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BACKGROUND: Cardiometabolic conditions are rising among women in low- and middle-income countries and appearing at younger ages. The role of female reproductive characteristics in cardiometabolic risk is not well understood. METHODS: We analyzed seven reproductive characteristics and seven cardiometabolic indicators o…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Emergency department (ED) crowding has multiple causative factors, including delayed patient throughput. Patient care efficiency may be improved by addressing delays in decisionmaking following diagnostic testing results. We examined the influence of sending subscribed result push notifications to ED c…

In general, anastomotic recurrence of colorectal cancer occurs within 3 years after surgery. We encountered an extremely rare case of anastomotic recurrence over 20 years after surgery. A 70-year-old woman who had undergone low anterior resection for rectal cancer 22 years previously was admitted to the hospital becaus…

INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated 7-year effectiveness and safety of second-generation trabecular micro-bypass implantation (iStent inject) either in combination with cataract surgery or as a standalone procedure (Combined or Standalone subgroups, respectively) in eyes with open-angle glaucoma. METHODS: This prospect…

OBJECTIVES: To assess the association between violence against women inflicted by their partner and the prevalence of chronic malnutrition in their children less than five years old. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A secondary cross-sectional analysis of the 2001 Peru Demographic and Health Survey performed in Peru, with natio…

BACKGROUND: We reviewed our experience with aortic valve-sparing operations in Marfan syndrome during last 5 years. METHODS: Between March 2004 and June 2009, 94 patients with aortic root aneurysms underwent valve-sparing operations. Of these, 37 (68% male) were diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, according to the Ghent d…

MATERIALS AND METHODS: The postoperative and last follow-up radiograms: 7 to 25 years after surgery (mean: 10.4 +/- 3.9) were evaluated in 123 patients (167 hips). The radiological evaluation was performed according to Hip Society recommendations. The position of the cup and the stem, polyethylene wear, the migration o…

Purpose To determine whether there were gender differences in full professorship after accounting for factors known to influence academic advancement. Materials and Methods Institutional review board approval was obtained for this HIPAA-compliant study, with waiver of informed consent. In this cross-sectional study, th…

The development at a university hospital of radical surgery for exocrine pancreatic cancer has been studied for the time period 1958-1989. It was found that the number of operations per year increased gradually, being 6.6/year during the last 5 years, giving a resection rate of 15%. The resection rate did not change du…

The interaction between step kinematics and stance kinetics determines sprint velocity. However, the influence that stance kinetics has on effective acceleration in field sport athletes requires clarification. About 25 men (age = 22.4 ± 3.2 years; mass = 82.8 ± 7.2 kg; height = 1.81 ± 0.07 m) completed t…

The objective of the study is to review the studies on home-based pulmonary rehabilitation practices in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients in the last 5 years. Home-based randomized controlled trials in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients published in the PubMed database within the previous 5 years were searched…

BACKGROUND: Data from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health suggest that the incidence of neuroborreliosis has increased in Norway during recent years. However, this may also be due to a change in diagnostic procedures and increased awareness of the disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS: At the pediatric department in Stav…

In September 1990 we performed our first laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH). Operating time was 127 minutes, estimated blood loss was 400 ml, and length of hospital stay of 3 days. No surgical complications occurred. During the next 5 years, as we gained more experience, the technique changed until we ar…

The frequency of roentgenological pelvimetry, its changes in accordance with obstetric management of labour and its place in the obstetric practice were studied at the Research institute of Obstetric and Gynecology for the period of 1979-1988. It was established that its mean frequency for the investigated period was 7…

OBJECTIVES: Although many studies have described prognosis in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), few have compared outcome in men with clinical evidence of CHD with healthy men from the general population over an extended follow-up. This study aimed to compare long-term prognosis in men with a history of myoca…

OBJECTIVE: This study is a comparison of the electrocardiogram (ECG) findings of detainees and convicts who participated in a hunger strike recorded at the end of the strike and 2 months later. METHODS: A total of 81 male detainees and convicts (mean age 41±9.4 years) who participated in a hunger strike between S…

Lasers hve been used experimentally for nearly 40 years. Most applications in dentistry maintain use in oral and periodontal pathology. The use of lasers as an adjunct therapy in a general dental practice has recently been considered within the last 5 years. This article will consist of a literature review of the most…

Toluene is a solvent commonly used in the workplace and, in the last 25 years, it has gained notoriety as a substance of abuse. The central nervous system sequelae of both occupational and illicit exposure to toluene have been documented, and irreversible cerebellar changes have been described. Previous reports of psyc…

I have long harbored the impression that professors of clinical medicine specialties tend to produce fewer first-authored papers after their professorship appointments, despite their prior output of first-authored papers. This humble experiment attempted in providing some suggestions for this issue. I identified 11 chi…

To elucidate the safety and efficacy of one-stage total spondylectomy and circumferential reconstruction through a combined anterior retropharyngeal-posterior approach for axial tumors.A total of 20 patients with axial tumor who received total spondylectomy through a combined anterior retropharyngeal-posterior approach…