This paper introduces the concept of participatory sensing, which tasks everyday mobile
devices, such as cellular phones, to form interactive, participatory sensor networks that enable …

Although historically the intra-aortic balloon pump has been the only mechanical circulatory
support device available to clinicians, a number of new devices have become commercially …

Background: Quality of recovery (QoR) after anesthesia is an important measure of the early
postoperative health status of patients. The aim was to develop a short-form postoperative …

Background Several rating scales have been developed to measure quality of recovery
after surgery and anaesthesia, but the most extensively used is the QoR-40, a 40-item …

Background Clinical investigations of shock in cardiac intensive care units (CICUs) have
primarily focused on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock (…

Physician competence is an essential component in the provision of optimal health care.
Physicians must have the appropriate training, fund of knowledge, clinical decision making, and …

Background Single-center studies suggest that implementation of multidisciplinary cardiogenic
shock (CS) teams is associated with improved CS survival. Objectives The aim was to …

Purpose.: To evaluate dexamethasone pharmacokinetics after implantation of a sustained-release
dexamethasone (DEX) intravitreal implant in nonvitrectomized and vitrectomized eyes…

Importance Single-center and claims-based studies have described substantial changes in
the landscape of care in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). Professional societies have …

A common practice in log interpretation is to cross-plot various porosity log readings in
order to determine formation lithology and compute porosity accurately. Crossplots of Sonic …