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Relationship Between Hospital Volume and Outcomes of Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer: Analysis of the National Clinical Database in Japan

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
According to multivariable analysis conducted using a hierarchical logistic regression model, using VHH as the reference group, the odds ratios for mortality by hospital volume category were as follows: VLH, 2.70 (p < 0.0001); LH, 1.72 (p = 0.052); MH, 1.70 (p = 0.034); and HH, 1.43 (p = 0.173).
Soji Ozawa, Hiraku Kumamaru, Yuko Kitagawa, Kazuo Koyanagi, Junya Oguma, Harushi Udagawa, Hiroaki Miyata, Yasushi Toh, Hisahiro Matsubara   +8 more
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Dysphagia and Dyspnea Caused by Large Anterior Cervical Osteophyte

Egyptian Spine Journal, 2019
Background Data: Unfortunately, large anterior cervical osteophytes are a forgotten cause of dysphagia and dyspnea. They can cause marked change in diet habits or interfere with patients’ daily activities and sleep without significant neck pain or ...
Ashraf S Zidan, MD., Amr Farid, MD., Ahmed El Sobky MD.   +2 more
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Undetectable Hydroxyurea Levels in the Majority of Sickle Cell Disease Patients, Especially in Young Children

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hydroxyurea (HU) is the most widely prescribed disease‐modifying treatment in sickle cell disease (SCD), though treatment responses vary due to metabolism and adherence. We examined HU blood levels and treatment response in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease (HbSS).
Sigrid van der Veen, Bart J. Biemond, Marjon H. Cnossen, Pablo Bartolucci, Maria P. Boaro, Betzabel Cajiao Garcia, Raffaella Colombatti, M. D'Agnolo, Karin Fijnvandraat, Anna Collado Gimbert, Amira Idrizovic, Petros Kountouris, Mar Mañú‐Pereira, Elisabetta Mezzalira, Mariane de Montalembert, Erfan Nur, A. Pham Hung D' Alexandry D'Orengiani, Tiziana Sanavia, Saskia E. M. Schols, Marissa J. M. Traets, Minke A. E. Rab, Sara I. Reidel, Anita W. Rijneveld, Yosr Zaouali, Nanda M. Verhoeven‐Duif, Judith J. M. Jans, Eduard J. van Beers   +26 more
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Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in the assessment of exertional dyspnea

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2015
Dyspnea on exertion is a commonly encountered problem in clinical practice. It is usually investigated by resting tests such as pulmonary function tests and echocardiogram, which may at times can be non-diagnostic. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
Debapriya Datta, Edward Normandin, Richard ZuWallack   +2 more
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Epidemiology of patients presenting with dyspnea to emergency departments in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

European journal of emergency medicine, 2019
OBJECTIVE The primary objective of this study was to describe the epidemiology and management of dyspneic patients presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in an international patient population.
S. Laribi, G. Keijzers, O. VAN MEER, S. Klim, J. Motiejunaite, W. Kuan, R. Body, Peter G Jones, M. Karamercan, S. Craig, V. Harjola, A. Holdgate, A. Golea, C. Graham, F. Verschuren, J. Capsec, M. Christ, L. Grammatico-Guillon, C. Barletta, L. Garcia-Castrillo, A. Kelly   +20 more
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POEMS Syndrome: 2026 Update on Diagnosis, Risk‐Stratification, and Management

American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Disease Overview POEMS syndrome is a life‐threatening syndrome due to an underlying plasma cell neoplasm. The major criteria for the syndrome are polyneuropathy, clonal plasma cell disorder (PCD), sclerotic bone lesions, elevated vascular endothelial growth factor, and the presence of Castleman disease.
Angela Dispenzieri
wiley   +1 more source

The Barthel index-dyspnea: a new two-dimensional dyspnea scale

International Journal of COPD, 2016
Ming-Lung Chuang1–3 1Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, 2Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, 3School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic ...
Chuang ML
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Case Report: Unmasking a sporadic pediatric tumor emergency: superior vena cava syndrome

Frontiers in Pediatrics
IntroductionSuperior Vena Cava Syndrome (SVCS) is a rare but serious oncologic emergency in pediatric patients, most commonly caused by mediastinal masses such as lymphomas or leukemias.
Gui-Liang Liu, Min Wang, Min Zhang, Yan Dai, Di-Wen Zhang   +4 more
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Reliability and validity of an arabic version of the dyspnea-12 questionnaire for Saudi nationals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Annals of Thoracic Medicine, 2015
BACKGROUND: Dyspnea is a distressing symptom experienced by people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The dyspnea-12 (D-12) questionnaire comprises of 12 items and assesses the quality of this symptom, its severity and the emotional ...
Mohammed M Alyami, Sue C Jenkins, Hani Lababidi, Kylie Hill   +3 more
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Aerobic and breathing exercises improve dyspnea, exercise capacity and quality of life in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Thoracic Disease, 2019
Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive disease associated with significant dyspnea and limited exercise capacity. This systematic review aimed to synthesize evidence of exercise interventions during pulmonary rehabilitation that ...
M. Hanada, K. Kasawara, S. Mathur, D. Rozenberg, R. Kozu, S. A. Hassan, W. Reid   +6 more
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