The addition of a nurse practitioner to an inpatient surgical team results in improved use of resources.

Background: Resident work hour restrictions and changes in reimbursement may lead to an adverse effect on the continuity of care of a patient after discharge. This study analyzes whether adding a nurse practitioner (NP) to a busy inpatient surgery service would improve patient care after discharge.

Methods: In 2007, a NP joined a team of 3 surgery attendings.

Anaemia, iron status and vitamin A deficiency among adolescent refugees in Kenya and Nepal.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of anaemia (haemoglobin<11.0 to 13.0 g dl(-1) depending on age and sex group), iron deficiency (transferrin receptor concentration>8.