High electric fields at the edge of the substrate metallization can give rise to partial
discharge within power electronic modules and can lead to eventual failure. This paper …

Background: Ian Taylor introduced the angiosome concept, separating the body into distinct
three-dimensional blocks of tissue fed by source arteries. Understanding the angiosomes of …

Objective: We report for the first time the use of the Operating Room Black Box (ORBB) to
track checklist compliance, engagement, and quality. Background: Implementation of …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of implementing a hospitalist service with a nurse
discharge planner in an academic teaching hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Inpatient …

While the importance of oxygen to the wound healing process is well accepted, research
and technological advances continue in this field and efforts are ongoing to further utilize …

ABSTRACT The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality patient safety indicators (PSI)
were developed as a metric of hospital complication rates. PSI‐14 measures postoperative …

Depression is said to be under-recognised in persons with a severe intellectual disability
(ID) as a result of difficulties in diagnosis attributable to the inability of such persons to …

Records of 313 patients who had been treated with spinal morphine via an implanted Port-A-
Cath were reviewed. In 284 cases the Port-A-Cath was implanted for epidural delivery of …

OBJECTIVE: Limb salvage in the diabetic population is complex, controversial, costly and
variable throughout the world. Within the diabetic population, the indications and morbidity …

Influenza A is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States, particularly
among individuals immunocompromised by chronic illness or its treatment. Influenza A has …