Zhurnal voprosy neirokhirurgii imeni N. N. Burdenko
Jan 1, 2017
UNLABELLED: A high blood D-dimer level is often diagnosed in patients with malignant brain glioma (MBG), with 24% of these patients being detected with deep vein thrombosis of the leg and/or pulmonary embolism (PE). The cause of an elevated blood D-d...
Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva
Jan 1, 2017
OBJECTIVES: To define the frequency of cytomegalovirus disease among kidney transplant patients in an intensive care unit in which this complication was suspected and to identify predisposing factors and their possible impact on clinical outcome.
JSLS : Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
Jan 1, 2017
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In addition to general advantages of laparoscopic over open surgery, such as better cosmesis and faster recovery, laparoscopic liver surgery offers specific advantages. Improved liver function and potentially earlier postop...
OBJECTIVE: The differential diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD) and other conditions, such as essential tremor and drug-induced parkinsonian syndrome or normal aging brain, represents a diagnostic challenge. I-FP-CIT brain SPET is able to contribut...
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the impact of pre-therapeutic hematopoiesis on survival, hematotoxicity (HT) and number of Radium (Ra) treatments in patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery
Jan 1, 2017
OBJECTIVE: The present study refers to a determination of the preoperative B-type natriuretic peptide is a predictor of short-term all-cause mortality in patients undergoing on-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgeries.
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
Jan 1, 2017
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a public health priority worldwide; however, its prevalence and incidence are difficult to assess. In Africa, few studies have been conducted on the prevalence of CKD. This study sought to describe the epidemiological ...
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
Jan 1, 2017
Testing for proteinuria is used to screen for diabetic nephropathy. However, significant proportion of diabetics has normal urine protein excretion despite impaired renal function. We aimed to determine the factors predicting increased urine protein ...
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia
Jan 1, 2017
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) continue to increase in number worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) has comparable survival advantages as hemodialysis (HD), it is greatl...
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