Abstract Background and Aims For people requiring Kidney Replacement Therapy (KRT) late presentation to a nephrologist (within 90 days of initiating KRT) is associated with adverse outcomes. The ASSIST-CKD kidney function graph surveillance (KFGS) quality improvement project was adopted by the Department Nephrology in South West (SW) Wales, UK November 2017. Between end 2017 2020, rates reduced...

This study examined the relationship between birth weight and growth performance when suckling piglets were reared in litters standardized by birth weight. Forty-four gilts (Landrace × Large White) due to farrow during the same week were selected. Piglets born to those gilts were individually weighed at birth and cross-fostered to obtain litters with 11 piglets and standardized birth weight (CV...

Displacement of endocardial pacemaker leads from the initial site at the time of implantation is a major cause of unpredictable pacemaker failure. In this survey, we have made a retrospective study of the effectiveness of the attempts made by two manufacturers to design leads to reduce the frequency of this occurrence. The cumulative displacement records of 5 types of leads (Medtronic types 581...

OBJECTIVE Since January 2008, obese women with type 2 diabetes were advised to gain 0-5 kg during pregnancy. The aim with this study was to evaluate fetal growth and perinatal morbidity in relation to gestational weight gain in these women. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A retrospective cohort comprised the records of 58 singleton pregnancies in obese women (BMI ≥30 kg/m(2)) with type 2 diabetes...

Xiaomin Xu 1,*, Dongxiao Niu 1, Jinpeng Qiu 1, Meiqiong Wu 1, Peng Wang 2, Wangyue Qian 3 and Xiang Jin 3 1 School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206, China; [email protected] (D.N.); [email protected] (J.Q.); [email protected] (M.W.) 2 Shanxi Electric Power Design Institute Co. Ltd, China Energy Construction Group, Xi’an 710054, China; ...