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Does Platelet-rich Plasma Delay Ankle Osteoarthritis Surgery? A Systematic Review [PDF]

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery (Asia Pacific)
Background: Symptomatic ankle osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating condition characterized by pain and functional impairment. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy has emerged as a potential treatment to alleviate symptoms and delay surgical interventions ...
Abhijit Bandyopadhyay
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Clinical utility of diaphragmatic ultrasonography for mechanical ventilator weaning in adults: A study protocol for systematic review and meta‐analysis

Health Science Reports, 2023
Background and Aims Mechanical ventilation is associated with several risks, including barotrauma, ventilator‐associated pneumonia, and ventilator‐induced diaphragmatic dysfunction.
Naonori Tashiro, Takeshi Hasegawa, Hiroki Nishiwaki, Takashi Ikeda, Hisashi Noma, William Levack, Erika Ota   +6 more
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Association of Off‐Hour Admission With Treatment Delay and Unfavorable Outcomes in Patients With Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Despite numerous efforts to reduce the elevated mortality rate of patients with stroke admitted to the hospital during weekends or nights, it remains unclear whether the off‐hour treatment has been improved.
Yiling Lou, Shiqi Wang, Hengchang Wang, Yulin Xie, Yan Guo, Linlin Wang, Rongxia Zhong, Zuxun Lu, Fujian Song, Furong Wang, Qingqing Jiang, Shiyi Cao   +11 more
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Early Neurological Assessment and Long-Term Neuromotor Outcomes in Late Preterm Infants: A Critical Review

Medicina, 2020
Background and Objectives: Late preterm (LP) infants (born between 34 and 36 weeks of gestational age) are considered at higher risk of neonatal morbidities, mortality, and neurological impairments than full-term born infants (FT).
Domenico M. Romeo, Martina Ricci, Maria Picilli, Benedetta Foti, Giorgia Cordaro, Eugenio Mercuri   +5 more
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Combination therapy targeting Alzheimer's disease risk factors is associated with a significant delay in Alzheimer's disease–related cognitive decline

Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions
BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) cognitive decline can be a major contributor to loss of independent living. Therapeutic strategies that alter the course of cognitive deterioration have the potential to sustain activities of daily living, promote ...
Yuan Shang, Georgina Torrandell‐Haro, Francesca Vitali, Roberta Diaz Brinton, The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI)   +4 more
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Spinal cord injury without radiological abnormality (SCIWORA) manifested as self-limited brown-SEQUARD syndrome

Trauma Case Reports, 2018
Introduction: Combination between SCIWORA and Brown-Sequard syndrome in a patient is a rare condition. In SCIWORA, there is usually a delay in neurologic deficits which can potentially lead to misdiagnosis.
Y.M. Sakti, M.A. Saputra, T. Rukmoyo, R. Magetsari   +3 more
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Multiplicative local linear hazard estimation and best one-sided cross-validation [PDF]

, 2017
This paper develops detailed mathematical statistical theory of a new class of cross-validation techniques of local linear kernel hazards and their multiplicative bias corrections.
Gámiz Pérez, M. L., Martinez-Miranda, M. D., Nielsen, J. P.   +2 more
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Performance Comparison of the RPL and LOADng Routing Protocols in a Home Automation Scenario

, 2013
RPL, the routing protocol proposed by IETF for IPv6/6LoWPAN Low Power and Lossy Networks has significant complexity. Another protocol called LOADng, a lightweight variant of AODV, emerges as an alternative solution.
Duda, Andrzej, Tourancheau, Bernard, Vucinic, Malisa   +2 more
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Cross-modal extinction in a boy with severely autistic behaviour and high verbal intelligence [PDF]

, 2008
Anecdotal reports from individuals with autism suggest a loss of awareness to stimuli from one modality in the presence of stimuli from another. Here we document such a case in a detailed study of T.M., a 13-year-old boy with autism in whom significant ...
Adini, Y, Akshoomoff, N, Belmonte, MK, Bonneh, YS, Houde, JF, Iversen, PE, Kenet, T, Merzenich, MM, Moore, CI, Pei, F, Simon, HJ   +10 more
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Observed rates of surgical instrument errors point to visualization tasks as being a critically vulnerable point in sterile processing and a significant cause of lost chargeable OR minutes

BMC Surgery
Background The reporting of surgical instrument errors historically relies on cumbersome, non-automated, human-dependent, data entry into a computer database that is not integrated into the electronic medical record.
Peter F. Nichol, Mark J. Saari, Natalia Navas, David Aguilar, Rita K. Bliesner, Paige J. Brunner, Jacob C. Caceres, Madelyn Chen, Ava R. VanDommelen, Matthew Fischer, Simar Garcha, Elaf A. Ghawas, Grace R. Hackinson, Ava Hitzeman, Maria Jabbour, Amanda M. Jentsch, Madison M. Kurth, Mollyn Leyden, Qianyun Luo, Abigail C. McGrain, Gwendolyn Nytes, Olivia R. O’Brien, Jesibell K. Philavong, Natalie Villegas, Shannon R. Walsh, Sydney S. Wisdorf   +25 more
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