Manitoba
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

High occupancy increases the risk of early death or readmission after transfer from intensive care.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a lack of intensive care unit beds was leading to premature patient discharge from the intensive care unit and subsequent early readmission or death. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: A single Canadian ... Read more...

Impact of 24-hour in-house intensivists on a dedicated cardiac surgery intensive care unit.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Intensive care unit (ICU) physician staffing models for cardiac surgery patients vary widely and correlate poorly with outcomes. Clinical outcomes associated with 24-hour, in-house intensivists working in a dedicated post-cardiac ... Read more...

Psychometric testing of the Perception of Pregnancy Risk Questionnaire.

29 Sep 2009 Pregnant women's perception of risk may influence their health behaviors during pregnancy; however, no validated instrument exists to measure those perceptions. The purpose of this study was to refine a new instrument, the Perception of Pregnancy ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Manitoba'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• H1N1 patients in ICU. 11 Oct 2009
• High occupancy increases the risk of early death or readmission after transfer from intensive care. 29 Sep 2009
• Impact of 24-hour in-house intensivists on a dedicated cardiac surgery intensive care unit. 29 Sep 2009
• Psychometric testing of the Perception of Pregnancy Risk Questionnaire. 29 Sep 2009
• Polymyalgia rheumatica prevalence in a population-based sample. 13 Sep 2009
• Are current phosphorus risk indicators useful to predict the quality of surface waters in southern manitoba, Canada? 22 Aug 2009
• Practical Aspects of 18F-FDG PET When Receiving 18F-FDG from a Distant Supplier. 17 Aug 2009
• Long-term Escherichia coli asymptomatic bacteriuria among women with diabetes mellitus. 13 Aug 2009
• High incidence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) diagnosed by immunophenotyping: a population-based Canadian cohort. 3 Jul 2009
• Field torso-warming modalities: a comparative study using a human model. 29 Jun 2009
• A population-based study of breastfeeding in inflammatory bowel disease: initiation, duration, and effect on disease in the postpartum period. 21 Jun 2009
• Variation in moss-associated nitrogen fixation in boreal forest stands. 17 Jun 2009
• Twenty-year trends in the incidence and prevalence of diagnosed anogenital warts in Canada. 30 May 2009
• Does a single-item measure of depression predict mortality? 30 May 2009
• Access and intensity of use of prescription analgesics among older Manitobans. 27 May 2009
• Prevention and control of infections in the home. 24 May 2009
• Does a diagnosis of schizophrenia reduce rates of mammography screening? A Manitoba population-based study. 6 May 2009
• Are cervical cancer screening rates different for women with schizophrenia? A Manitoba population-based study. 4 May 2009
• Cytogenetic microarrays in Manitoba patients with developmental delay. 29 Apr 2009
• Manitoba: new AIDS drugs added to provincial formulary. 29 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Manitoba'

Definition: A province of Canada, lying between the provinces of Saskatchewan and Ontario. Its capital is Winnipeg. Taking its name from Lake Manitoba, itself named for one of its islands, the name derived from Algonquian Manitou, great spirit. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p724 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p332)

Descriptor UI: D008350

Alternative terms: Manitoba;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; epidemiology;

Tree Number: Z01.107.567.176.410;

Technical Notes: a province of Canada