... days of hospitalization at the end of each ofthe 12 months post initiation indicated that the average number of hospitalization days for the RIS-treated patients was 1.4 to 2. 1 times that ofthe ... values, inconsistent data, claim duplicates, and unexpected missing values The SCAP database is similar to other administrative and pharmacy claims database, as it provides detailed information about ... that used ina recent study of hospitalization rates inpatientswith schizophrenia [22 ] Analyses did not adjust for adherence with medication because the analytical sample included participants...
... several factors First of all, the inclusion in our multivariable analysis (with a stepwise mode of variable selection) ofa marker Table 3: Multivariate survival analysis of 70 patientswith gastric ... Oncol 20 08, 15:3073-30 82 Psaila B, Lyden D: The metastatic niche: adapting the foreign soil Nat Rev Cancer 20 09, 9 :28 5 -29 3 Hiraiwa K, Takeuchi H, Hasegawa H, Saikawa Y, Suda K, Ando T, Kumagai K, ... gastrointestinal and pancreatic carcinomas Virchows Arch 20 01, 439:109-117 Koga T, Tokunaga E, Sumiyoshi Y, Oki E, Oda S, Takahashi I, Kakeji Y, Baba H, Maehara Y: Detection of circulating gastric cancer...
... 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 patientswithtypediabetes mellitus JAMA 20 09, 301:1565-15 72 American Diabetes Association Workgroup on Hypoglycemia: Defining and reporting ... to the study with either a combination of metformin and a glitazone, or witha combination of metformin and a sulphonylurea Patients were not eligible if they had been treated with insulin inthe ... JB, Mayer BD, Heine RJ, Holman RR, Sherwin R, et al.: Managementof hyperglycemia intype diabetes: a consensus algorithm for the initiation and adjustment of therapy Diabetes Care 20 06, 29 :1963-1972...
... suffer from typediabetes Quality of life (QoL) inpatientswithdiabetes is reduced and patients are impaired in nearly all domains of daily life [2, 3] In addition patientswithdiabetes are more ... The authors are grateful to the AOK Sachsen-Anhalt and the AOK Rheinland-Pfalz for support in sending out the study material to their insured and for the preparation of claims data for sampling ... cross-sectional survey among patientswithtypediabetes has been conducted as part ofthe ELSID study (Evaluation ofa Large Scale Implementation of Disease Management Programmes for patientswithtype diabetes) ...
... 'strongly agree' to each ofthe 20 ITAS items are shown in Table 3, for insulin-naïve and insulin-treated patientsThe mean total ITAS score ofthe insulin-naïve patients was about one standard deviation ... appraisal scale (ITAS) in both insulin naïve and insulin-treated typediabetespatients Factor analyses suggest a simple twofactor structure, with items pertaining to a positive and a negative appraisal ... 6% ofthe insulintreated agrees to fearing injections compared to 47% ofthe insulin-naïve participants ingly, post-hoc analyses revealed that both among the insulin treated as well as the insulin-naïve...
... 'strongly agree' to each ofthe 20 ITAS items are shown in Table 3, for insulin-naïve and insulin-treated patientsThe mean total ITAS score ofthe insulin-naïve patients was about one standard deviation ... appraisal scale (ITAS) in both insulin naïve and insulin-treated typediabetespatients Factor analyses suggest a simple twofactor structure, with items pertaining to a positive and a negative appraisal ... 6% ofthe insulintreated agrees to fearing injections compared to 47% ofthe insulin-naïve participants ingly, post-hoc analyses revealed that both among the insulin treated as well as the insulin-naïve...
... 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 patientswithtypediabetes mellitus JAMA 20 09, 301:1565-15 72 American Diabetes Association Workgroup on Hypoglycemia: Defining and reporting ... to the study with either a combination of metformin and a glitazone, or witha combination of metformin and a sulphonylurea Patients were not eligible if they had been treated with insulin inthe ... JB, Mayer BD, Heine RJ, Holman RR, Sherwin R, et al.: Managementof hyperglycemia intype diabetes: a consensus algorithm for the initiation and adjustment of therapy Diabetes Care 20 06, 29 :1963-1972...
... processing and review Any remaining sentinel nodal tissue after frozen sectioning were fixed in formalin and embedded in paraffin with subsequent examination by H&E staining (again an average of ... intraoperative analysis of sentinel node status was particularly advantageous for those with larger tumors Furthermore, the accurate, intraoperative selection of 23 ofthe 30 patientswith axillary metastases ... immediate, intraoperative FS assessment ofthe SLN were then compared with that of their delayed formal pathological examination with regard to nodal oncological status ANOVA testing was used to examine...
... TTTGGGGCCAAGTTTTTCTG down BMP -2 up ACAGGAACTTCCGGGTCAAT up GGGAAAACAACCCGGAGATT down TTAAGGCGTTTCCGCTGTTT FGF -2 up TACAACTTCAAGCAGAAGAG down CAGCTCTTAGCAGACATTGG VEGF up AAGTGGTCCCAGGCTGCA down ATCTCTCCTATGTGCTGGCC ... ATCTCTCCTATGTGCTGGCC up AAGCAGCCATGGCAGAAGTA 4 82 60 37 [NCBI: M15840] down GAACACCACTTGTTGCTCCA up GAGTGACAAGCCTGTAGCCCATGTTGTAGCA 444 60 37 Clontech down GCAATGATCCCAAAGTAGACCTGCCCAGACT IL-1 TNF- The ... Exp Clin Med 20 00, 25 : 125 -134 17 Gotoh M, Hamada K, Yamakawa H, Yanagisawa K, Nakamura M, Yamazaki H, Ueyama Y, Tamaoki N, Inoue A, Fukuda H: Interleukin-1 induced subacromial synovitis and shoulder...
... participated inthe design ofthe study, and helped in writing the manuscript All the authors have read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have ... Type Diabetes: recommendations for standard, comprehensive, and minimal care Diabetic Medicine 20 06, 23 :579-593 14 American Diabetes Association: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes2 009 Diabetes ... (mean HbA1c 6.7%) and the majority was being treated witha combination of diet and oral agents Males and females differed significant ly regarding several demographic and clinical variables (Table...
... of data, analysis and interpretation of data, and critical revision ofthe manuscript for important intellectual content NGM, AB, and HF participated in analysis and interpretation of data, and ... had full access to all ofthe data inthe study and take responsibility for the integrity ofthe data and the accuracy ofthe data analysis TB, TR, MN, NS, LB, HU, RB, and MC participated in acquisition ... Laboratories, Abbott Park/IL, USA) [22 ] Statistical analysis Continuous variables are presented as mean ± standard deviation or median (with interquartile range), and categorical variables as...
... In order to improve the quality and standards ofthe national healthcare system, the National Health Security Act was enacted in Thailand in 20 02. (22 ) Realizing the growing burden of T2DM that ... Similarly, DM was the fourth leading cause of death, accounting for 5% of all causes of death in Thailand in 20 02 Being a chronic disease with many devastating complications, DM naturally places ... (T2DM)…………………… 2 1 .2 The role of disease managementin containing the T2DM epidemic ………4 1.3 T2DM managementin Thailand: the state of affairs………………………….5 1.4 Prevention: the cornerstone of T2DM management ……………………….6...
... cardiopathies such as angina, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and cerebrovascular accident (CVA), diabetes mellitus complications (microvascular, macrovascular, neuropathy), and thetypeof ... required was 596 patients (29 8 in each arm) Statistical analysis First, a descriptive analysis was carried out for each variable included in this study, involving the mean and SD for the quantitative ... et al [20 ], and Shibayama et al [21 ], which were included inthe meta-analysis carried out by Duke et al [9] Inthe latter study, the mean adjusted reduction, when compared withthe usual management, ...
... evaluate physical functioning intypediabetespatientsina broad, comprehensive manner [24 ,25 ] If patients skipped a question inthe questionnaires the missing value was calculated as an average ... provided input into the main ideas of this paper All authors obtained funding for the project ESV carried out screening, randomization and examination ofthe patients, and performed part ofthe statistical ... Spuur for laboratory assistance We thank the staff at the healthcare centre and thediabetes outpatient clinic for participating inthe study Author details Department of Endocrinology and Gastroenterology,...
... many pharmacological approaches are available for reducing or delaying diabetes mellitus [35], but a key piece for the initial managementofthe disease for the majority ofthe affected population ... established, and the addition ofa pharmacological treatment increases the rate of quitting Conclusions The physical health ofpatientswith SMI should be part ofthe field of action of psychiatric ... placebo in decreasing fasting glucose, insulin levels, and IRI levels All three intervention groups were found to havea significant advantage over placebo in improving weight gain and insulin...
... evaluate physical functioning intypediabetespatientsina broad, comprehensive manner [24 , 25 ] If patients skipped a question inthe questionnaires the missing value was calculated as an average ... consideration of quality of life [4] However, there is a growing interest inthe assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) intypediabetes An increasing number oftypediabetes trials, including ... analysed using a two-way analysis of variance with adjustment for baseline values in SAS, version 9.1 (Cary, NC) The study statistician performing the data analyses was blinded to patients assignment...
... Critical Care Vol 11 No Michard et al Figure Patients who have reached the plateau ofthe Frank–Starling relationship can be identified as patientsin whom PPV is low The clinical and intraoperative ... pressure variation (PPV) is a marker ofthe position on the Frank–Starling curve, not an indicator of blood volume or a marker of cardiac preload Increasing preload induces a decrease in PPV (from ... PPV is mimimal when the heart is operating on the plateau ofthe Frank–Starling curve (➌ and ➍) Decreasing preload induces an increase in PPV (from ➋ to ➊), also increasing contractility (from...
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