SDRIFE – Another Acronym for a Distinct Cutaneous Drug Exanthema: Do We Really Need It?

SDRIFE - another acronym for a distinct cutaneous drug exanthema: do we really need it?

benefits of the precise definition of such drug reaction subtypes are the introduction of validated scores, e.g. by the EuroSCAR study group for AGEP [4] , SCORTEN for TEN [5] as well as the implementation of recently proposed criteria for DRESS [3, 6] . Overall, these scores and diagnostic criteria enhance the diagnostic accuracy of these distinct drug eruptions and help to evaluate patient gr...

Vascular remodeling: do we really need yet another study?

More than 15 years have passed since Seymour Glagov published his seminal article describing the phenomenon of vascular remodeling which now bears his name (1). By meticulously examining finely sectioned left main coronary arteries from necropsy specimens, he observed a change in the arterial size that was proportional to the plaque burden. This simple observation had profound implications. The...

The Asian Nuclear Medicine Board; Why Do We Need It?

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Transfusion practice in orthopedic patients: do we really need it?

OBJECTIVE To determine the proportion of inappropriate transfusions in patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery at a tertiary care university hospital, and factors associated with inappropriate transfusions. METHODS The prospective study was conducted at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, from December 2008 to September 2009, and comprised patients admitted to the Orthopaedic Department an...

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