Association between Conversion to Shockable Rhythms and Survival with Favorable Neurological Outcomes for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests.

Background: The initial cardiac rhythm in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) portends different prognoses and affects treatment decisions. Initial shockable rhythms are associated with good survival and neurological outcomes but there is conflicting evidence for those who initially present with non-shockable rhythms. The aim of this study is to evaluate if OHCA with conversion from non-shockable (i.

Compliance With Asthma Guidelines and Association With Outcomes in the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital.

Background: Despite the existence of guidelines for treating acute asthma patients in the emergency department (ED), compliance is often poor. We aimed to examine the compliance to treatment guidelines for asthma at our tertiary care teaching hospital's ED and association with re-attendance rates.

Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of electronic patient records of patients above 16 years old who presented to our ED with a primary diagnosis of asthma over a 6 month period in 2012.

Minimally invasive compared with open lumbar laminotomy: no functional benefits at 6 or 24 months after surgery.

Background Context: Comparative studies between open and minimally invasive surgical (MIS) approaches for the treatment of spinal stenosis have mainly investigated immediate postoperative parameters.

Purpose: We aimed to compare the postoperative improvements in functional and pain scores between open versus MIS lumbar laminotomy and to describe the complications of each method.

Study Design/setting: We conducted as retrospective review of prospectively collected data.

Unconstrained arthroplasty in type II valgus knees: posterior stabilized or cruciate retaining?

Purpose: Type II valgus knees are defined by medial collateral ligament laxity. This paper studies the results of posterior stabilized (PS) and cruciate retaining (CR) knee implants in type II valgus knees.

Methods: From 1999 to 2009, there were 100 type II valgus knees in 95 patients eligible for study (63 PS, 37 CR).

Asians with localized prostate cancer treated with 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and adjuvant hormonal therapy: comparing Phoenix and American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) definitions in an Asian population.

Objectives: Conformal radiotherapy with adjuvant androgen suppression is used in our center to treat localized prostate cancer. We compare Phoenix as an alternative to American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) for defining biochemical failure. Our primary aim was to assess the Phoenix and ASTRO definitions of biochemical failure in a population of mainly Asian men with early localized prostate cancer treated with conformal radiotherapy with and without androgen ablation.

Results, experience and technical points learnt with use of the SKy Bone Expander kyphoplasty system for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures: a prospective study of 40 patients with a minimum of 12 months of follow-up.

To describe our centre's results, experience and technical points learnt with the SKy Bone Expander System for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). Forty consecutive patients with painful single level T12 or L1 osteoporotic VCF who had failed conservative management for more than 3 months had 40 single level SKy Bone Expander kyphoplasties performed. Using local anaesthesia with patients in a prone, hyper-lordotic position, a unilateral, percutaneous, intra-pedicular approach was employed.

Disease progression, response to ACEI/ATRA therapy and influence of ACE gene in IgA nephritis.

Various studies have shown that angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene insertion/deletion (ID) polymorphism may play a role in the progression to end stage renal failure (ESRF) in patients with IgA nephritis (IgAN). In this randomized controlled trial, patients were followed up for 5 years to determine their long-term renal outcome to ACEI/ATRA therapy and to ascertain if their ACE gene profile could play a role in determining their response to therapy. Seventy-five patients with IgAN were enlisted.

A prospective randomized study comparing monopolar and bipolar transurethral resection of prostate using transurethral resection in saline (TURIS) system.

Objectives: To compare transurethral resection of prostate (TURP) using monopolar and bipolar transurethral resection in saline (TURIS) system.

Materials And Methods: A prospectively randomized study was conducted between January 2004 and January 2005. Patient demographics and indications for surgery were recorded.