   +7 more
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The Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis–Specific Ambulatory Care–Sensitive Conditions: Results of a Consensus Process

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ambulatory care–sensitive conditions (ACSCs) serve as indicators of access, quality, and performance of the health system. This study aimed to determine rheumatoid arthritis (RA)‐specific ACSCs for use in the evaluation of care system access and quality.
Kara Irwin, Candace H. Feldman, Claire E. H. Barber, Gabriel Fabreau, Jake Jennings, Scott Patten, Cheryl Barnabe, Inflammatory Arthritis‐Specific ACSC Consensus Process Working Group   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A low-dose biplanar X-ray imager has RSA level precision in total knee arthroplasty

Acta Orthopaedica, 2023
Background and purpose: The low radiation biplanar X-ray imager (EOS imaging, Paris, France) scans patients in a weight-bearing position, provides calibrated images, and limits radiation, an asset for serial radiostereometric analysis (RSA) studies. RSA
Jennifer K Hurry, Alan J Spurway, Elise K Laende, Saad Rehan, Janie L Astephen Wilson, Michael J Dunbar, Ron El-Hawary   +6 more
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