Kalm-Stephens, P Nordvall, L Janson, C Malinovschi, A Alving, K
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Journal of investigational allergology & clinical immunology
Several studies have shown sex differences in the prevalence of asthma and an association with age. The aim of the present study was to prospectively investigate the development of asthma, wheeze, rhinitis, and allergic symptoms in adolescence and adulthood. We also aimed to determine whether sex modifies the association between baseline risk facto...
Cheng, Ya-Fu Chen, Yi-Ling Chuang, Wan-Ling Chang, Chia-Che Wang, Bing-Yen
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Journal of infection and public health
Empyema is a serious infection in pleural space. Finding out seasonal variations of empyema and its pathogens can help in providing preventive measures, and implicating future researches. This study is a 10-year observational study in a single center. Patients with empyema thoracis receiving thoracoscopic decortication between January 2012 and Dece...
Tuamsuwan, Krittiya Chamawan, Panida Boonyarit, Phairam Srisuphan, Voranadda Klaytong, Preeyarach Rangsiwutisak, Chalida Wannapinij, Prapass Fongthong, Trithep Stelling, John Turner, Paul
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The Journal of infection
To evaluate the frequency of antimicrobial-resistant bloodstream infections (AMR BSI) in Thailand. We analyzed data from 2022, generated by 111 public hospitals in health regions 1 to 12, using the AutoMated tool for Antimicrobial resistance Surveillance System (AMASS), and submitted to the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. Multilevel Poisson re...
Mousavi, Seyed Ehsan Seyedmirzaei, Homa Shahrokhi Nejad, Shahrzad Nejadghaderi, Seyed Aria
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Scientific reports
Brain and central nervous system (CNS) cancers constitute a heterogeneous group of cancers with poor 5-year survival rates. We aimed to report the epidemiology of brain and CNS cancers in Asia in 2020 and their projections up to 2040 by age, sex, and country, as well as their correlation with socioeconomic status. We extracted data from the 2020 Gl...
Mohammedi, Kamel Pigeyre, Marie Bosch, Jackie Yusuf, Salim Gerstein, Hertzel C
The relationship between ankle blood pressure (BP) and cardiovascular disease remains unclear. We examined the relationships between known and new ankle BP indices and major cardiovascular outcomes in people with and without type 2 diabetes. We used data from 3 large trials with measurements of ankle systolic BP (SBP), ankle-brachial index (ABI, an...
Brain, Jacob Kafadar, Aysegul Humeyra Errington, Linda Kirkley, Rachael Tang, Eugene YH Akyea, Ralph K Bains, Manpreet Brayne, Carol Figueredo, Grazziela Greene, Leanne
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INTRODUCTION: Identifying individuals at high risk of dementia is critical to optimized clinical care, formulating effective preventative strategies, and determining eligibility for clinical trials. Since our previous systematic reviews in 2010 and 2015, there has been a surge in dementia risk prediction modelling. The aim of this study was to upda...
Baum, Philip; Cardoso, Rafael; Lenzi, Jacopo; Damhuis, Ronald A.M.; Verhagen, Ad F.T.M.; De Gendt, Cindy; Peacock, Hanna; De Leyn, Paul; 7818; Christensen, Niels L.; Innos, Kaire;
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OBJECTIVE: Harmonized European NSCLC incidence, treatment approach, and survival based on national tumor registries are unclear. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Surgery has the potential to cure NSCLC and significantly prolong survival. This large-scale international study aimed to investigate treatment variations in Europe and the USA, as well as the det...
Zhang, Yang Wu, Chuling Huang, Yucong Kang, Jihui Yao, Shuzhong Chen, Ye Gu, Langyu Yang, Guofen
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European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology
Epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is the most prevalent type of ovarian cancer, yet the impact of ovarian laterality has received limited attention. We conducted a comprehensive investigation into the impact of laterality (left-right and bilateral-unilateral) on EOC incidence and prognosis, focusing on distinct subtypes. Binomial tests and Pearson's ...
Yu, Weixia Dan, Limi Cai, Jianzheng Wang, Yuyu Wang, Qingling Zhang, Yingying Wang, Xin
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European journal of medical research
Post-extubation dysphagia (PED) emerges as a frequent complication following endotracheal intubation within the intensive care unit (ICU). PED has been strongly linked to adverse outcomes, including aspiration, pneumonia, malnutrition, heightened mortality rates, and prolonged hospitalization, resulting in escalated healthcare expenditures. Neverth...
Soleimani, Hamidreza Tavakoli, Kiarash Nasrollahizadeh, Amir Azadnajafabad, Sina Mashayekhi, Mahtab Ebrahimi, Pouya Masoudkabir, Farzad Vasheghani-Farahani, Ali Hosseini, Kaveh
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Scientific reports
Atrial fibrillation (AF)/atrial flutter (AFL) is the most common cardiac tachyarrhythmia, with an increasing trend in its burden in recent years. However, the burden of AF/AFL in Iran remains unclear. This study aimed to estimate the burden of AF/AFL and its attributable risk factors from 1990 to 2019 at national and subnational levels. Using the c...
