… Tate M. Andres … Since the advent of modern anesthesiology, however, great strides have
been made in understanding how drug absorption, distribution, activity, and elimination change …

Introduction Wound infections following spinal surgery place a high toll on both the patient
and the healthcare system. Although several large series studies have examined the …

Background Cervical laminoplasty (CLP) and posterior cervical laminectomy and fusion (CLF)
are well-established surgical procedures used in the treatment of cervical spondylotic …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Although lumbar interbody fusion has long been a common
procedure in the practice of spine surgery, focus on the technological development has …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Advances in technology are influencing the way that medical
information is archived and shared. Considering that an estimated two-thirds of the world has …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine if the placement of a drain and the
duration of time the drain is in place increase the likelihood of surgical site infections …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare the cost-utility of ACDF versus CDA in
single level cervical disc disease using institutional financial data. We aim to structure future …

Background External genital warts are caused by various subtypes of the human papilloma
virus and spread through direct skin-to-skin contact. Approximately 1% of the US population …

Recent increases in funding for malaria control have led to the reduction in transmission in
many malaria endemic countries, prompting the national control programmes of 36 malaria …

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have prompted an expansion in approaches to
deriving health metrics to measure progress toward their achievement. Accurate …