Basic research by vascular surgeons: Why it is important and how to keep it going

How important is it to keep taking the aspirin?

Those with cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease who are prescribed low-dose aspirin to reduce the risk of a further thrombotic event are advised to take the aspirin for the rest of their lives (1). But do they do so? And if not, why not? And if they do discontinue, what are the disadvantages concerning further cardiovascular events? And what are the advantages regarding reduced sid...

Attrition : How Important is it to Keep the Same Interviewer ?

We assess whether the probability of a sample member participating at a particular wave of a panel survey is greater if the same interviewer is deployed as at the previous wave. Previous research on this topic mainly uses non-experimental data. Consequently, a) interviewer change is generally non-random, and b) continuing interviewers are more experienced by the time of the next wave. We design...

robotic anesthesia: how is it going to change our practice?

How much is "it" going to cost?

Platelet Refractoriness and how it is formed

Abstract Background and Objectives Transfusion of platelet has become one of the main treatments for thrombocytopenic patients to reduce the severity and frequency of bleeding consequences. Failure to attain the desired level of platelets in a patient following platelet transfusion is defined as platelet refractoriness. The purpose of present paper is to review and study the mechanisms involve...