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INTRODUCTION: Society commonly believes that research knowledge is complementary to public decision-making. This study aimed to understand the perspectives and implications of dementia researchers communicating with policymakers and public research decision-makers (public officials). METHODS: This study uses 24 questi…

INTRODUCTION: Snakebite envenomation is a public health event of mandatory reporting in Colombia. It is considered a medical emergency in which the government must guarantee antivenom availability. We describe snakebite epidemiological figures in Colombia between 2008 and 2020 and correlate them with antivenom manufact…

INTRODUCTION: sexually transmitted infections are the most common causes of illness in Africa. They are public health important diseases because of their magnitude, potential complications, and interactions with HIV/AIDS during pregnancy. In our country, especially in our study area, limited studies have been conducted…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intravesical instillation of hyaluronic acid/chondroitin sulfate in the treatment of refractory painful bladder syndrome. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Forty patients were subjected to intravesical instillations of hyaluronic acid/chondroitin sulfate weekly for 4 weeks and at…

BACKGROUND: Clostridium difficile infection has emerged as a major public health problem in the United States over the last 2 decades. We examined the trends in the C. difficile-associated fatality rate, hospital length of stay, and hospital charges over the last decade. METHODS: We used data from the National Inpatie…

BACKGROUND: In the last few years, patterns of drug abuse have varied. This may have changed the problems presented by the infants of drug-abusing mothers. OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence of prenatal drug-exposure in neonates in our health area in the last decade, to analyze possible changes in the drugs consum…

OBJECTIVE: Degenerative lumbar scoliosis and spinal stenosis are more common in elderly patients. Because of many factors, treatment choices are more complex. To investigate the step treatment strategy of degenerative lumbar scoliosis and spinal stenosis. METHODS: Between January 2005 and December 2009, 117 patients w…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effectiveness of one-stage posterior medial corner (PMC) repair or reconstruction combined with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) reconstruction in treating KD-ⅢM dislocation. METHODS: The clinical data of 15 patients with knee KD-ⅢM dislocat…

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the consequences on patient selection and on early and midterm results of the learning curve of a surgical team performing laparoscopy-assisted surgery in the treatment of severe aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD). PATIENTS AND METHOD: Between January 1998 and Jun…

BACKGROUND: Transplantation of Human Organ Act was passed in India in 1994 to streamline organ donation and transplantation activities. It is time to retrospect ourselves and analyze the method to increase organ donation. TYPE OF STUDY: Retrospective observational analysis. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the change in organ…

To determine the effectiveness of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) treatment to central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas in von Hippel-Lindau disease (VHL), we analyzed long-term results in VHL patients treated with SRS. Patients were enrolled in a prospective VHL natural history study, undergoing SRS treatment of…

BACKGROUND: Stapler line reinforcement during sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) was assessed thoroughly in the context of postoperative complications focusing on leakage and bleeding. However, the effect of stapler line reinforcement techniques on the short- and long-term weight loss is still unclear and lacking. We hypothesize…

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) were shown to possess immunomodulatory and neurotrophic effects. Our previous trials, have shown that intrathecal (IT) and intravenous (IV) administration of MSCs were safe and provided indications of beneficial clinical effects.This is an open prospective study to evaluate the safety and t…

INTRODUCTION: Treatment strategies in high-grade L5-S1 spondylolisthesis are controversial. Reduction of slippage, correction of lumbosacral kyphosis and the necessity of a complementary anterior approach are debated in the literature. The present study reports clinical and radiological outcome for reduction and instru…

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the proportion of cervical screening non-attenders presenting to general practice (GP) primary care over one year. SETTING: 137 practices in East London, UK. METHODS: Anonymous primary care records were downloaded using EMIS web (clinical software). Cervical screening nonattendance was defined…

PURPOSE: To describe use of serial lens examinations to assign cataract phenotype in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS). DESIGN: Cohort study. METHODS: Lens photographs were graded annually using the AREDS system for classifying cataracts. Nuclear grades (0.9 to 6.1) were assigned using standard photographs. P…

AIMS: Early recurrences of atrial arrhythmia after wide electrically isolating ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) are well described, but the long-term risk of recurrence for patients with persistent and permanent AF has not been studied in detail. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty-six consecutive patients [45 men (80.4%),…

BACKGROUND: Beekeeping has progressed recently to where bee sting exposure is an important public health problem in Turkey. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the status of bee and wasp sting allergy in a region of Turkey. METHODS: We conducted a questionnaire-based study of 786 subjects (cellulose paper factory personnel and…

RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Program Directors have responsibility for maintaining the academic focus and ensuring mentorship for the next generation of radiologists. The goal of this study was to identify the academic productivity and scholarly activity of Program Directors (PDs) of radiology residency programs in the U.…

OBJECTIVE: Some aneurysms without a definable neck and associated parent vessel pathology are particularly difficult to treat and may require clipping with circumferential wrapping. We report the largest available contemporary series examining the techniques of Gore-Tex clip-wrapping of ruptured and unruptured intracra…