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Prone positioning does not improve outcomes of intubated patients with pneumocystis pneumonia and moderate–severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: a single-center, retrospective, observational, cohort study

European Journal of Medical Research
Background Pneumocystis pneumonia is an uncommon precipitant of acute respiratory distress syndrome and is associated with high mortality. Prone positioning ventilation has been proven to reduce mortality in patients with moderate–severe acute ...
Zhen Wang, Yuyan Zhou, Min Zhu, Faping Wang, Yubei Zhou, He Yu, Fengming Luo   +6 more
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The burden of disease-specific multimorbidity among older adults in India and its states: evidence from LASI

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Around the world, advances in public health and changes in clinical interventions have resulted in increased life expectancy. Multimorbidity is becoming more of an issue, particularly in countries where the population is rapidly ageing.
Priyanka Patel, T. Muhammad, Harihar Sahoo   +2 more
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A hypothesis - generating Swedish extended national cross-sectional family study of multimorbidity severity and venous thromboembolism

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common worldwide disease. The burden of multimorbidity, that is, two or more chronic diseases, has increased. Whether multimorbidity is associated with VTE risk remains to be studied.
Anders Halling, Kristina Sundquist, Jan Sundquist, Bengt Zöller, MirNabi Pirouzifard, Jonatan Ahrén, Björn Holmquist   +6 more
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Combined Use of Gefitinib and Bevacizumab in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer with EGFR G719S/S768I Mutations and Acquired C797S Without T790M After Osimertinib: A Case Report and Literature Review

Current Oncology
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are effective in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with sensitizing mutations.
Wenting Lu, Jiayi Sun, Yawan Jing, Jing Xu, Chengming Huang, Yi Deng, Panwen Tian, Yalun Li   +7 more
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The prevalence of multimorbidity and associations with lifestyle factors among middle-aged Canadians: an analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging data

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Multimorbidity can be defined as the presence of more than one chronic condition in an individual. Research on multimorbidity has predominantly focused on older adults and few studies have examined multimorbidity in middle-aged people.
Mohammad Nazmus Sakib, Shahin Shooshtari, Philip St. John, Verena Menec   +3 more
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Socioeconomic context, individual characteristics, and multimorbidity among older adults: a nationwide cross-sectional study [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
Objectives: The study investigated the prevalence of multimorbidity among older adults and its association with socioeconomic context and individual characteristics.
João Vitor Rodrigues, Simone Farías-Antúnez, Claúdia Weber Corseuil, Maruí Weber Corseuil Giehl   +3 more
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Psychosocial factors associated with medication burden among community-dwelling older people with multimorbidity [PDF]

, 2023
Chen Yang, Song Zhu, Zhaozhao Hui, Yihan Mo   +3 more
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Association between multimorbidity patterns and disability among older people covered by long-term care insurance in Shanghai, China

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Functional disability and multimorbidity are common among older people. However, little is known about the relationship between functional disability and different multimorbidity combinations.
Zijing Wang, Wenjia Peng, Mengying Li, Xinghui Li, Tingting Yang, Cancan Li, Huosheng Yan, Xianjie Jia, Zhi Hu, Ying Wang   +9 more
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Prescription of Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Cancer Outpatients With Multimorbidity: Concordance Among the Chinese, AGS/Beers, and STOPP Criteria [PDF]

, 2022
Fangyuan Tian, Mengnan Zhao, Zhaoyan Chen, Ruonan Yang   +3 more
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Alzheimer’s Disease–Thrombosis Comorbidity: A Growing Body of Evidence from Patients and Animal Models

Cells
Background/Objectives: A growing body of evidence is amassing in the literature suggesting a correlation between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and thrombotic vascular complications, which led to the suggestive hypothesis that thrombosis may contribute to AD ...
Joanna Koch-Paszkowski, Christopher Sennett, Giordano Pula   +2 more
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