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Why and When Are Evidence‐Based Interventions Adopted in Paediatric Supportive Care? A Qualitative Exploration of the Determinants of Photobiomodulation Implementation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating side effect of childhood cancer and stem cell transplant treatments. It affects the quality of life of children and young people (CYP) and places a strain on services. Photobiomodulation is recommended for oral mucositis prevention in international guidance but is poorly implemented in UK ...
Claudia Heggie, Kara A. Gray‐Burrows, Peter F. Day, Bob Phillips, Carl A. Thompson   +4 more
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Framework for a low-cost intra-operative image-guided neuronavigator including brain shift compensation

, 2007
In this paper we present a methodology to address the problem of brain tissue deformation referred to as 'brain-shift'. This deformation occurs throughout a neurosurgery intervention and strongly alters the accuracy of the neuronavigation systems used to
Bucki, Marek, Lobos, Claudio, Payan, Yohan   +2 more
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Does bariatric surgery prior to total hip or knee arthroplasty reduce post-operative complications and improve clinical outcomes for obese patients? Systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

, 2016
AIMS: Our aim was to determine whether, based on the current literature, bariatric surgery prior to total hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) reduces the complication rates and improves the outcome following arthroplasty in obese patients. METHODS:
Aboelmagd, T, Hing, CB, MacGregor, A, Smith, TO   +3 more
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Dexamethasone for Chemotherapy‐Induced Nausea and Vomiting Prevention in Pediatric Patients: International Consensus

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An international Delphi panel of experts developed consensus statements to delineate the circumstances where the risks of dexamethasone as an antiemetic do and do not outweigh its benefits. Procedure Experts in supportive care of pediatric patients were invited to participate.
Negar Shavandi, Paula D. Robinson, Shana Jacobs, L. Lee Dupuis, the International Pediatric Dexamethasone Panel, Sameer Bakhshi, Tiene Bauters, Eva Brack, Simone Cesaro, Claire Fosbrook, Jason Freedman, Tamara MacDonald, Eloise Neumann, Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, Rod Rassekh, Florian Slimano, Johnathan Soggee, Joel Thompson, Marianne van de Wetering, Milena Villarroel, Jasper Wong   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

A very easy technique of stenting for laparoscopic pyeloplasty: penbegul intravenous cannula (PICA) technique

International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Introduction: Double-J stent insertion during laparoscopic pyeloplasty is a difficult and time-consuming process and several techniques were defined to perform a double-J stent with an antegrade approach.
Necmettin Penbegul, Murat Atar, Cem Alan, Yasar Bozkurt, Namik Kemal Hatipoglu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anesthetic and analgesic management of a skunk (Mephitis mephitis) undergoing a laminectomy for cauda equina compression [PDF]

, 2010
A 6-year-old, male striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) weighing 5.9 kg was anesthetized for diagnostic imaging procedures and subsequently for a laminectomy at level L6/S1 as treatment of lumbosacral stenosis. On both occasions, anesthesia was induced by a
Gozalo Marcilla, Miguel, Bosmans, Tim, Hellebuyck, Tom, De Decker, Steven, Van Caelenberg, Annemie, Schauvliege, Stijn   +5 more
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Outcomes of a virtual-reality simulator-training programme on basic surgical skills in robot-assisted laparoscopic surgery [PDF]

, 2016
Background The utility of the virtual-reality robotic simulator in training programmes has not been clearly evaluated. Our aim was to evaluate the impact of a virtual-reality robotic simulator-training programme on basic surgical skills.
Abboudi, Ahmed, Ahmed, Buffi, Crochet, Cruz, Fernandes, Hanly, Hung, Hung, Khan, Lebeau, Lendvay, Martin, McDougall, Mehrabi, Moglia, Morgan, Reznick, Schreuder, Seymour, Smith, Thiel, Vlaovic   +23 more
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Clinical Insights Into Hypercalcemia of Malignancy in Childhood

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) is a rare but life‐threatening metabolic emergency in children that occurs in less than 1% of pediatric cancer cases, with a reported incidence ranging from 0.4% to 1.0% across different studies. While it is observed in 10%–20% of adult malignancies, pediatric HCM remains relatively uncommon.
Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz
wiley   +1 more source

VERTEBRAL HYDATIDOSIS: BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REVIEW AND CLINICAL CASE REPORT

Coluna/Columna
We will present a literature review of the vertebral location of hydatidosis. It is a rare, locally aggressive condition with a high recurrence rate that requires clinical treatment (antihelminthic drugs) and surgery, with decompression of the spinal ...
Juan Manuel Velasco, Santiago Sapriza, Nicolás Galli, Fernando Garcìa   +3 more
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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents with or without syndromic obesity: two years follow-up [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction Childhood obesity is an emerging health problem. Surgical treatment of obese adolescents, particularly those affected by congenital syndrome, represents a controversial issue.
ABBATINI, FRANCESCA, Brad Michael Watkins,, Emanuela Ceriati,, Francesco De Peppo,, IOSSA, ANGELO, Romina Caccamo,, SILECCHIA, Gianfranco   +6 more
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