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Risk Factors for Failure of Cheilectomy for Hallux Rigidus

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2017
Category: Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: Hallux rigidus occurs in 2.5% of the population over 50 years of age and is commonly treated with cheilectomy or arthrodesis. While long-term outcomes following cheilectomy for hallux rigidus are promising,
Austin Sanders BA, Joseph Nguyen MPH, Jonathan Deland MD, Scott Ellis MD   +3 more
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Predictors of Outcome in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension Undergoing Mitral and Tricuspid Valve Surgery

Medicina, 2023
Background and Objectives: Pulmonary hypertension (PH) secondary to left-sided valvular heart disease is associated with poor cardiac surgical outcome compared with patients without PH.
Ee Phui Kew, Vincenzo Caruso, Julia Grapsa, Paolo Bosco, Gianluca Lucchese   +4 more
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Comparative indicators for cancer network management in England: availability, characteristics and presentation [PDF]

, 2008
Background: In 2000, the national cancer plan for England created 34 cancer networks, new organisational structures to coordinate services across populations varying between a half and three million people.
Gonzalez-Izquierdo Arturo, Sherlaw-Johnson Chris, McCarthy, M, Rachet, B, Rachet Bernard, McCarthy, Mark, Mark McCarthy, Gonzalez-Izquierdo, A, McCarthy Mark, Khachatryan, A, Bernard Rachet, Coleman, Michel P, Coleman, MP, Gonzalez-Izquierdo, Arturo, Khachatryan Artak, Khachatryan, Artak, Chris Sherlaw-Johnson, Rachet, Bernard, Sherlaw-Johnson, C, Artak Khachatryan, Sherlaw-Johnson, Chris, Coleman Michel P, Arturo Gonzalez-Izquierdo, Michel P Coleman   +23 more
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Sluggish decline in a post-transplant model for end-stage liver disease score is a predictor of mortality in living donor liver transplantation [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2010
BackgroundThe pre-transplant model for end-stage liver disease (pre-MELD) score is controversial regarding its ability to predict patient mortality after liver transplantation (LT). Prominent changes in physical conditions through the surgery may require
Won Jung Hwang, Joon Pyo Jeon, Seung Hee Kang, Hyun Sik Chung, Ji Yong Kim, Chul Soo Park   +5 more
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Alterations of Cytokine Profiles in Patients With Recurrent Implantation Failure

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
Serum cytokine profile and T helper (Th)1/Th2 cell balance are related to the success of embryo implantation, although not yet firmly linked to recurrent implantation failure (RIF), a repeated failure to achieve clinical pregnancy following multiple high-
Ling Guo, Ling Guo, Ling Guo, Anliang Guo, Fang Yang, Li Li, Junhao Yan, Junhao Yan, Junhao Yan, Xiaohui Deng, Xiaohui Deng, Caifeng Dai, Yan Li, Yan Li, Yan Li, Yan Li   +15 more
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Immunological failure of first-line and switch to second-line antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected persons in Tanzania: analysis of routinely collected national data. [PDF]

, 2015
OBJECTIVES: Rates of first-line treatment failure and switches to second-line therapy are key indicators for national HIV programmes. We assessed immunological treatment failure defined by WHO criteria in the Tanzanian national HIV programme. METHODS: We
Ramadhani, Angela, Vanobberghen, Fiona M, Mmbando, Donan, Wringe, Alison, Todd, Jim, Zaba, Basia, Kilama, Bonita   +6 more
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Quality indicators in the provision of care by clinical pharmacists to patients with heart failure - a Scope review protocol

, 2022
Introduction: Patients with heart failure benefit from multidisciplinary care and pharmacists are the professionals indicated to carry out interventions that improve or optimize drug prescription, prevent, or repair drug-related problems and favor ...
Luciana Castilho Bokehi, Selma Rodrigues de Castilho, Aline Corrêa de Araújo, Calil-Elias, Sabrina   +3 more
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Who Fails and Why: Student Trajectories and Early Prediction of Performance in an Introductory Programming Course

Applied Sciences
This study examines failure in introductory programming courses, commonly known as CS1, in Chilean higher education by combining academic trajectory analysis with early-risk prediction models. We analyzed a cohort of 994 students from a Chilean technical
Rodrigo Gutiérrez-Benítez, Andrea Vásquez-Guerra, José Luis Carrasco-Sáez   +2 more
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Energy Evolution Analysis and Brittleness Evaluation of High-Strength Concrete Considering the Whole Failure Process

Crystals, 2020
In this work, we aimed to solve the problems that exist in the brittleness evaluation method of high-strength concrete through a triaxial compression test of C60 and C70 high-strength concrete.
Ruihe Zhou, Hua Cheng, Mingjing Li, Liangliang Zhang, Rongbao Hong   +4 more
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The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli, Seth Rotz, Masatoshi Takagi, Richa Sharma   +3 more
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