BACKGROUND As electronic health records (EHRs) become ubiquitous in the health care industry, privacy breaches are increasing and being made public. These breaches may make consumers wary of the technology, undermining its potential to improve care coordination and research. OBJECTIVE Given the developing concerns around privacy of personal health information stored in digital format, it is i...

OBJECTIVES To determine the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of upper extremity deep vein thrombosis and to determine the safety of withholding anticoagulant therapy in patients with negative ultrasonographic results. DATA SOURCES The MEDLINE database was searched for literature published from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 2000, that evaluated ultrasonography...

By definition, lying involves withholding the truth. Response inhibition may therefore be the cognitive function at the heart of deception. Neuroimaging research has shown that the same brain region that is activated during response inhibition tasks, namely the inferior frontal region, is also activated during deception paradigms. This led to the hypothesis that the inferior frontal region is t...

BACKGROUND Few data are available about physicians' decisions in regard to withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining measures. We therefore studied internists' views on this subject. METHODS We surveyed 1000 generalist and subspecialist internists about their views on withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment. Thirty-two hypothetical cases were included. The effect of the demograp...

Determining clinically whether or not a child with abnormal movements is having seizures is rarely easy. Several non-epileptic causes of apparent seizures are well described, especially gastro-oesophageal reflux. Stool withholding is very common in childhood, and can start very soon after birth. Although it can cause major issues for the child and family, it is rarely considered by health care ...

A new section 35A has been inserted into the Income Tax Act 58 of 1962 by Revenue Laws Amendment 32 2004, published in Government Gazette 27188 24 January 2005. It will come operation on a date to be determined proclamation Gazette. Essentially provision imposes statutory duty purchaser immovable property withhold certain percentage amount payable seller respect sale, and pay over such SARS, wh...

Knowledge hiding and knowledge hoarding define two organizational behaviors that integrate withholding related phenomena in organizations. Although recent literature presents efforts to conceptually differentiate hoarding, evidence shows there are emerging gaps resulting from conceptual empirical inconsistencies between the constructs. This paper addresses need for theoretical clarification by ...

The administration of anti-platelet agents to surgical patients with a history of coronary artery disease or peripheral vascular disease represents an everyday challenge to anaesthesiologists when epidural anaesthesia or analgesia is to be considered. Practice guidelines suggest stopping clopidogrel at least 7 days before placing an epidural catheter. Withholding anti-platelet drugs represents ...