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UNLABELLED: This large scale computer-assisted telephone survey was undertaken to explore the prevalence, severity, treatment and impact of chronic pain in 15 European countries and Israel. Screening interviews identified respondents aged 18 years with chronic pain for in-depth interviews. 19% of 46,394 respondents wil…

Seventy-six patients, with a mean age of 11.6 years, presenting with congenital subvalvar aortic stenosis were operated upon between 1965 and 1979. Seventy had moderate subvalvular stenosis. Eighty-eight percent had myotomy combined with resection of the obstruction. Five patients (6.6%) died postoperatively. Of 48 sur…

Fetal gastrointestinal motility (FGM) was suggested as useful to assess fetal maturity. Our study aimed to quantify FGM in relation to days before parturition (DBP), maternal size, and sex ratio of pups. During the last ten days of pregnancy, 23 clinically healthy pregnant bitches of 16 different breeds ranging in age…

The results of a study of the economic losses caused by paratuberculosis in dairy cattle are reported. The losses in production and the determination of lost future income due to premature disposal are emphasised. A decrease in milk production of 19.5 per cent compared with the lactation two years before culling was re…

BACKGROUND: The vitamin D system is essential for optimal health in humans. Circulating calcitriol, a key metabolite in maintaining calcium and phosphorus homeostasis, is produced in the kidney. In kidney failure, calcitriol levels progressively decrease, contributing to the development of renal secondary hyperparathyr…

PURPOSE: This review of milestones and challenges in eye banking describes efforts made by dedicated eye bankers to ensure the quality and quantity of corneal tissue for corneal blind patients over the last 25 years. METHODS: This account is the result of the recollection of the author, discussions with eye bankers, a…

Over the last ten years the efficacy of lithium salts in cluster headache has been well demonstrated. Our patient, who had been suffering from cluster headache for approximately 30 years, had been in haemodialysis treatment for the last ten years for chronic renal failure. Moreover, he was affected by heart failure and…

BACKGROUND: There is a dearth of evidence on the proportion of the hospital population at any one time, that is in the last year of life, and therefore on how hospital policies and services can be oriented to their needs. AIM: To establish the likelihood of death within 12 months of a cohort of hospital inpatients on…

Hepatic tumors account for 0.5-2% of all childhood tumors in Hungary, based of the data last ten years. More than half of the cases were histologically malignant. The worldwide incidence of malignant hepatic tumors is 1.6 / 1 million. Here we present two patients with hepatoblastoma. In the first case the size of the i…

Out of a total of 753 patients operated for liver echinococcosis, in 43 (5.71 per cent) various perforations are observed, namely: in the biliary apparatus, chest, abdominal cavity, gastrointestinal tract, subphrenic and subcutaneous tissue. Their incidence in bile ducts is the highest. The lethality is rather elevated…

Over the last ten years (1976-1986), 3,041 hemodialyses have been performed with 6,082 femoral vein catheterization in 336 patients with chronic renal failure. In the 3,041 hemodialyses, severe hematoma (0.29%), superficial hematoma (5.55%), and retroperitoneal hematoma (0.06%) have been observed. In 29 patients whose…

Endoscopic sclerotherapy to stop acute gastrointestinal haemorrhage is simple as well as inexpensive in comparison to laser or electrocoagulation. In this paper a report on our experiences during the last five years is given. 187 patients with different bleeding sites in the upper and lower digestive tract have been tr…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the surgical planning and the mid-term effectiveness of four major lower extremity arthroplasties (4JA) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: A clinical data of 25 patients with RA, who received 4JA and were followed up more than 3 years between June 2012 and September 2018, wa…

PURPOSE: This study aims to identify the factors influencing psychosocial adjustment and its subdomains. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted with 176 young adults (men 55.7%, 30.5 ± 5.9 years) diagnosed with a hematologic malignancy in South Korea. Psychological adjustment, sympto…

OBJECTIVE: The current study evaluated menstrual bleeding profiles, compliance and tolerability in women using a drospirenone (DRSP)-only pill. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a non-interventional, retrospective, multi-center study on healthy female adults [n=276, aged between 18 and 53 years and premenopausal using a D…

BACKGROUND: Fractional radiofrequency (FRF) technology reduces skin laxity and treats aging-related skin disorders such as wrinkles. The objective of this study was to evaluate participant satisfaction of FRF for the treatment of facial wrinkles. METHODS: A total of 25 male and female patients (average age 60.5 years)…

Lactobacilli constitute the dominant microbiota in many fermented foods and comprise widely used probiotics. However, these bacteria cause rare infections mostly in diabetic and immunocompromised subjects in presence of risk factors such as prosthetic hearth valves and dental procedures or caries. The scope of this sur…

INTRODUCTION: Argentine science has played an important role in the study of blood pressure. However, this scientific production has not been classified. We set out (1) to analyse the contribution of scientific publications indexed in MEDLINE of authors with Argentinean academic affiliation in the field of blood pressu…

OBJECTIVES: The main objective of the study is to explore associations between alcohol consumption and marijuana use in young adults and to discuss the opportunities for brief intervention. METHODS: Face to face structured interviews were carried out with 2,221 young adult Czechs (mean age 29.9, sd. 5.8 years). 51.4%…

The isolation and distribution rate of dermatophytes as causative agents of superficial mycoses of skin, hair, and nails during an 18-year period (1991-2008) at a university hospital are presented. A comparative analysis of epidemiological differences within the first (1991-1999) and the second 9-year period (2000-2008…