Ultrasonographic screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms.

abstract：BACKGROUND:High intake of folate may reduce risk for colon cancer, but the dosage and duration relations and the impact of dietary compared with supplementary sources are not well understood. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the relation between folate intake and incidence of colon cancer. DESIGN:Prospective cohort study. SETT...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Giovannucci E,Stampfer MJ,Colditz GA,Hunter DJ,Fuchs C,Rosner BA,Speizer FE,Willett WC

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adherence to short-term continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may predict long-term use. Unfortunately, initial CPAP intolerance may lead to poor adherence or abandonment of therapy. OBJECTIVE:To determine whether a short course of eszopiclone at the onset of therapy improves long-term CPAP adherence m...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Lettieri CJ,Shah AA,Holley AB,Kelly WF,Chang AS,Roop SA,CPAP Promotion and Prognosis-The Army Sleep Apnea Program Trial.

更新日期：2009-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) has penalized hospitals with higher 30-day readmission rates more than $3 billion to date. Clinicians and policy experts have raised concerns that the 30-day readmission measure used in this program provides an incomplete picture of performance because it does not cap...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Wadhera RK,Joynt Maddox KE,Desai NR,Landon BE,Md MV,Gilstrap LG,Shen C,Yeh RW

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Valid measurement of physician performance requires accurate identification of patients for whom a physician is responsible. Among all patients seen by a physician, some will be more strongly connected to their physician than others, but the effect of connectedness on measures of physician performance is not...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Atlas SJ,Grant RW,Ferris TG,Chang Y,Barry MJ

更新日期：2009-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thymectomy is standard therapy fornonthymomatousmyasthenia gravis despite the absence of randomized clinical trials (1). Myasthenia gravis is uncommonly reported in monozygous twins; disease concordance occurs in approximately one third of such identical twin pairs; and treatment for myasthenia gravis, when ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Riggs KR,Gutmann L,Riggs JE

更新日期：2011-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimum duration of anticoagulant therapy after an episode of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is controversial. Contributing to the controversy is uncertainty about whether residual venous thrombosis, as assessed by repeated ultrasonography over time, increases the risk for recurrent thromboembolism. OBJEC...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Prandoni P,Lensing AW,Prins MH,Bernardi E,Marchiori A,Bagatella P,Frulla M,Mosena L,Tormene D,Piccioli A,Simioni P,Girolami A

更新日期：2002-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with lupus nephritis and marked proteinuria (3.9 g or more/d) that did not respond adequately to treatment with prednisone alone or prednisone in combination with azathioprine were treated with total lymphoid irradiation in an uncontrolled feasibility study. Within 6 weeks after the start of total lymphoi...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Strober S,Field E,Hoppe RT,Kotzin BL,Shemesh O,Engleman E,Ross JC,Myers BD

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In five patients with hypertension and marked impairment of renal function due to renal artery stenosis in a solitary functioning kidney, a nonsurgical technique, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, was used to dilate the stenotic renal artery. Blood pressure improved in all five patients, and renal function improv...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Weinberger MH,Yune HY,Grim CE,Luft FC,Klatte EC,Donohue JP

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is a common method for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, yet its acceptability and performance over several rounds of annual testing are largely unknown. OBJECTIVE:To assess FIT performance characteristics over 4 rounds of annual screening. DESIGN:Retrospective cohort s...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Jensen CD,Corley DA,Quinn VP,Doubeni CA,Zauber AG,Lee JK,Zhao WK,Marks AR,Schottinger JE,Ghai NR,Lee AT,Contreras R,Klabunde CN,Quesenberry CP,Levin TR,Mysliwiec PA

更新日期：2016-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The exocrine pancreas secretes into the gut on demand more than 20 proteins that are indispensable for digestion. In-vivo autodigestion is prevented by an array of natural safeguards. In acute pancreatitis, inappropriate intrapancreatic activation and release of pancreatic hydrolases occur, but the pathogenetic mechan...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Geokas MC,Baltaxe HA,Banks PA,Silva J Jr,Frey CF

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Biosimilars are of growing clinical, regulatory, and commercial importance. Purpose:To summarize evidence about the bioequivalence between biosimilar and reference tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) inhibitors. Data Sources:PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and LILACS from incept...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Chingcuanco F,Segal JB,Kim SC,Alexander GC

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although some studies suggest that access to cardiac procedures may differ by sex, others have found no evidence of gender bias in cardiac care. OBJECTIVE:To study rates of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery in men and women after cardiac catheterization....

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Ghali WA,Faris PD,Galbraith PD,Norris CM,Curtis MJ,Saunders LD,Dzavik V,Mitchell LB,Knudtson ML,Alberta Provincial Project for Outcome Assessment in Coronary Heart Disease (APPROACH) Investigators.

更新日期：2002-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors slow renal disease progression and reduce cardiac morbidity and mortality in patients with diabetes. Patients' out-of-pocket costs pose a barrier to using this effective therapy. OBJECTIVE:To estimate the cost-effectiveness to Medicare of first-dollar coverage ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Rosen AB,Hamel MB,Weinstein MC,Cutler DM,Fendrick AM,Vijan S

更新日期：2005-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：STUDY OBJECTIVE:To determine whether patients with Parkinson disease are at an increased risk for postoperative confusion. DESIGN:Retrospective chart review of patients with Parkinson disease who remained in the hospital at least 48 hours after their surgery. Current data were compared with published historical contro...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Golden WE,Lavender RC,Metzer WS

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In September 1978, cases of hepatitis B in two patients treated by the same dentist led to investigation of a dental practice in Baltimore, Maryland. The dentist had had acute hepatitis B in June 1978 and had remained positive for hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis B e antigen over the ensuing 6 months. He had ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Hadler SC,Sorley DL,Acree KH,Webster HM,Schable CA,Francis DP,Maynard JE

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simulation is a versatile technique used in a variety of health care settings for a variety of purposes, but the extent to which simulation may improve patient safety remains unknown. This systematic review examined evidence on the effects of simulation techniques on patient safety outcomes. PubMed and the Cochrane Li...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Schmidt E,Goldhaber-Fiebert SN,Ho LA,McDonald KM

更新日期：2013-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep-related accidents often involve healthy young persons who are driving at night. Coffee and napping restore alertness, but no study has compared their effects on real nighttime driving performances. OBJECTIVE:To test the effects of 125 mL of coffee (half a cup) containing 200 mg of caffeine, placebo (d...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Philip P,Taillard J,Moore N,Delord S,Valtat C,Sagaspe P,Bioulac B

更新日期：2006-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional educational methods change clinical practice only with considerable effort and difficulty. In particular, the teaching of critical appraisal in the setting of journal clubs does not increase the amount of medical research read by trainees. Experiential learning theory, corroborated by the success of proble...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Badgett RG,O'Keefe M,Henderson MC

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Markers are needed for assessing response to antiretroviral therapy over time. The CD4+ lymphocyte count is one such surrogate, but it is relatively weak. OBJECTIVE:To assess the association of changes in plasma human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) RNA level and CD4+ lymphocyte count with progression to the a...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： O'Brien WA,Hartigan PM,Daar ES,Simberkoff MS,Hamilton JD

更新日期：1997-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The content, role, and purpose of internal medicine, organized as an American specialty 100 years ago, have been marked by ambivalence from the beginning. Nevertheless, molded to a large extent by external events, including the strategic and symbolic importance of surgery in American medicine, the rise of university m...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Stevens R

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Palliative care prioritizes symptom management and quality of life throughout the course of serious illness. Regardless of whether care is inpatient or outpatient, primary or subspecialty, a solid understanding of the basics of effective communication, symptom management, and end-of-life care is crucial. This article ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Swetz KM,Kamal AH

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the efficacy of adjuvant chemotherapy in prolonging survival for women with breast cancer has been well documented, limited population-based information is available on the actual use of chemotherapy. OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between age and chemotherapy use. DESIGN:Cohort study. SET...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Du XL,Key CR,Osborne C,Mahnken JD,Goodwin JS

更新日期：2003-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Medically unexplained functional or somatization symptoms are somatic disorders that are not adequately explained by physical disease processes. The way in which these disorders have been understood and managed has varied over the history of medicine. However, only in the past 100 years has the "mental" explanation pr...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Sharpe M,Carson A

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) frequently develop exacerbations, leading to major clinical and health resource use ramifications. OBJECTIVE:To prospectively evaluate the effectiveness of a long-acting inhaled anticholinergic bronchodilator, tiotropium, in reducing COPD exacerbati...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Niewoehner DE,Rice K,Cote C,Paulson D,Cooper JA Jr,Korducki L,Cassino C,Kesten S

更新日期：2005-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the amount of variation in in-hospital mortality and length of intensive care unit (ICU) stay that can be accounted for by clinical data available at ICU admission. DESIGN:Inception cohort study. SETTING:Forty-two ICUs in 40 hospitals, including 26 hospitals that were randomly selected and 14 la...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Knaus WA,Wagner DP,Zimmerman JE,Draper EA

更新日期：1993-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of solid tumors was evaluated in 628 consecutive patients with multiple myeloma who had been treated with various melphalan-prednisone combinations. Among those patients who lived at least 2 months, the incidence and diversity of second tumors were similar to those in normal persons of the same age and d...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Stegman R,Alexanian R

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the efficacy of hepatitis vaccine is well documented, the duration of immunity of healthy adults after vaccination is unknown. We studied 245 hospital employees 3 years after primary vaccination with hepatitis B vaccine to determine the prevalence of immunity indicated by levels of antibody to hepatitis B sur...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Horowitz MM,Ershler WB,McKinney WP,Battiola RJ

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Medicare uses the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hierarchical Condition Category (CMS-HCC) model to predict patients' annualized Medicare costs in value-based payment programs. The CMS-HCC model does not include measures of frailty, and prior research shows that it systematically underpredicts cost...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Johnston KJ,Wen H,Joynt Maddox KE

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The optimal strategy to prevent recurrent presumed paradoxical emboli in patients with patent foramen ovale is unknown. PURPOSE:To synthesize the current knowledge about and qualitatively assess the relative benefits of transcatheter closure versus medical therapy for patent foramen ovale. DATA SOURCES:Eng...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Khairy P,O'Donnell CP,Landzberg MJ

更新日期：2003-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence, cause, and characteristics of pleural effusions in hospitalized patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). DESIGN:Retrospective. PARTICIPANTS:A total of 222 patients with AIDS hospitalized between January 1986 and January 1992 at the Medical University of South ...

journal_title：Annals of internal medicine

authors： Joseph J,Strange C,Sahn SA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00