Sepsis biomarkers in unselected patients on admission to intensive or high-dependency care [PDF]
, 2013 Although many sepsis biomarkers have shown promise in selected patient groups, only C-reactive protein and procalcitonin (PCT) have entered clinical practice.
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Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2022 Objectives This study explored the miR-101 clinical significance in hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy (HDCP). Methods Pregnant women with gestational hypertension (GH)/mild preeclampsia (mPE)/severe preeclampsia (sPE) were included.
Yushan Li, Yuanyuan Wei, Jiong Shao
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Habits are stronger with longer duration of illness and greater severity in anorexia nervosa.
International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2020 OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between habit strength and clinical features of anorexia nervosa (AN). Habit strength, separate from intention, relates to the persistence of behavior, and is measured by the Self-Report ...
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IEEE Access, 2023 Illness severity is a major determinant of neonatal mortality. In neonatal intensive care, severity-of-illness scales, primarily relied on subjective judgment by experienced physicians, are used to assess the mortality risk prediction and therapeutic ...
Hsiu-Lin Chen +3 more
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Lactobacillus fermentum (PCC®) supplementation and gastrointestinal and respiratory-tract illness symptoms: a randomised control trial in athletes [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Probiotics purportedly reduce symptoms of gastrointestinal and upper respiratory-tract illness by modulating commensal microflora. Preventing and reducing symptoms of respiratory and gastrointestinal illness are the primary reason that dietary
Christophersen, Claus T +8 more
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Worldwide audit of blood transfusion practice in critically ill patients
Critical Care, 2018 Background The aim was to describe transfusion practice in critically ill patients at an international level and evaluate the effects of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion on outcomes in these patients.
Jean-Louis Vincent +10 more
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Colonization by S. Aureusincreases the EASI and the number of appointments by patients with atopic dermatitis: cohort with 93 patients [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 BACKGROUND:Atopic dermatitis leads to epidermal barrier dysfunction and bacteria colonization. The relationship of the last factor with the severity of the disease and the frequency of exacerbation is not fully known.OBJECTIVES:Verify the severity of the
Caroline Lipnharski +4 more
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A scale for assessing the severity of diseases and adverse drug reactions: Application to drug benefit and risk [PDF]
, 1979 Physicians were interviewed to assess their willingness to risk adverse drug reactions among patients. These untoward reactions were ranked according to severity and weighted against the primary illness being treated. A specially designed questionnaire
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Do flexible goal adjustment and acceptance help preserve quality of life in patients with Multiple Sclerosis? [PDF]
, 2015 Background Goal regulation strategies such as flexible goal adjustment and acceptance are believed to be protective factors in persons with chronic illness, but research on their relative contributions to quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS) is ...
De Waegeneer, Annelies +2 more
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The Relationship between Severity of Premenstrual Syndrome and Psychiatric Symptoms. [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Psychiatry, 2012 Premenstrual syndrome is a common disorder experienced by up to 50% of women during reproductive age. The prevalence of severe form of PMS (PMDD) is 3% to 8 %. Psychiatric disorders in PMS patients have resulted in significant morbidity and in some cases
Reihane Firoozi +3 more
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