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Potential benefits of crawl position for prone radiation therapy in breast cancer [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose: To investigate crawl position with the arm at the treated side alongside the body and at the opposite side above the head for prone treatment in patients requiring breast and regional lymph node irradiation. Methods: Patient support devices for
Boute, Bert, De Gersem, Werner, De Neve, Wilfried, Detand, Jan, Monten, Christel, Paelinck, Leen, Speleers, Bruno, Van de Velde, Joris, Van Greveling, Annick, Van Hoof, Tom, Veldeman, Liv, Vercauteren, Tom   +11 more
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Changes in Body Composition in Children and Young People Undergoing Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ongoing evidence indicates increased risk of sarcopenic obesity among children and young people (CYP) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), often beginning early in treatment, persisting into survivorship. This review evaluates current literature on body composition in CYP with ALL during and after treatment.
Lina A. Zahed, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Mary Fewtrell, Julie Lanigan, Breeana Gardiner, Graeme O'Connor   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ramped versus sniffing position for Ambu AuraGain insertion in patients with obesity: a randomized controlled study [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology
Background The ramped position facilitates mask ventilation and endotracheal intubation in patients with obesity. This study aimed to determine whether the ramped position improves supraglottic airway (SGA) insertion in patients with obesity.
Hye-won Jeong, Hong-Beom Bae, Leyeoin Lee, Woojeong Lee, Joungmin Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Parent‐to‐Child Information Disclosure in Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite professional consensus regarding the importance of open communication with pediatric cancer patients about their disease, actual practice patterns of disclosure are understudied. Extant literature suggests a significant proportion of children are not told about their diagnosis/prognosis, which is purported to negatively ...
Rachel A. Kentor, Flora Hoodin, Michelle Byrd, Kristin A. Kullgren, Leah LaLonde, Lauren Benkoske, Patrick Smith, Dawn Carson, Karen MacDonald, Susumu Inoue, Brenda Kitchen, Kate Gowans, Gregory A. Yanik   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of using different strips on reducing the most common error in panoramic imaging: A randomised controlled trial on palatoglossal air space shadow

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences
Introduction Panoramic radiography quality can be impaired by some errors such as positioning errors. Palatoglossal air space shadow error is one of the most common positioning errors and it is due to the tongue not sticking to the roof of the palate ...
Andisheh Mokhtari, Sedigheh Razi, Kasra Rahimipour, Tahmineh Razi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patients' positive identification systems.

Blood transfusion = Trasfusione del sangue, 2009
Blood safety must be maintained throughout the whole transfusion chain to prevent the transfusion of incorrect blood components. The estimated risk of an incorrect transfusion is in the order of 1 per 10,000 units of blood. Although several kinds of errors contribute to "wrong blood" events, 70% of errors occur in clinical areas with the most common ...
Pagliaro, Pasqualepaolo, Turdo, Rosalia, Capuzzo, Enrico   +2 more
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Predicting Chronicity in Children and Adolescents With Newly Diagnosed Immune Thrombocytopenia at the Timepoint of Diagnosis Using Machine Learning‐Based Approaches

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To identify predictors of chronic ITP (cITP) and to develop a model based on several machine learning (ML) methods to estimate the individual risk of chronicity at the timepoint of diagnosis. Methods We analyzed a longitudinal cohort of 944 children enrolled in the Intercontinental Cooperative immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) Study ...
Severin Kasser, Alice Bizeul, Meera Chitlur, Hugo Donato, Jelena Roganovic, Julia E. Vogt, Thomas Kühne   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Efficacy of 20-Degree versus 30-Degree Angled Wedges on Inferior Vena Cava Diameter and Haemodynamic Stability during Spinal Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Spinal anaesthesia is the preferred method of choice for Lower Segment Caesarean Section (LSCS) and is safe for both the mother and foetus. Spinal anaesthesia also provides adequate pain relief for parturient. The most common condition that
Janani Rajamannar, Mahesh Vakamudi, Gayathri Sakthivel, V Rajesh Kumar Kodali, Aruna Parameswari   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Educational value of supine versus prone percutaneous nephrolithotomy videos on YouTube: A comparative analysis [PDF]

Investigative and Clinical Urology
Purpose: The integration of video-based learning into surgical education highlights the need for high-quality instructional content, especially for complex procedures such as percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL).
Mucahit Gelmis, Ali Ayten, Nazım Furkan Gunay, Abdullah Harun Kinik, Cagatay Ozsoy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source