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Critical Care 2012, 16:R21Clinical experience with power injectable peripherally inserted central catheters in intensive care patients
Power injectable peripherally inserted central catheters can be used successfully in most intensive care unit patients with few contraindications and low rates of complications, similar to central venous catheters (CVC).
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BMC Medicine 2012, 10:4Frailty in primary care: a review of its conceptualization and implications for practice
Lacas and Rockwood review the tools used to assess frailty in elderly patients in the realm of primary care, and address how these tools aide frailty recognition and management, which can impact clinical care.
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BMC Medicine 2011, 9:139The Alvarado score for predicting acute appendicitis: A systematic review
The Alvarado score is a ten-point clinical scoring system used to stratify patients with suspected appendicitis, and a systematic review shows that in all patient groups, the score is useful in ruling out appendicitis at a cut point of 5 five or below.
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BMC Research Notes 2011, 4:524The Netherlands study of depression in older persons (NESDO); a prospective cohort study
The determinants and long term effects of depression in the elderly identified in the Netherlands Study of Depression in Older persons will allow comparison with studies of younger adults.
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BMC Medicine 2011, 9:129Non-pharmacological, multicomponent group therapy in patients with degenerative dementia: a 12-month randomized, controlled trial
Group therapy combining regular physical activity, cognitive tasks and active discussion can postpone the progression of cognitive decline in elderly dementia patients, and these therapy sessions appear to be as effective at improving cognitive function as anti-dementia drugs.
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Omar Khan
Christiana Care, Department of Family & Community Medicine, and AI DuPont Hospital for Children, Department of Pediatrics
Latest articles on family practice and nursing
"Drop in" gastroscopy outpatient clinic - experience after 9 months
BMC Gastroenterology 2012, 12:12 (1 February 2012)
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2012, 14(Suppl 1):O57 (1 February 2012)
Assessment of the interstitial volume in healthy volunteers. An equilibrium contrast CMR study
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