Using operating room turnover time by anesthesia trainee level to assess improving systems-based practice milestones.

Background: Operating room (OR) metrics are frequently cited when optimizing cost efficacy and quality of care (Weiss et al, Characteristics of operating room procedures in U.S. hospitals, 2011: Statistical brief #170, 2013; Macario A, Anesthesiology 105:237-240, 2006; Childers et al, JAMA Surg 153:e176233, 2018).

Expression of γ-tubulin in non-small cell lung cancer and effect on patient survival.

Introduction: It has been reported that overexpression and altered compartmentalization of γ-tubulin may contribute to tumorigenesis and tumor aggressiveness in a variety of human malignancies. We have shown that γ-tubulin expression and cellular distribution pattern is also altered in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) (Histol. Histopathol.

Recovery following desflurane versus sevoflurane anesthesia for outpatient urologic surgery in elderly females.

Background: An unresolved question is the time required for the ability to return to complex tasks following anesthesia.

Objectives: This study aims to characterize the severity and duration of cognitive impairment following sevoflurane or desfluane anesthesia after brief surgery using tests of cognitive ability to objectively testing performance.

Patients And Methods: This study is a double blinded randomized controlled trial.

Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of Burkholderia pseudomallei among melioidosis cases in Kedah, Malaysia.

Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality particularly among diabetics. We evaluated 228 isolates of B. pseudomallei for antimicrobial sensitivity during 2005-2010 using the disc diffusion technique, of which 144 were obtained from blood culture.

Incidence, risk factors and clinical epidemiology of melioidosis: a complex socio-ecological emerging infectious disease in the Alor Setar region of Kedah, Malaysia.

Background: Melioidosis, a severe and fatal infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is believed to an emerging global threat. However, data on the natural history, risk factors, and geographic epidemiology of the disease are still limited.

Methods: We undertook a retrospective analysis of 145 confirmed cases extracted from a hospital-based Melioidosis Registry set up from 2005 in Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah state, Malaysia, in order to provide a first description of the contemporary incidence, risk factors, and clinical epidemiology of the disease in this putatively high risk region of the country.

The effect of delayed transportation of blood samples on serum bilirubin values in neonates.

Background: Delays in transporting blood samples may cause inaccurate results. Samples may be exposed to light or heat during delays, resulting in the degradation of analytes, for example, bilirubin. This study was done to determine the effect of delays in the transportation of blood samples on serum bilirubin test results.