In particular, EDS-HT is probably the most common EDS subtype [3] and likely represents one and the same disorder as the joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) [4] . Therefore, it is reasonable that JHS/EDS-HT is the EDS form most frequently encountered in many surgery subspecialties, except perhaps in vascular and chest clinics. Not many data have been published concerning surgical aspects of JHS/...

In particular, EDS-HT is probably the most common EDS subtype [3] and likely represents one and the same disorder as the joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) [4] . Therefore, it is reasonable that JHS/EDS-HT is the EDS form most frequently encountered in many surgery subspecialties, except perhaps in vascular and chest clinics. Not many data have been published concerning surgical aspects of JHS/...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We compare utilization, price per visit, and the types of care delivered across freestanding emergency departments (EDs), hospital-based EDs, and urgent care centers in Texas. METHODS We analyzed insurance claims processed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas from 2012 to 2015 for patient visits to freestanding EDs, hospital-based EDs, or urgent care centers in 16 Texas metropol...

BACKGROUND Policymakers advocate universal electronic medical records (EMRs) and propose incentives for "meaningful use" of EMRs. Though emergency departments (EDs) are particularly sensitive to the benefits and unintended consequences of EMR adoption, surveillance has been limited. We analyze data from a nationally representative sample of US EDs to ascertain the adoption of various EMR functi...

BACKGROUND Although the Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) has been extensively validated, little is known of the impact of its routine use as an aid to site-of-treatment decisions for patients with pneumonia who present to emergency departments (EDs). METHODS A prospective, observational, controlled cohort study of patients with pneumonia was conducted in 8 EDs that used the PSI (PSI-user EDs) a...

Background: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic inflammatory disorders associated with a dysregulated adaptive and innate immune response to gut commensals in genetically susceptible individuals. The pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease is complex, and the disease is characterized by significant phenotypic and genotypic heterogeneity. Summary: The introduction of anti-TNF b...

While most hypertension in children has been previously considered secondary to renal, cardiovascular or endocrine etiology, a substantial number of children aged 6 to 20 years are now diagnosed with primary or essential hypertension. Hypertension in children and adolescents seems to be increasing over the past two decades. This is attributed at least in part to an increased prevalence of overw...

Objective: Screening of mental health problems in children and adolescents is necessary for epidemiological research on the prevalence of these problems. We conducted a population screening study of emotional and behavioral disorders among 1200 11-16 year old adolescents in Beirut, Lebanon. Method: Data was collected from parents and youth using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. Twe...

1 McMaster Health Forum, Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Department of Political Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2 Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway, 3 Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland, 4 Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Mal...