Background In the United States, 37.5 % of adults (78 million) are obese. The direct medical
costs of treating obesity-related disease account for more than 6 % of the national health …

Background The purpose of this research was to examine the morbidity, mortality and rate
of recurrent bowel obstruction associated with the treatment of small bowel obstruction (SBO) …

Background Controversy still exists on the effect that obesity has on the morbidity and mortality
in severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). The primary purpose of this study was to compare the …

Background Postoperative complications have been identified as an important and potentially
preventable cause of increased hospital costs. While older adults are at increased risk of …

We surveyed 589 surgeons in Alberta, Canada, about the prevention of surgical site infections
and compared their practices to the recommendations of evidence-based guidelines. Of …

Objective: To describe the change in residential status at discharge and 6 months after
hospitalization among older adults who have undergone nonelective abdominal surgery and to …

Background Antibiotics play an important role in the treatment of many surgical diseases
that affect older adults, and the potential for inappropriate use of these drugs is high. Our …

Mutagenic activity of benzo (a) pyrene (50328)(BaP) coated particles was studied in-vitro.
Cytotoxicity of the coated particles was evaluated in mouse peritoneal macrophages and …

The S9 preparation utilized by the collaborators in the third UKEMS collaborative study was
assayed for the activities of three groups of enzymes and the effect of storage upon the …

In this investigation in vitro systems were employed to study the biological effects of transfer,
metabolism, cytotoxicity and mutagenicity of one PAH, benzo (a) pyrene a known mutagen …