98,318 papers found

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to analyse the evolution, over a12-year period, of the use of non-invasive (NIV) and invasive ventilation (IV) in children admitted to a Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) due to acute bronchiolitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A retrospective observational study was performed includi…

OBJECTIVE: To review the decision aids currently available or being developed to predict a patient's odds that their external cephalic version (ECV) will be successful. STUDY DESIGN: We searched PubMed/MEDLINE, Cochrane Central, and ClinicalTrials.gov from 2015 to 2022. Articles from a pre-2015 systematic review were…

BACKGROUND: To date, no study has evaluated the effects of low center performance evaluations (CPE) on pediatric heart transplant center behavior. We sought to assess the impact of low CPE flags on pediatric heart transplant center listing and transplant volumes and center recipient and donor characteristics. METHODS:…

BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of transforaminal endoscopic discectomy (TED) in the treatment of obese patients with lumbar disc herniation (LDH). MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 69 obese patients with LDH (35 males and 34 females; age range, 24 to 43 years; median age, 34 years) were included in…

OBJECTIVE: Pregnancy in women with prosthetic heart valves remains a risk factor for both mother and fetus, but unselected and unbiased outcome and complication data remain scarce. We analyzed nationwide outcome data from 1977 to 2007 for all pregnancies in women with prosthetic valves. METHODS: Cardiac, obstetric, an…

OBJECTIVES: To investigate trends in end-of-life hospitalizations among nursing home residents between 2011 and 2020. DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study was conducted. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Using German claims data of the statutory health and long-term care insurance fund AOK Niedersachsen, all residents a…

Reports an error in "How comparative was (is) the? A reptilian perspective" by Gordon M. Burghardt (, Advanced Online Publication, Aug 05, 2021, np). In the article "How Comparative Was (Is) the Journal of Comparative Psychology? A Reptilian Perspective" by Gordon M. Burghardt (Journal of Comparative Psychology. Advanc…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Patients with intestinal failure often need long-term home parenteral support (PS). We aimed to determine how the underlying diagnosis, complications and survival had changed over the last 36 years in the UK's largest IF centre. METHODS: 978 adult home PS patient records were analysed from January…

PURPOSE: Larger surface area glaucoma drainage implant plates are associated with greater IOP reduction. Older age and short axial length of the eye have been reported to be risk factors for postoperative hypotony and suprachoroidal hemorrhage after glaucoma surgery. This pilot study, the first of its type, was conduct…

This study is a survey conducted in Iju-Odo rural community of Ondo State in South West Nigeria to determine the prevalence and risk factors for low back pain amongst peasant farmers. Five hundred peasant farmers were selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. A questionnaire was administered which sought informa…

SUMMARY: The association between lactation and bone size and strength was studied in 145 women 16 to 20 years after their last parturition. Longer cumulative duration of lactation was associated with larger bone size and strength later in life. INTRODUCTION: Pregnancy and lactation have no permanent negative effect on…

BACKGROUND: A few previous studies have shown that men were more likely than women to be screened for colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS: The 2000 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) was administered to 32,374 adults > or = 18 years of age. Participants were asked if they ever had a sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy and…

INTRODUCTION: Surgery is the only potentially curative treatment for colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM) and its indication and results have varied in the last 30 years. METHODS: All patients operated on for CRLM in our centre from 1990 to 2021 were prospectively collected, establishing 3 subgroups based on the…

The aim of this study was to investigate the plasma adipokine responses to high-intensity interval training (HIT) in overweight/obese women. Twelve women (age 21.7 ± 3.8 years) completed a 19 days of HIT comprising six session of 4-6 repeats of a Wingate test (0.065 kg load/kg). Plas…

Tropheryma whipplei is the causative agent of classic Whipple's disease (WD) and other clinical entities, such as localized infection. Asymptomatic carriers have also been reported, mainly based on the testing of fecal samples. Our objective was to undertake a retrospective analysis of molecular biology usage for the d…

This paper studies the frequency and manifestations of central nervous system (CNS) involvement and assesses the role of prophylactic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer (SCLC). All patients with confirmed diagnosis, admitted to our department within the last 15 years, were included. Patients were staged as h…

OBJECTIVE: To describe the current landscape of first and last female authorship in urology journals relative to the journals' impact factor. We hypothesized that women would have a smaller proportion of publications in journals with higher impact factors. METHODS: Eighteen urology journals were divided into groups ba…

Healthcare access and health behaviors differ between those living in urban and rural communities and contribute to inequitable cancer health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant disruptions in daily life and healthcare delivery. This cross-sectional survey aimed to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pand…

PURPOSE: to assess audiological performance in quiet and noise, quality of life and side effects of Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) in children with congenital aural atresia (CAA). METHODS: A retrospective study including consecutive patients with unilateral or bilateral CAA implanted with VSB from 2009 to 2020 in a tertiar…

PURPOSE: To investigate the influence of multiple primary malignancies (MPMs) on the prognosis of patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: The subjects of this retrospective study were 521 patients who underwent complete curative pulmonary resection for NSCLC. Patients were divide…