41,031 papers found

OBJECTIVE: Infection is one of the main complications of dialysis procedures to correct renal injury, with a significant impact on morbidity mortality in chronic and critically acute dialysis patients. The objective of this work was to review literature on infection in patients submitted to hemodyalisis. METHODS: A su…

BACKGROUND: Analyzing co-occurrence is an effective way to monitor the overview of topic spreading. The present study aimed to conduct a co-occurrence analysis of scientific publications related to COVID-19, emphasizing Global Health Governance (GHG). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This applied research with an analytical app…

Background. Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a significant complication after laparoscopic surgeries. Ondansetron and dexamethasone are most commonly used drugs for PONV prophylaxis. Comparisons of these two drugs have not been systematically reviewed till date. Methods. PubMed, PubMed Central, and CENTRAL d…

Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of death and disability. Optimizing the recovery from coma is a priority in seeking to improve patients' functional outcomes. Standards of care have not been established: pharmacological interventions, right median nerve and sensory stimulation, dorsal column stimulation (DCS),…

BACKGROUND: Syringoma of the penis is rare. PURPOSE: This paper describes two men with syringoma of the penis and summarizes the clinical features of previously reported men with this condition. METHODS: A 25-year-old African man presented with a nonpruritic flesh-colored papule on the right side of his proximal dors…

Postoperative pulmonary edema is a well-known postoperative complication caused as a result of numerous etiological factors which can be easily detected by a careful surveillance during postoperative period. However, there are no preoperative and intraoperative criteria which can successfully establish the possibilitie…

Sleep disturbance is common in autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and melatonin is widely prescribed in such cases despite a lack of guidelines. The aim of this paper is to provide a systematic review of efficacy and safety of exogenous melatonin for treating disordered sleep in individuals with ASD. We performed a Pubmed…

Reconstruction of the auricular concha poses a challenge due to its difficult access and limited tissue flexibility; however, there are no recommendations in the literature on which reconstructive technique should be favored for this anatomical site. This systematic review intends to describe and compare the reconstruc…

PURPOSE: This systematic review aimed to appraise the available evidence on the clinical characteristics produced by osseodensification drilling compared with the conventional drilling technique. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Five databases (PubMed, Google Scholar, LILACS, EMBASE, and CENTRAL) were searched up to July 2020.…

INTRODUCTION: It has been suggested that recovery mode may contribute to performance during high-intensity interval exercise. However, there is no consensus regarding the effects of active and passive recovery modes on subsequent performance. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of active versus passive reco…

OBJECTIVES: As global environmental change drives inequitable health outcomes, novel health equity assessment methodologies are increasingly required. We review literatures on equity-focused HIA to clarify how equity is informing HIA practice, and to surface innovations for assessing health equity in relation to a rang…

AIM: To identify the expression of lens-related microRNAs (miRNAs) in the central epithelium of transparent infant lenses and congenital cataract. METHODS: Lens-related miRNAs were retrieved from PubMed database. The expression levels of these miRNAs in transparent infant lenses and congenital cataract were determined…

Central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) is a chorioretinal disease characterised by serous subretinal fluid (SRF) in the macula, resulting in sudden central vision loss. It predominantly affects working-age adults, particularly men aged 30 to 60 years. Its multifactorial pathophysiology is modulated by systemic f…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential of ultrasound examination (USE) as an adjunctive method to conventional radiology to evaluate the healing processes occurring after the treatment of bone lesions of the jaws. The research question was: what is the effectiveness of USE to evaluate the healing of intra-osseous bone lesi…

BACKGROUND: Since the first description of the central venous catheter (CVC) in 1952, it has been used for the rapid administration of drugs, chemotherapy, as a route for nutritional support, blood components, monitoring patients, or combinations of these. When CVC is used in the traditional routes (eg, subclavian, jug…

OBJECTIVE: To review and summarize the projections of radiographic images during cephalomedullary nailing fixation for intertrochanteric femoral fractures, and to propose a set of three projections as standard requirement in immediate postoperative fluoroscopy. METHODS: Papers on intertrochanteric femoral fractures tr…

WHAT IS KNOWN AND OBJECTIVE: In the last decades, many lists have been developed to screen for inappropriate prescribing. However, information on which potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) could increase the cardiovascular risk in the elderly is not objectively presented. This review aimed to identify and quant…

ObjectiveCentral serous chorioretinopathy (CSC) complicating lupus nephritis (LN) may arise from two distinct pathways: uncontrolled systemic inflammation (activity-associated CSC) or as an iatrogenic complication of therapy (glucocorticoid-induced CSC). This study aims to propose a clinically actionable framework for…

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections (SSI) are preventable post-operative complications. With the increase in use of telehealth modalities, there is a need to assess if telehealth modalities are safe for assessment of SSI. AIM: This review aims to assess the accuracy of using telemedicine in the diagnosis of SSI in po…

BACKGROUND: For almost a century it has been recognized that human possess a varied and dens microbial ecosystem called the human microbiota, yet we are still beginning to understand many of the roles that these microorganisms play in human health and development. It is thought that under certain circumstances such as…