Tam, Chor Cheung Lee, Jeffrey Chan, Ki Wan Lam, Cheung Chi Wong, Yiu Tung Chan, Eric Sze, Michael Lam, Yui Ming Chan, Carmen Tse, Hung Fat
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After primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in patients with acute ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is recommended to continue for 1 year. Occasionally, DAPT interruption may be required due to bleeding issues or unplanned surgical procedures. To systematically evaluate the incidence of DAPT i...
Dai, Chen Dai, Chenguang Ni, Hao Xu, Zhihua
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Long intergenic non-coding RNA 01296 (LINC01296) has been reported to play an important role in many human malignancies, but a consistent perspective has not been established now. To explore the prognostic value of LINC01296 in different types of human solid malignant tumours, we performed this meta-analysis.An electronic search of PubMed, EMBASE, ...
Kumar, Rajeev Carr, Peter Moore, Kimberley Rajput, Zeeshan Ward, Louise Wassif, W S
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The short synacthen test (SST) is widely used across the UK to assess adrenal reserve but there remains no consensus on the timing of cortisol sampling to help diagnose adrenal insufficiency. The main objective of our study was to see if both 30 and 60 min sample are required following administration of synacthen to investigate suspected adrenal in...
Luz, Paulo
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Liu, Shuzhong Zhou, Xi Song, An Huo, Zhen Wang, Yipeng Liu, Yong
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Lefebvre, Cedric Hartman, Nicholas Tooze, Janet Manthey, David
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Although the concept of medical specialty competitiveness may seem intuitive, there are very little existing empirical data on the determinants of specialty competitiveness in USA. An understanding of the determinants of specialty competitiveness may inform career choices among students and their advisors. Specialty competitiveness correlates with ...
Dolfini, Luamar Tran, Tien Zahra, Syeda Anum Rasul, Shameen
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Li, Jie Huang, Jia-Yi Lo, Kenneth Zhang, Bin Huang, Yu-Qing Feng, Ying Qing
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Pulse blood pressure was significantly associated with all-cause mortality in middle-aged and elderly populations, but less evidence was known in young adults. To assess the association of pulse pressure (PP) with all-cause mortality in young adults. This cohort from the 1999-2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey included adults age...
Bishnoi, Anuradha Guliani, Ankur Narang, Tarun Dogra, Sunil
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O'Connor, Paul Lydon, Sinéad Mongan, Orla Connolly, Fergal Mcloughlin, Aoibheann McVicker, Lyle Byrne, Dara
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To examine junior doctors' experience and perceptions of medical errors in which they had been involved. A mixed-methods design, consisting of an error survey and critical incident technique (CIT) interviews, was used. The survey asked doctors in the first year of postgraduate training in Ireland whether they had made a medical error that had 'play...
