... Patient follow -up was extended up to April 2008 The end-points for survival analysis were death or liver transplantation For survival comparison we calculated the expected number of deaths for a cohort ... Diabetes Care 2005;28(Suppl 1):S37–S42 National High Blood Pressure Education Program Update on the 1987 Task Force Report on High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents: a working group report ... normal range for the specific age and sex in each individual case {Includes the normal laboratory values for boys and girls for the age range of our patient population {Based on percentile for age...
Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20
... AVRT 50/50 and in EAT 53.9/46.2 Mean age was 58 (±16.5) for the whole study group, 62 (±15.3) for AVNRT, 48 (±17.6) for AVRT and 63 (±13.3) for EAT With respect to the underlying tachycardia, 66.9% ... sinus) Before ablation, the underlying clinical tachycardia had to be able to be repeatedly induced before detailed mapping and the ablation maneuvers were performed The ablation itself was performed ... value For reasons of structure and to simplify answering for the patients we divided the questionnaire in three different blocks: the first block was related to the situation for the patients before...
Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:44
Global Strategy for Women''''s and Children''''s Health : Accountability Commission follow up Recommendation 10 Global Oversight pptx
... health information systems that combine data from facilities, administrative sources and surveys 14 Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health – Global Oversight Better information for better ... health, disaggregated for gender and other equity considerations, are being used for the purpose of monitoring progress towards the goals of the Global Strategy 15 Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s ... antibiotics Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health – Global Oversight Better information for better results Innovation: By 2015, all countries have integrated the use of Information and Communication...
Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 03:20
báo cáo hóa học: " Onset and persistence of person-perceived participation restriction in older adults: a 3-year follow-up study in the general population" pptx
... physical performance and use of compensatory strategies for mobility J Am Geriatr Soc 2006, 54:262-9 Gosman-Hedstrom G, Sonn U, Aniansson A: Different kinds of services and informal support in ... by adjustment for age or for gender The association with onset was stronger as baseline restriction increased for all aspects of life, other than for looking after dependents and for work and ... those lost to follow -up and those who died before follow -up Persons who completed all KAP items (n = 3709) at 3-year follow -up, compared with the 3256 persons lost to follow -up, had higher baseline...
Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20
báo cáo hóa học: " Co-morbidity and visual acuity are risk factors for health-related quality of life decline: five-month follow-up EQ-5D data of visually impaired older patients" ppt
... for patients with multiple conditions In addition to reading aids, these patients may need occupational therapy, specialized mobility training, more extensive training for using lowvision aids ... baseline were lost to follow -up, whether conditions reported at baseline were still reported at follow -up and, finally, which conditions were newly reported at follow -up This information was reported ... compared with the two reference groups MOB (mobility); SC (self -care) ; UA (usual activities); PD (pain/discomfort); AD (anxiety/depression) Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Health and...
Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 19:20
báo cáo hóa học: " Low ficolin-3 levels in early follow-up serum samples are associated with the severity and unfavorable outcome of acute ischemic stroke" pptx
... scores, ficolin-3 levels were lower in the former group, supporting the association with an unfavorable outcome The difference was significant only in the follow -up samples, while almost significant ... lower ficolin3 levels in the former than in the latter group By contrast, no significant differences in the ficolin-2 levels (p=0.309) were found between the two groups (data not shown) In addition, ... control subjects gave informed consent Laboratory methods The serum concentrations of the proteins ficolin-2 [36] and ficolin-3 [37] were determined by ELISA-based methods at the Laboratory of...
Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20
báo cáo hóa học:" The results of arthroscopic versus mini-open repair for rotator cuff tears at mid-term follow-up" pot
... regimen for the arthroscopic repair was identical to that for the mini-open repair Analysis of the Data and Statistics Descriptive analysis was performed for patient demographics and for all ... difference between the two groups for any independent variable (Table 1) When data at the most recent follow -up was compared to pre-operatively for the whole group, there was a statistical improvement ... ANOVA was performed to analyze the outcome improvement between the groups for the measures used in the study We found no statistical difference in improvement between the groups for any variable...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20
báo cáo hóa học:" Long-term follow-up on the use of vascularized fibular graft for the treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis of the tibia" pdf
... osteotomy of the lower tibia for the deformity (D) Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2008, 3:13 Angular deformities not remodel and are ... Therefore, it should perhaps be noted that there was a tendency for previous unoperated cases to have ankle pain at long-term follow -up, even though there had been no pain of short-term follow -up ... Recurrence was not seen in any of the cases during the course of the follow -up Multiple previous operations had been performed before VFG in patients in other institutions prior to attending our hospital...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20
báo cáo hóa học:" Mid-term results of ponseti method for the treatment of congenital idiopathic clubfoot (A study of 67 clubfeet with mean five year follow-up)" pot
... the cavus is corrected first by supinating the forefoot and dorsiflexing the first metatarsal Failure to supinate the forefoot as the first step ultimately leads to incomplete correction of the ... to July 07 and were studied prospectively up to July 10 (mean follow up period years, minimum follow -up period of years) at our institute after taking informed consent of parents of patients prior ... were performed twice a day till the weight bearing age (when the brace was applied for twenty three hours a day) and five times daily for the next three years (when the brace was applied for twelve...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20
báo cáo hóa học:" Mid-term results of ponseti method for the treatment of congenital idiopathic clubfoot (A study of 67 clubfeet with mean five year follow-up)" docx
... the cavus is corrected first by supinating the forefoot and dorsiflexing the first metatarsal Failure to supinate the forefoot as the first step ultimately leads to incomplete correction of the ... to July 07 and were studied prospectively up to July 10 (mean follow up period years, minimum follow -up period of years) at our institute after taking informed consent of parents of patients prior ... were performed twice a day till the weight bearing age (when the brace was applied for twenty three hours a day) and five times daily for the next three years (when the brace was applied for twelve...
Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20
Báo cáo y học: " Adding 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor type 3 antagonists may reduce drug-induced nausea in poor insight obsessive-compulsive patients taking off-label doses of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: a 52-week follow-up case report" potx
... resolution of nausea, which lasted for up to year of follow -up Page of 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report ... satisfactory for a PI-OCD case, usually characterised by mild response to medications and requirement for long-term therapy Discussion The poor-insight feature of PI-OCD makes it a difficult condition for ... obsessive-compulsive disorder Compr Psychiatry 2008, 49:305-312 Fornaro M, Gabrielli F, Albano C, Fornaro S, Rizzato S, Mattei C, Solano P, Vinciguerra V, Fornaro P: Obsessive-compulsive disorder and related...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21
Báo cáo y học: "Switching from serotonin reuptake inhibitors to agomelatine in patients with refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder: a 3 month follow-up case series" doc
... to assess temperamental (for example, cyclothymic) or personality (for example, cluster A) traits that may account for lack of response to standard medications or even for worsening of the clinical ... inability to work Compulsive shopping for audio CDs and sporadic cocaine use were then associated with a progressive social withdrawal (fulfilling DSM-IV criteria for social anxiety disorder (SAD)) ... (BRIAN) Any relevant disruptions Reported stable insomnia Any Any relevant disruptions relevant disruptions Reported daily hypersomnia and nocturnal awakening Any relevant disruptions Lifetime bipolar...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21
Báo cáo khoa học: "Proposed follow up programme after curative resection for lower third oesophageal cancer" ppsx
... similar hospital based follow up programme For some patients who are highly motivated, and have a willing primary care team, there may be a role of annual follow up under the care of their general practitioner ... follow up after curative resection for colorectal cancer: systematic review and meta-anlysis for randomised trials BMJ 2002, 324:813 23 Jeffrey M, Hickey BE, Hinder PN: Follow up strategies for ... team and the primary care physician Frequency of follow up visits There is little consensus in the literature regarding the frequency of follow up visits Many of the follow up protocols used in...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:22
Báo cáo khoa học: "Barriers to adequate follow-up during adjuvant therapy may be important factors in the worse outcome for Black women after breast cancer treatment" doc
... and compared for the two groups (Table 4) Mean primary tumor size was 3.0 cm and was the same for both subsets (median tumor size was 2.4 cm for Black women and 2.5 cm for others) For patients ... years for the rest Among the subset with invasive cancers (N = 215), mean age was 54.0 years for Black patients and 52.9 years for others Patients under 50 years of age made up 41% of the former ... 22 days) for the entire cohort This interval was not statistically changed based on race (median of 23 days for Black patients vs 22 days for the rest) or insurance status (charity care vs Medicaid...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21
Báo cáo khoa học: "Use of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen for follow-up monitoring of cervical cancer patients who were treated by concurrent chemoradiotherapy" pot
... gynecologist followed the patients for one month after treatment, then every three months for the first two years, and every 3-6 months thereafter The follow -up intervals varied for patients suspected of ... of 40 mg/m2 i.v cisplatin for four to six cycles After completion of CCRT, all patients were given clinical examinations and assayed for serum SCC-Ag during the follow -up visits A radiation oncologist ... applicators were used for high-dose-rate brachytherapy with an Iridium-192 source (Microselectron®; Nucletron, Veenendaal, The Page of Netherlands) The brachytherapy dose for each insertion was...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20
Báo cáo y học: " Pre-treatment mortality and loss-to-follow-up in HIV-1, HIV-2 and HIV-1/HIV-2 dually infected patients eligible for antiretroviral therapy in The Gambia, West Africa" doc
... the efforts of Gilleh Thomas in acquisition of the data and John Townend for his advice in the statistical analysis Support for the MRC HIV clinic staff was provided by the Global Fund for AIDS, ... intensified efforts at scaling up access to ART when CD4 T cell counting monitoring is limited in peripheral health centres and there is advocacy for ‘task-shifting’ of HIV care to allied health care ... with responsibility for care and follow -up of approximately 50% of all HIV-infected adults on ART in The Gambia Togun et al AIDS Research and Therapy 2011, 8:24 http://www.aidsrestherapy.com/content/8/1/24...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:22
Báo cáo y học: " Combined rotation scarf and Akin osteotomies for hallux valgus: a patient focussed 9 year follow up of 50 patients" pptx
... syndrome that involves the whole forefoot [36] While it is not surprising that many adjunctive forefoot procedures were performed in this group with marked hallux valgus deformity, the additional procedures ... and superior fragments of the metatarsal being pushed together by weight bearing forces rather than being distracted apart by those forces, which may happen in the Lapidus first metatarsocuneiform ... comprehensive informed consent Methods Between 1996 and 1999, 101 patients underwent combined rotation scarf and Akin osteotomies for the treatment of hallux valgus In all cases the procedure was performed...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:24
báo cáo khoa học: " Training community resource center and clinic personnel to prompt patients in listing questions for doctors: Follow-up interviews about barriers and facilitators to the implementation of consultation planning" potx
... Kinnersley P, Edwards A, Hood K, Cadbury N, Ryan R, Prout H, Owen D, Macbeth F, Butow P, Butler C: Interventions before consultations for helping patients address their information needs Cochrane Database ... Physicians: Creating the Program for Collaborative Care In Research in the Sociology of Health Care: Changing Consumers and Changing Technology in Health Care and Health Care Delivery Volume Volume ... of support: 'we set up patients with patient navigators, so to try not to duplicate services, we're holding off with [CP] right now.' The patient access barrier Poor patient access to health care...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:22
báo cáo khoa học: " Training community resource center and clinic personnel to prompt patients in listing questions for doctors: Follow-up interviews about barriers and facilitators to the implementation of consultation planning" pdf
... Kinnersley P, Edwards A, Hood K, Cadbury N, Ryan R, Prout H, Owen D, Macbeth F, Butow P, Butler C: Interventions before consultations for helping patients address their information needs Cochrane Database ... Physicians: Creating the Program for Collaborative Care In Research in the Sociology of Health Care: Changing Consumers and Changing Technology in Health Care and Health Care Delivery Volume Volume ... of support: 'we set up patients with patient navigators, so to try not to duplicate services, we're holding off with [CP] right now.' The patient access barrier Poor patient access to health care...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:21
Báo cáo y học: " Change in quality of life and their predictors in the long-term follow-up after group cognitive behavioral therapy for social anxiety disorder: a prospective cohort study" pptx
... non-generalized SAD and good family support at baseline Methods Patients Details of the inclusion criteria for the participants and the contents of the group CBT as an acute-phase treatment have ... improvements were maintained for up to 12 months of follow -up, with an effect size of 0.44 (small effect), of 0.29 (small effect), and of 0.32 (small effect) at 12-month follow -up, respectively However, ... first detailed evaluation of long-term QoL after a CBT program for SAD We assessed patients for up to 12 months after the cessation of group CBT provided in a typical clinical setting The study revealed...
Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22