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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
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Electronic Patient-Reported Health-Related Quality of Life Trajectories in ICU Survivors: A Multicentre Pilot Study-Within-a-Trial Protocol. [PDF]

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand
ABSTRACT Background Patient‐important outcomes beyond mortality, particularly health‐related quality of life (HRQoL), are frequently used in intensive care unit (ICU) trials. However, HRQoL assessment remains challenging due to methodological complexities, including poorly defined recovery trajectories, lack of consensus on measurement instruments ...
Battistelli EZ, Kaas-Hansen BS, Granholm A, Plovsing RTR, Rasmussen BS, Perner A, Kjær MN.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Optimal Lung Cancer Ct Screening Strategy: A Cost‐Effectiveness Study Incorporating Nelson Evidence, Evolving Cost of Treatment and Smoking Cessation Interventions

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Lung cancer screening implementation is taking shape worldwide. Programme design requires specifying eligibility criteria, screening interval, and the optimal age range. We estimate benefits and harms of competing strategies, integrating NELSON results, smoking cessation interventions, contemporary treatment costs, and the management of ...
Koen de Nijs, Kevin ten Haaf, Dana Moldovanu, Juul Hubert, Isabelle van den Bosch, Carlijn van der Aalst, Harry J. de Koning   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

La Calidad de Vida, su importancia y cómo medirla

Salud Uninorte, 2005
Este artículo revisa algunos aspectos relacionados con los instrumentos actualmente utilizados en diversos países de Europa, Asia y América para medir calidad de vida relacionada con la salud –CVRS–.
Rafael Tuesca Molina
doaj  

A study of the reliability of health state valuations in the Japanese EuroQol instrument [PDF]

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2001
Although the Japanese EuroQol instrument was developed in 1998 by a Japanese translation team, the reliability of health state valuations of the fuller questionnaire has not yet been investigated in Japan. We carried out a pilot study to investigate the reliability of health state valuations of the Japanese EuroQol instrument.The survey was conducted ...
HAMASHIMA, Chisato, YOSHIDA, Katsumi
openaire   +2 more sources

A review of health utilities using the EQ-5D in studies of cardiovascular disease [PDF]

, 2010
Background The EQ-5D has been extensively used to assess patient utility in trials of new treatments within the cardiovascular field. The aims of this study were to review evidence of the validity and reliability of the EQ-5D, and to summarise utility ...
Buxton, Martin J, Goldsmith Kimberley A, Buxton Martin J, Kimberley A Goldsmith, Goldsmith, Kimberley A, Dyer, Matthew TD, Dyer, MT, Dyer, Matthew T D, Matthew TD Dyer, Sharples, L, Goldsmith, Kimberley A; id_orcid, Sharples Linda S, Dyer Matthew TD, Goldsmith, KA, Martin J Buxton, Sharples, Linda S, Linda S Sharples, Buxton, MJ   +17 more
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Comparison of treatment pathways for isolated mesh associated pain syndrome (I‐MAPS) secondary to pelvic mesh devices for stress urinary incontinence (SUI)

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective The aim of this retrospective observational cohort study was to compare the outcome of surgical, combined and non‐surgical pathways of isolated mesh associated pain syndrome (I‐MAPS) following insertion of a single continence tape. Methods Women with a single continence tape who experienced I‐MAPS accessing the service between 2018 ...
Hawra Badri, Emily Whyley, Bharati Vyawahare, Zainab Al‐Jawahiri, Karen Ward, Richard Edmondson, Fiona Reid   +6 more
wiley   +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
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Evaluation of clinical results and quality of life after surgical reconstruction for rheumatoid cervical spine [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The EuroQol (EQ-5D) is a widely used comprehensive measure of health-related quality of life. There has been no study that has evaluated the health-related quality of life before and after the surgical reconstruction of rheumatoid ...
Kato, Hiroyuki, Uehara, Masashi, Ogihara, Nobuhide, Hirabayashi, Hiroki, Kuraishi, Shugo, Takahashi, Jun, Hashidate, Hiroyuki, Mukaiyama, Keijiro, Shimizu, Masayuki   +8 more
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Efficacy of Ultrasound‐Guided Intercostal Nerve Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine for Treating Postherpetic Neuralgia in Adult Patients

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The study aimed to investigate the efficacy of ultrasound‐guided intercostal nerve block (ICNB) with liposomal bupivacaine (LB) comparing ropivacaine‐dexamethasone (RD) for treating postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) in adult patients. A total of 108 patients were randomized 1:1 to receive ICNB with LB or ICNB with RD.
Jin Li, Xiang‐Yu Fang
wiley   +1 more source