Effect of socioeconomic deprivation on waiting time for cardiac surgery: retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2000 OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the priority given to patients referred for cardiac surgery is associated with socioeconomic status. DESIGN: Retrospective study with multivariate logistic regression analysis of the association between deprivation and ...
Cobb, S.M. +4 more
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Risk of Pleural Empyema in Adult Patients With Asthma: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study
Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundRespiratory system infections commonly occur among individuals with asthma. However, whether asthma patients have a higher risk of pleural empyema development remains unclear.MethodsThis is a retrospective cohort study based on data from the ...
Wei-Chih Liao +10 more
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Association between bisphosphonate use and COVID-19 related outcomes
eLife, 2023 Background: Although there are several efficacious vaccines against COVID-19, vaccination rates in many regions around the world remain insufficient to prevent continued high disease burden and emergence of viral variants.
Jeffrey Thompson +11 more
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Paroxetine and Mortality in Heart Failure: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 IntroductionParoxetine is a GRK2 inhibitor that has been widely used to treat depression and anxiety over the last few decades. The inhibition of GRK2 has been studied extensively in vivo; however, evidence of its impact on heart failure remains scarce ...
Hongxuan Xu +12 more
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Dermatology and Therapy, 2023 Introduction Apremilast, the first oral targeted treatment for moderate to severe psoriasis, is associated with diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting, which have contributed to treatment discontinuation.
Lana Schmidt +6 more
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Outcomes following laminoplasty or laminectomy and fusion in patients with myelopathy caused by ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: A systematic review [PDF]
, 2016 Study Design Systematic review. Objective To compare laminoplasty versus laminectomy and fusion in patients with cervical myelopathy caused by OPLL. Methods A systematic review was conducted using PubMed/Medline, Cochrane database, and Google scholar of ...
Limthongkul, Worawat +4 more
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a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2015 Background Metastasis of colorectal cancer (CRC) is directly linked to patient survival. We previously identified the novel gene Metastasis Associated in Colon Cancer 1 (MACC1) in CRC and demonstrated its importance as metastasis inducer and prognostic ...
Herrmann, Pia +5 more
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Breast feeding practices and views among diabetic women: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2007 Objective: to explore the pattern and experiences of breast-feeding practices among diabetic women. Design: retrospective cohort study using maternal records and postal questionnaires in a Baby-Friendly hospital. Participants: diabetic mothers including
Dickinson, F. M. +3 more
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Real-world effectiveness of steroids in severe COVID-19: a retrospective cohort study
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2022 Introduction Randomised controlled trials have shown that steroids reduce the risk of dying in patients with severe Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), whilst many real-world studies have failed to replicate this result. We aim to investigate real-world
Wenjuan Wang +8 more
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Risk of suicide during treatment with venlafaxine, italopram, fluoxetine, and dothiepin : retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 2006 Objective To compare the risk of suicide in adults usingthe antidepressant venlafaxine compared with citalopram, fluoxetine, and dothiepin. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting UK General Practice Research Database. Participants 219 088 patients,
Andrews, Elizabeth +5 more
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