This article discusses the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and is part of the
Seventh American College of Chest Physicians Conference on Antithrombotic and …

… of US dental visits that included x-rays for imaging were derived from survey data from the
Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys (17), data from the Nationwide Evaluation of X-ray Trends …

Background. Maternal obesity, both in itself and as part of the insulin resistance syndrome,
is an important risk factor for the development of preeclampsia. Accurately quantifying the …

Background Maternal placental syndromes, including the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
and abruption or infarction of the placenta, probably originate from diseased placental …

Context Severe acute kidney injury among hospitalized patients often necessitates initiation
of short-term dialysis. Little is known about the long-term outcome of those who survive to …

Objective To develop a practical evidence based list of clinical risk factors that can be
assessed by a clinician at ≤16 weeks’ gestation to estimate a woman’s risk of pre-eclampsia. …

Importance Fetal safety of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the first trimester of
pregnancy or with gadolinium enhancement at any time of pregnancy is unknown. Objective To …

Offspring of women with pregestational diabetes mellitus are at increased risk for congenital
malformations, largely attributable to poor periconceptional glycaemic control. We assessed …

… Of course, the majority of persons do not get an x-ray or nuclear medicine examination
each year and some patients get many examinations and will receive a much higher effective …

Background Our objective was to systematically review the incidence of deep vein thrombosis
(DVT) and the efficacy of thromboprophylaxis in critically ill adults, including patients …