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A Systematic Review of Attributes Influencing Preferences for Treatments and Interventions in People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that has no cure, and treatments predominantly focus on improving quality of life. Patient‐centred care is central to bringing about meaningful improvements to quality of life.
A. Clift, D. Rowen, L. Knox, A. W. Griffiths, C. J. McDermott   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inpatient gastrostomy in Huntington's disease: Nationwide analysis of utilization and outcomes compared to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Clinical Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 2020
Background: Huntington's disease (HD) causes dysphagia and dementia, both of which are risk factors for malnutrition. Gastrostomy is used to sustain enteral intake in neurodegenerative diseases and specifically improves outcomes in ALS, but its ...
Ali G. Hamedani, Meredith Pauly, Dylan P. Thibault, Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, Allison W. Willis   +4 more
doaj  

Gastric Outlet and Duodenal Obstruction as a Complication of Migrated Gastrostomy Tube: Report of Two Cases and Literature Review

Gastroenterology Research, 2018
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is a well-recognized procedure for providing enteral feeding and long-term enteral nutritional support. Although it is mostly well tolerated, complications, sometimes mechanical in nature, do occur.
Jamil Shah, T. Sunkara, K. S. Yarlagadda, Prashanth Rawla, V. Gaduputi   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Microbial Colonization and Associated Factors in Indwelling Urinary Catheters: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Research in Nursing &Health, Volume 48, Issue 3, Page 349-359, June 2025.
ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine microbial colonization in indwelling urinary catheters (UCs) and identify patient‐specific risk factors associated with this colonization. This cross‐sectional study involved 61 hospitalized intensive care unit patients with indwelling UCs.
Melike Durukan, Ayşe Akbıyık, Selçuk Kaya, Murat Aksun   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constructing optimal treatment length strategies to maximize quality-adjusted lifetimes [PDF]

arXiv
Real-world clinical decision making is a complex process that involves balancing the risks and benefits of treatments. Quality-adjusted lifetime is a composite outcome that combines patient quantity and quality of life, making it an attractive outcome in clinical research.
arxiv  

Mental wellbeing in non-ambulant youth with neuromuscular disorders: What makes the difference? [PDF]

, 2018
The physical and social challenges associated with neuromuscular disorders may impact mental wellbeing in non-ambulant youth during the more vulnerable period of adolescence.
Downs, Jenny, Hince, Dana, Patman, Shane, Travlos, Vivienne, Wilson, Andrew   +4 more
core   +1 more source

NOTES OF A CASE OF GASTROSTOMY. [PDF]

The Lancet, 1886
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openaire   +3 more sources

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: indications, technique, complications and management.

World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2014
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is the preferred route of feeding and nutritional support in patients with a functional gastrointestinal system who require long-term enteral nutrition. Besides its well-known advantages over parenteral nutrition,
A. Rahnemai-azar, Amir A Rahnemaiazar, Rozhin Naghshizadian, A. Kurtz, D. Farkas   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Functional Outcomes of Free Flap Reconstruction After TORS in Early‐Stage HPV‐Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective In the unique clinical context of a retropharyngeal carotid artery (RPC), free flap reconstruction (FFR) may be used for small pathologic tumor (pT)1‐2 human papillomavirus (HPV)+ oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) tumors to provide vessel coverage, providing a unique case‐control study model.
Praneet C. Kaki, Neel R. Sangal, Doreen Lam, Ryan M. Carey, Karthik Rajasekaran, Ara Chalian, Robert M. Brody, Gregory S. Weinstein, Steven B. Cannady   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safety and efficacy of novel oblique-viewing scope for B2-endoscopic ultrasound-guided hepaticogastrostomy [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy
Background/Aims Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided hepaticogastrostomy (EUS-HGS) performed at the intrahepatic bile duct segment 3 (B3) is widely used for biliary drainage.
Sho Ishikawa, Kazuo Hara, Nozomi Okuno, Nobumasa Mizuno, Shin Haba, Takamichi Kuwahara, Yasuhiro Kuraishi, Takafumi Yanaidani, Masanori Yamada, Tsukasa Yasuda, Toshitaka Fukui, Teru Kumagi, Yoichi Hiasa   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source