Emma H. Allott, Lauren E. Howard, Hai-Jun Song, Katharine N. Sourbeer, Bridget F. Koontz, Joseph K. Salama, Stephen J. Freedland 1 Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 2 Cancer Prevention, Detection and Control Program, Duke Cancer Institute, Durham, NC 3 Division of Urology, Veterans Affairs Medical Center Durham, NC 4 Department of Biostat...

Our objective was to assess outcomes for 8696 patients who underwent 9236 above- (AKA) and/or below-knee (BKA) amputations during a 4-year period for disorders of the circulatory system. Veterans Affairs (VA) Patient Treatment File (PTF) data were acquired for all patients in Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs) 113 and 114 hospitalized in VA medical centers (VAMCs) during fiscal years 1991-1994. Da...

Authors Eric Duncavage, MD, FCAP Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, Missouri Ranjana H. Advani, MD Oncology Division, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California Steven Agosti, MD, FCAP Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Service, James A. Haley Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Tampa, Florida Randa Alsabeh, MD, FCAP Department...

1 Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3339, USA 2 Parkinson’s Disease Research, Education and Clinical Centre (PADRECC), Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA 3 Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centre (MIRECC), Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Philadelphia, USA 4 Department of Neurology, University of...

Complete List of Authors: Oláh, Attila; University of Debrecen, Department of Physiology Ambrus, Lídia; University of Debrecen, Department of Physiology Nicolussi, Simon; University of Bern, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, NCCR TransCure Gertsch, Jürg; University of Bern, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, NCCR TransCure Tubak, Vilmos; Creative Laboratory Ltd, K...

INTRODUCTION Since Ebola worldwide infection, the Centre de Consultation Médicale Maritime (CCMM), French maritime Tele-Medical Assistance Service (TMAS), has been widely involved; this on request of the French Directorate for Maritime Affairs (Ministry for Ecology and Transport), to implement recommendations. Several procedures have been developed jointly with the Directorate for Maritime Affa...

QUN CHEN,1,5 AMADOU K. S. CAMARA,1 JIANZHONG AN,1 MATTHIAS L. RIESS,1,2 ENIS NOVALIJA,1,2 AND DAVID F. STOWE1,2,3,4 Anesthesiology Research Laboratories, Departments of 1Anesthesiology and 2Physiology, and 3Cardiovascular Research Center, The Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 53226; 4Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53295; and 5Xuzhou Medical Colleg...

1Medical Service (111), Veterans Affairs New Jersey Healthcare System, East Orange & Lyons, NJ, USA 2Division of Endocrinology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA 3Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ, USA 4Molecular Resource Facility, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, USA Journal of ...

T he value of preoperative urine screening is unproven, except before urologic procedures, in which detection and treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria is beneficial. Despite this, authors of multiple small case series advocate for screening before nonurologic procedures. However, patients with detected bacteriuria may undergo further testing and, if prescribed antimicrobial drugs, can develop ...

BACKGROUND There are concerns regarding the validity of combat exposure reports of veterans seeking treatment for combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) within US Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. AIMS To verify combat exposure history for a relevant sample through objective historical data. METHOD Archival records were reviewed from the US National Military Personnel Records ...