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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Variability in End-of-Life Intensity of Care After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest [PDF]

, 2017
Out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) affects over 300,000 Americans per year.1 Many factors affect the outcomes and overall OHCA survival in a community; some of these include an individual’s characteristics such as age, co-morbid conditions ...
Carr, MD, MA, MS, Brendan G., Ferd, MD Candidate, Polina, Karp, MUSA, David, Zebrowski, PhD Candidate, Alexis   +3 more
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Functional status in ICU survivors and out of hospital outcomes: a cohort study [PDF]

, 2016
OBJECTIVES: Functional status at hospital discharge may be a risk factor for adverse events among survivors of critical illness. We sought to examine the association between functional status at hospital discharge in survivors of critical care and risk ...
Amrein, Karin, Christopher, Kenneth B., Horkan, Clare M., Mogensen, Kris M., Quraishi, Sadeq A., Rydingsward, Jessica E.   +5 more
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Potential Early Risk Biomarkers for Reduced Forced Expiratory Volume in Children Post‐Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We sought to identify potential early risk biomarkers for lung disease in children post‐allogeneic HCT. Patients with pulmonary function tests 3 months post‐transplant and plasma samples between days 7 and 14 post‐HCT were included. Six of 27 subjects enrolled had reduced forced expiratory volume 1 (FEV1) z scores.
Isabella S. Small, Pi Chun Cheng, April L. Rahrig, Courtney M. Rowan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Outcome, quality of life and direct costs after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in an urban region of Switzerland

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
Background Considering the significant morbidity and mortality of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, only little data on survival or quality of life after successful resuscitation is available in Europe.
Raphael Ruch, Laura Stoessel, Philipp Stein, Michael Thomas Ganter, Daniel Anthony Button   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Administration of Adrenaline for Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background The use of adrenaline in out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients is still controversial. This study aimed to determine the effects of early pre‐hospital adrenaline administration in OHCA patients.
Liyu Ran, Jinglun Liu, Hideharu Tanaka, Michael W. Hubble, Takyu Hiroshi, Wei Huang   +5 more
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Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients With Endocrine Tumor Syndromes: A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction The combination of disease manifestations, the familial burden, and varying penetrance of endocrine tumor syndromes (ETSs) is unique. This review aimed to portray and summarize available data on psychosocial outcomes in patients with ETSs and explore gaps and opportunities for future research and care.
Daniël Zwerus, Floortje Strobbe, Annemarie A. Verrijn Stuart, Hanneke M. van Santen, Gerlof D. Valk, Sasja A. Schepers, Rachel S. van Leeuwaarde   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Implementation of a fast triage score for patients arriving to a low resource hospital in Uganda

African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background: The Kitovu Fast Triage (KFT) score predicts imminent mortality from mental status, gait and either respiratory rate or oxygen status. As some non-life-threatening conditions require immediate attention, the South African Triage System (SATS ...
Jjukira Vianney, Immaculate Nakitende, Joan Nabiryo, Henry Kalema, Sylivia Namuleme, John Kellett   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Results of Out-of-Hospital Cardiopulmonary Arrest Cases with Intervention by Lay Rescuers and Emergency Health Workers

Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Aim: In this study, all interventions made by lay rescuers and health professionals and the shortcomings for cardiopulmonary arrest management outside the hospital were examined.Materials and Methods:The study was conducted between December 2012 and May ...
Mehmet Murat Oktay, Behçet Al, Suat Zengin, Şener Cindoruk, Mustafa Sabak, Mustafa Boğan, Cuma Yıldırım   +6 more
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Does IT Spending Matter on Hospital Financial Performance and Quality? [PDF]

, 2019
This research explored impacts of IT spending on hospital financial performance and hospital quality. We developed two research hypotheses accordingly.
Chagnon, Christopher, Lee, C. Christopher, Marfia, Robert   +2 more
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