Does physician benchmarking improve performance of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy?

abstract：:The purpose of this review article is to selectively examine research that was designed to evaluate the relation between religious involvement and health among older people. Four facets of religion are examined in detail: church-based social support, religious coping, forgiveness, and prayer. In addition, potential ne...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Krause N

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the otolaryngologist in the diagnosis and management of cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea is discussed. One hundred eight cases of cerebrospinal rhinorrhea were studied with emphasis on cause, localization, and treatment. Extracranial approaches produce minimal morbidity and should be considered as possible t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hudson WR,Hughes LA

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technic incorporating the simultaneous elevation of multiple adjacent thoracoabdominal pedicale flaps, based in opposite directions, has been successfully used on four patients with extensive degloving injuries of the hand. In all cases, the hand was later divided into individual digits. A five-year follow-up of thr...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cowen NJ,Giannotto RP

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpneumonectomy electrocardiographic (ECG) changes have not been well-defined. METHODS:We reviewed the clinical data and the preoperative and postpneumonectomy ECGs of 15 patients who had pneumonectomy. RESULTS:All postpneumonectomy ECGs showed a higher heart rate and two (13%) showed diffuse ST elevatio...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Frye DM,Sahn AS

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of five patients with Barrett's esophagus revealed three with an associated active duodenal ulcer. Two patients also had adrenocarcinoma of the esophagus. Any patient with prolonged gastroesophageal reflux should have careful radiologic and endoscopic evaluation of the entire upper gastrointesti...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gelzayd EA,Maas LC

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian vein thrombophlebitis is often misdiagnosed because of vague symptoms leading to unnecessary surgery, morbidity, and mortality. CT findings in such a case are very useful in making a definite diagnosis of ovarian vein thrombophlebitis. We consider CT the preferred method for evaluating pain in the right lower ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Reddy SC,Reddy SC

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Echocardiographic demonstration of valvular infection now ranks with positive blood cultures as one of the two major clinical criteria for diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE), according to new, more accurate guidelines for diagnosis. Because early detection of IE and its complications is essential for d...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Kemp WE Jr,Citrin B,Byrd BF 3rd

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experience of the Southern Regional Trophoblastic Disease Center includes 222 patients who were referred from January 1972 to October 1977. The initial tissue diagnosis was hydatidiform mole in 212 patients and choriocarcinoma in ten. There was spontaneous remission of 142 (69%) of the moles and one of the chorioc...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Hatch KD,Shingleton HM,Austin JM Jr,Boots LR,Younger JB,Soong SJ

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient was referred for evaluation of obstructive uropathy after treatment with 10% formalin to control recurrent hemorrhagic radiation cystitis. Progressive bilateral ureteral, pelvic, and renal parenchymal destruction occurred despite ileal ureteral replacement. This complication of therapy reinforces the concept...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Melman A,Lavelle K,Ludwig J

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A leg ulcer in a 52-year-old renal transplant patient yielded foamy histiocytes containing acid-fast bacilli subsequently identified as a Runyon group III Mycobacterium. Skin infection with these organisms is unusual, and the histologic appearance in this case suggested lepromatous leprosy. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Love GL

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the incidence of endometrial cancer among estrogen-treated women at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center was not increased as reported by others, a prospective study was begun in 1975. With this data base, the cases of breast and endometrial cancer in estrogen and oral contraceptive users were reviewed. The inc...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Gambrell RD Jr

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to assuring an adequate and safe blood supply, blood collection agencies are responsible for the well being of donors. Several aspects of the current blood donor experience may negatively impact donor health and require modification. Physicians need to be aware of health-related issues associated with bloo...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Reiss RF,Kessler D

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with sickle cell disease are predisposed to infection caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. However, there has been only one published case of bacteremic pneumococcal meningitis in an adult with sickle cell anemia. We report here the cases of six adults with sickle cell disease, pneumococcal sepsis, and meningi...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Olopoenia L,Frederick W,Greaves W,Adams R,Addo FE,Castro O

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our study aimed to investigate the association between maternal-perceived psychological stress and fetal telomere length. METHODS:We recruited women in labor upon hospital delivery admission. Based on responses to the Perceived Stress Scale, we categorized participants as having "high," "normal," or "low" pe...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Salihu HM,King LM,Nwoga C,Paothong A,Pradhan A,Marty PJ,Daas R,Whiteman VE

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to identify differences in perceptions between healthcare and non-healthcare personnel when it comes to wearing scrubs in non-healthcare settings. METHODS:An anonymous survey with 11 closed-ended questions sent via e-mail to healthcare students and employees at The University of Texas Health...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bambekova PG,Buch CA,Mendonca C,Arar A,Mirahmadizadeh A,Seifi A

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of drugs can induce pulmonary disease. We report the case of a female patient who was receiving cyproterone acetate for severe hirsutism. After 4 months of cyproterone therapy, she had dyspnea, pulmonary infiltrates, and a restrictive ventilatory defect. Bronchoalveolar lavage showed CD8+ lymphocytosis ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Similowski T,Orcel B,Derenne JP

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between October 1977 and 1978, 93 CutterCast casts were applied at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia. The composition and application of this new casting system are described, and the performance of the 93 casts is evaluated in relation to ease of application, roentgenographic clarity, skin cond...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Fleming LL,Miller K,Sinback M

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Supplemental digital content is available in the text. ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Bob-Manuel T,Askandar S,Khouzam RN

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extramural programs may be evaluated in terms of effectiveness in achieving their particular goals. The components of structure, process, and outcome are examined as related sets of program elements. Goals influence appropriate structure in organization, facilities, and manpower. Structure in turn influences process o...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Chappell JA,Hain JD

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A resurgence of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) has been reported in many areas of the United States in recent years. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of inpatients with a new diagnosis of ARF from 1982 through 1988 at a children's hospital that serves a six-state referral area in the mid-South. Thirty pati...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Leggiadro RJ,Birnbaum SE,Chase NA,Myers LK

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the relation between renal function and delirium and to assess and compare the relation between cerebral white matter lesion (WML) and renal function as estimated by three formulas for the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in older adult hospitalized veterans with and without delirium. M...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Detweiler MB,Lutgens BW,Choudhury D,Kenneth A,Kalafat N,Sherigar RM,Bader G

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Cardiac troponin (cTn) measurement is useful for diagnosing myocardial infarction (MI), particularly in the inpatient setting. A growing body of literature suggests that cTn may be useful for evaluating chronic conditions in the outpatient environment; however, little is known regarding cTn ordering patterns...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Ross SJ,Shah NH,Noutong Njapo SA,Cordiner DJ,Winchester DE

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis, a chronic inflammatory polyarthritis that destroys synovial joints, is associated with systemic as well as local inflammation and with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death not fully explained by traditional cardiac risk factors. Statins (HMG-coA reductase inhibitors), medications...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Costenbader KH,Coblyn JS

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A phase II study of doxorubicin (Adriamycin)-based induction chemotherapy followed by cyclophosphamide/BCNU (CyBCNU) intensification and autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) was conducted in 20 consecutive women with hormone-resistant metastatic breast cancer referred to our center. Of these 20 women, aged 24...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Saez RA,Slease RB,Selby GB,Strnad C,Epstein RB,Confer DL

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of treating 238 transverse, longitudinal, and osteochondral fractures of the patella are reviewed. Of these, 89 patients had partial patellectomy and extensor mechanism reconstruction. After an average follow-up of four years, functional results have been excellent; there have been no late patellectomies and t...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Andrews JR,Hughston JC

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid loss of erythrocyte galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase in hemolysates from an infant 26 days after transfusion led to investigation of the possiblity of an unstable enzyme or other variant of galactosemia. However, the child was found to have the classic type of galactosemia. The seeming transferase instab...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Schwartz RP,Roesel RA,Blankenship PR,Hall WK

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid, extreme expansion of the extracellular fluid with solutions devoid of acid or alkali theoretically can produce a metabolic acidosis, due to buffer dilution. This phenomenon has previously been demonstrated only in experimental animal studies. We have reported what we believe to be the first documented case of h...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Goodkin DA,Raja RM,Saven A

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey of death certificates of victims with laryngeal cancer in Oklahoma for the period 1950 to 1970 attempts to corroborate findings of the current literature. Sex-race specific death rates per 100,000 for white, nonwhite, and American Indian populaces displayed a distinct sex and racial pattern: respectively, 38....

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Cuchiara AJ,Asal NR

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to train and evaluate teams of standardized (simulated) patients as part of a required course in family medicine for second-year medical students. During three hours of training, six women were trained to play the same person. These standardized teams played four roles during the 12-week ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Nieman LZ,Thomas R

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequent necessity for termination of pregnancy before the spontaneous onset of labor requires that we be able to accurately predict fetal lung maturity. We have used amniotic fluid studies for evaluation of fetal lung maturity and have found that (1) a "fat" cell concentration of 30% or more, or (2) a creatinine ...

journal_title：Southern medical journal

authors： Wood GP

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00