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The role of supine imaging in assessing failure of pelvic compensation and its impact on surgical outcomes in patients with adult spinal deformity

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Aims This study aims to investigate the impacts of failure of pelvic compensation (FPC), as determined by variations in spinopelvic alignment during the transition from the supine to the upright position, on surgical outcomes in patients with adult ...
Dongfan Wang, Wei Wang, Yu Wang, Chao Kong, Shuaikang Wang, Xiaolong Chen, Shibao Lu   +6 more
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Considerations Regarding the Role of Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma in the Elderly [PDF]

, 2017
William A. Hall, Bradley A. Erickson
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MobiKa - Low-Cost Mobile Robot for Human-Robot Interaction

, 2019
One way to allow elderly people to stay longer in their homes is to use of service robots to support them with everyday tasks. With this goal, we design, develop and evaluate a low-cost mobile robot to communicate with elderly people. The main idea is to
Födisch, Thomas, Graf, Birgit, Graf, Florenz, Jacobs, Theo, Odabaşı, Çağatay   +4 more
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Old age poverty in the Indian States: What do the household data tell us? [PDF]

, 2006
In the absence of any official measures of old age poverty, this paper uses National Sample Survey household-level data to investigate the extent and nature of living standards and incidence of poverty among elderly in sixteen major states in India. We
Pal, S
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
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
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose Level Among Elderly with Non-communicable Disease [PDF]

, 2019
Due to increasing age, elderly are prone to non-communicable diseases (NCD), such as hypertension (HT) and diabetes mellitus (DM). Easy physical condition monitoring of people with HT and/or DM is by measuring their blood pressure (BP) and/or blood ...
Artsanthia, J. (Jintana), Sari, N. P. (Ni)   +1 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
wiley   +1 more source

Development and validation of a nomogram to predict the unfavorable outcomes in elderly patients undergoing lumbar fusion surgery for degenerative disease

BMC Surgery
Objective Failure to understand long-term quality of life and functional outcomes hinders effective decision making and prognostication. Therefore, the study aims to predict and analyse the unfavorable outcomes (FOs) in elderly patients undergoing lumbar
Peng Cui, Shuaikang Wang, Haojie Zhang, Peng Wang, Xiaolong Chen, Chao Kong, Shibao Lu   +6 more
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Fetal Brain Tumor Harboring a Unique ROCK1::BRAF Fusion

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Marllon Cindra Sant'Ana, Mariana Maschietto, Daniela Paz Leal, Ricardo de Santos de Oliveira, Mayara Ferreira Euzébio, Antonio Carlos dos Santos, Luciano Neder, Carlos Alberto Scrideli, Elvis Terci Valera   +8 more
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Effects of the Fluid Replacement Method During Online Hemodiafiltration on the Solute Removal Performance and Biocompatibility Using the Asymmetric Cellulose Triacetate Membrane

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pre‐dilution online hemodiafiltration (Pre‐HDF) is predominantly used in Japan, whereas post‐dilution online HDF (Post‐HDF) is more common in Europe. An asymmetric cellulose triacetate (ATA) membrane may improve biocompatibility.
Kenji Sakurai, Yoshitaka Kurihara, Fumi Yamauchi, Hiromi Hosoya, Takeshi Saito   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source