98,337 papers found

The use of probiotics in gastrointestinal ailments has shown therapeutic effects. The imbalance of the microbiota caused by antibiotic treatment or others has been shown to be restored to normal with probiotic treatment. In this study, a genomically and phenotypically safe probiotic088AE has been evaluated for ameliora…

The height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of Japanese males and females aged from 6 to 24 years between 1960 and 1995 were studied. From 1960 to 1995 in males of all ages and in females aged 6-14 years height, weight and BMI increased. In females aged 15-24 years, the height increased and the weight slightly increas…

Liver cirrhosis is an important public health problem in Chile, accounting for 5% of all deaths, proportion that has increased 24 fold in the last 60 years. Chile has the highest death rate for cirrhosis in America and the second highest in the world, after Hungary. The risk of death and hospitalization for cirrhosis h…

OBJECTIVE: The limited number of bibliometric studies in the literature have generally focused on the top-cited studies in the field of anesthesia, however, there is a lack of studies that made a holistic bibliometric evaluation of these works. The purpose of this study is to make a contemporary summary of the articles…

Outcomes following surgery for chronic epilepsy are generally good; however, seizures persist/recur following initial surgery in some patients. We hypothesize that in patients who require multiple surgeries for intractable epilepsy, an identifiable pathologic substrate can be found in the subsequent surgical specimen,…

BACKGROUND: A prospective study of survival, functional outcome, living arrangements, daily activities and leisure engagements among octogenarians up to 5 years after cardiac surgery was performed. METHODS: The study consisted of a cohort of 300 consecutive octogenarians with three interviews made at 6-month intervals…

BACKGROUND: Tacrolimus has been increasingly used for liver transplantation during the last decade. The drug has immunological advantages in short- to medium-term follow-up. However, data on longitudinal follow-up are lacking. AIM: The aim of the present report was to examine the impact of tacrolimus in primary adult…

OBJECTIVE: Thirty cases of adrenalectomy are presented. The diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of adrenal disease are reviewed. METHODS: Over the last 6 years, 30 adrenalectomies were performed in 28 patients (20 females and 8 males) aged 16-83 years (mean age 51 years). The lesion was incidentally discovered in 18.5%…

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is among the most frequent disorders within child and adolescent psychiatry, with a prevalence of over 5%. Nosological systems, such as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5) and the International Classification of Diseases, edition…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the feasibility of operative hysteroscopy by a hysteroscopic tissue removal system (HTRS) without anesthesia in women with endometrial polyps (EP) or retained products of conception (RPOC). DESIGN: Prospective observational cohort study. SETTING: University-affiliated Department of Obs…

This study evaluates clinical and epidemiological features of acute rheumatic fever using the data of last 25 years in our hospital in south-east of Turkey. The medical records of 377 patients with acute rheumatic fever admitted to Pediatric Cardiology Department of Çukurova University during 1993-2017 were retros…

BACKGROUND: The atriopulmonary Fontan circulation leads to arrhythmias, heart failure, or protein-losing enteropathy, eventually requiring conversion. In hesitant patients, we evaluated the effect of dual chamber pacing as a time-buying measure. METHODS: Between 1997 and 2004, 9 patients (aged, 6 to 18 years) with an…

OBJECTIVES: To estimate how the number of diabetics known as type 2 is modified by applying the American Diabetes Association (ADA) new diagnostic criteria. To calculate the sensitivity, specificity and predictive values of the ADA diagnostic criteria. DESIGN: Transversal descriptive study. SCOPE OF THE STUDY: 15,451…

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to evaluate a decade of data on multifetal pregnancy reductions at centers with extensive experiences. STUDY DESIGN: A total of 3513 completed cases from 11 centers in 5 countries were analyzed according to year (before 1990, 1991-1994, and 1995-1998), starting and finishing number…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to compare the frequency and types of anogenital trauma in rape victims as a function of the time interval between the assault and recent (72 h) consensual sexual intercourse. METHODS: This retrospective cohort trial evaluated consecutive female patients, age 13 years…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the survival time and its related factors among AIDS patients in Liangshan prefecture of Sichuan province from 1995 to 2012. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was conducted to analyze the information of 5 263 AIDS patients. The data were collected from Chinese HIV/AIDS Comprehensive Informati…

The role of donor-specific anti-human leukocyte antigen antibodies (DSAs) that develop late after living donor liver transplantation is unknown. Seventy-nine pediatric recipients who had good graft function and underwent protocol liver biopsy more than 5 years after transplantation (median = 11 years, range = 5-20 year…

UNLABELLED: We review our studies on the most important factors related to feeding and nutrition in long-term care institutions, as well as we present the nutritional status of elderly people living in social homes, and, based on our results, we make recommendations concerning nutritional rehabilitation. AIMS: We aime…

We evaluated survival patterns for all registered acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients diagnosed in Sweden in 1973 to 2005 (N = 9729; median age, 69 years). Patients were categorized into 6 age groups and 4 calendar periods (1973-1980, 1981-1988, 1989-1996, and 1997-2005). Relative survival ratios were computed as mea…

BACKGROUND: Physicians are facing a worldwide increase in multidrug-resistant (MDR) organisms. Eradication of such bacteria, including so called superbugs (XDR), may cause physicians to prescribe last-resort antibiotics. However, experience with these drugs is limited and few data are available. METHODS: A before and…