98,306 papers found

BACKGROUND: Better physical robustness and resilience of long-lived siblings compared to sporadic long-livers has been demonstrated in several studies. However, it is unknown whether long-lived siblings also end their lives better. OBJECTIVE: To investigate end-of-life (EoL) events (dementia diagnosis, medication, hos…

This study aimed to determine the associations between socio-demographic factors, maternal health knowledge and husband domestic support and last pregnancy problems among reproductive age women (aged 15-49 years) in Bahuni, Morang, Nepal. Data were collected during February and March 2010 from 144 women who had at leas…

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND: Through recent advances in cancer care, the number of long-term survivors has continuously increased. As a result, repetitive use of local radiotherapy for curative or palliative indications might have increased as well. This analysis aims to describe patterns of care and outcome of patient…

OBJECTIVES: We investigated trends in end-of-life hospitalizations among nursing home residents (NHR) over 10 years and looked at differences between age groups and sexes as well as the length of terminal hospital stays. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study based on health insurance claims data of the AOK Bremen/B…

BACKGROUND: Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease with high incidence in over 128 countries. WHO estimates 500,000 people with severe dengue are hospitalized annually and 2.5% of those affected die. Indonesia is a hyperendemic country for dengue with an increasing number of cases in the last decade. Unfortunat…

STUDY DESIGN: A prospective study was performed. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the natural history of untreated scoliosis in beta-thalassemia patients in a 10-year period. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Several previous studies have demonstrated the bone deformities, particularly the high incidence of scoliosis, that is as…

Mortality from carcinoma of the breast in man varied from 0.6 to 0.8 per 100,000 from 1950 to 1970. Over the same period the equivalent figures in women were 22 to 29 per 100,000. From 1955 to 1968, the Enquête Permanente Cancer recorded 537 cases of carcinoma of the breast in men. 293 of which were seen before an…

INTRODUCTION: In the last 6 years we have observed an increasing number of cases of lymphoma, extranodal cases being the majority over nodal ones. This fact induced us to investigate the incidence of NHL and HD in the population served by the Lecco Hospital, Department of Pathology, as well as the temporal trend from 1…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) rod semi-rigid pedicle screw fixation system in lumbar spine non-fusion surgery. METHODS: A total of 74 patients with tow-level lumbar degenerative diseases who underwent surgery from March 2017 to December 2019 were divided into PEEK rod group and ti…

AIM: To describe factors affecting eligibility for, and rates of utilization of, hyperacute therapy in children with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) following establishment of our institutional acute stroke treatment pathway in 2005. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of a prospectively enrolled, single-center cohort was p…

In recent decades, haemodynamically stable patients with traumatic liver injuries have been managed conservatively. The primary aim of this study is to retrospectively analyse the outcomes of the authors' approach to blunt hepatic trauma according to the degree of injury. The secondary aim is to analyse the changes in…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the short- and mid-term effectivenesses of combined unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction for osteoarthritis (OA) and ACL injury. METHODS: Between January 2006 and January 2014, 32 patients with knee OA and ACL injury were treated by combined…

Earlier menopause is associated with increased risks of type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, heart disease, depression, and mortality. Although menopause is typically defined as the absence of menstruation for 12 consecutive months, deriving age at natural menopause using repeated, prospective data can be challenging. In thi…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of low back pain and some related variables among adults of both genders. METHODS: Was conduct a cross-sectional study of population-based in the urban area of Presidente Prudente, São Paulo. The sample consisted of 743 adult residents for over two years in this city. Low ba…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the reporting and transferring system for tuberculosis (TB) patients carried out by city General Hospitals & township clinics in the last 10 years in China. METHODS: Systematic review and Meta-analysis were carried out. RESULTS: After 5 years of follow-up on the outcomes of intervention, it was…

A multisource medical register review identified persons with active epilepsy in northern Sweden. Seven hundred thirteen persons aged greater than or equal to 17 years with epilepsy were determined on the prevalence day, December 31, 1985. The overall prevalence was 553 in 100,000 (566 in 100,000 if adjusted to the 198…

1. The degree of overlap between the human genome and that of other eukaryotes is considered. Biochemical and molecular studies have shown that all eukaryotic organisms evolved from a common progenator that lived several billion years ago. 2. From a geneological point of view, all eukaryotes are related and their genes…

OBJECTIVES: To determine the general state of scientific evidence published in the last 20 years on gastric signet ring cell (SRC) adenocarcinoma metastatic to the breast, and present a case. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The case of a patient who attended a high-complexity reference institution in Bogotá for a breast me…

BACKGROUND: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common psychiatric disorder that can cause profound socio-economic impediments to patients and their families. Gamma knife radiosurgery (GKRS) ventral capsulotomy has been attempted in refractory OCD; however, the outcomes are far from established. METHODS: Twelve p…