... design of the study, data collection, data analysis and writing of the manuscript JHDV participated in data analysis and writing of the manuscript JBH participated in the design of the study, data ... regression analysis was used for infectious complications, and linear regression analysis was used for length of stay Because of nonparametric distribution, length of stay data were logarithmically transformed ... data analysis and writing of the manuscript FH participated in the design of the study and writing of the manuscript JJvL participated in the design of the study, data collection and writing of...
... regard, we have excluded all cases of non-primary ovarian tumor and non-epithelial EOC from the analysis Statistical Analysis Data are expressed as absolute values and percentage or as mean ± ... Arabi H, Bandyopadhyay S, Hussein YR: Molecular Typing of Epithelial Ovarian Carcinomas Using Inflammatory Markers Cancer 2011, 117(2):301-9 Derchain SFM, Torres JC, Teixeira LC, Andrade LALA, ... population EOC therapeutic management is based on the combination ofa platinum-derived compound (carboplatin, mainly, or cisplatin), and a taxane (paclitaxel) As documented by Aebi and Castiglione [35],...
... The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database is part of the Asia Pacific HIV Observational Database and is an initiative of TREAT Asia, a programme of amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, with ... University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, for cofacilitating the cancer training day and for the development of the TREAT Asia Cancer Training manual The TREAT Asia Observational Database Collaborators ... Buloh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; A Kamarulzaman*‡ and A Kajindran, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; G Tau, Port Moresby General Hospital, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea**;...
... Heinemann V, Labianca R, Hinke A, Louvet C: Increased survival using platinum analog combined with gemcitabine as compared to singleagent gemcitabine in advanced pancreatic cancer: pooled analysis ... ductal carcinoma of the pancreatic head based upon histopathologic analysis IntJRadiatOncolBiolPhys 2005 , 62(4):1021-1029 Japanese Gastric Cancer A: Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma 2nd ... R, Vauthey JN, Page of Wong AB, Phan T, Nguyen Q, Janjan NA: Combining gemcitabine with radiation in pancreatic cancer: understanding important variables influencing the therapeutic index SeminOncol...
... and ENHANCE trials APACHE II, acute physiology and chronic health evaluation II; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time; BL, baseline; DrotAA, drotrecogin alfa (activated); ICH, intracranial ... score NA - NA NA NA NA Renal SOFA score NA 0 NA NA NA NA SOFA3 Platelet count 1Day is defined as the calendar day on which DrotAA treatment began; 2this denotes whether or not the investigator ... pathway inhibitor, and activated protein C [8-10] Although several of these agents have been evaluated in large clinical trials, only recombinant human activated protein C (drotrecogin alfa (activated)...
... confidence interval; DrotAA = Drotrecogin alfa activated readily available variables may be potential early clinical predictors of outcome, and that, when indicated, early rather than late administration ... baseline SOFA cardiovascular score, change in platelets, and change in creatinine The interaction between age and early versus late treatment with DrotAA was examined in the predefined clinical ... clinically stable or worsening, based on changes in serum creatinine and platelet count Although the intent was to perform the analysisina way that mimicked actual clinical practice, combining...
... management, statistical analysis and data interpretation RS was involved in study design, data analysis, and writing of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests ... analysis and interpretation, and writing of the manuscript WK was involved in study design and data analysis BE was involved in study design and data collection UM was involved in data management, ... Marchioninistr 15, 81377 Munich, Germany Authors’ contributions AV was involved in study design, data analysis and interpretation, and writing of the manuscript DF, MS and FW were involved in data analysis...
... stated that unnecessary trauma team activations should be balanced in terms of gaining optimal initial trauma care to all severely injured patients [9] That is, trauma teams involving several ... participated in analyzing and interpretation the data, and participated in drafting and finalizing the manuscript LH conceived and designed the study, participated in analyzing and interpretation ... injury and patients with a major penetrating torso trauma Töölö hospital is the largest trauma centre in Finland, and one of the largest in Scandinavia, with annual number of patients having ISS>15...
... calculated using an advanced, proprietary MS integration software package developed in- house The areas were added to give a total SAA area Statistical analysis Patient demographics, ORP data, and ... the SAA levels in the ORP maxima plasma samples as an accurate measurement of SAA maxima levels Additionally, the correlation between the ORP maxima day and SAA maxima day further validates the ... ORP and SAA maxima around day suggesting that an additional trauma on this day could result in maximal oxidative damage to an already compromised patient In healthy humans, antioxidants are present...
... vital signs and patient characteristics that are readily available at initial presentation, was proposed in 2007 by Talmor and colleagues [14] as a potential alternative tool in predicting death ... unpredictable nature of any new strain ofa pandemic virus, many authorities call for continuous revalidation and refinement of any triage model and its scoring systems at the point of outbreak and ... review: mass casualty triage - pandemic influenza and critical care Crit Care 2007 , 11:212-212 19 Department of Health: Pandemic flu: managing demand and capacity in health care organisations (surge)...
... cardiac, gastrointestinal, endocrine, airway, auditory, and feeding abnormalities have been collected and incedences and comorbidites of these traits has been examined Comprehensive results indicate ... http://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/teach_res_outreach/c_22.html ARETROSPECTIVEANALYSISOF COMORBID TRAITS AFFECTING FEEDING IN INFANTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Purdue University by Nichole L Duvall In Partial ... chart review of 137 infants between zero and six months of age who were evaluated through the Down Syndrome Program at Riley Hospital for Children from August 2005 to August 2008 Data regarding...
... important advice and insight into the analyses and writing of the paper All authors have had some involvement in the writing of the paper and have read and approved the final manuscript Authors’ information ... December 2006 of being UKLFU: not receiving HAART; being a black African man or woman; registering for care prior to 2003 ; being asymptomatic; and having a CD4 count of less than 200 cells at last attendance ... with the national database of all HIV patients receiving care in the UK indicated that about half had transferred their care to another clinic in the UK, and the remaining half (20% of all registered...
... vascular disruption, intractable pain, paralysis, sensory disorders, lymphatic edema and a largely useless extremity, a proximal major amputation as a last resort may improve quality of live in ... in an often palliative situation Against the background of rare detailed reports about long term outcome after proximal major amputations [3-10], that include parameters like pain, quality of ... crosstabs (chi-square, Pearson): prosthesis usage, quality of life, pain, complications; the means of parametric data by ANOVA (prosthesis usage) and the rank of nonparametric data by MannWhitney,...
... cumulative doses of alkylating agents than CMT, and are associated with an increased risk of infertility and a higher cumulative risk of leukemia (7.9%) at 15 years after chemotherapy alone than after ... disease included all those with Ann Arbor stage III and IV disease, as well as patients with stage I and II disease who had bulky mediastinal lymphadenopathy (defined as the ratio of mediastinal ... initial clinical stage(I-II) patients in this series was treated with this volume of radiotherapy Field definition for radiation therapy in unfavorable, and advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma was variable...
... for ARAA and ERAA, S2 for KRAA, and S3 for RRAA Since an aspartic acid (D) at position 70 was reported to be protective against RA in contrast to a glutamine (Q) or an arginine (R) at the same ... rheumatoid arthritis Am J Hum Genet 1996, 58:371-383 23 Kochi Y, Yamada R, Kobayashi K, Takahashi A, Suzuki A, Sekine A, Mabuchi A, Akiyama F, Tsunoda T, Nakamura Y, Yamamoto K: Analysisof single-nucleotide ... rheumatoid arthritis: disease associations in Greece and meta -analysis of Mediterranean European populations Semin Arthritis Rheum 2002 , 31:361-370 Linos A, Kaklamani VG, Kaklamani E, Koumantaki...
... ethical policy, which is based on Open Access, Open Peer, and transparency of journal operations, is free of 'editorial bias' in accepting manuscripts Original data: Provided as a downloadable tab-delimited ... (URL and variable code available under section 'additional files') Background Head & Face Medicine (HFM) was launched in August 2005 to provide multidisciplinary research with a state-ofthe-art ... increasing submission rate, at a mean 10.5 papers/month in the first year, validates the multidisciplinary approach of HFM The acceptance rate was established at 48% The HFM Editorial Team does...
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... African and Latin American studies of H2RA and sucralfate are warranted and may have a positive impact on overall estimates 10 Abbreviations APACHE II: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation ... Prakash S, Rai A, Gogia AR, Prakash S: Nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients receiving ranitidine or sucralfate as stress ulcer prophylaxis Indian Journal of Anaesthesia 2008 , ... incidence of overt bleeding was associated with H RA in comparison with sucralfate From our analysis, with all available articles, we confirmed the finding of single trials that sucralfate was associated...
... were again stable The pain disappeared shortly after the scan The pain recurred once again years after surgery and examination revealed a tender point at the medial joint line with a palpable ... compartments These osteophytes can cause asymmetrical abrasive wear ('Mode-2 wear' [3]) ofa non-articulating polyethylene surface Asymmetrical wearofapolyethylene bearing can alter the mechanical ... tendonitis, wear process) [2] Variables that affect the wearofapolyethylene bearing in vivo include the following: wear resistance of the materials as well as the loads, lubrication, sliding distance,...