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Pediatric statistics in a 50-year-old large hospital were analysed to find out any change in pediatric admission rate, morbidity and mortality and outcome of common disorders during the last four decades. Information was collected from four block years from each of the last four decades and compared. An increase of alm…

The durability of endoprosthetic implants of the large joints has increased over the last decades. North American studies have shown a 10-year durability of 94% for prosthetic hip implants, and European studies have shown 10-year durabilities of 88-95%. Pathologists differentiate three etiological disease patterns for…

OBJECTIVE: The rare polyarticular clinical presentation of peripheric septic arthritis has worst prognosis than monoarticular one. We studied 10 patients with polyarticular septic arthritis treated during the last 8 years, to evaluate functional result and complications after surgical treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS:…

Between 1986 and 1989 there were 9 cases of idiopathic congestive heart failure at this clinic. Normally heifers in the last 1/3 of pregnancy and young cows aged between 2.5 and 3.5 years were affected, but the disease also occurred in one younger (1.5 years), one older (6 years) and in one male animal. In contrast to…

The aim of this study was to construct new Croatian growth charts for body height and weight of boys and girls aged 6.5 to 18.5 years and to investigate differences between our and pre-existing studies. Analysis was based on a multistage stratified sample representative for school children aged 6.5 to 18.5, 6046 boys a…

A probabilistic household survey was made with the following objectives: to estimate the prevalence of consumption of tobacco, alcohol and legal and illegal drugs; to identify attitudes and values, risk factors and problems associated with the consumption of addictive substances in a population from 12 to 65 years old,…

BACKGROUND: The doctoral degree regulations at German faculties partially show fundamental differences. Against this background in 2016 the Medical Faculty Association (MFT) published a position paper on teaching scientific competence in medical studies. This study project aims to analyze the quality of doctoral d…

Consumers are increasingly turning their attention to the quality and origin of products that they consume. European Union (EU) quality schemes are associated with a label, which was introduced to allow consumers to perform an informed choice and to protect producers from unfair practices. This present study provides a…

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The Amatsu tracheoesophageal shunt (ATES) represents a nonprosthesis surgical option for voice restoration in laryngectomized patients. However, data regarding the long-term efficacy of ATES are lacking. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, single-institution study. METHODS: Between 2001 and 2010, 16 pa…

OBJECTIVE: To determine how national recommendations for the treatment of acute community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) are applied in children. METHODS: A phone survey was conducted in northern France. A standardized questionnaire was submitted to randomized general practitioners (GPs), private pediatricians, and pediatri…

INTRODUCTION: Esophageal impaction in children is a medical emergency that needs an immediate medical attention. In the last years multiple objects have been detected and were removed endoscopically. In the last decade, Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE) has been associated with esophageal stenosis, leading to esophageal i…

BACKGROUND: In the last 40 years, 220 patients with type C distal humeral fractures (AO13-C1-3) were treated at our hospital operatively. Aim of this study is to present results of patients treated by dual plating osteosynthesis in the last decade and to compare them with our previous series (A-C). MATERIALS AND METHO…

We determined the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) infection and risk factors for its acquisition by women aged less than 35 years who were attending sexual health centres in the province of Barcelona in 2007. A convenience sample of 397 adolescents and young adult women aged between 16 and 35 years, stratified…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical results of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the Melles technique in granular corneal dystrophy. METHODS: Seven eyes from 5 patients who underwent DALK using Melles technique for granular corneal dystrophy were included in this study. The p…

This study examined the hypothesis that multiple dimensions of gender inequality increase women's risk for HIV infection using a population-based survey of 1418 women aged 20 to 44 in Moshi, Tanzania. Three forms of HIV exposures were assessed reflecting gender power imbalance: economic exposures (age difference betwee…

OBJECTIVE: Excellent hemodynamic performance has been demonstrated after aortic valve replacement using the autologous pulmonary valve as described by D. Ross. However, in the pediatric population there is concern in regard to growth of the autograft and late dilatation in the systemic circulation. METHODS: Since 1991…

The final formation of the Central American Isthmus (CAI) about 3.5 million years ago altered global ocean circulation, connected North and South America terrestrial biotas, and established the Caribbean Sea. The nature of this event creates a natural scenario to test vicariance, divergence, and speciation by allopatry…

BACKGROUND: Endothelial keratoplasty (EK) is used increasingly for the management of cases with endothelial dysfunction. Long-term outcomes of the surgery are not widely reported in the literature. We report our experience of EK in Chinese eyes at a University teaching hospital. METHODS: Retrospective analysis was per…

AIM: Characterise the physiological demands of a military dismounted assault task (DAT) simulation. METHOD: Fourteen men (mean ± SD: age 29 ± 9 years; body mass 79.9 ± 9.2 kg; V˙O51.9 ± 4.4 ml·kg·min; upright pull strength 177 &…

OBJECTIVES: To explore temporal trends, geographic distribution, and socioeconomic determinants of scientific production in the field of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease (CCD) rehabilitation. DATA SOURCES: Citations from 1967 to 2008 were downloaded from the PubMed database. Core of the search strategy was t…