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Transforming Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy Through Fluorescent Hydrogels: A Review

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This article reviews fluorescent hydrogel systems for cancer detection, monitoring, and therapy. Mimicking the tumor microenvironment, these hydrogels enable real‐time imaging and targeted drug delivery. The review discusses design strategies, labeling techniques, and applications, highlighting challenges and future opportunities in cancer diagnostics ...
Elahe Masaeli, Seshasai Srinivasan, Amin Reza Rajabzadeh   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Dynamic stabilization versus fusion for treatment of degenerative spine conditions. [PDF]

, 2011
Study design Comparative effectiveness review.Study rationale Spinal fusion is believed to accelerate the degeneration of the vertebral segment above or below the fusion site, a condition called adjacent segment disease (ASD).
Chou, Dean, Ecker, Erika, Lau, Darryl, Skelly, Andrea   +3 more
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Clinical Use of S53P4 Bioactive Glass in the Treatment of Bone Defects and Infected Bone: A Systematic Review of the Quality of Clinical Outcomes and A Grade Assessment

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Bioactive glass (BAG) S53P4 is a synthetic bone substitute. Clinically it has been used in the treatment of benign bone tumor surgery, in spine surgery, in trauma surgery, in frontal sinus surgery, in diabetic foot osteomyelitis surgery, in mastoid surgery, in oral and maxillofacial surgery in more than 4000 patients, with excellent clinical long‐term ...
Lindfors CES, Arts JJC, Lindfors NC
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Pre-emptive Aortic Side Branch Embolization on Early-Stage Type II Endoleaks and Sac Changes After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Vascular Specialist International
Purpose: This study evaluated the effect of pre-emptive embolization of the aortic side branches on the short-term incidence of type II endoleaks (T2ELs) and aneurysm sac changes following endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms
Hyeonju Kim, Deokbi Hwang, Seung Huh, Woo-Sung Yun, Hyung-Kee Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalência de doença arterial coronariana e avaliação pré-operatória em portadores de valvopatia Prevalence of coronary artery disease and preoperative assessment in patients with valvopathy

Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2008
FUNDAMENTO: A coronariografia tem sido indicada no pré-operatório para valvopatas >35 anos. Entretanto, a real prevalência de doença arterial coronariana (DAC) obstrutiva nessa população tem sido pouco estudada.
Roney Orismar Sampaio, Vívian Masutti Jonke, João L. Falcão, Sandra Falcão, Guilherme S. Spina, Flávio Tarasoutchi, Max Grinberg   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Engineering Complexity: Advances in 3D Breast Cancer Models for Precision Oncology

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
In vitro breast cancer models that closely mimic the complex biological and cellular interactions within the tumor microenvironment hold strong promise for enhancing our understanding of tumor progression, immune system behavior, and resistance to therapies, which are essential for developing personalized cancer treatments. Abstract Engineered in vitro
Wonwoo Jeong, Sang Jin Lee
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of preoperative stoma site marking on quality of life in patients undergoing ostomy surgery [PDF]

, 2008
The purpose of this study was to determine if preoperative stoma site marking by a Wound, Ostomy, Continence (WOC) nurse affects patient quality of life. This study used a descriptive design with a convenience sample of 25 ostomy patients.
Cantara, Susan L
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Gentamicin‐Loaded Carbonate Apatite with Dual Antibacterial and Osteogenic Functions for Combating Surgical Site Infections

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
A bone substitute with gentamicin physically precipitated onto the surface of carbonate apatite exhibits prompt drug release, high bactericidal activity, and osteogenic capacity. Efficient antibacterial activity mitigates early postoperative neutrophil accumulation, the status of which may serve as a potential parameter for evaluating the antibacterial
Linghao Xiao, Gabriela Laranjeira Abe, Jun‐Ichi Sasaki, Haruaki Kitagawa, Ririko Tsuboi, Tomoki Kohno, Satoshi Imazato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Kace to Case

Research and Humanities in Medical Education, 2020
A description of the work of a hospital barber, unnoticed but necessary.
Sheela Jaywant
doaj  

Depression and breast cancer; postoperative short-term implications [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction. Pre and postoperative psychological status is an important aspect in patients diagnosed with breast cancer, having a great impact on their quality of life.
Bălălău, Denisa, Cozma, Cristina N., Jecan, Cristian R., Popa, Roxana, Popescu, Bogdan, Răducu, Laura, Scaunasu, Razvan V., Voiculescu, Ștefan   +7 more
core   +4 more sources