ContextAtrial fibrillation is a common, but potentially preventable, complication following
coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.ObjectivesTo assess the nature and …

Background: Implementation of the electronic health record (EHR) has changed the dynamics
of doctor–patient communication. Physicians train to use EHRs from a technical standpoint…

Objective This systematic review examines whether frequent emergency department (ED)
users experience higher mortality, hospital admissions and outpatient visits than non-frequent …

Background Antifibrinolytic agents are commonly used during cardiac surgery to minimize
bleeding and to reduce exposure to blood products. We sought to determine whether …

The variability in time of onset and progression of puberty warrants the use of stage of sexual
maturation rather than chronologic age in assessing biological and behavioral measures …

Objective: Retrospective comparisons of selected patients undergoing off-pump versus
conventional on-pump coronary artery bypass grafting have yielded inconsistent results and …

ContextPrevious trials of off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) have enrolled selected
patients and have not rigorously evaluated long-term graft patency. A preliminary report …

Nineteen children (8 girls, II boys) were evaluated in a total of 47 three-day sessions across
three summers. Children were ranked according to Tanner's stages of secondary sexual …

The prevalence and significance of cardiac injury following blunt chest trauma is largely
unknown. Although electrocardiography (ECG) and creatinine phosphokinase isoenzyme (CPK-…

… The amount of morphine PCA used by patients in the P/V … (P = .015), 24 to 48 hours (P =
.020), and 72 to 96 hours (P = .… the P/V group relative to the control group for morphine PCA (P …