SEPHYRES 1: A Physician Recommender System Based on Semantic Pain Descriptors and Multifaceted Reasoning

Ali Sanaeifar, Ahmad Faraahi, Mahmood Tara

Physician recommender systems have emerged aimed at recommending the right physicians in accordance with patient preferences. However, such systems have been only based on t..Mehr sehen»

Is a CMC Mini-Tight Rope Suspensionplasty, Combined with a Post-operative Therapy Course, a Favorable Option to Improve Function, Increase Strength, and Decrease Pain?

Cathy, Andrew, Bender, Paul Perry, and Criag Carter

Background: The mini-tight rope suspensionplasty is a relatively new surgical procedure for treatment of carpometacarpal arthritis. Carpometacarpal arthritis is..Mehr sehen»

First and Second Metacarpal Bone Fusion for First Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report

Yasushi Morisawa, Atsushi Yoshida and Shinichiro Takayama

A case of rheumatoid thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) arthritis with advanced osteolysis is reported. Although CMC joint arthrodesis was performed, bone union was not achieved, and p..Mehr sehen»

Pharmacovigilance through big data

Bernard M Y Cheung

I n Hong Kong 70% of inpatient care is in public hospitals and most acute emergencies are treated in public hospitals. consequently the maximum critical adverse drug reactions p..Mehr sehen»

A Study of the Impacts of Non-Patient Revenues on Operating Efficiencies of Medical Institutions

Yu Hua Yan* and Chih Ming Kung

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the determinants of non-patient revenues in the Taiwan hospitals.

Methods: Using t..Mehr sehen»

The Effect of Mood on Post-Operative Pain and the Reliability and Validity of the Wisconsin Brief Pain Questionnaire Adapted on Black South Africans

Esther Queen Mokhuane

Pain is a multidimensional phenomenon and the primary objective of all assessment tools is to gather accurate, subjective and objective information relevant to the pain that the..Mehr sehen»