Does exposure to diesel exhaust enhance total IgE in non-atopic dockers?
In non-atopic dockers, long-standing exposure to DEPs at concentrations similar to those in heavily polluted cities increased serum IgE levels but not the incidence of rhinitis or asthma.
Patients undergoing nonemergent major cardiac and noncardiac surgery on the weekends have a clinically significantly increased risk of death and major complications compared with patients undergoing surgery on weekdays. These findings should prompt decision makers to seek to better understand factors, such physician and nurse staffing, which may contribute to the weekend effect.