Overall survival rate is most important measure

Differences in mortality after fracture of hip. Overall survival rate is most important measure.

Knowledge, Not Funding is the Most Important Research Resource

In the last issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, Dr. Reza Afshari raised the question of what are the best scientific areas of focus of toxicology for “low income countries and how such research might be achieved (1). South-south collaboration, in which developing countries share resources, was one of the proposed solutions. Rather than limit discussion to “low income” coun...

Is patient isolation the single most important measure to prevent the spread of multidrug-resistant pathogens?

Isolation or cohorting of infected patients is an old concept. Its purpose is to prevent the transmission of microorganisms from infected or colonized patients to other patients, hospital visitors, and health care workers, who may subsequently transmit them to other patients or become infected or colonized themselves. Because the process of isolating patients is expensive, time-consuming, often...

Quality IS: Next Most Important Research Project?

High quality information and updated information systems are essential for professional activities. Software maintenance plays an important role in keeping a desired level of quality and during recent decades there have been different efforts done in this area. The purpose of the study presented in this article, is to find relvant research questions and approaches for further research. A theore...

Cytoplasmic expression of CD133 is an important risk factor for overall survival in hepatocellular carcinoma.

CD133 antigen has been used to identify cancer stem cells in several solid tumor types, including hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs). The aim of this study was to investigate whether the expression and subcellular localization of CD133 correlated with the clinicopathological factors, recurrence, and survival in HCC patients. Tissue specimens from 136 HCC patients who underwent curative primary he...