For this diagnostic accuracy study, we assessed biobanked urine samples obtained from the FIND Specimen Bank and the University of Cape Town Biobank, which had been collected from hospital inpatients ...

Objective To describe patterns of prehospital ECG (PHECG) use and determine its association with processes and outcomes of care in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and ...

To date, no study has compared the relationship between hypoxaemia and respiratory status in COVID-19 versus other aetiologies of acute lung injury. Differences could only be investigated in cohorts ...

Objectives To investigate uptake of lateral flow testing, reporting of test results and psychological, contextual and socio-demographic factors associated with testing. Design A series of four ...

Folate is an essential vitamin to the development of a fetus in early pregnancy. Maternal folate supplementation around the time of conception has been shown to decrease the risk of neural tube ...

Appropriate monetary liquidity is important for financial institutions. When institutions lack adequate cash flow for customer redemption, their income will decrease, their reputation will be affected ...

Results Direct NNU-to-PICU transitions occurred in 276 babies during the study period. An increasing yearly trend was observed: 36 transitions of babies born in 2013, 65 in 2018. Of this cohort, 22% ...

Ethics/dissemination Ethical approval was granted by the Ethics Committee of Assisted Reproductive Medicine at the Shanghai JiAi Genetics & IVF Institute (JIAI E2019-15). Written informed consent will ...

Results: Age at menarche was positively associated with CVD events (HR, 1.106; 95%CI, 1.047–1.167). There was a negative association between age at menopause and CVD risk in postmenopausal women with ...

The DPP trial was continued with protocol modifications as the DPP Outcomes Study (DPPOS). In the DPPOS, placebo was discontinued, metformin (850 mg twice a day as tolerated) was continued after ...

Abbreviations and symbols used in this guideline ARDS Adult respiratory distress syndrome ABG Arterial blood gases BSG British Society for Gastroenterology BTS British Thoracic Society CaO 2 Oxygen ...

The Alberta government scientific study, published on May 27, points to the element selenium, which is released from weathered rock discarded from mountaintop coal mines and can be poisonous when ...