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Multithreaded Programming in a Microsoft Win32* Environment
... the main program is busy doing something, the other threads can handle the user inputs and perform the tasks. For example, if a user wants to cancel bringing in a large amount of data from a web ... threads to handle individual tasks. For instance, if a thread performing activity A spends a significant amount of time waiting for an I/O operation to complete, another thread can be created ... pressing a button or constantly interacting with the program, are independent activities. The performance of an application can be improved by creating a separate thread for performing each of...
Ngày tải lên: 12/09/2012, 14:40
Báo cáo y học: "Emergency intraosseous access in a helicopter emergency medical service: a retrospective study"
... critically ill patients in emergency situations. As part of their HEMS training programme, intraosseous training was given using man- ual needles, Bone Injection Guns, and EZ-IO® on both manikins and ... Heltne 1,2,3 Abstract Background: Intraosseous access (IO) is a method for providing vascular access in out-of-hospital resuscitation of critically ill and injured patients when traditional intravenous access ... Newer intraosseous techniques may enable faster and more reliable vascular access, and this can lower the threshold for intraosseous access on both adult and paediatric patients in critical situations....
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:02
Báo cáo y học: "Management of chest pain: exploring the views and experiences of chiropractors and medical practitioners in a focus group interview"
... objective was to gain insight into the care and management of patients with muscu- loskeletal chest pain as experienced by both those with chiropractic training, medical training or combined train- ing. Methods Data ... competencies, and standards for referrals and sharing of clinical informa- tion that may improve current and future cross-discipli- nary coordination of care for chest pain patients. Clinical and health ... hospi- talization in patients with chest pain. JAMA 1997, 278:1670-1676. 41. Bing ML, Abel RL, Sabharwal K, McCauley C, Zaldivar K: Imple- menting a clinical pathway for the treatment of Medicare patients...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:06
Báo cáo y học: "Users' guides to the medical literature: how to use an article about mortality in a humanitarian emergency"
... studies in conflict settings as diverse as Angola [27], Afghanistan [28], and Burma (Myanmar) [29]. If a study omits children in addressing population mortality, findings may exclude a large por- tion ... Uppsala Conflict Database Program (a database that contains information on armed conflicts of the world since 1989) [5], and the Database on the Human Impact of Complex Emergencies (CE-DAT) [6]. Using ... determine the validity of the study and the applicability of the findings to their settings. Public health scenario You are a physician working for an international human- itarian medical organization...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:31
Báo cáo y học: "Strict glycaemic control in patients hospitalised in a mixed medical and surgical intensive care unit: a randomised clinical trial"
... Alvaro Mauricio Quintero 3 , Luis Gabriel González 3 , Nora Elena Saldarriaga 4 , Marisol Bedoya 1 , Juan Manuel Toro 5 , Jorge Byron Velásquez 4 , Juan Carlos Valencia 4 , Clara Maria Arango 5 , ... glycaemic control in patients hospitalised in a mixed medical and surgical intensive care unit: a randomised clinical trial Gisela Del Carmen De La Rosa 1 , Jorge Hernando Donado 2 , Alvaro ... Arango 5 , Pablo Henrique Aleman 1 , Esdras Martin Vasquez 4 , Juan Carlos Chavarriaga 4 , Andrés Yepes 4 , William Pulido 4 , Carlos Alberto Cadavid 1 and Grupo de Investigacion en Cuidado intensivo:...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:35
Báo cáo khoa học: "The clinical value of daily routine chest radiographs in a mixed medical–surgical intensive care unit is low"
... clinically relevant and irrelevant findings, and simply reported on all abnormalities [12]. At present, in many ICUs CXRs are still routinely obtained on a daily basis, at least in The Netherlands ... [summarized in Table 1] were absent or present and, if an abnormality was present, whether it was judged to be an 'old' or 'new' finding). In case an abnormality was worsening, ... relevant abnormalities, and they rarely prompt action. We propose that this diagnostic examination be abandoned in ICU patients. Introduction Chest radiographs (CXRs) are frequently obtained in intensive care...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:39
Báo cáo y học: " High blood pressure, antihypertensive medication and lung function in a general adult population"
... than O-level). Furthermore, the use of medication within the last seven days before the examination was ascertained by an instru- ment for database-assisted online collection of medication data ... Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany. 7 Central Hospital of Augsburg, MONICA/KORA Myocardial Infarction Registry, Augsburg, Germany. 8 Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Institute of Medical Data Management, ... analysis indicates that BBL medication and not any other antihypertensive treat- ment is associated with reduced lung function in a gen- eral adult population. Thus, our findings may serve as a basis...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:45
Báo cáo y học: "Utility of routine chest radiographs in a medical–surgical intensive care unit: a quality assurance survey"
... quality assurance survey Natalie Chahine-Malus, Thomas Stewart, Stephen E Lapinsky, Ted Marras, David Dancey, Richard Leung and Sangeeta Mehta Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Correspondence: ... Gray et al found that clinicians were fairly accurate in determining the placement of subclavian or internal jugular (IJ) vein pulmonary artery (PA) catheter intro- ducer sheaths, but the clinicians ... beneficial to patient care. Brainsky et al observed that 20% of routine CXRs performed in a medical ICU had ‘major important’ findings, and 8% prompted a change in management [4]. The majority of changes...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:45
Báo cáo khoa học: "Circadian pattern of activation of the medical emergency team in a teaching hospita"
... communicated by the switchboard operators through the hospital loudspeakers and paging system, and a detailed log of all calls is maintained. Criteria for medical emergency team activation Calling ... this to aspects of nursing and medical daily routine. Materials and methods The hospital Austin Health is a university-affiliated teaching hospital with three hospital campuses situated in Melbourne, ... man- uscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. References 1. Buist MD, Jarmolowski E, Burton PR, Bernard SA, Waxman BP, Anderson J: Recognising clinical instability in hospital patients before...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:45
Báo cáo y học: "Mirror-Image Arachnoid Cysts in a Pair of Monozygotic Twins: A Case Report and Review of the Literature"
... oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy. Clin Neurosci. 2003; 10: 125-7. 22. Orlacchio A, Gaudiello F, Totaro A, et al. A new SPG4 mutation in a variant form of spastic paraplegia with congenital arach- noid ... Int. J. Med. Sci. 2011, 8 http://www.medsci.org 405 16. Minamitani M, Tanaka J, Hasumura M, et al. Cerebral malfor- mations associated with probable intrauterine infection. No To Hattatsu. ... trauma, infection, intrauterine catastrophes 16 or head surgery 17 . In our case, the lack of a previous history of trauma, infection and head surgery leads us to believe that the AC was...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:00
Báo cáo y học: " Experimental ablation of the pancreas with high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) in a porcine model"
... ear veins and ketamine was infused (50 mg/h) for anesthesia. Diazepam was administered as needed. The HIFU ablation procedure complies with the guidance of the National Standard of China and ... results in irreversible cell death, with surrounding areas remaining largely unheated. In addition, HIFU can also activate the immune response [22, 23]. The minimal invasiveness and accurate targeting ... Group A and Gr ou p B: the nu c l e a r membrane had collapsed and chromatin was loca- lized along the nuclear margin. Endochylema was vacuolated, and mitochondria swelled to a circular shape...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:18
Báo cáo y học: "Prevalence of Overactive Bladder, its Under-Diagnosis, and Risk Factors in a Male Urologic Veterans Population"
... questionnaire. Table 1 summarizes the demographic data. Mean age was 68 years old (quartile range: 59-77). The major ethnicities were European American (44%), African American (37%) and Hispanic Ameri- can ... 2010.11.12 Abstract Purpose: We assess the prevalence of overactive bladder (OAB) a n d i t s r i s k f actors i n a m a l e urologic veterans population. Materials and Methods: Validated self-administered ... self-administered question- naire on urinary symptoms was given to male pa- tients who visited the general urology outpatient clinic at a Veterans Administration hospital in Brooklyn, NY. It included...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:35
Báo cáo y học: "A severe coarctation of aorta in a 52-year-old male: a case report"
... C. Asymptomatic severe aortic coarcta- tion in an 80-year-old man. Tex Heart Inst J 2004;31:429–431. 3. Warnes CA, Deanfield JE. Congenital heart disease in adults. In: Alexander RW, et al, ... 1 Ascending aortography Figure 2 Descending aortography Discussion Aortic coarctation is a congenital vascular lesion typically diagnosed in early life, accounting for 5 to 10% of all ... compensatory mechanisms in a 76-year-old man with a coarctation of the aorta. Cardiology 1999, 92:284-286. 8. Bauer M, Alexi-Meskishvili V, Bauer U. Benefits of surgical repair of coarctation...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:40
Báo cáo y học: " Non-syndromic multiple supernumerary teeth in a family unit with a normal karyotype: case report"
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:40