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Laparoscopic liver resection has been recognized as a safe and efficient approach since the Louisville Conference in 2008, but its use still remains confined to experienced teams in specialized centers, and may lack some standardization. The 2013 Session of French Association for Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery (A…

PURPOSE: To define radiological criteria and parameters as a minimum standard in a structured radiological report for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and to identify criteria and parameters for research purposes. MATERIAL AND METHODS: All available radiological criteria and parameters for LSS were identifie…

BACKGROUND: The association between isolated mild external ear malformations and urinary tract anomalies has not been sufficiently researched, and prevalence of renal abnormalities reported in different studies is controversial, which is the subject of considerable debate, currently causing confusion over which specifi…

Our approaches to the diagnosis of interstitial cystitis (IC) are evolving as a result of recent advances in our knowledge of the disease. With increasing awareness of IC prevalence and presentation, clinicians are identifying cases of IC earlier in the disease process. A diagnosis of IC can now be established without…

Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is a clinical situation that has been described as a result of the rapid progress and advances that have been made in recent decades in the physiology, diagnosis, and therapeutic support of critically ill patients. In 1991, in view of the confusing terminology used to characte…

Temperament can be conceptualized as the baseline configuration of experience and behavior, contributing to individual differences in activity levels, emotional intensity, and thought patterns. This work aimed to investigate the biological correlates of temperament. First, we performed systematic reviews on the relatio…

The objective of the study was to comprehensively synthesize and critically evaluate the effectiveness, safety and clinical applicability of various laser therapies in the management of oral lichen planus (OLP), including photodynamic therapy (PDT), photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) and high-intensity laser therapy (HI…

BACKGROUND: Very and extremely preterm infants (VEPIs) experience sensory deprivation in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). While various sensory-supported interventions might improve immediate physiological response, their impact on long-term development remains unclear. Additionally, these interventions may pos…

BACKGROUND: The increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity worldwide represents a (chronic) complex public health problem. This is also seen among women of childbearing age despite increased efforts to promote physical activity (PA) interventions. Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with negative…

IMPORTANCE: Polypharmacy is associated with mortality, falls, hospitalizations, and functional and cognitive decline. The study of polypharmacy-related interventions has increased substantially, prompting the need for an updated, more focused systematic overview. OBJECTIVE: To systematically evaluate and summarize evi…

OBJECTIVE: To summarise and critically appraise systematic review (SR) evidence on the effects of timing of complementary feeding (CF) on the occurrence of allergic sensitisation and disease. DESIGN: Overview of SRs. AMSTAR-2 and ROBIS were used to assess methodological quality and risk of bias (RoB) of SRs. RoB 2 Too…

BACKGROUND: Prior "best practice guidelines" (BPG) have identified strategies to reduce the risk of acute deep surgical site infection (SSI), but there still exists large variability in practice. Further, there is still no consensus on which patients are "high risk" for SSI and how SSI should be diagnosed or treated in…

BACKGROUND: In China, Brucea javanica oil emulsion injection (BJOEI) has been used as adjuvant therapy to treat cancer for many years. Many systematic reviews (SRs) or meta-analyses (MAs) were published to evaluate its efficacy and safety. Nevertheless, uneven quality made it difficult to reach a consensus and there ha…

CONTEXT.—: The diagnosis and clinical management of patients with diffuse gliomas (DGs) have evolved rapidly over the past decade with the emergence of molecular biomarkers that are used to classify, stratify risk, and predict treatment response for optimal clinical care. OBJECTIVE.—: To develop evidence…

Comprehensive evidence-based guidelines for the practice of pancreas transplantation are yet to be established. The First World Consensus Conference on Pancreas Transplantation was convened for this purpose. A steering committee selected the participants and defined the questions to be addressed. A group of literature…

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to develop a clinical practice guideline on the management of acute and chronic low back pain (LBP) in adults. The aim was to develop a guideline to provide best practice recommendations on the initial assessment and monitoring of people with low back pain and address the use…

BACKGROUND: Occupational risks for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) have been examined in various occupations, and several systematic reviews (SRs) have been published on this topic. There has been no critical appraisal or synthesis of the evidence in the SRs. The aims of this study are (1) to synthesise the observational…

BACKGROUND: The cause of multiple sclerosis is believed to involve environmental exposure and genetic susceptibility. We aimed to summarise the environmental risk factors that have been studied in relation to onset of multiple sclerosis, assess whether there is evidence for diverse biases in this literature, and identi…

OBJECTIVE: The OMERACT Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Flare Group (FG) is developing a data-driven, patient-inclusive, consensus-based RA flare definition for use in clinical trials, longterm observational studies, and clinical practice. At OMERACT 11, we sought endorsement of a proposed core domain set to measure RA flare.…