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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Time-to-Treatment"”.
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Is Appendicitis a Ticking Time Bomb? Time to Treatment and Risk of Perforation after Patients Reach the Hospital
… In the traditional model of appendicitis, time is the major driver of disease progression: luminal obstruction leads inexorably to perforation without timely intervention. This perceived association has guided clinical behavior related to timing of operation. Our objective was to evaluate …
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Clinical Application of Prognostic Factors and Their Integration in a Risk and Time to Treatment Assessment Scale for Treatment-Naive B-CLL Patients // Клинично приложение на прогностичните фактори и интегрирането им в скала за оценка на риска и времето до лечение, при нелекувани пациенти с В-хронична лимфоцитна левкемия
Хроничната лимфоцитна левкемия е една от най- честите левкемии при възрастни, характеризираща се с изключително променлив клиничен курс и различен изход на заболяването, дефинирани от множество фактори свързани със сложните патогенетични процеси протичащи в неопластичните клетки. Темата на …
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Evaluation of teledermatology in the Veterans Health Administration
Telehealth technologies are being employed to increase access, quality of care, and cost containment. However, there are no widely accepted measures of telehealth performance and little information about long-term changes in access. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is advantageous for …
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STEMI Management and Outcomes at a Regional Hospital in Guatemala
… syndromes markedly exceeds global averages due to delayed presentation, limited reperfusion access, and systemic resource constraints. Hospital Nacional de San Benito (HNSB), the main public referral hospital for rural Petén, operates without percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and with …
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Outcomes of Status Epilepticus in the Elderly
… in the elderly. The present study examines predictors of SE mortality in this growing population.Methods: SE patients visiting the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center from July 1, 1989, to June 30,2006 were included in the study. Data on demographic characteristics, SE type, etiology, …
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Why now : a quantitative analysis of barriers influencing a delay in treatment-seeking behavior for adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
… daily life through intrusive obsessions and time-consuming compulsions. Although effective treatments exist, many individuals delay accessing care for years after diagnosis, worsening outcomes and increasing risks for comorbidities, functional impairment, and suicide. Despite increasing …
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Efficacy of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine with and without artesunate for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Mozambique : a randomised controlled trial
… a large public health burden in Mozambique and a treatment policy with effective anti-malarials is a key component of their malaria control programme. Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) are now generally considered as the best treatment for uncomplicated falciparum malaria; the use of …
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Rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Botswana: barriers and risk factors influencing patient outcomes, case detection, and linkage to effective care and treatment
Background: Botswana reports high treatment success for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB), but many challenges remain. Case detection is lower than expected and varies by year, and mortality rates are high. Research aims included identifying: factors associated with mortality, access to …
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Age appropriate treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa
… tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a threat to TB control globally. South Africa has the third highest epidemic of DR-TB – following only Russia and China, two much more populous countries. South Africa has stringent guidelines for treating DR-TB; however, little is known about adherence to …
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Bell's Palsy - Medical Treatment and Influence of Prognostic Factors
… contracture. The most commonly used medical treatment to reduce sequelae has been corticosteroids and/or antiviral agents, the usefulness of which has been debated since earlier studies have shown diverging results. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effect of treatment with …
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Applicability of SAMBA point-of care devices in real-world settings
… (POC) platforms that are appropriately adapted to resource constrained settings. Centralised testing algorithms lead to poor access to testing, long turnaround times, high loss to follow up and delayed results. Suitable POC testing platforms developed for this environment will allow these …
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Ventricular Depolarization in Ischemic Heart Disease.Value of Electrocardiography in Assessment of Severity and Extent of Acute Myocardial Ischemia.
Background In patients with symptoms compatible with acute myocardial infarction (MI), early triage by ECG in the pre-hospital phase by ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) criteria is important for direct transport of these patients to a regional center for primary percutaneous …
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Developing Novel Approaches to Improve Response to T Cell Based Cancer Immunotherapy
… T cell based immunotherapies have moved to the forefront of cancer immunotherapy with the success of Adoptive T cell therapy (ACT) and Immune checkpoint blockade.ACT, where patients are treated with tumour infiltrating T cells (TILs), conferred a clinical response rate of ~50%. Treatment …
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Fully Integrated Modular and Mixed-Scale Systems for Processing the Molecular Cargo of Liquid Biopsy Markers
… medicine is the concept of delivering the right treatment, to the right patient, at the right time. However, accessibility to precision medicine is still a major challenge. The field of distributive medicine aims to rectify this by creating biomedical solutions that increase access to health …
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Understanding and predicting pulmonary exacerbations in Cystic Fibrosis using Machine Learning
… cystic fibrosis trans-membrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, which corrupts the instructions for making the corresponding CFTR protein. In the lungs, the defective protein leads to a reduced depth to, and acidification of, the airway surface liquid, a sticky and viscous outer mucous layer, …