We examined how residents’ driving changed after the implementation of low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) in Lambeth, London. used postcode plus numberplate data from controlled parking zones, matched to annual MOT records. From 2018-2020 (‘pre’) 2021-2023 (‘post’), mean past-year decreased by 0.7km/day among residents living inside new LTNs and increased 0.6km/day control areas elsewhere Lambet...

OBJECTIVE To determine the risk of acquiring ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and the impact on costs when extending ventilator circuit change intervals beyond 2 days to 7 and 30 days. DESIGN Prospective 4-year review of mechanically ventilated patients. SETTING The respiratory and medical ICUs of an 800-bed tertiary teaching Veterans Affairs hospital. PATIENTS All adult patients rec...

The Posturomed device is used as a scientific tool to quantify human dynamic balance ability due to unexpected perturbations, and as a training device. Consequently, the question arises whether such measurements are compromised by learning effects. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze inter- and intra-day reliability of dynamic balance responses using the Posturomed. Thirty healthy young subj...

OBJECTIVE To assess cycle outcome among day 5 and day 6 cryopreserved frozen-thawed blastocyst embryo transfers (FBET). DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Military-based assisted reproduction technology (ART) center. PATIENT(S) One hundred seventy-two nondonor, programmed cryopreserved embryo cycles. INTERVENTION(S) Fully expanded blastocysts on day 5 were cryopreserved on day 5...

C onventional hemodialysis (CHD) administered thrice weekly for 3to 4-hour sessions and peritoneal dialysis (PD) are the 2 most commonly delivered dialysis modalities. Patients treated with CHD are subject to short periods of rapid fluid and solute removal accompanied by brisk electrolyte shifts followed by long intervals when these substances reaccumulate. In contrast, PD uses the patient’s pe...