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Clinical Articles / BY: Rana S. A. Khan, MBBS, January/February 2013
... colon resection (LCR) is a well-documented and standard practice in many centres throughout the world. A Cochrane ... colon surgery was being introduced into wider surgical practice. This is also confirmed by our data, which show an ... the procedure is gradually being introduced into surgical practice at community hospitals. In an effort to determine if ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP March 2013
... Society has released an updated version of the clinical practice guideline on the pharmacological management of ... ).[ 19 ] There are several key updates in accepted practice, and the 2009 guideline also adds the quality of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Natalie Drouillard, MD, March 2013
... Medical Advisory Council, and the VCH Professional Practice Directors.  The VCH guideline is intended to reflect evidence-based practice, but it should not be taken as absolute guidance in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gary Mazowita, MD, March 2013
... 4 , 5 ] In response to this burden of disease, clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) have been developed at the ... 2010, and the Canadian Diabetes Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of ... clinical judgment.”  In a recent review of clinical practice guidelines, Mutasingwa, Ge, and Upshur[ 9 ] reported ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J. Rajala MD, FRCPC, April 2013
... weeks was the treatment of choice for an infarct.[ 1 ] The practice of allowing patients to sit up in bed or walk around ... CR within communities has often been variable in scope and practice, which has led to difficulties in evaluating its ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Tyler W. Smith, MD, MHSc, FRCPC April 2013
... the 15 clinical scenarios. To determine what happens in practice regarding HT testing, VGH Hematology Laboratory ...   Our study is the first to document the volume and practice patterns of HT test ordering in any Canadian ... to influence management in the majority of cases. This practice is clearly questionable and raises concerns ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D. Sandberg, RRT, April 2013
... all follow the same medical criteria and similar practice standards.  Three providers, VitalAire, MedPro, and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Paul J. Yong, MD, PhD, FRCSC June 2013
... Work also began in September 2012 on a province-wide Practice Support Program for continuing education in pain ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sophia Wong, MD, FRCPC September 2013
... the most common genetic disorders encountered in clinical practice. Affected individuals have an impaired hepatic ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew J. Coldman, PhD November 2013
... although their onset is delayed. It is conventional practice to provide estimates of the risks and benefits of ...