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11,119 patients with scarlet fever admitted in the last sixteen years, from 1973 to 1988, to Sapporo City General Hospital, were studied statistically on symptoms and laboratory findings. The results were summarized as follows: 1. Annual number of patients have reduced suddenly since 1981, and become zero in 1989. The…

BACKGROUND: Fresh osteochondral allograft transplantation can be used to replace talar osteochondral defects (OCDs) with single bulk osteochondral graft. While limited studies report improvement of function, improvement in quality of life and radiographic durability is unknown. QUESTIONS/PURPOSE: We therefore determin…

PURPOSE: There are no accepted screening recommendations for bladder cancer, although the greatest risk factors for bladder cancer are identifiable and modifiable, ie tobacco exposure. Bladder cancer survival correlates highly with disease stage. We ascertained whether there have been any demographic changes in the sta…

Forty years ago, after the establishment of coronary care units, a significant decrease in mortality of acute myocardial infarction was noted. Twenty years ago, the break-through of thrombolysis realized once again a significant decrease in mortality. In this study we compare, in a rather small community hospital, the…

Small caliber biological grafts that were heparinized and nonheparinized were implanted in 52 patients with arterial obstructive disease and chronic renal failure by either conventional suture anastomosis or laser anastomosis over the last 8 years. There were no operative mortalities. The overall postoperative patency…

PURPOSE: To investigate the long-term (10 years) effects of augmented bilateral lateral rectus (aBLR) recession in patients affected by divergence excess intermittent exotropia (deIXT). METHODS: Data of 58 patients affected by deIXT who underwent aBLR muscle recession were retrospectively analyzed. All patients were t…

BACKGROUND: The age-adjusted incidence rate of prostate cancer (PCa) has been reported to be lower among Asians than Western populations. A traditional Japanese meal, high in soybean products or isoflavones, may be associated with a decreased risk of PCa. Equol, which is converted from daidzein by human intestinal flor…

OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence of ectopic pregnancy over the period 1966 to 1996. SETTING: England and Wales. DESIGN: Use of official statistics on hospital discharges, maternities, legal abortions and estimated populations of women aged 15-44 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Incidence rates of ectopic pregnancies…

The aim of this study was to assess if there are any significant differences of immunoglobulin A, G and M concentration in serum of persons with different stages of periodontal destruction. The study comprised 30 persons (21 female and 9 male) with a mean age of 37.5 years, in whom periodontitis was diagnosed after cli…

This analysis concerns three groups of malformations: Congenital diaphragmatic hernia, patent ductus arteriosus, and oesophageal atresia. We registered a total mortality rate for all congenital diaphragmatic hernias and defects of 28.5%; the rate in full-term neonates was 27.6% and in premature infants 33.6%. Of 65 inf…

In the last decade, and especially in the last five years, there has been a proliferation of new electrotherapy devices on the physical therapy market. As therapists, we have looked for other modalities to enhance our ability to help our patients. We have also seen PTs develop innovative treatment approaches, using the…

INTRODUCTION: The mortality rate due to cervical cancer is higher in Portugal compared to other European countries. This study aimed to evaluate the time-trends in cervical cancer mortality rates observed in Portugal over the last six decades. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Age-standardized cervical cancer mortality rates repo…

OBJECTIVE: Most cancer patients become increasingly anxious toward the end of their life. The objective of this study was to identify predictors of increased opioid dosage in the last week of a terminal cancer patient's life. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed charts of patients who died in our palliative care unit.…

INTRODUCTION: Peptic ulcer disease is a frequent pathological condition. In the last few years there have been reports describing changes in its epidemiology and its association with Helicobacter pylori infection. AIMS: To describe epidemiological characteristics of peptic ulcers during the study period from January 2…

BACKGROUND: The last 40 years was a period during which the incidence of herpes zoster appears to have increased substantially. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the risk of complications of herpes zoster has changed during the last 40 years. METHODS: The automated medical records of a health maintenance organization w…

Rubella has been a notifiable disease in Iceland since 1888. In this century rubella epidemics of increasing size have occurred at intervals of 5-10 years. The disease has spread throughout the country. About 75% of the patients were below 15 years of age at the time of the last two epidemics. Females account for 51-61…

PURPOSE: To describe the outcomes of allograft ocular surface stem cell transplantation (OSST) and the complication profile of systemic immunosuppression (SI) in pediatric patients with limbal stem cell deficiency. METHODS: This was a retrospective interventional case series from a single tertiary referral institution…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to analyse the cytological history of women presenting with invasive cervical cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective study of 148 patients treated for invasive cervical cancer in three hospitals of the North Pas de Calais in France. RESULTS: The average age of patients was 4…

A cohort study was performed among 214 patients with severe haemophilia, born 1944-1994, to describe changes in treatment over the last 3 decades and its effects on clotting factor consumption and haemophilic arthropathy. Data on treatment strategy, clotting factor consumption, and outcome were collected for 3567 patie…