BACKGROUND: Previous studies have reported an 11% to 75% incidence of postoperative
cognitive decline among cardiac surgery patients. The INVOS Cerebral Oximeter (…

This article reviews the development of the new US lung allocation system that took effect in
spring 2005. In 1998, the Health Resources and Services Administration of the US …

Over the last 10 years, there have been important changes in immunosuppression
management and strategies for solid-organ transplantation, characterized by the use of new …

The success of renal transplantation may be counterbalanced by serious adverse medical
events. The effect of immunosuppression on the incidence of de novo neoplasms among …

Over the past decade, immunosuppression therapy has undergone striking changes in the
scale and pace by which new immunosuppressive molecules and antibodies have become …

Immunosuppression trends for solid organ transplantation have undergone a perceptible
shift over the past decade. This period is of interest because it was during this time that the …

Purpose Numerous studies have shown that students of health professions report higher
perceived stress and lower quality of life (QOL) levels than those in other disciplines. The …

Purpose Rapid shallow breathing may occur at any time during spontaneous breathing trials
(SBT), questioning the utility of a single determination of the rapid shallow breathing index (…

Objectives: The EuroQOL five-dimension questionnaire (EQ-5D) is one of the most widely
used tools to evaluate health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Studies on the psychometric …

BACKGROUND : In Saudi Arabia, as in many countries, there is usually no clear definition
of the timing of umbilical cord clamping (UCC) in the policies and procedures used by …