In hip fracture care, it is disputed whether mortality worsens when surgery is delayed. This
knowledge gap matters when hospital managers seek to justify resource allocation for …

BACKGROUND: The appropriate timing of hip fracture surgery remains a matter of debate.
We sought to estimate the effect of changes in timing policy and the proportion of deaths …

Background Adverse drug events are a frequent cause of emergency department presentations.
Administrative data could be used to identify patients presenting with adverse drug …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to establish the risk of rupture as related to size of
abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), gender, and expansion of the aneurysm. Methods: …

Dialysis patients are increasingly older and more disabled. In community-dwelling seniors
without kidney disease, falls commonly predict hospitalization, the onset of frailty, and the …

The family of 17 rare earth elements (REs), to which, as recommended by International
Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), belong Sc, Y, La and 14 lanthanides (including …

Computer simulation has been employed to evaluate proposed changes in the delivery of
health care. However, little is known about the utility of simulation approaches for analysis of …

Objectives It is disputed whether the time a patient waits for surgery after hip fracture increases
the risk of in-hospital death. This uncertainty matters as access to surgery following hip …

Aims Adverse drug events are an important cause of emergency department visits, unplanned
admissions and prolonged hospital stays. Our objective was to synthesize the evidence …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Our objectives are to describe the outcomes of patients presenting to
the emergency department (ED) because of an adverse drug event and to compare them with …