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PURPOSE: To characterize functional complaints of new low-vision rehabilitation patients. DESIGN: Prospective observational study. PARTICIPANTS: The Low Vision Rehabilitation Outcomes Study recruited 819 patients between 2008 and 2011 from 28 clinical centers in the United States. METHODS: New patients referred for…

BACKGROUND: Post-hepatectomy liver failure is a severe complication after major liver resection and is associated with a high mortality rate. Nevertheless, there is no effective treatment for severe liver failure. In such a setting, rescue liver transplantation (LT) is used only in extraordinary cases with unclear resu…

BACKGROUND: Previous researches have associated Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) with a prognosis of gastric cancer (GC), however, without a concert conclusion. This study aimed to study this issue further by a prospective cohort study and a meta-analysis. METHODS: Histologically diagnosed gastric cancer (GC) patients…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate evidence on the effectiveness of topical nitroglycerin (NTG) in treating tendinopathies. DATA SOURCES: Systematic searches were conducted on ScienceDirect, Scirus, Highwire Press Stanford University, PubMed Central, Directory of Open Access Journals, Free Medical Journals, Free Full Text, Biolin…

BACKGROUND: Primary dysmenorrhea, or painful menstruation in the absence of pelvic pathology, is a common, and often debilitating, gynecological condition that affects between 45 and 95% of menstruating women. Despite the high prevalence, dysmenorrhea is often poorly treated, and even disregarded, by health professiona…

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients on chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a major cause of death and is closely linked to hypertension and volume overload. The mini-Pet has been proposed as a useful tool to evaluate free-water transport (FWT) and characterize ultrafiltration across the peritoneum. Kno…

BACKGROUND: Peroxisome proliferator activator receptor alpha (PPAR alpha), a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily, is known to increase nitric oxide (NO) production and the mechanisms by which PPAR alpha activation alleviates vascular dysfunction may predicate its activation and possible expression. OBJECTIVES:…

The current state of systemic therapy for advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) has undergone significant changes. Currently, there are no clinical trials directly comparing various first-line systemic therapy regimens to each other, and these trials are unlikely to be conducted in the future. In this systematic review,…

BACKGROUND: In recent years, wearable devices have become increasingly attractive and the health care industry has been especially drawn to Google Glass because of its ability to serve as a head-mounted wearable device. The use of Google Glass in surgical settings is of particular interest due to the hands-free device…

CONTEXT: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (SWL) and ureteroscopy (URS), with or without intracorporeal lithotripsy, are the most common treatments for upper ureteric stones. With advances in technology, it is unclear which treatment is most effective and/or safest. OBJECTIVE: To systematically review literature r…

Indoor lighting influences cognition, affect, and behavioral regulation, yet these effects are typically studied as isolated empirical findings rather than as components of a unified computational process. This paper proposes an active inference account of the impact of shared indoor lighting-non-personalized illuminat…

INTRODUCTION: We conducted a systematic literature review to assess the utility of liver function assessments for predicting disease prognosis and response to systemic anticancer therapy in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (aHCC). METHODS: This was a PRISMA-standard review and was registered with PROSPE…

Low back pain (LBP) is a common clinical problem imposing a prominent socio-economic burden. The purpose of this systematic review was to investigate the biopsychosocial effects of the Mulligan Concept (MC) of manual therapy (MT) when applied to patient's with LBP. Three researchers independently evaluated the literatu…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) is increasingly used worldwide for epilepsy presurgical evaluation. A data-driven view of SEEG practice evolution is lacking for any world region. We aimed to perform a nationwide survey of SEEG use in Australian adult epilepsy centers. We predicted that th…

Data sources PubMed, the Cochrane Oral Health Group Trials Register and Embase. Additionally, issues of the following journals between 2000 and April 2019 were hand-searched: Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Journal of Periodontology, International Journal of Periodontology and Restorative Dentistry, European Journa…

Haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation (haplo-HCT) with post-transplantation cyclophosphamide (PTCy) may be the sole available curative option for several hematologic malignancies. However, the best choice of conditioning regimen and graft source has not been established. This study was conducted to compare…

BACKGROUND: Recent trials suggest improved response rates for purine antagonists compared to alkylator-based regimens in the treatment of B-CLL. However, none was able to show a survival advantage. OBJECTIVES: To determine if there is any advantage of purine antagonists compared to alkylating agents (alone or in combi…

BACKGROUND: Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of cancer, preventable death, and disability. Smoking cessation can increase life expectancy by nearly a decade if achieved in the third or fourth decades of life. Various stop smoking interventions are available including pharmacotherapies, electronic cigarettes, behavi…

BACKGROUND: This is an updated version of a Cochrane Review previously published in 2019. Catamenial epilepsy describes worsening seizures in relation to the menstrual cycle and may affect around 40% of women with epilepsy. Vulnerable days of the menstrual cycle for seizures are perimenstrually (C1 pattern), at ovulati…

It is well known that airborne transmission of COVID-19 in indoor spaces occurs through various respiratory activities: breathing, vocalizing, coughing, and sneezing. However, there is a complete lack of knowledge of its possible transmission through exhalations of e-cigarette aerosol (ECA), which is also a respiratory…