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In recent years, some within chaplaincy have advocated for a stronger focus on outcomes, including outcome research, whereas others in the field have questioned an outcome-oriented perspective. In this article, existing outcome studies are reviewed in relation to the ongoing discussion about a process- or outcome-orien…

CONTEXT: Alloplastic temporomandibular joint replacement. AIMS: To search for evidence for the use of periprosthetic autologous fat transplantation. SETTING AND DESIGN: Systematic review. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We searched in PubMed Central, Elsevier ScienceDirect Complete, Wiley Online Library Journals, Ovid Lippin…

Euclea undulata (E. undulata) is traditionally used for the treatment of body pains, chest complaints, cough, diabetes, diarrhoea, headaches, heart diseases and toothaches in southern Africa. This study was aimed at reviewing the botany, ethnopharmacology and biological activities of E. undulata in southern A…

PURPOSE: The objective of this systematic review was to summarise the outcome after cast wedging due to loss of angulation in conservative fracture treatment of children's fractures. METHODS: Electronic searches were performed using MEDLINE, PubMed, OVID, CENTRAL and EMBASE without language restrictions. RESULTS: Thr…

Routine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the skull and brain for diagnostic purposes sometimes reveals a wider tip of the frontal ventricular horn on one side and a wider tip of the temporal horn on the other. A search for 'alternate ventricular asymmetry' in Google Scholar, Medline and PubMed Central yielded no res…

AIM: To demonstrate less common pathologies of purely epidural spinal tumors that should be considered when noted on MRI prior to surgery. To expand the differential diagnosis of purely epidural spinal tumors and comment on their surgical implications. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We report on two patients from our instituti…

UNLABELLED: Theme: Complex health care and chronic disease management. INTRODUCTION: Congenital heart disease (CHD) may have a very important impact on central nervous system function and neurodevelopment. PURPOSE: Critical evaluation of literature concerning the neurodevelopmental outcomes following congenital heart…

BACKGROUND: To investigate whether calcitonin can improve walking distance (WD) and visual analog pain scale (VAS) in patients who suffer lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). METHODS: We performed a search on CENTRAL, PubMed, Embase and Cochrane databases up to July 2014; we finally found 19 original articles, of which only…

GOAL: The aim was to review the literature on estrogens and lower urinary tract. MATERIAL: A review of literature through the PubMed library until December 31, 2012 was carried out using the following keywords: lower urinary tract, bladder, urethra, nervous central system, innervation, female, women, estrogen, estradi…

The number of day-care surgeries is increasing every day. The boundaries of day-care surgeries are being redefined on a continual basis. Multi-dimensional benefits to the patient, hospital and national economy are the driving forces behind the changing scenario on the horizon of day surgery. The literature search inclu…

INTRODUCTION: Non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) have become increasingly recognized as central to the disease. These include somatic symptoms, such as pain and autonomic dysfunction (bladder dysfunction, constipation, dipahoresis and orthostatic hypotension) and behavioral problems, such as dementia, depre…

OBJECTIVE: Systemic therapy (ST) is a well-established treatment approach to reduce symptoms, yet its effects across outcome domains, informants, and assessment methods remain underexplored. METHOD: We conducted a systematic literature review in multiple databases (PsycINFO, Pubmed, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL), includin…

INTRODUCTION: The ankles and feet of footballers are the most commonly affected areas by acute and chronic injuries, especially sprains. The durability of changes in motor control for the sprained injury strongly suggests that central motor commands have been reorganized and restructured involving the sensorimotor syst…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Tibial nerve stimulation (TNS) has long been used to effectively treat lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD). Although numerous studies have concentrated on TNS, its mechanism of action remains elusive. This review aimed to concentrate on the mechanism of action of TNS against LUTD. MATERIAL…

OBJECTIVE: Up to 50% of patients hospitalized for acute heart failure (AHF) show resistance to diuretics. This condition contributes to a prolonged hospital length of stay and a higher risk of death. This review aimed to investigate whether a diuretic therapeutic approach more effective than furosemide alone exists for…

Nodules in the thyroid are frequent. Preoperative investigations including fine-needle cytology and ultrasound cannot in all patients rule out malignancy. Thus, surgical excision for histopathologic examination is often needed. In this narrative review, we examine aspects of the surgical management of indeterminate thy…

For the past two decades, agricultural workers in regions of Central America have reported an epidemic of chronic kidney disease of undetermined etiology (CKDu) that is not associated with established risk factors of chronic kidney disease. Several hypotheses have emerged, but the etiology of CKDu remains elusive and c…

Atopic dermatitis (AD) may be associated with the metabolic syndrome and by that carry an increased risk of cardio-vascular disease. Our objective was to provide an update on current knowledge of the association between AD and metabolic syndrome, including each component of the metabolic syndrome. A systematic literatu…

Fibromyalgia is characterized by widespread pain, sleep problems, fatigue, functional impairment, psychological distress, and cognitive dysfunction. The objective of this meta-analysis is to synthesize the available data on the effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions across all domains in…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify the presence of gender and laterality bias in patients with hemifacial microsomia. METHODS: We performed a systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Systematic Reviews, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials to identify trials p…