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INTRODUCTION: Evidence-Based Medicine, as a new scientific paradigm, modified the approach to diagnosis, -treatment and prevention of diseases based on the best available scientific evidence synthesized in systematic reviews since the last decade of the past century. To evaluate its influence, we assessed the trend in…

OBJECTIVE: To develop an age-based weight estimation rule in a Chinese population and to compare its performance with existing formulae. DESIGN: Population-based observational study. SETTING: Schools and kindergartens in Hong Kong. SUBJECTS: Healthy Chinese children aged 1-10 years old on their last birthday.…

Seven patients with lichen amyloidosus were treated with dermabrasion during the last seven years. All patients have had follow-up examinations for at least five years (one patient for seven years). The main symptom, itching, disappeared in all cases, and the clinical results were satisfactory, except for mild hyperpig…

There is no consensus on the definition of a structural proximal thoracic curve (PTC) and the indications for fusion. As such, we assessed a single institute's experience in the management of large PTCs (>35 degrees) in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) who were either fused or not fused. A retrospect…

A discussion is made of 17 cases of eclamptic pregnant women cared for in the last 5 years at the Provincial Teaching Gynecological- Obstetrical Hospital Justo Legón Padilla. The results of the variables under study and the evolution of the patients with the treatment are provided.

Differences in the age at natural menopause were examined using a retrospective population sample of 289 naturally menopausal women. The mean age at natural menopause was 46.70 +/- 5.44 years. Earlier menopause occurred in women living in semiurban areas, divorced/separated and less educated women, and women who were y…

INTRODUCTION: Many regions in the middle of Germany have a deficit in specialized rheumatological care. A survey was undertaken to investigate whether the regional capacities for rheumatological advanced training are sufficient to provide an adequate number of rheumatologists in the future. METHODS: All 91 r…

The present study estimates the particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters less than 2.5 μm (PM) over the Indian sub-continent using near-surface retrieval of aerosol extinction coefficient (2007-2021) of Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization (CALIOP) onboard Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfin…

AIMS: About 60% of the oral cancer arise on a pre-existent potentially malignant disorder of oral mucosa like the oral proliferative verrucous leukoplakia. The treatment with the photodynamic therapy of these lesions represents, in the last years, an innovative, non-invasive and effective therapeutic possibility to ach…

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery requires a learning period before the advantages of the method can be demonstrated. We report the progress of our results over 21 consecutive months. 27 patients were considered for minimally invasive coronary bypass via a small thoracotomy. We compare the results of four consecutive…

Anti-CD20 therapy is effective in idiopathic nephrotic syndrome (INS). However, transient or sustained hypogammaglobulinemia predisposing to an increased risk of infectious diseases can follow treatment in some patients. We analyzed the long-term effects of anti-CD20 therapy on immunological memory in 27 frequently-rel…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of SRS-Schwab grade Ⅳ osteotomy combined with satellite rod for thoracolumbar old osteoporotic fracture with severe kyphosis. METHODS: Between April 2013 and August 2016, 20 cases of thoracolumbar old osteoporotic fracture with severe kyphosis were treated with SRS-Schwa…

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: A quarter of patients waiting for kidney transplantation are patients with previous graft failure. Outcome of first and second renal transplant make these the gold standard for end renal stage disease, but this is not so clear in the case of third and further renal transplant, especially at…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate trends and patterns in CT usage among children (aged 0-17 years) in The Netherlands during the period 1990-2012. METHODS: Lists of electronically archived paediatric CT scans were requested from the Radiology Information Systems (RIS) of Dutch hospitals which reported >10 paediatric CT scans ann…

BACKGROUND: We wanted to evaluate survival and functional morbidity following radiation treatment of brain tumors in children less than 4 years old. PROCEDURE: Outcome was evaluated for 222 children who were less than 4 years old when they were irradiated at University of Toronto Centres, 1958-1995. The status of the…

BACKGROUND: Surgery is the preferred treatment for large vestibular schwannomas (VS). Good tumor control and cranial nerve outcomes were described in selected Koos IV VS after single-session stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), but outcomes in elderly patients have never been specifically studied. The aim of this study is…

Few studies have been published on the pharmacologic response to treatment of patients whose seizures begin after 40 years of age. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of chronic pharmacotherapy on the seizure control of such patients. We retrospectively studied the seizure frequency recorded during a 12-…

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to investigate the demographic, clinical and hemodynamic characteristics of patients who underwent percutaneous mitral valve (MV) repair over the last decade, as well as to determine the potential changes in trends of these parameters among patients with structural and functional MR (SMR and FMR).…

Mortality in type 1 diabetes, although showing a declining trend, is significantly higher than standard mortality. The case study focuses on a woman who lived for 91 years; she was insulin-dependent for 86 years and has been treated by a single physician - the author - for over 55 years. She was diagnosed with diabetes…

OBJECTIVE: A 5% change in weight is a significant predictor for frailty and obesity. We ascertained how self-reported weight change over the lifespan impacts rates of frailty in older adults. METHODS: We identified 4,984 subjects ≥60 years with body composition measures from the National Health and Nutrition Ex…