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Internal derangement of the temporomandibular joint: is there still a place for ultrasound? | [
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"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 ... | pubmedqa | {
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Laparoscopic myomectomy: do size, number, and location of the myomas form limiting factors for laparoscopic myomectomy? | [
"To assess whether it is possible for an experienced laparoscopic surgeon to perform efficient laparoscopic myomectomy regardless of the size, number, and location of the myomas. Prospective observational study (Canadian Task Force classification II-1). Tertiary endoscopy center. A total of 505 healthy nonpregnant ... | [
"Laparoscopy has become the standard of care in the management of ovarian benign mucinous cystadenomas. One concern of the operative approach is the risk of recurrence. A previous study has found intraoperative cyst rupture and cystectomy to be the risk factors for recurrence. Our objective was to assess the incide... | pubmedqa | {
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Is intensive chemotherapy safe for rural cancer patients? | [
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Does sex affect the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy? | [
"The aim of our study was to determine the effect of sex on the outcome of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in terms of operative time, conversion to open cholecystectomy, postoperative complications and mean hospital stay. In this retrospective observational study, we analyzed the medical records of 2061 patients who ... | [
"Natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) is an ever-evolving advanced laparoscopic technique. NOSE minimizes surgical injury, involving a low risk of wound complications, fewer incisional hernias, faster recovery and less postoperative pain. Laparoscopic gastrectomy combined with NOSE is a procedure that can pot... | pubmedqa | {
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Is atropine needed with ketamine sedation? | [
"To compare atropine with placebo as an adjunct to ketamine sedation in children undergoing minor painful procedures. Outcome measures included hypersalivation, side effect profile, parental/patient satisfaction, and procedural success rate. Children aged between 1 and 16 years of age requiring ketamine procedural ... | [
"to study the effect of Propranolol on hemodynamic response due to airway manipulation and carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum on laparoscopic cholecystectomy cases. 63 patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anaesthesia were randomly divided into 3 groups; group 1 received 1.0 mg of Propranolol,... | pubmedqa | {
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Does implant coating with antibacterial-loaded hydrogel reduce bacterial colonization and biofilm formation in vitro? | [
"Implant-related infections represent one of the most severe complications in orthopaedics. A fast-resorbable, antibacterial-loaded hydrogel may reduce or prevent bacterial colonization and biofilm formation of implanted biomaterials.QUESTIONS/ We asked: (1) Is a fast-resorbable hydrogel able to deliver antibacteri... | [
"Demineralised bone matrix (DBM) is rarely used for the local delivery of prophylactic antibiotics. Our aim, in this study, was to show that a graft with a bioactive glass and DBM combination, which is currently available for clinical use, can be loaded with tobramycin and release levels of antibiotic greater than ... | pubmedqa | {
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Do family physicians know the costs of medical care? | [
"To determine the cost of 46 commonly used investigations and therapies and to assess British Columbia family doctors' awareness of these costs. Mailed survey asking about costs of 23 investigations and 23 therapies relevant to family practice. A random sample of 600 doctors was asked to report their awareness of c... | [
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Combining process indicators to evaluate quality of care for surgical patients with colorectal cancer: are scores consistent with short-term outcome? | [
"To determine if composite measures based on process indicators are consistent with short-term outcome indicators in surgical colorectal cancer care. Longitudinal analysis of consistency between composite measures based on process indicators and outcome indicators for 85 Dutch hospitals. The Dutch Surgical Colorect... | [
"Patient-reported experience measures are increasingly being used to routinely monitor the quality of care. With the increasing attention on such measures, hospital managers seek ways to systematically improve patient experience across hospital departments, in particular where outcomes are used for public reporting... | pubmedqa | {
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Can APC mutation analysis contribute to therapeutic decisions in familial adenomatous polyposis? | [
"In familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP), correlations between site of mutation in the adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) gene and severity of colonic polyposis or extracolonic manifestations are well known. While mutation analysis is important for predictive diagnosis in persons at risk, its relevance for clinical m... | [
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Do emergency medical services professionals think they should participate in disease prevention? | [
"The primary objective of the study was to determine emergency medical services (EMS) professionals' opinions regarding participation in disease and injury prevention programs. A secondary objective was to determine the proportion of EMS professionals who had participated in disease prevention programs. As part of ... | [
"Are positive experiences of different aspects of patient-centred care (PCC) associated with higher intentions to comply with fertility treatment?"
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Is the ability to perform transurethral resection of the prostate influenced by the surgeon's previous experience? | [
"To evaluate the influence of the urologist's experience on the surgical results and complications of transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). Sixty-seven patients undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate without the use of a video camera were randomly allocated into three groups according to the u... | [
"The impact of unfavorable pelvic anatomy on the likelihood of having a nerve sparing radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) and the potential correlation between pelvic dimensions and recovery of erectile function (EF) after RRP have not been previously evaluated. To determine the impact of different pelvic bony a... | pubmedqa | {
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Is there a differential in the dental health of new recruits to the British Armed Forces? | [
"Figures from the British Defence Dental Services reveal that serving personnel in the British Army have a persistently lower level of dental fitness than those in the Royal Navy or the Royal Air Force. No research had been undertaken to ascertain if this reflects the oral health of recruits joining each Service. T... | [
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Is laparoscopic reoperation for failed antireflux surgery feasible? | [
"Laparoscopic techniques can be used to treat patients whose antireflux surgery has failed. Case series. Two academic medical centers. Forty-six consecutive patients, of whom 21 were male and 25 were female (mean age, 55.6 years; range, 15-80 years). Previous antireflux procedures were laparoscopic (21 patients), l... | [
"With new advances in diagnostic and therapeutic tools, the early management of adhesive bowel obstruction has become feasible. In a retrospective study, 20 children with adhesive bowel obstruction were investigated to assess the possible advantages of the laparoscopic approach. Laparoscopy was performed in nine ch... | pubmedqa | {
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Does exercise during pregnancy prevent postnatal depression? | [
"To study whether exercise during pregnancy reduces the risk of postnatal depression. Randomized controlled trial. Trondheim and Stavanger University Hospitals, Norway. Eight hundred and fifty-five pregnant women were randomized to intervention or control groups. The intervention was a 12 week exercise program, inc... | [
"Do platelets play any role in the development of endometriosis?"
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Is endometrial polyp formation associated with increased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and transforming growth factor-beta1? | [
"Endometrial polyp is a common cause of abnormal uterine bleeding, but the etiology and pathogenesis remain unclear. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is angiogenic, related to thick walled vessels and transforming growth factor-beta1 (TGF-β1) is related to fibrotic tissue, which are characteristics of endo... | [
"Cancer invasion and metastasis are characterized by epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) causes metastasis and significant mortality. Elucidating factors promoting EMT in HCC are necessary to develop effective therapeutic strategies. The LH86 cell line was developed in our labora... | pubmedqa | {
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Is human cytomegalovirus infection associated with hypertension? | [
"Recent studies have implicated the human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) as a possible pathogen for causing hypertension. We aimed to study the association between HCMV infection and hypertension in the United States National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We analyzed data on 2979 men and 3324 women in t... | [
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Is it possible to stop treatment with nucleos(t)ide analogs in patients with e-antigen negative chronic hepatitis B? | [
"Treatment of HBeAg-negative chronic hepatitis B (CHB) with nucleos(t)ide analogues (NA) is usually indefinite, since the loss of HBsAg, as a criterion for its discontinuation, is a rare event. Recent evidence suggests that discontinuing NA therapy may be feasible in selected patients. To analyze the rate of virolo... | [
"During the last few years, the association of mixed cryoglobulinemia with chronic viral infections has gained increasing interest. Chronic hepatitis C seems to play a major role. As alpha-interferon is an established therapy for chronic hepatitis C, it was also tried successfully in cryoglobulinemia type II, assoc... | pubmedqa | {
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Does radiotherapy around the time of pregnancy for Hodgkin's disease modify the risk of breast cancer? | [
"To determine whether the risk of secondary breast cancer after radiotherapy (RT) for Hodgkin's disease is greater among women who underwent RT around time of pregnancy. The records of 382 women treated with RT for Hodgkin's disease were reviewed and divided into those who received RT around the time of pregnancy a... | [
"Does extended embryo culture have a different effect on the birthweight of girls and boys?"
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Should displaced midshaft clavicular fractures be treated surgically? | [
"This study was designed to compare clinical effectiveness of operative with nonoperative treatment for displaced midshaft clavicular fractures (DMCF). We systematically searched electronic databases (MEDILINE, EMBASE, CLINICAL, OVID, BIOSIS and Cochrane registry of controlled clinical trials) to identify randomize... | [
"Complex, high-energy pediatric femur diaphyseal fractures cannot be treated reliably by conventional methods: casting is not suitable for polytrauma and large children, external fixation is associated with a high rate of malalignment and refractures, elastic nails are unsuitable for unstable fractures and metaphys... | pubmedqa | {
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Is laparoscopic cholecystectomy safe and acceptable as a day case procedure? | [
"This study reviewed the results of performing day case laparoscopic cholecystectomy to assess the feasibility and safety of the procedure as a day case. This is a prospective study of 150 day case laparoscopic cholecystectomies performed between September 1999 and December 2004 under the care of the senior author.... | [
"The momentum for minimally invasive thoracic surgery has been growing. Thousands of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomies have been performed since the first video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery lobectomy was performed in 1992, but currently most lobectomies are still performed via a thoracotomy. Althou... | pubmedqa | {
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Is etoricoxib effective in preventing heterotopic ossification after primary total hip arthroplasty? | [
"Heterotopic ossification is a common complication after total hip arthroplasty. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are known to prevent heterotopic ossifications effectively, however gastrointestinal complaints are reported frequently. In this study, we investigated whether etoricoxib, a selective cycl... | [
"Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has been proven to be the most effective treatment for patients with severe joint disease. Although infection is not a frequent complication, it is certainly one of the most dreaded. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with infection after TKA. Between 1995 an... | pubmedqa | {
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Should serum pancreatic lipase replace serum amylase as a biomarker of acute pancreatitis? | [
"Serum pancreatic lipase may improve the diagnosis of pancreatitis compared to serum amylase. Both enzymes have been measured simultaneously at our hospital allowing for a comparison of their diagnostic accuracy. Seventeen thousand five hundred and thirty-one measurements of either serum amylase and or serum pancre... | [
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Rectal cancer threatening or affecting the prostatic plane: is partial prostatectomy oncologically adequate? | [
"A multicentre, retrospective study was conducted of patients with rectal cancer threatening or affecting the prostatic plane, but not the bladder, judged by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The use of preoperative chemoradiotherapy and the type of urologic resection were correlated with the status of the patholog... | [
"Radiotherapy has a significant role in the management of pelvic malignancies. However, the small intestine represents the main dose limiting organ. Invasive and non-invasive mechanical methods have been described to displace bowel out of the radiation field. We herein report a case series of laparoscopic placement... | pubmedqa | {
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Does bone anchor fixation improve the outcome of percutaneous bladder neck suspension in female stress urinary incontinence? | [
"To evaluate the outcome of a new modification of percutaneous needle suspension, using a bone anchor system for fixing the suture at the public bone, and to compare the results with those published previously. From March 1996, 37 patients with stress urinary incontinence (>2 years) were treated using a bone anchor... | [
"Management for posterior urethral disruption and concurrent bladder neck incompetence is controversial. Some groups recommend treatment with a Mitrofanoff catheterizable stoma, while others advocate urethral reconstruction with delayed placement of an artificial urinary sphincter. We report our experience with the... | pubmedqa | {
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Are intraoperative precursor events associated with postoperative major adverse events? | [
"Precursor events are undesirable events that can lead to a subsequent adverse event and have been associated with postoperative mortality. The purpose of the present study was to determine whether precursor events are associated with a composite endpoint of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) (death, acute renal f... | [
"To determine if increased QT interval dispersion (corrected and not corrected for heart rate) is associated with perioperative silent myocardial ischemia or postoperative adverse cardiovascular events. Blinded retrospective observational study. University hospital. One hundred eighty-one perioperative patients rec... | pubmedqa | {
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Does a family meetings intervention prevent depression and anxiety in family caregivers of dementia patients? | [
"Family caregivers of dementia patients are at increased risk of developing depression or anxiety. A multi-component program designed to mobilize support of family networks demonstrated effectiveness in decreasing depressive symptoms in caregivers. However, the impact of an intervention consisting solely of family ... | [
"Is the prevalence of psychological stress and moderate/severe depression higher for women with recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) than pregnancy planners trying to conceive naturally?"
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HIF1A as a major vascular endothelial growth factor regulator: do its polymorphisms have an association with age-related macular degeneration? | [
"To investigate the association between age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the polymorphisms of HIF1A, a major vascular epithelial growth factor regulator under hypoxic conditions. The associations of AMD and polymorphisms of genes CFH, SKIV2L and MYRIP were also studied. Prospective study. Eighty-seven AMD... | [
"To provide an overview of the current knowledge of growth-differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) in heart disease. To identify relevant publications, we searched PubMED database combining the textual terms of heart, cardiac, cardiovascular disease with GDF-15. Well-controlled, relatively large-scale, retrospective stu... | pubmedqa | {
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Is combined therapy more effective than growth hormone or hyperbaric oxygen alone in the healing of left ischemic and non-ischemic colonic anastomoses? | [
"Our aim was to investigate the effects of growth hormone (GH), hyperbaric oxygen and combined therapy on normal and ischemic colonic anastomoses in rats. Eighty male Wistar rats were divided into eight groups (n = 10). In the first four groups, non-ischemic colonic anastomosis was performed, whereas in the remaini... | [
"The goal of this study is to examine if allogenic mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation is a useful therapy for left ischemic colon anastomosis in rats. Problems with anastomosis healing may lead to serious postoperative complications. Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs), which are also refe... | pubmedqa | {
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Does oxybutynin hydrochloride cause arrhythmia in children with bladder dysfunction? | [
"This study represents a subset of a complete data set, considering only those children aged admitted to the Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Nephrology Clinics during the period January 2011 to July 2012. In this study, we have determined that the QT interval changes significantly depending on the use of oxybutynin... | [
"Typical management of increased bladder storage pressures and decreased compliance related to neurogenic bladder dysfunction consists of antimuscarinic therapy with or without clean intermittent catheterization. However, these measures are often unsuccessful. In this patient group we commonly use combination thera... | pubmedqa | {
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Do "America's Best Hospitals" perform better for acute myocardial infarction? | [
"\"America's Best Hospitals,\" an influential list published annually by U.S. News and World Report, assesses the quality of hospitals. It is not known whether patients admitted to hospitals ranked at the top in cardiology have lower short-term mortality from acute myocardial infarction than those admitted to other... | [
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Does preoperative anemia adversely affect colon and rectal surgery outcomes? | [
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"Nursing home residents undergoing surgery have a higher rate of postoperative adverse outcomes than nonnursing home patients. This study seeks to determine what contribution nursing home status makes to theses occurrences, independent of comorbid conditions. Using the American College of Surgeons-National Surgical... | pubmedqa | {
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Can early second-look tympanoplasty reduce the rate of conversion to modified radical mastoidectomy? | [
"The aims of the study were to report the rates of recurrent and residual cholesteatoma following primary CAT surgery and to report the rate of conversion to a modified radical mastoidectomy. This was a retrospective review of a single surgeon series between 2006 and 2012. In total 132 second-look operations were u... | [
"This study aims to evaluate surgical techniques and obtained outcomes in pediatric cholesteatoma. A total of 62 patients (41 males, 21 females; mean age 13 years; range 3 to 17 years) diagnosed as pediatric cholesteatoma between January 1998 and December 2014 were enrolled into the study. Of the patients, canal wa... | pubmedqa | {
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Is serum total bilirubin useful to differentiate cardioembolic stroke from other stroke subtypes? | [
"Previous studies have reported that the total bilirubin (TB) level is associated with coronary artery disease, heart failure and atrial fibrillation. These heart diseases can produce cardiogenic cerebral embolism and cause cardioembolic stroke. However, whether the serum TB could be a biomarker to differentiate ca... | [
"Free fatty acids (FFAs), an important energy substrate, have an association with cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis, myocardial dysfunction and abnormal cardiac rhythm. However, limited reports are available on the association between FFAs and ischemic stroke. We hypothesized that plasma FFA concentr... | pubmedqa | {
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Delayed imaging in routine CT examinations of the abdomen and pelvis: is it worth the additional cost of radiation and time? | [
"The purpose of this study was to retrospectively assess the potential benefits of delayed phase imaging series in routine CT scans of the abdomen and pelvis. Routine contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic CT scans of 1000 consecutively examined patients (912 men, 88 women; average age, 60 years; range, 22-94 years) were... | [
"Clinical diagnosis has been dramatically altered by technologic advances and is now often based almost exclusively on imaging. The clinician must mindfully weigh patient-specific risks of radiation against the values of diagnostic yield and avoiding other risks. One concern is the balance between short-term advers... | pubmedqa | {
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Suturing of the nasal septum after septoplasty, is it an effective alternative to nasal packing? | [
"To discuss and compare the results of suturing the nasal septum after septoplasty with the results of nasal packing. A prospective study, which was performed at Prince Hashem Military Hospital in Zarqa, Jordan and Prince Rashed Military Hospital in Irbid, Jordan between September 2005 and August 2006 included 169 ... | [
"The Le Fort I osteotomy is one of the most widely used and useful procedure to correct the dentofacial deformities of the midface. The changes of the maxilla position affect to overlying soft tissue including the nasal structure. Postoperative nasal septum deviation is a rare and unpredicted outcome after the surg... | pubmedqa | {
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Have antiepileptic drug prescription claims changed following the FDA suicidality warning? | [
"In January 2008, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) communicated concerns and, in May 2009, issued a warning about an increased risk of suicidality for all antiepileptic drugs (AEDs). This research evaluated the association between the FDA suicidality communications and the AED prescription claims among member... | [
"We analyzed the predictability of the United States Food and Drug Administration's Medwatch safety alerts on monoclonal antibodies with the aim of assessing the adequacy of their pre-approval safety evaluation. An alert was considered observed when increased frequency, severity, or other new properties were report... | pubmedqa | {
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Does ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament affect the neurological outcome after traumatic cervical cord injury? | [
"Retrospective outcome measurement study. The purpose of this study is to assess whether ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) affects neurologic outcomes in patients with acute cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). There have so far been few reports examining the relationship between OPLL and SCI... | [
"Hyaluronan (HA) was measured in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to ascertain the clinical significance of this substance in patients with spinal disorders, a topic that, to the best of our knowledge, has not previously been studied. We examined correlations of CSF HA concentration with age, sex, height, body weight, and... | pubmedqa | {
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Can distal ureteral diameter predict reflux resolution after endoscopic injection? | [
"To test the predictive value of distal ureteral diameter (UD) on reflux resolution after endoscopic injection in children with primary vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). This was a retrospective review of patients diagnosed with primary VUR between 2009 and 2012 who were managed by endoscopic injection. Seventy preopera... | [
"We present our experience performing ureteroscopy in prepubertal children. We performed a retrospective cohort study of children 12 years or younger who underwent ureteroscopy at 2 institutions between 1993 and 2003. Patient demographics, indications for surgery, operative technique, surgical outcomes and complica... | pubmedqa | {
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Is leptin involved in phagocytic NADPH oxidase overactivity in obesity? | [
"Hyperleptinemia and oxidative stress play a major role in the development of cardiovascular diseases in obesity. This study aimed to investigate whether there is a relationship between plasma levels of leptin and phagocytic nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase activity, and its potential rel... | [
"Is interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) involved in the toll-like receptor 3 (TLR 3)-induced inhibition of trophoblast cells' adhesion to endometrial cells in vitro?"
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Canada's Compassionate Care Benefit: is it an adequate public health response to addressing the issue of caregiver burden in end-of-life care? | [
"An increasingly significant public health issue in Canada, and elsewhere throughout the developed world, pertains to the provision of adequate palliative/end-of-life (P/EOL) care. Informal caregivers who take on the responsibility of providing P/EOL care often experience negative physical, mental, emotional, socia... | [
"Approximately 8% of the Australian population live with any one of about 10,000 known rare diseases. This is similar to the proportion of people living with diabetes or asthma. The aim of this article is to review the impact of rare diseases on families and health services, and the role of the general practitioner... | pubmedqa | {
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Fatigue in primary Sjögren's syndrome: is there a link with the fibromyalgia syndrome? | [
"To determine whether fibromyalgia (FM) is more common in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) who complain of fatigue. The association and prevalence of fatigue and FM was recorded in a group of patients with pSS and a control group of lupus patients, a subset of whom had secondary Sjögren's syndrome (sS... | [
"The purpose of this study was to determine whether systolic and diastolic blood pressures are associated with salivary flow, dry mouth, or dry eye symptoms in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome as compared with xerostomic control subjects. One hundred forty consecutive patients seen at the Sjögren's Syndrome... | pubmedqa | {
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Is laparoscopic sonography a reliable and sensitive procedure for staging colorectal cancer? | [
"Laparoscopic colectomy has developed rapidly with the explosion of technology. In most cases, laparoscopic resection is performed for colorectal cancer. Intraoperative staging during laparoscopic procedure is limited. Laparoscopic ultrasonography (LUS) represents the only real alternative to manual palpation durin... | [
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Is alexithymia a risk factor for unexplained physical symptoms in general medical outpatients? | [
"Alexithymia is presumed to play an important predisposing role in the pathogenesis of medically unexplained physical symptoms. However, no research on alexithymia has been done among general medical outpatients who present with medically unexplained physical symptoms as their main problem and in which anxiety and ... | [
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Alcohol consumption and acute myocardial infarction: a benefit of alcohol consumed with meals? | [
"The apparent favorable effect of alcohol on the risk of acute myocardial infarction (MI) may be related to its hypoinsulinemic effect when consumed with meals. We studied how the timing of alcohol consumption in relation to meals might affect the risk of MI in a population with relatively high regular alcohol cons... | [
"Aspirin is considered one of the most prescribed drugs worldwide, predominantly for its cardioprotective effects. However, its use may be precluded by gastrointestinal and haematological side-effects. To investigate the association between the prophylactic use of aspirin and the prevalence of anaemia among adults.... | pubmedqa | {
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Do mossy fibers release GABA? | [
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"Maintaining gamma-aminobutyric acidergic (GABAergic) inhibition in the amygdala within a physiological range is critical for the appropriate expression of emotions such as fear and anxiety. The synaptic GABA type A receptor (GABA By using mice expressing green fluorescent protein in interneurons (INs) and lacking ... | pubmedqa | {
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The clinical significance of bile duct sludge: is it different from bile duct stones? | [
"Some patients with suspected common bile duct (CBD) stones are found to have sludge and no stones. Although sludge in the gallbladder is a precursor of gallbladder stones, the significance of bile duct sludge (BDS) is poorly defined. This study aimed to compare BDS with bile duct stones in terms of frequency, asso... | [
"Direct microscopic examination of bile for the presence of microlithiasis is often performed during the evaluation of patients with idiopathic pancreatitis. Bile sampled from the duodenum and/or the common bile duct may not represent gallbladder bile, and thus may be inadequate for the diagnosis of microlithiasis.... | pubmedqa | {
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Can Ambu self-inflating bag and Neopuff infant resuscitator provide adequate and safe manual inflations for infants up to 10 kg weight? | [
"Manual resuscitation devices for infants and newborns must be able to provide adequate ventilation in a safe and consistent manner across a wide range of patient sizes (0.5-10 kg) and differing clinical states. There are little comparative data assessing biomechanical performance of common infant manual resuscitat... | [
"Recognising changes in lung compliance can help clinicians to adjust initial inflations during resuscitation at birth. We examined whether physicians sensed low and normal compliance with a self-inflating bag before and after an educational intervention that used a manikin connected to a newborn lung simulator. We... | pubmedqa | {
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Are IgM-enriched immunoglobulins an effective adjuvant in septic VLBW infants? | [
"All VLBW infants from January 2008 to December 2012 with positive blood culture beyond 72 hours of life were enrolled in a retrospective cohort study. Newborns born after June 2010 were treated with IgM-eIVIG, 250 mg/kg/day iv for three days in addition to standard antibiotic regimen and compared to an historical ... | [
"Translocation of gut-derived Gram-negative bacterial (GNB) lipopolysaccharide (LPS, or endotoxin) is a source of systemic inflammation that exacerbates HIV, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal diseases and malnutrition. The oral administration of bovine colostrum (BC) reduces endotoxemia in patients with impaired ... | pubmedqa | {
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Is resected stomach volume related to weight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy? | [
"Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) was initially performed as the first stage of biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch for the treatment of super-obese or high-risk obese patients but is now most commonly performed as a standalone operation. The aim of this prospective study was to investigate outcomes... | [
"Natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) is an ever-evolving advanced laparoscopic technique. NOSE minimizes surgical injury, involving a low risk of wound complications, fewer incisional hernias, faster recovery and less postoperative pain. Laparoscopic gastrectomy combined with NOSE is a procedure that can pot... | pubmedqa | {
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Resection of colorectal liver metastases after second-line chemotherapy: is it worthwhile? | [
"Patient outcome after resection of colorectal liver metastases (CLM) following second-line preoperative chemotherapy (PCT) performed for insufficient response or toxicity of the first-line, is little known and has here been compared to the outcome following first-line. From January 2005 to June 2013, 5624 and 791 ... | [
"This article reviews the recent seminal studies in esophagogastric cancer. Regular low aspirin use may reduce the risk of esophagogastric cancer. Laparoscopic resection of locally advanced gastric cancer appears equivalent to open resection. There is no survival benefit for the addition of postoperative radiation ... | pubmedqa | {
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Do ART patients face higher C-section rates during their stage of delivery? | [
"The mode of delivery depends on multiple parameters. After assisted reproductive technology (ART), previous studies have shown elevated C-section rates but few studies differentiated between elective and emergency operations and different protocols of cryopreservation. Because these studies did not use multiparity... | [
"What is the rate of spontaneous live births after successful IVF treatment in a cost-free environment, and were couples who achieved a spontaneous live birth referred prematurely?"
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Does a preoperative medically supervised weight loss program improve bariatric surgery outcomes? | [
"Many insurance payors mandate that bariatric surgery candidates undergo a medically supervised weight management (MSWM) program as a prerequisite for surgery. However, there is little evidence to support this requirement. We evaluated in a randomized controlled trial the hypothesis that participation in a MSWM pro... | [
"Obesity predisposes general surgical patients to infections such as surgical site infection and respiratory tract infection. The infection rates vary by surgical approach and the type of surgery undertaken. Bariatric surgery is increasingly used to treat obesity and obesity related co-morbidities. However, little ... | pubmedqa | {
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Is solitary kidney really more resistant to ischemia? | [
"To our knowledge there are no evidence-based medicine data to date to critically judge the vulnerability of a solitary kidney to warm ischemia compared to paired kidneys. Ten dogs were exposed to open right nephrectomy to create a solitary kidney model (group 1). Ten dogs with both kidneys were considered group 2.... | [
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Neck pain treatment with acupuncture: does the number of needles matter? | [
"Acupuncture has been successfully used in myofascial pain syndromes. However, the number of needles used, that is, the dose of acupuncture stimulation, to obtain the best antinociceptive efficacy is still a matter of debate. The question was addressed comparing the clinical efficacy of two different therapeutic sc... | [
"To evaluate the therapeutic effect of acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina massage for treatment of sub-health. A systematic evaluation on randomized controlled trial, quasi-randomized control trial or controlled clinical trial of treatment of sub-health with acupuncture-moxibustion and Tuina was carried out accordin... | pubmedqa | {
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Does fluoridation reduce the use of dental services among adults? | [
"The authors determine whether prevention influences the use of health services. Fluoridation's effect on restorative dental demand among 972 Washington state employees and spouses, aged 20 to 34 years, in two fluoridated communities and a nonfluoridated community was examined. At baseline, adults were interviewed ... | [
"Oral and dental diseases may be associated with other chronic diseases. Using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004, the authors calculated the prevalence of untreated dental diseases, self-reported poor oral health and the number of missing teeth for adults in the United States ... | pubmedqa | {
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Pertrochanteric fractures: is there an advantage to an intramedullary nail? | [
"To compare the results between a sliding compression hip screw and an intramedullary nail in the treatment of pertrochanteric fractures. Prospective computer-generated randomization of 206 patients into two study groups: those treated by sliding compression hip screw (Group 1; n = 106) and those treated by intrame... | [
"Non-union after intramedullary nail fixation of femur shaft fractures is although infrequent but a challenging condition to treat. The treatment options available to deal with such a situation include exchange nailing, removal of nail and re-osteosynthesis with plating, or Ilizarov fixation. We believe that rotati... | pubmedqa | {
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SPECT study with I-123-Ioflupane (DaTSCAN) in patients with essential tremor. Is there any correlation with Parkinson's disease? | [
"The differential diagnosis between essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's disease (PD) may be, in some cases, very difficult on clinical grounds alone. In addition, it is accepted that a small percentage of ET patients presenting symptoms and signs of possible PD may progress finally to a typical pattern of parkins... | [
"Patients who have dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) show both clinical and histopathologic overlap with Alzheimer disease patients and Parkinson disease patients. In this study, we correlated the core features of DLB (dementia, parkinsonism, hallucinations, and fluctuations) with striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) ... | pubmedqa | {
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Are the GFRUP's recommendations for withholding or withdrawing treatments in critically ill children applicable? | [
"To evaluate feasibility of the guidelines of the Groupe Francophone de Réanimation et Urgence Pédiatriques (French-speaking group of paediatric intensive and emergency care; GFRUP) for limitation of treatments in the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). A 2-year prospective survey. A 12-bed PICU at the Hôpital J... | [
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Is inhaled prophylactic heparin useful for prevention and Management of Pneumonia in ventilated ICU patients? | [
"To determine whether prophylactic inhaled heparin is effective for the prevention and treatment of pneumonia patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) in the intensive care unit. A phase 2, double blind randomized controlled trial stratified for study center and patient type (non-operative, post-operative) wa... | [
"Stress-related mucosal damage is an erosive process of the gastric lining resulting from abnormally high physiologic demands. To avoid the morbidity and mortality associated with significant bleeding from the damage, prophylaxis with an acid suppression medication is given. This is especially common in stroke vict... | pubmedqa | {
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Is the h-index predictive of greater NIH funding success among academic radiologists? | [
"Despite rapid adoption of the Hirsch index (h-index) as a measure of academic success, the correlations between the h-index and other metrics of productivity remain poorly understood. The aims of this study were to determine whether h-indices were associated with greater National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding... | [
"To determine whether receiving funding from the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Centralized Otolaryngology Research Efforts (CORE) grant program is associated with career choice (in terms of practice setting) and scholarly impact. Examination of bibliometrics among a... | pubmedqa | {
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Is minimally invasive mitral valve repair with artificial chords reproducible and applicable in routine surgery? | [
"Traditional resectional techniques and chordal transfer are difficult to apply in video-assisted mitral valve repair. Using artificial chords appears easier in this setting. The purpose of this study was to review the effectiveness and reproducibility of neochordal repair as a routine approach to minimally invasiv... | [
"The use of a balloon expandable stent valve includes balloon predilatation of the aortic stenosis before valve deployment. The aim of the study was to see whether or not balloon predilatation is necessary in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVI). Sixty consecutive TAVI patients were randomized to the stand... | pubmedqa | {
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Does obesity predict knee pain over fourteen years in women, independently of radiographic changes? | [
"To examine longitudinal patterns in body mass index (BMI) over 14 years and its association with knee pain in the Chingford Study. We studied a total of 594 women with BMI data from clinic visits at years (Y) 1, 5, 10, and 15. Knee pain at Y15 was assessed by questionnaire. Associations between BMI over 14 years a... | [
"Chronic musculoskeletal pain is common in older adults but the nature of its relationship with ageing is unclear. The objective for this study was to test the hypothesis that the onset of widespread pain would be associated with a decrease in healthy ageing. Population-based prospective cohort study. A \"healthy a... | pubmedqa | {
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Do liquid-based preparations of urinary cytology perform differently than classically prepared cases? | [
"The cytomorphology of liquid-based preparations in urine cytology is different than classic slide preparations. To compare the performance of liquid-based preparation specimens to classically prepared urine specimens with a malignant diagnosis in the College of American Pathologists Interlaboratory Comparison Prog... | [
"To investigate the applicability of the Ultrafast Papanicolaou stain to the cytology of fluids and to compare it with other methods. Over a 30-month period, 528 unfixed fluids (462 serous effusions, 48 pelvic washings, 16 cyst fluids and 2 bile duct drain fluids) were mixed thoroughly and centrifuged. Two Swedish-... | pubmedqa | {
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Outcomes of severely injured adult trauma patients in an Australian health service: does trauma center level make a difference? | [
"Trauma centers are designated to provide systematized multidisciplinary care to injured patients. Effective trauma systems reduce patient mortality by facilitating the treatment of injured patients at appropriately resourced hospitals. Several U.S. studies report reduced mortality among patients admitted directly ... | [
"The Edendale Hospital Burn Service was initiated in 2011 to improve the quality of burn care at a regional hospital. This audit reviews the merits and challenges in developing such a service and identifies areas on which to focus quality improvement initiatives. The burn admission records were retrospectively inte... | pubmedqa | {
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Does a well developed collateral circulation predispose to restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention? | [
"To evaluate whether a well developed collateral circulation predisposes to restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Prospective observational study. 58 patients undergoing elective single vessel PCI in a tertiary referral interventional cardiac unit in the UK. Collateral flow index (CFI) was calc... | [
"This study addresses the efficacy of directional atherectomy in the subclavian artery for the relief of angina in patients with the coronary-subclavian steal syndrome. In addition, we review the histologic findings from the atherectomy specimens. The coronary-subclavian steal syndrome may occur after internal mamm... | pubmedqa | {
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Are home sampling kits for sexually transmitted infections acceptable among men who have sex with men? | [
"There is an urgent need to increase opportunistic screening for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in community settings, particularly for those who are at increased risk including men who have sex with men (MSM). The aim of this qualitative study was to explore whether home sampling kits (HSK) for multiple ba... | [
"The affordability of smartphones and improved mobile networks globally has increased the popularity of geosocial networking (GSN) apps (eg, Grindr, Scruff, Planetromeo) as a method for men who have sex with men (MSM) to seek causal sex partners and engage with the queer community. As mobile penetration continues t... | pubmedqa | {
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Does route of delivery affect maternal and perinatal outcome in women with eclampsia? | [
"The route of delivery in eclampsia is controversial. We hypothesized that adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes may not be improved by early cesarean delivery. This was a randomized controlled exploratory trial carried out in a rural teaching institution. In all, 200 eclampsia cases, carrying ≥34 weeks, were all... | [
"To study the prevalence of antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal complications and their perinatal outcome in women who are delivering for the 6th time and have also had one cesarean section. The records of all women para > or = 5 with one previous cesarean section (n = 238) delivered at King Fahd Hospital of the U... | pubmedqa | {
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Surgical management of the atherosclerotic ascending aorta: is endoaortic balloon occlusion safe? | [
"Occlusion of the atherosclerotic ascending aorta by an endoaortic inflatable balloon has been proposed as an alternative to conventional cross-clamping to prevent injury to the vessel and distal embolization of debris. The safety and the effectiveness of endoaortic occlusion have not been documented in this settin... | [
"The elephant trunk technique for aortic dissection is useful for reducing false lumen pressure; however, a folded vascular prosthesis inside the aorta can cause haemolysis. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether an elephant trunk in a small-calibre lumen can cause haemolysis. Inpatient and outpatient... | pubmedqa | {
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Estradiol and Antagonist Pretreatment Prior to Microdose Leuprolide in in Vitro Fertilization. Does It Improve IVF Outcomes in Poor Responders as Compared to Oral Contraceptive Pill? | [
"To compare in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes in low responders stimulated with microdose leuprolide protocol (ML) following pretreatment with either oral contraceptive pill (OCP) or luteal estradiol (E2) + GnRH antagonist (E2 + antag) for follicular synchronization prior to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation ... | [
"Short-term OE (oleoyl-estrone) treatment causes significant decreases in rat weight mainly due to adipose tissue loss. The aim of this work was to determine if OE treatment affects the expression of genes that regulate lipid metabolism in white adipose tissue. Gene expression in adipose tissue from female treated ... | pubmedqa | {
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Are opioid dependence and methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) documented in the medical record? | [
"Opioid-dependent patients often have co-occurring chronic illnesses requiring medications that interact with methadone. Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is typically provided separately from medical care. Hence, coordination of medical care and substance use treatment is important to preserve patient safety. ... | [
"To better respond to the health care needs of people with co-occurring mental illness and substance use disorders, it is vital to understand their itinerary through the health care system. To describe the characteristics of service utilization among patients with co-occurring disorders in a large urban area. We us... | pubmedqa | {
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Can teaching medical students to investigate medication errors change their attitudes towards patient safety? | [
"The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a patient-safety curriculum administered during a paediatric clerkship on medical students' attitudes towards patient safety. Medical students viewed an online video introducing them to systems-based analyses of medical errors. Faculty presented an example of... | [
"Pathology, imaging and other tests have an essential role in the diagnosis and screening for disease in medical practice. However, over-testing has recently emerged as a significant issue and has implications for the patient, doctor and health system. Vocational training is arguably the most critical period in the... | pubmedqa | {
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Has the prevalence of health care services use increased over the last decade (2001-2009) in elderly people? | [
"(1) To describe the prevalence of general practitioner visits and hospitalization according to sex and age groups; (2) to identify which factors are independently associated with a higher use of health care services among elderly Spanish; and (3) to study the time trends in the prevalence of use of health care ser... | [
"Extensive research has been carried out to quantify the efficacy and immunologic responses to influenza immunization, however, only little was reported on whether the timing of vaccine administration affects its effectiveness. The study aims were to compare post-immunization hospitalization and mortality rates amo... | pubmedqa | {
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Does high-dose radiotherapy benefit palliative lung cancer patients? | [
"The present analysis compares two palliative treatment concepts for lung cancer in terms of overall survival. Survival data from 207 patients were used in a retrospective analysis. All patients received palliative treatment comprising either 25 Gy applied in 5 fractions or 50 Gy in 20 fractions. A subgroup analysi... | [
"The timing of surgery and postoperative radiotherapy--especially if combined with chemotherapy--has been a subject of interest over the past years. This analysis was based on a literature review of mostly retrospective publications. Data concerning the interval between surgery and radiotherapy were correlated with... | pubmedqa | {
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Is endothelin-1 an aggravating factor in the development of acute pancreatitis? | [
"We have reported previously that cerulein-induced edematous pancreatitis would transform into hemorrhagic pancreatitis by administration of endothelin-1 in rats. In the present study, we tried to protect rat model from developing into hemorrhagic pancreatitis with BQ123 (an ETA receptor antagonist). The rat model ... | [
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Malnutrition, a new inducer for arterial calcification in hemodialysis patients? | [
"Arterial calcification is a significant cardiovascular risk factor in hemodialysis patients. A series of factors are involved in the process of arterial calcification; however, the relationship between malnutrition and arterial calcification is still unclear. 68 hemodialysis patients were enrolled in this study. N... | [
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Does glomerular hyperfiltration in pregnancy damage the kidney in women with more parities? | [
"We aimed to investigate the glomerular hyperfiltration due to pregnancy in women with more parities. Five hundred women aged 52.57 +/- 8.08 years, without a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus or complicated pregnancy were involved in the study. They were divided into three groups. Group 1: women with no or... | [
"Hypertension and diabetes are the two leading causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) eventually leading to end stage renal disease (ESRD) and the need of renal replacement therapy. Mortality among CKD and ESRD patients is high, mostly due to cardiovascular events. New early markers of risk are necessary to better ... | pubmedqa | {
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Subclavian steal syndrome: can the blood pressure difference between arms predict the severity of steal? | [
"A side-to-side difference in systolic brachial arterial blood pressure is a common finding in subclavian artery stenosis and is frequently used as a screening tool for subclavian steal syndrome (SSS). It was the goal of this retrospective study to investigate the relationship between different vertebral artery wav... | [
"Arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is usually surgically created in a patient's upper extremity to provide adequate blood flow during haemodialysis. Blood flow distal to an AVF is altered and theoretically could change pulse oximetry (SpO2) reading, systemic blood pressure and skin temperature. The authors conducted a pr... | pubmedqa | {
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Can the Internet be used to improve sexual health awareness in web-wise young people? | [
"To assess Internet use amongst young people to determine whether it would be a practical way to provide sex education and information. Year 10 students (aged 14-15 years) from North Nottinghamshire schools were asked to participate in focus groups to discuss the Internet. A series of predefined questions were dire... | [
"What are the lifestyle choices and dietary aspects of women about to undergo fertility treatment in New Zealand?"
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Is eligibility for a chemotherapy protocol a good prognostic factor for invasive bladder cancer after radical cystectomy? | [
"To assess whether eligibility to an adjuvant chemotherapy protocol in itself represents a good prognostic factor after radical cystectomy for bladder cancer. Between April 1984 and May 1989, our institution entered 35 patients with invasive bladder cancer into the Swiss Group for Clinical and Epidemiological Cance... | [
"The first paper in this section, from Mainz, attempts to identify the clinical variables associated with the prevalence of lymph node metastases in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. The authors found that delay in cystectomy in this potentially dangerous type of tumour is to be avoided, with a higher incidence o... | pubmedqa | {
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Does a geriatric oncology consultation modify the cancer treatment plan for elderly patients? | [
"This study was performed to describe the treatment plan modifications after a geriatric oncology clinic. Assessment of health and functional status and cancer assessment was performed in older cancer patients referred to a cancer center. Between June 2004 and May 2005, 105 patients 70 years old or older referred t... | [
"The impact that palliative care services have had on admission to oncology services has not been well-defined. This retrospective study was undertaken in the oncology service of a general hospital where there is also a palliative care service. The medical records of 397 patients (542 events) admitted during a peri... | pubmedqa | {
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Does left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion device alter the echocardiography and electrocardiogram parameters in patients with atrial fibrillation? | [
"The alterations of echocardiography and electrocardiogram (ECG) in patients received left atrial appendage LAA occlusion therapy are still unclear. The present study was to evaluate the influence of LAA occlusion device on echocardiography and ECG changes in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Seventy-three pa... | [
"We sought to prospectively evaluate risk of stroke and impact of transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in patients with permanent right-to left shunt compared with those with Valsalva maneuver-induced right-to-left shunt. Pathophysiology and properly management of PFO still remain far from being fully c... | pubmedqa | {
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Can ki-67 play a role in prediction of breast cancer patients' response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy? | [
"Currently the choice of breast cancer therapy is based on prognostic factors. The proliferation marker Ki-67 is used increasingly to determine the method of therapy. The current study analyses the predictive value of Ki-67 in foreseeing breast cancer patients' responses to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This study incl... | [
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Intravenous administration of metoclopramide by 2 min bolus vs 15 min infusion: does it affect the improvement of headache while reducing the side effects? | [
"To determine the therapeutic effect (alleviation of vascular type headache) and side effects of a slow intravenous metoclopramide infusion over 15 min compared with those effects of a bolus intravenous metoclopramide infusion over 2 min in the treatment of patients with recent onset vascular type headache. All adu... | [
"Ondansetron has a well documented antiemetic prophylactic effect, whereas in most studies of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), metoclopramide is less efficacious. This can be attributed to the short-lasting effect of metoclopramide when a low dose is given at the beginning of surgery. We wanted to test a 2... | pubmedqa | {
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Is the breast best for children with a family history of atopy? | [
"Previous studies reported that breast-feeding protects children against a variety of diseases, but these studies were generally conducted on \"high-risk\" or hospitalized children. This paper describes the results of our study on the effects of breast-feeding on rate of illness in normal children with a family his... | [
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Does escalation of the apical dose change treatment outcome in beta-radiation of posterior choroidal melanomas with 106Ru plaques? | [
"To show the results of treating posterior uveal melanomas with 106Ru plaque beta-ray radiotherapy and to review and discuss the literature concerning the optimal apical dose prescription (100 vs. 160 Gy). Forty-eight patients with uveal melanomas (median height 3.85 mm + 1 mm sclera) were treated with ruthenium pl... | [
"Liquid-filled balloons for coronary brachytherapy provide significant advantages over solid sources in dose homogeneity but carry the risk of life-threatening radiointoxication after balloon rupture and laboratory contamination in case of a spill. We hypothesized that the positron emitter (68)Ga, with a half-life ... | pubmedqa | {
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Does septoplasty change the dimensions of compensatory hypertrophy of the middle turbinate? | [
"To measure the dimensions of compensatory hypertrophy of the middle turbinate in patients with nasal septal deviation, before and after septoplasty. The mucosal and bony structures of the middle turbinate and the angle of the septum were measured using radiological analysis before septoplasty and at least one year... | [
"This study was performed to determine the location of the natural ostium of the sphenoid sinus relative to the intact superior turbinate. Forty-seven cadaveric specimens were examined. Mucosa over the sphenoethmoidal recess, superior turbinate, and posterior ethmoid was left intact. The position of the sphenoid si... | pubmedqa | {
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Can patient coaching reduce racial/ethnic disparities in cancer pain control? | [
"Minority patients with cancer experience worse control of their pain than do their white counterparts. This disparity may, in part, reflect more miscommunication between minority patients and their physicians. Therefore, we examined whether patient coaching could reduce disparities in pain control in a secondary a... | [
"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 prior benign prostate biopsy predict outcome for patients treated with radical perineal prostatectomy? | [
"To determine the effect of prior benign prostate biopsies on the surgical and clinical outcomes of patients treated with radical perineal prostatectomy for prostate cancer. A total of 1369 patients with clinically localized prostate cancer underwent radical prostatectomy by a single surgeon between 1991 and 2001. ... | [
"It has been reported that the prostate cancer detection rate in men with prostate specific antigen 2.5 ng/ml or greater undergoing saturation (20 cores or greater) prostate biopsy as an initial strategy is not higher than that in men who undergo 10 to 12 core prostate biopsy. At a median followup of 3.2 years we r... | pubmedqa | {
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Does patient position during liver surgery influence the risk of venous air embolism? | [
"It is generally believed that positioning of the patient in a head-down tilt (Trendelenberg position) decreases the likelihood of a venous air embolism during liver resection. The physiological effect of variation in horizontal attitude on central and hepatic venous pressure was measured in 10 patients during live... | [
"The ultrasonically activated scalpel (UAS) enables safe and effective laparoscopic tissue dissection, making hepatic resection feasible. This study compared blood loss and risk of gas embolism using the UAS during open hepatic resection and laparoscopic hepatic resection. Female pigs were divided into two groups f... | pubmedqa | {
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Do Indigenous Australians age prematurely? | [
"To assess whether Indigenous Australians age prematurely compared with other Australians, as implied by Australian Government aged care policy, which uses age 50 years and over for population-based planning for Indigenous people compared with 70 years for non-indigenous people. Cross-sectional analysis of aged car... | [
"What are the lifestyle choices and dietary aspects of women about to undergo fertility treatment in New Zealand?"
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Are tuberculosis patients adherent to prescribed treatments in China? | [
"Tuberculosis (TB) patients face numerous difficulties adhering to the long-term, rigorous TB treatment regimen. Findings on TB patients' treatment adherence vary across existing literature and official reports. The present study attempted to determine the actual treatment adherence of new TB patients and to identi... | [
"Is optimal adherence to guideline recommendations in intrauterine insemination (IUI) care cost-effective from a societal perspective when compared with suboptimal adherence to guideline recommendations?"
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Ultrasound in squamous cell carcinoma of the penis; a useful addition to clinical staging? | [
"As part of the staging procedure in squamous cell carcinoma of the penis, we assessed the role of ultrasound examination, in particular its role in assessing the extent and the invasion into the corpora. From 1988 until 1992, all patients referred for primary treatment underwent ultrasound assessment with a 7.5 MH... | [
"The prevalence of nonmelanoma skin cancer in the United States is alarming. It can be most appropriately treated if the earliest manifestation of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is recognized. Clinical, histologic, and molecular biology, considerations were reviewed to determine whether actinic keratosis is the ... | pubmedqa | {
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Do oblique views add value in the diagnosis of spondylolysis in adolescents? | [
"Anteroposterior, lateral, and right and left oblique lumbar spine radiographs are often a standard part of the evaluation of children who are clinically suspected of having spondylolysis. Recent concerns regarding radiation exposure and costs have brought the value of oblique radiographs into question. The purpose... | [
"Is there a non-invasive biomarker for the diagnosis of testicular inflammatory lesions?"
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Are many colorectal cancers due to missed adenomas? | [
"An unknown number of colorectal cancers could be due to missed adenomas during previous endoscopy. Data in the literature are sparse. A large cross-sectional study was done in a prospective database of all patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer. All consecutive endoscopies over a period of 15 years, in which co... | [
"The validity of mass screening using fecal occult blood testing remains controversial. In addition, no controlled clinical study has yet been performed to show the usefulness of sigmoidoscopy. The purpose of the present study was to compare the surgical results achieved in asymptomatic patients with colorectal can... | pubmedqa | {
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Does desflurane alter left ventricular function when used to control surgical stimulation during aortic surgery? | [
"Although desflurane is commonly used to control surgically induced hypertension, its effects on left ventricular (LV) function have not been investigated in this clinical situation. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the LV function response to desflurane, when used to control intraoperative hyperten... | [
"The purpose of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of a period of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest (DHCA) during elective replacement of the ascending thoracic aorta. DHCA has been implemented in ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm resection whenever the anatomy or pathology of the aorta or arc... | pubmedqa | {
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Does gestational age misclassification explain the difference in birthweights for Australian aborigines and whites? | [
"After 34 weeks gestation, summary measures of location for birthweight (e.g means and centiles) increase more slowly for Australian Aborigines than for whites. A similar pattern has been observed for blacks in the US. This study tests whether the reported pattern is due to differential misclassification of gestati... | [
"The goal was to test the hypothesis that participation in a community-based home-visiting program is associated with a decreased risk of infant death. A retrospective, case-control design was used to compare the risk of infant death among participants in Cincinnati's Every Child Succeeds program and control subjec... | pubmedqa | {
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Is there any interest to perform ultrasonography in boys with undescended testis? | [
"To evaluate the accuracy of ultrasonographic examination in boys with an undescended testis. All patients who were referred to the paediatric surgeon after detection of an undescended testis were evaluated prospectively between November 2001 and November 2004. Among these 377 patients, 87 were referred with an ult... | [
"What are the genetic loci that increase susceptibility to nonsyndromic cryptorchidism, or undescended testis?"
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Is peak concentration needed in therapeutic drug monitoring of vancomycin? | [
"We analyzed the pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationship of vancomycin to determine the drug exposure parameters that correlate with the efficacy and nephrotoxicity of vancomycin in patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia and evaluated the need to use peak concentration in therapeut... | [
"An oral triple therapy using sucralfate instead of a bismuth to eradicate Helicobacter pylori has yielded worse results than those obtained with conventional oral triple therapies. To date, the effect of sucralfate on the pharmacokinetics of nitroimidazolic compounds used in triple therapy such as with metronidazo... | pubmedqa | {
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Can autologous platelet-rich plasma gel enhance healing after surgical extraction of mandibular third molars? | [
"This investigation assesses the effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel on postoperative pain, swelling, and trismus as well as healing and bone regeneration potential on mandibular third molar extraction sockets. A prospective randomized comparative clinical study was undertaken over a 2-year period. Patients re... | [
"The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of unfavorable mandibular fracture in sagittal-split osteotomies in the presence or absence of impacted third molar teeth. This retrospective study evaluated 1256 mandibular sagittal-split osteotomies in two groups of patients: Group I had impacted third mol... | pubmedqa | {
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Are sugars-free medicines more erosive than sugars-containing medicines? | [
"The reduced use of sugars-containing (SC) liquid medicines has increased the use of other dose forms, potentially resulting in more widespread dental effects, including tooth wear. The aim of this study was to assess the erosive potential of 97 paediatric medicines in vitro. The study took the form of in vitro mea... | [
"The intake of medications is a major aetiologic factor of xerostomia. The purpose of this study was to investigate the selective influence of medication categories on flow rates of individual major salivary glands. The effect of each medication category on salivary flow rates was determined by dichotomy comparison... | pubmedqa | {
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