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Sensorized Tip for Monitoring People with Multiple Sclerosis that Require Assistive Devices for Walking

Sensors, 2020
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurological degenerative disease with high impact on our society. In order to mitigate its effects, proper rehabilitation therapy is mandatory, in which individualisation is a key factor.
Asier Brull, Asier Zubizarreta, Itziar Cabanes, Ana Rodriguez-Larrad   +3 more
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Evaluation of the Utility of Baseline Echocardiogram in Patients With Standard Risk Precursor B‐Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
Abstract Background A routine baseline echocardiogram is often obtained prior to anthracycline administration in children with cancer. The utility of baseline echocardiogram is unclear in patients with standard risk B‐cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (SR B‐ALL) as their anthracycline cumulative dose is low.
Ziyad Alrajhi, Alice Pozza, Luc Mertens, Adam Paul Yan, Sarah Alexander   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of leukemia subtype and demographics on patient quality of life in 76 countries: a cross-sectional study

Frontiers in Hematology
BackgroundDisease-specific factors associated with decreased quality of life (QoL) in patients with leukemia have not been studied in a large-scale, global, observational study.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used the validated Hematological Malignancy
Sam Salek, Samantha Nier, Zack Pemberton-Whiteley, Tatyana Ionova, Giuseppe Ianni, Giovanni Tripepi, Nick York, Nicole Schroeter, Kathryn Huntley, Michael Rynne, Denis Costello, Lidija Pecova, Esther Natalie Oliva   +12 more
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Standard compliant communication of motion data in a telemonitoring system

GMS Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie, 2015
Interoperability is regarded as one of the key factors for the high acceptance of a telemonitoring system. In a general telemonitoring scenario for motion tracking, data recorded by inertial sensors should be sent from the patient's home to a central ...
Piro, Neltje Emma, Baumann, Lisa, Kesztyüs, Tibor, Blechschmidt-Trapp, Ronald Archibald   +3 more
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Improving the Evaluation and Management of Transfusion‐Related Iron Overload in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Following Cancer Treatment or Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Transfusion‐related iron overload (TRIO) is a late effect of therapy impacting survivors of childhood cancer and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) who receive frequent packed red blood cell (pRBC) transfusions. Surprisingly, there are no accepted guidelines to assist providers in identifying and treating at‐risk ...
Luke Gingell, Allison Close, Guoli Zhou, Troy C. Quigg   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opportunities for improving the efficiency of paediatric HIV treatment programmes [PDF]

, 2015
Objectives: To conduct two economic analyses addressing whether to: routinely monitor HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinically or with laboratory tests; continue or stop cotrimoxazole prophylaxis when children become stabilized on
Bakeera-Kitaka, S, Bwakura-Dangarembizi, M, Gibb, DM, Kekitinwa, A, Mabugu, T, Mugyenyi, P, Munderi, P, Musiime, V, Nahirya-Ntege, P, Nathoo, KJ, Revill, PA, Sculpher, MJ, Walker, AS, Walker, S   +13 more
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A deep learning model for estimating sedation levels using heart rate variability and vital signs: a retrospective cross-sectional study at a center in South Korea [PDF]

Acute and Critical Care
Background Optimal sedation assessment in critically ill children remains challenging due to the subjective nature of behavioral scales and intermittent evaluation schedules.
You Sun Kim, Bongjin Lee, Wonjin Jang, Yonghyuk Jeon, June Dong Park   +4 more
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A study on preterm birth predictions using physiological signals, medical health record information and low‐dimensional embedding methods

IET Cyber-systems and Robotics, 2021
Preterm births have been seen to have psychological and financial implications; current surveys suggest that amongst the various methods of preterm prediction, there is yet to exist a reliable and standard means of predicting preterm births.
Ejay Nsugbe, Oluwarotimi William Samuel, Ibrahim Sanusi, Mojisola Grace Asogbon, Guanglin Li   +4 more
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Novel Genetic Risk Factor Identified for L‐Asparaginase‐Induced Pancreatitis in Pediatric Patients With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background L‐asparaginase is a critical component in treatment protocols for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Acute pancreatitis reactions can necessitate delays and, in some cases, discontinuation of L‐asparaginase, which compromises outcomes.
Edward J. Raack, Wan‐Chun Chang, Miguel Cordova‐Delgado, Spencer J. Anderson, Jessica N. Trueman, Erika N. Scott, Catrina M. Loucks, Shahrad R. Rassekh, Gabriella S. S. Groeneweg, Michelle Higginson, Kathy Li, Fudan Miao, Derek Yau, Donna Johnston, Mounira Ibrahim, Maja Krajinovic, Thai Hoa Tran, Jessica Tewfik, Jean‐François Bussières, Thaïna‐Rafi Jean‐Baptiste, Denis Lebel, Lucie Pecheux, Bina Gyawali, Gregory Guilcher, Gesche Riabowol, Geert ’t Jong, Michelle Staub, Geoff Cuvelier, Kathleen Felton, Sara Khalaj, Michael Rieder, Awatif Abuzgaia, Tamorah Lewis, Himal Ghimire, Paul Nathan, Kerry Goralski, Ketan Kulkarni, Zara Forbrigger, Colin J. D. Ross, Bruce C. Carleton   +39 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Healthcare Network Management: A Comprehensive Review

Mathematics
Recent developments in sensors, wireless communications, and data processing technologies are the main drivers for adopting the Internet of Things (IoT) in healthcare systems. IoT-based healthcare systems can enhance the quality of life significantly and
Farag M. Sallabi, Heba M. Khater, Asadullah Tariq, Mohammad Hayajneh, Khaled Shuaib, Ezedin S. Barka   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source