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War and Medicine at the Canadian War Museum [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
War and Medicine is the Canadian War Museum’s major summer exhibition. War and Medicine provides an unflinching look at the relationship between medical practice and military operations over the past 150 years.
Burtch, Andrew, Cook, Tim
core   +1 more source

Management of Postsurgical Hyperhidrosis With Direct Current and Tap Water [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
Background and Purpose. Excessive sweating, known as hyperhidrosis, involves the eccrine sweat glands of the axillae, soles, palms, and/or forehead. The use of iontophoresis to reduce or eliminate excessive sweating has been described since 1952.
Cincinelli-Walker, Laura   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Theorizing causality: A qualitative study of xylazine‐related wound diversity and perceived etiology among people who inject drugs

open access: yesAddiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Incidence and severity of opioid‐associated skin and soft‐tissue infections, often requiring intensive and costly medical care, have increased substantially since the emergence of xylazine in the US drug supply. Although progress has been made in clinical and harm reduction recommendations for treating xylazine‐related ...
Danielle German   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The VA Health Care System: An Unrecognized National Safety Net [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
The dominance of local health care markets in conjunction with variable public funding results in a national patchwork of "safety nets" and beneficiaries in the United States rather than a uniform system.
Kenneth W. Kizer, Nancy J. Wilson
core   +1 more source

Peri‐operative pain management in major lower extremity amputation in vascular Surgery: a UK anaesthetic and vascular surgery Delphi consensus study*

open access: yesAnaesthesia, EarlyView.
Summary Introduction Major lower extremity amputations occurring secondary to vascular disease remain prevalent worldwide. Pain surrounding these procedures is complex, multifactorial and associated with poor functional and psychosocial outcomes. The evidence base informing pain management approaches in major lower extremity amputations remain largely ...
Thanapon Ekkunagul   +81 more
wiley   +1 more source

Post-traumatic fatal disseminated Apophysomyces elegans infection

open access: yesMedical Mycology Case Reports, 2018
Mucorales infections typically occur in immunocompromised hosts. We describe a case of disseminated post-traumatic Apophysomyces elegans in an immunocompetent patient status-post soil inoculation.
Stephanie Egge   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The oldest amputation on a Neolithic human skeleton in France [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
While 'surgical' practices such as trepanations are well attested since the first stages of the European Neolithic, the amputation of limbs in Prehistoric periods has not been well-documented until the case presented here. The particularly well-
Cecile Buquet-Marcon   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Surgical excision of melanomas in the anal region and reconstruction of the anus in 11 horses

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.
Summary This case report describes the surgical excision of large perianal and perineal melanomas, and reconstruction of the anus in 11 grey horses. Four horses had a history of painful defaecation or urination due to extensive tumours. Seven horses had no clinical signs at the time of admission but had rapidly growing nodules around the anus with ...
F. Somm, A. E. Fürst, M. A. Jackson
wiley   +1 more source

The Importance of Hydration in Wound Healing: Reinvigorating the clinical perspective [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Balancing skin hydration levels is important as any disruption in skin integrity will result in disturbance of the dermal water balance. The discovery that a moist wound healing environment actively supports the healing response when compared to a dry ...
Atiyeh B.S.   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Scoping review of comminuted fractures of the proximal phalanx in horses

open access: yesEquine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Comminuted fractures of the proximal phalanx (CFPP) occur in adult horses. Various treatments have been described. It remains uncertain which is the best therapeutic option. Objectives This study aims to review systematically the existing literature on CFPP in horses, evaluate treatment modalities, synthesise outcomes to assess ...
Charles de Chaisemartin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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