When intensive insulin therapy (MDi) fails in patients with type 2 diabetes: Switching to GLP-1 receptor agonist versus insulin pump [PDF]
Treatment with insulin, alone or with oral or injectable hypoglycemic agents, is becoming increasingly common in patients with type 2 diabetes. However, approximately 40% of patients fail to reach their glycemic targets with the initially prescribed ...
Castaneda, Javier +4 more
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Clinic- and hospital-based home care describes models of care where services commonly associated with hospital inpatient care are provided at the patient’s home or in an outpatient or community-based clinic.
Toni Docherty +2 more
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Introduction: Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy (OPAT) has become established as a standard of care in most Australian hospitals to treat a variety of infections.
S. Subedi +4 more
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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of capecitabine and tegafur with uracil for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer: systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]
Objectives: To evaluate the clinical and costeffectiveness of capecitabine and tegafur with uracil (UFT/LV) as first-line treatments for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, as compared with 5- fluorouracil/folinic acid (5-FU/FA) regimens.
Brewer, N. +3 more
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Background: Levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG) infusion is an efficacious treatment of motor and non-motor fluctuations in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Real-life use of the treatment is not previously studied.
Dag Nyholm, Malak Adnan, Marina Senek
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Safety and physiological effects of two different doses of elosulfase alfa in patients with morquio a syndrome: A randomized, double-blind, pilot study. [PDF]
The primary treatment outcomes of a phase 2, randomized, double-blind, pilot study evaluating safety, physiological, and pharmacological effects of elosulfase alfa in patients with Morquio A syndrome are herewith presented.
Berger, Kenneth I +14 more
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Home parenteral nutrition with an omega-3-fatty-acid-enriched MCT/LCT lipid emulsion in patients with chronic intestinal failure (the HOME study):study protocol for a randomized, controlled, multicenter, international clinical trial [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is a life-preserving therapy for patients with chronic intestinal failure (CIF) indicated for patients who cannot achieve their nutritional requirements by enteral intake.
A Van Gossum +42 more
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Rapid-onset diabetic ketoacidosis secondary to nivolumab therapy
We report a case of a 67-year-old man with type 2 diabetes presented with diabetic ketoacidosis, two weeks after his first dose of nivolumab therapy for non–small-cell lung carcinoma.
Senhong Lee +3 more
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Transplantation of progenitor cells and regeneration enhancement in acute myocardial infarction - (TOPCARE-AMI) [PDF]
Background - Experimental studies suggest that transplantation of blood-derived or bone marrow–derived progenitor cells beneficially affects postinfarction remodeling.
Aicher, A +12 more
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: Background: Intravenous (IV) infusion therapy is commonly used in health care settings. However, IV therapy at home can be challenging because it relies on the patient's ability to manage multiple medications correctly, which may lead to decreased ...
Carlos Mejia-Chew, MD +7 more
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