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BACKGROUND: Longer intervals between prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests for routine prostate cancer screening can reduce the harms while maintaining the benefits of screening. Limited information has been published on PSA screening frequency. The purpose of this report is to describe the number of PSA tests in the l…

INTRODUCTION: Persistent B cell depletion is a rare complication of rituximab treatment, and its clinical implications are unknown. METHODS: This retrospective case series included patients with glomerular and autoimmune diseases who developed persistent B cell depletion (< 5 CD19CD20cells/&#x3bc;l persisting for > 2…

BACKGROUND: Child overweight and obesity is associated with an increased risk of non-communicable diseases. The present work aimed to explain the global trends of overweight in children under 5 years during the last two decades in comparison to the global nutrition targets. METHODS: We analysed secondary data from the…

BACKGROUND: The importance of gender diversity is well recognized. Despite promising change in addressing gender disparity, there remains a significant gap in women's representation in urology. Worldwide, a lack of diversity has been observed at scientific meetings. This study analyses the trend in women's representati…

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to provide current estimates of the prevalence and trends of overweight and obesity (OW+OB) in Mexican children and adolescents. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Body mass index objectively measured was analyzed for 37&#x2009;147 children and adolescents aged 0-19 years obtained i…

This study was carried out to observe the trend in hormone receptors over the last 8 years in a tertiary cancer center in India. A total of 11,780 tumors analyzed for hormone receptors over the last 7 years were compared with the results of hormone receptor expression in a prior published study on 798 cases of breast c…

In recent years, developing and developed countries are witnessing delayed childbearing among women contributing to the overall decline in fertility rates. The age at which a woman has her last child impacts maternal and child health, especially in a country with high maternal and perinatal mortality rates. This study…

BACKGROUND: Although preventive health practices are extremely effective in preventing diseases and mortality, there is still a need to determine the frequency of these practices in different countries and improve these rates. The aim of this study was to evaluate preventive health practices in Turkey. METHODS: The st…

OBJECTIVE: The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) has proposed to expand the definition of remission to 10 years seizure-free with the last 5&#xa0;years off antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). We examined if a 10-year remission is needed to predict the lowest recurrence risk. METHODS: The population-based study coho…

This meta-analysis aims to investigate the worldwide prevalence of primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) and its risk factors in the last 20 years.We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 37 population-based studies and 144,354 subjects. PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases were searched for cross-…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate possible changes in the social, cultural and economical profile of our HIV infected patients appearing during the last five years and their potential impact on incidence, prevention, and follow-up of HIV infection. METHODS: We conduce a retrospective analysis of demographic, sociocultural, clini…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To compare long-term seizure control in patients with long-term VNS (vagal nerve stimulator) stimulation (VNS-on) with those who discontinued VNS after >3 years (VNS-off). METHODS: Patients with refractory epilepsy with VNS therapy for >3 years (and follow-up for >2 years after VNS discontin…

AIMS: People living with heart disease are at elevated risk of hospitalization during the last years of their life. The aim of this study was to describe hospitalization-related usage patterns, and associated cost burden, for patients living with heart disease in the last 6 years of their life. METHODS AND RESULTS: Th…

IMPORTANCE: Measuring health care utilization and costs before death has the potential to initiate health care improvement. OBJECTIVE: To examine population-level trends in health care utilization and expenditures in the 2 years before death in Canada's single-payer health system. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: T…

I have performed total knee arthroplasty (TKA) using patient- specific instrumentation (PSI) (TRUMATCH&#xae; Personalized Solutions, DePuy Synthes Joint Reconstruction, Warsaw, Indiana) since July 2009. Since that time, I have performed over 600 of these procedures, all at the same hospital and all using the same perso…

INTRODUCTION: Vitriolage or acid attack or acid throwing is a gender-based terrible violent crime. There are many everlasting sequels of vitriolage which consist of permanent scarring of the face or body, blindness as well as socioeconomic and psychological intricacy. The sufferer of acid attack is competitor, hatred,…

BACKGROUND: Local anesthetics are widely used by non-anesthesiologists to provide analgesia. Penile nerve blocks are used for analgesia during urological surgery. Local anesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST), which is rare but likely fatal, is often caused by a penile nerve block. However, there has been no analysis of ca…

Angioplasty (PTCA) was successfully performed in 257 of 304 patients (85%) greater than or equal to 5 years after their last bypass surgery. A lesion was successfully dilated in 496 of 566 vessels attempted (88%): 332/386 coronary arteries (86%) and 164/180 vein grafts (91%). Significant complications included: 8 (2.6%…

UNLABELLED: &#xfeff;This systematic review looks at the incidence of pressure ulcers in surgical patients of the last 5 years. METHODS: The authors searched Pubmed and Web of Science for studies published after 2005. Screen- ing and data abstraction were performed independently by 2 reviewers. RESULTS: Seventeen stud…

To investigate the long-term outcomes and risk factors in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS).A retrospective cohort study was conducted on newly onset SSNS admitted to the Department of Pediatrics of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from January 2006 to December 2010 and 10…