ASSESSMENT OF SATISFACTION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING SURGICAL TREATMENT BY THE WALANT TECHNIQUE by Marina Rafaele Makishi, Rafaela Amoedo Cox, Victor Spirandelli Pimentel, Yussef Ali Abdouni, Marcel Eiji Nakagawa

“…ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the satisfaction of patients who underwent hand surgical treatment with the wide-awake local anesthesia no tourniquet (WALANT) anesthesia technique. …”
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Oral Care of Hospitalised Older Patients in the Acute Medical Setting by Kathryn Salamone, Elaine Yacoub, Anne-Marie Mahoney, Karen-leigh Edward

“…Additionally, there are some particular patient groups known to be at risk of oral health problems or who have existing oral diseases and conditions. …”
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Quality of Life of Patients six Months after Ischemic Stroke by Ada Sánchez Lozano, Raimel PandoTorres, José Luis de la Maza Martínez, Georgina González Alba, Ernesto Julio Bernal Valladares, Ada Lozano Leblanc

“…<strong>Introduction:</strong> the quality scale of life for stroke may offer a more detailed information and on the total recovery of the patient, besides a more significant evaluation from his perspective. …”
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Pergolide Mesilate May Improve Fatigue in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Kazuo Abe, Mayako Takanashi, Takehiko Yanagihara, Sabro Sakoda

“…Objectives: Fatigue is a complaint frequently encountered among patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Considering the possible relationship between fatigue and dopaminergic dysfuncion, we investigated the effect of pergolide mesilate (a D2 and D1 dopamine receptor agonist) and bromocriptine (a D2 selective dopamine receptor) in patients with PD.…”
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Association of ATM Gene Polymorphism with PTC Metastasis in Female Patients by Yulu Gu, Xiaoli Liu, Yaqin Yu, Jieping Shi, Lizhe Ai, Hui Sun, Joseph Sam Kanu, Chong Wang, Yawen Liu

“…In this study, we want to investigate whether ATM polymorphisms are associated with gender-specific metastasis of PTC. 358 PTC patients in Northern China, including 109 males and 249 females, were included in our study. …”
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Study of some parameters of humoral immunity in asthmatic elderly patients by Marisela Pérez Pacareu, Alina González Paredes, Rafael Zamora Puerta, Dayamí García Torres

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> To analyse the characteristics of immunoglobulin G, A and M quantification in a sample of elderly patients. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> Descriptive study of two case series: a group of 60 years-old asthmatic patients and a group of patients younger than 60 years. …”
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TNF-Alpha in Peripheral Neuropathy Patients with Impaired Glucose Regulation by Xia Li, Ju Zhu, Na Liu, Jie Liu, Zhecheng Zhang

“…A total of 70 IGR patients received the conventional nerve conduction test, including 30 patients with peripheral neuropathy (PN) and 40 patients without peripheral neuropathy (NPN). …”
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Nonadherence in Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for COPD Patients by Yi Li, Hongyu Qian, Kewei Yu, Ying Huang

“…The pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is beneficial for COPD patients. Due to the poor rate of adherence, we evaluate the factors which will predict the nonadherence of PR. …”
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Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Production in Patients with Colorectal Cancer In Vitro by J. J. R. Richardson, C. Hendrickse, F. Gao-Smith, D. R. Thickett

“…Systemic neutrophils were isolated from consecutive patients with colorectal cancer and from age-matched healthy volunteers. …”
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Role of Serum Fibrinogen Levels in Patients with Rotator Cuff Tears by Umile Giuseppe Longo, Stefano Petrillo, Alessandra Berton, Filippo Spiezia, Mattia Loppini, Nicola Maffulli, Vincenzo Denaro

“…Several studies showed that RC tendinopathy is more frequent in patients with hyperglycemia, diabetes, obesity, or metabolic syndrome. …”
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Carboxypeptidase B1 in dialyzed chronic kidney disease patients by Matej Stančík, Marián Grendár, Marián Mokáň

“…In this paper we focus on Carboxypeptidase B1 concentration measurement in dialyzed chronic kidney kidney disease patients and on the effect dialysis adequacy and regimen exert on its concentration. …”
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Amrubicin Monotherapy for Patients with Platinum-Refractory Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Carcinoma by Takayuki Ando, Ayumu Hosokawa, Hiroki Yoshita, Akira Ueda, Shinya Kajiura, Hiroshi Mihara, Sohachi Nanjo, Haruka Fujinami, Jun Nishikawa, Kohei Ogawa, Takahiko Nakajima, Johji Imura, Toshiro Sugiyama

“…Objective. Patients with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) have a poor prognosis. …”
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Dehumanization and burden of care among caregivers of terminally ill patients by Ines Testoni, Giulia Sicari, Lucia Ronconi, Gianmarco Biancalani, Chiara Franco, Paolo Cottone, Robert Crupi

“…This article considers the relationship between dehumanization, ontological representation of death, trust in physicians, and burden of care on the part of caregivers of terminally ill patients. One hundred informal caregivers (relatives and friends) of patients hospitalized in four hospice facilities in northern Italy were involved. …”
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Circulating MicroRNAs in Elderly Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Giuseppina Catanzaro, Zein Mersini Besharat, Martina Chiacchiarini, Luana Abballe, Claudia Sabato, Alessandra Vacca, Paola Borgiani, Francesco Dotta, Manfredi Tesauro, Agnese Po, Elisabetta Ferretti

“…The circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in elderly patients are still being defined. To identify novel miRNA biomarker candidates for monitoring responses to sitagliptin in such patients, we prospectively studied 40 T2D patients (age > 65) with HbA1c levels of 7.5–9.0% on metformin. …”
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Restless Leg Syndrome and Sleep Quality in Lumbar Radiculopathy Patients by Ersoy Kocabicak, Murat Terzi, Kursad Akpinar, Kemal Paksoy, Ibrahim Cebeci, Omer Iyigun

“…RBD was present in 8 (12.1%) patients and 3 (4.9%) controls. The PSQI revealed that sleep quality was impaired in 46 (69.7%) patients and 35 (57.4%) controls (P>0.05). …”
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Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in patients with peripheral arterial disease by Jana Petrkova, Jaroslava Szotkowska, Zuzana Hermanova, Jan Lukl, Martin Petrek

“…Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) is elevated in patients with coronary artery disease and in hypertensive patients. …”
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Demographics, Presenting Features, and Outcomes of Adult Patients with Ocular Trauma by Leanne M. Clevenger, Jessica L. Cao, Megan S. Steinkerchner, Amy S. Nowacki, Alex Yuan

“…The combination of an accurate clinical examination and imaging offers the best prognostic indicators for patients and helps to navigate treatment modalities. …”
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Cerebral Hemodynamics and Cognitive Function in Cirrhotic Patients with Hepatic Encephalopathy by Yuqing Zhou, Qian Dong, Rong Zhang, Shunfeng Zhou, Linqiang Li, Keran Cheng, Rui Kong, Qiang Yu, Shizan Xu, Jingjing Li, Sainan Li, Jiao Feng, Liwei Wu, Tong Liu, Xiya Lu, Kan Chen, Yujing Xia, Jie Lu, Yingqun Zhou, Chuanyong Guo

“…To investigate cerebral hemodynamics in cirrhotic patients with HE and to observe effects of treatment in cerebral hemodynamics and correlations among ammonia, cerebral hemodynamics, and cognitive function. …”
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VEGF +936 C/T Genetic Polymorphism in Patients with Cervical Dysplasia by Ioana Cristina Rotar, Diana Elena Dumitras, Radu Anghel Popp, Felicia Maria Petrisor, Paul Cotutiu, Florin Stamatian, Daniel Muresan

“…One hundred and eighty-six patients were included in the study: 75 cases (patients diagnosed with CIN) and 111 controls (negative for both HPV testing and cytology). …”
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Curcumin as a Supportive Therapy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Anand Seth, Sravya Iyyuni, Saurabh Sharma, Ritu Sethi, Suresh Nath, Michael Imeokparia

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