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Interventional Radiology Society of Australasia Quality Care Guidelines for Renal Tumour Ablation in Australia and New Zealand

Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Image‐guided thermal ablation (radiofrequency, cryo‐ and microwave ablation) is a safe and effective primary treatment for small renal mass and localised renal cell carcinoma ≤ 4 cm (T1a) with long‐term cancer‐specific survival rates equivalent to surgical resection (Level A).
Matthew Lukies, William Ormiston, Nicholas Brown, Philip Chan, Ahmad Al‐Hindawi, Radha Popuri, Brendan Buckley   +6 more
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is Associated With an Increased Risk of End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Population‐Based Cohort Study

Alimentary Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
In a retrospective population‐based cohort study using the University of Manitoba IBD Epidemiology Database, persons with IBD have an increased risk of ESRD by nearly 50%, with CD showing greater risk than UC. Bowel surgery, allopurinol use and oral steroid therapy are important predictors, emphasising the necessity of careful renal monitoring in IBD ...
Onuma Sattayalertyanyong, Zoann Nugent, Bryce Barr, Keevin N. Bernstein, Charles N. Bernstein   +4 more
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Frayed Rope and Resilient Threads: Fijian Healthcare and the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In April 2021, Fiji faced international scrutiny due to ‘horrific’ hospital conditions, including staff and patients lacking food, non‐operational operating theatres, and critical shortages of beds, medicine, and equipment. After successfully avoiding a major outbreak in 2020, a sudden surge in COVID‐19 cases in 2021 overwhelmed the public ...
Sharon McLennan, Johanna Thomas‐Maude, Apisalome Movono, Akisi Ravono   +3 more
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‘Out of My Hands’: Palestinian Referral Care in East Jerusalem After October 7, 2023

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the moral experiences of Palestinian healthcare professionals working at a specialised referral hospital in East Jerusalem during the early months of the Gaza War. Drawing on semi‐structured interviews with hospital staff providing oncology care, it analyses how understandings of what constitutes “good” care in a context of
Pieter Dronkers, Zeina Amro
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On the Destruction and Humanitarianisation of the Health System in Gaza and the Need for a Biopolitical Bioethics

Bioethics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines Israel's destruction and ‘humanitarianisation’ of Palestinian health systems, arguing that this should be understood as an instance of ‘necropolitics,’ as conceived by Achille Mbembe. We review the extensive, long‐term destruction of health systems in Palestine before 7 October 2023 and the catastrophic acceleration of that
Mohammad Salaymeh, Arianne Shahvisi, Sohail Jannesari   +2 more
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Exercise Snacks Are Feasible to Perform in the Real World and Improve Physical Capacity for Adults Living With Non‐Insulin Treated Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomised Trial

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To investigate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a 12‐week remotely‐delivered exercise snacks (ES) intervention in adults with type 2 diabetes. Material and Methods Insufficiently active adults with type 2 diabetes (N = 69; 46 females; mean age ± SD: 58 ± 11 years) were randomised to an ES or mobility/stretching comparator group
Fiona J. Babir, Alexis Marcotte‐Chénard, Roderick E. Sandilands, Kaja Falkenhain, Noah Mulkewich, Hashim Islam, Seth F. McCarthy, Douglas L. Richards, Kenneth Madden, Joel Singer, Michael C. Riddell, Mary E. Jung, Martin J. Gibala, Jonathan P. Little   +13 more
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Phase IIB, Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Clinical Trial of Intravenous Defibrotide for the Prevention and Treatment of Respiratory Distress and Cytokine Release Syndrome in COVID‐19

European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Endothelial dysfunction is key in COVID‐19 pathogenesis. This randomized, double‐blind phase IIb trial investigated continuous intravenous infusion of defibrotide in patients hospitalized with SARS‐CoV‐2 infection and respiratory failure.
Ruben Jara Rubio, Antonio José Martinez‐Mellado, Jonathan Kiwitt‐Cárdenas, José G. Clavel, Bartolomé García‐Perez, Pedro Castro, Maribel Diaz‐Ricart, Andrés Carrillo‐Alcaraz, Amparo López‐Bernús, Enrique Bernal Morell, Aychel Roura, Sonia Marín, Francisco‐José Ruiz‐López, Elena Solana‐Martinez, Domingo Martinez‐Baño, Carlos L. Albacete Moreno, Enriqueta Andreu Soler, Adrián Tellez Santoyo, Sara Fernández Méndez, Jose A. Noguera Velasco, Iria Cebreiros Lopez, Andrés Parrilla, Alberto Espuny‐Miró, David García‐Bernal, Miguel Blanquer, Andrés Sánchez‐Salinas, Francisca Iniesta, Cristina Hernandez Garcia, Manuel Muro, Alfredo Minguela Puras, Antonio Moreno‐Docón, Alberto M. Torres‐Cantero, Maria Munoz Garcia, Manuel Serrano, Massimo Iacobelli, Carmelo Carlo‐Stella, Lee‐Jen Wei, Paul G. Richardson, José M. Moraleda   +38 more
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Shared Hemodialysis Care Practice Patterns and Their Association With Shared Decision‐Making in the United Kingdom

Hemodialysis International, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Shared hemodialysis care, or “shared care,” empowers in‐center hemodialysis patients to undertake some dialysis‐related tasks. Although its benefits are increasingly recognized, data on shared care is not routinely reported, and its impact on patient experience is less studied.
Kevin Breen, Shalini Santhakumaran, Martin Wilkie, Neill Duncan, Tania Barnes, Georgina Hamill, Catherine Stannard, Amanda Busby, Paul Bristow, Udaya Udayaraj   +9 more
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Bioimpedance and Symptom Guided Fluid Management in Hemodialysis: A Multicenter Pre–Post Implementation Study

Hemodialysis International, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Optimizing volume status is central to hemodialysis care and may influence patient‐reported outcome measures as recovery time. We evaluated the implementation of a structured decision aid (Recova) integrating symptom assessment with bioimpedance spectroscopy in routine hemodialysis practice.
Maaike Nielen, Maria K. Svensson, Hans Furuland, Ursa Bonnevier, Ainhoa Indurain, Annica Sedin, Michael Eklund, Jenny Stenberg   +7 more
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Montelukast Versus Gabapentin for Uremic Pruritus in Twice‐Weekly Hemodialysis Patients: A 52‐Week Prospective Non‐Randomized Open‐Label Comparative Study

Hemodialysis International, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Uremic pruritus (UP) remains a common and distressing complication in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) receiving maintenance hemodialysis. The burden is particularly pronounced in low‐ and middle‐income countries where twice‐weekly hemodialysis is frequently practiced because of resource limitations. Gabapentin is widely
Bilal Mohsin, Muhammad Ahmad, Irfan Rasool, Nouf Alotaibi, Wahaj Mirajullah, Imran Khan, Sara Faisal, Khalid Abdulrazek, Aziz Mengal, Saima Faisal   +9 more
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