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Illness perceptions and stress: mediators between disease severity and psychological well-being and quality of life among patients with Crohn’s disease

Patient Preference and Adherence, 2016
Maochen Zhang,1,* Liwen Hong,1,* Tianyu Zhang,1 Yun Lin,1 Sichang Zheng,1 Xiaolin Zhou,1 Rong Fan,1 Zhengting Wang,1 Chenli Zhang,2 Jie Zhong1 1Department of Gastroenterology, 2Exclusive Medical Center, Ruijin Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao
Zhang M, Hong L, Zhang T, Lin Y, Zheng S, Zhou X, Fan R, Wang Z, Zhang C, Zhong J   +9 more
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The role of illness representations in the process of coping and psychosocial adjustment among adults with epilepsy [PDF]

, 1996
The self-regulation model (Leventhal, Nerenz and Steele, 1984) emphasises the role of cognitive representations of illness and coping efforts on patients responses to health threats.
Kemp, Steven
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Physiological illness severity, technical performance (residual lesion scores), case complexity, risk stratification and clinical outcomes in pediatric cardiac surgery [PDF]

, 2021
Introduction: Clinical outcomes in pediatric cardiac surgery depend on multiple factors, including case complexity, preoperative baseline physiology, intra-operative course, surgical technical performance, and postoperative care.
Karmichalis, John Michael
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Clinical implications of discrepancies in predicting pediatric mortality between Pediatric Index of Mortality 3 and Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2 [PDF]

Acute and Critical Care, 2022
Background Pediatric Index of Mortality 3 (PIM 3) and Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2 (PELOD-2) are validated tools for predicting mortality in children.
Eui Jun Lee, Bongjin Lee, You Sun Kim, Yu Hyeon Choi, Young Ho Kwak, June Dong Park   +5 more
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SNAPPE II: ANALYSIS OF ACCURACY AND DETERMINATION OF THE CUTOFF POINT AS A DEATH PREDICTOR IN A BRAZILIAN NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

Revista Paulista de Pediatria, 2020
Objective: To analyze the accuracy of the Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology Perinatal Extension (SNAPPE II) as a death predictor, to determine the cutoff point for mortality, and to analyze the association of independent variables with death. Methods:
Maria Marcia Farias Trajano Fontenele, Cristiana Ferreira Silva, Álvaro Jorge Madeiro Leite, Eveline Campos Monteiro Castro, Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho, Ana Valeska Siebra e Silva   +5 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, Pedro Alves d'Azevedo, Vanessa Petry Quinto, Giancarlo Bessa, Renan Rangel Bonamigo   +4 more
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Assessing the Utility of Oxygen Desaturation Index as a Diagnostic Tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA) is a common yet underdiagnosed condition with serious medical consequences if not recognised early. Despite its limitations, the Apnoea-Hypopnoea Index (AHI) remains the most studied parameter for assessing ...
Arularasu Paari Thamilan, Nagarjun Sakthivel, Karniha Balasubramanian, Subramanian Suriyan, Nalini Jayanthi Nagesh, Shaz Assain   +5 more
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Identifying which septic patients have increased mortality risk using severity scores: a cohort study [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Early aggressive therapy can reduce the mortality associated with severe sepsis but this relies on prompt recognition, which is hindered by variation among published severity criteria. Our aim was to test the performance of different severity
Marwick, Charis A; id_orcid, Evans, Josie, Peter G Davey, Pringle, Jan E C, Pringle, Jan Ec, Guthrie, Bruce, Josie MM Evans, McLeod, Shaun R, Shaun R McLeod, Marwick, Charis, Bruce Guthrie, Charis A Marwick, Davey, Peter G, Jan EC Pringle, Evans, Josie Mm   +14 more
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Role of Procalcitonin in Evaluation of the Severity of Acute Cholecystitis

Eurasian Journal of Medicine, 2019
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between procalcitonin (PCT) level and the severity of acute cholecystitis. Materials and Methods: This study included 200 patients diagnosed with acute cholecystitis.
Hikmet Duymaz, Ceren Sen Tanrikulu, Huseyin Cahit Halhalli, Mirac Ozturk Koc, Meral Tandoğan, Figen Coskun, Yucel Yuzbasioglu   +6 more
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Composite bioscore is superior to routine biomarkers and established scoring systems in predicting mortality in adult critically ill patients with secondary sepsis [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021
Background/Aim. Sepsis represents a significant global burden, with an estimated 48.9 million cases and 11.0 million sepsis-related deaths recently recorded worldwide.
Rondović Goran, Šurbatović Maja, Đorđević Dragan, Stanojević Ivan, Zeba Snježana, Udovičić Ivo, Đukić Snežana, Erić Stevan, Šarac Momir, Vojvodić Danilo   +9 more
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