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News May 2018
... held at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre, commencing at 5:15 p.m. with a reception, followed by the Doctors of BC ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB January/February 2018
... users died as a result of excessive faith in the so-called 5% rule of statistical significance. There is a strong case ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2018
... worried when I explained last month that 300 lbs on your 5′6″ frame increased your chances of heart disease and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert C. Mack, MD July/August 2018
... year in BC: 50 000 medication strips are returned. 2.5 million pills are returned. $570 000 is spent on wasted ... Extrapolating from study findings suggests that 2.5 million pills are incinerated in BC each year at an ... mid-week multi-dose medication strips are returned and 2.5 million pills are incinerated. The hard cost of these ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Sugar, MD October 2018
... 44 (17.7%) presented with postoperative infection, 31 (12.5 %) presented with postoperative bleeding, 27 (10.9%) ... presented for concerns about wound appearance, and 13 (5.2%) presented with symptoms of deep vein thrombosis or ... complications presenting to the emergency department,[ 3-5 ] and in our study the vast majority of these (90.7%) ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD March 2018
... it?” Patient: “Yes, it is urgent. I’ve had it for 5 years, and I need in now!” My MOA asks the patient their ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... a pregnancy, while after another year only an additional 5% to 8% of couples will become pregnant.[ 2 ] Peak ... retain the ability to fertilize a human egg in vitro after 5 days.[ 4 , 5 ] Following ovulation, an egg may be ready for ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEd December 2018
... the many times he played games with a 6-month-old or a 2-, 5-, or 15-year-old who arrived in the ER scared to death. ...
News April 2018
... family caregivers with paid employees would cost BC $3.5 billion a year, which would place increased strain on a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Carla Pajak, MD, FRCSC September 2018
... namely reduced complication and mortality rates.[ 4 , 5 ] When compared with delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy ... open procedure, and to reduce duration of hospital stay.[ 5-11 ] Looking at data from 77 case-control studies, early ... associated with a higher risk of complications and costs.[ 5 , 9 , 12 ] Patients with acute cholecystitis who are ...