AIMC Topic: Prospective Studies

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Robot-assisted surgery for gastric carcinoma: Five years follow-up and beyond: A single western center experience and long-term oncological outcomes.

European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology Feb 23, 2015
INTRODUCTION: Robot-assisted surgery for the treatment of gastric cancer is considered to be safe and feasible with early post-operative outcomes comparable to open and laparoscopic series. However, data regarding long-term oncological outcomes are l...
Gastrectomy Follow-Up Studies Robotics Italy Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Aged, 80 and over Adult Stomach Neoplasms Survival Rate Male Middle Aged Postoperative Complications Incidence Time Factors Treatment Outcome Humans Prospective Studies Female Aged
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Urodynamic Efficacy and Safety of Mirabegron Add-on Treatment with Tamsulosin for Japanese Male Patients with Overactive Bladder.

Lower urinary tract symptoms Feb 17, 2015
OBJECTIVES: To investigate urodynamic efficacy and safety of mirabegron add-on treatment with tamsulosin for Japanese male patients with overactive bladder (OAB).
Aged Humans Urodynamics Sulfonamides Aged, 80 and over Patient Safety Urological Agents Drug Therapy, Combination Prospective Studies Male Acetanilides Thiazoles Middle Aged Tamsulosin Urination Treatment Outcome Urinary Bladder, Overactive Adrenergic beta-Agonists
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Deep neural nets as a method for quantitative structure-activity relationships.

Journal of chemical information and modeling Feb 17, 2015
Neural networks were widely used for quantitative structure-activity relationships (QSAR) in the 1990s. Because of various practical issues (e.g., slow on large problems, difficult to train, prone to overfitting, etc.), they were superseded by more r...
Workflow Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Algorithms Prospective Studies Drug Discovery Support Vector Machine Neural Networks, Computer Machine Learning
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Conventional Laparoscopic vs Robotic Training: Which is Better for Naive Users? A Randomized Prospective Crossover Study.

Journal of surgical education Feb 14, 2015
OBJECTIVE: Robotic training (RT) using the da Vinci skills simulator and conventional training (CT) using a laparoscopic "training box" are both used to augment operative skills in minimally invasive surgery. The current study tests the hypothesis th...
Robotics Laparoscopy Cross-Over Studies Curriculum Education, Medical, Graduate Education, Medical, Undergraduate Simulation Training Learning Curve Humans Prospective Studies Clinical Competence Educational Measurement
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PENG: a neural gas-based approach for pharmacophore elucidation. method design, validation, and virtual screening for novel ligands of LTA4H.

Journal of chemical information and modeling Feb 9, 2015
The pharmacophore concept is commonly employed in virtual screening for hit identification. A pharmacophore is generally defined as the three-dimensional arrangement of the structural and physicochemical features of a compound responsible for its aff...
Humans Neural Networks, Computer Algorithms Benchmarking Ligands High-Throughput Screening Assays Enzyme Inhibitors Crystallography, X-Ray Prospective Studies Reproducibility of Results Protein Binding Aminopeptidases Models, Molecular Thermodynamics Epoxide Hydrolases
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Prevalence of aspirin resistance in Asian-Indian patients with stable coronary artery disease.

Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions Jan 23, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of pharmacological resistance to aspirin therapy by measuring platelet functions using the technique of light transmission aggregometry.
Coronary Angiography Platelet Function Tests Adult Tertiary Care Centers Aspirin Humans Male Coronary Artery Disease Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors Middle Aged Prospective Studies Asian People Drug Resistance India Leukocyte Count Female Treatment Outcome Platelet Aggregation Aged
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Robot-assisted laparoscopic approach for artificial urinary sphincter implantation in 11 women with urinary stress incontinence: surgical technique and initial experience.

European urology Jan 9, 2015
BACKGROUND: Artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation is recommended for women suffering urinary stress incontinence. Robot-assisted laparoscopy allows improved dexterity and visibility compared to traditional laparoscopy, potentially providing...
Prosthesis Implantation Urinary Incontinence, Stress Urinary Sphincter, Artificial Middle Aged Treatment Outcome Follow-Up Studies Humans Robotics Prospective Studies Laparoscopy Female Aged
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A prospective non-randomised single-center study comparing laparoscopic and robotic distal pancreatectomy.

Surgical endoscopy Jan 1, 2015
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) is increasing in popularity thanks to the benefits that have been recently demonstrated by many authors. The Da Vinci(®) Surgical System could overcome some limits of laparoscopy, helping the surge...
Humans Pancreatectomy Prospective Studies Middle Aged Pancreatic Neoplasms Female Robotics Aged Laparoscopy Young Adult Adult Male
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Comparison of two simulation systems to support robotic-assisted surgical training: a pilot study (Swine model).

Journal of minimally invasive gynecology Dec 24, 2014
OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy of simulation-based training between the Mimic dV- Trainer and traditional dry lab da Vinci robot training.
Clinical Competence Computer Simulation Adult User-Computer Interface Curriculum Animals Humans Educational Measurement Models, Animal Swine Prospective Studies Robotics Task Performance and Analysis Pilot Projects Laparoscopy Program Evaluation Cystotomy
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Factors Contributing to Early Recovery of Urinary Continence Analyzed by Pre- and Postoperative Pelvic Anatomical Features at Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy.

Journal of endourology Dec 11, 2014
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to elucidate factors contributing to early recovery of urinary continence after robot-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RARP) from the perspective of urethral and vesical anatomical features after...
Postoperative Complications Cohort Studies ROC Curve Recovery of Function Robotics Humans Prospective Studies Aged Male Odds Ratio Laparoscopy Preoperative Period Pelvis Prostatectomy Japan Urinary Incontinence Outcome Assessment, Health Care Urethra Postoperative Period
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