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Implementation of a bundle of quality indicators for the early management of severe sepsis and septic shock is associated with decreased mortality*
Implementation of a severe sepsis bundle using a quality improvement feedback to modify physician behavior in the emergency department setting was feasible and was associated wi...
Clinical Features and Short-term Outcomes of 102 Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Wuhan, China
Abstract Background In December 2019, a series of pneumonia cases of unknown cause emerged in Wuhan, Hubei, China. In this study, we investigate the clinical and laboratory feat...
Gender-Related Differences in Acute Aortic Dissection
Background— Few data exist on gender-related differences in clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, management, and outcomes in acute aortic dissection (AAD). Methods and Re...
Snoring as a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and stroke in men.
The association of snoring with ischaemic heart disease and stroke was studied prospectively in 4388 men aged 40-69. The men were asked, in a questionnaire sent to them, whether...
Clinical Presentation and Outcome in a Contemporary Cohort of Patients With Acute Myocarditis
Background: There is controversy about the outcome of patients with acute myocarditis (AM), and data are lacking on how patients admitted with suspected AM are managed. We repor...
The ROSAT Brightest Cluster Sample -- III. Optical spectra of the central cluster galaxies
We present new spectra of dominant galaxies in X-ray selected clusters, which combine with our previously published spectra to form a sample of 256 dominant galaxies in 215 clus...
Before–after study of a standardized hospital order set for the management of septic shock*
Our study found that the implementation of a standardized order set for the management of septic shock in the emergency department was associated with statistically more rigorou...
Living and dying with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: multi-perspective longitudinal qualitative study
Our findings challenge current assumptions underpinning provision of end of life care for people with COPD. The policy focus on identifying a time point for transition to pallia...
A Randomized Trial to Improve Self-Management Practices of Adults With Asthma
The prevalence and impact of adult asthma are substantial, and poor self-management practices, especially failures to adhere to treatment regimens, appear to be a significant pr...