A review of the American College Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS-NSQIP) database was performed from 2006 to 2017. Of 3070 patients who had undergone first rib resection (FRR), almost all cases were by vascular surgeons (88%), general (7%), and thoracic (4%). The relative distribution outlet syndrome (TOS) or not significantly different compared with (arterial, 1%-2% ...

NonST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS) represents the majority of ACS. Despite the fact that we pay most attention to ST-elevation-ACS, NSTE-ACS is where logistically the action is, as these patients account for 3 out of 4 hospital ACS discharges. Recent studies have helped to clarify that a strategy of routine catheterization is superior to a conservative strategy of catheterizatio...

Aim To develop and evaluate the use of a specific picture book aiming to prepare children for anaesthesia and surgery. Methods An intervention comparing two different information methods before ear, nose and throat day surgery was performed. The intervention involved using a specific information sheet and a specific picture book. Parents (n=104) of children aged 2-12 years completed open-ended ...

The aim of this short series of lectures is to give some impression of what life as a mathematician is like. It has taken me to many parts of the world, and enable me to work with extraordinary people from many different cultures. There will be some mathematical content in the lectures. As Julian Havel said, mathematics is not a spectator sport; I will expect some engagement from you. You may a...

Rotaviruses and other enteropathogenic agents were detected in 288 (42.1%) of 684 children in day care centers of Instituto Politecnico Nacional in Mexico City. The same agents were also found in 114 (37.7%) of 302 adults directly involved in the care of the children. The study was carried out from July to December 1982 and from July 1983 to February 1984. Rotaviruses were the main enteropathog...

Key words: graft-versus-host disease; nephrotic administered for GVHD prophylaxis from day −1 to syndrome day +180. Ten-months after alloHSCT, a mucosal ulceration and dryness in her mouth was observed. A mucosal form of cGVHD was diagnosed on the basis of clinical and biopsy findings. CsA (400 mg/day) and