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Reconsidering first-line treatment for obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review of the literature

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 2016
Background Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is typically recommended as first line therapy for obstructive sleep apnea, but the adherence rate of CPAP is problematic.
Brian W. Rotenberg, Claudio Vicini, Edward B. Pang, Kenny P. Pang   +3 more
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Pathogen inactivation of platelets for transfusion

Platelets, 2022
Bacterial contamination of blood components is a recurrent topic in transfusion medicine community. This issue is even more important with platelet transfusions because of storage of platelet components at room temperature for 5 days.
Joan Cid, Miquel Lozano
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The general movements assessment in term and late-preterm infants diagnosed with neonatal encephalopathy, as a predictive tool of cerebral palsy by 2 years of age: a scoping review protocol

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background Prediction of long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes remains an elusive goal for neonatology. Clinical and socioeconomic markers have not proven to be adequately reliable.
Judy Seesahai, Maureen Luther, Carmen Cindy Rhoden, Paige Terrien Church, Elizabeth Asztalos, Rudaina Banihani   +5 more
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Does tranexamic acid diminish hemorrhage and pain in open elbow arthrolysis? a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Background/Objective : Effective hemostasis has the potential to reduce inflammation and pain, leading to potential benefits in the early rehabilitation of patients who undergo elbow arthrolysis.
Mohammad Hadi Nejat, Amirhosein Khayami, Mahla Daliri, Mohammad H. Ebrahimzadeh, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Ali Moradi   +5 more
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Does taking vitamin, mineral and fatty acid supplements prevent cognitive decline? A systematic review of randomized controlled trials [PDF]

, 2008
Background Observational studies have shown associations between nutritional status and cognition in later life but evidence from intervention studies is unclear.
McNeill, G, Jia, X, Avenell, Alison
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Protein Diet Restriction Slows Chronic Kidney Disease Progression in Non-Diabetic and in Type 1 Diabetic Patients, but Not in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Using Glomerular Filtration Rate as a Surrogate.

PLoS ONE, 2015
Background/objectiveStudies, including various meta-analyses, on the effect of Protein Diet Restriction on Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) have reported conflicting results.
Mahesh Shumsher Rughooputh, Rui Zeng, Ying Yao   +2 more
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Does virtual reality reduce pain in pediatric patients? A systematic review

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
Virtual Reality (VR) as a tool for pain reduction is the research topic of several clinical trial for Randomized Controlled Trials despite its wide use in the daily clinical practice for non- pharmacological reduction of pain in some countries.
Anna Maria Iannicelli, Daniele Vito, Concetta Anna Dodaro, Pasquale De Matteo, Rita Nocerino, Angela Sepe, Valeria Raia   +6 more
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Body Mass Index, Diet-Related Factors, and Bladder Cancer Prognosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Bladder Cancer, 2018
Background: Urologists are frequently confronted with questions of urinary bladder cancer (UBC) patients about what they can do to improve their prognosis. Unfortunately, it is largely unknown which lifestyle factors can influence prognosis.
Ellen Westhoff, J. Alfred Witjes, Neil E. Fleshner, Seth P. Lerner, Shahrokh F. Shariat, Gunnar Steineck, Ellen Kampman, Lambertus A. Kiemeney, Alina Vrieling   +8 more
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Randomized Controlled Trials [PDF]

, 2016
This paper covers the topic of randomized controlled trials in social, educational, criminological, health, and other human service sectors. It is studded with illustrations from developed and developing countries.
Yang, Rui, Turner, Herb, III, Hyatt, Jordan, Boruch, Robert, Matthew D. Gardiner, Abhilash Jain   +5 more
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Evaluation of the impact of “speak out” and “human libraries” educational methodologies on nursing students' attitudes toward immigration

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionMeasuring and understanding attitudes toward migrants is crucial in Health Sciences professionals. Nursing students, as future professionals in the healthcare system, must be comprehensively trained and prepared from the undergraduate level ...
Vicente Gea-Caballero, Ana Pellín-Carcelén, José Luís Piera-Gomar, María Isabel Mármol-López, Iván Santolalla-Arnedo, Clara Isabel Tejada Garrido, Amaya Burgos-Esteban, María Rasal Sánchez, Amparo Rasal Sánchez, María Inmaculada Carboneres-Tafaner, Raúl Juárez-Vela   +10 more
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