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Vetr M·Ceska gynekologie
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to examine the evolution of the main perinatology outcomes in the last fifteen years and their comparison to the Czech Republic. Analysis belong to the control system of quality of care. DESIGN: Retrospective epidemiological study. SETTING: Gynaecology and Obstetrics Clinic Medica…
Seferian Edward G, Afessa Bekele·Mayo Clinic proceedings
OBJECTIVES: To determine population-based rates of intensive care unit (ICU) use at the end of life in adults and describe demographic and clinical variation in end-of-life ICU use. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective, population-based cohort study set in Olmsted County, Minnesota, was performed. We identified adult…
Volin Steven J, Hinrichs Steven H, Garvin Kevin L·Clinical orthopaedics and related research
The prevalence of resistant organisms has increased throughout the last decade. In order to determine best treatment strategies, studies on reimplantation must address this population. The purpose of this study is to compare the results of delayed reconstruction for total joint infections caused by methicillin-sensitiv…
Suzuki Etsuko, Kumakura Shigeto, Muramatsu Ryuji, +1 more·Nippon Ganka Gakkai zasshi
PURPOSE: A retrospective study was performed to examine time-related changes in the corneal endothelium in eyes that underwent a triple procedure consisting of penetrating keratoplasty, extracapsular excision, and intraocular lens (IOL) insertion. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We studied 39 eyes from 36 patients who underwen…
El Mouloua Ahmed, Aghoutane El Mouhtadi, El Khassoui Amine, +2 more·Acta orthopaedica Belgica
Elbow dislocation in children is uncommon condition in children, it's occurred in 3 to 6% of all elbow injuries. Only case reports and small series reported in the literature. The aim of our study is to evaluate the outcomes of open reduction of neglected elbow dislocation (NED) in children. A retrospective review of 2…
Zhang Jing, Zhou Kunyan, Luo Li, +3 more·International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of recent and previous exercise and dietary habits on the occurrence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS: The present study had a population-based case-control phase and a nested case-control phase. Women aged 12-44 years with and without PCOS were surveyed using the Se…
Márkus B, Pintér G·Magyar sebeszet
The authors discuss some aspects of radical gastrectomy. They analyse whether there is any progress in their results in the treatment of stomach cancer in the past 5 years. They describe some aspects of total gastrectomy with regards to the need for splenectomy. During 36 years (01.07.1952-30.06.1962 and 1974-1999) 161…
Piver M S·Cancer
Significant and dramatic progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of women with ovarian carcinoma in the last 10 years, the results of which are now just being reflected in an increase in survival and cure rates. In early staged disease (Stage I and II) significant progress has been made concerning our und…
Rapelanoro-Rabenja F, Maleville J, Taïeb A·Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie
BACKGROUND: The outcome of granuloma annulare in childhood is not well defined. POPULATION AND METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to the family of 40 children under 15 years of age examined for granuloma annulare from 1987 to 1992. Thirty of them answered, permitting a retrospective study. RESULTS: The sex-ratio F:M w…
Sun Zhen-hui, Liu Jun, Tian Meng-qiang, +3 more·Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese journal of surgery]
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate causes and clinical management of postoperative pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS: From January 2004 to June 2009, 41 patients (44 knees) with knee pain post TKA were treated. There were 9 male and 32 female patients aging from 51 to 84 years with a mean of 63.5 years. The diagno…
Cui Zhuan, Wang Yue, Fan Min-hua·Zhongguo wei zhong bing ji jiu yi xue = Chinese critical care medicine = Zhongguo weizhongbing jijiuyixue
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the differences between hospital-acquired acute renal failure (HA-ARF) and community-acquired acute renal failure (CA-ARF) in epidemiology, etiology and prognosis. METHODS: The diagnosis of ARF of patients diagnosed with ARF from ICD-9 codes, who were discharged from Peking University Third H…
Soyugelen Demirok Gülizar, Ekşioğlu Ümit, Yakın Mehmet, +3 more·Turkish journal of ophthalmology
OBJECTIVES: To report the results obtained from glaucoma drainage device (GDD) implantation in patients with aniridia-related glaucoma and to review the literature. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed 6 patients who underwent GDD implantation for glaucoma secondary to congenital aniridia between April 2…
Lee Bum-Sik, Kim Tae-Hyuk, Bin Seong-Il, +2 more·Arthroscopy : the journal of arthroscopic & related surgery : official publication of the Arthroscopy Association of North America and the International Arthroscopy Association
PURPOSE: (1) To investigate whether patients with bone-on-bone (BOB) medial OA (Ahlback grade 2) had comparable clinical improvement to those with non-BOB arthritis with remaining joint space (Ahlback grades 0/1) after medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy (MOWHTO); (2) to determine whether the radiological results d…
Pokorny Gabriel, Marchi Luís, Amaral Rodrigo, +2 more·World neurosurgery
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to analyze radiologic and clinical results with a minimum 5 years follow-up (FUP) of lateral lumbar total disc replacement for the treatment of symptomatic lumbar degenerative disc disease. METHODS: We performed a prospective, single-center, clinical, and radiologic study. Patients were tre…
Bordin P, Melot B, Tralli V, +8 more·Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita
BACKGROUND: Despite the scientific consensus about vaccines safety and effectiveness, there is still a discrepancy between scientific evidence and perception by the general population. The "VaccinarSì" portal was created in 2013 by Italian specialists in Public Health to provide evidence-based information regardin…
Pesce Giancarlo, Locatelli Francesca, Cerveri Isa, +7 more·PloS one
BACKGROUND: It is well known that asthma prevalence has been increasing all over the world in the last decades. However, few data are available on temporal trends of incidence and remission of asthma. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the rates of asthma incidence and remission in Italy from 1940 to 2010. METHODS: The subjects…
Boman H G·Scandinavian journal of immunology
In the last 2 years (1994-95), two symposium volumes and three reviews have been published that were fully devoted to peptide antibiotics (antibacterial peptides or antimicrobial peptides). Since the field has been growing rapidly, this review is largely a follow-up of new results published in the last 2 years. Sequenc…
Khariwala Samir S, Garg Apurva, Stepanov Irina, +4 more·Tobacco regulatory science
OBJECTIVES: In India, a 2003 law ("COPTA") banned tobacco advertising with the exception of "point of sale" and "on-pack" advertising. Given substantial evidence regarding the impact of point of sale advertising (PoS), we analyzed the prevalence of encountering such advertising in Mumbai, India. METHODS: A survey was…
Song Sang Jun, Hwang Sung Hyun, Baek Hyun Jae, +1 more·Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA
PURPOSE: To investigate the aseptic survival of 1.5-stage exchange arthroplasty for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS: Eighty-eight cases of 1.5-stage exchange arthroplasty for PJI without reinfection were retrospectively analysed. The autoclaved femoral component and ne…
Heinz Carsten, Schoonbrood Saskia, Heiligenhaus Arnd·The British journal of ophthalmology
AIM: Intermediate uveitis (IU) is considered to carry a considerable risk for complications and visual loss. This study compares juvenile and adult onset IU with regard to visual loss and complications. METHODS: Single-centre retrospective analysis of 110 consecutive children with onset of IU at the age of ≤16&…