Acute Disease - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Validation of quality indicators for radical prostatectomy.

29 Nov 2008 The feasibility and validity of proposed radical prostatectomy quality indicators has not been well studied. We assessed indicator availability from treating charts. We tested the convergent construct validity of a modified subset that were ... Read more...

Infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a 20-year children's hospital experience.

29 Nov 2008 We reviewed our 20-year experience with infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Nine infants (4.2% of all ALL) were identified; all were < 6 months of age. White blood cell counts ranged from 42,000-1.6 million/microL, 6 of 8 had ... Read more...

Impaired baroreflex sensitivity predicts outcome of acute intracerebral hemorrhage.

30 Oct 2008 OBJECTIVE: Impaired blood pressure regulation in the acute phase of stroke has been associated with less favorable outcome. Mechanisms and effects of blood pressure dysregulation in stroke are not well understood; however, central autonomic ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Acute Disease'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Validation of quality indicators for radical prostatectomy. 29 Nov 2008
• Infant acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a 20-year children's hospital experience. 29 Nov 2008
• Impaired baroreflex sensitivity predicts outcome of acute intracerebral hemorrhage. 30 Oct 2008
• Hypoesthesia occurs in acute whiplash irrespective of pain and disability levels and the presence of sensory hypersensitivity. 30 Oct 2008
• Simultaneous transverse myelitis and acute motor axonal neuropathy in an adult. 30 Oct 2008
• Celiac artery thrombosis in a young patient with multiple platelet receptor polymorphisms and local compression syndrome. 30 Oct 2008
• Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide injection for acute non-arteritic anterior ischaemic optic neuropathy. 30 Oct 2008
• Peripheral iridoplasty efficacy in refractory topiramate-associated bilateral acute angle-closure glaucoma. 30 Oct 2008
• Images in cardiovascular medicine. Bursting forth: late-developing acute mediastinal abscess after sternotomy demonstrated by cardiac computed tomography. 19 Oct 2008
• Endoplasmic reticulum stress regulator XBP-1 contributes to effector CD8+ T cell differentiation during acute infection. 13 Oct 2008
• Emergency liver transplantation in neonates with acute liver failure: long-term follow-up. 13 Oct 2008
• Genetic expression profile during acute cellular rejection in clinical intestinal transplantation. 13 Oct 2008
• Procalcitonin-guided antibiotic use vs a standard approach for acute respiratory tract infections in primary care. 11 Oct 2008
• Should prednisolone be first-line therapy for acute gout? 9 Oct 2008
• Management of acute gastrointestinal blood loss: summary of SIGN guidelines. 8 Oct 2008
• Commentary: Controversies in SIGN guidance on management of acute upper and lower gastrointestinal blood loss. 8 Oct 2008
• Ampicillin resistance and outcome differences in acute antepartum pyelonephritis. 7 Oct 2008
• Killer conditions go unseen by GPs. 7 Oct 2008
• Neuroprotective effect of apolipoprotein D against human coronavirus OC43-induced encephalitis in mice. 6 Oct 2008
• Acute infections, vaccination and prevention of cardiovascular disease. 5 Oct 2008

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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+