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Introduction. Chondrosarcomas are malignant bone tumors that are characterized by the production of chondroid tissue. Since radiation therapy and chemotherapy have limited effect on chondrosarcoma, treatment of most patients depends on surgical resection. We conducted this study to identify independent predictive facto…

In September 2006, the Oncology Nursing Advisory Board met to discuss the current management of central venous access device (CVAD) occlusions for patients receiving cancer treatment in centers across Canada. The board found inconsistency in practice across the country and advocated for the development of evidence-base…

OBJECTIVE: An overview of current knowledge about the use of 3D ultrasound examinations for the examination of fetal CNS. DESIGN: A review article. SETTING: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University and Faculty Hospital Olomouc. METHODS: Literary sources rela…

CONTEXT: Neuroinflammation can be associated with inflammatory mediators, such as cytokines and chemokines, that follow damage, injury, infection, or illness in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) and/or the central nervous system (CNS). These can play strategic roles in the formation and continuation of abnormal pain…

INTRODUCTION: Situations involving increased workloads and stress (i.e., the COVID-19 pandemic) underline the need for healthcare professionals to minimize patient complications. In the field of vascular access, tunneling techniques are a possible solution. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to compare the…

BACKGROUND: Aspergillosis of Central Nervous System (CNS) is a highly lethal infection in patients with leukemia and Stem Cell Transplantation (SCT). METHODS: Case reports of CNS aspergillosis in patients with leukemia and SCT published between 1990 and August 2020 were gathered using a structured search through PubMe…

OBJECTIVE: to identify evidence-based care to prevent CLABSI among adult patients hospitalized in ICUs. METHOD: systematic review conducted in the following databases: PubMed, Scopus, Cinahl, Web of Science, Lilacs, Bdenf and Cochrane Studies addressing care and maintenance of central venous catheters, published from…

The histopathological synovitis score evaluates in a graded approach, as is largely usual for diagnostic histopathological scores, the immunological and inflammatory changes caused by synovitis. A synovitis score of between 1 and ≤ 4 is classified as low-grade (osteoarthritis-related synovitis, post-…

Currently, there is a growing interest in ensuring the transparency and reproducibility of the published scientific literature. According to a previous evaluation of 441 biomedical journals articles published in 2000-2014, the biomedical literature largely lacked transparency in important dimensions. Here, we surveyed…

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are widely prescribed for a variety of painful conditions. Their peripheral anti-inflammatory effect due to inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis is well documented. In the late 1980's, animal data suggested for the first time that NSAIDs might have central effects as well…

Pathologies of central nervous system (CNS) functions are involved in prevalent conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, depression, and Parkinson's disease. Notable pathologies include dysfunctions of circadian rhythm, central metabolism, cardiovascular function, central stress responses, and movement mediated by the b…

The timing of peritoneal dialysis (PD) initiation, whether conventional-start (planned) or urgent-start (unplanned), may impact the outcomes of PD and the rate of associated complications in individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of unplanned/urgent-start PD ve…

Intravenous glucocorticoid (GC) has been proposed to treat moderately severe Graves' orbitopathy (GO); however, the optimal regime remains debatable. We therefore performed this network meta-analysis to objectively determine the comparative efficacy and safety of different intravenous GC regimes, including daily, weekl…

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are a major health burden, and incidence as well as prevalence have increased over the last decades. Colitis animal models are used to explore the underlying pathogenesis of and therapeutic options for IBD. Since the reporting of specific aspects of colitis studies using mice has been…

BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence among young women continues to be a worldwide concern. Globally, a considerable number of studies reported numerous factors that influence intimate partner violence among the young. The proposed scoping review aims to map available evidence of socio-cultural factors influencing int…

BACKGROUND: To promote research activities in a particular research area, it is important to efficiently identify current research trends, advances, and issues in that area. Although review papers in the research area can suffice for this purpose in general, researchers are not necessarily able to obtain these papers f…

MOTIVATION: Proteomics researchers need to be able to quickly retrieve relevant information from the web and the biomedical literature. To improve information retrieval, we leverage the structure of the semantic web, developing an approach for joining it with the largely opposing paradigm of unsupervised web search. R…

PURPOSE: This network meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate and rank the effects of different exercise interventions on balance and coordination in children and adolescents with intellectual disability (ID). METHODS: Multiple databases, including CBM, CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Central…

BACKGROUND: Oxygen therapy is a cornerstone treatment of critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Whether lower oxygenation therapy brings superior survival outcomes to higher oxygenation therapy is unknown. METHODS: We will search electronic databases: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Cen…