Acute Disease - Therapy
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Plasma exchange for acute attacks of CNS demyelination: Predictors of improvement at 6 months.

20 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Plasma exchange (PE) is used to treat severe episodes of CNS demyelination unresponsive to corticosteroids. Predictors of long-term response are not well known. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 41 patients ... Read more...

Hospital rates of thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: the influence of organizational culture.

25 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine if organizational culture explains differences in rates of intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke between different hospitals. METHODS: A cohort study was done in 12 ... Read more...

Has payment by results affected the way that English hospitals provide care? Difference-in-differences analysis.

25 Aug 2009 OBJECTIVE: To examine whether the introduction of payment by results (a fixed tariff case mix based payment system) was associated with changes in key outcome variables measuring volume, cost, and quality of care between 2003/4 and 2005/6. SETTING: ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Acute Disease - Therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Etomidate versus ketamine for sedation in acutely ill patients. 8 Oct 2009
• Etomidate versus ketamine for sedation in acutely ill patients. 8 Oct 2009
• Plasma exchange for acute attacks of CNS demyelination: Predictors of improvement at 6 months. 20 Sep 2009
• Would you save this patient's eye or his brain? 30 Aug 2009
• Thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke with vitreous hemorrhage. 30 Aug 2009
• Excessive acute migraine medication use and migraine progression. 30 Aug 2009
• Hospital rates of thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke: the influence of organizational culture. 25 Aug 2009
• Has payment by results affected the way that English hospitals provide care? Difference-in-differences analysis. 25 Aug 2009
• Anterior spinal artery as a collateral channel in patients with acute bilateral vertebral artery occlusions. Two case reports. 30 Jul 2009
• Acute medical admissions in our hospitals: getting it right. 4 Jul 2009
• Aggressive blood pressure lowering in acute ischemic stroke. 30 May 2009
• Who will participate in acute stroke trials? 10 May 2009
• Influence of the stroke code activation source on the outcome of acute ischemic stroke patients. 10 May 2009
• Sudden unexpected near death in epilepsy: malignant arrhythmia from a partial seizure. 10 May 2009
• [Observation on therapeutic effect of surrounded needling therapy on acute gouty arthritis] 29 Apr 2009
• Special considerations in the respiratory management of spinal muscular atrophy. 29 Apr 2009
• Is there a way to diagnose spinal instability in acute burst fractures by performing ultrasound? 21 Apr 2009
• Rapid responders to frovatriptan in acute migraine treatment: results from a long-term, open-label study. 20 Apr 2009
• Influence of direct admission to Comprehensive Stroke Centers on the outcome of acute stroke patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis. 6 Apr 2009
• Hong HS, Chang MC, Liu CL, et al. Is aggressive surgery necessary for acute postoperative deep spinal wound infection? Spine. 2008;33:2473-8. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Acute Disease'

Definition: Disease having a short and relatively severe course.

Descriptor UI: D000208

Alternative terms: Acute Disease; Acute Diseases; Disease, Acute; Diseases, Acute;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; epidemiology; mortality; nursing; psychology; rehabilitation; therapy;

Tree Number: C23.550.291.125;

History Note: 68

Technical Notes: IM GEN only; usually NIM with specific dis IM; no qualif when NIM; Manual 23.16+