background: the incidence of caustic ingestion injuries in developed countries has been decreasing, while it still remains a great concern in developing countries including iran. in this study we focused on alkali esophageal injuries in children which occur frequently in southern iran, due to both, unsafe products and unfamiliarity of families with the alkali consumption hazards. methods : in a...

BACKGROUND Regional variations in hospital billing for total joint arthroplasty (TJA) have been reported. It is not clear whether differences exist in hospital charges for TJA based on hospital profit status. METHODS Data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Groups (MS-DRGs) 469 (TJA with comorbidity) and 470 (TJA without comorbidity) for ...

BACKGROUND Administration of methylprednisolone sodium succinate (MPSS) after acute traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) is controversial. This study compared differences in acute care charge, hospital stay, and related variables as a function of MPSS receipt. METHODS Determinants of MPSS administration were examined after acute TSCI for South Carolina patients during the period 1993 to 2000 i...

Rontgen Rays in Medical Work. -By David Walsii, m.d., Edin., Physician, Western Skin Hospital, London, W., Late Hony. Secy., Rontgen Society, London, and Lewis Jones, m.d., Cantab., f.r.c.p,, Medical Officer in Charge of the Electrical Dept. of St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Third Edition, pp.316, with illustrations and five plates. Price, 12s. 6c7. nett. London: Bailliere, lindal], and Cox, Stran...

In this policy brief, we estimate and document the national magnitude of charges associated with hospitalizations due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) in rural hospitals. The brief also reports this type of charge by hospital size. This research will inform policy makers about the magnitude of rural preventable hospitalizations and the associated potential savings in hospital res...

* Specialist on Otorrhinolaryngology and ENT Surgery; PhD student on Otorrhinolaryngology at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo. Assitant Medical Doctor of the Otorrhinolaryngology and ENT Surgery Clinic at Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo. ** Medical Residence. Otorrhinolaryngology and ENT Surgery Clinic at Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo. *...

Nailer, Surgeon Henry Augustus Fitzroy, M.B., Civil Surgeon, Chingleput, to act as Resident Surgeon, General Hospital. Nandi, Surgeon S. C., to the officiating medical charge of the 40th Bengal Infantry, vice Surgeon F. D. C. Hawkins. Prain, Surgeon D., to the officiating medical charge of the 42nd Assam Light Infantry, vice Surgeon D. F. Barry, appointed Garrison Surgeon, Fort William. Morice,...

MuKEKJEE, Assistant-Surgeon Bejoy Krishna, a supernumerary at the Medical College Hospital, is appointed to have temporary medical charge of the Rampur Boalia Dispensary in the Rajsbahye district SARKAR. Assistant-Surgeon Sris Chandra, is appointed permanently to the medical charge of the Satpara Dispensary in the Puri district Roy, Assistant-Surgeon Uma Charan, of the Satpara Dispensary. is ap...