OBJECTIVES To determine the relative contributions of patient risk profile, local and individual clinical practice on length of hospital stay after cardiac surgery. DESIGN Ten-year audit of prospectively collected consecutive cardiac surgical cases. Case-mix adjusted outcomes were analysed in models that included random effects for centre, surgeon and anaesthetist. SETTING UK centres provid...

BACKGROUND Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is an effective treatment for the motor and non-motor signs of Parkinson's disease (PD), however, psychological disorders and social maladjustment have been reported in about one third of patients after STN-DBS. We propose here a perioperative psychoeducation programme to limit such social and familial disruption. METHODS Ninetee...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To determine the incidence of depression in head and neck cancer (HNCA) patients following definitive treatment and the relationship between depression and head and neck-specific measures of quality of life and function. STUDY DESIGN Prospective cohort analysis. METHODS Two hundred forty-six patients were evaluated with the Beck Depression Inventory Fast-Screen (BDI-FS...

PURPOSE To compare the long-term outcomes in patients with salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma (SGACC) treated with post-operative chemoradiotherapy (POCRT) versus post-operative radiotherapy (PORT). METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the records of 91 SGACC patients treated with surgery followed by PORT (n = 58) or POCRT (n = 33) between 2000 and 2013. Treatment outcomes between groups ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the impact of group outpatient visits to traditional "physician-patient dyad" care among older chronically ill HMO members on health services utilization and cost, self-reported health status, and patient and physician satisfaction. DESIGN A 1-year randomized trial. SETTING A group model HMO in the Denver Metropolitan area. PARTICIPANTS Three hundred twenty-one member...

ObjectiveZilver PTX polymer-free, paclitaxel-coated stents and Viabahn stent grafts are effective for the treatment of femoropopliteal lesions. The aim this study was to compare clinical outcomes between two devices in patients with symptomatic peripheral arterial disease real-world settings.MethodsThis multicenter, retrospective concerned a database 445 (Rutherford categories 1-6) who underwen...

We present multiwavelength imaging observations of PKS 1045−188, 8C 1849+670, and PKS 2216−038, three radio-loud active galactic nuclei from the MOJAVE-Chandra Sample that straddle the Fanaroff-Riley (FR) boundary between lowand high-power jets. These hybrid sources provide an excellent opportunity to study jet emission mechanisms and the influence of the external environment. We used archival ...

BACKGROUND Low tri-iodothyronine syndrome is associated with worse prognosis of severely ill patients. We investigated the association of thyroid hormone levels with discharge outcomes and 5-year mortality in primary brain tumor patients. METHODS From January, 2010 until September, 2011, 230 patients (70% women) before brain tumor surgery were evaluated for cognitive (Mini mental State Examin...