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Clinical Articles / BY: Paul J. Oxley, MD, FRCSC October 2021
... period were anesthesia (44.3% [62/140]) and surgical (37.9% [53/140]) [ Table 2 ]. Institutional factors were responsible for 7.9% (11/140) of all transfers, while medical and patient ... an institutional bias in admitting: the rate was almost 9 times higher at the hospital than at the day-care surgical ...
Premise, COVID-19 / BY: Brandon Tang, MD, MSc September 2021
... electives, remained canceled over a year later.[ 8 , 9 ] The disruption of traditional clinical experiences ...
Clinical Articles / BY: L.S. Yefet, MD October 2021
... a 5.3% risk of persistent opioid use at 1 year and a 2.9% risk at 3 years.[ 6 ] Certain patterns of initial opioid ... contribute to an opioid source within the community.[ 8 , 9 ] These opioids are often kept for future potential ... a daily MME greater than 90 and 120 increased by 8% and 9% during the study period, respectively. For both males and ...
MDs To Be / BY: Tristan Jeffery, BSc October 2021
... their Indigenous ancestry to apply Two-Eyed Seeing.[ 8 , 9 ] For example, Anishinaabe Mino-Bimaadiziwin ... studies to provide cultural context and guidance.[ 3-5 , 7-9 , 15 ] Committees consisted of community members, ... most frequently used knowledge gathering method.[ 4 , 6-9 ] Sharing circles are an Indigenous healing tool that ...
Editorials / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2021
... to opioids only in the last few weeks of life, if at all.[ 9 ] Physicians trained during those times learned to fear and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philippa Hawley, FRCPC November 2021
... better tolerated and more effective than other opioids.[ 9 , 10 ] A short (1 h), free CME-accredited online module, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2021
... people on dialysis or with significant renal failure.[ 8 , 9 ] Patient A’s renal function is near normal at an ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jefferson Terry, MD PhD, FRCPC November 2021
... mean number of prior pregnancy losses was 0.7 (range 0 to 9). The most common clinical presentation was spontaneous ... preterm rupture of membranes ([PPROM] 29%), IUFD (9%), and incompetent cervix (8%). All IUFD cases were ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD November 2021
... with scientific writers to cease and desist. In the 9 long years since my editorial’s publication, the use of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ray Markham, MB ChB, MRCGP, FCFP December 2021
... as men have dominated the health leadership space;[ 9 , 10 ] however, women represent 80% of health service ...