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Randomised trial of intravenous streptokinase, oral aspirin, both, or neither among 17,187 cases of suspected acute myocardial infarction: ISIS-2. ISIS-2 (Second International Study of Infarct Survival) Collaborative Group.
17,187 patients entering 417 hospitals up to 24 hours (median 5 hours) after the onset of suspected acute myocardial infarction were randomised, with placebo control, between: (...
Characteristics and Outcomes of 21 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 in Washington State
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease it causes, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is an emerging health threat.1 Until February 20...
Clinical findings in a group of patients infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) outside of Wuhan, China: retrospective case series
Abstract Objective To study the clinical characteristics of patients in Zhejiang province, China, infected with the 2019 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Co...
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Photometric Camera
We have constructed a large format mosaic CCD camera for the Sloan Digital\nSky Survey. The camera consists of two arrays, a photometric array which uses\n30 2048 x 2048 SITe/Te...
Polarizable Atomic Multipole Water Model for Molecular Mechanics Simulation
A new classical empirical potential is proposed for water. The model uses a polarizable atomic multipole description of electrostatic interactions. Multipoles through the quadru...
Establishing rigour in qualitative research: the decision trail
The aim of this paper is to show the way in which the decision trail of a qualitative research process can be maintained. It is argued that the trustworthiness (rigour) of a stu...
Rape Trauma Syndrome
The authors interviewed and followed 146 patients admitted during a one-year period to the emergency ward of a city hospital with a presenting complaint of having been raped. Ba...
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign: Results of an international guideline-based performance improvement program targeting severe sepsis*
The Campaign was associated with sustained, continuous quality improvement in sepsis care. Although not necessarily cause and effect, a reduction in reported hospital mortality ...
Early Lactate-Guided Therapy in Intensive Care Unit Patients
In patients with hyperlactatemia on ICU admission, lactate-guided therapy significantly reduced hospital mortality when adjusting for predefined risk factors. As this was consis...
The Influence of Hospital Volume on Survival after Resection for Lung Cancer
Patients who undergo resection for lung cancer at hospitals that perform large numbers of such procedures are likely to survive longer than patients who have such surgery at hos...