... prospective observational study was to analyze clinical and bacteriologic factorsassociatedwith the occurrence of shock and mortality in patients with secondary generalized peritonitis In addition, ... infection; and systolic blood pressure less than 90 mmHg (for at least one hour) despite adequate fluid replacement and infusion of vasopressor associatedwith at least two signs of perfusion abnormality ... characteristics, outcome, and bacteriologic data of patients withand without septic shock are presented in Table Multivariate analysis identified three independent factors related to the occurrence...
... hospitalization for AECOPD, and the QOL, and to evaluate factorsassociatedwith recurrent hospital readmissions for AECOPD and the QOL of COPD patients These factors include sociodemographic factors, clinical ... anxiety and depression were significantly independently associatedwith worse Total Scores In conclusion, this study has identified several factors that are associatedwith frequent readmissions and ... AECOPD and poor QOL were associatedwith disease severity, psychosocial and health care factors viii LIST OF TABLES Table Socio-demographic characteristics of COPD patients with frequent and non-frequent...
... performance in autopsy and revision retrievals and identify patient- and surgery- related factors by minimizing hardware influence We therefore included retrievals of just one design and manufacturer ... were 40 in house patients and referred cases All in house patients had a routine follow-up with prospective questionnaire, clinical examination and standard xrays at 1, 2, and 10 years All implants ... McAuley JP, Engh GA: FactorsAssociatedwith Tibial Polyethylene Wear in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Analysis of Inserts Retrieved at Revision and Autopsy In American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons...
... measure psychological and behavioral functioning (PBF) levels of people with type diabetes living in France, and to identify sociodemographic and clinical factorsassociatedwith PBF in this population ... consumption was associatedwith better psychological functioning (BA and PD dimensions) There is some evidence that moderate alcohol consumption is associatedwith a lower risk of mortality and coronary ... HRQoL in people with chronic disease A better understanding of the broader factorsassociatedwith PBF is the first step necessary to permitting the development of interventions and policies that...
... SARP and those who did not However, COPD and FEV1 were significant associatedwith SARP (p < 0.05) (Table 1) In univariate analysis, NTCP, MLD and V5-V60 were associatedwith SARP (p < 0.05), and ... V5-V60, COPD and FEV1 were associatedwith SARP (p < 0.05) however in multivariate analysis, only NTCP (p = 0.001) and V10 (p = 0.015) were found to be the significant factorsassociatedwith SARP ... Analysis of clinical and dosimetric factorsassociatedwith treatmentrelated pneumonitis (TRP) in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with concurrent chemotherapy and threedimensional...
... HIV-infected women andfactorsassociatedwith HCV seropositivity in the Republic of Georgia AIDS Research and Therapy 2011 8:25 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage ... risk associatedwith acquisition of HCV through sexual intercourse Vandelli and colleagues reported an incidence rate of 0.37/1,000 person-years (py) among monogamous heterosexual couples with ... risk factorsand HCV co-infection were assessed using prevalence ratios (PR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) Multivariate analyses by stratified analysis and Poisson regression with robust...
... pressure change, gait, balance, mental status, well being, activities of daily living, affect, behavior, range of motion, and communication In the multivariate model, diabetes, gait, andbalance remained ... neuropathy status, and dorsiflexion at the ankle and 1st MPJ Results Patients with the conservative gait pattern had lower walking speed and decreased stride length compared to normal gait (0.68 m/s ... of Foot and Ankle Research 2009, 2:11 to conclude that there are increased attentional demands with more conservative gait patterns suggesting lack of proprioception affecting control of gait [1]...
... by their efforts Workers with “underchallenged” burnout are presented with insufficient motivation and, given their talents and/ or skills, have to cope with monotonous and unstimulating conditions ... associations with a number of sociodemographic and occupational factors that are congruent with the definition by clinical profiles We have seen that the “frenetic” profile is highly associatedwith ... understanding teacher burnout In Understanding and preventing teacher burnout Edited by: Vandenberghe R, Huberman M NY: Cambridge University Press; 1999:159-65 12 Farber BA: Understanding and Treating...
... to be some diversity within both forested and wetland areas Particularly, there is a possible small sub-group with samples 4893, 8441, and 3077 The samples from the wetlands show the possibility ... in the wetland areas It is also interesting that there is more genetic diversity within Louisiana than without That is, the diversity when comparing between the wetlands and forests within Louisiana ... analysis RCC and CNM contributed to the writing and preparation of the manuscript and conceptualization of the model CNM and AFR provided logistical support and mentoring All authors have read and approved...
... understand risk factorsassociatedwith breast milk transmission and the underlying viral and immunological mechanisms responsible for transmission Epidemiological studies of HIV-1 infected women and ... (Macaca mulatta) [25], and in this report, we expand our observations and examine the correlation between milk transmission of SIV and levels of virus in maternal plasma and milk samples, levels ... the infant Breast milk contains numerous factorswith antimicrobial and immunomodulatory properties that may affect transmission to the infant and several factors in infant saliva are likely to...
... Report Kampala, Uganda: Ministry of Health; 2006 Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) and ORC Macro: Uganda Demographic and Health Survey 2000–2001 Calverton, Maryland, USA: UBOS and ORC Macro; 2001 ... Conflict and Health 2007, 1:3 http://www.conflictandhealth.com/content/1/1/3 Table 3: Factorsassociatedwith HIV-1 infection among the 3051 antenatal clinic attendees in Gulu, Kitgum and Pader ... testing and all factors assigned to the same hierarchical level and those associatedwith HIV-1 infection at a P-level < 0.20 in the previous levels;b Traditional occupation: agricultural worker and...
... comorbidity and disability, using two-sided log rank tests The Cox proportional-hazards regression was implemented to identify factorsassociatedwith mortality within the cohort and to investigate ... potential.[2] Studies on independent factorsassociatedwith disease-specific rehabilitation outcomes and comparisons between these rehabilitation centres of similar type and across time are needed Such ... understanding of the factors affecting rehabilitation outcomes, identify high and low performing rehabilitation centres so that support can be given to improve their standards of care, and monitor...
... the population with "recent reinfection (RI) " and "no recent reinfection (NRI) " NI × A + RI × B + NRI × C = Total new cases where A, B and C are the risks of disease associatedwith new infection, ... Table The risk of disease associatedwith reinfection is 31 times that for endogenous reactivation and twice that for recent infection Table Risk of disease associatedwith different types of infection ... infected between surveys I and II (596), 4% were reinfected (415) and 91% (10,150) had no reinfection Table Size of the population with or without recent reinfection between I and II surveys (estimated)...
... proteins), cell communication and signal transduction (annexin), cellular reorganization and the cytoskeleton (tropomyosin, tubulin and actin) and toxin catabolism and water deprivation (glutathione ... Proteins with the genesis and progression of CRC Fig Immunohistochemical staining of RhoGDI, S100A9 and LASP-1 in normal colorectal mucosa, nmCRC and mCRC Immunoreactivity to RhoGDI, S100A9 and LASP-1 ... genesis- and metastasis -associated proteins in CRC The results suggest that RhoGDI, S100A9 and LASP-1 may play an important role in the development and progression of CRC Further functional and clinical...
... TB management at a tertiary hospital in northeastern Thailand and assessed the factorsassociatedwith treatment outcomes in patients with smear-positive pulmonary TB fulfilled any of the following ... positive for AFB and radiographic abnormalities were consistent with pulmonary TB or (3) at least one sputum specimen positive for AFB with culture proven M tuberculosis MATERIALS AND METHODS TB ... chi-square or Fisher’s exact test Simple and multiple logistic regression analysis were used to evaluate factorsassociatedwith treatment outcomes Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95%CI)...
... lymphocyte subsets in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) The aim of the study was to investigate immune abnormalities associatedwith MTB infection MATERIALS AND METHODS lysing the erythrocytes ... percentage with an absolute numbers of NK and B cells while reduced percentage with an absolute numbers of CD4 + lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of patients with PTB A variety of immune abnormalities ... Miranda SS (2008) Andrade HM, Oliveira MHP, Toledo VPCP Natural Killer Cell Subpopulations in Putative Resistant Individuals and Patients with Active Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Scand...
... chronic gastritis and ulcer (normal group), 50 with IM including adenoma (high risk group), 40 with EGC (EGC group), 45 with AGC without distant metastasis (AGC group), and 42 with metastatic GC ... HMGB1 were associatedwith depth of invasion (T stage), lymph node metastasis (N stage), tumor size, and poor prognosis However, HMGB1 levels were not associatedwith patient gender, age, and lymphovascular ... requires invasive techniques such as endoscopy and biopsy, that are associatedwith patient discomfort and risk HMGB1 could be measured in serum and used as a serologic tumor biomarker because...
... as SOD and GPx, and of both water soluble and lipophilic antioxidant micronutrients such as vitamins A, C and E, and α-carotene, have been reported in AD patients and elderly subjects with mild ... line) and of patients with Alzheimer's disease Cumulative survival high (dashed line) initial AOC levels with Cumulative survival of patients with Alzheimer's disease with low (solid line) and ... N, Andreassi MG, Zucchelli GC: Oxidative stress and its association with coronary artery disease and different atherogenic risk factors J Intern Med 2004, 256:308-315 Wenham PR, Price WH, Blandell...
... GF, ZsI and PG conceived of the study, and participated in its design and coordination, and helped to draft the manuscript; L-MT and M-OS carried out the immunoassays; GSZ, T, GP, KH, RSZ and ZSz ... Foerch 2005 [26]; those with a NIH scale of 16 with poor expected outcome, and the ficolin-3 levels were compared accordingly ... ficolin-3 and high CRP levels on the one hand and the unfavorable outcome of the disease on the other hand, we repeated the analysis as above in the follow-up samples by including ficolin-3 and CRP...
... concentrations of OPG, correlated withabnormal ABIs in HIV-infected Page of patients Given the high prevalence and significant clinical consequences associatedwithabnormal ABIs and elevated OPG levels, ... correlated with the onset of cardiovascular events and an increased severity of PAD [19,20] The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of, and risk factorsassociatedwith PAD in ... evaluated However, none of these risk factors were found to be independently predictive of abnormal ABIs in this cohort Cardiovascular risk factorsassociatedwith PAD Despite the high prevalence...