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2022 09 Aug

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a heterogeneous disease. It has various injury mechanisms and tissue pathologies. It is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in young individuals globally. In addition, the incidence of TBI in older patients is an area of concern with an increase in an ageing population that is more likely to be multi-morbid and...Read more

2019 13 Sep

In 2007, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health assessed the use of predictive models to calculate the risk of early-onset sepsis (EOS) in neonatal patients, accounting for multiple variables.   The main objectives of the study were to assess the links between the risk factors and the infection outcomes; use patient data collected from...Read more

2015 16 Apr

A multicentre study by Swiss and Spanish researchers has found that a new strategy to rule out and rule in heart attacks in emergency departments will help physicians treat patients faster. The new technique, called high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T 1-hour algorithm, was previously tested in a small pilot study. The research team decided to conduct...Read more