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Discharging the duty of candor following delayed post-endoscopy cancer diagnosis
Endoscopic examination is not risk free. Not only are there well-known complications associated with the procedure, but malignant and pre-malignant lesions can be missed due to human factors or failures in organizational process.
Philip Berry, Sreelakshmi Kotha
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Cohort monitoring of persons with diabetes mellitus in a primary healthcare clinic for Palestine refugees in Jordan. [PDF]
Objective To illustrate the method of cohort reporting of persons with diabetes mellitus (DM) in a primary healthcare clinic in Amman, Jordan, serving Palestine refugees with the aim of improving quality of DM care services.
Allain+11 more
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Aim: This study aims to share our experience of our first field experience after endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) training and share our “The starting strategy for new ERCP performer” protocol which we created to prevent severe complications in our first year on field experienceMaterials and Methods: 190 ERCP cases performed at ...
Mehmet Gokceimam, Nuri Emrah Goret
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Evidence-Informed Case Rates: Paying for Safer, More Reliable Care [PDF]
Compares estimated payments to providers using evidence-informed case rates -- which combine global fees with allowances for complications and performance incentives -- with fee-for-service payments in myocardial infarction and diabetes ...
Amita Rastogi, Francois de Brantes
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Interaction extracellular vesicles (iEVs) are hybrid vesicles formed through host‐pathogen communication. They facilitate immune evasion, transfer pathogens' molecules, increase host cell uptake, and enhance virulence. This Perspective article illustrates the multifunctional roles of iEVs and highlights their emerging relevance in infection dynamics ...
Bruna Sabatke+2 more
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St. Charles Hospital: Improving Surgical Care Through Best-Practice Literature and Order Sets [PDF]
Describes how strategies focusing on quality improvement, performance data, and feedback; best-practice literature; and standardized orders reduced surgical complications.
Aimee Lashbrook, Sharon Silow-Carroll
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Evaluation of complications of extracapsular cataract extraction performed by trainees
Cataract extraction is the most common intraocular surgery taught to residents.This study aims to review the complications of trainee-performed extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) so as to identify the steps in which the trainee can benefit from closer supervision and practice.This was a descriptive retrospective study of complications in the ...
E. N. Onwasigwe+3 more
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Autophagy in cancer and protein conformational disorders
Autophagy plays a crucial role in numerous biological processes, including protein and organelle quality control, development, immunity, and metabolism. Hence, dysregulation or mutations in autophagy‐related genes have been implicated in a wide range of human diseases.
Sergio Attanasio
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Background/Aim: Wire-guided cannulation (WGC) of the common bile duct may be associated with fewer complications and higher success rate compared with contrast-guided cannulation (CGC) in adults. Data in children are lacking. The aim of this study was to
Maher Al Hatlani+5 more
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Acute kidney injury prediction in cardiac surgery patients by a urinary peptide pattern: a case-control validation study [PDF]
Background Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a prominent problem in hospitalized patients and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Clinical medicine is currently hampered by the lack of accurate and early biomarkers for diagnosis of AKI and the
Groesdonk, Heiner+7 more
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