Water hyacinths are becoming a problem in lakes, ponds and waterways in many parts of
the world. This paper contains a literature study of different ways to use water hyacinths, …

This study analyzed GE Centricity Electronic Medical Record (EMR) data to examine the effects
of body mass index (BMI) and obesity, key risk factor components of metabolic syndrome…

Objective Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major debilitating disease affecting ∼27 million persons in
the US. Yet, the financial costs to patients and insurers remain poorly understood. The …

The present study of primary prevention in white men aged 40 to 64 years attempts to
investigate whether a β-blocker given as initial antihypertensive treatment would lower total …

BACKGROUND: The Premier Perspective Database (Premier Inc, Charlotte, NC) was used
to compare hospital costs and perioperative outcomes for video-assisted thoracoscopic …

Background Video-assisted thoracic surgical (VATS) lobectomies and wedge resections result
in less morbidity and shorter length of stay than resections via thoracotomy. The impact of …

… David is an academic affiliate of, C. Gunnarsson is an employee of, and P. Saynisch is an
consultant to CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting, which is a paid consultant to Independence …

OBJECTIVE: To compare clinical and economic outcomes (hospital costs) in women undergoing
laparoscopic hysterectomy performed with and without robotic assistance in inpatient …

BACKGROUND: Anesthesia professional–delivered sedation has become increasingly
common when performing colonoscopy and EGD. OBJECTIVE: To provide an estimate of …

… A complete listing of the first 20 primary diagnosis by frequency is provided in Appendix C.
From the 15 404 women in this study, 3520 (23%) of these patients underwent MIP …