Corneal diameters should be measured to enable decisions about the size of the host bed and graft. A Flieringa or scleral support ring should be used in every pediatric keratoplasty to help prevent ...

Conclusions We suggest that IL-1α release from infundibular keratinocyte in response to P. acnes- mediated TLR activation is an important step in the complex natural history of the acne lesion (Figure ...

Introduction Approximately 30-50% of patients with cancer experience pain at the time of diagnosis, and about 75-95% experience pain in the terminal phase of the illness. [1] Among the different types ...

Acknowledgements This work was supported by the Max Planck Society, the Max Planck Förderstiftung, the DFG (CNMPB), EXTRABRAIN EU-FP7, as well as by EU-AIMS. The research of EU-AIMS receives support ...

Upper urinary tract transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) refers to malignant changes of the transitional epithelial cells lining the urinary tract from the renal calyces to the ureteral orifice. Although ...

Pulmonary Hypertension The development of PH is common in COPD, with the incidence of PH and right ventricular hypertrophy in COPD patients older than 50 years observed to be at least 50%. Severe PH ...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Background: Homocysteine, an independent risk factor for thromboembolism, has been recently shown to be elevated in ulcerative colitis (UC). However, its relation to ...

Clinicians caution that while the app flags possible anemia, definitive diagnosis requires lab testing, patient history and ...

Abstract Background: Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) currently face inacceptable delays in initial treatment, and long, costly hospital stays due to suboptimal initial triage and ...

Introduction Since the publication in 1999 of an Institute of Medicine report on medication errors, patient advocates have focused on improving the safety of medical care in hospitals. [1] ...

Summary: An observational study was conducted to determine the prevalence of severe sepsis and drotrecogin alfa use in hospitalized patients in New Jersey. In November 2003, a survey was mailed to the ...

Abstract and Introduction Introduction: Different oral sustained-release (SR) formulations of tramadol have been introduced in pain treatment in order to prolong the dosage interval to improve ...