Psychiatric, general medical, and sociodemographic risk factors are identified in a Swedish national cohort study.
Researchers have identified several risk factors for suicide, including male gender, previous suicide attempts, low socioeconomic status, and psychiatric diagnoses. Cancer diagnosis might also increase risk. In an 8-year cohort study, these investigators determined psychiatric, general medical, and sociodemographic risk factors for suicide among all 7.1 million adults living in Sweden on January 1, 2001.
Patients' Short-term Knowledge of Personal Polyp History Inadequate Despite Systematic Notification of Results After Polypectomy
Brock AS, Wallace K, Romagnuolo J, Hoffman BJ
Conflicting Guidelines and Medicolegal Risk
Allen Kachalia, MD, JD; Michelle M. Mello, JD, PhD
Day of Week of Procedure and 30 Day Mortality for Elective Surgery: Retrospective Analysis of Hospital Episode Statistics
P Aylin, clinical reader in epidemiology and public health, R Alexandrescu, research associate, M H Jen, research associate, E K Mayer, Walport clinical lecturer, A Bottle, senior lecturer in medical statistics
Oximeters and Optimum Oxygen Saturation in Premature Infants
Targeting oxygen saturation below 90% is associated with increased mortality.
Drug Monitoring of Biologics in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Eser A, Primas C, Reinisch W
Encouraging Smokers to Talk With Their Physicians About Quitting
Tim McAfee, MD, MPH
Pneumonia and Pneumonia Related Mortality in Patients with COPD Treated with Fixed Combinations of Inhaled Corticosteroid and Long Acting β2 Agonist: Observational Matched Cohort Study (PATHOS)
Christer Janson, professor in respiratory medicine, Kjell Larsson, professor in respiratory medicine, Karin H Lisspers, general practitioner, Björn Ställberg, general practitioner, Georgios Stratelis, senior medical advisor, Helena Goike, research scientist, Leif Jörgensen, research statistician, Gunnar Johansson, professor in public health sciences
Avoiding Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Dual targeting of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 produced in-breast pathologic complete remission in 27% of patients.
McAuliffe JC, Christein JD
