Central Venous Catheter Complications during Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Pilot Study of 481 Patients with More than 30,000 Catheter Days [PDF]
Background: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) has been shown to delay deterioration in cancer patients with malnutrition. Its risk-benefit ratio, however, is determined by the threat of central venous catheter (CVC) complications.
Weimann, Arved +4 more
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme genotype and late respiratory complications of mustard gas exposure [PDF]
Exposure to mustard gas frequently results in long-term respiratory complications. However the factors which drive the development and progression of these complications remain unclear.
Julian Thompson +26 more
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The impact of diabetes-related complications on healthcare costs: results from the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS Study No. 65) [PDF]
<b>Aims</b> To develop a model for estimating the immediate and long-term healthcare costs associated with seven diabetes-related complications in patients with Type 2 diabetes participating in the UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS ...
Legood, R +9 more
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Background: Patient expectations of obesity care and healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) educational preparation have largely been studied independently. Comparing these perspectives may reveal whether university education prepares graduates to translate ...
Tak Ying Louise Ko +3 more
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Solid Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas in Children and Adolescents: Expert Recommendations
ABSTRACT Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) is a rare low‐grade malignant exocrine pancreatic tumor, mostly discovered during the second decade of life in females, with a very good prognosis, provided microscopically complete surgical excision is achieved.
Sabine Irtan +18 more
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Sequence features of retrotransposons allow for epigenetic variability
Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile genetic elements that make up a large fraction of mammalian genomes. While select TEs have been co-opted in host genomes to have function, the majority of these elements are epigenetically silenced by DNA ...
Kevin R Costello +6 more
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ABSTRACT As part of the European Cooperative Study Group for Paediatric Rare Tumours initiative, we developed standard clinical practice guidelines for ovarian sex cord stromal tumors, based on comprehensive national and international cohort analyses, literature review, and a final expert consensus conference.
Dominik T. Schneider +15 more
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Objective: Long-term health and economic consequences of diabetes mellitus are of significant importance to health policy makers to identify the most efficient interventions for disease managements.
蕭斐元 +1 more
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Effects of physical activity on the development and progression of microvascular complications in type 1 diabetes : retrospective analysis of the DCCT study [PDF]
Background: To examine the effects of physical activity on the development and progression of microvascular complications in patients with type 1 diabetes. Methods: A retrospective analysis of data from the Diabetes Control and Complications trial was
Krishnarajah Nirantharakumar +10 more
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The effect of liraglutide and sitagliptin on oxidative stress in persons with type 2 diabetes
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists have shown cardioprotective effects which have been suggested to be mediated through inhibition of oxidative stress.
Suvanjaa Sivalingam +14 more
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