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BackgroundEmergency department (ED) triage is performed to prioritize care for patients with critical and time-sensitive illness. Triage errors create opportunity for increased morbidity and mortality.
J. Hinson+7 more
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Predictors of course and outcome in hypochondriasis after cognitive-behavioral treatment [PDF]
Background. Predictors of treatment outcome were evaluated in a clinical sample suffering from hypochondriasis. Methods: The sample consisted of 96 patients with hypochondriacal disorder according to DSM-IV or high syndrome scores on the Illness Attitude
Fichter, Manfred M.+3 more
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Background Disease severity, illness perceptions, coping strategies, stress, psychological well-being, and quality of life were reported to have close relationships.
Maochen Zhang+9 more
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Identifying which septic patients have increased mortality risk using severity scores:a cohort study [PDF]
Background: Early aggressive therapy can reduce the mortality associated with severe sepsis but this relies on prompt recognition, which is hindered by variation among published severity criteria. Our aim was to test the performance of different severity
Davey, Peter G+5 more
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Marek’s disease virus (MDV) and reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV) cause Marek’s disease (MD) and reticuloendotheliosis (RE), respectively. Co-infection with MDV and REV is common in chickens, causing serious losses to the poultry industry.
Guo-rong Sun+13 more
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Despite advances made in treatment over recent years, chronic heart failure (CHF) remains a pathological condition with poor prognosis. Epidemiological and clinical studies have shown that the main pathogenesis of CHF is the structural and geometrical ...
P. P. Bidzilya
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Fragmentation in Mental Health Benefits and Services: A Preliminary Examination into Consumption and Outcomes [PDF]
In this chapter, we examine consumption patterns and health outcomes within a health insurance system in which mental health benefits are administered under a carved-out insurance plan.
Grossman, Daniel+2 more
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The Inter-Rater Reliability of Simplified Acute Physiology Score 3 (SAPS3) among Intensive Care Unit Nurses [PDF]
Background: Simplified acute physiology score 3 (SAPS3) was developed in 2005 to evaluate intensive care unit (ICU) performance and to predict patient mortality or disease severity.
Jun Hyun Kim+8 more
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