Background: Since 2007, Imperial College London has generated monthly mortality alerts, based on statistical process control charts and using routinely collected hospital administrative data, for all English acute NHS hospital trusts.The impact of this system has not yet been studied.Objectives: To improve understanding of mortality alerts and eval
BackgroundAcute aortic dissection (AAD) is a life-threatening medical condition with high early fatality.Therefore, a prompt and precise diagnosis, which can be achieved through invasive and non-invasive techniques is vital.Echocardiography, unlike MRI and CT, is accessible in emergency units and bedside-compatible.The recommended echocardiographic
Whether rehearsal has a causal role in verbal STM has been controversial in the literature.Recent theories of working memory emphasize a role of attentional resources, but leave unclear how they contribute to verbal STM.Two experiments (with 49 and 102 adult participants, respectively) followed up previous studies with children, aiming to clarify t