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Using an algorithm based on score and chest X-ray when appropriate, the overall sensitivity for the detection of aortic dissection was 96%.
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This randomized study of low-tidal-volume ventilation during and after cardiac surgery, in comparison to ventilation with tidal volumes of 10 mL/kg predicted body weight, showed no differences in median ventilation time but higher rates of extubation by 6 and 8 hours postoperatively and fewer reintubations in the low-tidal-volume group.
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Standard therapy for bacterial meningitis in children is probably overkill but it is risky to cut back in resource-rich countries.
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Most (83%) patients/surrogates stated they preferred full code status but only 4% could identify the components of CPR; 16% stated preferences that differed with the medical record.
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The benefits of cardiac rehabilitation following myocardial infarction (MI) are well known. However, whether these benefits are also seen in ambulant community-based patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is not known.
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The primary objective of this prospective cohort study was to evaluate the malignant potential of ultrasound-detected ovarian inclusion cysts in the development of ovarian cancer in menopausal women participating in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS) study.
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The objective of the nichd-funded endo study was to estimate the incidence of endometriosis. The investigators used a matched-exposure cohort design to delineate the burden of endometriosis among women scheduled for surgical care and in the general population from the catchment areas of several surgical centers in the Salt Lake City and San Francisco areas. All subjects in both groups were currently menstruating women aged 1844 years without a prior surgical diagnosis of endometriosis.
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Over the last 30 years, recommendations regarding weight gain and exercise in pregnancy have been inconsistent. With obesity rates skyrocketing, it is important to encourage pregnant women to be active and to set expectations for pregnancy weight gain at the first prenatal visit.
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In this case-control study, a well-established data-base of patients with interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome (IC/PBS) was used to identify women with nocturia.
