of articular fractures in polytrauma patients

... diagnosis of TB in the elderly A positive sputum AFB smear was obtained in 57.1% of elderly and in 57.5 % of young TB patients, and a positive AFB culture was obtained in 70.6% of the elderly and in ... data included the following: demographic characteristics, presenting symptoms and body temperature, underlying illnesses, laboratory findings (including microbiologic study at the time of diagnosis), ... (including alcoholic liver disease) composed the majority of underlying illnesses in both groups Elderly had significantly higher frequencies of cardiovascular and chronic lung disease including...

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... line shows linear fitting of the data represented by the magenta triangles The dashed line shows linear fitting of the data represented by the open circles Osu et al Journal of NeuroEngineering ... distortion in the feedback including sensory deficits, a reduction in motor command [40], or an increase in motor command noise, can lead to an increase in curvature Any inappropriate increase in mechanical ... posture phase of a discrete movement or the reflecting point of rhythmic movement Here, we hypothesized that, in stroke patients, the curvature increases even in the middle of reaching due to the...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... reporting on the results of the "epidemiological" part of the study, including a description of patients' characteristics in terms of baseline socio-demographic and clinical variables, pattern of ... example, the choice of morphine in eligible patients) , eventually the comparison of outcomes (for example, pian intensity) by matching or stratifing patients according to the value of the propensity ... average pain score of ≥ points (pain intensity difference, PID, >/= 2) at week (day 28 from inclusion) over baseline As to the assessment of the quality of analgesic care, the adequacy of pain management...

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... directed at reducing the drying effect of radiation on the skin and involves instructing patients to avoid irritating the irradiated region Dryness due to RT leads to desquamation and loss of the superficial ... for breast cancer patients including phase II and III trials comparing different agents in the treatment of radiation dermatitis In one Phase III trial, 194 female patients receiving breast or chest-wall ... Application of the cream was accomplished with the ventral surface of the fingers using a rotary motion of the fingers with light pressure to the skin The cream was massaged into the skin until...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... the interval between signals Information such as the macroscopic findings of cartilage degeneration is therefore helpful to interpret the interval between signals using a predefined speed of sound ... network was maintained in cartilage of the lateral condyle (site A and site B) but deteriorated in cartilage of the medial condyle (site C), in cartilage at the central load-bearing region in the lateral ... with increasing ICRS grade Site-specific differences in signal intensity suggest that the superficial collagen network may be maintained in cartilage of the lateral condyle but may deteriorate in...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23

... importance of the transcription factor HIF-1 for maintaining the integrity of hypoxic articular cartilage The functional inhibition of HIF-1 coincided with increased apoptosis of articular chondrocytes ... lining could be observed (b) week following the repeated 2ME2 injections and (d) in osteoarthritic joints of STR/ORT mice Immunostaining for CD45 revealed no relevant invasion of leukocytes into ... detection of HIF-1α revealed strong staining in most articular chondrocytes of control joints of Balb/C mice (j) 2ME2-treated joints showed a distinct reduction of HIF-1α-positive cells with less intense...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22

... flare-ups of pain over and above an ongoing pain problem and 10.4% reported flare-ups with pain-free intervals 14.5% of the patients gave no information about their pain pattern Factors influencing ... results of the visual analogue scale ratings from 0–10 provide more specific information about the patients' pain-induced functional limitations (Table 3): Pattern of pain at time point T0 In their ... differences of 100 % correspond to the missing details The following symptoms appeared in either a moderate or severe form in more than 50% of the patients: disturbances in getting to sleep and insomnia,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 08:20

... concentration of endogenous DA significantly [22,34] Comparing the BP before and after the administration of AMPT, we have BP Methods BPAMPT Receptor binding Binding potential (BP) of D2 receptors ... The increase in D2 receptor BP induced by the acute administration of AMPT into the patients had a significant positive correlation with the improvement of positive symptoms after weeks of the ... on the dopaminergic terminals are taken into account (assuming a = 0.2 in the model) The DA level might further be enhanced with increased proportions of the high-affinity states of D2 receptors,...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... parametric study of frontostriatal abnormalities in schizophrenia patients BMC Psychiatry 2010 10:93 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission ... Published: 19 November 2010 Reference Tanaka S: Model-based parametric study of frontostriatal abnormalities in schizophrenia patients BMC Psychiatry 2010, 10:17, PMID: 20187970 Pre-publication history ... http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-244X/10/93 Page of Page 7: “Δ PANSS is the change” should be “Δ PANSS is the percent change” Page 10: Reference 35 should be removed from the list because of the reason provided in Correction #4...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 16:22

... confirms the breath of current interest in the expressive writing paradigm and invites to look forward at the many remaining frontiers in Expressive Writing research One of the boundary conditions ... clinical researchers who, beginning in the 90s and going on until nowadays, have started to use the expressive writing procedure with their patients and to examine its effects empirically in ... appetite All but three of the items were reworded; only the items dealing with feelings of being punished, thoughts about suicide and interest in sex remained the same Finally, respondents rate...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:23

... functional outcome of 100 [26] Statistical analyses In order to determine the difference in demographic characteristics of the patients participating in baseline interviews compared to those in post-surgery ... National University of Singapore, Singapore 6Department of Community, Occupation, and Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 119228, Singapore Authors’ ... stair-climbing and makes deductions for use of a walking aid, with 100 representing unlimited walking distance and normal stair-climbing without use of an aid Page of The OKS, a procedure- and joint-specific...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:21

... However, the effectiveness of regular use of inhaled glucocorticoids in the management of patients with CF remains uncertain based on the results of the various trials in which inhaled glucocorticoids ... sensitivity in a tissue-specific manner As the inflammatory process in CF is dominated by a neutrophil influx in the airways, our present findings reporting that CF patients carrying the BclI ... conception and design of the study and in acquisition and interpretation of data CC has been involved in the acquisition of the data KC, PLR and OT have been involved in the interpretation of the data...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 15:21

... in turn induce the production of proteinases including matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin (ADAMTS), that lead to the destruction of ... grade of degenerative findings was less prominent in sections of G-S (Figure 2A, a), G-80 (Figure 2A, d) and G-400 (Figure 2A, e) than in those of G-C or G-0 Safranin O staining was stronger in ... degenerative findings such as surface irregularity including clefts and reactive changes such as clonal proliferation of chondrocytes The intensity of safranin O staining was reduced in G-C (Figure...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... physicians in discussions of prognosis and in clinical decision making to improve allocation of resources in intensive care [12] Stratification of patients for clinical research and assessment of quality ... in oncology and/or R195 intensive care, and take part in regular training of oncology and intensive care nurses The nurse/patient ratio ranges from 1.2 to 1.7 Routine clinical rounds, including ... mix of patients (e.g type of tumour, number of BMT patients, disease status and extent, and level of ICU support) In particular, the prognosis for cancer patients receiving MV is very poor In...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... villi of the small intestine Orthogonal polarization imaging of a repeating vascular structure; the villi of the small intestine Objective 5×, on screen 325× method has yet been validated in terms ... part of treatment of an abdominal sepsis OPS imaging was performed both in the sublingual region and in a stoma during the intensive care unit stay on days 1, and after the surgical procedure In ... versatile incident illuminator for intravital microscopy Int J Microcirc Clin Exp 1987, 6:391-397 Mathura KR, Alić L, Ince C: Initial clinical experience with OPS imaging for observation of the...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:22

... higher in troponinpositive septic shock patients than those of troponin-negative patients, suggesting that cytokines in combination may provoke an increase in membrane permeability and troponin release ... exposure of myofibrillar proteins to active caspase results in α-actin, α-actinin and troponin T and myosin light chain cleavage [14] In experimental sepsis, our studies suggest that activation of ... tropomyosin and facilitates contraction; troponin I, which binds to actin and inhibits actin-myosin interactions; and troponin C, which binds to calcium ions [2,6] The amino acid sequences of the...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 01:20

... detectable in HCC patients in comparison to patients with chronic hepatitis and liver cirrhosis [60] Regarding the levels of IL-2R in patients with HCC, and in agreement with our findings, there ... detection of HCC [13] in addition to their possible use as potential predictors for interferon (IFN) treatment in HCV genotype-4 patients [14] Several cytokines are involved in the process of HCC invasion ... provided that induction of that interleukin was able to attenuate the IFN-a mediated inhibition of viral replication [61] In the current study, levels of IL-8 were significantly lower in HCC patients...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:20

... factor for CL CR increase Several factors may explain this increase in CLCR in PT patients First, urinary creatinine excretion may be involved in such a phenomenon A higher creatinine urinary excretion ... messages • In ICU patients with normal serum creatinine, CL CR , is higher in trauma than in non-trauma patients Page of • The measure of CLCR should be proposed in routine for ICU patients in order ... were linked to albumin-like bilirubinemia and other heavy proteins In the absence of an international standard for creatinine assay, the linearity of the measurements was verified by using plasma...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... Limitations of our study Because chest X-rays were not obtained in addition to CT scans during routine clinical imaging, we could not confirm the presence of infiltrates conventionally on the basis of ... breathing patients with normal lungs; Body Mass Index, weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters; PaO2/FiO2, ratio of arterial partial pressure of oxygen to fraction of inspired ... 1, and the results of qCT are given in Table Fifteen ALI patients (19%) died as a result of nonpulmonary complications, nine patients died of severe head injury, five died of uncontrollable hemorrhage...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... removal of the device and was re-operated because of unawareness of the mechanism of injury and underestimating the ligamentous instability of the ankle joint (Figure 6) In patients of group ... use of hinges at the ankle joint AO principles were followed in fractures which were treated with unilateral external fixators including fixation of the fibula, anatomic reduction of the articular ... advantages of the Ilizarov device in the management of intra -articular fractures of the distal tibia Materials and methods This is a non randomized retrospective study of 32 patients with closed fractures...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20