stedman s online medical dictionary

... 1b shows Kaplan-Meier plots of survival by number of diseased vessels Survival probability was lowest for patients with three diseased vessels and was progressively higher as the number of diseased ... risk factor for increased CAD severity Table shows the ordinal logistic regression model results for number of diseased vessels One model includes only RA diagnosis and the other also includes ... Dickinson, San Jose, CA, USA), and the frequencies of CD4+ T-cell subsets were calculated using WinMDI software (Joseph Trotter, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA) Statistical methods...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:23

... Hosmer-Lemeshow test Two-tailed p values are reported, and the analyses were performed using SPSS software (version 12.0.1, SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) Results Characteristics of ICU admissions ... parameters The following information was collected for all study patients: age, gender, cause of admission, severity of underlying diseases, and organ dysfunction on admission as assessed by means of ... infection It has also been reported that, in addition to the severity scores recorded on admission, daily increase of the illness severity score within the first four days post-admission was associated...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... (eGFR) and stages of chronic kidney disease were defined according to the NKF K/DOQI guidelines [23] Statistical analysis The data analysis was performed using SPSS, version 12.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, ... ICU LOS was 14 days, mean hospital LOS was 34 days Within the three classes of the SHARF score, mean ICU length of stay increased from 7.9 days to 16.0 days At hospital discharge, patients had ... parameters in order to find significant differences between different treatment groups using Student s t-test and Chi square test Multivariate analysis was performed using logistic regression with...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... assess the effect of bacteremia on mortality, a stepwise logistic regression was performed adjusting for admission category and severity of illness (SAPS II) Results are presented as the odds ... test or Kruskal-Wallis test were used for continuous variables, when appropriate Backward logistic regression was used to assess the risk factors for bacteremia Variables significantly associated ... variables were expressed as counts (percentage) and continuous variables as the mean and standard deviation, unless stated otherwise; all statistical tests were two-sided The threshold for statistical...

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 07:21

... Fibromyalgia Spondylosis Degenerative joint disease Disc derangement/disruption Adult spondylolysis Disc syndrome Lumbar disc disease Sprain Myofascitis Strain Facet syndrome Spinal OA Dislocation ... increased weight Body mass index Before an in-depth discussion of low back pain and obesity can ensue, the concept of Body Mass Index (BMI) needs to be discussed BMI is a measure of fatness and is ... discovery process for finding a possible link between obesity and low back pain The EBP method used is shown in Table The first step in this process is "asking an answerable question." In this...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:22

... adjust for covariates The analysis was performed using SPSS software (V.11.5; SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA) Results A greater number of cases (Table 1) had a birth rank of ≥3 versus controls (35% versus ... test) for continuous variables Probability values of P < 0.05 were considered statistically significant Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed with adjustment for independent association ... processes (for example, epigenetic changes to RNA and proteins, energy transduction, and signally) The success of genetic studies on rare human disease has prompted research on complex common disease...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21

... as means ± SD and were analyzed with Student 's t-test Frequencies were analyzed using the χ2 test or Fisher 's exact test Two-sided p values of less than 0.05 were considered to indicate statistical ... statistical significance All of the factors that were significant in the univariate analysis were included in the logistic regression analysis All analyses were performed using the SPSS program version ... physical fitness in Japanese women Diabetes Res Clin Pract 2004, 64:173-179 Russo PL, Spelman DW: A new surgical-site infection risk index using risk factors identified by multivariate analysis...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:21

... always burns, never tans; SPT II, usually burns, sometimes tans; SPT III, sometimes burns, usually tans; SPT IV, minimally burns, always tans; SPT V, rarely burns, tans profusely; and SPT VI, never ... moderately affected Either skin fragility or 5– 10 skin lesions occurred as blisters and erosions followed by persistent scars Scars were often initially erythematous, then depressed, and had linear, ... (ANAs) Parents and, if appropriate, patients were questioned regarding blistering, erosions, facial scarring, skin fragility, trauma, atopic and other skin diseases, sun exposure, skin care and skin...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... bioprosthesis ring Liao and colleagues [4] observed similar results with bioprostheses removed from left ventricular assist devices Distortion of the bioprosthesis ring may be due to technical problems ... compression Figure Radiographic evaluation showed a misshapen bioprosthesis ring Figure Preoperative coronary angiography showed a misshapen bioprosthesis ring Table Bioprosthesis size Valve Size ... Calcification and stress distribution in bovine pericardial heart valves J Biomed Mater Res 1992, 26:959-966 Saunders PC, Grossi EA, Esposito RA, Bizekis CS, Strong MD, Colvin SB: Failure of four...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... diagnosis was made 32 hours postpartum; postural hypotension was the sign that attracted the physicians’ attention, leading to the diagnosis The present case did not show postural hypotension ... manuscript TK and NS revised the manuscript NS and MS provided important suggestions regarding medical content All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare ... was reconstructed Her total blood loss during the surgery was 3750 mL, and she received a transfusion with 2000 mL hemoperitoneum, 1200 mL allogeneic blood and six units of fresh frozen plasma...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:20

... Leonhard divides psychoses into five main groups, systematic schizophrenias, unsystematic schizophrenias and cycloid psychoses Affective psychoses are subdivided into bipolar manic depression and monopolar ... Leonhard s classification Analyzing association of SNPs with schizophrenic spectrum divided into subgroups systematic schizophrenias, unsystematic schizophrenias and cycloid psychosis provided no significance ... genetic association findings of ANK3 as a possible common risk factor for schizophrenia and affective disorders in a case control study of > 2000 subjects of German descent Analysis of previous associated...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... great postoperative stress) Postoperative infections were defined as signs of infection and positive culture [9] History of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, weight loss, ASA class, postoperative ... into regression analyses as continuous variables Postoperative glucose levels, insulin use within 48 hours after surgery, type of surgical procedure, sex, ASA class, history of hypertension, coronary ... patients with high postoperative stress and a low frequency of risk factors for obstructive vascular disease Conclusion Despite the limitations associated with the retrospective analysis of a prospective...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 20:20

... "environmental tobacco smoke" Important methodological issues arise in the assessment of associations between ETS exposure and respiratory diseases such as chronic cough, as there is the possibility of ... inflammation and to assess the detrimental effects of ETS Regarding the mechanisms between smoke exposure and chronic cough, recent studies have assessed capsaicin responsiveness [75-77] It was shown that ... cough reflex sensitivity is enhanced soon after smoking cessation Therefore, it was suggested that diminished cough sensitivity in smokers results from chronic cigarette smokeinduced desensitization...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 08:20

... sickle cell disease had increased hospital admissions for pain crises and acute chest episodes compared with patients with only sickle cell disease [9] Our results are unique because we assessed ... acute chest syndrome, vasoocclusive pain crises, cerebral vascular accidents, total blood transfusions, exchange transfusions and chronic transfusions (monthly blood transfusions) Exclusion criteria ... complications Patients with sickle cell disease and asthma had significantly more episodes of acute chest syndrome, cerebral vascular accidents, blood transfusions and chronic transfusions as compared...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 13:22

... CI]: days, days to days for NSAID users versus days, days to days for NSAID nonusers; P = 0.02; Figure 2) Among the cases, the mortality rate in NSAID users was 27% and that in nonusers was 23% ... and NSAID users and nonusers were compared using the log-rank test [14] Data were analyzed using SAS 9.1 software (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, USA) Unless otherwise stated, values are expressed ... groups were cases using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and those not using these drugs Log-rank test: P = 0.02 shock However, in patients with severe sepsis or septic shock we observed...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 16:20

... hours of birth18) Sepsis was defined as positive microbial growth on or more bloodstream cultures with accompanying clinical signs of sepsis The diagnosis of sepsis caused by Staphylococcus-coagulase–negative ... responses were obtained from all infants Statistical Analysis Statistical analysis was performed with the BMDP Statistical Software.31 Univariate analysis was performed to identify differences ... previous studies.17 In this study, early sepsis was not related to chorioamnionitis An association among chorioamnionitis, sepsis, and IVH in the preterm infant has been reported previously,11...

Ngày tải lên: 31/08/2015, 13:07

... results Section discusses the research implications and case studies based on our models Section concludes with a discussion of interpretations and directions for future research EWS elements ... Class A models used constant-mean, price‐based imbalances; class B models used rolling-mean, price‐based imbalances; class C models used constant-mean, total-assets‐based imbalances; and class ... correlations and sensitivities of their exposure and structural positions within the financial system and to use the framework to enhance systemic-risk stress testing and scenario analysis This case study...

Ngày tải lên: 25/03/2014, 04:21

... the association between systemic sclerosis and exposure to solvents Since then several case reports and series [12-17] as well as epidemiologic studies [18-21] have found systemic sclerosis to ... confirmed a significant positive association between exposure to solvents and systemic sclerosis This metaanalysis was based on case-control-studies and one cohort study, the number of cases varying ... lesser so also occupational exposure to metallic fumes Model fit, as assessed with the Hosmer and Lemeshow test, was good to excellent in all cases (Tab 2) A meta-analysis published three years...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... diagnosis was osteoarthritis (77%) There were only twelve cases with the primary diagnosis of osteonecrosis and 48 with dysplasia We suspect that patients with these two primary diagnoses may ... places added stress on the weakened bone Although Amstutz s studies suggested that lower weight or lower body mass index increases failure rates [15, 23], our results demonstrated the opposite ... information including post-operative Harris hip scores, visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores on regular days and on worst days, UCLA activity scores, complications, and failures were prospectively recorded...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 07:20