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Outcome of Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit for Acute Exacerbation of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
(2004-1-1)RATIONALE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of intensive care unit (ICU) admission in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) who develop acute respiratory failure of unknown etiology.METHODS: A ... -
Outcome of patients with newly diagnosed diffuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas (DLBCL) that are receiving upfront therapy in the hospital setting compared with patients diagnosed and treated in the outpatient setting
(2012-03-12)Study Aim: To establish the characteristics of patients with DLBCL that requires up-front in-hospital therapy, as well as their outcome post-therapy. Comparison of characteristics and outcomes with a concurrent cohort of ... -
Outcome reporting in neonates experiencing withdrawal following opioid exposure in pregnancy: a systematic review
(2020-03-12)Abstract Background Neonatal withdrawal secondary to in utero opioid exposure is a growing global concern stressing the psychosocial well-being of affected families and scarce ... -
Outcomes Following Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Presentations to Emergency Departments in Alberta: A Population-Based Study
(2010-1-1)INTRODUCTION: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a complex, multisystem disorder that often results in exacerbations requiring emergency department (ED) management. Following an exacerbation and discharge from ... -
Outcomes in pediatric studies of medium-chain acyl-coA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency and phenylketonuria (PKU): a review
(2020-01-14)Abstract Background Inherited metabolic diseases (IMDs) are a group of individually rare single-gene diseases. For many IMDs, there is a paucity of high-quality evidence that evaluates the effectiveness of clinical ... -
Outpatient prescription practices in rural township health centers in Sichuan Province, China
(2012-09-18)Abstract Background Sichuan Province is an agricultural and economically developing province in western China. To understand practices of prescribing medications for outpatients in rural ... -
Overview and factors associated with pregnancies and abortions occurring in sex workers in Benin
(2020-11-09)Abstract Background Behavioural and structural factors related to sex work, place female sex workers (FSWs) at high risk of maternal mortality and morbidity (MMM), with a large ... -
Overview of Pyrexia
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Overweight and obesity in non-pregnant women of childbearing age in South Africa: subgroup regression analyses of survey data from 1998 to 2017
(2022-02-25)Abstract Background Overweight and obesity in adults are increasing globally and in South Africa (SA), contributing substantially to deaths and disability from non-communicable ... -
P value and Bayesian analysis in randomized-controlled trials in child health research published over 10 years, 2007 to 2017: a methodological review protocol
(2021-03-10)Abstract Background There is an unresolved debate about the reliability of the interpretation of P value. Some investigators have suggested that an alternative Bayesian method ... -
Pain management with acupuncture in osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(2014-08-23)Abstract Background The utility of acupuncture in managing osteoarthritis symptoms is uncertain. Trial results are conflicting and previous systematic reviews may have overestimated the benefits ... -
Pain Research and Treatment in the Gerontological Context: A Discussion of the Issues
(1998-1-1)An appreciation of the context in which gerontological health care occurs is crucial to the successful and ethical collection, interpretation and utilization of data on the pain experiences of elderly people. Important ... -
Pain-related health care costs for long-term care residents
(2021-10-14)Abstract Background We tested for differences in direct health care costs among long-term care (LTC) residents age 65 and older with clinically significant pain (CSP) and with ... -
Paramedic attitudes towards prehospital spinal care: a cross-sectional survey
(2022-09-20)Abstract Background The optimal application of spinal motion restriction (SMR) in the prehospital setting continues to be debated. Few studies have examined how changing ... -
Partial PFO Closure for Persistent Hypoxemia in a Patient with Ebstein Anomaly
(2015-4-7)Ebstein anomaly is characterized by deformities of the anterior leaflet of the tricuspid valve and atrialization of the right ventricle. Patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation are recommended to have tricuspid valve ... -
Participatory model building for suicide prevention in Canada
(2020-04-03)Abstract Background Suicide is a behaviour that results from a complex interplay of factors, including biological, psychological, social, cultural, and environmental factors, ...