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Two-year follow-up survey of patients with allergic contact dermatitis from an occupational cohort: is the prognosis dependent on the omnipresence of the allergen?
[ "Skin diseases are the most frequently recognized occupational diseases in Denmark. The prognosis for occupational contact dermatitis is often poor. To investigate the prognosis, assessed by eczema, job status and skin-related quality of life, among patients allergic to rubber chemicals and latex (ubiquitous allerg...
[ "The development of persistent itchy nodules at the injection site following hyposensitization therapy with aluminium-precipitated antigen extract has been described in several reports. Occasionally, contact allergy to aluminium has been reported in individuals with such nodules. To investigate if hyposensitization...
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Can calprotectin predict relapse risk in inflammatory bowel disease?
[ "Assessing the clinical course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients consists of periodical clinical evaluations and laboratory tests. We aimed to assess the role of calprotectin tests in predicting clinical relapse in IBD patients. Ninety-seven patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and 65 with Crohn's disea...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Can nurse-led preoperative education reduce anxiety and postoperative complications of patients undergoing cardiac surgery?
[ "The effect of preoperative education on anxiety and postoperative outcomes of cardiac surgery patients remains unclear.AIM: The aim of the study was to estimate the effectiveness of a nurse-led preoperative education on anxiety and postoperative outcomes. A randomised controlled study was designed. All the patient...
[ "Few clinical studies or randomized clinical trial results have reported the impact of fast track surgery on postoperative insulin sensitivity. This study aimed to investigate the effects of fast track surgery on postoperative insulin sensitivity in patients undergoing elective open colorectal resection. Controlled...
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Is there a discrepancy between patient and physician quality of life assessment?
[ "Quality of Life (QoL) assessment remains integral in the investigation of women with lower urinary tract dysfunction. Previous work suggests that physicians tend to underestimate patients' symptoms and the bother that they cause. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between physician and patient as...
[ "To what extent are outcome measures in endometriosis-related quality of life studies influenced by the setting in which patient recruitment is performed?" ]
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Impact of MPH programs: contributing to health system strengthening in low- and middle-income countries?
[ "The \"health workforce\" crisis has led to an increased interest in health professional education, including MPH programs. Recently, it was questioned whether training of mid- to higher level cadres in public health prepared graduates with competencies to strengthen health systems in low- and middle-income countri...
[ "Many have advocated for science and health research in developing world settings. However, there has been less focus on the value of basic and clinical neuroscience research in this context. The current paper focuses on the relevance of a brain-behaviour research initiative in South Africa. Workshops sponsored by ...
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Is diffusion-weighted imaging a significant indicator of the development of vascularization in hypovascular hepatocellular lesions?
[ "The objective was to evaluate the efficacy of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in predicting the development of vascularization in hypovascular hepatocellular lesions (HHLs). Forty-two HHLs that were diagnosed by computed tomographic (CT) arteriography were evaluated retrospectively. The lesion on DWI was classifi...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Are failures of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction associated with steep posterior tibial slopes?
[ "Recently, increasing number of literature has identified the posterior tibial slope (PTS) as one of the risk factors of primary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. However, few studies concerning the association between failure of ACL reconstruction (ACLR) and PTS have been published. The objective of this st...
[ "Medial collateral ligament tibial avulsion is rare. Consequently, diagnostic criteria and a treatment regimen for medial collateral ligament tibial side avulsions remain to be established. The purpose of this study is to clarify the clinical features of medial collateral ligament tibial side avulsions. We performe...
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Does evidence-based practice improve patient outcomes?
[ "Evidence-based practice (EBP) is widely promoted, but does EBP produce better patient outcomes? We report a natural experiment when part of the internal medicine service in a hospital was reorganized in 2003 to form an EBP unit, the rest of the service remaining unchanged. The units attended similar patients until...
[ "What are the dropout rates in lifestyle intervention programs (LIPs) for overweight and obese infertile women and can intervention- or patient-related baseline factors associated with dropout be identified in these women?" ]
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Multidisciplinary decisions in breast cancer: does the patient receive what the team has recommended?
[ "A multidisciplinary team (MDT) approach to breast cancer management is the gold standard. The aim is to evaluate MDT decision making in a modern breast unit. All referrals to the breast MDT where breast cancer was diagnosed from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2011 were included. Multidisciplinary team decisions were compa...
[ "To what extent are outcome measures in endometriosis-related quality of life studies influenced by the setting in which patient recruitment is performed?" ]
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Does quilting suture prevent seroma in abdominoplasty?
[ "Seroma is the most frequent complication in abdominoplasty. Some patients are more prone to develop this complication. Ultrasound is a well-known method with which to diagnose seroma in the abdominal wall. The purpose of this study was to verify the efficacy of the use of quilting suture to prevent seroma. Twenty-...
[ "Neoumbilicoplasties are indicated in congenital conditions associated with umbilical agenesis, umbilical loss due to inflammatory destruction, excision of skin cancer involving the umbilical stump and in surgical procedures for herniorrhaphy, as well as in the rare condition of umbilical endometriosis. Neoumbilico...
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Does feeding tube insertion and its timing improve survival?
[ "To examine survival with and without a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) feeding tube using rigorous methods to account for selection bias and to examine whether the timing of feeding tube insertion affected survival. Prospective cohort study. All U.S. nursing homes (NHs). Thirty-six thousand four hundred ...
[ "Does extended embryo culture have a different effect on the birthweight of girls and boys?" ]
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Does prostate morphology affect outcomes after holmium laser enucleation?
[ "To determine whether prostate morphology or technique used has any effect on postoperative outcomes after holmium laser enucleation of the prostate. A retrospective review of prospectively collected data was completed for all patients undergoing a holmium laser enucleation of the prostate at our institution. Prost...
[ "The objective of our study was to report the occurrence of benign inflammatory nodules that develop in or near applicator tracks after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation of renal tumors." ]
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Do acute changes in heart rate by isoproterenol affect aortic stiffness in patients with hypertension?
[ "Increased aortic stiffness is a independent risk factor of cardiovascular disease in patients with hypertension. Acute changes of the heart rate (HR) have been reported not to affect the aortic stiffness in pacing. However, it is unknown whether acute changes in HR caused by sympathomimetics can affect the aortic ...
[ "The relative contribution of the various hemodynamic and metabolic mechanisms leading to endothelial dysfunction may be different in specific vascular diseases. Since shear stress is one of the main mechanical stimuli of endothelial cells, the aim of this study was to investigate its contribution to endothelial dy...
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"Occult" posttraumatic lesions of the knee: can magnetic resonance substitute for diagnostic arthroscopy?
[ "We investigated the actual role of MRI versus arthroscopy in the detection and characterization of occult bone and/or cartilage injuries in patients with previous musculoskeletal trauma of the knee, pain and severe functional impairment. Occult post-traumatic osteochondral injuries of the knee are trauma-related b...
[ "Determination of the reliability of ultrasonography as a diagnostic tool for rupture of the quadriceps tendon and for follow-up after surgical repair. 11 patients (12 tendons) with a clinical suspicion of quadriceps tendon rupture were studied with ultrasonography in two planes. In 9 cases we were able to confirm ...
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Could ESC (Electronic Stability Control) change the way we drive?
[ "ESC (Electronic Stability Control) is a crash avoidance technology that reduces the likelihood of collisions involving loss of control. Although past and emerging research indicates that ESC is effective in reducing collision rates and saving lives, and its inclusion in all vehicle platforms is encouraged, drivers...
[ "A fictional scenario based on a compilation of several real events describes seven medical errors that at first appear to be caused by the paramedics and nurses involved. An emergency medical services paramedic attempted to use a debrillator on a 67-year-old man with ventricular tachycardia Yet nothing happened. T...
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The insertion allele of the ACE gene I/D polymorphism. A candidate gene for insulin resistance?
[ "The insertion/deletion (ID) polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene has been associated with increased coronary heart disease (CHD), although the mechanism of this association is not apparent. We tested the hypothesis that the deletion allele of the ACE gene is associated with insulin resistan...
[ "The chemokine receptor 1 CXCR-1 (or IL8R-alpha) is a specific receptor for the interleukin 8 (IL-8), which is chemoattractant for neutrophils and has an important role in the inflammatory response. The polymorphism rs2234671 at position Ex2+860G>C of the CXCR1 gene causes a conservative amino acid substitution (S2...
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Do ventricular arrhythmias in athletes subside over time?
[ "Sudden death in athletes can occur during sport activities and is presumably related to ventricular arrhythmias. To investigate the long-term follow-up ofathletes with ventricular arrhythmias during an exercise test. From a database of 56,462 athletes we identified 192 athletes (35 years old who had ventricular ar...
[ "Sudden cardiac death is a major cause of mortality in western countries and the ventricular tachyarrhythmias are mainly involved in this regard. The adrenergic autonomic nervous system has influences in provoking life-threatening arrhythmias, and the prevention of such arrhythmias with beta-blockers supports this ...
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Does ethnicity affect where people with cancer die?
[ "Ageing is a growing issue for people from UK black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups. The health experiences of these groups are recognised as a 'tracer' to measure success in end of life patient-preferred outcomes that includes place of death (PoD).AIM: To examine patterns in PoD among BAME groups who died...
[ "What are the lifestyle choices and dietary aspects of women about to undergo fertility treatment in New Zealand?" ]
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Are patients with serious mental illness more likely to be admitted to nursing homes with more deficiencies in care?
[ "Patients diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) who qualify for nursing home placement tend to require high levels of both psychiatric and nursing care. However, it is unknown whether they are equally likely to be admitted to nursing homes with adequate quality of care compared with other patients. We analyze...
[ "Among the illicit stimulants, cocaine and amphetamines are the most widely abused. Although these drugs have similar psychoactive properties and routes of administration, their duration of action and mechanism of action are different, as are the psychiatric problems that accompany their use. The authors explored w...
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Does an additional antirotation U-Blade (RC) lag screw improve treatment of AO/OTA 31 A1-3 fractures with gamma 3 nail?
[ "Poor bone quality and unstable fractures increase the cut-out rate in implants with gliding lag screws. The U-Blade (RC) lag screw for the Gamma3®nail was introduced to provide monoaxial rotational stability of the femoral head and neck fragment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the use of the U-B...
[ "Biomechanical in vitro testing of primary and secondary stability in 12 human thoracolumbar spinal specimens using a spine simulator. In a corpectomy model anterior plate systems were investigated for their ability to restore spinal stability particularly focusing on the influence of angular stability, bone minera...
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The Omega-3 Index: a new risk factor for death from coronary heart disease?
[ "Low intakes or blood levels of eicosapentaenoic and docosahexaenoic acids (EPA + DHA) are independently associated with increased risk of death from coronary heart disease (CHD). In randomized secondary prevention trials, fish or fish oil have been demonstrated to reduce total and CHD mortality at intakes of about...
[ "Do platelets play any role in the development of endometriosis?" ]
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May mean platelet volume levels be a predictor in the diagnosis of pelvic inflammatory disease?
[ "Our aim in this study was to investigate whether mean platelet volume (MPV) value could be used as an early marker to predict pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). Overall, 44 patients with PID and 44 healthy women were included in the study. The control group consisted of 44 women who applied to the clinic for a rou...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Do cytokine concentrations in pancreatic juice predict the presence of pancreatic diseases?
[ "Cytokine concentration in pancreatic juice of patients with pancreatic disease is unknown. Secretin stimulation allows endoscopic collection of pancreatic juice secreted into the duodenum. We aimed to evaluate the cytokine concentrations in pancreatic juice of patients with abdominal pain to discriminate presence ...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Does the sex of acute stroke patients influence the effectiveness of rt-PA?
[ "Women have been reported to show more frequent recanalization and better recovery after intravenous (IV) recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) treatment for acute stroke compared with men. To investigate this we studied a series of stroke patients receiving IV rt-PA and undergoing acute transcranial dop...
[ "In recent years, four specific strategies have emerged which have proven clinical benefit in treating acute stroke. These are the administration of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), aspirin, management in a stroke care unit (SCU) and the use of hemicraniectomy in patients with severe cerebral oedema. This articl...
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Are head and neck specific quality of life measures necessary?
[ "The purpose of this study was to determine whether head and neck-specific health status domains are distinct from those assessed by general measures of quality-of-life (QOL). Cross-sectional study of 55 head and neck cancer patients in tertiary academic center was made. Three head and neck-specific measures,-inclu...
[ "To what extent are outcome measures in endometriosis-related quality of life studies influenced by the setting in which patient recruitment is performed?" ]
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Diabetes mellitus among Swedish art glass workers--an effect of arsenic exposure?
[ "The purpose of this study was to search for evidence of an association between occupational arsenic exposure and diabetes mellitus, as implied by the relation of this disease to arsenic in drinking water in a recent study from Taiwan. A case-referent analysis on death records of 5498 individuals in the art glass p...
[ "Aristolochic acid can cause urothelial carcinoma. Herbal remedies containing aristolochic acids were previously categorized as proven group 1 human carcinogens by the WHO cancer agency, the International Agency for Research on Cancer. However, the health effect on workers exposed to aristolochic acid is unclear. F...
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Does SYNTAX score predict in-hospital outcomes in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention?
[ "SYNTAX score (SxS) has been demonstrated to predict long-term outcomes in stable patients with coronary artery disease. But its prognostic value for patients with acute coronary syndrome remains unknown.AIM: To evaluate whether SxS could predict in-hospital outcomes for patients admitted with ST elevation myocardi...
[ "Bypass surgery remains the revascularization strategy of choice for left main trunk coronary artery disease in an unselected group of patients. Drug eluting stents have been proposed as a viable alternative to bypass surgery for left main trunk lesions but their intermediate and long term outcomes are still under ...
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Is micro-computed tomography reliable to determine the microstructure of the maxillary alveolar bone?
[ "To analyze the reliability of micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) to assess bone density and the microstructure of the maxillary bones at the alveolar process in human clinics by direct comparison with conventional stereologic-based histomorphometry. Analysis of osseous microstructural variables including bone vo...
[ "To investigate intermittent hypoxia (IH) induced changes in craniofacial morphology and bone mineral density (BMD) in the mandible of growing rats. Seven-week-old male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to IH for 4 days or 3 weeks. Sham-operated rats simultaneously breathed room air. Lateral and transverse cephalome...
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Does use of hydrophilic guidewires significantly improve technical success rates of peripheral PTA?
[ "To determine whether the use of hydrophilic guidewires has increased the technical success rate of peripheral percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA).MATERIAL/ We performed 125 procedures and analyzed the technical success rates of PTA using the conventional guidewire first and then if needed, the hydrophilic ...
[ "Peripheral chronic total occlusions (CTO) are challenging lesions to treat. The CROSSER system (FlowCardia, Sunnyvale, CA) uses high-frequency low-amplitude vibrations to break through the cap of the CTO and had been shown to be successful in coronary CTOs. This is a case series demonstrating the use of the CROSSE...
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Does frozen section alter surgical management of multinodular thyroid disease?
[ "Frozen section (FS) evaluation during thyroid surgery is often used to guide intraoperative management. We sought to determine the utility of FS in patients undergoing thyroidectomy for multinodular thyroid disease. From May 1994 through November 2004, 236 patients with multinodular goiter underwent thyroidectomy ...
[ "Lymph node metastases are rare in patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma, with an average incidence of 5.5% of all cases reported in the literature. In the present study we focused on the search for risk factors predictive of lymph node involvement in patients with follicular thyroid carcinoma to plan the most...
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Could chest wall rigidity be a factor in rapid death from illicit fentanyl abuse?
[ "There has been a significant spike in fentanyl-related deaths from illicit fentanyl supplied via the heroin trade. Past fentanyl access was primarily oral or dermal via prescription fentanyl patch diversion. One factor potentially driving this increase in fatalities is the change in route of administration. Rapid ...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Is severe pain immediately after spinal augmentation a predictor of long-term outcomes?
[ "Severe, immediate postprocedural pain and the need for analgesics after vertebroplasty can be a discouraging experience for patients and caregivers. The goal of this study was to investigate whether the presence of severe pain immediately after vertebroplasty predicts short- and long-term pain relief. A chart revi...
[ "To report the outcomes of surgical treatment of lower limb fractures in patients with chronic spinal cord injuries. A total of 37 lower limb fractures were treated from 2003 to 2010, of which 25 fractures were treated surgically and 12 orthopaedically. Patients of the surgical group had better clinical results, ra...
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Can computerised tomography replace bone scintigraphy in detecting bone metastases from breast cancer?
[ "The aim of this study was to determine whether bone scans (BS) can be avoided if pelvis was included in CT thorax and abdomen to detect bony metastases from breast cancer. Results of 77 pairs of CT (thorax, abdomen, and pelvis) and BS in newly diagnosed patients with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) were compared pr...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Does obesity impact the pattern and outcome of trauma in children?
[ "Childhood obesity is pandemic condition. The effect of obesity on trauma outcomes in children has been relatively understudied. We conducted this study to ascertain the effects of obesity on the hospital outcome of injured children. A retrospective cohort study of patients aged 2 to 18 years admitted to the King A...
[ "Does extended embryo culture have a different effect on the birthweight of girls and boys?" ]
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Is non-invasive diagnosis of esophageal varices in patients with compensated hepatic cirrhosis possible by duplex Doppler ultrasonography?
[ "Esophageal varices are present in 30% to 40% of patients in compensated cirrhosis (Child-Pugh class A) and in 60% to 85% of patients in decompensated cirrhosis (Child-Pugh classes B and C). It is important to identify patients with compensated cirrhosis at risk for esophageal varix development. We evaluated the ac...
[ "The aim of this study was to prove that the incidence of the more unusual and largely under-researched cardiac dysfunction, i.e. diastolic, is more frequent in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. Comparison of the incidence of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in medical-ward patients with no prior history of ...
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Is (18)F-FDG a surrogate tracer to measure tumor hypoxia?
[ "Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) has been reported as a surrogate tracer to measure tumor hypoxia with positron emission tomography (PET). The hypothesis is that there is an increased uptake of FDG under hypoxic conditions secondary to enhanced glycolysis, compensating the hypoxia-induced loss of cellular energy productio...
[ "The RET (rearranged-during-transfection protein) protooncogene triggers multiple intracellular signaling cascades regulating cell cycle progression and cellular metabolism. We therefore hypothesized that metabolic imaging could allow noninvasive detection of response to the RET inhibitor vandetanib in vivo. The ef...
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Can dogs prime autistic children for therapy?
[ "Canine-assisted therapy has been receiving growing attention as a means of aiding children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Yet, only limited studies have been done and a great deal of literature related to this intervention is anecdotal. The present study aims at providing additional quantitative evidence on ...
[ "What are the lifestyle choices and dietary aspects of women about to undergo fertility treatment in New Zealand?" ]
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Are 99mTc leukocyte scintigraphy and SBFT studies useful in children suspected of having inflammatory bowel disease?
[ "The goal of this retrospective study was to assess whether 99mTc-white blood cell (WBC) scintigraphy and upper gastrointestinal small bowel follow-through (UGI-SBFT) could exclude inflammation in children suspected of having inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Of a population of 313 children who had a 99mTc-WBC scan...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Risk factors for avascular necrosis of bone in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: is there a role for antiphospholipid antibodies?
[ "Avascular necrosis of bone (AVN) is a well known complication in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). To investigate the role of antiphospholipid antibody status (IgM and IgG anticardiolipin antibodies and lupus anticoagulant) with adjustment for corticosteroid use as risk factors for the development ...
[ "Antinuclear antibodies are often present in patients with systemic sclerosis but do not provide useful prognostic information if studied individually. Although an autoantibody profile should be studied, this has never been done in a large series of patients. Anticentromere, anti-topoisomerase-I, anti-extractable-n...
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Prostate bed target interfractional motion using RTOG consensus definitions and daily CT on rails : Does target motion differ between superior and inferior portions of the clinical target volume?
[ "Using high-quality CT-on-rails imaging, the daily motion of the prostate bed clinical target volume (PB-CTV) based on consensus Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) definitions (instead of surgical clips/fiducials) was studied. It was assessed whether PB motion in the superior portion of PB-CTV (SUP-CTV) differ...
[ "To evaluate dosimetric consequences of daily isocenter correction during prostate cancer radiation therapy using the Calypso 4D localization system. Data were analyzed from 28 patients with electromagnetic transponders implanted in their prostates for daily target localization and tracking. Treatment planning isoc...
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Esophagogastric devascularization without splenectomy in portal hypertension: safe and effective?
[ "Esophagogastric variceal hemorrhage is a life-threatening complication of portal hypertension. In this study, we compared the therapeutic effect of a novel surgical procedure, esophagogastric devascularization without splenectomy (EDWS), with the widely used modified esophagogastric devascularization (MED) with sp...
[ "Right superior liver resection or bisegmentectomy 7-8 is defined as the anatomical removal of segments 7 and 8 of the liver. According to recent reports, this type of resection requires the presence of a large accessory right inferior hepatic vein to drain the remaining segment 6. However, anatomic studies have sh...
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Does maternal obesity have an influence on feeding behavior of obese children?
[ "Obese children and adolescents referred to the pediatric endocrinology department were enrolled consecutively. Height and weight of all children and their mothers were measured. Maternal feeding practices were measured using an adapted version of the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ). Answers were compared between...
[ "Is the maternal cardiovascular (CV) risk profile associated with human embryonic growth trajectories and does the mode of conception affect this association?" ]
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Is plate clearing a risk factor for obesity?
[ "Identifying eating behaviors which contribute to excess weight gain will inform obesity prevention strategies. A tendency to clear one's plate when eating may be a risk factor for obesity in an environment where food is plentiful. Whether plate clearing is associated with increased body weight in a cohort of US pa...
[ "Do platelets play any role in the development of endometriosis?" ]
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Should lower limb fractures be treated surgically in patients with chronic spinal injuries?
[ "To report the outcomes of surgical treatment of lower limb fractures in patients with chronic spinal cord injuries. A total of 37 lower limb fractures were treated from 2003 to 2010, of which 25 fractures were treated surgically and 12 orthopaedically. Patients of the surgical group had better clinical results, ra...
[ "To identify the demographic features of patients aged 65 years or older admitted with 2 episodes of fragility hip fractures. From July 2003 to December 2004 inclusive, 50 consecutive elderly patients underwent surgery for a second episode of hip fracture. Patients in a very poor physical condition and therefore un...
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Is vancomycin MIC creep a worldwide phenomenon?
[ "Vancomycin is the primary treatment for infections caused by methicilin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The association of vancomycin treatment failures with increased vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) is a well-recognized problem. A number of single-centre studies have identified progressi...
[ "The objective was to compare evidence of the effectiveness, costs and safety of the traditional parenteral antibiotic-only approach against that gathered from 53 randomised trials involving more than 8,500 patients and six meta-analyses on selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) to control infection...
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Does short-term treatment with proton pump inhibitors cause rebound aggravation of symptoms?
[ "Rebound acid hypersecretion might occur after treatment with proton pump inhibitors. This study looks for a rebound aggravation of symptoms after short-term treatment with lansoprazole.STUDY: Sixty-two patients (19 men and 43 women; mean age, 54 years; range, 32-77 years) with heartburn and regurgitation and norma...
[ "Helicobacter pylori and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the major causes of gastroduodenal ulcers. Studies on the benefit of eradication of H. pylori in NSAID users yielded conflicting results. To investigate whether H. pylori eradication in patients on long-term NSAIDs reduces the incidence of ga...
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Do family physicians make good sentinels for influenza?
[ "To determine whether volunteer family physician reports of the frequency of influenza-like illness (ILI) usefully supplement information from other influenza surveillance systems conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Evaluation of physician reports from five influenza surveillance seasons (1...
[ "Syphilis, which had been uncommon in Australian cities until recently, has re-emerged as a major sexually transmissible infection among men who have sex with men. In this article we review the clinical features and management of syphilis infection, together with measures clinicians can undertake to enhance syphili...
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Aberrant loss of dickkopf-3 in gastric cancer: can it predict lymph node metastasis preoperatively?
[ "Dickkopf-3 (DKK3) may act as a tumor suppressor as it is down-regulated in various types of cancer. This study assessed the DKK3 protein expression in gastric cancer and its potential value as a prognostic marker. DKK3 expression was evaluated by immunohistochemistry in 158 gastric cancer samples from patients who...
[ "Lymphovascular space invasion plays a critical role in the progression of cervical cancer and is an indicator of an unfavorable prognosis, even in patients with early-stage disease. Identification and functional characterization of molecules that are predominantly expressed in tumors able to penetrate lymphatic ve...
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Is ganglionated plexi ablation during Maze IV procedure beneficial for postoperative long-term stable sinus rhythm?
[ "We investigated the role of surgical ablation targeting the autonomous nervous system during a Cox-Maze IV procedure in the maintenance of sinus rhythm at long-term follow-up. The patient population consisted of 519 subjects with persistent or long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) undergoing radiofrequ...
[ "The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy safety of the novel cryoballoon device (Arctic Front, Cryocath, Quebec, Canada). Antral pulmonary vein (PV) ablation with radiofrequency energy is widely used as a strategy for catheter ablation of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). A novel double lumen ...
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Double reading of barium enemas: is it necessary?
[ "The purpose of our study was to determine the effectiveness, clinical impact, and feasibility of double reading barium enemas. Independent double readings of 1,003 consecutive barium enemas (822 double- and 181 single-contrast examinations) were prospectively performed. From this pool of 1,003 examinations, 994 we...
[ "Infection by Helicobacter pylori is common and affects both genders at any age. The 13C-urea breath test is a widely used test for the diagnosis of this infection. However, multiple drugs used for the treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection symptoms have interactions with this breath test that generate false ne...
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Is severe macrosomia manifested at 11-14 weeks of gestation?
[ "To determine the association between fetal biometry in the first or early second trimester and severe macrosomia at delivery. This case-control study included 30 term severely macrosomic neonates; 90 appropriate-for-gestational age (AGA) neonates served as controls. All pregnancies underwent nuchal translucency (N...
[ "Evaluating the correlation between the nuchal translucency (NT) measurement throughout its range of values independent of gestational age, and adverse pregnancy outcome: in euploid structurally normal fetuses. A prospective observational study was conducted in which NT measurements were made in consecutive singlet...
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Do older adults with cancer fall more often?
[ "To examine whether a history of cancer increased the likelihood of a fall in community-dwelling older adults, and if cancer type, stage, or time since diagnosis increased falls. A longitudinal, retrospective, cohort study. A home- and community-based waiver program in Michigan. 862 older adults aged 65 years or ol...
[ "What are the lifestyle choices and dietary aspects of women about to undergo fertility treatment in New Zealand?" ]
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Scrotal approach to both palpable and impalpable undescended testes: should it become our first choice?
[ "To determine the advantages of scrotal incision in the treatment of undescended testis. Undescended testis is a common pediatric condition and is conventionally managed surgically by orchidopexy. A single scrotal incision orchidopexy has become accepted as a valid approach for patients with palpable undescended te...
[ "To review the results of a low transscrotal orchidopexy in patients with palpable undescended testes located distal to the external inguinal ring. Between July 1998 and June 2005, transscrotal orchidopexy with a single low scrotal incision was performed in 32 patients for 49 undescended testes. The indication was ...
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Is grandmultiparity an independent risk factor for adverse perinatal outcomes?
[ "To compare maternal and neonatal outcomes among grandmultiparous women to those of multiparous women 30 years or older. A database of the vast majority of maternal and newborn hospital discharge records linked to birth/death certificates was queried to obtain information on all multiparous women with a singleton d...
[ "To investigate the clinical significance of polyhydramnios as a predictor of perinatal death and intrapartum morbidity in patients with preterm delivery. The study population consisted of 4211 patients with singleton gestation, intact membranes and preterm delivery (< 37 weeks). Two groups were identified and comp...
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Does the investing layer of the deep cervical fascia exist?
[ "The placement of the superficial cervical plexus block has been the subject of controversy. Although the investing cervical fascia has been considered as an impenetrable barrier, clinically, the placement of the block deep or superficial to the fascia provides the same effective anesthesia. The underlying mechanis...
[ "Stem cells have multiple ways of differentiating and restoring healing. This feature may recommend their usage for decreasing the incidence of anastomotic fistulas in the colon in case of colorectal malignancy. To determine whether stem cells are improving digestive healing, we performed a literature review using ...
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Is crime associated with over-the-counter pharmacy syringe sales?
[ "More than 50,000 new HIV infections occur annually in the United States. Injection drug users represent twelve percent of incident HIV infections each year. Pharmacy sales of over-the-counter (OTC) syringes have helped prevent HIV transmission among injection drug users in many states throughout the United States....
[ "A panel of experts in pain medicine and public policy convened to examine root causes and risk factors for opioid-related poisoning deaths and to propose recommendations to reduce death rates. Panelists reviewed results from a search of PubMed and state and federal government sources to assess frequency, demograph...
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Is prophylactic fixation a cost-effective method to prevent a future contralateral fragility hip fracture?
[ ": A previous hip fracture more than doubles the risk of a contralateral hip fracture. Pharmacologic and environmental interventions to prevent hip fracture have documented poor compliance. The purpose of this study was to examine the cost-effectiveness of prophylactic fixation of the uninjured hip to prevent contr...
[ "Treatment of displaced proximal humerus fractures remains challenging. The introduction of locking plates has renewed interest in treating these fractures with joint-preserving techniques rather than hemiarthroplasty, but high complication rates are still reported. Avascular necrosis is not solely dependent on the...
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Is double-balloon enteroscopy an accurate method to diagnose small-bowel disorders?
[ "The aim of this study was to analyze the contribution of the double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) for diagnosis of the small bowel disorders. Forty-four patients (20 women, 24 men; mean age 53.5 years-old, range 21-89 years) with chronic gastrointestinal bleeding, diarrhea, polyposis, weight-loss, Roux-en-Y surgery, a...
[ "It has recently been reported that in developed countries gastric outlet obstruction now predicts gastric malignancy. The aim of this study was to find out if this is the case in a developing country like India. Seventy-four patients with gastric outlet obstruction underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and bi...
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Does strategy training reduce age-related deficits in working memory?
[ "Older adults typically perform worse on measures of working memory (WM) than do young adults; however, age-related differences in WM performance might be reduced if older adults use effective encoding strategies. The purpose of the current experiment was to evaluate WM performance after training individuals to use...
[ "Although communication disturbances (CD) have been associated with poor cognitive control, it is unclear whether they are associated specifically with poor cognitive control or with poor cognition in general. The current research examined whether (a) two specific components of cognitive control, working memory and...
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Does the SCL 90-R obsessive-compulsive dimension identify cognitive impairments?
[ "To investigate the relevance of the Symptom Checklist 90-R Obsessive-Compulsive subscale to cognition in individuals with brain tumor. A prospective study of patients assessed with a neuropsychological test battery. A university medical center. Nineteen adults with biopsy-confirmed diagnoses of malignant brain tum...
[ "The present study examined the psychobiological Temperament and Character model of personality on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients, as well as the relation of temperament and/or character dimensions on the severity of obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Fifty-four subjects diagnosed with OCD, were assessed ...
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Is fetal anatomic assessment on follow-up antepartum sonograms clinically useful?
[ "The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical usefulness of a fetal anatomic survey on follow-up antepartum sonograms. A retrospective follow-up study was conducted at a low-risk maternity clinic from July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006. Eligible women had at least 1 prior sonographic examination beyond 18 wee...
[ "Diagnostic accuracy of first-line sonographic evaluation by obstetrics/gynecology residents in determining the need for emergency surgery in women with acute pelvic pain is unknown. Aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of routine ultrasound evaluation by obstetrics/gynecology residents, availa...
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Is muscle power related to running speed with changes of direction?
[ "The purpose of this study was to identify the relationships between leg muscle power and sprinting speed with changes of direction. the study was designed to describe relationships between physical qualities and a component of sports performance. testing was conducted in an indoor sports hall and a biomechanics la...
[ "The aim was to investigate the influence of a run at the individual anaerobic threshold (IAT) on postural control in jumps with an unanticipated change of direction. Dynamic postural control is less affected by the run in trained athletes than in recreational ones. : Controlled prospective cohort study with an int...
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Can magnetic resonance imaging accurately predict concordant pain provocation during provocative disc injection?
[ "To correlate magnetic resonance (MR) image findings with pain response by provocation discography in patients with discogenic low back pain, with an emphasis on the combination analysis of a high intensity zone (HIZ) and disc contour abnormalities. Sixty-two patients (aged 17-68 years) with axial low back pain tha...
[ "Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, which causes mechanical compression of spinal nerve roots. The compression of these nerve roots can cause low back pain and/or leg pain, as well as neurogenic claudication. Lumbar epidural steroid injections have commonly been used in patients with lumbar spinal ...
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Is a 9-month treatment sufficient in tuberculous enterocolitis?
[ "Tuberculosis has increased in parallel with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome epidemic and the use of immunosuppressive therapy, and the growing incidence of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis, especially with intestinal involvement, reflects this trend. However, the duration of anti-tuberculous therapy has not bee...
[ "Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?" ]
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Does coronary angiography before emergency aortic surgery affect in-hospital mortality?
[ "To study the relationship between coronary angiography and in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing emergency surgery of the aorta without a history of coronary revascularization or coronary angiography before the onset of symptoms. In the setting of acute ascending aortic dissection warranting emergency aorti...
[ "Atheroembolic complications associated with clamping a severely diseased ascending aorta during aortic valve replacement may result in unacceptable mortality and morbidity. Different management options include hypothermic circulatory arrest to replace the aortic valve, an aortic endarterectomy, or tube graft repla...
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Is bicompartmental knee arthroplasty more favourable to knee muscle strength and physical performance compared to total knee arthroplasty?
[ "Bicompartmental knee arthroplasty features bone and ligament sparing as unicompartmental knee arthroplasty and is presumably better in the recovery of muscle strength and function compared to total knee arthroplasty (TKA) though not previously reported in the literature. The aim of the study was to compare isokine...
[ "Whether total knee arthroplasty with use of computer-assisted surgical navigation can improve the limb and component alignment is a matter of debate. We hypothesized that total knee arthroplasty with use of computer-assisted surgical navigation is superior to conventional total knee arthroplasty with regard to the...
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Can gingival crevicular blood be relied upon for assessment of blood glucose level?
[ "Diabetes mellitus (DM) is undiagnosed in approximately half of the patients actually suffering from the disease. In addition, the prevalence of DM is more than twice as high as in patients with periodontitis when compared to periodontally healthy subjects. Thus, a high number of patients with periodontitis may hav...
[ "Are levels of circulating angiogenic cells (CACs) affected by the presence of endometriosis?" ]
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Predicting admission at triage: are nurses better than a simple objective score?
[ "In this single-centre prospective study, triage nurses estimated the probability of admission using a 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS), and GAPS was generated automatically from triage data. We compared calibration using rank sum tests, discrimination using area under receiver operating characteristic curves (AU...
[ "Several studies have attempted to demonstrate that the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) risk score has the ability to risk stratify emergency department (ED) patients with potential acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Most of the studies we reviewed relied on trained research investigators to determine TIM...
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Target Serum Urate: Do Gout Patients Know Their Goal?
[ "To examine gout patients' knowledge of their condition, including the central role of achieving and maintaining the serum urate (SU) goal with the use of urate-lowering therapy (ULT). This study of 612 gout patients was conducted at a Veterans Affairs medical center. Gout patients were included based on administra...
[ "To discuss the viewpoint article \"How much glutamate is toxic in paediatric parenteral nutrition?\" Acta Paediatr 2005;94;16-9." ]
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Diagnosis and follow-up in constipated children: should we use ultrasound?
[ "We investigated the efficacy of ultrasound in determining megarectum and fecal load and the response to treatment in constipation and tried to specify objective criteria in this study. A total of 66 cases were queried and divided into 2 groups as constipated (n = 35; mean age, 6.8 ± 2.9 years) and control (n = 31;...
[ "Few data are available on tolerability and quality of standard bowel cleansing for colonoscopy in patients with chronic disease. We seek to evaluate the tolerability and results of lavage solution for colonoscopy in cirrhotic patients in comparison with controls. Fifty-three cirrhotic and fifty-two normal subjects...
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Are neighbourhood social capital and availability of sports facilities related to sports participation among Dutch adolescents?
[ "The aim of this study is to explore whether availability of sports facilities, parks, and neighbourhood social capital (NSC) and their interaction are associated with leisure time sports participation among Dutch adolescents. Cross-sectional analyses were conducted on complete data from the last wave of the YouRAc...
[ "Rates of childhood obesity have increased since the mid-1970s. Research into behavioural determinants has focused on physical inactivity and unhealthy diets. Cross-sectional studies indicate an association between psychological stress experienced by parents and obesity in pre-adolescents." ]
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Did the call for boycott by the Catholic bishops affect the polio vaccination coverage in Kenya in 2015?
[ "Polio eradication is now feasible after removal of Nigeria from the list of endemic countries and global reduction of cases of wild polio virus in 2015 by more than 80%. However, all countries must remain focused to achieve eradication. In August 2015, the Catholic bishops in Kenya called for boycott of a polio va...
[ "The single dose pneumonia ten-valent vaccine has been widely used and is highly efficacious against selected strains Streptococcus pneumonia. A two-dose vial without preservative is being introduced in developing countries to reduce the cost of the vaccine. In routine settings improper immunization practice could ...
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Recurrent spontaneous abortion and skewed X-inactivation: is there an association?
[ "The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is an association between skewed X-inactivation and recurrent spontaneous abortion in a large, well-defined sample of women with recurrent loss. X-chromosome inactivation patterns were compared in 5 groups of women. Group 1 (recurrent spontaneous abortion) c...
[ "Are significant abnormalities of CatSper function present in IVF patients with normal sperm concentration and motility and if so what is their functional significance for fertilization success?" ]
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Does increased patient awareness improve accrual into cancer-related clinical trials?
[ "Oncology literature cites that only 2% to 4% of patients participate in research. Up to 85% of patients are unaware that clinical trials research is being conducted at their treatment facility or that they might be eligible to participate. It was hypothesized that patients' satisfaction with information regarding ...
[ "Despite the high prevalence rates of HIV infection in the African-American community, African Americans remain underrepresented in HIV treatment trials. (1) To develop a questionnaire that measures attitudes and concerns about HIV treatment trials among HIV-infected African Americans at a university-based clinic. ...
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Does airway surgery lower serum lipid levels in obstructive sleep apnea patients?
[ "Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is tightly linked to increased cardiovascular disease. Surgery is an important method to treat OSA, but its effect on serum lipid levels in OSA patients is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the effect of upper airway surgery on lipid profiles. We performed a retrospective review of 113 ad...
[ "Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) differs between genders in terms of the type, signs, and symptoms of the disease. Partial upper airway obstruction is underdiagnosed and undertreated. In this study, we retrospectively investigated respiratory sleep recordings of 601 women, ending up with 240 women for the final st...
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Is withdrawal-induced anxiety in alcoholism based on beta-endorphin deficiency?
[ "Associations between several psychopathological alterations and lowered beta-endorphin(beta E) plasma levels have already been stated in former studies. However, whereas single measures during static conditions generally failed in linking beta E levels with psychopathology, dynamic changes of beta E in particular ...
[ "Patients with posttraumatic stress disorder or panic disorder are often troubled by inappropriate retrieval of fear memory. Moreover, these disorders are often comorbid with irritable bowel syndrome. The main aim of the present study is to elucidate the involvement of hippocampal serotonergic systems in fear memor...
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Do older patients receive adequate stroke care?
[ "National guidelines and government directives have adopted policies for urgent assessment of patients with a transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke not admitted to hospital. The risk of recurrent stroke increases substantially with age, as does the potential benefit of secondary prevention. In order to develop...
[ "Are positive experiences of different aspects of patient-centred care (PCC) associated with higher intentions to comply with fertility treatment?" ]
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Doppler examination of uteroplacental circulation in early pregnancy: can it predict adverse outcome?
[ "To determine whether spectral Doppler measurements obtained from bilateral uterine, arcuate, radial, and spiral arteries in early gestation correlate with adverse pregnancy outcome. One hundred five pregnant women underwent transvaginal Doppler sonographic examination of uteroplacental circulation at 6-12 weeks' g...
[ "To examine fetal growth and perinatal outcomes in pregnancies with isolated oligohydramnios. A cohort study. Multiple clinics and hospitals. Low risk pregnant women. We used data from the multicentre clinical trial of Routine Antenatal Diagnostic Imaging with UltraSound (RADIUS), in which 15,151 low risk pregnant ...
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Can vitamin C prevent complex regional pain syndrome in patients with wrist fractures?
[ "Complex regional pain syndrome type I is treated symptomatically. A protective effect of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) has been reported previously. A dose-response study was designed to evaluate its effect in patients with wrist fractures. In a double-blind, prospective, multicenter trial, 416 patients with 427 wrist...
[ "Do platelets play any role in the development of endometriosis?" ]
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Is digoxin use for cardiovascular disease associated with risk of prostate cancer?
[ "Digoxin is a commonly used medication for heart failure and cardiac arrhythmias that has recently been suggested as a novel chemotherapeutic agent. Preclinical studies of prostate cancer (PCa) have shown anti-tumor activity with digoxin. We explore the relationship between use of digoxin and PCa risk. Data from a ...
[ "Do platelets play any role in the development of endometriosis?" ]
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Are income-related differences in active travel associated with physical environmental characteristics?
[ "Rates of active travel vary by socio-economic position, with higher rates generally observed among less affluent populations. Aspects of both social and built environments have been shown to affect active travel, but little research has explored the influence of physical environmental characteristics, and less has...
[ "Greenspace has the potential to be a vital resource for promoting healthy living for people in urban areas, offering both opportunities for physical activity and wellbeing. Much research has explored the objectively measurable factors within areas to the end of explaining the role of greenspace access in continuin...
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Can Roux-en-Y gastric bypass provide a lifelong solution for diabetes mellitus?
[ "The surgical treatment of diabetes had witnessed progressive development and success since the first case of pancreatic transplantation. Although this was a great step, wide clinical application was limited by several factors. Bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass is emerging as a promising option in obese pati...
[ "To review the current state of knowledge on the effects of weight loss (bariatric) surgical procedures in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Observational and randomized studies provide robust data on the efficacy of bariatric surgery for weight loss and improvement in hyperglycemia. Follow-up information up to 20 ...
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Does the severity of obstructive sleep apnea predict patients requiring high continuous positive airway pressure?
[ "To investigate polysomnographic and anthropomorphic factors predicting need of high optimal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). Retrospective data analysis. Three hundred fifty-three consecutive obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients who had a successful manual CPAP titration in our sleep disorders unit. T...
[ "To assess the efficacy of added carbon dioxide as adjunctive therapy to positive airway pressure-refractory mixed obstructive and central sleep-disordered breathing, using a prototype device-the positive airway pressure gas modulator. Open-label evaluation of low concentrations of carbon dioxide added to a positiv...
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Do the changes in the serum levels of IL-2, IL-4, TNFalpha, and IL-6 reflect the inflammatory activity in the patients with post-ERCP pancreatitis?
[ "Acute pancreatitis is the major complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure and there are some reports showing cytokine changes in ERCP-induced pancreatits.GOALS: To investigate the association between early changes (within 24 hours) in the serum interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, tumor ...
[ "There have been concerns about the cardiovascular safety of omalizumab. In this study, the clinical status of the omalizumab receiving severe asthma patients and the cytokine expressions patterns were investigated. In a pilot study described below we examined the levels of serum eosinophil cationic peptid (ECP), C...
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Is routine intraoperative frozen-section examination of sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer worthwhile?
[ "Routine intraoperative frozen section (FS) of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) can detect metastatic disease, allowing immediate axillary dissection and avoiding the need for reoperation. Routine FS is also costly, increases operative time, and is subject to false-negative results. We examined the benefit of routine int...
[ "There is an imperative need to improve the cure rates of patients diagnosed with invasive bladder cancer. The lymph node dissection performed at the time of radical cystectomy has an ability to improve locoregional disease control, assign pathologic nodal stage as well as cure some patients with nodal metastases. ...
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Preoperative platelet count in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: is it a prognostic factor?
[ "Platelet count is inversely related to prognosis in many cancers; however, its role in esophageal cancer is still controversial. The purpose of this study was to determine the prognostic value of preoperative platelet count in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). From January 2006 to December 2008, a retrosp...
[ "The Glasgow prognostic score (GPS) is a predictor of outcome for several cancer types. The present study examined the significance of modified GPS (mGPS) in the prognosis of patients undergoing palliative surgery for stage IV gastric cancer. A total of 42 patients with stage IV gastric cancer treated with palliati...
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Can we predict urinary stone composition based on an analysis of microelement concentration in the hair and urine?
[ "In recent years the role of trace elements in lithogenesis has received steadily increasing attention. This study was aimed to attempt to find the correlations between the chemical content of the stones and the concentration of chosen elements in the urine and hair of stone formers. The proposal for the study was ...
[ "Various studies suggest that deficiency of magnesium and potassium may be associated with increased risk of ischemic stroke. However, single time-point serum measurements may not be suitable for assessing long-term tissue levels. We investigated Mg and K levels in hair of patients with acute ischemic stroke. The e...
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Could ADMA levels in young adults born preterm predict an early endothelial dysfunction?
[ "Sporadic data present in literature report how preterm birth and low birth weight are risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases in later life. High levels of asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a strong inhibitor of nitric oxide synthesis, are associated with the future development of adverse car...
[ "Is there a relationship between the genetic risk for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and genetic variants that influence timing of menopause?" ]
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Can fractional lasers enhance transdermal absorption of topical lidocaine in an in vivo animal model?
[ "It has been shown in vitro that pretreatment of skin with fractional lasers enhances transdermal delivery of drugs. The aim of this study is to demonstrate in vivo firstly that laser enhances transdermal drug absorption and secondly that this can be manipulated by altering laser settings.STUDY DESIGN/ Four pigs we...
[ "• Therapy with topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) relies on the ability of the active drug to penetrate the skin in sufficiently high amounts to exert a clinical effect, which is linked to the specific galenic properties of the formulation." ]
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Does intra-abdominal desmoid disease affect patients with an ileal pouch differently than those with an ileorectal anastomosis?
[ "Nobody has analyzed the sequelae of desmoids according to the type of surgery that precipitated them. This study aims to determine whether the clinical effects of abdominal desmoids would be worse in patients with restorative proctocolectomy than in patients with ileorectal anastomosis. This is a retrospective, da...
[ "Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) is caused by a rare mutation of the adenomatous polyposis coli gene on Chromosome 5q. The risk of colorectal cancer in patients with FAP is nearly 100% and intensive endoscopic surveillance or prophylactic colectomy are mandatory. If extensive endoscopic surveillance is chosen,...
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Does anastomotic leakage affect functional outcome after rectal resection for cancer?
[ "Anastomotic leakage is the most threatening early complication in sphincter-preserving rectal cancer surgery. While the oncological consequences have been well examined, only few data exist about the functional outcome. We investigated continence function in 150 patients after curative sphincter-preserving rectal ...
[ "Perianal Crohn's disease (CD) represents a more aggressive phenotype of inflammatory bowel disease and often coincides with proctocolitis. This study aims to assess the outcome of patients undergoing proctectomy with end-colostomy. A retrospective outcome analysis of 10 consecutive patients who underwent intersphi...
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Health care for immigrants in Europe: is there still consensus among country experts about principles of good practice?
[ "European Member States are facing a challenge to provide accessible and effective health care services for immigrants. It remains unclear how best to achieve this and what characterises good practice in increasingly multicultural societies across Europe. This study assessed the views and values of professionals wo...
[ "Corruption in the health sector can hurt health outcomes. Improving good governance can in turn help prevent health-related corruption. We understand good governance as having the following characteristics: it is consensus-oriented, accountable, transparent, responsive, equitable and inclusive, effective and effic...
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Can clinical supervision sustain our workforce in the current healthcare landscape?
[ "Clinical supervision is widely recognised as a mechanism for providing professional support, professional development and clinical governance for healthcare workers. There have been limited studies about the effectiveness of clinical supervision for allied health and minimal studies conducted within the Australian...
[ "To give nurse managers a perspective of what it is like to practice in a frontier or rural setting without the resources of the metropolitan centres. I grew up in rural Texas and more recently had the opportunity to work with rural hospitals seeking to be designated as Nurse Friendly by the Texas Nurses Associatio...
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Is the determination of specific IgE against components using ISAC 112 a reproducible technique?
[ "The ImmunoCAP ISAC 112 is a fluoro-immunoassay that allows detection of specific IgE to 112 molecular components from 51 allergenic sources. We studied the reliability of this technique intra- and inter- assay, as well as inter-batch- and inter-laboratory-assay. Twenty samples were studied, nineteen sera from poly...
[ "Component-resolved diagnostics using specific IgE to 2 S albumins has shown to be a valuable new option in diagnostic procedure. Ana o 3 is a 2 S albumin from cashew. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of Ana o 3-specific serum IgE in the diagnosis of cashew allergy and to identify cut-off levels to...
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Is the first urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) in women with suspected preeclampsia a prognostic factor for maternal and neonatal adverse outcome?
[ "The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic value of the first urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) for adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes and how it relates to other prognostic factors. We performed a retrospective cohort study from December 2009 to February 2012 with analysis of demographic, clin...
[ "To assess the role of the placental arterial Doppler examination at 23-24 gestational weeks for predicting adverse perinatal outcome in high-risk pregnancies. Retrospective register study. Skåne University Hospital in Malmö. Six hundred and forty-five women with high-risk pregnancies, without fetal malformations o...
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Is there awareness of pharmaceutical expenditure in the reformed primary care system?
[ "To evaluate the effectiveness of feeding information on pharmacy back to primary care doctors in order to create awareness (knowledge) of pharmaceutical expenditure (PE). Retrospective cross-sectional study, through personal interview. Reformed PC, Sabadell, Barcelona. The 80 PC doctors working with primary care t...
[ "Quality improvements achieved by applying the systems approach to assess the clinical effectiveness, operational efficiency, and financial feasibility of a pharmacist-managed vancomycin dosing service are described." ]
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Do women with ovaries of polycystic morphology without any other features of PCOS benefit from short-term metformin co-treatment during IVF?
[ "Women with ovaries of polycystic morphology (PCO), without any other features of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), respond similarly to women with PCOS when stimulated with exogenous gonadotrophins, and both groups share various endocrinological disturbances underlying their pathology. In women with PCOS, metformi...
[ "Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by abnormal gonadotrophin secretion, in particular an elevated serum concentration of LH, depressed FSH, and an LH/FSH ratio of >or =2. Mild, transient hyperprolactinaemia is frequently associated with PCOS (30% of patients); furthermore, it can be observed during ...
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Estimated fetal weight by ultrasound: a modifiable risk factor for cesarean delivery?
[ "The purpose of this study was to investigate whether knowledge of ultrasound-obtained estimated fetal weight (US-EFW) is a risk factor for cesarean delivery (CD). Retrospective cohort from a single center in 2009-2010 of singleton, term live births. CD rates were compared for women with and without US-EFW within 1...
[ "During an early second-trimester transvaginal ultrasound anomaly scan, pressure is applied to the uterus, and the fetus is often rotated manually to allow scanning of its various organs. This study was designed to determine if performing a transvaginal ultrasound anomaly scan during the early second trimester of p...
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Does Mammographic Density have an Impact on the Margin Re-excision Rate After Breast-Conserving Surgery?
[ "Limited and conflicting data exist on an association between mammographic density (MD) and re-excision rates after breast-conserving surgery (BCS). Additionally, the correlation of MD with resection of unnecessary margins during initial BCS is unknown. All women with a diagnosis of breast cancer from 2003 to 2012 ...
[ "Published prospective trials have questioned the role of post-lumpectomy radiotherapy in older women with early-stage, estrogen receptor-positive (ER The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database was queried from 1998 to 2011 for patients age ≥ 70 years receiving breast-conserving surgery for T1, ER Ove...
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Are women who are treated for hypothyroidism at risk for pregnancy complications?
[ "The purpose of this study was to investigate the outcomes that are associated with pregnancy and treated hypothyroidism. This was a retrospective cohort study of all women who received prenatal care and were delivered at the University of California, San Francisco, between 1989 and 2001. All patients with hypothyr...
[ "Do teenage girls with a history of menstrual irregularity and/or elevated androgen levels in adolescence exhibit an increased risk of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and/or infertility later on in adulthood?" ]
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