BACKGROUND A preliminary review of the UK Renal Registry (UKRR) pre-RRT study data revealed results suggesting that, for some patients, the date of start of renal replacement therapy (RRT), as reported to the UKRR, was incorrect and often significantly later than the true date of start. A more detailed study then aimed to validate a set of criteria to identify patients with an incorrect start d...

background: time of day can affect the outcome of medical procedures and surgical operations. the current study was designed to assess whether time of day can influence the quality of breast cancer surgery or not. methods: patients who underwent breast cancer surgery and axillary lymph node dissection in tehran, iran between march 2012 and march 2013 were enrolled. surgeries were categorized in...