98,332 papers found

PURPOSE: To establish the prevalence, morphological, and functional characteristics and evolution of advanced cases of birdshot retinochoroiditis (BRC). METHODS: A retrospective review of all BRC cases seen at the Centre for Ophthalmic Specialized Care, Lausanne, Switzerland, with at least 3 years of follow-up since t…

Analysis of the hands in paintings attributed to Peter Paul Rubens during the last 30 years of his life seems to show progressive rheumatoid arthritis. Not only does this suggest that rheumatoid arthritis was present at the time, 200 years before some modern authors are willing to date its appearance, but also that Rub…

The crowncorktympanoplasty is a technique for the total reconstruction of the tympanic membrane, recommended in cases of ear malformation, blunting-phenomena and total deficiency of the membrane caused by chronic otitis media. Autologous tragal composite graft is used for the myringoplasty. While the cartilage faces to…

This cross-sectional study used quantitative survey data collected from registered nurses (RNs) who worked as staff nurses in medium-sized (300 beds or less) Korean hospitals. Data from 290 RNs were analyzed to examine the nature and prevalence of staff nurses' work hours, overtime, breaks, and related work conditions.…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate a series of consecutive suicides at a psychosis clinic by using a psychological autopsy technique. METHOD: The clinic serves an adult population of 225,000 individuals, of whom 0.5% have regular contact with the clinic. During a 7½-year period, 23 men and nine women committed suicide, wh…

Aim of this study was to examine breast feeding behaviour in Styria, Austria in the years 1994 and 2000. Differences were documented and possibilities for better support were outlined. 1994 106 and 2000 60 mothers were questioned about breast feeding behaviour of the last child after delivery of a newborn in our hospit…

In the last decade, breast cancer patients have enjoyed an increase in breast conserving surgery (BCS). At present, modified radical mastectomy (MRM) and BCS offers equal expectations of survival. During the last few years, however, a drop in the frequency of BCS has been reported by several authors. Is this new trend…

In a 1400-bedded teaching hospital single-day prevalence surveys of hospital infection were done every six months for 3 years. The prevalence of community-acquired infection remained constant; but, after the introduction of a general infection-control policy, the prevalence of hospital-acquired infection (HAI) fell lin…

PURPOSE: To evaluate photoablative cosmetic iridoplasty (PCI), and its efficacy, safety, predictability, and satisfaction with the 532 nm Crystal Q-switched Nd: Yag laser, with 3-4 ns pulses, for depigmentation of the anterior epithelium of the iris in cases of heterochromia, nevus, or cosmetic indications (e…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral azithromycin treatment combined with topical antibiotic and anti-inflammatory agents in pediatric patients with chronic severe bilateral blepharokeratoconjunctivitis. METHODS: Patients younger than 14 years with chronic and severe bilateral blepharokeratoconjunctivi…

BACKGROUND: The risk factors of glenohumeral arthritis after the Latarjet procedure remain relatively unexplored. The purposes of this study are to evaluate the clinical significance of glenohumeral arthritis after the Latarjet procedure, and to investigate risk factors associated with arthritis progression. METHODS:…

This paper presents analyses from a comprehensive prospective cohort study of mid-aged women [the Massachusetts Women's Health Study (MWHS)], with numbers sufficient to provide stable estimates of parameters in the normal menopause transition. Three questions are addressed: what are the natural menopause transitions an…

Forty-three patients with hyperparathyroidism (HPT), including 20 atomic bomb survivors (46.5 per cent) were treated surgically in our institute during the last 19 years. The mean age of the patients at the time of atomic bomb exposure (AB*E) was 17.6 +/- 1.5 years. The mean latent interval between atomic bomb exposure…

Of the 239 patients with primary liver cancer treated in our department over the last 13 years, 27 had cholangiocellular carcinoma, and 4 cystic adenocarcinoma of the liver. In this paper, the diagnosis and treatment of cholangiocellular carcinoma was reviewed and discussed. Twenty-four (88.9%) of the 27 patients with…

BACKGROUND: Disruptions to the health sector in Uganda during the COVID 19 pandemic affected health services in the early phases of the pandemic. Not much data exists on their effect on these same services during the later stages of the pandemic especially for children. To fill this gap, we set out to study missed appo…

BACKGROUND: Shoulder pain is one of the most common injuries in adaptive athletes. There are minimal prior studies that investigate shoulder pain prevalence and associated risk factors in sled hockey players. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the prevalence of shoulder pain in elite-level adaptive sled hockey athletes and id…

OBJECTIVES: Many advances have been made in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of myasthenia gravis (MG) and most patients will eventually progress to experience minimal manifestations (MM) of the disease or remission. However, there is a paucity of literature on medication dosing needed to achieve such a favorab…

BACKGROUND: Very less literature focuses on the treatment of kyphosis in healed stages of spinal tuberculosis (TB), especially in children. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of anterior release, decompression, deformity correction, and instrumented fusion, followed by posterior osteotomy, deformity…

Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) is an international standard that defines a format for storing medical images and a protocol to enable and facilitate data communication among medical imaging systems. The DICOM standard has been instrumental in transforming the medical imaging world over the last…

New opportunities in animal breeding and production will be offered by methods for embryo production and the introduction of precise genetic changes in livestock species. A review of current procedures shows that they have been improved during the last 4 years, but still have significant limitations. In the light of ex…