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Severity of Nonfatal Firearm Injuries Increased, 1993 to 2014
Findings based on analysis of 22 years of inpatient hospital data
Doctors Facing Challenge to Help Needy While Protecting Practices
Many practices are finding it difficult to maintain their viability while caring for patients who can't pay
Backrest Elevation Has No Effect on Sacral Tissue Integrity
Findings among critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation
Text Message-Based Intervention Helps With Sobriety Maintenance
Findings among liver transplant candidates with alcoholic liver disease
Botulinum Toxin Injections Improve Facial Surgical Scars
Findings based on a small study of botox injections done immediately after surgical wound closure
Plantar-Lateral Plating Beneficial in Simulated Jones Fracture
Greater cycles to failure and peak load before failure, as well as lower mean gap width
Total Hip Arthroplasty Linked to Increased Survival for 10 Years
Survival better than expected up to ~10 years after surgery; no significant difference at 12 years
Postpartum Abdominoplasty Improves Back Pain, Incontinence
Significant decreases in scores on mean Oswestry Disability Index and Incontinence Questionnaire
Patient, Caregiver Characteristics Predict LVAD Response
Greatest improvement in patient QOL, worsening of caregiver strain in first month after implantation
Patient-Reported Outcome Tool Developed for Lumbar Spine Sx
Models had good predicted performance in validation cohort, with concordance statistic of 0.66 to 0.79
