Rural Surgery--A Crisis in Wisconsin.

Assessing the awareness of rural women about the components of natural disaster crisis management (Case Study: Damghan city)

Background and objective: Damage caused by various natural disasters around the world, especially in rural areas, are increasing. In order to reduce the damage caused by natural disasters, the awareness of people to deal with natural disasters must be upgraded, in which, rural women with awareness and awareness in the field of natural disaster management, can play an effective role in reducing ...

MetaStar project focuses on improving emergency transfers at rural hospitals.

VOLUME 112 • NO. 6 While emergency care is important in all hospitals, it can be particularly critical in rural hospitals, as their distance from fully equipped medical centers frequently necessitates early triage, stabilization, and transfer of patients. In particular, when a patient arrives at an emergency department (ED) needing time-sensitive care that includes transfer to a tertiary care c...

Evaluation of Cognitive Complications Following General Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Using Wisconsin Test

Background and Aim: One of the complications of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) surgery is cognitive function decline. Due to the importance and direct effects of cognitive function on the quality of human life, this study was designed to compare the executive function of young CPB patients with the age range of 30-55 years one year after undergoing the surgery with healthy subjects. Materials and...

The Rural Plastic Surgery Residency Rotation: Rising to Meet a National Crisis

Reform is only cure for ailing medical liability system.

rent state of the medical liability insurance system may consider themselves fortunate to call Wisconsin home. Wisconsin is one of only six states deemed stable by the American Medical Association (AMA) in terms of the burden that the cost of malpractice insurance is placing on clinicians. Nineteen states have reached crisis status, according to the AMA, while the remaining 25 are beginning to ...