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Showing 1 to 20 of 50 for “"Young patients"”.
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Extreme lateral endoscopic transforaminal lumbar discectomy for lumbar disc herniation in young patients
"젊은 환자에서 발생하는 요추간판 탈출증은 성인에 비해서 비교적 드물지만, 점차 발생 빈도가 증가하고 있다. 전통적 수술 방법 이후 합병증 때문에 최소 침습적 수술 방법이 많은 발전을 거듭하여, 최근에는 극외측 도달법에 의한 추간공 경유 내시경 추간판 제거술을 사용하면서 다양한 경우의 추간판 탈출증을 치료할 수 있게 되었다. 2003년 12월부터 2004년 9월까지 극외측 도달법에 의한 추간공 경유 내시경 추간판 제거술을 받은 요추간판 탈출증 환자 156명 중 추적 조사가 가능한 135명을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 추간판이 탈출된 …
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Evaluation of using web 2.0 technologies in diabetes education for adolescent and young patients
… in the educational services for these patients. E-learning can be a good solution to fill this gap. A system dynamics model was developed in this study to highlight the potential return on investment in these systems.
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The impact of social robots on young patients' socio-emotional wellbeing in a pediatric inpatient care context
… efforts to provide socio-emotional support for patients and their families during care, gaps still exist between human resource supply and demand. The Huggable project aims to close this gap by creating a social robot able to mitigate stress and anxiety and to promote positive affect and …
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Factors influencing the psychological adjustment of young patients with Type 1 diabetes in the first year after diagnosis
… 2004). Parenting factors may have an impact on young children (Whittemore et al., 2003; Davis et al., 2001); while other factors such as self-efficacy are important to adolescent patients (Littlefield et al., 1992) as responsibility for diabetes management is gradually transferred from parent to …
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An exploration into young patients’ (≤ 50 years) expectations following primary total hip arthroplasty; An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study.
Title: YOUNG HIP: An exploration into young patients’ (<50 years) expectations following primary total hip arthroplasty: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis study. Introduction. Total hip replacements (THR) are common operations performed in orthopaedics. Though initially developed to …
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The role of von Willebrand factor and its cleaving protease, ADAMTS13, in young patients with HIV-related stroke.
… in the setting of HIV is not uncommonly seen in young adults. High levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF), a protein with key roles in platelet adhesion and aggregation, and low levels of A Disintegrin and Metalloproteinase with a Thrombospondin type 1 motif, member 13 (ADAMTS13), the protease …
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Immunohistochemical identification of mismatch repair gene deficit and its clinico-pathologic significance in young patients with colorectal cancer
… this study to detect mismatch repair deficit in young patients with colorectal cancers. Ninety three patients who were 45 years of age or younger at the time of diagnosis of colorectal cancer were studied.
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Treatment outcomes of young patients with invasive breast cancer treated radically at Groote Schuur Hospital from 2013-2017: A single centre study
Treatment outcomes of young patients with invasive breast cancer treated radically at Groote Schuur Hospital from 2013 to 2017: A single centre study Background: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer- related deaths globally, and the commonest cancer in women under 40 years. There is …
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Messy boundaries: the lived experience when younger children’s nursing students are required to care for young people
… is acknowledged that caring interactions between younger, adolescent student nurses and young adolescent patients could precipitate particular difficulties and concerns for both parties during their journeys toward successful self-identity. The research undertaken identified two key dimensions: …
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Prognosis of Transitional Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder in Patients 40 Years Old or Less : Comparison with Elderly Patients
… cell carcinoma (TCC) of the bladder in young patients is rare with 0.4-2% of such tumors presenting in the first 4 decades of life. The natural history and prognosis of TCC of the bladder in young patients remain a matter of debate. This study aimed to evaluate whether TCC of the bladder …
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Genetics, genomics and precision medicine: Innovations in childhood cancer care through the eyes of families and oncology professionals
… an in-depth investigation of the experiences of young patients, parents, and oncology professionals in the Australian healthcare context. After presenting a summary of the relevant literature in Chapter 1, I then conducted a systematic review (n=20 studies) of children and young adults’ …
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ΣΠΟΝΔΥΛΟΛΙΣΘΗΣΕΙΣ: ειδική συμπτωματολογία και θεραπεία σε παιδιά και εφήβους
… THE KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING SPONDYLOLISTHESIS IN YOUNG PATIENTS. AT THE SECOND PART WE PRESENT THE EXPERIENCE FROM 20 CASES OF SYMPTOMATIC SPONDYLOLISTHESIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS OPERATED IN SWEDEN BETWEEN THE YEARS 1963-1981. EIGHTEEN OF THEM AMONG WHICH 11 SUFFERING FROM OLISTHESIS LARGER …
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Novel cardiovascular risk factors in childhood
… The aims of the studies were to investigate in young patients with T1D whether: frequency of acute infections correlates with atherogenic vascular changes (Study I); diabetes-predisposing genotype HLA-DQ 2/8 is associated with phenotypes of atherosclerosis and systemic microvascular dysfunction …
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A retrospective audit of young patients diagnosed with cervical cancer over ten years at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2012, and their outcome at five-year follow-up compared to women in the prior decade
… between two decades for cervical cancer among young women. Methods : The study undertook a retrospective audit of files and information on the pre-existing cervical cancer database, and appropriate data was extracted (HREC REF 344/2011). Survival and disease outcomes at five years, as well as …
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Comfort: Voices of adolescents with metastatic cancer
… cancer is limited. Expanded knowledge of how young patients explicate the meaning and significance of their comfort experience would be valuable information that would help bridge the gap in our knowledge and practice. This study explored the meaning and significance of comfort as experienced …
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Radiological features of femoroacetabular impingement in patients undergoing hip resurfacing arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis of the hip
… still exists as to the ideal treatment for young patients with osteoarthritis of the hip, but many surgeons believe resurfacing arthroplasty of the hip is the ideal option as it preserves bone stock and maintains normal anatomy. Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a recently described …
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Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Noncirrhotic Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy
… prevalence of fibrolamellar hepatocarcinoma in young patients, and its lack of association with underlying liver disease. The clinical presentation is unspecific, with symptoms ranging from abdominal pain, malaise, and weight loss to atypical manifestation which include hyperammonemic …
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Clinicopathological and molecular characterization of gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma before age of 40 years
… features of GEJ adenocarcinoma in older patients have been extensively studied, these characteristics in the younger population remain to be determined. In the recent literature, a high sensitivity and specificity for the detection of dysplasia and esophageal adenocarcinoma was …
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Invasive carcinoma of the cervix in young women : a controlled study (1974-1983) including re-examination of the histology and cytology for evidence of human papillomavirus infection
… period of at past 5 years. All eligible young patients (n = 82) were studied out of a total patient population of 1522 and compared with a 13% random sample (n = 82) of equally eligible older patients. There were three study losses in each group (3,7%), giving a final comparison number of …
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Balloon mitral valvuloplasty at Groote Schuur Hospital : results, complications and short-term follow-up
… made of all complications of the procedure. 118 patients (mean age 30.7 years) underwent 124 attempted procedures. 93 % of attempts were successfully completed and an optimal result was achieved in 76% of patients. Mitral valve area increased from 0.9cm² to 2.0cm². Equivalent results have been …
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