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Psoriasis in Norway: a prescription-based registry study of psoriasis-associated comorbidities.

Mar 11, 2024

Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disease, frequently associated with comorbidities. The aim of this study was to characterize comorbidities associated with skin psoriasis using real-world data. The study was conducted in...

Antiplatelet Treatment Preferences of a Group of Cardiologists from Türkiye: A Survey Research Study.

Mar 11, 2024

Deciding on the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet treatment (DAPT) remains a complex decision. This survey aims to explore the preferences for antiplatelet therapy and the daily routine regarding DAPT duration in coronary...

Decade-long insights: tracking asbestos-related health impacts among formerly exposed workers in Palermo, Italy.

Mar 11, 2024

Asbestos is a foremost occupational carcinogen globally. Despite the prohibition under Law 257/1992, Italy persists as one of the European nations most burdened by asbestos-related diseases (ARDs). This research assessed ARD...

Associations of Patients with Pericardial Effusion Secondary to Light-Chain or Transthyretin Amyloidosis- A Systematic Review.

Mar 11, 2024

Pericardial effusion is associated with amyloidosis, specifically amyloid light chain (AL) and transthyretin (ATTR) subtypes. However, the patients might present with different clinical symptoms.To determine the characteristics...

Cocaine-Induced Asthma and the “Crack Lung”: A Case Report.

Mar 11, 2024

Cocaine, the second most used illicit drug, is associated with cardiovascular, pulmonary, and other complications. Lung involvement associated with cocaine use, also known as “crack lung syndrome” (CLS), can elicit...

A placebo-controlled, double-blind study evaluating the effect of orally administered polyunsaturated fatty acids on the oclacitinib dose for atopic dogs.

Mar 11, 2024

Supplementation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) enables dose reduction of prednisolone and ciclosporin in canine atopic dermatitis (cAD).To determine if oral administration of PUFA reduces the dose of oclacitinib in...

Workflow efficiencies for flexible cystoscopy: comparing single-use vs reusable cystoscopes.

Mar 7, 2024

Flexible cystoscopy is a common procedure to diagnose and treat lower urinary tract conditions. Single-use cystoscopes have been introduced to eliminate time-consuming reprocessing and costly repairs. We compared the hands-on...

Male genitourinary schistosomiasis-related symptoms among long-term Western African migrants in Spain: a prospective population-based screening study.

Mar 7, 2024

Schistosomiasis is highly endemic in sub-Saharan Africa and frequently imported to Europe. Male urogenital manifestations are often neglected. We aimed to ascertain the prevalence of genitourinary clinical signs and symptoms...

Long-term functional outcomes and surgical retreatment after thulium laser enucleation of the prostate: A 10-year follow-up study.

Mar 7, 2024

To evaluate the 10-year functional outcomes (primary) and frequency and predictors of BPH surgical retreatment (secondary) after ThuLEP.A single-center retrospective analysis of consecutive patients undergoing ThuLEP between...

Medical Advancements in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Treatments.

Mar 7, 2024

This review aims to identify and summarize the current literature on the most recent therapeutic agents and combination strategies for the medical management of lower urinary tract symptoms resulting from benign prostatic...

SUPS Coding and Billing Position Statement on Ancillary /Adjunct Penile Prosthesis Surgical Procedures: Part I.

Mar 7, 2024

To create a society position statement on common adjunct penile prosthesis (PP) procedures. While the Medicare Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code book lists descriptions of procedures, it is very brief and lacks detail...

Transplant nephrectomy: indication, surgical approach and complications-experiences from a single transplantation center.

Mar 7, 2024

Management of a failed kidney allograft, and the question whether it should be removed is a challenging task for clinicians. The reported risks for transplant nephrectomy (TN) vary, and there is no clear recommendation on...

Effects of positive end-expiratory pressure on regional cerebral oxygen saturation in elderly patients undergoing thoracic surgery during one-lung ventilation: a randomized crossover-controlled trial.

Mar 7, 2024

A significant reduction in regional cerebral oxygen saturation (rSO) is commonly observed during one-lung ventilation (OLV), while positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) can improve oxygenation. We compared the effects of three...

Surgeon compensation in academic medicine.

Mar 7, 2024

Academic surgery is the best career one could ever aspire to have; however, given the long duration of training and the anticipated education debt, surgeon compensation has not kept pace with the compensation of other comparable...

Preoperative chemoradiotherapy but not chemotherapy is associated with reduced risk of postoperative pancreatic fistula after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a nationwide analysis.

Mar 7, 2024

Postoperative pancreatic fistula remains the leading cause of significant morbidity after pancreatoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy has been described to reduce the risk of...

Alterations in the fecal microbiota in patients with advanced cystic fibrosis liver disease after 6 months of elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor.

Mar 7, 2024

Cystic fibrosis associated liver disease (CFLD) carries a significant disease burden with no effective preventive therapies. According to the gut-liver axis hypothesis for CFLD pathogenesis, dysbiosis and increased intestinal...

Near-cognate tRNAs increase the efficiency and precision of pseudouridine-mediated readthrough of premature termination codons.

Mar 7, 2024

Programmable RNA pseudouridylation has emerged as a new type of RNA base editor to suppress premature termination codons (PTCs) that can lead to truncated and nonfunctional proteins. However, current methods to correct...

Drug Repurposing and Personalized Treatment Strategies for Bipolar Disorder Using Transcriptomic.

Mar 7, 2024

The present study combined transcriptomic data and computational techniques based on gene expression signatures to identify novel bioactive compounds or FDA-approved drugs for the management of Bipolar Disorder (BD).Five...

Prediction of the efficacy of group cognitive behavioral therapy using heart rate variability based smart wearable devices: a randomized controlled study.

Mar 7, 2024

Depression and anxiety are common and disabling mental health problems in children and young adults. Group cognitive behavioral therapy (GCBT) is considered that an efficient and effective treatment for these significant public...

Triazolam for Pediatric Dental Sedation: A Retrospective Evaluation of Safety and Changes in Visit Behavior.

Mar 7, 2024

To describe triazolam in pediatric dental mild to moderate sedation and report changes to overall visit behavior for permanent first molar extraction. This retrospective chart review from 2018 to 2022 analyzed demographic,...

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