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OBJECTIVE: To study the prevalence of anxiety and depression in patients with asthma and to identify associated factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was based on individual data of subjects aged ≥18 years drawn from the 2006 Spanish National Health Survey. We identified asthmatic individuals through a speci…

OBJECTIVE: In recent decades, frame-based (FBB) and frame-less stereotactic brain biopsy (FLB) have played a crucial role in defining the diagnosis and management of expanding intracranial lesions in critical areas. During the same period, there have been significant advances in diagnostic imaging, a shift in surgical…

PURPOSE: To clarify the outcome of aortorenal bypass (ARB) in Takayasu arteritis-induced renal artery stenosis (TARAS). METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted on thirty-three consecutive patients (24 females; mean age, 25 years) with TARAS, who underwent ARB with autologous saphenous vein graft. The effec…

BACKGROUND: End-of-life periods are often characterised by suboptimal healthcare use (HCU) patterns in persons aged 65 years and older, with negative effects on health and quality of life. Understanding care trajectories (CTs) and transitions in this period can highlight potential areas of improvement, a subject y…

OBJECTIVE: To discover what Australian medical students think about the way professionalism is taught in their medical curriculum. DESIGN, PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Qualitative study including five focus groups between 2 June 2010 and 30 September 2010, comprised of medical students from both undergradu…

Mass vaccination of children from 10 months to 8 years old with the original live vaccine prepared from the Leningrad-16 strain has led to a sharp decline in measles morbidity and mortality, and changed its epidemic pattern. In 1972, after 5 years of mass vaccination, the morbidity rate was 117.5 per 100 000 persons, w…

Background. Gastroduodenal ulcer bleeding is a common medical emergency. The aim of this study was to analyze the characteristics of bleeding episodes and to identify changes in the clinical trends over seven years. Methods. Retrospective observational clinical study on a cohort of 272 consecutive adult patients with p…

After the introduction of massive immunization campaigns in Mexico, started in 1973, the measles mortality rate has been reduced in children under five years of age from 2.8% in 1989 to a level of 1.6% in 1985. Two epidemics occurred in 1985 and 1989 with 19,460 and 20,076 reported cases respectively. In the first quar…

OBJECTIVE: To search for a threshold of pulmonary oxygen toxicity in patients with acute respiratory failure. DESIGN: Retrospective study over a 10-year period. SETTING: Three intensive care units of two university hospitals. PATIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS: Seventy-four patients with acute respiratory failure ventilated…

We compared the frequencies of the haptoglobin (Hp) genotypes of 775 Brazilian patients with sickle-cell disease divided into the following age groups: 3 months-5 years, 6-10 years, 11-15 years, 16-20 years, and over 20 years. The last group (>20 years) was also compared with a healthy control group and was further div…

This study reports the results of 310 cadaver kidney transplantations in 295 children and adolescents performed from 1973 to 1983. The actuarial survival of patients was 97% at one year and 92% at 5 years; that of grafts was 79% at 1 year and 65% at 5 years, these rates having improved during the last years. Results we…

History of rectal cancer surgery has shown a continuous evolution of techniques and technologies over the years, with the aim of improving both oncological outcomes and patient's quality of life. Progress in rectal cancer surgery depended on a better comprehension of the disease and its behavior, and also, it was stric…

OBJECTIVES: There is a gap in knowledge regarding the rates of utilization of palliative care services (PCS) and acute care services (ACS) among older patients with advanced cancer close to end of life. We analyzed the utilization of these services among older adults (65 years and older) and compared them to those in y…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to report the safety and efficacy of pars plana glaucoma drainage devices with pars plana vitrectomy using one of the vitrectomy sclerotomy sites for tube placement in patients with refractory glaucoma. METHODS: Retrospective case series of 28 eyes of 28 patients who underwent com…

INTRODUCTION: Pediatric subglottic pathology still represents a challenge when it comes to choosing the right treatment. We present the management of patients followed in our center for this reason during the last 5 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective study of patients followed by glotosubglottic pathology (ste…

We evaluated the clinical outcome of malignant inferior vena cava (IVC) syndrome after intrahepatic IVC stent placement by retrospective analysis of 50 consecutive patients (25 men, 25 women, age 32-83 years) with malignant IVC syndrome who were treated with intrahepatic stent placement. Gianturco-Rosch-Z (GRZ) stents…

OBJECTIVES: We conducted a large household survey in 2013 to determine the current status of oral health practices and use of oral health services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). METHODS: The Saudi Health Information Survey is a national multistage survey of individuals ≥ 15 years of age. We used a backwa…

BACKGROUND: Treatment of early onset scoliosis (EOS) with growing rods (GR) can be challenging in patients with significant deformity, hyperkyphosis, or poor bone quality, due to risks of neurological deficit and hardware pull-out. The objective of this study is to report a series of EOS patients managed with a 2-stage…

INTRODUCTION: Juxtapapillary uveal melanomas limit plaque brachytherapy treatment using the standard 2 mm margin and are often excluded from prospective studies thus limiting data on outcomes and complications. We retrospectively evaluated outcomes in this tumor population following primary iodine-125 plaque brachyther…

BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance has undergone vast changes in the last two decades. No systematic review has been done on the prevalence of antibiotic resistant H. pylori in India in the last two decades. We evaluated the pattern of resistance rates across various regions of India. MATERIALS AND…