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February 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical infection requiring an operation, and LOS can vary widely. While efforts to shorten LOS have focused on elective operations, this study determined that operative time of day had the greatest impact.
May 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
From 1988 to 1999, staff at Duke University Medical Center designed and conducted a randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the nonmedical outcomes for patients with coronary artery disease who received either coronary artery bypass graft surgery or percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
December 1, 2001 | Program Result Report
The Wholistic Health & Healing Association conducted a two-day forum in Sacramento, Calif., in April 2000 on uterine fibroids and African-American women.
September 29, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Center for Simulation and Safety in Healthcare at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine created and tested approximately 20 mock scenarios for use in "immersive simulation" training sessions for medical-surgical teams.