An overview of the qualitative descriptive design within nursing research
Background Qualitative descriptive designs are common in nursing and healthcare research
due to their inherent simplicity, flexibility and utility in diverse healthcare contexts. However …
due to their inherent simplicity, flexibility and utility in diverse healthcare contexts. However …
The NICE cost-effectiveness threshold: what it is and what that means
Abstract The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has been using a
cost-effectiveness threshold range between£ 20 000 and£ 30 000 for over 7 years. What the …
cost-effectiveness threshold range between£ 20 000 and£ 30 000 for over 7 years. What the …
The occurrence and origin of Late Paleozoic remagnetization in the sedimentary rocks of North America
C McCabe, RD Elmore - Reviews of Geophysics, 1989 - Wiley Online Library
Although it has been known for 25 years that some Paleozoic sedimentary rock units in
Europe and North America were remagnetized during Pennsylvanian or Permian time, it is …
Europe and North America were remagnetized during Pennsylvanian or Permian time, it is …
[HTML][HTML] Prasugrel versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes
SD Wiviott, E Braunwald, CH McCabe… - … England Journal of …, 2007 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Dual-antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and a thienopyridine is a cornerstone of
treatment to prevent thrombotic complications of acute coronary syndromes and …
treatment to prevent thrombotic complications of acute coronary syndromes and …
[HTML][HTML] Intensive versus moderate lipid lowering with statins after acute coronary syndromes
CP Cannon, E Braunwald, CH McCabe… - New England journal …, 2004 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Lipid-lowering therapy with statins reduces the risk of cardiovascular events,
but the optimal level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is unclear. Methods We …
but the optimal level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol is unclear. Methods We …
[HTML][HTML] Addition of clopidogrel to aspirin and fibrinolytic therapy for myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation
Background A substantial proportion of patients receiving fibrinolytic therapy for myocardial
infarction with ST-segment elevation have inadequate reperfusion or reocclusion of the …
infarction with ST-segment elevation have inadequate reperfusion or reocclusion of the …
TIMI frame count: a quantitative method of assessing coronary artery flow
Background Although the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow grade is a
valuable and widely used qualitative measure in angiographic trials, it is limited by its …
valuable and widely used qualitative measure in angiographic trials, it is limited by its …
[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 tissue atlases reveal SARS-CoV-2 pathology and cellular targets
…, J Jané-Valbuena, M Leney-Greene, H Ma, C McCabe… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
COVID-19, which is caused by SARS-CoV-2, can result in acute respiratory distress
syndrome and multiple organ failure,,–, but little is known about its pathophysiology. Here …
syndrome and multiple organ failure,,–, but little is known about its pathophysiology. Here …
[HTML][HTML] Cardiac-specific troponin I levels to predict the risk of mortality in patients with acute coronary syndromes
EM Antman, MJ Tanasijevic, B Thompson… - … England Journal of …, 1996 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In patients with acute coronary syndromes, it is desirable to identify a sensitive
serum marker that is closely related to the degree of myocardial damage, provides …
serum marker that is closely related to the degree of myocardial damage, provides …
[HTML][HTML] C-reactive protein levels and outcomes after statin therapy
Background Statins lower the levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and C-
reactive protein (CRP). Whether this latter property affects clinical outcomes is unknown …
reactive protein (CRP). Whether this latter property affects clinical outcomes is unknown …