2,645 papers found

INTRODUCTION: Management of patients with chronic constipation (CC), irresponsive to medical treatment, is very difficult. There are some surgical approaches reported for the treatment. In this study we aimed to assess the results of different surgical procedures in patients with severe CC who were refractory to intens…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Autoimmune thyroid diseases are frequent in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AIT) in the different groups of patients with DM (DM type 1--classical form, DM type 1--subtype LADA, DM type 2) and compare…

UNLABELLED: Determination of antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi has supporting value in the diagnose of Lyme disease. The purpose of this study was to determine the production of antibodies in a defined group of patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study analysed antibodies in the group of 25 patients with erythem…

BACKGROUND: Polytrauma and its consequences present a rising diagnostic and therapeutic problem we face at ICU every day. The goal of this research was to analyze and improve the diagnostic and treatment procedures. PATIENTS AND METHODS: A prospective research carried out at the multidisciplinary Intensive Care Unit d…

BACKGROUND: In neonates, left-sided obstructive heart defects are critical diseases requiring early recognition, initial stabilization, and transfer to Cardiac Center. OBJECTIVES: To assess management of these neonates in primary care hospitals. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of medical records of neonates admitted…

OBJECTIVES: Paper is focused (1) on the comparison of some parameters (body height, body weight, blood pressure, BMI values) in Gypsy and non-Gypsy women from eastern and western Slovakia; (2) on the comparison of biochemical parameters in the Gypsy minority and majority of western Slovakia. BACKGROUND: There is not e…

BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the main cases of mortality and morbidity of population worlwide. In spite of enormous efforts there are not pharmacological agents evidently influencing natural course of disease available. Besides looking for new drugs influencing the long term outcom…

Lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are a major health burden to society for which early detection plays a crucial role for treatment success. For detection, as well as diagnosis and serial evaluation, imaging plays a major role, but lung diseases are often still diagnosed in progressed states f…

Building heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems account for nearly half of building energy consumption and [Formula: see text] of total energy consumption in the US. Their operation is also crucial for ensuring the physical and mental health of building occupants. Compared with traditional model-base…

AIM: The relationship between ligaments and bone is a complex and heterogeneous junction involving bone, mineralized fibro cartilage, non-mineralized fibro cartilage and ligaments. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) can be used in vivo to control inflammation and aid in tissue repair, according to studies. This review focuse…

Olive oil can be contaminated by fungal toxins; therefore, it is necessary to monitor the incidence of mycotoxins in this oil. In the present study, the pooled prevalence of detectable aflatoxin B(AFB) in olive oil was evaluated using systematic review and meta-analysis approach from 1 January 1991 to 31 December 2020…

Treatment of chronic pain is challenging and there is often failure of recovery, with the need to look at different approaches in its management. Central mechanisms may contribute to chronicity (i.e. disturbance in body schema). Laterality judgment is dependent on body schema and can determine affected central mechanis…

BACKGROUND: A miniature spine-mounted robot has recently been introduced to further improve the accuracy of pedicle screw placement in spine surgery. However, the differences in accuracy between the robotic-assisted (RA) technique and the free-hand with fluoroscopy-guided (FH) method for pedicle screw placement are con…

To describe the scientific literature about the diagnosis, prevalence, aetiology, natural course and possible treatment modalities of disc displacements within the temporomandibular (TM) joint. PubMed was searched for specific indexing terms. The search yielded 1211 papers. After screening according to title and abstra…

OBJECTIVE: Levetiracetam has been widely used for childhood epilepsy, but there is no high quality evidence to support its use. This study performed a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of levetiracetam therapy for childhood epilepsy. METHODS: The papers related to levetiracetam therapy for chi…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to find out whether Procalcitoni, Neopterin and C-reactive protein are sensitive and specific markers of intrauterine infection. METHODS: We evaluated 155 patients from 26. to 41. week of pregnancy at the time of delivery. We measured serum concentrations of procalcitonin (PCT)…

BACKGROUND: Acute mesenteric ischemia is an entity characterized by rapid developing of circulatory failure. Reperfusion following ischemia causes further mucosal injury. METHODS: In our study, an experimental model of 15 minutes of reperfusion following 45 minutes of superior mesenteric artery occlusion was establish…

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to compare the complications of different types of thyroidectomy for benign and malignant thyroidal diseases. METHODS: Between January 2001 and March 2006, 982 patients underwent thyroidectomy in single institute. A retrospective analysis was performed on demographic characteri…

AIM OF STUDY: Retrospective analysis of surgical correction of TAPVD performed between January 1992 and March 2008. METHODS: Review of patients' medical records. Patients' preoperative, operative as well as postoperative data were collated and analyzed using JMP statistical program version 5. RESULTS: A total of 51 p…

OBJECTIVES: To compare the analgesic potency and side effects of epidural combination trimecaine with morphine and bupivacaine with fentanyl in postoperative analgesia after a major urological surgery. METHODS: We randomised 150 consecutive patients. In the trimecain/morphine group (n = 75) trimecaine 50 mg with 4 mg…