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Cost effectiveness analysis of larval therapy for leg ulcers [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of larval therapy compared with hydrogel in the management of leg ulcers. Design: Cost effectiveness and cost utility analyses carried out alongside a pragmatic multicentre, randomised, open trial with equal ...
Bland, J. Martin, Cullum, Nicky, Dumville, Jo C., Iglesias, Cynthia P., Nelson, E. Andrea, Soares, Marta O., Torgerson, David J., Worthy, Gill   +7 more
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Diabetes mellitus and necrotizing fasciitis – a deadly combination; case report [PDF]

, 2020
Necrotizing fasciitis is a rapidly destructive affliction of soft tissues, with a mortality rate that may reach 73% of the cases. It is characterized by a progressive inflammation and extended necrosis of the subcutaneous tissue and the fascia ...
Andronache, Liliana Florina, Bica, Cristina, Gherghiceanu, Florentina, Mazilu, Laura, Moroianu, Lavinia Alexandra, Paunica, Ioana, Sandu, Camelia, Suceveanu, Andra Iulia, Toma, Alexandra   +8 more
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Arthroscopic washout of the knee: a procedure in decline. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a chronic, progressive condition which often requires surgical intervention. The evidence for the benefits of arthroscopic debridement or washout for knee OA is weak and arthroscopy is currently only ...
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Andersson-Molina, Arthritis Care, Bernard, Burr, Cameron-Donaldson, Caroline Hing, Cicuttini, Clements, Cooper, Dhawan, Felson, Grenier, Hospital Episode Statistics: Health and Social Care Information Centre, Jason Bernard, Lane, Laupattarakasem, Loeser, Losina, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Oliver Boughton, Rosenthal, Sihvonen, Sowers, Spector, Srikanth, Stefan Lazic, Zhang   +28 more
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A Severe Diabetic Foot Ulcer With Intermediate Cuneiform Displacement and Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection: A Rare Case Report

Frontiers in Medicine, 2020
Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is considered as one of the most serious and prevailing complications of diabetes mellitus, while it is the major cause of amputations in diabetic patients.
Wei Chai, Yuqing Wang, Yuqing Wang, Fengjuan Jiao, Fengjuan Jiao, Yili Wu, Yili Wu, Shuai Wang, Shuai Wang   +8 more
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Outpatient management of cervical necrotizing fasciitis: A case report and literature review

Saudi Journal of Oral Sciences, 2023
Cervical necrotizing fasciitis (CNF) is a severe and life-threatening head-and-neck surgical and medical emergency characterized by rapid spreading gangrenous soft-tissue infection.
Muaaz Yousf Ibrahim, Dawood Ali Alsuliman, Hamad Faris Almunajjim, Abdurrazaq Olanrewaju Taiwo   +3 more
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Salvage Debridement, Antibiotics and Implant Retention (“DAIR”) With Local Injection of a Selected Cocktail of Bacteriophages: Is It an Option for an Elderly Patient With Relapsing Staphylococcus aureus Prosthetic-Joint Infection?

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2018
Local injection of a bacteriophages mix during debridement, antibiotics and implant retention (“DAIR”) was performed to treat a relapsing Staphylococcus aureus chronic prosthetic joint infection (PJI).
T. Ferry, G. Leboucher, C. Fèvre, Yannick Herry, A. Conrad, J. Josse, C. Batailler, C. Chidiac, M. Médina, S. Lustig, F. Laurent, Tristan Tristan Florent Thomas André François Patrick Flor Ferry Ferry Valour Perpoint Boibieux Biron Miailhe, T. Ferry, F. Valour, T. Perpoint, A. Boibieux, F. Biron, P. Miailhes, F. Ader, A. Becker, S. Roux, C. Triffault-Fillit, A. Conrad, A. Bosch, F. Daoud, J. Lippman, E. Braun, C. Chidiac, S. Lustig, E. Servien, R. Gaillard, A. Schneider, S. Gunst, C. Batailler, M. Fessy, J. Besse, Yannick Herry, A. Viste, P. Chaudier, C. Courtin, L. Louboutin, S. Martres, F. Trouillet, C. Barrey, E. Jouanneau, T. Jacquesson, A. Mojallal, F. Boucher, H. Shipkov, J. Château, F. Aubrun, Mikhail A. Dziadzko, C. Macabeo, F. Laurent, Laeticia Beraud, J. Josse, C. Kolenda, C. Dupieux, F. Craighero, L. Boussel, J. Pialat, I. Morelec, M. Janier, F. Giammarile, M. Tod, M. Gagnieu, S. Goutelle, Béatrice Grisi, C. Dananché, E. Mabrut   +69 more
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Lamina Spreader Technique Improves Debridement of Loose Bone and Cement in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Marshall Journal of Medicine, 2016
Loose bone and cement can promote polyethylene wear that may lead to failure in total knee arthroplasty. The authors propose a technique to enhance the debridement of loose bodies by distracting the cemented components with a lamina spreader following ...
Sinan E. Ozgur, Ali Oliashirazi , Grant S. Buchanan, Franklin D. Shuler   +3 more
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Effectiveness of removal of hard tissue debris from the mesial root canal system of mandibular molars using different supplementary irrigation protocols: An original study

Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2023
Introduction: An instrumented and endodontically treated tooth may sometimes impede disinfection by trapping hard tissue as well as the other canal contents at the isthmus level of the canal.
Neha Sharma, Mohammed A Alobaid, Kamal Nayan, Bharathi Chundi, Piyush Oswal, Hemanth Kumar, Mohammed Mustafa   +6 more
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The role of endoscopic therapy in the minimally invasive management of pancreatic necrosis [PDF]

The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2021
Pancreatic necrosis is among the most frequently encountered local complications of acute pancreatitis and associates with severe disease. Infected pancreatic necrosis further enhances the risk for morbidity and mortality.
Jeffrey James Easler
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A Statistical Inference Framework for the Minimal Clinically Important Difference [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
In clinical research, the effect of a treatment or intervention is widely assessed through clinical importance, instead of statistical significance. In this paper, we propose a principled statistical inference framework to learning the minimal clinically important difference (MCID), a vital concept in assessing clinical importance.
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