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A Deep Learning Localization Method for Measuring Abdominal Muscle Dimensions in Ultrasound Images [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Health professionals extensively use Two- Dimensional (2D) Ultrasound (US) videos and images to visualize and measure internal organs for various purposes including evaluation of muscle architectural changes. US images can be used to measure abdominal muscles dimensions for the diagnosis and creation of customized treatment plans for patients with Low ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Gallbladder stone as a possible cause of acute and recurrent abdominal pain in Nigerian adolescent sicklers: A report of two cases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Nigeria has the highest population of people with sickle cell disease globally. As these patients live longer chronic complications are bound to be encountered more frequently.
Ekanem , E.E.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

The role of the intra-abdominal view in complicated intra-abdominal infections

open access: yesWorld Journal of Emergency Surgery, 2019
Background The prognostic role of what a surgeon observes in the abdomen of patients with complicated intra-abdominal infection (cIAI) is largely unknown.
Matti Tolonen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin does not originate from the kidney during reperfusion in clinical renal transplantation

open access: yesIntensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2021
Background Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a common clinical complication. Plasma/serum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has been proposed as a rapid marker of AKI. However, NGAL is not kidney-specific.
Arie Passov   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pain Management, Local Infection, Satisfaction, Adverse Effects and Residual Pain after Major Open Abdominal Surgery: Epidural versus Continuous Wound Infusion (PAMA Trial)

open access: yesActa Médica Portuguesa, 2017
Introduction: The Management of postoperative pain after abdominal surgery is a major challenge to the anesthesiologist. The optimization of postoperative analgesia improves prognosis contributing also to patient satisfaction and reducing morbidity and ...
Rita Araújo   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

MIMA -- Multifunctional IoT Integrated Menstrual Aid [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Menstruation is the monthly shedding of the endometrium lining of a woman's uterus. The average age when girls start menstruating is around the age of 12 years (menarche), and the cycle continues until they attain menopause (about the age of 51). Medical research and analysis in this field reveal that most women have to go through a painful cycle of ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Non-specific abdominal pain and air pollution: a novel association. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
We studied whether short-term exposure to air pollution was associated with non-specific abdominal pain in epidemiologic and animal studies. Patients visiting the emergency department with non-specific abdominal pain were identified in Edmonton (1992 to
Fichna, Jakub   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Analgesic effects of a novel pH-dependent μ-opioid receptor agonist in models of neuropathic and abdominal pain

open access: yesPain, 2018
Recently, (±)-N-(3-fluoro-1-phenethylpiperidine-4-yl)-N-phenyl propionamide (NFEPP), a newly designed &mgr;-opioid receptor (MOR) agonist with a low pKa, has been shown to produce injury-restricted analgesia in models of inflammatory and postoperative ...
A. Rodríguez-Gaztelumendi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Frailty and surgical outcomes in gastrointestinal cancer: Integration of geriatric assessment and prehabilitation into surgical practice for vulnerable patients

open access: yesAnnals of Gastroenterological Surgery, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 27-41, January 2023., 2023
Accumulating evidence demonstrates that the integration of preoperative geriatric assessment and prehabilitation for frail patients into clinical practice may improve perioperative and long‐term outcomes in patients with gastrointestinal cancer. We proposed an example for the integration of older patients‐specific care into treatment strategies for ...
Kosuke Mima   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Legalization of marijuana use will increase the number of people who will become long-term users. A prior medical record review study in Australia, in 2004, identified 19 chronic marijuana users who entered the emergency department with recurrent ...
Heise, Lynn
core   +2 more sources

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