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Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters, Ji Yun Tark, Tiffany M. Chambers, Tania A. Desrosiers, Michael E. Scheurer, Charles Shumate, Wendy N. Nembhard, Mahsa M. Yazdy, Eirini Nestoridi, Amanda E. Janitz, Jean Paul Tanner, Russell S. Kirby, Jason L. Salemi, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Jeremy M. Schraw   +17 more
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C-index: A novel method to assess surgical morbidity in obstetric and gynecological surgery: A retrospective study

Journal of Clinical Sciences
Background: There is a need to develop a method of assessing the outcomes of surgery that is as accurate as studying complications, more objective than patient-reported outcome measures and easier than cost-effective analysis.
Chanil Deshan Ekanayake, Arunasalam Pathmeswaran, Sakshara Ranasinghe, Amritha Sridaran, Yeshmitha Madanayake, Samurdika Nishamalee   +5 more
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Evaluation of a new short generic measure of health status: howRu

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2010
Background Quality of life is paramount for patients and clinicians, but existing measures of health were not developed for routine use. Objectives This paper describes the development and testing of a new generic tool for measuring health related ...
Tim Benson, Steve Sizmur, Justin Whatling, Seref Arikan, Dianna McDonald, David Ingram   +5 more
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Supporting Survivor‐Centered Care Through Digital Health Integration

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Survivors of childhood cancer face barriers to receiving guideline‐based, long‐term follow‐up care. Two digital tools, Passport for Care (PFC) and Cancer SurvivorLink (SurvivorLink), address complementary gaps by enabling tailored survivorship care plan (SCP) generation, updating, storage, and sharing.
Jordan G. Marchak, Rebecca Williamson‐Lewis, Michael O'Connor, Michael Palgon, Yu‐Ra Kim, Michael Schuckenbrock, Paula Edwards, Abraham Mendoza, Anthony Adams, Brian Arriaga‐Solis, Justin Parker, Harry Tinoco‐Giraldo, Jason King, C. Michael Fordis, Karen E. Effinger, Maria Monica Gramatges   +15 more
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
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Successful hearing preservation and improved subjective sound quality with the flexible 28-mm electrode array

Frontiers in Audiology and Otology
IntroductionFlexible electrode arrays have shown to be an effective solution to ensure atraumatic insertion. However, flexible full-length electrodes are not suited for patients with smaller cochleae.
Miryam Calvino, Miryam Calvino, Isabel Sánchez-Cuadrado, Elena Muñoz, Javier Gavilán, Luis Lassaletta, Luis Lassaletta   +6 more
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Impact of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D on the Prognosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Machine Learning Approach

Frontiers in Neurology, 2020
Background and Purpose: Vitamin D is a predictor of poor outcome for cardiovascular disease. We evaluated whether serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level was associated with poor outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) using machine learning ...
Chulho Kim, Chulho Kim, Sang-Hwa Lee, Jae-Sung Lim, Yerim Kim, Min Uk Jang, Mi Sun Oh, San Jung, Ju-Hun Lee, Kyung-Ho Yu, Byung-Chul Lee   +10 more
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Effects of autism spectrum disorders on outcome in teenage-onset anorexia nervosa evaluated by the Morgan-Russell outcome assessment schedule: a controlled community-based study

Molecular Autism, 2015
BackgroundThe purpose of the study was to evaluate time trends and effects of co-existing autism spectrum disorders (ASD) on outcome in an ongoing long-term follow-up study of anorexia nervosa (AN).MethodsThe Morgan-Russell Outcome Assessment Schedule ...
S. Nielsen, H. Anckarsäter, C. Gillberg, Christopher Gillberg, M. Råstam, E. Wentz   +5 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
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Individualised placement and support programme for people unemployed because of chronic pain: a feasibility study and the InSTEP pilot RCT

Health Technology Assessment, 2021
Background: Chronic pain is a common cause of health-related incapacity for work among people in the UK. Individualised placement and support is a systematic approach to rehabilitation, with emphasis on early supported work placement.
Cathy Linaker, Simon Fraser, Cathy Price, Nick Maguire, Paul Little, Ira Madan, Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva, David Coggon, Cyrus Cooper, Georgia Ntani, Karen Walker-Bone   +10 more
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