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Emergency surgery and Limitation of therapeutic effort in relation to neurologic deterioration in elderly patients – a survey of European surgeons [PDF]

, 2017
Background. In emergency surgery, a very heterogeneous approach is required in the decision making process, especially when considering the patient’s postoperative quality of life as well as medical, ethical, and legal factors.
Casas, Isidro M., Landaluce-Olavarria, Aitor, Mariani, Diego, Paduraru, Mihai, Pereira, Jorge, Ponchietti, Luca   +5 more
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Relation of Adverse Childhood Experiences to Clinical and Patient‐Reported Outcomes for Adults With Sickle Cell Disease: A Registry Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are stressful or traumatic events prior to age 18 that are known to have a lasting impact on individuals’ health and well‐being. There is a gap in understanding the relationship between ACEs and Other Life Stressors and health status for adults with sickle cell disease (SCD).
Marsha Treadwell, Jessica Liang, Liliana Preiss, Angela Rivers, Jane S. Hankins, Allison King, Justin Williams, Michael B. Potter, Danielle Hessler   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using the Internet for Surveys and Health Research

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2002
This paper concerns the use of the Internet in the research process, from identifying research issues through qualitative research, through using the Web for surveys and clinical trials, to pre-publishing and publishing research results.
G. Eysenbach, J. Wyatt
semanticscholar   +1 more source

What to Do When Medical Evidence Can Only Be Generated Through Routine Data: An Example From Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Children undergoing allogeneic stem cell transplantation often receive off‐label rituximab treatment for Epstein–Barr virus reactivation, using adult dosing without pediatric evidence. This project aims to develop a clinical decision support tool (CDSS) that provides evidence‐based dosing scenarios by analyzing real‐world patient data.
Birgit Burkhardt, Antje Walz, Dietrich Knoerzer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oral Health Assessment of Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis

Acta Clinica Croatica, 2021
Patients on peritoneal and hemodialysis represent a risk group for developing changes of the oral cavity, which ultimately lead to the loss of teeth and affect the overall health of patients.
Luka Šimunović, Bruno Špiljak, Karmela Altabas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The MedSupport Multilevel Intervention to Enhance Support for Pediatric Medication Adherence: Development and Feasibility Testing

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction We developed MedSupport, a multilevel medication adherence intervention designed to address root barriers to medication adherence. This study sought to explore the feasibility and acceptability of the MedSupport intervention strategies to support a future full‐scale randomized controlled trial.
Elizabeth G. Bouchard, Hital Patel, Paula C. Vincent, Justine Kahn, Kira Bona, Thai Hoa Tran, Elisa M. Rodriguez, Kristopher Attwood, Kara M. Kelly   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lifestyle Behaviors and Cardiotoxic Treatment Risks in Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Higher doses of anthracyclines and heart‐relevant radiotherapy increase cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. This study assessed CVD and CVD risk factors among adult childhood cancer survivors (CCSs) across cardiotoxic treatment risk groups and examined associations between lifestyle behaviors and treatment risks.
Ruijie Li, Raquel Revuelta Iniesta, Alan R. Barker, Dimitris Vlachopoulos, Tomáš Sláma, Christina Schindera, Fabiën N. Belle   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Skarzynski Tinnitus Scale: validation of a brief and robust tool for assessing tinnitus in a clinical population

European Journal of Medical Research, 2018
Background Many tinnitus scales are available, but all of them have certain limitations. The aim of the current study was to present a psychometric data of a new brief and reliable questionnaire that could be conveniently used for evaluating tinnitus ...
Henryk Skarżyński, Elżbieta Gos, Danuta Raj-Koziak, Piotr H. Skarżyński   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Regional anaesthesia practices in India: A nationwide survey

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2021
Background and Aims: There are no surveys documenting the existing regional anaesthesia (RA) practices in our country. This nationwide survey aims to record the existing RA practices, identify any lacunae that might exist and project the future direction
Srinivasan Ramachandran, Naveen Malhotra, Savitri Velayudhan, Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa, Muralidhar Joshi, Lalit Mehdiratta, Vishwanath R Hiremath   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prediction of objectively measured physical activity and sedentariness among blue-collar workers using survey questionnaires.

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 2016
OBJECTIVES We aimed at developing and evaluating statistical models predicting objectively measured occupational time spent sedentary or in physical activity from self-reported information available in large epidemiological studies and surveys ...
Nidhi Gupta, Marina Heiden, S. Mathiassen, A. Holtermann   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source