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Instruction: CT in searching for abscess after abdominal or pelvic surgery in patients with neoplasia: do abdomen and pelvis both need to be scanned? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:9216778 CT in searching for abscess after abdominal or pelvic surgery in patients with neoplasia: do abdomen and pelvis both need to be sc...
Instruction: Does early verbal fluency decline after STN implantation predict long-term cognitive outcome after STN-DBS in Parkinson's disease? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:30363383 Association of MRI Measurements with Cognitive Outcomes After STN-DBS in Parkinson's Disease. Objectives: Subthalamic nucleus deep brai...
Instruction: Can clock drawing test help to differentiate between dementia of the Alzheimer's type and vascular dementia? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:26138809 Can clock drawing differentiate Alzheimer's disease from other dementias? Background: Studies have shown the clock-drawing test (CDT) to be a useful screenin...
Instruction: Thyroiditis de Quervain. Are there predictive factors for long-term hormone-replacement? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:23653018 Thyroiditis de Quervain. Are there predictive factors for long-term hormone-replacement? Background: Subacute thyroiditis is a usually self-limiting disease of the thyroid. Howe...
Instruction: Are there differences between women's and men's antidepressant responses? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:31034852 Comparison of antidepressant and side effects in mice after intranasal administration of (R,S)-ketamine, (R)-ketamine, and (S)-ketamine. The N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) antagonist (R...
Instruction: Can we distinguish between benign versus malignant compression fractures of the spine by magnetic resonance imaging? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:7502133 Can we distinguish between benign versus malignant compression fractures of the spine by magnetic resonance imaging? Study Design: The authors investi...
Instruction: Can Radiographs Predict Outcome in Patients With Idiopathic Clubfeet Treated With the Ponseti Method? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:30607204 Treatment of non-idiopathic clubfeet with the Ponseti method: a systematic review. Purpose: Although non-idiopathic clubfeet were long thought to be resistant to no...
Instruction: Are babies getting bigger? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:17939625 Are babies getting bigger? Secular trends in fetal growth in Israel--a retrospective hospital-based cohort study. Background: A paradoxical secular trend of an increase in preterm births and a decrease in low birth weights has been reporte...
Instruction: Does the direction of tumescent solution delivery matter in endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:26289048 Does the direction of tumescent solution delivery matter in endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein? Background: The aim of this study wa...
Instruction: Is the Quebec provincial administrative database a valid source for research on chronic non-cancer pain? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:26105572 Is the Quebec provincial administrative database a valid source for research on chronic non-cancer pain? Purpose: The objective of this study was to evaluate the...
Instruction: Are there high-risk subgroups for isolated locoregional failure in patients who had T1/2 breast cancer with one to three positive lymph nodes and received mastectomy without radiotherapy? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:10369079 Synergistic cooperation between c-Myc and Bcl-2 in lymph node progression of T...
Instruction: Evaluation of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) with transcranial color-coded duplex sonography: does the location of an AVM influence its sonographic detection? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:16239654 Evaluation of arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) with transcranial color-coded duplex sonography: does ...
Instruction: Are culture-expanded autogenous bone cells a clinically reliable option for sinus grafting? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:19077153 Are culture-expanded autogenous bone cells a clinically reliable option for sinus grafting? Objectives: This prospective clinical study was designed to examine the healing pr...
Instruction: Does the cue help? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:32351374 Cue Valence Influences the Effects of Cue Uncertainty on ERP Responses to Emotional Events. Individuals often predict consequences, particularly emotional consequences, according to emotional or non-emotional signals conveyed by environmental cues...
Instruction: Alcohol use among college athletes: do intercollegiate, club, or intramural student athletes drink differently? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:25412412 Alcohol use among college athletes: do intercollegiate, club, or intramural student athletes drink differently? Background: Varsity student athletes are a...
Instruction: Positive urine cytology but negative white-light cystoscopy: an indication for fluorescence cystoscopy? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:18793301 Positive urine cytology but negative white-light cystoscopy: an indication for fluorescence cystoscopy? Objective: To evaluate the possible benefit of fluorescenc...
Instruction: Is participation in food and income assistance programmes associated with obesity in California adults? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:20701819 Is participation in food and income assistance programmes associated with obesity in California adults? Results from a state-wide survey. Objective: Public assist...
Instruction: Spinal immobilization on a flat backboard: does it result in neutral position of the cervical spine? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:1854072 Spinal immobilization on a flat backboard: does it result in neutral position of the cervical spine? Study Objectives: To determine the amount of occipital padding re...
Instruction: Is knowledge a barrier to implementing low back pain guidelines? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:18373587 Is knowledge a barrier to implementing low back pain guidelines? Assessing the knowledge of Israeli family doctors. Objectives: To measure knowledge of Israeli low back pain (LBP) clinical practice gui...
Instruction: Rapid sequence induction in prehospital emergency medicine: is it safe? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:25776045 SPEEDBOMB: a simple and rapid checklist for Prehospital Rapid Sequence Induction. Prehospital emergency medical services often operate in the most challenging and austere environments. Checklist...
Instruction: Can diffusion-weighted imaging be used to differentiate brain abscess from other ring-enhancing brain lesions? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:22747861 Diffusion weighted MR imaging of ring enhancing brain lesions. Objective: To evaluate the role of diffusion weighted imaging in differentiating the cause o...
Instruction: American tegumentary leishmaniasis: Is antimonial treatment outcome related to parasite drug susceptibility? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:16991093 American tegumentary leishmaniasis: Is antimonial treatment outcome related to parasite drug susceptibility? Background: Antimonials are the first drug of ch...
Instruction: Unipolar versus Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty for Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures in the Elderly: Is There a Difference? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:31773262 Bipolar versus monopolar hemiarthroplasty for displaced femur neck fractures: a meta-analysis study. Introduction: Hemiarthroplasty is commonly perfo...
Instruction: Nonoperative management of blunt renal trauma: is routine early follow-up imaging necessary? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:18768088 Nonoperative management of blunt renal trauma: is routine early follow-up imaging necessary? Background: There is no consensus on the role of routine follow-up imaging durin...
Instruction: Better functional status in American than Canadian patients with heart disease: an effect of medical care? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:7594019 Better functional status in American than Canadian patients with heart disease: an effect of medical care? Objectives: This study compared functional status in ...
Instruction: Do all girls with apparent idiopathic precocious puberty require gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist treatment? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:32082242 Influence of Gonadotropin Hormone Releasing Hormone Agonists on Interhemispheric Functional Connectivity in Girls With Idiopathic Central Precocious Pu...
Instruction: Does prostate HistoScanning™ play a role in detecting prostate cancer in routine clinical practice? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:24224648 Does prostate HistoScanning™ play a role in detecting prostate cancer in routine clinical practice? Results from three independent studies. Objectives: To evaluate th...
Instruction: Is endoscopy useful for early diagnosis of ischaemic colitis after aortic surgery? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:9476191 Is endoscopy useful for early diagnosis of ischaemic colitis after aortic surgery? Results of a prospective trial. Background: Ischaemic colitis is an infrequent, but potentially fatal...
Instruction: Does left atrial appendage closure improve the success of pulmonary vein isolation? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:34557681 Practical Applications of Concomitant Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Left Atrial Appendix Closure Device Implantation. Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) using cryoballoon causes acute tis...
Instruction: Digital photoplethysmography in the diagnosis of suspected lower limb DVT: is it useful? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:10388643 Digital photoplethysmography in the diagnosis of suspected lower limb DVT: is it useful? Objective: to determine the role of digital photoplethysmography (D-PPG) in the diagnosi...
Instruction: Does the use of fentanyl in epidural solutions for postthoracotomy pain management in neonates affect surgical outcome? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:16034755 Does the use of fentanyl in epidural solutions for postthoracotomy pain management in neonates affect surgical outcome? Background/purpose: Contin...
Instruction: Does prophylactic treatment with proteolytic enzymes reduce acute toxicity of adjuvant pelvic irradiation? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:12413670 Does prophylactic treatment with proteolytic enzymes reduce acute toxicity of adjuvant pelvic irradiation? Results of a double-blind randomized trial. Purpose:...
Instruction: Access to heart failure care post emergency department visit: do we meet established benchmarks and does it matter? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:23622909 Access to heart failure care post emergency department visit: do we meet established benchmarks and does it matter? Background: The Canadian Cardiolog...
Instruction: Does "Touching Four" on the Worth 4-dot test indicate fusion in young children? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:8764793 Does "Touching Four" on the Worth 4-dot test indicate fusion in young children? A computer simulation. Purpose: "Touching four" dots on the Worth 4-dot test is used sometimes as an indica...
Instruction: Minimalist transcatheter aortic valve replacement: The new standard for surgeons and cardiologists using transfemoral access? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:26704061 Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve insertion-related intraoperative morbidity: Implications of the minimalist approach. Objectives: Tra...
Instruction: Cardiac effects of electrical stun guns: does position of barbs contact make a difference? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:18373757 Cardiac effects of electrical stun guns: does position of barbs contact make a difference? Background: The use of electrical stun guns has been rising among law enforcement au...
Instruction: Is lower 30-day mortality posthospital admission among blacks unique to the Veterans Affairs health care system? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:18049349 Is lower 30-day mortality posthospital admission among blacks unique to the Veterans Affairs health care system? Background: Several studies have reporte...
Instruction: Do risk factors for childhood infections and malnutrition protect against asthma? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:14600053 Do risk factors for childhood infections and malnutrition protect against asthma? A study of Brazilian male adolescents. Objectives: We studied the association between early life condi...
Instruction: Perceived difficulty of diabetes treatment in primary care: does it differ by patient ethnicity? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:12212017 Perceived difficulty of diabetes treatment in primary care: does it differ by patient ethnicity? Purpose: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the ...
Instruction: Screening medical patients for distress and depression: does measurement in the clinic prior to the consultation overestimate distress measured at home? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:23339843 Screening medical patients for distress and depression: does measurement in the clinic prior to the consultation ...
Instruction: Is Alzheimer disease related to age-related macular degeneration? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:38036880 Impact of Oxysterols in Age-Related Disorders and Strategies to Alleviate Adverse Effects. Oxysterols or cholesterol oxidation products are a class of molecules with the sterol moiety, derived from ox...
Instruction: Carbohydrate challenge tests: do you need to measure methane? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:22561536 Carbohydrate challenge tests: do you need to measure methane? Objective: Breath tests that measure hydrogen (H2) have been judged reliable for the detection of lactose maldigestion (LM) and fructose mala...
Instruction: Can the Seattle heart failure model be used to risk-stratify heart failure patients for potential left ventricular assist device therapy? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:19285613 Can the Seattle heart failure model be used to risk-stratify heart failure patients for potential left ventricular assist device...
Instruction: Are obesity and anthropometry risk factors for diabetic retinopathy? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:21482643 Are obesity and anthropometry risk factors for diabetic retinopathy? The diabetes management project. Purpose: To investigate the relationship between anthropometric parameters and diabetic retinop...
Instruction: Late recurrence after surgery for cholangiocarcinoma: implications for follow-up? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:36125544 Usefulness of hepatobiliary scintigraphy for predicting late complications in patients with choledochal cysts. Purpose: Hepatobiliary scintigraphy is a minimally invasive imaging metho...
Instruction: Is gait speed improving performance of the EuroSCORE II for prediction of early mortality and major morbidity in the elderly? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:24819199 Is gait speed improving performance of the EuroSCORE II for prediction of early mortality and major morbidity in the elderly? Background: Th...
Instruction: Is Breast Conserving Therapy a Safe Modality for Early-Stage Male Breast Cancer? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:26718092 Is Breast Conserving Therapy a Safe Modality for Early-Stage Male Breast Cancer? Introduction: Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease and lacks data-based treatment guidelines. Most...
Instruction: Does Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Testing and Counseling Reduce Modifiable Risk Factors? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:25876740 Does Type 2 Diabetes Genetic Testing and Counseling Reduce Modifiable Risk Factors? A Randomized Controlled Trial of Veterans. Objective: We examined the clinical utility of suppleme...
Instruction: Is off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery safe for left main coronary artery stenosis? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:28473107 Current Interventions for the Left Main Bifurcation. Contemporary clinical trials, registries, and meta-analyses, supported by recent results from the EXCEL (Everolimus-Eluting S...
Instruction: Does prior psychotherapy experience affect the course of cognitive-behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:18801212 Does prior psychotherapy experience affect the course of cognitive-behavioural group therapy for social anxiety disorder? Objective: To examine ...
Instruction: Infliximab and pediatric stricturing Crohn's disease: a possible alternative to surgery? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:21694847 Infliximab therapy in pediatric Crohn's disease: a review. Anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) therapy has re-defined our treatment paradigms in managing patients with Croh...
Instruction: Does enrollment status in community-based insurance lead to poorer quality of care? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:23680066 Does enrollment status in community-based insurance lead to poorer quality of care? Evidence from Burkina Faso. Introduction: In 2004, a community-based health insurance (CBI) scheme...
Instruction: Do nodal metastases from cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck follow a clinically predictable pattern? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:11505490 Do nodal metastases from cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck follow a clinically predictable pattern? Background: Potential lymphatic drainage patterns from...
Instruction: Do we need histology for a normal-looking gallbladder? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:18040621 Do we need histology for a normal-looking gallbladder? Background/purpose: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare malignancy with poor overall prognosis. Simple cholecystectomy is curative if the cancer is limited t...
Instruction: Does Perfusion MRI After Closed Reduction of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Reduce the Incidence of Avascular Necrosis? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:26092677 Does Perfusion MRI After Closed Reduction of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Reduce the Incidence of Avascular Necrosis? Background: Gadoli...
Instruction: Targeted delayed scanning at CT urography: a worthwhile use of radiation? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:22855323 Targeted delayed scanning at CT urography: a worthwhile use of radiation? Purpose: To determine whether ureteral segments not filled with contrast material at computed tomographic (CT) urograp...
Instruction: Can anemia in the first trimester predict obstetrical complications later in pregnancy? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:22708721 Can anemia in the first trimester predict obstetrical complications later in pregnancy? Objective: The present study examines whether there is an association between anemia durin...
Instruction: Does Salter innominate osteotomy predispose the patient to acetabular retroversion in adulthood? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:25391418 Does Salter innominate osteotomy predispose the patient to acetabular retroversion in adulthood? Background: Salter innominate osteotomy has been identified as an effect...
Instruction: NARES: a risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:32274161 Effects of continuous positive airway pressure on exhaled transforming growth factor-β and vascular endothelial growth factor in patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Background: Both transforming growth factor β (T...
Instruction: Does the Success of Work-related Interventions in the Rehabilitation of Neurological Diseases Depend on the Return-to-Work Prognosis? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:26317841 Does the Success of Work-related Interventions in the Rehabilitation of Neurological Diseases Depend on the Return-to-Work Prognosis...
Instruction: Do postoperative platelet-rich plasma injections accelerate early tendon healing and functional recovery after arthroscopic supraspinatus repair? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:26284178 Platelet-Rich Fibrin Promotes an Accelerated Healing of Achilles Tendon When Compared to Platelet-Rich Plasma in Rat. Ba...
Instruction: Can the addition of interpretative comments to laboratory reports influence outcome? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:34955674 Interpretative comments - need for harmonization? Results of the Croatian survey by the Working Group for Post-analytics. Introduction: Interpretation of laboratory test results is ...
Instruction: Does a kaolin-impregnated hemostatic dressing reduce intraoperative blood loss and blood transfusions in pediatric spinal deformity surgery? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:24921838 Does a kaolin-impregnated hemostatic dressing reduce intraoperative blood loss and blood transfusions in pediatric spinal def...
Instruction: Oxidative stress in diabetic macrovascular disease: does homocysteine play a role? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:32628815 Protective role of NRF2 in macrovascular complications of diabetes. Macrovascular complications develop in over a half of the diabetic individuals, resulting in high morbidity and mor...
Instruction: Does health-related quality of life predict injury event? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:21483187 Does health-related quality of life predict injury event? Background: Unintentional injury is a leading threat to children's health. Some human factors have been determined as predictor of unintentional injur...
Instruction: Surgical treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures: is bone grafting necessary? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:23670493 Surgical treatment of displaced intra-articular calcaneal fractures: is bone grafting necessary? Background: The aim of this retrospective study was to determine the nee...
Instruction: Does prolonged treatment course adversely affect local control of carcinoma of the larynx? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:8040011 Does prolonged treatment course adversely affect local control of carcinoma of the larynx? Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present local control rates of carcinoma of ...
Instruction: Assessment of under nutrition of Bangladeshi adults using anthropometry: can body mass index be replaced by mid-upper-arm-circumference? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:36357916 Mid-upper arm circumference as a substitute for body mass index in the assessment of nutritional status among adults in eastern S...
Instruction: Is the clinical efficacy of epidural diamorphine concentration-dependent when used as analgesia for labour? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:15556964 Is the clinical efficacy of epidural diamorphine concentration-dependent when used as analgesia for labour? Background: The physicochemical properties of diam...
Instruction: Does routine pin re-torquing of patients wearing a halo-thoracic orthosis reduce the need for pin replacement? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:24812117 Does routine pin re-torquing of patients wearing a halo-thoracic orthosis reduce the need for pin replacement? Background: The halo orthosis is a treatment...
Instruction: Long-term diuretic treatment in heart failure: are there differences between furosemide and torasemide? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:12360682 Long-term diuretic treatment in heart failure: are there differences between furosemide and torasemide? Background: Treatment for congestive heart failure (CHF) i...
Instruction: The use of fresh frozen plasma after major hepatic resection for colorectal metastasis: is there a standard for transfusion? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:12648692 The use of fresh frozen plasma after major hepatic resection for colorectal metastasis: is there a standard for transfusion? Background: Majo...
Instruction: Do patients with right ventricular outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias have a normal right ventricular wall motion? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:15942177 Do patients with right ventricular outflow tract ventricular arrhythmias have a normal right ventricular wall motion? A quantitative analysis compar...
Instruction: Does hepatic pedicle clamping affect disease-free survival following liver resection for colorectal metastases? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:21107113 Does hepatic pedicle clamping affect disease-free survival following liver resection for colorectal metastases? Objective: To evaluate the impact of liver...
Instruction: Does pay-for-performance improve surgical outcomes? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:26667492 Impact of pay for performance on behavior of primary care physicians and patient outcomes. Background And Objectives: Pay-for-performance is a financial incentive which links physicians' income to the quality of th...
Instruction: Does presence of anterior greater tuberosity cysts change the function in patients with chronic rotator cuff tear? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:25413458 Does presence of anterior greater tuberosity cysts change the function in patients with chronic rotator cuff tear? Objectives: This study aims to compa...
Instruction: Do low preoperative vitamin D levels reduce the accuracy of quick parathyroid hormone in predicting postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:22968355 Do low preoperative vitamin D levels reduce the accuracy of quick parathyroid hormone in predicting postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia? Ba...
Instruction: Does lemon candy decrease salivary gland damage after radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:15695785 Does lemon candy decrease salivary gland damage after radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer? Unlabelled: Salivary gland dysfunction is one of the common side effects of hi...
Instruction: Clinical need-directed blood tests: a step in saving the NHS? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:31755796 Great clinical variability of Nance Horan syndrome due to deleterious NHS mutations in two unrelated Spanish families. Background: Nance-Horan syndrome (NHS) is an X-linked rare congenital disorder caused...
Instruction: Can radiation exposure to the surgeon be reduced with freehand pedicle screw fixation technique in pediatric spinal deformity correction? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:24365904 Can radiation exposure to the surgeon be reduced with freehand pedicle screw fixation technique in pediatric spinal deformity co...
Instruction: Does Down syndrome affect the long-term results of complete atrioventricular septal defect when the defect is repaired during the first year of life? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:15740947 Does Down syndrome affect the long-term results of complete atrioventricular septal defect when the defect is repair...
Instruction: Is hypogastric artery embolization during endovascular aortoiliac aneurysm repair (EVAR) innocuous and useful? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:18276173 Is hypogastric artery embolization during endovascular aortoiliac aneurysm repair (EVAR) innocuous and useful? Introduction: We hypothesized that the cover...
Instruction: Is suicidality distinguishable from depression? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:30808118 Self-Forgiveness Moderates the Effects of Depression on Suicidality. Objective: Not all depressive individuals are suicidal. An increasing body of studies has examined forgiveness, especially self-forgiveness, as a pro...
Instruction: Diffuse jejuno-ileitis of Crohn's disease: a separate form of the disease? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:10384331 Diffuse jejuno-ileitis of Crohn's disease: a separate form of the disease? Background And Aims: Diffuse jejuno-ileitis of Crohn's disease may be a homogeneous clinical subgroup. The aim of th...
Instruction: Is malaria illness among young children a cause or a consequence of low socioeconomic status? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:22571516 Is malaria illness among young children a cause or a consequence of low socioeconomic status? evidence from the united Republic of Tanzania. Background: Malaria is commonly...
Instruction: Pediatric fingertip injuries: do prophylactic antibiotics alter infection rates? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:18347491 Pediatric fingertip injuries: do prophylactic antibiotics alter infection rates? Study Objective: Fingertip injuries are common in the pediatric population. Considerable controversy exi...
Instruction: Estimating the Cost-Effectiveness of Implementation: Is Sufficient Evidence Available? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:15566221 Evidence based medicine and cost-effectiveness analysis in ophthalmology Goal: To make the reader familiar with the term evidence based medicine (EBM), to explain the principle of...
Instruction: Are prisoners reliable survey respondents? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:11196252 Survey of forensic psychiatrists on evaluation and treatment of prisoners on death row. Psychiatrists have debated their role in evaluating prisoners accused of capital crimes and in treating prisoners on death row when res...
Instruction: The volume-quality relationship of mental health care: does practice make perfect? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:15569901 The volume-quality relationship of mental health care: does practice make perfect? Objective: An extensive literature has demonstrated a relationship between hospital volume and outco...
Instruction: Physician versus paramedic in the setting of ground forces operations: are they interchangeable? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:17436776 Physician versus paramedic in the setting of ground forces operations: are they interchangeable? Background: The setting of military ground force operations can be deman...
Instruction: Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass: does number of grafts performed represent a selection bias in comparative studies? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:16212076 Off-pump versus on-pump coronary artery bypass: does number of grafts performed represent a selection bias in comparative studies? Resu...
Instruction: Is this D vitamin to worry about? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:37369545 Examining Associations Between Metacognitive Beliefs and Type II Worry: The Specificity of Negative Metacognitive Beliefs to State Type II Worry During a Worry Episode. The metacognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) c...
Instruction: Immediate reexploration for the perioperative neurologic event after carotid endarterectomy: is it worthwhile? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:11107077 Immediate reexploration for the perioperative neurologic event after carotid endarterectomy: is it worthwhile? Purpose: When managing a new neurologic defi...
Instruction: Is It Useful to Measure Efficiency Indices of a Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplant Program in One Intensive Care Unit? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:26293019 Is It Useful to Measure Efficiency Indices of a Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplant Program in One Intensive Care Unit? Background: Before 2010, donor d...
Instruction: Is Obesity a Risk Factor for Adverse Events After Knee Arthroscopy? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:27013106 Is Obesity a Risk Factor for Adverse Events After Knee Arthroscopy? Purpose: To evaluate how body mass index (BMI) affects rates of 30-day complication, hospital readmissions, and mortality in patie...
Instruction: Is it necessary to resect the diseased esophagus in performing reconstruction for corrosive esophageal stricture? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:11423265 Is it necessary to resect the diseased esophagus in performing reconstruction for corrosive esophageal stricture? Objective: The incidence of carcinoma ...
Instruction: Is there a place for intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation support in acute right ventricular failure by pressure-overload? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:26142968 Is there a place for intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation support in acute right ventricular failure by pressure-overload? Background: Most t...
Instruction: Car mass and fatality risk: has the relationship changed? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:8279608 Car mass and fatality risk: has the relationship changed? Objectives: The finding that the relative safety disadvantage of small compared with large cars is less for post-1980 cars than for pre-1980 cars has s...
Instruction: Willingness to pay: a method for measuring preferences for maternity care? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:35660773 Critiquing the evolution of maternity care preferences research: A systematic mixed studies review. Objective: Whether women's preferences for maternity care are informed remains unclear, sug...
Instruction: Is laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding a day surgery procedure? Abstracts: abstract_id: PUBMED:32309408 Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, the past, the present and the future. The laparoscopic implantation of an adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) was first described in 1993. Thereafter, the LAGB...