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Research policy and academic performativity: compliance, contestation and complicity

Studies in Higher Education, 2013
Research, a major purpose of higher education, has become increasingly important in a context of global economic competitiveness. In this paper, we draw on data from email interviews with academics in Britain to explore responses to current research policy trends.
Carole Leathwood, Barbara Read
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Core-needle biopsy in thyroid nodules: performance, accuracy, and complications

European Radiology, 2019
To evaluate the performance of core-needle biopsy (CNB) in thyroid using a cohort of patients in which it was used as first choice.Our institutional review board approved this retrospective study. We reviewed all CNB performed in our center over a period of 11 years. Ultrasound-guided CNBs were performed using a spring-loaded 18-gauge biopsy needle. We
Miguel Paja, Jose Luis del Cura, Rosa Zabala, Igone Korta, Aitziber Ugalde, José I. López   +5 more
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A review of commonly performed bariatric surgeries: Imaging features and its complications

Clinical Imaging, 2021
Obesity is a disease that has achieved the level that can be considered an epidemic. According to the National Center for Health Statistics data, the prevalence of obesity has increased from 30.5% in 1999-2000 to 42.4% in 2017-2018. During the same period, severe obesity has increased from 4.7% to 9.2%.
Darshan, Gandhi, Umesha, Boregowda, Pranav, Sharma, Kriti, Ahuja, Nitin, Jain, Kanika, Khanna, Nishant, Gupta   +6 more
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Early Reoperation Rate, Complication, and Outcomes in Resident-performed Glaucoma Surgery

Journal of Glaucoma, 2017
Purpose of the Study: The purpose of the study was to examine reoperation rate and complications of resident-performed glaucoma surgeries within the first 90 postoperative days. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of resident-performed glaucoma filtering surgeries at the ...
Yen C, Hsia, Jun Hui, Lee, Qi N, Cui, Jay M, Stewart, Ayman, Naseri, Travis, Porco, Robert L, Stamper, Ying, Han   +7 more
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Placement, Performance and Complications of the Ash Split Cath^™ Hemodialysis Catheter

The International Journal of Artificial Organs, 2002
A tunneled catheter is the alternative vascular access for those patients in need of hemodialysis who cannot undergo dialysis through an arterio-venous fistula or a vascular graft. This study was undertaken to evaluate the performance of the Ash Split Cath™, a 14 French chronic hemodialysis catheter with D-shaped lumens and a Dacron® cuff.
M. Gallieni, P. A. Conz, E. Rizzioli, A. Butti, D. Brancaccio   +4 more
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Prevention of Complications and Successful Rescue of Patients With Serious Complications: Characteristics of High-Performing Trauma Centers

Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection & Critical Care, 2011
"Failure to rescue" patients with complications is a factor contributing to high mortality rates after elective surgery. In trauma, where early deaths are the primary contributors to a trauma center's mortality rate, the rescue of patients with complications might not be related to overall trauma center mortality. We assessed the extent to which trauma
Barbara, Haas, David, Gomez, Mark R, Hemmila, Avery B, Nathens   +3 more
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[Rational hemotherapy. Indications, complications and practical performance].

Ugeskrift for laeger, 1990
Employment of allogenic blood products involves the risk of a series of complications in the recipient: transfusion-transmitted disease, immune suppression, immunological transfusion reactions and coagulopathy. Hepatitis C is the most common transfusion-transmitted infection with a post-transfusion incidence of 2-4%.
L, Heslet, H, Lybecker, P I, Andersen
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Design and performance of irregular sonobuoy patterns in complicated environments

OCEANS 2009, 2009
Patterns for optimal monostatic sonobuoy fields were developed during the Cold War for use in deep, uniform undersea environments, where a simple median detection range can be used to define a useful fixed spacing between sonobuoys. However, oceanographie and acoustic conditions in the littoral environments where current operations are often conducted ...
Donald R. DelBalzo, Kevin C. Stangl
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Local and Systemic Complications in a Cat after Poorly Performed Dental Extractions

Journal of Veterinary Dentistry, 2004
This case report describes a cat that was presented with infected oral tissues and signs of systemic inflammatory response. Incomplete dental extractions had been performed 10-days earlier. During a second dental procedure, 22 tooth root remnants were removed.
Alexander M, Reiter, Colleen A, Brady, Colin E, Harvey   +2 more
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Complications and results of 361 hysterectomies performed at laparoscopy.

Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 1995
Before the appropriate use of laparoscopy in hysterectomy can be determined, it is necessary to evaluate the results, including complications. There must also be an accepted classification system to facilitate accurate comparison to total abdominal hysterectomy.We retrospectively evaluated the charts of 361 women who underwent hysterectomy for various ...
F, Nezhat, C H, Nezhat, D, Admon, S, Gordon, C, Nezhat   +4 more
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