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Clinical Articles /
BY: David N. Landsberg, MD,
May 2010
... initial research probing societal views on this issue,[ 9 ] the first LAD transplant was performed in 2005. In ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Mazhar Haque, MBBS, FRACP,
May 2010
... (3.8[Ln serum bilirubin (mg/dL)] + 11.2[Ln INR] + 9.6[Ln serum creatinine (mg/dL)] + 6.4). High MELD scores ... of HCV infection in the transplanted organ is universal,[ 9,10 ] but the rate of progression is quite variable. About ... and success of antiviral therapy after transplant.[ 9 ] Immunoglobulin therapy for HCV has been found to be ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jennifer M. Wilson, MD, FRCPC,
May 2010
... and idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.[ 8,9 ] However, data for patients with underlying COPD or ... regarding survival benefit with lung transplantation.[ 8,9 ] The most recent estimates from the registry of the ... patients who have emphysema or Eisenmenger syndrome.[ 8,9 ] Early referral is highly desirable because it permits ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Dustin Li,
May 2010
... pneumoniae over the past decade, from 2.0% in 1999 to 18.9% in 2009 ( Figure 2 ). • Enterococcus spp. isolates ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
May 2010
... could be attributed mostly to the wishes of the surrogate.9 However, another study did show that patients wish to have ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: D. Douglas Cochrane MD, FRCSC,
June 2010
... with an adverse event, 3319 inpatient surgical cases (36.9%) would have had at least one preventable adverse event; ... making and is thus a place susceptible to adverse events.[ 9 ] Human error is implicated in 70% to 80% of surgical and ... communication and discussion occurs between team members.[ 9 , 14 ] Increasing efficiency Checklists can also affect ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marc W. Deyell, MD, FRCPC,
June 2010
... from a broken external defibrillator paddle, on a dog.[ 9 ] The paper describing their work was eventually ... synchronized cardioversion for ventricular tachycardia.[ 9 ] True to Mirowski’s original vision, a ... these patients be on maximal medical therapy for at least 9 months before assessing their candidacy for an ICD. There ...
President's Comment /
BY: Brian Brodie, MD
June 2010
... like you, so stop acting and thinking as if they should. 9. Life is a state of being, not doing. 10. Learn how to ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michael Bayliss, MD, FRCPC,
July/August 2010
... an overall 33% reduction in the incidence of a first MI.[ 9 ] Based on this evidence, the Cardio-Renal Drugs Advisory ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Megan Isaac-Renton, BSc,
July/August 2010
... were identified from 1991 to 2007 ( Figure 1 ), only 9 patients met the confirmed-case criteria and were followed ... been reported to be at high risk of pulmonary tularemia.[ 9 ] Clinical practice implications There are different ... be higher than the general North American estimate of 1%.[ 9 ] Infection control and public health impact Tularemia may ...