ContextPrivate for-profit and private not-for-profit dialysis facilities provide the majority of
hemodialysis care in the United States. There has been extensive debate about whether the …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Readers of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) commonly
assume that what was not reported did not occur. We undertook an observational study to …

… Peter Choi contributed significantly to the systematic review's concept and design, data
acquisition and interpretation of the data. Dr. SD Walter contributed significantly to the data …

Purpose To determine the frequency and degree of lateral displacement of the esophagus
relative to the cricoid cartilage (“cricoid”) using computed tomography (CT) images of normal …

Furthermore, the relative risk reductions of 75%–80% in this meta-analysis are inconsistent
with the results of RCTs that showed benefits of cardiovascular therapies, which have …

Purpose To compare sevoflurane-remifentanil induction and propofol-fentanyl-rocuronium
induction with regards to the frequency of moderate to severe postoperative nausea and …

Purpose: Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is an autosomal recessive syndrome
characterized by congenital anomalies affecting the airway, cardiorespiratory, gastrointestinal, …

… Higgins MB FRCPC,† AC Peter Powles MB CHB FRCPC,†§ Peter T.-L. Choi MD FRCPC
MSc* … Choi was partially funded by a clinical scholarship (McMaster University) and by …

Haigh et al., 19934 PONV after gynecologic surgery* 1,257 (3) High incidence of PONV in
controls (75% nausea; 61% vomiting). Antiemetic treatment, neuromuscular blockade, volatile …

In 1898, August Bier and his assistant, Dr. Hildebrandt, performed the first successful spinal
anesthetic with cocaine. Coincidentally, Bier also described the first account of postdural …