Objective Simulation-based education has been shown to be an effective tool to teach
foundational technical skills in various surgical specialties. However, most of the current …

Background Variability in imaging protocols and techniques has resulted in a lack of consensus
regarding the incorporation of perfusion imaging into stroke triage and treatment. The …

… La liste est utile pour ce qui est du processus et de l’équipement, mais les participants
croient qu’elle n’apporte pas d’amélioration subjective importante d’un point de vue clinique. …

… Accuracy rates of the test were based on validation studies of Afirma, using prevalence
rates from a North American setting [11]. Nodules predicted to be benign do not require further …

Background Simulation-based education has made its entry into surgical residency training,
particularly as an adjunct to hands-on clinical experience. However, one of the ongoing …

… Three of these represent the journals of the major thoracic surgical societies in North
America and Europe ((i) Annals of Thoracic Surgery , (ii) European Journal of Cardiothoracic …

This article characterizes the Canadian hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery workforce (demographics,
practice patterns, career satisfaction, education and recruitment plans). This …

… deamination preferentially removes 14 N amino group from diet-derived amino acids, leaving
behind the 15 N-enriched amino acids in consumer biomass. The Δδ 15 N AA values thus …

… history of percutaneous intervention (n = 47) or bypass surgery (n = 13) were not … (n = 7),
impaired renal function (serum creatinine level, >120 µmol/L) (n = 10), persistent arrhythmias (n …

As pollen and nectar foragers, bees have long been considered strictly herbivorous. Their
pollen provisions, however, are host to abundant microbial communities, which feed on the …