42,222 papers found

OBJECTIVES: Central venous catheterization is a complex procedural skill. This study evaluates existing published tools on this procedure and systematically summarizes key competencies for the assessment of this technical skill. METHODS: Using a previously published meta-analysis search strategy, we conducted a system…

OBJECTIVE: This review discusses the experimental and clinical studies those show the expression of connexin 36 in the central nervous system and the possible role of connexin 36 in epileptic seizure. DATA SOURCES: All articles used in this review were mainly searched from PubMed published in English from 1996 to 2012…

Breast self examination (BSE) is an important screening technique in detecting breast abnormalities. This procedure enables women become familiar with their breasts, thus making it easier for them to detect any changes that may occur. Routine performance of BSE is recommended for females above 20 years. This review of…

OBJECTIVE: Aim: To evaluate the accuracy of common tooth movements performed with clear aligners and to summarize patient-centered outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Materials and Methods: A comprehensive search of PubMed, PubMed Central (PMC), Scopus, MDPI, and BMC Oral Health was conducted to identify Englishlanguage a…

Rhubarb is a well-known traditional Chinese medicine; it has been used in China for thousands of years. Rhubarb anthraquinones are the major medicinal ingredients derived from rhubarb including emodin, aloe-emodin, chrysophanol, rhein, physcion, and danthron. These different anthraquinone derivatives alone or in combin…

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to describe the association between central auditory processing mechanism and the cardiac autonomic regulation. METHODS: IT WAS RESEARCHED PAPERS ON THE TOPIC ADDRESSED IN THIS STUDY CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING DATA BASES: Medline, Pubmed, Lilacs, Scopus and Cochrane. The key words w…

OBJECTIVE: To review the effects of methylphenidate on cognitive enhancement, memory, and performance in medical students. METHODS: A review of four databases (LILACS, PubMed, ScienceDirect, and SciELO), analyzing the title and abstract of all articles published between 1990 and 2012 in English, Portuguese, and Spanis…

To further investigate the application of positron emission tomography (PET) technology in acupuncture research field, with "PET" and "acupuncture" as keywords, the related literature published from 1997 to 2018 was searched in PubMed, CNKI and WANFANG database; then the literature was classified and analyzed. The resu…

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…

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…

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-…

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This article provides an overview of the various methods for measuring distal canine movement and rotation during retraction. Various databases, including PubMed Central, Science Direct, Wiley Online Library, the Cochrane Library, Textbooks, Google Scholar, and Research Gate, and a manual search up until September 2022…

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: 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…

Many sports have been associated with a variety of neurological injuries affecting the central nervous system (CNS), with some injuries specific to that sport. A systematic review of sport-specific CNS injuries has not been attempted previously, and could assist in the understanding of morbidity and mortality associate…

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…

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…

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…