Background: The role of damaged endothelium in early graft occlusion has been extensively
demonstrated. Seventy percent of early graft occlusions in coronary artery bypass were …

Background: Increasing concern about the transmission of viral disease has generated
greater interest in the use of salvaged blood as a means of alleviating the demand for …

Objective: The development of a thoracoscopically assisted technique to be performed with
the patient under local anesthesia for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes when …

Background: The use of endoscopic saphenous vein harvesting (ESVH) for coronary artery
bypass grafting (CABG) is growing. This study was done to investigate the extent of …

Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare but highly malignant form of breast cancer. Biopsy and
histologic examination usually confirm the diagnosis. There are rare reports of difficulties in …

11Correlation MS 20010347 Page 1 he answers to many questions in the management of
critically ill patients require knowledge of a wide variety of parameters. This gives the clinician …

Background: Numbers of intercellular and vascular cell adhesion molecules (ICAM and
VCAM) and major ligands on endothelial cells for adherence of activated polymorphonuclear …

Background Hospitals are increasingly screening patients for social risk factors to help
improve patient and population health. Intelligence gained from such screening can be used to …

Gloves, worn by the surgical team to prevent transmission of infections from and to patients,
are prone to tears and perforations. This study was done to determine the frequency and …

Background: Levels of the cytokines Interleukin-1 (IL-1), IL-2, and IL-10 are sensitive to the
traumatic effect of saphenous vein harvesting. Their levels are compared between the …