May We Die Twice?

May we die twice?

To the Editor: The re-analysis of the INSIGHT trial presented by Mancia and associates recently in Hypertension1 is questionable in some aspects and may not have internal validity. Any conclusion based on analysis of subgroups with a small proportion of the participants of the entire trial should be taken as hypothesis generating and may invalidate it if not established a priori.2 This report d...

As We May Communicate.PDF

The purpose of this article is to critique and reshape one of the fundamental paradigms of Human-Computer Interaction: the workspace. This treatise argues that the concept of a workspace— as an interaction metaphor— has certain intrinsic defects. As an alternative, a new interaction model, the communication space is offered in the hope that it will bring user interfaces closer to the ideal of h...

As we may remember

As We May Think

Sepsis in Poland: Why Do We Die?

OBJECTIVE To investigate the adverse events and potential risk factors in patients who develop sepsis. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Fifty-five medico-legal opinion forms relating to sepsis cases issued by the Department of Forensic Medicine, Wroclaw, Poland, between 2004 and 2013 were analyzed for medical errors and risk factors for adverse events. RESULTS The most common causes of medical errors w...