submitted by aboloji 35 minutes ago
Family caregivers are assuming growing responsibilities in providing care to dying family members. Supporting them is fundamental to ensure quality end-of-life care and to buffer potentially negative outcomes, although family caregivers frequently acknowledge a deficiency of information, knowledg...
submitted by AmirRyl 35 minutes ago
Understanding the need for palliative care is essential in planning services.>To refine existing methods of estimating population-based need for palliative care and to compare these methods to better inform their use.>(1) Refinement of existing population-based methods, based on the views of an e...
submitted by sasonstontan 40 minutes ago
Aortic stenosis (AS) represents a significant healthcare burden in the elderly population. For inoperable patients or those at high-risk for surgery, transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become an alternative therapeutic option. The recently conducted European Union Geriatric Medici...
submitted by engpokaco 1 hour ago
When patients with ocular motor deficits come to the clinic, in numerous situations it is hard to relate their behavior to one or several deficient neural structures. We sought to demonstrate that neuromimetic models of the ocular motor brainstem could be used to test assumptions of the neural de...
submitted by rozon 2 hours ago
The aim of this study is to evaluate the prognostic value of initial arterial lactate level and 12-hour lactate metabolic clearance rate (MCR) in patients with acute paraquat poisoning. A total of 204 patients with acute paraquat poisoning were admitted to the Emergency Intensive Care Unit at The...
submitted by DwayMiles 2 hours ago
ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) identification by emergency medicine services (EMS) leading to pre-hospital catheterization laboratory (CL) activation shortens ischemic time and improves outcomes. We examined the incremental value of addition of a screening clinical tool (CT), containi...
submitted by tatabolodo 3 hours ago
The incidence of thromboembolic diseases is increasing, and they are a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Mediterranean diet is known for its high content of olive products, especially olive oil, which has known cardiovascular health benefits, including those on blood pressure, cho...
submitted by lixandoliarte 3 hours ago
Arthroscopic identification of the anteromedial (AM) and posterolateral (PL) bundle locations of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has facilitated an improved quantitative description of ACL anatomy. Few studies have directly compared the biomechanical laxity of anatomic single-bundle (SB) ver...
submitted by klokas 3 hours ago
Calcific tendinitis of the rotator cuff (RCCT) is frequently diagnosed in patients with shoulder pain, but there is no consensus on its treatment.>To compare 2 regularly applied RCCT treatments: ultrasound (US)–guided needling and lavage (barbotage) combined with a US-guided corticosteroid ...
submitted by chakks 4 hours ago
Children with neurodevelopmental disorders and disabilities (NDD/D) may experience barriers or restrictions to participation in activities. We examined the extent to which this is a problem for children in particular NDD/D subgroups.MethodWe analysed the 2006 Participation and Activity Limitation...
submitted by OlivLer 4 hours ago
The gold standard to assess jaundice in neonates is the serum bilirubin measurement. Blood sampling for the determination of total serum bilirubin (TSB) is painful for newborns and stressful for parents. The Bilicheck®, a new transcutaneous bilirubinometer, is considered as a more accurate measu...
submitted by ElmJord 4 hours ago
Reactive airway dysfunction syndrome (RADS) is a type of non-immunologically mediated asthma-like disease. It usually occurs after a massive exposure to an irritating substance in the atmosphere in the form of smoke, fumes, gases, and vapor. Unlike bronchial asthma, there is no latency to the sym...
submitted by gargtosh 4 hours ago
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a three-dimensional topographic technique with a high atomic resolution to measure surface roughness. AFM is a kind of scanning probe microscope, and its near-field technique is based on the interaction between a sharp tip and the atoms of the sample surface. Ther...
submitted by moxmandimbo 4 hours ago
Various regions in Iran, especially the Khuzestan Province, have been covered by dust and dirt during the past two years due to environmental changes in the Middle East. We sought to evaluate the effect of these pollutants on the coagulant factors of people residing in Abadan and Khoramshahr, two...
submitted by thanyt 4 hours ago
For all the reports on the association between seasons and coronary artery disease, there is a paucity of information on the possible effects of seasonal variations on the outcome of patients after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG). The aim of this study was to assess the short-term ...