... cognitive inflexibility is the prevalent thinking style in AN patientsand simply gaining weight does not improve cognitive performance [9-11] Set-shifting difficulties have been observed in laboratory ... remediation therapy (CRT) improves working memory, planning skills and flexibility [15] It is hypothesised that CRT works by 1) training basic brain processes via the proliferation and refining ... literature on cognitive performance and clinical observations of AN patients' difficulties in cognitive and behavioural domains The tasks which were included in the AN module were: geometric figures, (a...
... albumin dialysis in patientswith end -stage liver disease is a novel approach Albumin dialysis with MARS® has demonstrated interesting results in controlled and uncontrolled trials in improving ... liver failure or multi-organ failure arterial pressure and the urinary volume, and the decrease in creatininemia and bilirubinemia In a second clinical trial, Heemann and colleagues [11] randomized ... bilirubinemia, biliary acids, and creatininemia Recently, the results of a prospective randomized multicenter study including 70 patientswith grade and hepatic encephalopathy have been presented with the...
... Candida This estimate is higher than the to 10% estimate described in recent literature and is based upon studies that included the isolation of Candida from the lungs and other clinically irrelevant ... nosocomial candidemia, revisited Clin Infect Dis 2003, 37: 1172-1177 Kumar A; CATSS Study Group: The high mortality of Candida septic shock is explained by excessive delays in initiation of antifungal ... overestimations exaggerate the affordability of empiric micafungin Nevertheless, the main finding of this study by Zilberberg and colleagues is encouraging The reduction in the acquisition cost...
... Institute of Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, maintained under aseptic conditions and cared in accordance with institutional guidelines They were then randomized into five groups with ... RNA promoter (PIII) This promoter directs transcription of the dsDNA into dsRNA with well-defined start site with a termination signal consisting of five thymidines in a row Most importantly, the ... phase III trials before being terminated Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is a glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 170,000 to 180,000 It is an intrinsic tyrosine-specific protein kinase,...
... GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for use in this clinical trial to determine whether questions addressing satisfaction with individual symptoms provided additional useful information on patient satisfaction with ... satisfied; Satisfied; Somewhat satisfied; Neutral (neither satisfied nor dissatisfied); Somewhat dissatisfied; Dissatisfied; Very dissatisfied Q5(-) Since you began taking the study medication, ... questionnaire was further refined by clinician input based on the objectives of the existing clinical trial It is a 12-item questionnaire designed to quantify patients' satisfaction with the effect of the...
... Circadian Organization for Inpatients and Outpatientsa Actigraphy Parameters (Circadian) PSQI Sleep Duration PSQI Sleep Efficiency PSQI Sleep Disturbance PSQI Sleep Medicine PSQI Daytime Dysfunction ... 51:216-219 Iurisci I, Rich T, Levi F, Innominato PF, Tinari N, Irtelli L, De Tursi M, Grassadonia A, Iacobelli S: Relief of symptoms after gefitinib is associated with improvement of rest/activity rhythm ... information was not available for MRMC inpatients Patients Patients, between the ages of 18 and 94 were studied Each had a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of advanced stage (IIB, IIIA, IIIB, IV)...
... Yu Y, Li P, Chang JY: Promising clinical outcome of stereotactic body radiation therapyforpatientswith inoperable Stage I/ II non-small-cell lungcancer International Journal of Radiation Oncology, ... factors in multivariate analysis (Table 6) (p < 0.05) The mortality of the patientswithstage II was 4.064 times higher than that of the patientswith stageI (p = 0.015) Systemic chemotherapy increased ... American experience with stereotactic body radiation therapy in non-small cell lungcancer Journal of Thoracic Oncology: Official Publication of the International Association for the Study of Lung...
... cellular therapy trials are indicated with a blue star, the vaccine therapy trials with a red circle, and the combined cellular and vaccine therapy trials with a white triangle Cellular Therapy Trials ... evaluated for DC or CTL infiltrates, andfor pp65-antigen escape Finally, an open Phase I/ II trial at St Lukes Hospital (Kansas City, MO) combines active and passive immune strategies in patientswith ... immunotherapy, autologous, allogeneic, and vaccine; we limited the search to trials enrolling adult patientsand asked for all Phase I, II and III trials in the United States Of the listed trials,...
... Melani AS: Inhalatory therapy training: a priority challenge for the physician Acta Biomed 2007, 78(3):233-45 40 Virchow JC: Guidelines versus clinical practice–which therapyand which device? ... to elucidate the other metabolic effects and control for complex medication regimens The results of this investigation are in line with a previous study that found minimal change in QTc intervals ... Tasmania, Australia Authors’ contributions GAJ, RWB, and EHW conceived the study, and participated in its design and coordination KCY coordinated the study patient recruitment, data collection and...
... J, Illidge T, et al: Neurocognitive functionand progression in patientswith brain metastases treated with whole-brain radiation and motexafin gadolinium: results of a randomized phase III trial ... questionnaires in patients, non compliance in questionnaire administration by physicians in patientsand patient refusal in patients During VMAT, the performance status decreased although not significantly ... PF: Physical functioning; EF: Emotional functioning; RF: Role functioning Author details Radiation Oncology Department, Département de l’Imagerie Médical et Science de l’Information (DIMSI), Geneva...
... Multivariate relationship of corticosteroid and immunosuppressive agent use with subspecialty, disease subset and organ involvement Variable Corticosteroid therapy vs no corticosteroid therapy Immunosuppressive ... the opinion that glucocorticoids may be indicated in patientswith inflammatory myositis, pericarditis, or alveolitis [1] Our cross-sectional study reveals that SSc patients who suffer from diffuse ... increased use in patientswith overlap syndrome presenting with signs of myositis or arthritis Multivariate analysis accounting for these factors, however, failed to demonstrate a significantly increased...
... Mainz University Hospital received financial compensation for services performed during participation in clinical trials organised by various pharmaceutical companies MH has relationships with ... dose of ICS/LABA but retains its advantage in reducing exacerbations (only statistically significant in patients on Step 4), making it an attractive option in patients on this step for reducing exposures ... provided in the additional files (see Additional file 1, Table S1 of the additional files) All five studies were performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki and Good Clinical Practice...
... particularly important in situations in which IRA patency is critical for survival, such as in patientswith cardiogenic shock In addition, both the Randomized IABP [10] and PAMI-II [12] trails ... LV function than those in the Randomized IABP Trial Critical appraisal of randomized clinical trials of IABP therapy in AMI patients Thorough critical appraisal involves determining the validity ... high-risk patients were included in PAMI-II, and no patients in Kono et al's trial received rescue angioplasty The therapeutic maneuver in these trials, specifically insertion and use of an IABP,...
... position for min; and 4) CLR with a specialized bed (Effica) that turned patients from left to right lateral position, pausing at each position for min, and a 15-min period of percussion provided ... approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Cincinnati, and informed consent was obtained from the next of kin Inclusion criteria included (1) patientswith ARDS as defined by the ... an increase in sputum volume only in patientswith excessive secretions These findings are specific to this population of critically ill, paralyzed, surgical patientswith ARDS Extrapolation...
... authors would like to thank the patientsand the patients families participating in this study for teaching us about resilience, dedication and courage Author details Division of Child and Adolescent ... psychiatric DSM-IV axis -I diagnoses while two patients showed one Five patients could not be diagnosed with any current psychiatric DSM-IV axis -I diagnoses At the beginning of therapy, each patient ... suggesting that individuals with BPD have biologically based abnormalities in emotion regulation contributing to more intense and rapid responses to emotional stimuli (invalidation in particular) - has...
... cardiothoracic surgery patients) The ICU team comprised three fulltime ICU physicians, five physicians who participate in evening and night shifts, and one resident The two ICUs had similar standards ... ventilation, LIS, and static compliance (Figure 6) P/F and oxygenation index changed significantly after days in patients in whom lung injury developed Underlying risk factors in ALI/ARDS patients ... ĂŶĂůLJƐŝƐ Flow diagram summarizing inclusion, allocation, and analysis Figure Flow diagram summarizing inclusion, allocation, and analysis 347 patients were eligible for the study; 94 patients were...
... DRC policy regarding HIV activities forpatientswith TB, which included providerinitiated HIV counseling and testing, HIV prevention, cotrimoxazole prophylaxis and referral for antiretroviral ... link between TB and HIV, the WHO policy on collaborative TB/HIV activities, provider-initiated HIV counseling and testing in the TB clinic, care for HIV co-infected TB patients, and monitoring ... activities are establishing mechanisms for collaboration, activities to decrease the burden of HIV in patientswith TB and activities to decrease the burden of TB in people living with HIV/AIDS...
... depending on aim of instrument: C Identification of items Properties of items evaluative detect change over time discriminative distinguish between persons predictive distinction between patientswith ... responsiveness 4) Participants: Patientswith COPD, asthma, arthritis, diabetes (I and II), or heart failure We did not have specific diagnostic criteria but accepted studies that included patients ... searches, and input from experts andpatients We recommend beginning the identification process with a systematic literature search of existing instruments Subsequent input from patients is crucial in...
... difficulty and low illumination fields while a patient with impaired mobility might have a large positive value for the stair difficulty field In practice, the weights in the patient table might ... Simulation of patientswith different disabilities on two routes with different barriers Patient Route selected (source → destination) Weights Mobility limitation1 Non disabled Mobility impairment ... illumination weights while PatientDifficultyi denotes the corresponding patient ability level For example, if the patient has impaired vision (high weight value for poor illumination difficulty in...
... “Pain walking on flat surface” and “functional limitation walking on flat surface”, “pain up/down stairs” and “functional limitation ascending stairs”, and “functional limitation getting in/out ... function in patientswith hip OA undergoing THR, and most importantly, the first WOMAC short version proposed in Spanish Its simplicity and easy of application will increase its acceptability and ... populations [24] The WOMAC is a health status instrument specific forpatientswith hip or knee OA [1] It has a multidimensional scale comprising 24 items grouped into three dimensions: pain (5 items),...