Página 1 desde 31 resultados
Breast cancer (BC) represents the most frequent neoplasm in women worldwide. In Italy about 1 out of 3 malignant cancers in women (29%) is a BC (leaving out cutaneous tumours) as reported by the Italian cancer registries between 2006 and 2009. Results from randomized trials, summarized in an updated
Introduction In patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) there is a rate of vascular complications of 0.8% to 5.5% (1). Albeit femoral sheaths sizes were reduced, arterial compression and long-term dressing after PCI still bear tremendous discomfort and groin pain for the
By using a computer-generated randomization table, hospitalized patients undergoing elective hip arthroplasty will be randomly consecutively allocated to receive general (GA group), regional (RA group), or integrated (IA group) anesthesia. Patients with contraindication to spinal anesthesia or
Women are referred by the general practioner (GP)/primary care with a suspected diagnosis of PCOS to the Endocrine Clinic at St George's Hospital.
They have an initial routine clinical assessment involving history, BP, weight & assessment of PCOS using the Rotterdam criteria.
The routine clinical
Firefighters are exposed to extreme metabolic and cardiopulmonary stressors in the performance of their vocation that are recognized to exceed the actual physical or environmental hazards. The current medical literature regarding firefighting highlights two frequently cited statistics: (1) based on
"This is the initial version of the FIBROFRANCE project which strated in 1997. Methods The strategy chosen is to screen advanced fibrosis in several groups of patients with different levels of risks in order to reconstruct the French prevalence thereafter. A national screening will be suggested
Background: The diagnosis of GH deficiency in adults is established by provocative testing of GH secretion. The insulin tolerance test (ITT) is widely regarded as the gold standard test for diagnosing adult GH deficiency despite concerns about its practicality, safety, reproducibility, and its
Total joint replacement is considered one of the most successful surgical procedures in the field of orthopedics, alleviating pain and limitation of movement due to degenerative or traumatic joint damage. Despite this achievement, prosthetic joint infections is still considered a severe complication
BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANCE:
International health agencies and chronic disease associations have called for reductions in free/added sugars to ≤5-10% of energy to address the growing epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Attention has focused especially on the reduction of major source of free sugars,
The present study was approved by the local Institutional Review Board. A written informed consent form was obtained from each patient. Patients were informed on the purpose of using the INOM system to potentially assist in the localization and identification of RLNS during the operation as well as
Simultaneous acquisition PET-MRI is a new technology that has the potential to significantly impact diagnostic patient care. It combines high signal resolution MRI anatomic imaging and PET biological measurements, with the added benefit of radiation dose reduction in comparison to PET-CT. As the
A total of 30 healthy adults (17 males and 13 females) ranging from 19 to 32 years old (mean age 25 ± 1), with a body mass index (BMI) ranging from 19.2 to 28.5 (mean BMI 23.3 ± 0.5) (normal to moderately overweight) participated in this study. To avoid the risk of reaching false conclusions,
1. Patient selection and enrollment. Participants will be recruited into the study from subjects admitted for acute inpatient rehabilitation in the North Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (NT-TBIMS) affiliated rehabilitation units. Our goal is to enroll participants who have the potential
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) might have varied association to body weight in patients with solid cancer[1].
On one hand low body weight may reflect cancer-related anorexia and weight loss and cachectic syndrome which are associated to impaired performance status, deteriorated general