2006

Clinical Update
Volume 22, number 1, 2006

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Clinical Update is a quarterly publication for physicians that highlights trends in the practice of medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester.

Inside this issue

Traumatic High-Energy Acetabular and Pelvic Fractures Best Treated Surgically
High-energy fractures require a different form of treatment than do low-energy falls, typically seen in elderly patients.
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Mayo Clinical Trial Open for Early-Stage Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia Patients
Mayo Clinic has now opened a clinical trial to evaluate the clinical effects of ECGC on patients with asymptomatic early-stage CLL.
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Airlifting Patients: A Physician's Guide to Evaluating Fixed-Wing Air Ambulance Services
Quality and cost can vary widely among fixed-wing air ambulance services. These factors present a problem to many physicians faced wtih managing a medical emergency that requires long-distance (more than 200 miles) transport.
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Mayo Clinic Briefing – Early-Stage Breast Cancer Study Compares Effectiveness Of Partial Breast Irradiation and Whole Breast Irradiation
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Mayo Clinic Briefing – Pharmacogenomics Test Now Available To Screen For Adverse Reactions To Common Treatment For Advanced Colon And Rectal Cancer
Mayo Clinic has validated and will now offer to patients a new genetic test that can screen for adverse reactions to a key component of the most common first-line treatment for advanced colon cancer and rectal cancer.
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Center-Specific Outcomes in Liver Transplantation: Achieving Optimal Results
Despite the increase in severity of illness at the time of transplantation, patient and graft survival rates at Mayo Clinic are significantly better than those predicted by the United Network of Organ Sharing at both 1 and 3 years after transplantation.
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