Apr 03, 2020

Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are important for assessing respiratory function in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. However, weakness of oral and glottal closure, due to concomitant bulb...

Apr 03, 2020

Electrical neuromodulation is a clinically effective therapeutic instrument, currently expanding into newer indications and larger patient populations. Neuromodulation technologies are also moving tow...

Apr 03, 2020

The aim of this study was to examine clinical/pathological characteristics, prognosis and tendency to metastasis of mixed germ cell tumours (MGCTs) that contain a seminoma component.A total of 111 MGC...

Apr 03, 2020

The classical anatomical representation of the lingual relief of the mental region of the mandible reflects the presence of geniohyoid as well as genioglossus attachment areas, which are divided into ...

Apr 03, 2020

The aim of this study was to evaluate oncological outcome for patients with and without anastomotic leakage after colon or rectal cancer surgery.The role of anastomotic leakage in oncological outcome ...

Apr 03, 2020

This meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis aims to provide an update on the available randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and recommendations on using lightweight mesh (LWM) or heavyweight mesh ...

Apr 03, 2020

Complete excision of sarcomas to maximize function without compromising the oncological outcome can be challenging. The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility and potential drawbacks of ...

Apr 03, 2020

The aim of this study was to assess the effect of an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathway on pain and opioid use following lung resection.A major component ERAS pathways is opioid-sparing an...

Apr 03, 2020

The association between quality of surgery and overall survival in patients affected by localized gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) is not completely understood.To assess the risk of death with a...

Apr 03, 2020

N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonists, including ketamine and nitrous oxide, are currently intensely studied as rapid-acting antidepressant agents. Interestingly, both of these compounds a...

Apr 03, 2020

Effective acute pain management has evolved considerably in recent years and is a primary area of focus in attempts to defend against the opioid epidemic. Persistent postsurgical pain (PPP) has an inc...

Apr 03, 2020

Among the expanding world of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), Designer Medicines (DM) are designed to mimic psychoactive drugs and might lead to adverse events of various severity. The DM category i...

Apr 03, 2020

Accurate hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence estimates are critical for monitoring progress towards HCV elimination goals, including an 80% reduction in HCV incidence by 2030. Moreover, incidence estima...

Mar 26, 2020

While antireflux surgery is often proposed to patients with proton pump inhibitor-refractory GERD, a subgroup of patients remains symptomatic or experiences late complications of surgery, such as dy...

Mar 24, 2020

Children with Down syndrome (DS) often present with chronic respiratory symptoms. Congenital airway anomalies have been described but data about prevalence is scarce and a comparison to controls is la...

Mar 24, 2020

Depression is a common disease that afflicts one in 6 people. Numerous hypotheses have been raised in the past decades, but the exact mechanism for depression onset remains obscure. Recently, the neur...

Mar 24, 2020

Non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) has become a threat to public health. In the United States, NMUPD is especially common in young adults (aged 18-25). Self-esteem is a robust psychosocial...

Mar 24, 2020

Assess impact of parental involvement in care provision for term substance exposed newborns (SENs).Prospective observational cohort study included mothers with opioid use disorder and their SENs over ...

Mar 24, 2020

The opioid overdose crisis in the United States has prompted an expansion of treatment services, including pharmacotherapy with buprenorphine. However, many people who use illicit opioids (PWUIO) self...

Mar 24, 2020

Medicinal plants from traditional chinese medicine are used increasingly worldwide for their benefits to health and quality of life for the relevant clinical symptoms related to pain. Among them, Salv...