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Factors Contributing to the Burden of Family Caregivers of Surgical Patients

open access: yesThe Annals of African Surgery
Background: Family caregivers providing support to surgical patients may bear substantial physical, emotional, and financial burdens. The objective of this study was to measure the burden on family caregivers caring for surgical patients and the factors ...
Ochei Oboratare   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical and non-surgical prosthetic hands control: a review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This paper concerns on the review between the surgical and non-surgical method of active control of a prosthetic hand. For active prosthetic hand, there are two standard methods for signal extraction namely surgical and non-surgical.
Ahmad, Siti Anom, Mohd Zaini, Mohd Hanif
core   +1 more source

Effects of Cancer Treatment on Somatosensory and Nociceptive Processing in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Chemotherapy‐induced peripheral neuropathy remains a major complication in pediatric cancer, with disrupted somatosensory and nociceptive processing being a key aspect. This review synthesizes empirical studies on alterations in somatosensory and nociceptive processing in children and adolescents with cancer.
Julia Schweiger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Carcinomas and Carcinoid Tumors of the Lungs and Bronchi in Children and Adolescents: The EXPeRT Recommendations

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary lung carcinomas and bronchial carcinoid tumors (BC) are very rare malignancies in childhood. While typical BC and mucoepidermoid carcinomas are mostly low‐grade, localized tumors with a more favorable prognosis than in adults, necessitating avoidance of overtreatment, adenocarcinomas of the lung are often diagnosed at advanced disease ...
Michael Abele   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural history and outcome of inflammatory bowel diseases in children in Saudi Arabia: A single-center experience

open access: yesThe Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Background/Aim: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic gastrointestinal disorder which includes ulcerative colitis (UC), Crohn's disease (CD), and indeterminate colitis (IC). The natural history of pediatric IBDs is poorly understood and generally
Khalid M Alreheili   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perineal endometriosis: a rare case of a unique sizeable nodule: a case report

open access: yesThe Pan African Medical Journal, 2021
Endometriosis is the presence of endometrial tissue in abnormal locations outside the uterine cavity. These locations are usually the ovaries, the peritoneum, and the uterine ligaments.
Hana Hakim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temporal Segmentation of Surgical Sub-tasks through Deep Learning with Multiple Data Sources [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Many tasks in robot-assisted surgeries (RAS) can be represented by finite-state machines (FSMs), where each state represents either an action (such as picking up a needle) or an observation (such as bleeding).
Aghajani Pedram, Sahba   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Results of the Childhood Cancer and Leukaemia Group's United Kingdom Relapsed Wilms Tumour Trial

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The United Kingdom relapsed Wilms tumour (UKW‐R) trial aimed to improve the historically low survival rates after relapse of Wilms tumour (WT) through a prospective national risk‐stratified protocol. The trial also evaluated efficacy and toxicity of high‐dose melphalan.
Sucheta J. Vaidya   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Case Report Examining Early Extubation Following Congenital Heart Surgery in a Low Resource Setting

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2019
This case report aims to critically analyse the evidence surrounding early extubation in the post-operative phase following complex congenital cardiac surgery.
Catherine Howes
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Preferences for a Digital Single‐Session Intervention for Adolescent Siblings of Youth With Cancer

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Adolescent siblings of children with cancer are at elevated risk for psychosocial problems. Unfortunately, various barriers such as limited family time and resources, conflicting schedules, and psychosocial staffing constraints at cancer centers hinder sibling access to support.
Christina M. Amaro   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

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