Background Quality in health care can be evaluated using quality indicators (QIs). Elements
contained in the surgical operative report are potential sources for QI data, but little is known …

Objective Centralization of medical services in Canada has resulted in patients travelling
long distances for healthcare, which may compromise their health. We hypothesized that …

Background Surgery is a cornerstone of treatment for malignancy. However, significant variation
has been reported in patterns and quality of cancer care for important health outcomes, …

Background Pulmonary vascular disease (PVD) complicated with pulmonary hypertension (PH)
is a leading cause of mortality in congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH). Unfortunately, …

6639 Background: The use of acronyms in naming clinical trials has increased in recent
years with minimal empirical examination of the effect that they have on research participants. …

Background Nerinetide, an eicosapeptide that interferes with post-synaptic density protein
95, is a neuroprotectant that is effective in preclinical stroke models of ischaemia-reperfusion. …

The study examined how “transition readiness” skills develop from relationship processes
with parents, friends, and healthcare providers. During their senior year of high school and …

… was supported by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at
the National Institutes of Health (grant number R01DK092939, co-PIs Berg and Wiebe). The …

… 196 mothers, and 148 fathers provided data (see Wiebe et al., 2014 for details about the sample
… We also thank Meagan Ramsey and Travis Wilshire for reviewing a previous draft of this …

… Further sharing of ideas between the artists happened during these group meetings, and
the curator for Craft NB, Meagan Black was involved in these critiques with an eye towards …