One of the most common surgical complications is postoperative pain that persists long after the surgical incision has healed ...

urge the inclusion of chronic pain as an independent risk factor for suicide in formal risk assessment models. Despite strong neurobiological and epidemiological evidence, chronic pain remains ...

The app draws on the STS National Database, which contains around ten million cardiothoracic procedures carried out by over 4 ...

PHOENIX — Spanish-speaking patients and people who do not speak fluent English are at greater risk for a wide range of health care-associated infections, according to a study of patients in ...

A joint study between the Nursing School of North Henan Medical University (Xinxaing, China) and The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University (Harbin, China) used gas chromatography–mass ...

Results Observed mortality was 0.6%. The Combined Assessment of Risk Encountered in Surgery (CARES) surgical risk calculator, consisting of nine variables, was constructed. The area under the receiver ...

The objective of this study was to determine whether a wireless ‘patch’ sensor is able to reliably measure respiratory and heart rate continuously in high-risk surgical patients. The secondary ...

After your authorizer assessment, find an approved Alberta Aids to Daily Living (AADL) vendor for your authorized equipment or supplies. You must buy your medical equipment or supplies from an ...

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