Do poorly numerate patients in an inner city hospital misunderstand the American Urological Association symptom score?
Regardless of educational or literacy status, a significant number of patients self-report AUA-SS scores that are different from interviewer-assisted scores, which may severely limit their access to appropriate care.
Postoperative myocardial ischemia (POMI) occurred in 27% of patients after major noncardiac surgery. This was associated with an immediate augmented cytokine response in the first 12 h after surgery in patients who developed severe infections or sepsis 3 days later. POMI was associated with an increased interleukin (IL)-10 response, whereas IL-6 was associated with the type of surgery.