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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
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An improved optimistic three-stage model for the spread of HIV amongst injecting intravenous drug users

, 2009
We start off this paper with a brief introduction to modeling Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) amongst sharing, injecting drug users (IDUs). Then we describe the mathematical model which we shall use which
Greenhalgh, D., Greenhalgh, David, Al-Fwzan, Wafa, , Saudi-Arabian Government (Funder), Saudi-Arabian Government (Funder), Al-Fwzan, W.   +5 more
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Weighing up crime: the over estimation of drug-related crime [PDF]

, 2008
Background: It is generally accepted that harms from crime cause a very large part of the total social harm that can be attributed to drug use. For example, crime harms accounted for 70% of the weighting of the British Drug Harm Index in 2004. This paper
Stevens, Alex
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

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ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
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Experience With Performing Rheocarna Therapy via the Single‐Needle Method for Treatment of Chronic Limb‐Threatening Ischemia

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This study investigated the safety and efficacy of single‐needle Rheocarna therapy for chronic limb‐threatening ischemia (CLTI) with wounds. Methods Six patients with CLTI involving ulcers unresponsive to revascularization underwent single‐needle Rheocarna treatment.
Yasutaka Yamauchi, Rie Tanaka, Reona Kawahira, Shingo Nabeta, Kouhei Naoi, Kazuhito Kitajima, Akira Wada, Tomonari Takagi, Norihiko Ohura, Akira Miyamoto   +9 more
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Pilot Study to Assess Risk Behaviors Among Injection Drug Users in Kigali-Rwanda [PDF]

Rwanda Medical Journal, 2021
INTRODUCTION: Injection drug use (IDU) is a high-risk practice for acquiring and transmitting HIV and other blood-borne infections. While many studies have been conducted in the U.S.A, Europe, and Southeast Asia, IDU is less well-recognized in sub ...
K. Workman, J. Factor, W. Asimwe, D. Subuhoro, H. Gashema, M. Irakoze, S. Nsanzimana, D. J. Riedel   +7 more
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Prevalence and risk factors of syphilis infection among drug addicts [PDF]

, 2005
Background: Recent epidemiological data show an increased trend of official estimates for syphilis infection in the general population. Many of the infected cases remain undetected leaving an underestimation of the true prevalence of syphilis in the ...
Scherbaum, Norbert, Martin Reker, Reker, M, Baune, B., Norbert Scherbaum, Gerhard Reymann, Kuhlmann, T., Reymann, Gerhard, Bernhard T Baune, Reymann Gerhard, Reymann, G., Thomas Kuhlmann, Kuhlmann, T, Kuhlmann Thomas, Mikolajczyk Rafael, Kuhlmann, Thomas, Scherbaum, N., Reker Martin, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Baune Bernhard T, Mikolajczyk, R., Reker, M., Scherbaum Norbert, Scherbaum, N, Reker, Martin, Sherbaum, Norbert, Mikolajczyk, R, Mikolajczyk, Rafael T., Baune, BT, Reymann, G, Mikolajczyk, Rafael, Baune, Bernhard T.   +31 more
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Prognosis of Long‐Term Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and the Impact of Combined Continuous Intravenous Sodium Infusion Therapy

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Patients requiring long‐term continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) generally have poor prognoses. This study evaluated whether adding continuous intravenous sodium infusion (cIVNa) is associated with improved hemodynamics and outcomes in patients undergoing long‐term CRRT for ≥ 7 days.
Akinori Yamaguchi, Atsuyoshi Mita, Kosuke Sonoda, Makoto Harada, Koji Hashimoto, Hiroshi Imamura, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
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Clinical and psychosocial predictors of attendance and drug use in heroin users undergoing treatment [PDF]

, 2008
The main aim of this thesis is to evaluate the Theory of Planned Behaviour's ability to identify predictors of intention and behaviour. The population of interest are heroin users; the behaviours are attendance at treatment services and heroin use during
Horspool, Michelle J, Horspool, Michelle J.   +1 more
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Temporal and visual source memory deficits among ecstasy/polydrug users [PDF]

, 2014
Objectives: The present paper seeks to investigate whether source memory judgements are adversely affected by recreational illicit drug use. Method: Sixty-two ecstasy/polydrug users and 75 non ecstasy users completed a source memory task, in which they ...
Montgomery, C, Gallagher, DT, Hadjiefthyvoulou, F, Fisk, JE   +3 more
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