BACKGROUND Post-operative cognitive impairment is common in elderly patients following surgery for hip fracture, with undertreated pain being an important etiological factor. Non-opioid based analgesic techniques, such as nerve blocks, may help reduce the risk of cognitive complications. The aim of this study was to investigate whether receiving a fascia iliaca compartment block (FICB) as part ...

INTRODUCTION We evaluated the safety of current treatment regimens for patients with RA and HBV in a large US cohort. METHODS We identified biologic and nonbiologic treatment episodes of RA patients using 1997 to 2011 national data from the US Veterans Health Administration. Eligible episodes had evidence of HBV infection (HBV surface antigen, HBV core antibody, HBV e-antibody and/or HBV DNA)...

This work investigated the effects of electroshock treatment (EST) on microstructure variation and mechanical properties TC11 alloy. The average hardness specimens decreased from 358 HV to 328 after EST 0.04 s, then increased 396 0.06 s. After EST, yield strength specimen declined 959 MPa 797 1265 but fracture strain continuously. in was closely related phase transition secondary ? (?s) ? phase...

BackgroundAs of Feb 14, 2014, UNRWA had registered almost 53 000 Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) who fled to Lebanon as the result conflict in Syria. Half PRS gone one 12 camps, which are overcrowded and poor infrastructure. Consequently, there is concern for wellbeing PRS; particular, their health status access medical care. Little attention has been given non-communicable diseases (NCDs...

Purpose Building on the recent capability-based conceptualisation of resilience, this paper aims to explore whether experience a previous crisis and entrepreneur resilience are associated with Small- medium-sized enterprises (SMEs') adoption different anticipation strategies for adversities. Design/methodology/approach Using original survey data 959 Italian German SMEs, research uses multinomia...