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Background: Although significant thrombocytopenia is not a common feature of trauma patients in the first hours after injury, little is known about how severe trauma affects platelet count trajectories beyond the initial resuscitation phase and whether ...
Andrea Rossetto +6 more
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Global Efforts to Reduce Paediatric Cancer Care Disparities in Radiotherapy: A Decade Change
ABSTRACT Background We present an update on the status, needs and challenges faced by paediatric imaging and radiotherapy (RT) programmes globally after a previous survey conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 10 years prior. Methods We developed and distributed a 121‐question survey to radiation oncologists, medical physicists and ...
Raymond B. Mailhot Vega +10 more
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Pheochromocytoma, an uncommon neuroendocrine neoplasm, has the potential to precipitate acute catecholamine cardiomyopathy (ACIC), a perilous condition characterized by cardiogenic shock and the failure of multiple organ systems.
Qi Wang +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Shwachman–Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare autosomal recessive ribosomopathy characterized by bone marrow failure and multisystem involvement, with emerging evidence of associated neurocognitive impairment. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of 240 individuals with biallelic Shwachman–Bodian–Diamond syndrome (SBDS) mutations
Jane Koo +11 more
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Effect of information and telephone-guided access to community support for people with chronic kidney disease: randomised controlled trial [PDF]
BackgroundImplementation of self-management support in traditional primary care settings has proved difficult, encouraging the development of alternative models which actively link to community resources.
Peter Bower (52501) +88 more
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ABSTRACT Purpose Next‐generation sequencing (NGS) has emerged as a promising approach to improve diagnostic accuracy, but its feasibility in low‐ and middle‐income countries remains unknown. This study characterized the diagnostic landscape and assessed organizational readiness for NGS implementation at two childhood cancer treatment centers in Accra ...
Melissa Carvalho +6 more
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The Mediator Role of Meaning in Life in the Life Quality of Patients With Chronic Heart Failure
Summary: Purpose: Heart failure (HF) is a highly recurrent disease with a high sudden death rate and a substantial influence on disease-related quality of life (QOL). Social support, symptom distress, care needs, and meaning in life all have significant
Min-Hui Liu, Chao-Hung Wang, Ai-Fu Chiou
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ABSTRACT Introduction Physical rehabilitation is highly recognised in improving the quality of life of cancer survivors through prehabilitation, sequelae management and palliative care, yet its integration into routine care in Ghana has not been characterised, leading to potential gaps in service access.
Dorothy Ekua Adjabu +5 more
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Analysis of Home Care Supports Funded by the HSE 2008–2016 [PDF]
This paper seeks to summarise the situation of publicly funded home care over the period 2008- 2016. Of particular interest is the overall change to the level of resources being directed to home care in the 2016 HSE Service Plan, in particular the actual
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ABSTRACT Background Survivorship care plans (SCPs) summarize cancer treatment and guide risk‐based follow‐up for cancer survivors, yet remain difficult to create, share, and use. Stakeholder perspectives are needed to inform usable approaches.
Molly S. Talman +4 more
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