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Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA reductase inhibition with simvastatin in acute lung injury to reduce pulmonary dysfunction (HARP-2) trial : study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

, 2012
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a common devastating clinical syndrome characterized by life-threatening respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation and multiple organ failure.
A Mercat, AM Cheung, C Brun-Buisson, C Rossi, Cecilia M O’Kane, Christine McNally, Daniel F McAuley, DJ Kor, Excellence NIfHaC, F Gao Smith, Gavin D Perkins, GD Rubenfeld, GR Bernard, Grainne Crealey, Irish Critical Care Trials Group, John G Laffey, KF Schulz, LA Curtis, Lynn Murphy, M Shyamsundar, MA Matthay, Mark Cross, Michael Stevenson, MS Herridge, RG Brower, S Harvey, SE Erickson, T Craig, The ARDS Network investigators, The EuroQol Group, TR Craig, TW Felton   +31 more
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A single intra‐articular stromal vascular fraction with platelet‐rich plasma injection yields superior clinical outcomes than a hyaluronic acid injection in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A prospective comparative study

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The present study aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of a combined injection of stromal vascular fraction (SVF) and platelet rich plasma (PRP) versus a high molecular weight (HMW) hyaluronic acid (HA) injection in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).
Trifon Totlis, Vlasios Achlatis, Panagiotis‐Konstantinos Emfietzis, Theodorakys Marín Fermín, Theodoros Pettas, Aristotelis Sideridis, Ioannis Terzidis   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Institute for Clinical Excellence and its value judgments [PDF]

, 2004
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) offers health professionals in England and Wales advice on providing NHS patients with the highest attainable standards of care.
Culyer, A.J., Rawlins, M.D.
core   +2 more sources

Impairment in quality of life with different sport orthopaedic musculoskeletal injuries—A comprehensive analysis of the German arthroscopy register

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to identify the impairment of quality of life (QoL) for different sport orthopaedic injuries prior to surgery in Germany and build a baseline dataset for these injuries. Methods Data from the German arthroscopy registry (DART) between November 2017 and January 2025 were used.
Dominik Szymski, Christoph Lutter, Sina Graeber, Alexander‐Stephan Henze, Maximilian Hinz, Anja Hirschmueller, Thomas Niethammer, Ralf Mueller Rath, Thomas Tischer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

An occupational therapy intervention for residents with stroke related disabilities in UK care homes (OTCH): cluster randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2015
Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of an established programme of occupational therapy in maintaining functional activity and reducing further health risks from inactivity in care home residents living with stroke sequelae.
Barton, Garry, Burton, C. R., Burton, Christopher R., Fletcher-Smith, J., Fletcher-Smith, Joanna, Irvine, L., Irvine, Lisa, Lett, K., Mant, J., Mant, Jonathan, Masterson-Algar, Patricia, Peryer, G., Peryer, Guy, Rashid, Farzana, Roalfe, A. K., Roalfe, Andrea K., Sackley, Catherine M., Sharp, L., Sharp, Leslie, Sheehan, B., Sheehan, Bart, Stant, K. E., Stant, Katie E., Steel, Kerry, Steele, K., Walker, M. F., Walker, Marion F., Watkins, C. L., Watkins, Caroline L., Wheatley, K., Wheatley, Keith, Wilde, K., Wilde, Kate, Williams, Jane   +33 more
core   +5 more sources

EQ-5D and the EuroQol Group: Past, Present and Future [PDF]

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 2017
Over the period 1987-1991 an inter-disciplinary five-country group developed the EuroQol instrument, a five-dimensional three-level generic measure subsequently termed the 'EQ-5D'. It was designed to measure and value health status. The salient features of its development and its consolidation and expansion are discussed.
Devlin, NJ, Brooks, R
openaire   +3 more sources

Functional alignment in robotic total knee arthroplasty provides favourable outcomes and minimal early revisions: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Functional alignment (FA) has emerged as a personalised alignment strategy in total knee arthroplasty (TKA), enabled by robotic‐assisted technology. Although early clinical results are encouraging, evidence remains heterogeneous and long‐term safety is uncertain.
Vasileios Giovanoulis, Angelo V. Vasiliadis, Luca Andriollo, Pietro Gregori, Konstantinos Dretakis, Christos Koutserimpas, Sébastien Lustig   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Short-term results of open inguinal hernia repair with self-gripping Parietex ProGrip mesh in China: A retrospective study of 90 cases

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2016
Objectives: This study investigated short-term outcomes of Lichtenstein hernia repair using self-gripping Parietex ProGrip mesh in Chinese patients with inguinal hernias.
Yinlong Wang, Xin Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping clinical outcomes to generic preference-based outcome measures: development and comparison of methods

Health Technology Assessment, 2020
Background: Cost-effectiveness analysis using quality-adjusted life-years as the measure of health benefit is commonly used to aid decision-makers. Clinical studies often do not include preference-based measures that allow the calculation of quality ...
Mónica Hernández Alava, Allan Wailoo, Stephen Pudney, Laura Gray, Andrea Manca   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the quality of recovery and the postoperative health status after elective surgery [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2018
Purpose: Postoperative recovery is a complex process with physiologic, functional, and psychologic dimensions. Postoperative quality of recovery is considered as a crucial outcome following surgery and anesthesia.
Sofia M. Ferraz, João P. Moreira, Leonor C. Mendes, Tania M. Amaral, Ana R. Andrade, Alice R. Santos, Fernando J. Abelha   +6 more
doaj   +4 more sources