Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a potentially life-threatening eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight and a distorted body image. Although AN is a psychiatric illness, it is also very important from a pediatric perspective, as it can cause major medical complications in every organ system in the growing and developing body. The medical complications of anorexia nervosa may ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The relationship between in-hospital stroke-related medical complications and clinical outcome remains unclear. We examined whether medical complications were associated with length of stay (LOS) and mortality among stroke unit patients. METHODS Using population-based Danish medical registries, we performed a follow-up study among all patients with acute stroke admitted...

STUDY DESIGN  Retrospective cohort study. BACKGROUND  Several studies focus on the long-term results of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgeries, but little information exists regarding how various patient-related, procedure-related, and payer-related variables may affect postoperative hospital length of stay (LOS). OBJECTIVE  To determine what factors, if any, contribute to...

SUMMARY Many Canadians pursue surgical treatment for severe obesity outside of their province or country - so-called "medical tourism." We have managed many complications related to this evolving phenomenon. The costs associated with this care seem substantial but have not been previously quantified. We surveyed Alberta general surgeons and postoperative medical tourists to estimate costs of tr...

grave’s disease is a clinical syndrome consisting of hypermetabolism, diffuse thyroid enlargement and exophthalmos. which has ocular complications. due to the high incidence of these complications and the risk of blindness special attention is needed. many therapeutic methods including medical surgical and radiotherapy for ocular complications are suggested. in cases of medical therapy failure,...

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BACKGROUND Most evidence guiding perioperative medical risk management of patients undergoing hip fracture repair focuses on cardiac and thromboembolic risk. Little is known of the relative clinical importance of other complications. OBJECTIVE To systematically map incidence and outcomes of a broad spectrum of medical complications after hip fracture repair. METHODS Retrospective cohort stu...