... DATABASE Open Access
Leveraging a clinical research information system
to assist biospecimen data and workflow
management: a hybrid approach
Prakash M Nadkarni
1*
, Rowena Kemp
1
and Chirag ... by data- entry staff.
While analytical data can also be entered manually,
many parameters may be outputted electronically by
labora tory instruments following batch ana...
... developing
parotid gland enlargement, lymphoma of the parotid
gland was excluded by partial parotidectomy and histo-
logical examination. After approval by the local ethics
committee and informed ... analyzed. The patient was a
76-year-old female who manifested a typical histology of
the minor salivary glands (focus score >1). The duration
of the disease was 9 years at the time of...
... Kotaru
1
,
Barbara A Conley
4
and Sreenivasa R Chandana
5*
Abstract
Background: Autoimmune pancreatitis is a rare chronic inflammatory pancreatic disease that is increasingly being
diagnosed worldwide. As a ... xtra- pancr eatic manifesta-
tions may also occur as part of the systemic fibro-
inflammatory syndrome. Biliary tract strictures occur in
the majority of patient s. Lacrimal a...
... etiology, as early initiation of therapy is imper-
ative to prevent severe disease resulting in liver transplan-
tation or death.
Abbreviations
ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate aminotrans-
ferase; ... developed hypotension, coagulopathy with a PT of
83.2s and PTT of greater than 200s, hyperammonemia,
and acute renal failure thought to be due to hepatorenal
syndrome. The m...
... internal jugular vein: a case report
Ahmed Alzaraa*
1
, Jason Stone
2
, Glyn Williams
3
, Irfan Ahmed
1
and
Mohammed Quraishi
1
Address:
1
Department of Otolaryngology, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, ... Doncaster, UK,
2
Department of Histopathology, Doncaster Royal Infirmary,
Doncaster, UK and
3
Department of Radiology, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, UK
Email: Ahmed Alzaraa* -...
... study, data analysis and
manuscript preparation. DD participated in protocol design, sample analyses
and manuscript preparation. JS participated in data collection, sample analysis
Hickner et al. ... (pre and post supplementation)] repeated
measures ANOVA. ANCOVA was performed using pre
data as a covariate for hemoglobin, hematocrit, muscle
total creatine, and muscle lactate a...
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27. Dinarello CA: Proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory
cytokines as mediators in the pathogenesis ... Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N5B4, Canada and
2
Department of Small
Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon...
... patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1996, 154:
1678–1683.
20. Nagahata Y, Azumi Y, Kawakita N, Wada T, Saitoh Y: Inhibitory
effect of dopamine on gastric motility in rats. Scand J Gas-
troenterol ... who are enterally fed compared with patients who
are parenterally fed [6,7].
Gastric emptying in critically ill patients can be delayed
for various reasons, such as opiates, dopamine, acidosis...
... Hospital, Toronto, Canada
2
Research Director, Medical/Surgical ICU, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
3
Director, Respiratory Care, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ... Oliveira R,
Takagaki TY, Carvalho CR: Effect of a protective-ventilation
strategy on mortality in the acute respiratory distress syn-
drome. N Engl J Med 1998, 338:347-354.
4. Imai Y, N...
... I was a resident was the opportunity to place a
pulmonary artery catheter and then spend the rest of the day calculating parameters such as oxygen
delivery, oxygen consumption, intrapulmonary ... Richards
Stephen Lapinsky has not provided any evidence that the
PAC would increase mortality. He states only that
hemodynamic data would be unnecessary and that
measurements may be unrel...