Saint Francis University

About: Saint Francis University is a education organization based out in Loretto, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Osteoblast. The organization has 1694 authors who have published 2038 publications receiving 87149 citations.

EGFR signalling and oncogenic pathway signature in colorectal cancer

Abstract: Sun et al 1 reported a novel stratification model for classifying patients with colorectal cancer by characterising the gene expression profile of the tumours with wild type and mutant KRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA. The authors claimed that the combined transcription signature of these mutant signal molecules might help clinicians identify patients, whose tumour could have similar transcription signature without any mutation and who …

Accessing the Lay Drug Literature: A Comparison of Dialog, BRS, and Wilsonline*

Abstract: The use of online computer searching in drug information is now a standard of practice. The literature in this area, to date, has involved accessing medical and scientific literature exclusively. Drug information practitioners are often asked questions that have their origin in the lay or public literature. This literature can be difficult to locate and substantiate. It is often necessary, however, to identify the original source of such a question before turning to the medical literatureWe utilized the first 40 questions received by our drug information service that required a lay literature search as our sample. We tested the quantity and uniqueness of lay literature citation retrieval from three common online services (Dialog, BRS, and Wilsonline)Of the 12 subfiles evaluated, Magazine Index and National Newspaper Index, both from Dialog, had the highest mean quantitative citation retrieval. The wire services (United Press International and Washington Post Index) had high mean unique citation retrieval....

Improving processes for blood factor products: from blood bank to hospital pharmacy.

Abstract: Hospital pharmacies are adopting technological improvements more rapidly than ever before,[1][1],[2][2] and pharmacy directors need to be receptive to emerging technologies that can assist with operational efficiencies. Improved management of blood factor products and a related shift in workflow can

A case of polycythemia rubra vera transforming into chronic phase JAK2 V617F mutation-negative Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia

Abstract: We read with great interest the recent article of Ng [1] on updates in the pathogenesis of adult myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). The author dissects the topic of acquired genetic mutations ass...

Peripheral intravenous catheters in hospitalized patients: Practice, Dwell times, and factors impacting the dwell times: A single center retrospective study.

Abstract: Background:Despite being the most common hospital procedure, limited information is available on the peripheral intravenous (PIV) catheter insertion practices. This study was designed to evaluate t...