AIMC Topic: Prospective Studies

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Using Natural Language Processing of Free-Text Radiology Reports to Identify Type 1 Modic Endplate Changes.

Journal of digital imaging
Electronic medical record (EMR) systems provide easy access to radiology reports and offer great potential to support quality improvement efforts and clinical research. Harnessing the full potential of the EMR requires scalable approaches such as nat...

WAITING DAAS LIST MORTALITY IMPACT IN HCV CIRRHOTIC PATIENTS.

Arquivos de gastroenterologia
BACKGROUND: The infection for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality through its evolution to liver cirrhosis, end-stage liver complications and hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, the new drugs for t...

Real World Patient-reported Outcomes in HIV-infected Adults Switching to EVIPLERA®, Because of a Previous Intolerance to cART. PRO-STR Study.

Current HIV research
BACKGROUND: To investigate the impact of switching from stable Combined Antiretroviral Therapy (cART) to single-tablet regimen (RPV/FTC/TDF=EVIPLERA® /COMPLERA®) on patient- reported outcomes in HIV-infected adults who cannot tolerate previous cART, ...

The Effects of Mouth Opening and Throat Pack Placement on Uncuffed Nasal Endotracheal Tube Leakage and Delivered Tidal Volumes in Mechanically Ventilated Pediatric Patients Undergoing Dental Procedures.

Anesthesia progress
Intubation for pediatric patients is frequently performed with an uncuffed endotracheal tube (ETT), which may result in an incomplete tracheal seal, resulting in gas leakage (leak). The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of (1) mouth open...

Biomechanics of the Healthy and Keratoconic Corneas: A Combination of the Clinical Data, Finite Element Analysis, and Artificial Neural Network.

Current pharmaceutical design
BACKGROUND: Keratoconus is recognized by asymmetrical thinning and bulging of the cornea, resulting in distortion in the surface of the cornea. Keratoconus also alters the biomechanical properties of the cornea, which can be an indicator of the healt...

Effects of robot assistive upper extremity rehabilitation on motor and cognitive recovery, the quality of life, and activities of daily living in stroke patients.

Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of robotic rehabilitation on upper extremity functions, cognitive development, and activities of daily living in patients with subacute stroke.

Method for evaluation of transverse dimension in self-ligating orthodontic treatment. A comparative study.

Acta odontologica latinoamericana : AOL
Knowledge of the best way to evaluate changes in transverse dimension produced by orthodontic treatment enables the estimation of potential space that may be generated and optimizes planning. The aim of this study was to compare two methods for measu...

Higher concentrations of osteoprotegerin in type 1 diabetic patients are related to retinopathy: Results from the Poznań Prospective Study.

Advances in clinical and experimental medicine : official organ Wroclaw Medical University
BACKGROUND: Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is an arterial calcification marker which has been associated with vascular damage. Elevated OPG concentrations associated with low-grade inflammatory processes are found in diabetic subjects.