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The relationship among the health-related quality of life, illness severity, personality and psychiatric symptoms in patients with psoriasis: an empirical investigation [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Psoriasis is a complex and chronic inflammatory skin disorder. The mechanisms underlying this immune-mediated disease are not clear, but some evidence indicates that specific personality features and symptom patterns may play an important ...
Annalisa Tanzilli, Denise Erbuto, Elena Rogante, Maurizio Pompili, Salvatore Sarubbi, Severino Persechino, Tommaso Boldrini, Vittorio Lingiardi   +7 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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Modified cardiovascular SOFA score in sepsis: development and internal and external validation

BMC Medicine, 2022
Background The Sepsis-3 criteria introduced the system that uses the Sequential Organ-Failure Assessment (SOFA) score to define sepsis. The cardiovascular SOFA (CV SOFA) scoring system needs modification due to the change in guideline-recommended ...
Hui Jai Lee, Byuk Sung Ko, Seung Mok Ryoo, Eunah Han, Gil Joon Suh, Sung-Hyuk Choi, Sung Phil Chung, Tae Ho Lim, Won Young Kim, Woon Yong Kwon, Sung Yeon Hwang, You Hwan Jo, Jonghwan Shin, Tae Gun Shin, Kyuseok Kim, On behalf of Korean Shock Society   +15 more
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Deprivation as an outcome determinant in emergency medical admissions [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Deprivation in the general population predicts mortality. We have investigated its relevance to an acute medical admission, using a database of all emergency admissions to St James’ Hospital, Dublin, over a ten year period (2002-2011). <
Conway, R., Coveney, S., Galvin, S., O'Riordan, D., Silke, B.   +4 more
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The severity of nutrition and pneumonia predicts survival in patients with aspiration pneumonia: A retrospective observational study

The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2022
Introduction Aspiration pneumonia is a common problem among older adults; it has a high mortality rate and the prevalence is increasing. Reports on the risk factors for mortality in patients with aspiration pneumonia are limited.
Yorihide Yanagita, Shinichi Arizono, Yuichi Tawara, Masaki Oomagari, Hikaru Machiguchi, Koshi Yokomura, Norimasa Katagiri, Yuki Iida   +7 more
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Differences in access to coronary care unit among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Rome: old, ill, and poor people hold the burden of inefficiency [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Direct admission to Coronary Care Unit (CCU) on hospital arrival can be considered as a good proxy for adequate management in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), as it has been associated with better prognosis.
AK Berger, B Hanratty, C Ancona, C Fleming, C Maynard, Carla Ancona, Carla Ancona, Carlo A Perucci, Carlo Saitto, CL Sprung, Danilo Fusco, DM Walker, E Rapiti, Fibrinolytic Therapy Trialists' (FTT) Collaborative Group, G Amit, GD Smith, Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivenza nell'Infarto Miocardico, Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Streptochinasi nell'Infarto Miocardico (GISSI), ISIS-2 (Second International Study of Infarct Survival) Collaborative Group, JA Cairns, JA Cairns, JJ Shen, JM Boucher, JS Hu, KW Clarke, M Miceli, M Soobader, Massimo Arcà, N Krieger, National Health Research and Development Program, Nera Agabiti, NG Mahon, P Chareonthaitawee, P Michelozzi, P Pabon Osuna, RA Deyo, T Sinuff, Valeria Tancioni, WJ Rogers, Z Rotstein, Z Rotstein   +40 more
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Evaluation of Association Between the Severity of Temporomandibular Disorders and Quality of Sleep in a Selected Iranian Population

Frontiers in Dentistry, 2019
Objectives: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD), as a prevalent condition, has been reported to be related to changes in sleep quality. This study aims to assess the association between TMD severities and sleep quality in a selected Iranian population by ...
Abdolaziz Haghnegahdar, Aisa Zamani, Mehrdad Vossoughi   +2 more
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Limb apraxia in multiple sclerosis [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2014
Background/Aim. There are almost no studies on apraxia in people with multiple sclerosis. Although the white matter is damaged in MS, it is not the only location in which the pathological changes are present.
Rapaić Dragan, Medenica Veselin, Kozomora Ružica, Ivanović Lidija   +3 more
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Underlying illness severity and outcome of nosocomial pneumonia: prospective cohort study in intensive care unit [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Previous studies have suggested that the final outcome of a patient with nosocomial pneumonia (NP) may depend on the patient's illness severity upon admission to the intensive care unit (ICU).
Allam, Mohamed F., Díaz Molina, Carmen, Fernández-Crehuet Navajas, Rafael, Guzmán Herrador, Bernardo   +3 more
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Respiratory index of severity in children score for assessment of severity in pediatric pneumonia- a hospital-based study [PDF]

, 2023
Background: This hospital-based study aimed to evaluate the respiratory index of severity in children (RISC) score’s performance in predicting severity and mortality risk in pediatric pneumonia patients in a developing nation. Methods: The study included
Das, Anupam, Das, Indira, Verma, Ekta
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