ContextCarbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a common cause of toxicological morbidity and
mortality. Myocardial injury is a frequent consequence of moderate to severe CO poisoning. …

Objective To determine a contemporary failed extubation rate, risk factors, and consequences
of extubation failure in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs). Three hypotheses were …

Background: Atherosclerosis begins in the arterial wall, with endothelial dysfunction
accompanied by functional and structural changes that influence arterial stiffness. Pulse contour …

The objective of this retrospective study was to test the validity and reliability of a scoring tool
(the DIRE Score), for use by clinicians, that predicts which chronic noncancer pain patients …

BACKGROUND: Sunitinib and sorafenib are small‐molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI)
with antitumor activity in advanced renal cell carcinoma. A retrospective study was …

Objective. Although early otitis media (OM) onset predicts later recurrent and chronic OM, little
research has been directed at illuminating the role of prenatal exposures in early OM. This …

We reported that IL-2 activated autologous NK cells can induce, but not maintain durable
remissions in lymphoma patients. We hypothesized that allogeneic NK cells may overcome …

BACKGROUND Preclinical studies show that opioids stimulate angiogenesis and tumor
progression through the mu opioid receptor (MOR). Although MOR is overexpressed in several …

Objective To determine the effects of long‐term estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) on the
severity of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint in surgically postmenopausal (bilaterally …

Prostate cancer patients with regional lymph node involvement at radical prostatectomy
often experience disease progression to other organs, with the bone as the predominant site. …