voriconazole pharmacoeconomic studies. Clin Outcomes Res 2009; 1: 35–43. 8 Aguilar Aragón JA, Cabrera Rivero JL, Cornejo Garcia J, et al. Prevalencia de hemoptisis luego de la cura bacteriológica en pacientes dados de alta del Programa de Control de Tuberculosis del Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia. [Haemoptysis prevalence after bacteriological cure in discharged patients from the Tuberculosi...

PURPOSE To determine factors associated with persistent sequelae after fasciotomy for acute compartment syndrome. METHODS Records of 57 men and 3 women aged 8 to 84 (mean, 31.9) years who underwent fasciotomy of the lower (n=48) or upper (n=12) limbs for acute compartment syndrome following limb trauma were retrospectively reviewed. 58 of the fasciotomies were therapeutic and 2 were prophylac...

A retrospective review of 1,845 patients was performed to evaluate the efficacy of skull films in acute head trauma. The implications of efficacy included effects on diagnosis, therapy, and ultimate outcome. Seventy-nine patients had skull fractures. Thirty-three patients sustained significant intracranial sequelae from their injuries, but only seven of these also sustained fractures. Twenty-si...

BACKGROUND Predicting the neurological sequelae of carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) has not been well studied. We investigated the independent predictors of neurological sequelae in patients with COP and combined these predictors to predict the prognosis. METHODS This study was conducted at four hospitals in Shandong Province, China. Data were retrospectively collected from 258 patients with C...

Blood pressure (BP) elevation is a well-established risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in adults. More recently, it has been established through autopsy studies and studies using noninvasive imaging techniques that BP elevation is also a risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis in childhood and adolescence. Hypertension is a powerful risk factor for left ventricula...

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In the last 20 years each of the 50 states has developed and refined legislation that mandates professionals who have contact with or who are responsible for children to report suspected cases of child abuse or neglect. The language in these laws varies markedly, with different states defining their own criteria for intervention. All states have expanded their focus beyond physical abuse and ne...