PURPOSE Unplanned resection of musculoskeletal sarcoma involves tumor excision without any suspicion of malignancy or regard for the necessity of defining adequate margins. For orthopaedic oncologists, many opportunities arise for management of unplanned resections initially performed by non-specialist surgeons. The puropose of this study is to assess the clinical outcomes and the problems of t...

background: leishmaniases are a group of diseases caused by leishmania parasites .  growing of drug unresponsiveness in leishmaniasis patients necessitates the development of new drugs and accor­dingly a suitable assay is needed for evaluation of any modalities.  the aim of this study was to compare four drug assays methods, agar dilution, broth dilution, cylinder plate and disk diffusion, for ...

Abstract Assessing the stability of stopes is essential in open stope mine design as unstable hangingwalls and footwalls lead to sloughing, unplanned dilution, safety concerns compromising profitability mine. Over past few decades, numerous empirical tools have been developed dimension connection with its stability, using graph method. However, one principal limitations method objectively deter...

BACKGROUND The LACE index has been used to predict the risk of unplanned readmission within 30 days after hospital discharge in both medical and surgical patients. The aim of this study is to validate the accuracy of using the LACE index in CHF patients. METHODS This was a retrospective study. The LACE index score was calculated on each patient who was admitted to hospital due to an acute CHF...

BACKGROUND During an influenza pandemic, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may recommend school closures. These closures could have unintended consequences for students and their families. Publicly available social media could be analyzed to identify the consequences of an unplanned school closure. METHODS As a proxy for an unplanned, pandemic-related school c...

OBJECTIVES Rehospitalizations for elderly patients are an increasing health care burden. Nonetheless, we have limited information on unplanned rehospitalizations and the related risk factors in elderly patients admitted to in-hospital rehabilitation facilities after an acute hospitalization. SETTING In-hospital rehabilitation and aged care unit. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. PARTICIP...

BACKGROUND The identification of patients at high risk of unplanned readmission is an important component of discharge planning strategies aimed at preventing unwanted returns to hospital. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors associated with unplanned readmission in a Sydney hospital. We developed and compared validated readmission risk scores using routinely collected hospital ...