Increasingly, the goal of many studies is to determine if new therapies have equivalent or
noninferior efficacies to the ones currently in use. These studies are called equivalence/…

■ ABSTRACT Nowadays, doctors face an overwhelming amount of information, even in
narrow areas of interest. In response, reviews designed to summarize the large volumes of …

… Dr Walker: contributed to the concept and design of the article, analysis and interpretation
of data, critical revision of the paper for important intellectual content, final approval of the …

Advances in technology have increased dramatically the amount of data measured in
industrial processes. Thousands of measurements are often available in operations where …

OBJECTIVES: Perioperative risk associated with pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients
undergoing non-cardiac surgery (NCS) remains poorly defined. We report perioperative …

Background Inconsistent information exists about factors associated with daytime hypercapnia
in obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). We systematically evaluated these …

Background— Thoracic aortic aneurysm affecting the arch and proximal descending thoracic
aorta requires 2-stage repairs that include proximal elephant trunk graft placement and …

More than 1100 articles now appear annually investigating “independent risk factors” or “independent
predictors” for various clinical outcomes. In medical research, independence is …

BACKGROUND: Fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair uses the visceral aortic
segment, in the setting of a suboptimal proximal neck, for sealing and fixation. This technique …

Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an 8-week web-based,
mindfulness stress management program (WSM) in a corporate call center and added …