... examine whether reduced HRQoL inchildrenwith SCD is related to consequences ofthedisease or to the low SES of most patients Therefore, we investigated self-reported HRQoL ofchildrenwith ... Confidence intervals were calculated [22] for comparison ofthe proportion ofchildrenwith SCD with impaired HRQoL to the proportion ofchildreninthe Dutch norm population Inthe Dutch norm population, ... norm population ofthe KIDSCREEN-52 that reduced HRQoL inchildrenwith SCD is primarily related to the low SES of this patient population, although there are disease specific effects on the physical...
... paucity of research investigating patients with concomitant asthma and sicklecelldisease Table 2: Results inchildrenwithsicklecelldiseasewith and without asthma Patients withSickleCell ... affect 10% ofthechildrenwithsicklecelldisease often with devastating long term implications The Cooperative Study ofSickleCellDisease reported that recent and recurrent episodes of acute ... treatment of asthma inchildrenwithsicklecelldisease may diminish the frequency of pulmonary complications Patients withsicklecelldisease and asthma had significantly more episodes of...
... function is aggravated by preservation ofthe graft, ischaemia and reperfusion Therefore, substitution of surfactant may bridge the patient to recovery ofthe graft The combination of iNO and surfactant ... retransplantation are considered This interesting approach was successful inthe experimental setting of acute lung injury and needs to be verified in clinical indications other than lung transplantation ... However, both therapeutic strategies failed to show efficacy in prospective randomized trials, so what justification is there for the use of these approaches in lung transplantation? A body of evidence...
... final proof of this hypothesis was to deplete the animals oftheir neutrophils and determine how this affected the response to inhalation injury In these studies of sheep depleted oftheir leukocytes, ... cytotoxic materials or cells into the pulmonary microcirculation To test this hypothesis, several investigators have tied off the bronchial artery of sheep and then exposed the animals to smoke In these ... lungs of sheep have a special feature, a single bronchial artery, and a single lymphatic draining ofthe lung A 10-fold increase in bronchial blood flow could be shown within 20 minutes of smoke inhalation...
... drinking, exercising and the body mass index – contribute to explaining the gradient We find that the effects of education on smoking, drinking, exercising and eating a proper diet account for at most ... done inthe literature, and that the protective roleof education on health declines with age Our qualitative findings are robust to the choice ofthe identification strategy The absolute size ofthe ... males) While the precision ofthe estimates ofthe effects of behaviors declines with respect to the micro data, we cannot reject the null hypothesis that these effects are jointly statistically significant...
... population, at least atthe moment of study Discussing possible mechanisms and explanations for our findings, we can argue that IR presence isthe most important factor in determining the fat deposition ... that SAAT actually contributes a more absolute risk because SAAT volume is greater than VAT [19]; jjjj) in adults, visceral fat is directly associated with liver inflammation and fibrosis independently ... factor of metabolic risk Generally, visceral fat, better correlated with MS [4], is thought to be the most important factor for the development of hepatic steatosis in adult obese patients, but other...
... a monthly basis attended by the treating intensivist, the radiologist and the pathologist Interesting cases should be published withthe aim of education and improving knowledge of epidemiology ... since infectious diseases are rising, pathologists fear theriskof infection [10] Finally, autopsies now contribute little to the scientific output ofthe pathology department, with only 6% of ... monthly) basis This means a joint effort of both intensivists and pathologists The clinicians need to inform the pathologist about the patient’s pre-mortem status, the expected findings and the unsolved...
... population ofchildrenwithsicklecell disease, we collected data on thedisease status ofthechildrenwithsicklecelldiseaseDisease status was classified a priori as mild or severe disease ... prior study has examined the HRQL of parents ofchildrenwithsicklecelldisease [26] Conducted inthe Netherlands, this study found that parents ofchildrenwithsicklecelldisease have worse ... celldisease on the health-related quality of life (HRQL) of parents ofchildrenwithsicklecelldisease [6] They found that female caregivers ofchildrenwithsicklecelldisease displayed lower...
... PARENTAL ATTITUDE TO CHILDRENWITHSICKLECELLDISEASE DISCUSSION The findings showed that sex correlates withthe attitude ofthe parents to thechildrenwithsicklecelldisease although most ofthe ... and the attitude of parents towards theirchildrenwithsicklecelldisease Hypothesis 4: Knowledge ofthe impact ofsicklecelldisease will not make significant difference inthe attitude of ... childrenwithsicklecelldisease Knowledge ofthe impact ofsicklecelldisease will not make significant difference inthe attitude of parents withchildrenwithsicklecelldisease There will...
... cases with SCD, 315 childrenwith homozygous sicklecell (SS) disease, 178 withsickle cell- haemoglobin C (SC) disease, 33 withsickle cell- beta + thalassaemia (S beta+ thal) and 14 withsickle cellbeta0 ... adults withsicklecelldisease J Natl Med Assoc 2006, 98:365-369 42 Belgrave FZ, Molock SD: Theroleof depression in hospital admissions and emergency treatment of patients withsicklecelldisease ... frequent painful crises and lower prevalence of leg ulceration (results not shown) This finding may point to lower coping mechanisms in those withthe less severe form of disease; past findings have...
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... the cause of Crohn’s diseaseis unknown, there is increasing evidence that suggests that endogenous bacterial flora plays an important roleinthe initiation and perpetuation ofthe disease( 13,14) ... improvement was not sustained at 24- TABLE Baseline features of individual study patients Patient Age (yr) Disease location Duration of CD (yr) Medications at initiation of LGG 18 13 10 16 Ileal, ... Crohn’s disease A dose of 1010 CFU twice a day resulted in intestinal colonization in all the patients, including those taking metronidazole All patients in this study had active Crohn’s disease, ...
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... inthe in- depth synthesis Appendix 4.2: Narrative synthesis of findings relating to the impact of microfinance on the wealth ofthe poor Appendix 4.3: Narrative synthesis of findings relating ... microfinance Invest inthe future Lift out of poverty Increase education, health etc 1.2.1 Whatis microfinance? The term ‘micro-credit’ was first coined inthe 1970s to indicate the provision of ... this study therefore retains its status as a high quality evaluation This decision is discussed further in section 5.4 what isthe impact of microfinance on poor people? sy n thesis Synthesis...
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... number of deaths e Using the two graphs, you can compare the rate of population growth withthe growth ofthe population The growth rate is decreasing, while the population is increasing None ofthe ... inthe great struggle to save our democratic civilization.” isolationism nationalism jingoism pacifism regionalism The parties solemnly declare inthe names oftheir respective peoples that ... 1965 d The population ofthe deer increased over time e The population of deer in 1975 inthe area was 45 Which ofthe following statements is true ofthe wolf population from 1955–1980? a The wolf...
... further explore predictors of HRQoL ofchildrenwith asthma This study is, to our knowledge, thefirst study that investigated predictors of HRQoL inchildrenwith asthma within the context of ... conducted the literature search YP performed the statistical analyses; all authors were involved inthe interpretation ofthe results YP wrote thefirst draft ofthe paper All authors revised thefirst ... adult patients the impact oftheir growing up in one or two parent families is smaller than for children living in this situation Conclusion The results of this study gave tentative support for the...
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