Factors Associated with the Incidence and Severity of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Adult Critically Ill Patients by Péricles A. D. Duarte, Gustavo Elias Leichtweis, Luiza Andriolo, Yasmim A. Delevatti, Amaury C. Jorge, Andreia C. Fumagalli, Luiz Claudio Santos, Cecilia K. Miura, Sergio K. Saito

“…Acute Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is common in critically ill patients, with significant morbidity and mortality; however, its incidence and severity in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) from low-income countries are poorly studied. …”
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Hyperuricemia: An Early Marker for Severity of Illness in Sepsis by Sana R. Akbar, Dustin M. Long, Kashif Hussain, Ahmad Alhajhusain, Umair S. Ahmed, Hafiz I. Iqbal, Ailia W. Ali, Rachel Leonard, Cheryl Dalton

“…We conducted a prospective cohort study on Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) patients and hypothesized that elevated uric acid in patients with sepsis is predictive of greater morbidity. The primary end point was the correlation between hyperuricemia and the morbidity rate. …”
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Evaluation of 902 Total Abdominal Hysterectomies Performed for Benign Reasons by Fazilet Kübra Boynukalın, Ömer Tolga Güler, Mehmet Coşkun, Özgür Özyüncü, Nasuh Utku Doğan

“…Postoperative complications were seen in 17.1% of the patients and the most frequent postoperative complications were febrile morbidity and wound infection (10.1% and 4.3%, respectively). …”
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The impact of urban air pollution on human health by N. Komilova, K. Egamkulov, M. Hamroyev, K. Khalilova, D. Zaynutdinova

“…In addition, the morbidity rates of the population with diseases of the respiratory system and eye diseases throughout the Sirdaryo Region were analysed.  …”
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Action Plans in Asthma by Marie-France Beauchesne, Valérie Levert, Miray El Tawil, Manon Labrecque, Lucie Blais

“…BACKGROUND: Action plans are recommended for most patients with persistent asthma to reduce the morbidity associated with this chronic disease. Unfortunately, despite these recommendations, this tool remains underused.…”
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Maternal Preeclampsia and Neonatal Outcomes by Carl H. Backes, Kara Markham, Pamela Moorehead, Leandro Cordero, Craig A. Nankervis, Peter J. Giannone

“…Preeclampsia is a multiorgan, heterogeneous disorder of pregnancy associated with significant maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Optimal strategies in the care of the women with preeclampsia have not been fully elucidated, leaving physicians with incomplete data to guide their clinical decision making. …”
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Noncultured Autologous Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Therapy for Chronic Radiation Injury by Sadanori Akita, Kozo Akino, Akiyoshi Hirano, Akira Ohtsuru, Shunichi Yamashita

“…Recently, regenerative surgical modalities should be attempted with the use of noncultured autologous adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) with temporal artificial dermis impregnated and sprayed with local angiogenic factor such as basic fibroblast growth factor, and secondary reconstruction can be a candidate for demarcation and saving the donor morbidity. Autologous adipose-derived stem cells, together with angiogenic and mitogenic factor of basic fibroblast growth factor and an artificial dermis, were applied over the excised irradiated skin defect and tested for Patients who were uneventfully healed with minimal donor-site morbidity, which lasts more than 1.5 years.…”
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Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV in the Setting of TB Treatment by Damani A. Piggott, Petros C. Karakousis

“…The convergent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) pandemics continue to collectively exact significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been a critical component in combating the scourge of these two conditions as both a preemptive and therapeutic modality. …”
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Reason and Assessment of Postural Control Deficits of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Xueqing SHI, Ying OUYANG, Yinlin SHAO, Yi WU

“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a kind of common systematic disease, characterized by continuous airflow obstruction. The high morbidity and disability caused by COPD bring the patients, their families and community huge psychological and economic pressures. …”
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Profile of women with retained placenta at a tertiary care hospital by Gaddameedi Sai Maheswari, Sangeeta Shah, Rani Kumari, Mamidi Rachana

“…We conclude that a retained placenta can be a source of significant hemorrhagic and surgical morbidity to the mother. In considering ways to lessen morbidity, the clinician should have a knowledge of the clinical profile of retained placenta.…”
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Total and Specific Immunoglobulin E and Their Relationship to Respiratory Symptoms in Quebec Children and Adolescents by Benoît Levesque, Jean-François Duchesne, Suzanne Gingras, Pierre Allard, Edgar Delvin, Jacinthe Aubin, Marc Rhainds, Pierre Lajoie, Pierre Ernst

“…BACKGROUND: Respiratory disease is a major cause of morbidity in young people. It is now recognized that atopy plays an important role in the development of chronic respiratory symptoms in children.…”
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Can a Self-Management Education Program for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Improve Quality of Life ? by Manon Labrecque, Khalil Rabhi, Catherine Laurin, Helene Favreau, Gregory Moullec, Kim Lavoie, Marcel Julien

“…OBJECTIVE: To assess the effects of a self-management program on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and morbidity commonly associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).…”
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A Population-Based Evaluation of a Regional Asthma Education Centre by Simone Cowan, Pierre Ernst, André Cartier, Louis-Philippe Boulet

“…BACKGROUND: A population-based, ecological evaluation was conducted to determine the impact of a regional asthma education centre on reducing asthma-related morbidity and improving the quality of prescribing.…”
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Postoperative Outcome after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Hélène Manganas, Yves Lacasse, Stéphanie Bourgeois, Jean Perron, François Dagenais, François Maltais

“…BACKGROUND: It is uncertain if the presence and severity of airflow obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is predictive of surgical morbidity and mortality after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).…”
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Empyema: An Increasing Concern in Canada by Christian Finley, Joanne Clifton, J Mark FitzGerald, John Yee

“…Without prompt treatment, it can result in significant hospital stays, more invasive treatments as it progresses, and substantial morbidity and mortality.…”
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Primary care utilisation in different patients’ profiles with cardiovascular risk factors by Sara Malo, Lina Maldonado, María José Rabanaque, Irantzu Bengoa-Urrengoechea, Sara Castel-Feced, María Antonia Sánchez-Calavera, Isabel Aguilar-Palacio

“…Cluster analyses were performed to identify patients’ profiles according to age, sex and morbidity burden. Characteristics and annual visits in Primary Care in the different profiles were described. …”
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Susceptibility of European Agrilus beetle species to the biocontrol agents of Emerald Ash Borer in the laboratory by Katy Reed, Freya Cole, Neil Audsley, Anastasia Uglow, Rachel Down, Kerry Barnard, Daegan Inward

“…Oobius agrili also attacked the eggs of A. convexicollis, but not A. sulcicollis. …”
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Long-Term (10-Year) Gastrointestinal and Genitourinary Toxicity after Treatment with External Beam Radiotherapy, Radical Prostatectomy, or Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer by Grant K. Hunter, Chandana A. Reddy, Eric A. Klein, Patrick Kupelian, Kenneth Angermeier, James Ulchaker, Nabil Chehade, Andrew Altman, Jay P. Ciezki

“…TThe records of 525 patients treated in 1999 were reviewed to evaluate toxicity. Late GI and GU morbidities were graded according to the RTOG late morbidity criteria. …”
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Prevention of Peritoneal Metastases from Colon Cancer in High-Risk Patients: Preliminary Results of Surgery plus Prophylactic HIPEC by Paolo Sammartino, Simone Sibio, Daniele Biacchi, Maurizio Cardi, Fabio Accarpio, Pietro Mingazzini, Maria Sofia Rosati, Tommaso Cornali, Angelo Di Giorgio

“…The control group comprised 50 patients treated with standard surgical resection during the same period in the same hospital by different surgical teams. Outcome data, morbidity, peritoneal recurrence rate, and overall, and disease-free survival, were compared. …”
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The effect of preoperative vaginal preparation with povidone-iodine on post-caesarean section infection by Ayodeji Emmanuel Agbana, TOLA YINKA BAKARE, Julius Kolajo Dare, Muideen Gbenga Adesola, Hafeez Ayotunde salawu, Adebunmi Olarinoye, Adegboyega Adisa Fawole

“…Results: The study result shows that the prevalence of post-caesarean section infection morbidity was 26.5%. There was a statistically significant difference in educational level attained and social class (p<0.001) between both groups. …”
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