Unfortunately, within a decade of its introduction, P. falciparum parasite resistance to chloroquine was observed in most of the malaria-endemic countries.
Despite nearly a decade of research since the routine introduction of therapeutic hypothermia to the ICU, a key question remains: what is the optimum time point to initiate therapeutic hypothermia post OHCA?
Barely a decade after introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), nearly 40%% of the Ghanaian population are in active membership thus remedying the spiraling cost of healthcare for households and individuals [ 5, 6].
Of note, the pattern of excess deaths in those aged <65 years may continue up to a decade after introduction of a pandemic strain [ 16], consistent with recent reports of severe A(H1N1 pdm09 virus infections in the United States (http://emergency.cdc.gov/HAN/han00359.asp) and elsewhere.
The results of these studies and the present study may partly explain why differences between waiting times at hospitals persisted more than a decade after the introduction of free choice of hospital, but they may also reflect, that a minority of patients are treated as elective patients.
This hybrid solar cell design has been investigated for a decade, following the introduction of the arrayed nanorods of ZnO.
A decade after the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy, 28% of all patients with benign biliary disease had their cholecystectomy completed as an open procedure.
It is now over a decade since the introduction of a new class of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic therapies to the treatment armamentarium for RA: the anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) agents.
A decade after the introduction of baffle fenestration, the outcome of Fontan-type repair for hearts with a functional single ventricle finally looks promising.
Nearly a decade since the introduction of therapeutic hypothermia to the ICU for cooling out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients, key questions remain unanswered: when should cooling be initiated, how rapidly should the patient be cooled and using which device?
