BACKGROUND Post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) bleeding complications are an important quality metric. We sought to characterize site-level variation in post-PCI bleeding and explore the influence of patient and procedural factors on hospital bleeding performance. METHODS AND RESULTS Hospital-level bleeding performance was compared pre- and postadjustment using the newly revised Cat...

M e t h o d s Design: 2 cohort studies, 1 for derivation and 1 for validation from the National Registry of Atrial Fibrillation. Setting: United States. Patients: 26 345 patients ≥ 65 years of age (88% > 70 y, 43% > 80 y, 53% women; 19 875 for derivation, 6470 for validation) with AF who were receiving warfarin therapy at hospital discharge. Exclusion criteria included discharge against medical...

BACKGROUND Previous data on bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have been obtained primarily from randomized trials that focused on in-hospital bleeding. The incidence of late bleeding after PCI, its independent predictors, and its prognostic importance in clinical practice has not been fully addressed. METHODS AND RESULTS We evaluated 22 798 patients aged >65 years who un...

BACKGROUND Capsule endoscopy is a first line examination to evaluate obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. The identification of factors associated with the detection of lesions by capsule endoscopy could improve resource utilization and patient selection. OBJECTIVES To identify factors associated with positive capsule endoscopy findings in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding. METH...

objectives:  to identify the predictive factors of successful non-operative management of patients with intraperitoneal bleeding following blunt abdominal trauma. methods:  this was cross-sectional study being performed in our level i trauma center in southern iran between 2010 and 2011. we included adult (>14 years) patients with blunt abdominal trauma and intraperitoneal hemorrhage detected b...

BACKGROUND A short-term study was undertaken with an objective to demonstrate the therapeutic benefit resulting from the use of Metronidazole sponges combined with and without mechanical debridement to mechanical treatment alone in the treatment of periodontal pockets in chronic periodontitis. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study compared the plaque index, gingival index, sulcus bleeding index and...

BACKGROUND The development of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) can be a concern in the management of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP). We aimed to evaluate whether the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is associated with the prognosis of adult patients with HSP. METHODS Clinical data including the NLR of adult patients with HSP were retrospectively analyzed. ...

introduction: one of the most common problems we confront in orthodontic therapy is periodontal diseases. initial factor which causes these diseases is colonization of anaerobic microorganisms in subgingival plaque. technically, local environmental changes related to orthodontic band and brackets may influence the bacterial species in periodontal plaque. however, it seems necessary to assess va...