Mar 19, 2020

Use of ceramic coatings has increased dramatically in orthopedics by improving their wear resistance and consequent long-term stability. Such stability involves not only the strength of material but a...

Mar 19, 2020

The purpose of this study was to investigate metal artifact reduction effect of orthopedics metal artifact reduction (O-Mar) algorithm in computer tomography (CT) image of patients who have undergone ...

Mar 19, 2020

The concept of mechanical biocompatibilities is considered an important factor for orthopedics and dental implants. The high Young modulus of traditional Ti-based alloys can lead to stress-shielding s...

Mar 19, 2020

To compare the efficacy of electroacupuncture (deep needling) and general orthopedics in treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH), and to evaluate its long-term efficacy.This trial is a prospective c...

Mar 19, 2020

With the emergence in recent years of advanced surgical methods for treatment of diaphyseal fractures of the tibia bone, there appears to be a decline in the familiarity and use of the conservative tr...

Mar 19, 2020

The study aimed at investigating the use of guideline-recommended diagnostic tools and medication in patients with heart failure (HF) in specialty care in Southwest Finland. We also compared the chara...

Mar 19, 2020

Continuous monitoring of carbon dioxide (CO ) levels can be achieved by capnography. Our aims were to compare the performance of a sidestream capnograph with a low dead space and sampling rate to a ma...

Mar 19, 2020

Outcomes after Strasberg grade E bile duct injury have been widely reported. However, there are comparatively few reports of outcomes after Strasberg A to D bile duct injury. Therefore, the aim of thi...

Mar 19, 2020

Board certification is used as a marker of surgeon quality and professionalism. Although some research has linked certification in surgery to outcomes, more research is needed.To measure associations ...

Mar 19, 2020

To assess the association between preoperative opioid exposure and readmissions following common surgery.Preoperative opioid use is common, but its effect on opioid-related, pain-related, respiratory-...

Mar 19, 2020

To investigate weight trajectories among patients with severe obesity undergoing sleeve gastrectomy (SG), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), and nonsurgical treatment.Although bariatric procedures are a...

Mar 19, 2020

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) is an RNA virus that causes reproductive failure in sows and respiratory problems in piglets. PRRSV infection leads to substantial pig morta...

Mar 19, 2020

The benefit of a perianal block as an adjunct to general or regional anaesthesia is debated. This RCT aimed to compare pain at 24 h and up to 14 days after proctological surgery in patients with a...

Mar 19, 2020

An increasing trend in opioid consumption has been observed worldwide in last decades. However, data related to opioid utilization in hospital settings is scarce. The aim of this study was to determin...

Mar 19, 2020

This study aimed at identifying characteristics of individuals who are most likely to benefit from long-term opioid therapy in terms of reduction in pain severity and improved mental health-related qu...

Mar 19, 2020

Opioid use by pregnant women is an understudied consequence associated with the opioid epidemic, resulting in a rise in the incidence of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) and lifelong neurobe...

Mar 19, 2020

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an established treatment for chronic neuropathic, neuropathic-like and ischaemic pain. However, the heterogeneity of patients in daily clinical practice makes it often...

Mar 19, 2020

Platelet engraftment following cord blood (CB) transplantation remains a significant hurdle to this day. The uncontrolled growth of ice, a process referred to as ice recrystallization, is one of sever...

Mar 19, 2020

The significance of perineural invasion (PNI) in prostate cancer (PC) is unclear. A recent report of patients with pT2N0R0 PC found that PNI at prostatectomy was independently associated with higher G...

Mar 19, 2020

Cancer therapy is limited, in part, by lack of specificity. Thus, identifying molecules that are selectively expressed by, and relevant for, cancer cells is of paramount medical importance. Here, we s...