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“As long as that place stays open, I’ll stay alive”: Accessing injectable opioid agonist treatment during dual public health crises

Harm Reduction Journal, 2023
Background Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, overdose rates in North America have continued to rise, with more than 100,000 drug poisoning deaths in the past year.
Kaitlyn Jaffe, Sarin Blawatt, Eisha Lehal, Kurt Lock, Adam Easterbrook, Scott MacDonald, Scott Harrison, Julie Lajeunesse, David Byres, Martin Schechter, Eugenia Oviedo-Joekes   +10 more
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Extent of hypoattenuation on CT angiography source images in Basilar Artery occlusion: prognostic value in the Basilar Artery International Cooperation Study [PDF]

, 2011
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> The posterior circulation Acute Stroke Prognosis Early CT Score (pc-ASPECTS) quantifies the extent of early ischemic changes in the posterior circulation with a 10-point grading system.
Algra, Ale, Basilar Artery International Cooperation Study Group,, Demchuk, Andrew M., Dzialowski, Imanuel, Engelter, Stefan T., Hill, Michael D., Kappelle, L. Jaap, Khomenko, Andrei, Mattle, Heinrich P., Michel, Patrik, Muir, Keith W., Pfefferkorn, Thomas, Puetz, Volker, Schonewille, Wouter J., Szabo, Kristina, Tanne, David, von Kummer, Ruediger, Weimar, Christian, Wijman, Christine A. C.   +18 more
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COSMIN Risk of Bias checklist for systematic reviews of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures

Quality of Life Research, 2017
PurposeThe original COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist was developed to assess the methodological quality of single studies on measurement properties of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures ...
L. Mokkink, H. D. Vet, C. Prinsen, D.walaa badawy, J. Alonso, L. Bouter, L. Bouter, C. Terwee   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using a patient-centred composite endpoint in a secondary analysis of the Control of Hypertension in Pregnancy Study (CHIPS) Trial

Trials, 2023
Background Clinical trials commonly use multiple endpoints to measure the impact of an intervention. While this improves the comprehensiveness of outcomes, it can make trial results difficult to interpret.
Rebecca K. Metcalfe, Mark Harrison, Joel Singer, Mary Lewisch, Terry Lee, Peter von Dadelszen, Laura A. Magee, Nick Bansback, the CHIPS Study Group   +8 more
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Psychometric assessment of three newly developed implementation outcome measures

Implementation Science, 2017
BackgroundImplementation outcome measures are essential for monitoring and evaluating the success of implementation efforts. Yet, currently available measures lack conceptual clarity and have largely unknown reliability and validity. This study developed
B. Weiner, C. Lewis, Cameo F. Stanick, B. Powell, Caitlin N. Dorsey, A. Clary, Marcella H. Boynton, Heather M. Halko   +7 more
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Effect of hyperthermia on prognosis after acute ischemic stroke [PDF]

, 2009
<p><b>Background and Purpose:</b> Experimental studies have shown that hyperthermia is a determinant of poor outcome after ischemic stroke.
Kamruzzaman, A., Lees, K.R., Saini, M., Saqqur, M., Shuaib, A.   +4 more
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The Japanese Scoliosis Society Morbidity and Mortality Survey in 2014: The Complication Trends of Spinal Deformity Surgery from 2012 to 2014

Spine Surgery and Related Research, 2019
Introduction: The Japanese Scoliosis Society (JSS) created a longitudinal complication survey of spinal deformity surgery and established the Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Committee in 2012.
Ryo Sugawara, Katsushi Takeshita, Yasushi Inomata, Yasuhisa Arai, Masashi Takaso, Jun Takahashi, Hideo Hosoe, Manabu Itou   +7 more
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Use of a retrospective methodology to examine the process of care surrounding serious medical events in HIV-positive patients: a feasibility study [PDF]

, 2019
Introduction: Co-morbidities are increasingly common amongst people living with HIV (PLWH) as they age. There is no evidence regarding models of care. We aimed to assess feasibility of a novel methodology to investigate care processes for serious medical
De Silva S, Gallant J, Guaraldi G, May M, Nash S, National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death, National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death, National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death, National Kidney Foundation, National Patient Safety Agency, Singh GJ   +10 more
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EGFR Testing Patterns and Detection of EGFR Exon 20 Insertions in the United States

JTO Clinical and Research Reports, 2022
Introduction: EGFR exon 20 insertions (EGFRex20ins) are a diverse set of mutations in NSCLC that are refractory to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. We describe real-world EGFRex20ins detection patterns in patients with advanced NSCLC in the United States ...
Huamao M. Lin, PhD, Yu Yin, MS, Victoria Crossland, PhD, Yanyu Wu, PhD, Sai-Hong Ignatius Ou, MD, PhD   +4 more
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Diagnosis and outcome of oesophageal Crohn's disease [PDF]

, 2019
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Crohn's disease (CD) can involve any part of the gastrointestinal tract. We aimed to characterize clinical, endoscopic, histologic features and treatment outcomes of CD patients with oesophageal involvement.
Beaton, D, Chaparro, M, Ellul, P, Katsanos, K, Oliveira, AM, et al., Rodrigues, R, Savarino, E, Sladek, M, Teich, N, van der Woude, J, Vavricka, R, Wei, J   +11 more
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