In this multicenter prospective study of 158 working‐age patients undergoing curative‐intent surgery for gastric or esophageal cancer, 78.5% were working at 18 months. Postoperative appetite loss, financial difficulties, and ≥ 10% weight loss at 6 months were associated with non‐working status.
Kentaro Goto +18 more
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Significance of diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide on chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. [PDF]
Minatsuki S +26 more
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ABSTRACT Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (1723–1788), a physician‐naturalist of the Enlightenment, is primarily remembered for his contributions to botany and entomology. Less attention has been paid to his medical work De hydrargyro Idriensi Tentamina physico‐chymico‐medica (1761), written during his fifteen years of service as physician at the mercury mines
Alberto Zanatta +3 more
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Transient paradoxical dissociation of alveolar volume indices after single-lung transplantation in a patient with severe emphysema: A case report. [PDF]
Sagai S +6 more
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A Review on Current Challenges and Knowledge Gaps in Artificial Stone Silicosis
ABSTRACT Background The global emergence of artificial stone (AS) silicosis represents a critical occupational health challenge. The aim of this systematic review is to provide an overview of the clinical, functional, radiological, and occupational characteristics of patients affected by AS silicosis at the time of diagnosis, and to identify current ...
Paola Mason +8 more
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Right Ventricular Isovolumetric Relaxation Time is Associated with Pulmonary Vascular Load and Functional Limitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. [PDF]
Dong F +16 more
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ABSTRACT Dengue virus (DENV) poses a serious global health challenge, particularly in cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Patients with preexisting mitochondrial disorders may be at increased risk for complications due to the specific impact of DENV on mitochondrial‐dependent cellular processes and immune function.
Audra N. Iness +11 more
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Diaphragm excursion and peak oxygen uptake in fibrotic interstitial lung diseases. [PDF]
Shiraishi M +10 more
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A Comparison of Frailty Indices in Predicting Postoperative Outcomes After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the discriminatory performance of the Risk Analysis Index (RAI) and modified Frailty Index‐5 (mFI‐5) in predicting postoperative outcomes following endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS). Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Methods Adult ESS patients were identified from the ACS‐NSQIP database (2005–2020).
Akshay Warrier +6 more
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Pre-COPD, PRISm, and COPD in young adults born preterm. [PDF]
Smith EF, Lavery C, Simpson SJ.
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