Background. Complete ascertainment of the true rates of acute kidney injury (AKI) and emerging trends are essential for planning of preventive strategies within health systems. Methods. We conducted a retrospective ...

Sir, Philip Larkin wrote “man hands on misery to man”. The poet was born in 1922 at the birth of the modern “antibiotic era” and, while he was not referring to infection, the phrase reflects the microbiological phenomenon. ...

The transferrin saturation (TSAT) ratio is a commonly used indicator of iron deficiency and iron overload in clinical practice but precise relationships with total and cardiovascular mortality are unclear.Purpose: To better ...

Objectives—To review the current evidence base for treating episodes of delirium in palliative care settings and propose a framework for future development. Methods—We combined multidisciplinary input from delirium ...

Breast milk is the only source of the essential amino acid tryptophan (TRP) in breast-fed infants. Low levels of TRP could have implications for infant neurodevelopment. The objectives of the present study were to compare ...

Background: The Normalization Process Model is a theoretical model that assists in explaining the processes by which complex interventions become routinely embedded in health care practice. It offers a framework for ...

Objectives: With prevention and treatment of mental disorders a challenge for primary care and increasing capability of electronic medical records (EMRs) to facilitate research in practice, we aim to determine the ...

Communication problems occur in general practice consultations when migrants and general practitioners do not share a common language and culture. Migrants’ perspectives have rarely been included in the development of ...