Toyama City Hospital

Respiratory syndromic surveillance for monitoring infection trends in long-term care facilities

OBJECTIVE: To assess the surveillance characteristics of respiratory syndromic surveillance criteria and their usefulness for monitoring infection trends in long-term care (LTC) facilities. DESIGN: Retrospective observational study. SETTING: Two wards caring for children and adul...

Association between preoperative radiographic osteoarthritis severity and patient-reported outcomes after total hip arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Purpose Although total hip arthroplasty (THA) reliably improves pain and function in patients with hip osteoarthritis (OA), a subset of patients experience limited postoperative benefit. The association between preoperative radiographic OA severity and postoperative pati...