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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

Oman Medical Journal, 2019
Objectives: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a disease with potentially serious consequences. The clinical presentation and outcomes of these patients have not been described in Oman.
Khalid Al Hashmi, Kamla Al Wahaibi, Murtadha Al-Khabori, Sulayma Al Lamki   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ohio Retirement Study Council comparative performance study

, 2000
Semiannual; -Apr. 17, 2002.; Description based on Jun. 20, 2000 issue; title from cover of PDF document (viewed Feb. 13, 2006).; Vol. for Oct. 10, 2001 - Apr.
Ohio Retirement Study Council
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From junk to function — How weak selection in eukaryotes builds new parts and drives genomic complexity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How do genomes gain new functional parts? In eukaryotes, which tend to evolve under weak selection, much of the genome is junk. Palazzo and Qiu borrow the logic of Markov chains to show how non‐functional DNA becomes functional through the appearance of intermediate states, which arise due to epistasis, buffering, and biochemical messiness, allowing ...
Alexander F. Palazzo, Yi Qiu
wiley   +1 more source

Submitted 09/2006 – Accepted 05/2007 – Published 09/2007 Comparison of open abdomens in non-trauma and trauma patients:

, 2008
Introduction: Open abdomen (OA) spans an entire spectrum of traumatic and non-traumatic indications. We hypothesize that uniformly managed OA patients have favorable outcomes regardless of the initial traumatic or non-traumatic etiology. Methods: This is
A Retrospective Study
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Minimally invasive LVAD implantation for advanced heart failure: a single-center retrospective analysis and the promise of minimally invasive approaches

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Objective This study aimed to preliminarily investigate the feasibility, safety, and early clinical outcomes of minimally invasive left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation with concomitant cardiac procedures. Methods We retrospectively analyzed
Wang Qingpeng, Cai Jie, Yu Wenjun, Wang Wei, Chen Xing, Liu Jinping   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complications following hallux amputations with and without sesamoid excision: A retrospective comparative review

Foot & Ankle Surgery: Techniques, Reports & Cases
Background: Hallux amputations are commonly performed for conditions such as osteomyelitis, gangrene, and chronic ulceration. While wound complications and reoperation are well-recognized, the role of sesamoid excision in these complications remains ...
Karissa Badillo, DPM, Christine Jones, DPM, Jeffrey Manway, DPM, FACFAS   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Canadian national retrospective chart review comparing the long term effect of cyclosporine vs. tacrolimus on clinical outcomes in patients with post-liver transplantation hepatitis C virus infection

Annals of Hepatology, 2013
The transition from regular use of cyclosporine to the newer calcineurin-inhibitors, such as tacrolimus, has been suggested as a contributing factor to the “era effect” of worsening outcomes of post-transplant HCV recurrence.
Eric M. Yoshida, M.D., M.H.Sc., FR.C.P.C., Leslie B. Lilly, Paul J. Marotta, Andrew L. Mason, Marc Bilodeau, Marc Vaillancourt   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source