Background Infectious agents such as SARS-CoV-2 require strategies to contain outbreaks, particularly in hospitals where the ...

Introduction Diabetic retinopathy is one of the leading causes of vision impairment globally. Alongside the systemic control of diabetes and timely detection of diabetic retinopathy, the prompt ...

Original research: Associations among health-related quality of life, mental resilience and social support in patients early after surgery for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a ...

Objective To summarise the findings of an updated Cochrane review of interventions aimed at improving the appropriate use of polypharmacy in older people. Design Cochrane systematic review. Multiple ...

Objectives Few studies have examined frailty in Indian adults, despite an increasing population of older adults and an escalating burden of chronic diseases. We aimed to study the prevalence and ...

Introduction Haemorrhage causes most preventable prehospital trauma deaths and about a third of in-hospital trauma deaths. Tranexamic acid (TXA), administered soon after hospital arrival in certain ...

Objectives To provide an overview of the safety and effectiveness of Hospital-at-Home (HaH) according to programme type (early-supported discharge (ESD) vs admission avoidance (AA)), and identify the ...

3 Amsterdam UMC location location University of Amsterdam, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 4 Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Emma ...

Objective To describe the extent to which older patients participate in discharge medication communication, and identify factors that predict patient participation in discharge medication ...

Objectives Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide. Experimental studies support the hypothesis that oxytocin administration during labour, a common ...

Objective Humour is a powerful resource in medical education. The purpose of this study is to investigate what students and teachers think about the use of humour. What challenges do teachers face in ...

Background and objective Increasing mortality and decreasing life expectancy in the USA are largely attributable to accidental overdose, alcohol-related disease and suicide. These ‘deaths of despair’ ...