Introduction Small-cell lung cancer is an aggressive disease for which the mainstay of
treatment is chemotherapy. Despite good initial responses most patients will relapse. Some will …

Importance Sodium polystyrene sulfonate is commonly prescribed for the treatment of
hyperkalemia. Case reports of intestinal injury after administration of sodium polystyrene sulfonate …

Background and Purpose— Hematoma expansion in intracerebral hemorrhage is associated
with higher morbidity and mortality. The computed tomography (CT) angiographic spot …

Background Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) are used for treatment of venous thromboembolism
(VTE) and stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF). Given the shorter half-life and …

Introduction Current clinical guidelines recommend expedited repair of hip fracture to reduce
morbidity and mortality. A significant number of hip fracture patients have concomitant …

Background and Purpose— CT angiography spot sign predicts hematoma expansion in
patients with acute intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The spot sign may represent a site of active …

Purpose To evaluate the accuracy of computed tomography (CT) for diagnosis of internal
hernia (IH) in patients who have undergone laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and to …

… Allan, associate professor2,7, Elizabeth Chatelain, multi-centre trial coordinator2, Doug
Coyle, professor3, Mohamed Elemary, clinical associate professor4, Adrienne Fulford …

Introduction The true incidence of symptomatic implanted port related venous thromboembolism
(VTE) in cancer patients is unclear and there is very limited data on its associated risk …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine whether study quality and completeness
of reporting of systematic reviews (SR) and meta-analyses (MA) published in high impact …