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BACKGROUND: Lichen planus is a darkly pigmented skin disease that impairs the quality of life of patients. The effect of lichen planus on patient's quality of life (QoL) is not widely documented. The study's objective was to determine QoL impairment of LP patients, determine what aspect of QoL is impaired, and correlat…

PURPOSE: This cohort study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) for the management of morbid obesity during the 11-year experience. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was conducted between July 2006 and August 2019. An…

BACKGROUND: This study will evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate tumor resectability at primary debulking surgery among women experiencing advanced-stage ovarian cancer. METHODS: We will systematically search the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) for potentially eligibl…

OBJECTIVE: Ventilation/perfusion single photon emission computed tomography (V/Q SPECT) is recommended as a reference radionuclide method in pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) diagnosis. However, there is some logistic, economic, and infectious concern about the study's ventilation part. This study aimed to evaluate the e…

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To assess and compare the quality of paper-based and electronic-based health records. The comparison examined three criteria: content, documentation process and structure. BACKGROUND: Nursing documentation is a significant indicator of the quality of patient care delivery. It can be either paper-b…

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to study the antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria isolated from diabetic foot infections to help improve empiric antibiotic prescription in Ouagadougou, where bacteriological testing is rarely possible. METHOD: This cross-sectional study took place from July 1, 2011, to June 30…

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY: Comprehensive measures of disability accommodations have been lacking in national health and aging studies. This article introduces measures of accommodations developed for the National Health and Aging Trends Study, evaluates their reliability, and explores the validity and reliability of hierarc…

OBJECTIVE: This study's objective was to explore and assess the factors influencing condom use among Nigerian undergraduates within the age group 16-34 years. SETTING: The University of Lagos, a federal University in the commercial capital of Nigeria. STUDY DESIGN: Both qualitative (focus group discussions) and quant…

In Canada, CNS tumors accounted for nearly 22% of the new childhood cancer diagnoses during 1995-2000 in the &#x2264; 15 year age group. The study's objective was to describe children and youth (age <20 years) diagnosed with CNS tumors in Alberta, Canada during a 22-year period using population-based data. The Alberta…

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: This study aims to evaluate and compare nursing and medical students' attitudes and knowledge about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). BACKGROUND: Despite increased popularity of the use of complementary and alternative medicine, it is not included in nursing and medicine schools' curri…

This study examined the experiences of 360 women receiving bilateral breast augmentation with Dow Corning's Silastic MSI (textured) or Silastic II (smooth) gel-filled mammary implants. Before surgery, the women completed a quantitative assessment of their surgical expectations and concerns. At 6, 12, and 24 months post…

While the public has been paying attention to the topics illness and disability with respect to public health, long-term care insurance and public old age insurance systems for years, the risk of becoming disabled at work has been considered less. Research in this area has for a long time been focused on questions rega…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine how the degree of depressive symptomatology among adolescent mothers differentiated maternal outcomes, social support, and coping at 6 months postpartum. METHODS: Fifty primiparous adolescents, predominantly black and of low income, participated in the study. During…

The purpose of this study was to identify the risk factors for epidemic optic neuropathy, which occurred in Cuba in 1992 and 1993, as well as to formulate a hypothesis about its etiology. The study sample consisted of 551 pairs of cases and controls matched for age, sex, and area of residence. The cases were patients a…

The CONVINCE study, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, reveals a groundbreaking 23% reduction in the relative risk of all-cause mortality among end-stage kidney patients undergoing high convective volume hemodiafiltration. This significant finding challenges the conventional use of high-flux hem…

The construction industry is one of the hazardous industries all over the world. There have been continuous safety efforts on post-facto safety investigations and related corrective actions. However, to prevent future accidents, post-facto reports may not be able to provide comprehensive insights. Also, past literature…

Students are challenged in transitioning from acquiring knowledge and understanding through reading textbooks to their learning to select, read, evaluate, and synthesize the primary literature. A customary approach to teaching this transition to beginning graduate students is for a faculty member to assign "readings" f…

BACKGROUND: Hypocalcemia represents a critical physiological disturbance in trauma-related hemorrhagic shock patients. Nonetheless, the prevalence and effects of hypocalcemia remain uncertain. This study aims to explore the prevalence of hypocalcemia before blood transfusions and its related mortality in adult patients…

The use of medicinal plants represents an alternative method for bacterial control due to their chemical compositions. This study's objective was to determine the inhibitory capacity ofextracts against microbial strains of clinical interest. Four extracts were prepared, their phytochemical profiles were determined, and…