98,340 papers found

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the early predictors of need for care in late life. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether physical activity from midlife onward was associated with hospital and long-term care in the last year of life. METHODS: We studied a decedent population of 846 persons aged 66-98…

BACKGROUND: In an extended long-term follow-up of patients on chronic renal replacement therapy (RRT) since childhood (LERIC study), we observed a substantial reduction in cardiovascular (CV) death over the last decade. In this study, we investigated the contemporaneous changes in risk factors for CV death and cardiopr…

OBJECTIVE: To explore perioperative management and postoperative effectiveness of hemophilia induced lesions of the foot and ankle. METHODS: Between June 1998 and February 2012, 10 cases (12 feet) of hemophilia induced lesions of the foot and ankle were treated with surgery, including 9 cases (11 feet) of hemophilia A…

OBJECTIVE: Incorporating accurate life expectancy predictions into clinical decision making could improve quality and decrease costs, but few providers do this. We sought to use predictive data mining and high dimensional analytics of electronic health record (EHR) data to develop a highly accurate and clinically actio…

As the human genome program gets under way, we examine the progress made since the first human genome meeting in Santa Cruz in 1985. The lessons of the last 5 years demonstrate that progress has been much slower than anticipated. The new technology being developed in 1985 was fluorescent sequencing and multiplexing. Th…

Information technology in postgraduate medical education has developed rapidly over the last 5 years. This report describes the experience of setting up a computer-based information system in postgraduate centres in the West of Scotland. It includes a viewdata service, library facilities, computer-assisted learning, wo…

BACKGROUND: Reproductive factors may influence breast cancer progression and patient survival; however, evidence has been limited. METHODS: The associations of reproductive factors with tumor characteristics and patient survival were analyzed among 1468 breast cancer patients diagnosed during 1997-2013 at a single ins…

To investigate the association between anti-rituximab antibodies (ARA) and relapse after rituximab (RTX) therapy in children with frequently relapsing or steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome (FRNS or SDNS).A retrospective cohort study was conducted. Clinical and laboratory data were collected from 48 FRNS or SDNS child…

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…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the characteristics and the results of realignment surgery for the treatment of malunited ankle fracture. METHODS: Thirty-three patients with malunited fractures of the ankle who underwent reconstructive surgery at our hospital from January 2010 to January 2014 were reviewed. The tibial anter…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction for single bundle rupture using hamstring autograft with preservation of the left bundle. METHODS: Between March 2005 and May 2009, 20 patients with ACL single bundle rupture were treated using hamstring autograft with prese…

BACKGROUND: Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment is one of the commonly encountered retinal problems where timely treatment could prevent irreversible vision loss. Pneumatic retinopexy (PR) is a simple and minimally invasive procedure for retinal reattachment. AIM: This study aimed to assess the outcome of pneumatic reti…

BACKGROUND: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a multisystemic disorder caused by the expansion of a noncoding triplet repeat. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed to characterize pediatric patients with DM1 followed in a tertiary hospital over the last 29 years, comparing the congenital and the childhood/ju…

OBJECTIVE: To reassess the trends in upper urinary tract (UUT) stone disease burden and management in the UK during the last 5 years. METHODS: The present paper is our third quinquennial analysis of trends in the management of renal stones in England. Data were collected using the Hospital Episode Statistics da…

OBJECTIVE: Reduced iron stores after blood donation are associated with improved vascular function and decreased cardiovascular risk. We sought to determine whether iron-dependent changes in glucose metabolism may contribute to improved vascular function in blood donors. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We conducted a pro…

BACKGROUND: Understanding relationships between polypharmacy, treatment burden and other factors (e.g. age, knowledge of medicines), could inform interventions to reduce treatment burden. AIM: To explore sociodemographic, clinical and medication factors associated with high treatment burden. DESIGN AND SETTING: Secon…

PURPOSE: Patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas (NFPA), especially women, have increased mortality. The aim of this study was to investigate whether mortality in NFPA patients has changed during the last two decades. METHODS: This was a nationwide population-based study including 2795 patients (1502 men, 129…

UNLABELLED: The manuscript pages of the final draft of Master i Margarita, the masterpiece by Mikhail Bulgakov, written in the last four years of his life (1936-1940), have been treated with a mixture of chromatographic beads, namely a strong cation exchanger and a C8 resin. Potential substances captured by the beads,…

Recent advances in genome-wide approaches, the availability of isolated human islets for research and the evaluation of novel incretin mimetics in large clinical trials have brought about remarkable progress in our understanding of the role of the pancreatic beta cell in type 2 diabetes. Here, we review key development…

BACKGROUND: Given the high burden of adverse sexual and reproductive health outcomes (SRH) and low levels of school attendance among adolescent girls in Kenya, this study sought to elucidate the association between school attendance and SRH outcomes among adolescent girls in Homa Bay and Narok counties. METHODS: This…