The earliest recorded sighting of Antarctica was made 200 years ago in 1820, when the first Russian Antarctic expedition, led by Captain Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, encountered what is now called the Fimbul Ice Shelf. In commemoration of that historic event, we present this special issue on Antarctica.
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A multidisciplinary approach to improving urinary continence
A pilot project was initiated and carried out by a multidisciplinary team working with older people with the aim of promoting effective practice in continence care.
King, Linda, Pilcher, Maria
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Effect of Nerve-Sparing Radical Prostatectomy on Urinary Continence in Patients With Preoperative Erectile Dysfunction [PDF]
Purpose: We aimed to assess whether nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (nsRP) is associated with improved recovery of urinary continence compared to non–nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (nnsRP) in patients with localized prostate cancer and ...
Oh Seong Kwon +5 more
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Caring for continence in stroke care settings: a qualitative study of patients and staff perspectives on the implementation of a new continence care intervention [PDF]
Objectives: Investigate the perspectives of patients and nursing staff on the implementation of an augmented continence care intervention after stroke. Design: Qualitative data were elicited during semi-structured interviews with patients (n = 15) and ...
Brady, MC; id_orcid +20 more
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SPG4 and Dementia: Expanding the Clinical Spectrum
ABSTRACT Objective Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a group of disorders characterized by progressive spasticity and lower limb weakness, with mutations in SPG4/SPAST being the most common cause. Detailed studies and clinical and molecular comparisons across different populations are missing.
Emanuele Panza +19 more
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Involving Older Users of Continence Services in Developing Standards of Care: A Pilot Study - Final Report on Stage 3 [PDF]
The Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation of the Royal College of Physicians of London has sought to clarify a range of factors useful in indicating quality in the provision of continence services with a view to national audit. Whilst this process began
Brown, Patrick R, Billings, Jenny R.
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Skip Segment Hirschsprung Disease Managed by Pull-Through of the Right Colon
Hirschsprung disease is the most common neurocristopathy in children, resulting in the congenital loss of enteric ganglia. Rare reports of skip lesions have previously been reported in the literature.
Hira Ahmad +9 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction/Objective Acute intracranial stenting during endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for ischemic stroke requires intraprocedural antiplatelet therapy (APT) to maintain patency. However, the hemorrhagic risk of combining APT with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) remains uncertain.
Aaron Rodriguez‐Calienes +75 more
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Clinical developments in continence care
In conjunction with National Continence Week, a joint initiative between the Department of Health and the Continence Foundation, this article reviews the development of continence care in this country and some of the key research projects which have ...
Roe, Brenda
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An Overview of the Management of Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Benign Prostatic Obstruction [PDF]
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in older men are common and often bothersome, resulting in a significant use of healthcare resources. Symptoms were thought to be secondary to benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) or benign prostatic enlargement (BPE ...
Richard Christian Rowan Nayar +1 more
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