case series and cohort studies

báo cáo hóa học:" The versatile reverse flow sural artery neurocutaneous flap: A case series and review of literature" pot

báo cáo hóa học:" The versatile reverse flow sural artery neurocutaneous flap: A case series and review of literature" pot

... Methods This descriptive case series was conducted between 1997 and 2003, at Queen Mary Hospital, The University of Hong Kong, Division of Hand Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology It ... defects around the foot and ankle region We would recommend some measures that we adopted in our cases and which have been advised in the literature to ensure safe flap elevation and improve the venous ... Surgery and Research 2008, 3:15 http://www.josr-online.com/content/3/1/15 Need for debulking of the flap No patients required debulking for cosmetic reasons or shoe wear problems Case reports Case...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

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báo cáo hóa học:" Arthroscopic debridement of the osteoarthritic knee combined with hyaluronic acid (Orthovisc®) treatment: A case series and review of the literature" docx

báo cáo hóa học:" Arthroscopic debridement of the osteoarthritic knee combined with hyaluronic acid (Orthovisc®) treatment: A case series and review of the literature" docx

... concomitant HA delivery and arthroscopic debridement for OA of the knee utilizing health related questionnaires (WOMAC and SF-36) Methods and materials This investigation was approved by and performed ... investigating the safety and efficacy of HA injections show that the standard dosing is safe and effective [25,31,32] Our pilot study results showed at least equivalent efficacy and safety at the six-month ... meta-analysis found that WOMAC pain scores peaked between and 13 weeks and tended to deteriorate towards baseline over 52 weeks Brandt et al [32] in a randomized control trial of 226 patients found that...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

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Báo cáo khoa học: "Unusually young age distribution of primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma: case series and review of the adult literature" pot

Báo cáo khoa học: "Unusually young age distribution of primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma: case series and review of the adult literature" pot

... manuscript, WF and DM participated in the design of the study, NEM and AyS assisted with the collection of data and conceived of the study, MK and AlS participated in the design and coordination ... presented cases of primary hepatic leiomyosarcoma diagnosed at our institution with an unusually young age distribution and no evidence of immunosuppression These cases highlight the diagnostic and ... improve our understanding of this rare disease and improve outcomes for patients Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and accompanying...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:21

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Báo cáo khoa học: " SemiIntensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in benign giant cell tumors – a single institution case series and a short review of the literatur" docx

Báo cáo khoa học: " SemiIntensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in benign giant cell tumors – a single institution case series and a short review of the literatur" docx

... acquisition, literature review and drafted the manuscript CTI, FZ and CTH participated in data acquisition and literature review MB, JD and PEH participated in drafting the manuscript and revised it critically ... reviewed the MGH experience and observed a local control rate of 85% after radiotherapy with doses of 42-68 Gy Seider at al [3] presented a series from the MD Anderson and found a local control ... radiographs for diagnosis and follow up in most of the older series The appearance of bone sclerosis after radiotherapy in most cases has been described by Seider et al [3], and tumor response in...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:22

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Báo cáo y học: "Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials and cohort studies of mycophenolate mofetil in lupus nephritis" pdf

Báo cáo y học: "Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised trials and cohort studies of mycophenolate mofetil in lupus nephritis" pdf

... reports For completeness, we included studies in three separate groups: randomised trials, cohort studies with patients with SLE and lupus nephritis, and cohort studies with patients with SLE, only ... of Cohort studies Table shows adverse event rates for all patients treated with MMF in all 18 cohort studies and for the set of 10 cohorts studies in which all patients had lupus nephritis and ... broadly similar between randomised trials and cohorts with lupus nephritis, the ethic distribution was not In randomised trials and cohort studies, whites were in a minority; in cohorts of SLE patients,...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 08:23

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Báo cáo y học: "Mechanical ventilation and the total artificial heart: optimal ventilator trigger to avoid post-operative autocycling - a case series and literature review" pdf

Báo cáo y học: "Mechanical ventilation and the total artificial heart: optimal ventilator trigger to avoid post-operative autocycling - a case series and literature review" pdf

... literature, drafted and completed the manuscript BP and MM assisted in drafting and reviewing the manuscript FA performed surgical interventions and reviewed the manuscript Both FA and BP participated ... as: Shoham et al., Mechanical ventilation and the total artificial heart: optimal ventilator trigger to avoid post-operative autocycling - a case series and literature review Journal of Cardiothoracic ... [6] and an in-line catheter, can be a source of ventilator autocycling[11] Cardiac oscillations are another well-known source of autocycling and have been described in patients in the ICU and...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

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Báo cáo y học: "Acral lentiginous melanoma of the foot and ankle: A case series and review of the literature" pps

Báo cáo y học: "Acral lentiginous melanoma of the foot and ankle: A case series and review of the literature" pps

... reported symptoms were a enlargement of the lesion (38%) and bleeding (19%) Further studies are required to better understand the aetiology and pathology of this unusual but serious tumour Seven ... melanomas of the soles and palms (Australia and Scotland) Cancer Causes Control 1999, 10:21-25 Wiecker TS, Luther H, Buettner P, Bauer J, Garbe C: Moderate sun exposure and nevus counts in parents ... citation purposes) Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2008, 1:11 http://www.jfootankleres.com/content/1/1/11 Results The cohort of patients totalled 27 (20 female and male) with a female ratio of...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:23

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báo cáo khoa học: " Lyme neuroborreliosis in HIV-1 positive men successfully treated with oral doxycycline: a case series and literature review" ppsx

báo cáo khoa học: " Lyme neuroborreliosis in HIV-1 positive men successfully treated with oral doxycycline: a case series and literature review" ppsx

... cryptococcal and tuberculous meningitis [15] Conclusions In this case series, we present four patients with HIV-1 and LNB co-infection diagnosed in Western Sweden, an area with a low HIV-1 prevalence and ... successfully treated with oral doxycycline: a case series and literature review Journal of Medical Case Reports 2011 5:465 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient ... legs and right hand tremor On admission, he was still without ART and had a CD4 cell count of 390 cells/μL Two days before admission, this patient had experienced a sudden onset of vertigo and...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20

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Báo cáo y học: "Role of positron emission tomography-computed tomography in bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinomas: a case series and review of the literature" pdf

Báo cáo y học: "Role of positron emission tomography-computed tomography in bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinomas: a case series and review of the literature" pdf

... histologic diagnosis was MEC, and retrospectively analyze their PET-CT findings and histopathologic grading Their clinical parameters and other details are given in Table Case A 14-year-old Caucasian ... tomographycomputed tomography in bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinomas: a case series and review of the literature Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010 4:277 Author details Department of Surgical Disciplines, ... MECmucoepidermoid carcinoma, SUVmax- maximum standardized uptake value Jindal et al Journal of Medical Case Reports 2010, 4:277 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/4/1/277 Page of Figure...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 03:21

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HOW GOOD IS THE EVIDENCE - PERSONAL OBSERVATION, RESEARCH STUDIES, CASE EXAMPLES, AND ANALOGIES

HOW GOOD IS THE EVIDENCE - PERSONAL OBSERVATION, RESEARCH STUDIES, CASE EXAMPLES, AND ANALOGIES

... batter only three attempts to swing and hit a ball, so why does a criminal deserve any better? Three swings and misses and you are out; three offenses and convictions and you are in, jail that is Passage ... magazine who clip and complete mail-in surveys Thus, we want to ask of all research studies, "How many events or people did they sample, how much breadth did the sample have, and how random was the ... may have had for the researchers Have the researchers and passage author overgeneralized? The sample is small—56 and it lacks breadth and randomness because it is restricted to one elementary...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2013, 15:20

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IMES DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES - INSTITUTE FOR MONETARY AND ECONOMIC STUDIES BANK OF JAPAN pot

IMES DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES - INSTITUTE FOR MONETARY AND ECONOMIC STUDIES BANK OF JAPAN pot

... Smets and Wouters (2003) and Christiano et al (2005), and induces important policy implications as shown in the later sections Here , , r , and " and " are parameters, satisfying > 0, r t and " ... interest shocks Many studies that develop realistic models, such as Smets and Wouters (2003) and Christiano, Eichenbaum and Evans (2005), support the hybrid Phillips curve and the importance of ... bound on nominal interest rates binds, many studies, such as Reifschneider and Williams (2000), Eggertsson and Woodford (2003a, b), and Jung, Teranishi and Watanabe (2005), outline the characteristics...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 14:20

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Báo cáo hóa học: " A new electromechanical trainer for sensorimotor rehabilitation of paralysed fingers: A case series in chronic and acute stroke patients" pdf

Báo cáo hóa học: " A new electromechanical trainer for sensorimotor rehabilitation of paralysed fingers: A case series in chronic and acute stroke patients" pdf

... session started, and the wrist scores were 2/5 (# 2) and 3/5 (#1) Passive hand care was easier, although active hand function did not change considerably; the FM scores were and 13 respectively ... finger flexion/extension and thumb abduction and adduction) based on the MRC (0–5), and a sum score of muscle tone (0–15, resistance to passive wrist and finger extension and thumb abduction, tested ... was and respectively Pain, touch and position sensation, and two-point discrimination were unimpaired Initially, a therapist had to open the clenched fist before starting the treatment, and the...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

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báo cáo hóa học:" Mid-term results and factors affecting outcome of a metal-backed unicompartmental knee design: a case series" pptx

báo cáo hóa học:" Mid-term results and factors affecting outcome of a metal-backed unicompartmental knee design: a case series" pptx

... patients [13] Tabor and Tabor evaluated two patient cohorts to compare the survivorship and functional outcomes of UKA of patients aged 60 and over to those in a younger age group, and did not find ... BMIs in the failure and non-failure groups of 33 kg/m2 and 25 kg/m2, respectively [17] However, many other studies have not found an association between weight and/ or obesity and failure of UKA ... this analysis Results Clinical and radiographic outcomes The mean preoperative Knee Society objective and functional scores were 49 points (standard deviation, SD = 9) and 48 points (SD = 10), respectively...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

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báo cáo hóa học:" The paediatric Bohler’s angle and crucial angle of Gissane: a case series" docx

báo cáo hóa học:" The paediatric Bohler’s angle and crucial angle of Gissane: a case series" docx

... Starship Children’s Hospital, Park Road, Auckland, New Zealand 2Department of Engineering Science, The University of Auckland, Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand Authors’ contributions MB participated ... Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand CW is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Science at The University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand HC is an Orthopaedic Surgeon ... radiological analysis and drafted the manuscript CW performed the statistical analysis HC conceived of the study and participated in its design and coordination All authors read and approved the final...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

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báo cáo hóa học:" The paediatric Bohler’s angle and crucial angle of Gissane: a case series" pptx

báo cáo hóa học:" The paediatric Bohler’s angle and crucial angle of Gissane: a case series" pptx

... Starship Children’s Hospital, Park Road, Auckland, New Zealand 2Department of Engineering Science, The University of Auckland, Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand Authors’ contributions MB participated ... Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland, New Zealand CW is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Engineering Science at The University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand HC is an Orthopaedic Surgeon ... radiological analysis and drafted the manuscript CW performed the statistical analysis HC conceived of the study and participated in its design and coordination All authors read and approved the final...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

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báo cáo hóa học:" A comparison of Leg Length and Femoral Offset discrepancies in Hip Resurfacing, Large Head Metal-on-Metal and Conventional Total Hip Replacement: a case series" pot

báo cáo hóa học:" A comparison of Leg Length and Femoral Offset discrepancies in Hip Resurfacing, Large Head Metal-on-Metal and Conventional Total Hip Replacement: a case series" pot

... Length and Femoral Offset discrepancies in Hip Resurfacing, Large Head Metal-on- Metal and Conventional Total Hip Replacement: a case series Katie A Herman1, Alan J Highcock2, John D Moorehead2 and ... hip replacement and 20 patients had a conventional small head Total Hip Replacement (THR) The leg length and femoral offset of the operated and unoperated hips were measured and compared Results: ... patients) and ≤4.62mm difference in femoral offset (10/20 patients) Hip resurfacing had the highest percentage of patients meeting these standards and the lowest average change in leg length and femoral...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20

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báo cáo hóa học: " Differential aspects of stroke and congestive heart failure in quality of life reduction: a case series with three comparison groups" pot

báo cáo hóa học: " Differential aspects of stroke and congestive heart failure in quality of life reduction: a case series with three comparison groups" pot

... NIHSS and mBI, and database management TGF, JCS, DFM, CC, ISN participated in the acquisition of data for NIHSS and mBI PAPJ participated in the acquisition of data for NIHSS and stroke case definitions ... populational studies and scores above Page of 0.78 are normal for patients aged between 65 and 74 years [13] For the purpose of analysis, we compared total scores, weighted scores for each domain, and ... stroke and caregivers, but not CHF and caregivers was self-care perception reduction in QOL as stroke and other chronic diseases, when compared to the general population [16] However, the two studies...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

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Báo cáo hóa học: " FGF-23 and PTH levels in patients with acute kidney injury: A cross-sectional case series study" potx

Báo cáo hóa học: " FGF-23 and PTH levels in patients with acute kidney injury: A cross-sectional case series study" potx

... Study design, patient selection, and clinical data collection AKI cases and non-AKI control subjects (controls) were selected from two prospective observational cohort studies conducted at a tertiary ... obtained from cases and controls were immediately spun at 3000 rpm for 10 minutes and were Page of aliquoted and stored at -80°C until biomarker measurements were made For AKI cases, samples ... demographics and clinical characteristics of the 20 subjects in this study are summarized in Table We studied 12 cases who developed at least Stage I AKI and control subjects who did not Cases and controls...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 03:20

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Báo cáo y học: "Genetic polymorphisms in PTPN22, PADI-4, and CTLA-4 and risk for rheumatoid arthritis in two longitudinal cohort studies: evidence of gene-environment interactions with heavy cigarette smoking" potx

Báo cáo y học: "Genetic polymorphisms in PTPN22, PADI-4, and CTLA-4 and risk for rheumatoid arthritis in two longitudinal cohort studies: evidence of gene-environment interactions with heavy cigarette smoking" potx

... 0.22 bUnable 0.03 cUnable to genotype 12 cases and 10 controls to genotype 14 cases and 17 controls to genotype cases and 11 controls to genotype cases and controls eP values estimated from the ... proportion of RA cases and controls were postmenopausal at RA diagnosis in the NHS than in the NHSII cohort, but the proportions of premenopausal and postmenopausal women among cases and controls ... duration and intensity of exposure [30-35] Case- control studies conducted in Sweden, Holland, and North America have identified an interaction between presence of the HLA-SE alleles and cigarette...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23

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Báo cáo y học: " Effects of cyclophosphamide on pulmonary function in patients with scleroderma and interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational prospective cohort studies" ppt

Báo cáo y học: " Effects of cyclophosphamide on pulmonary function in patients with scleroderma and interstitial lung disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational prospective cohort studies" ppt

... hemorrhagic cystitis [17] and several cases of hematuria – one case in Valentini and colleagues [18], two cases in Hoyles and colleagues [10] and nine cases in Tashkin and colleagues [1]; bladder cancer ... assessment A total of 16 studies (three randomized double-blind controlled studies and 13 observational studies) were then examined in detail Five of the 13 observational studies were excluded due ... for weeks) and 12 out of 28 patients received lower dose corticosteroids (

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22

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