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Accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging to identify pseudocapsule invasion in renal tumors [PDF]

, 2020
Purpose: To evaluate accuracy of MRI in detecting renal tumor pseudocapsule (PC) invasion and to propose a classification based on imaging of PC status in patients with renal cell carcinoma.
Altobelli, Emanuela, Angeletti, Silvia, Bellangino, Mariangela, Catalano, Carlo, Ciccozzi, Massimo, Del Monte, Maurizio, D’ovidio, Giulia, Faiella Eliodoro, Gallucci, Michele, Grasso, Francesco Rosario, Mastroianni, Riccardo, Muto, Giovanni, Panebianco, Valeria, Papalia, Rocco, Scarpa, Roberto Mario, Simone, Giuseppe   +15 more
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Association between malaria control and paediatric blood transfusions in rural Zambia: an interrupted time-series analysis [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Blood transfusions can reduce mortality among children with severe malarial anaemia, but there is limited evidence quantifying the relationship between paediatric malaria and blood transfusions. This study explores the extent to which the use
Alison B Comfort, Allen S Craig, Benjamin Johns, Janneke H van Dijk, Kathryn Stillman, Nancy Nachbar, Payal Hathi, Philip E Thuma, Rose Gabert, Sonali Korde, Sungano Mharakurwa, Yann Derriennic   +11 more
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ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON HIV INDICATORS IN BRAZIL: A TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Introduction: In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2. This global crisis overwhelmed healthcare systems, including in Brazil, adversely affecting the control of several infectious ...
Beatriz Sousa-Peres, Sarah Maiche, Klauss Villalva-Serra, Artur T.L. Queiroz, Moreno M.S. Rodrigues, Bruno B. Andrade, Mariana Araújo-Pereira   +6 more
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Suicide among soldiers and social contagion effects: An interrupted time-series analysis

Social Science & Medicine, 2023
Suicide has become an increasingly concerning problem among soldiers in recent years. Previous research has hypothesized that media-related social contagion effects, termed "Werther effects," may contribute to military suicide numbers. Unfortunately, there is limited empirical knowledge on such social contagion effects in soldiers. We contribute to the
Florian Arendt, Manina Mestas
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Measuring Quality Improvement in Acute Ischemic Stroke Care: Interrupted Time Series Analysis of Door-to-Needle Time

Cerebrovascular Diseases Extra, 2014
Background: In patients with acute ischemic stroke, early treatment with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) improves functional outcome by effectively reducing disability and dependency.
Anne Margreet van Dishoeck, Diederik W.J. Dippel, Maaike Dirks, Caspar W.N. Looman, Johan P. Mackenbach, Ewout W. Steyerberg   +5 more
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Nurse telephone triage for same day appointments in general practice: multiple interrupted time series trial of effect on workload and costs [PDF]

, 2002
OBJECTIVE: To compare the workloads of general practitioners and nurses and costs of patient care for nurse telephone triage and standard management of requests for same day appointments in routine primary care.
Dutton, E., Godfrey, L., Meakins, J., Richards, D.A., Richardson, G., Russell, D., Tawfik, J.   +6 more
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Tuberculosis incidence in Brazil: time series analysis between 2001 and 2021 and projection until 2030

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia
Objective: To assess the incidence of tuberculosis in Brazil between 2001 and 2022 and estimate the monthly incidence forecast until 2030. Methods: This is a time-series study based on monthly tuberculosis records from the Notifiable Diseases ...
Marcus Tolentino Silva, Taís Freire Galvão   +1 more
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Core components for effective infection prevention and control programmes: new WHO evidence-based recommendations [PDF]

, 2017
Health care-associated infections (HAI) are a major public health problem with a significant impact on morbidity, mortality and quality of life. They represent also an important economic burden to health systems worldwide.
A Higgins, A Jamal, A Lipitz-Snyderman, A Pinto, AF Vicca, AJ Howie, AM Yinnon, AR Marra, AS Mathai, B Allegranzi, BA Mark, BN Reames, BS Koll, BW Thomas, C Brandt, C Fuller, CS Cocanour, D Fisher, D Pittet, D Pittet, D Quiros, DD Wirtschafter, DG Bundy, DJ Birnbach, DM Henderson, E Creamer, Effective Practice and Organisation of Care (EPOC), EG Shepherd, EL Geubbels, EL Larson, F L’Heriteau, F Schwab, G Pontivivo, GB Allen, GH Guyatt, HW Kilbride, I Zuschneid, International Health Regulations, J Alonso-Echanove, J Bion, J Blatnik, J Mayer, J Robert, JA Al-Tawfiq, JA Marsteller, JB Cunningham, JB Cunningham, JB Cunningham, JH Barsuk, JH Jang, JJ Anderson, JW Lederer Jr, KB Kirkland, KB Stevenson, L Bouadma, L Charrier, L Gerolemou, L Johnson, L Rubinson, LA Mermel, LJ Damschroder, LL McKinley, M Thomas, M Virtanen, M Whitby, MA Borg, MA Borg, MD Koff, ML Grayson, ML McLaws, ML McLaws, ML Render, ML Schweizer, MR Miller, MR Miller, N Petrosillo, P Eggimann, P Gastmeier, P Gastmeier, P Gastmeier, P Gastmeier, PW Nicol, R Jain, R Peredo, RJ Sherertz, RM Sladek, RW Haley, S Barwolff, S Hansen, S Hugonnet, S Hugonnet, S Hugonnet, S Newitt, S Nijssen, SA Creedon, SC Joshi, SI Doron, SK Fridkin, SM Brown, SR Lieber, TR Talbot, V Rodriguez, VA DePalo, VD Rosenthal, VD Rosenthal, VD Rosenthal, VD Rosenthal, W Moongtui, W Turnberg, W Zingg, W Zingg, W Zingg, WN Viana, YL Kwok   +113 more
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Epidemiology, prehospital care and outcomes of patients arriving by ambulance with dyspnoea: An observational study [PDF]

, 2016
Background: This study aimed to determine epidemiology and outcome for patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with shortness of breath who were transported by ambulance.
Archer, Peter, Asha, Stephen Edward, Bryant, Michael, Chalkley, Dane, Chan, Barry, Cheri, Thomas, Chor, Melvin S Y, Cowell, David Lord, Craig, Simon, De Villecourt, Tracey, Duffy, Martin, Eley, Rob, Furyk, Jeremy, Goh, Shaun E., Graham, Colin A., Grummisch, Michelle, Haythorne, Helen, Holdgate, Anna, Jain, Nitin, Jones, Peter, Keijzers, Gerben, Kelly, Anne Maree, Kinnear, Frances, Klim, Sharon, Knott, Jonathan, Kuan, Win Sen, Laribi, Said, Lawoko, Charles, Lee, Francis Chun Yue, Lee, Kendall, Lee, Wee Yee, Leung, Ling Pong, Lozzi, Lydia, MacDonald, Stephen, Mahlangu, Mlungisi, Man, Chan Ka, Martin, Shane, McNulty, Richard, Meek, Robert, Morel, Douglas Gordon, Nguyen, Mai, Orda, Ulrich, Rahman, Nik Hisamuddin, Ritchie, Peter, Rosengarten, Pamela, Rosengren, David, Russell, Kerrie, Ryan, Alison, Saiboon, Ismail Mohd, Scott, Michael, Smith, Richard D B, Thom, Ogilvie, Thone, Jae, Watkins, Gina, Watson, Michael, Wilson, Kathryn, Wong, Chi Pang, Wong, Tai Wai   +57 more
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The short-term impact of the alcohol act on alcohol-related deaths and hospital admissions in Scotland: a natural experiment [PDF]

, 2018
Background and aim: The introduction of the Alcohol Act in Scotland on 1 October 2011, which included a ban on multi-buy promotions, was likely associated with a fall in off-trade alcohol sales in the year after its implementation.
Babor, Beeston, Bellis, Black, Booth, Bray, Chikritzhs, Cleveland, Craig, Craig, Fretheim, Holmes, Holmes, Information Services Division, Jarosz, Jones, Leon, Linden, Ludbrook, Meng, Nakamura, Nakamura, Robinson, Robinson, St Clair, Stockwell, Vocht, Wagenaar, Wagenaar, Whyte, World Health Organization, Zhao   +31 more
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