Ultrasound-guided transthoracic needle biopsy of the lung: sensitivity and safety variables.

Objectives: Variables affecting the performance of ultrasound-guided transthoracic needle biopsy (US-TTNB) are not well established. We examined clinical and imaging variables affecting the sensitivity and the complication rates of US-TTNB.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed a consecutive series of 528 US-TTNBs performed from 2008 to 2017.

The long-term postoperative trajectory of geriatric patients admitted for a hip fracture: A prospective observational cohort study.

Background: Worldwide, 1.3 million patients sustain a hip fracture every year. In Canada, 23 621 patients over 60 have been admitted with a hip fracture in 2003.