The effects of exercise on depression have been a source of contentious debate. Meta-
analyses have demonstrated a range of effect sizes. Both inclusion criteria and …

When physicians are unwell, the performance of health-care systems can be suboptimum.
Physician wellness might not only benefit the individual physician, it could also be vital to the …

Background: The efficacy and safety of vitamin K antagonists for the prevention of
thromboembolism are dependent on the time for which the International Normalized Ratio …

Objectives: Point-of-care laboratory testing (POCT) offers reduced turnaround time and may
promote improved operational efficiency. Few studies have been reported that document …

Point-of-care testing (POCT) refers to testing performed outside the clinical laboratory near
the patient or at the site of patient care. This could be in critical care settings like the …

Background Warfarin is the most widely used anticoagulant in the world. The difficulty of
managing warfarin contributes to great potential for patient harm, both from excessive …

Background Scholarly activity as a component of residency education is becoming
increasingly emphasized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical …

Objective: Early detection of acute traumatic coagulopathy (ATC) might be useful to guide
trauma resuscitation. This study aimed to compare results from a point‐of‐care (POC) …

Point-of-care testing (POCT) is defined as testing performed outside of the central laboratory
at or near the patient's bedside. A number of devices have been developed that permit a …

Vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) requires
monitoring of the international normalized ratio (INR). We evaluated the agreement between …