Morbidly obese patients receive delayed ED care: body mass index greater than 40 kg/m2 have longer disposition times.

Objectives: Our study compares treatment times of morbidly obese patients (body mass index [BMI]>40 kg/m2) with patients having BMI less than 35 kg/m2.

Methods: We used an institutional review board-approved, retrospective, sequential, cohort, data analysis of emergency department (ED) medical records from our county teaching hospital (January 2010). Our data set of 102 morbidly obese patients (World Health Organization class 3 [BMI>40 kg/m2]) was compared with that of 195 normal or mildly obese patients (World Health Organization class 0 or 1 [BMI<35 kg/m2]).

Preservation and Storage Mechanisms for Raw Milk Samples for Use in Milk-Recording Schemes.

This study, carried out by the Quebec Dairy Herd Analysis Service, compares (during summer conditions in Quebec) the performance of three types of preservatives for raw milk under four different systems of sample storage: no refrigeration, refrigeration at the laboratory only, refrigeration during transport and at the lab, and complete refrigeration from sampling at the farm to analysis. The objective was to determine the best preservative and storage conditions for protecting milk components during transportation and storage of raw milk samples collected at the farm and sent to a central testing lab for analysis. Milk samples were analyzed at day 3 and at day 7 after sampling to observe the effect of aging.