BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Feasibility is an important parameter when choosing which patient-reported outcomes (PRO) to use in a study. We assessed the feasibility of PROs in a hip registry setting. METHODS Primary total hip arthroplasty (THA) patients (n = 5,747) who had been operated on 1-2, 5-6, or 10-11 years previously were randomly selected from the Danish Hip Arthroplasty Register and sent...

Patient handover is paramount for effective patient care and is often poorly documented or incomplete. North Bristol NHS Trust weekend handover proformas identify medical patients requiring weekend review. Many patients seen during on-call shifts are not handed over. Our aim was to develop Friday ward round proforma sheets for medical patients, to encourage clear documentation of management pla...

SEGES Pig Research Centre tested three different types of supplementary air inlets in a farrowing house to evaluate the effect on the sows’ immediate environment during the summer. The three different types included trough valves, a single ceiling inlet per sow and transverse ceiling inlets in the section. No supplementary air inlets were installed in the control section. The primary parameters...

BACKGROUND Measuring long-term disability and functional outcomes after major trauma is not standardized across trauma registries. An ideal measure would be responsive to change but not have significant ceiling effects. The aim of this study was to compare the responsiveness of the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS), GOS-Extended (GOSE), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and modified FIM in major...

We observed that buprenorphine 20 micrograms kg-1 i.v. in dogs caused an initial significant reduction in both A delta and C fibre mediated somatosympathetic reflexes evoked by tibial and radial nerve stimulation, to approximately 75% and 70% of control values. Larger doses (up to 100 micrograms kg-1 i.v.) had progressively less effect and the mean responses were depressed to only approximately...

Unfortunately, the original version of this article [1] contained two mistakes. The text on page 5 reading, “Floor effects were negligible for all items (2 %–14 %) while substantial ceiling effects were observed except Item 4 (30 %–40 %)” should instead have read, “Floor effects were negligible (2 %–14 %) while substantial ceiling effects were observed for all items (30 %–40 %) except Item 4”. ...

Comares Hall is the most majestic room in the Alhambra. It is located within Comares Tower, which was built by artisans from the nearby town of Comares. The Hall measures 30’x30’, with a 60-foot-high domed ceiling and nine large windows. The ceiling, beams, and doors of Comares Hall are of carved wood, the floors and wainscoting are glazed earthenware mosaic, and other ornamental surfaces are o...