A Resident’s Guide to the Art of Persuading those who Judge You at the Surgical M&M Conference

Paul J. Schenarts, Michael P. Meara and Brett H. Waibel

The M&M conference is a corner stone of surgical education. Frequently, this conference requires the resident to effectively put forth an argument why the supervising attend..Mehr sehen»

Saxagliptin Responder Analysis: A Pooled Analysis of 5 Clinical Trials

Mikaela Sjostrand, Gil Leibowitz, Nayyar Iqbal, William Cook, Cheryl Wei and Boaz Hirshberg

Objective: To assess the treatment response of patients with T2DM to saxagliptin at 24 weeks based on their initial response to saxagliptin at 12 weeks. Methods: Data were poole..Mehr sehen»

The Association of Glycemic Markers with Plasma Adipocytokine Levels in Women with Gestational Diabetes

Nida Oztop, Zeynep Kusku-Kiraz, Elmire Dervisoglu, Nevin Dinccag and Sema Genc

Introduction: Alterations in the synthesis of cytokines have been demonstrated in gestational diabetes (GDM), but the association of cytokines with short- and long-term glycemic..Mehr sehen»

Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Insulin Detemir Compared to Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (NPH) in Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Portugal

Cristina Cardoso, Antonio Ramírez de Arellano, Miriam Prades, Luis Lizan

Objectives: To estimate the short-term (1 year) cost-effectiveness of Insulin Detemir (IDet) compared with Neutral Protamine Hagedorn (NPH) ins..Mehr sehen»

Patient Satisfaction after Total Hip Arthroplasty Comparing the Direct Anterior Approach with other Standard Approaches

Joseph T Moskal, John A Scanelli and Susan G Capps

A telephone questionnaire was utilized to assess whether patients who underwent staged bilateral total hip replacement using the direct anterior approach for one hip replacement..Mehr sehen»

Comparison of Incidences, Hospital Stay and Precipitating Factors of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Ramadan and the Following Month in Three Major Hospitals in United Arab Emirates. A Prospective Observational Study

Elamin I E Abdelgadir, Khadija Hafidh, Alaaeldin M K Basheir, Bachar O Afandi, Fatheya Alawadi, Fauzia Rashid, Lina Majd, Sana Roubi and Mohamed M Hassanein

1.7 billion Muslims worldwide obey religious commands of fasting for a month. This may increase morbidity in people with diabetes.

Objective: Comparin..Mehr sehen»