An American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine Consensus
Conference was held in Northbrook in August 1991 with the goal of agreeing on a set of …

Objective To develop an objective scale to measure the severity of the multiple organ
dysfunction syndrome as an outcome in critical illness. Design

Many ATP-and GTP-binding proteins have a phosphate-binding loop (P-loop), the primary
structure of which typically consists of a glycine-rich sequence followed by a conserved lysine …

The aetiology of asthma and allergic disease remains poorly understood, despite considerable
research. The International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC), was …

Comorbidity is associated with worse health outcomes, more complex clinical management,
and increased health care costs. There is no agreement, however, on the meaning of the …

The healing process in acute wounds has been extensively studied and the knowledge
derived from these studies has often been extrapolated to the care of chronic wounds, on the …

Background Demand for primary care services has increased in developed countries due to
population ageing, rising patient expectations, and reforms that shift care from hospitals to …

Background: Little is known about the prevalence of atopic eczema outside Northern Europe.
Objectives: We sought to describe the magnitude and variation in the prevalence of atopic …

In 12 experiments with SCWL roosters it was shown that for each of 12 feedingstuffs there
was a linear relationship between feed input and the amount of energy voided as excreta. In …

Randomised controlled trials are the most rigorous way of determining whether a cause-effect
relation exists between treatment and outcome and for assessing the cost effectiveness of …