Coblation versus cold dissection in paediatric tonsillectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Related ArticlesCoblation versus cold dissection in paediatric tonsillectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Laryngol Otol. 2020 Mar 02;:1-8 Authors: Ahmad MU, Wardak AN, Hampton T, Siddiqui MRS, Street I Abstract BACKGROUND: Cold dissection is the most commonly used tonsillectomy technique, with low post-operative haemorrhage rates. Coblation is an alternative technique that may cause less pain, but could have higher post-operative haemorrhage...
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Related ArticlesEssential characterisation of human papillomavirus positive head and neck cancer cell lines. Oral Oncol. 2020 Feb 28;103:104613 Authors: Greaney-Davies FST, Risk JM, Robinson M, Liloglou T, Shaw RJ, Schache AG Abstract OBJECTIVES: The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive head and neck cancer, particularly oropharyngeal, has been increasing rapidly. Understanding of this disease, and modelling of suitable therapeutics, requires...
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Related ArticlesIncidence of pedicle ossification in osseous free flap reconstruction in the head and neck. Oral Oncol. 2020 Feb 28;103:104611 Authors: Wood CB, Rohde SL, Sinard RJ, Mannion K, Bigcas JM Abstract BACKGROUND: There are several reports of ossification occurring along the pedicle of fibular free flaps in head and neck microvascular reconstruction, but the incidence of pedicle ossification of other osseous flaps in head and neck surgery has...
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Experimental Evidence Supports New Perspectives in Homeopathy. Homeopathy. 2020 Mar 02;: Authors: Dei A Abstract The contentious debate between homeopathy and orthodox medicine has been due to the fact that homeopathy is founded on a heuristic philosophy that is not justified by contemporary scientific evidence. In this context, however, two pillars of the method, that is, serial dilution and succussion, are poorly understood in orthodox pharmacology....
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Cardiac ERAS: A Guide to Team Building and Successful Implementation. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Feb 28;: Authors: Salenger R, Morton-Bailey V, Grant M, Gregory A, Williams JB, Engelman DT Abstract Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS®) is a bundled approach to perioperative care based upon the philosophy that patients do better when emotional and physiologic stresses are minimized during surgery. The goal of ERAS is to return patients to normal...
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Related ArticlesInvestigating the sociodemographic profile and health-related outcomes of chronically ill homeopathic patients: results from an observational multi-centered study in Bulgaria. BMC Public Health. 2019 Dec 09;19(1):1648 Authors: Vankova D, Kapincheva I Abstract BACKGROUND: The Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) field in Europe has been a focus of research developments and public health policy changes for years. However, these...
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Tue Mar 03, 2020 13:18
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Related ArticlesA cost-effectiveness analysis of the Prediabetes Intervention Package (PIP) in primary care: a New Zealand pilot programme. N Z Med J. 2019 10 25;132(1504):24-34 Authors: Connor D, Coppell K, Gray A, Sullivan T Abstract AIMS: To estimate the cost-effectiveness of the Prediabetes Intervention Package (PIP), a multilevel primary care nurse-delivered prediabetes lifestyle intervention programme was piloted in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The...
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Related ArticlesImprovement in tinnitus distress, health-related quality of life and psychological comorbidities by cochlear implantation in single-sided deaf patients. HNO. 2020 Jan;68(Suppl 1):1-10 Authors: Häußler SM, Knopke S, Dudka S, Gräbel S, Ketterer MC, Battmer RD, Ernst A, Olze H Abstract BACKGROUND: Patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) lack the ability localize sound sources and have difficulty with speech-in-noise hearing. In addition,...
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Related ArticlesEvaluation of Outcomes following Radiofrequency Ablation for Treatment of Parotid Tail Warthin Tumors. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2019 Oct;30(10):1574-1580 Authors: Tung YC, Luo SD, Su YY, Chen WC, Chen HL, Cheng KL, Lin WC Abstract PURPOSE: To evaluate efficacy and safety of radiofrequency (RF) ablation for parotid Warthin tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From September 2016 to August 2017, 7 consecutive patients with biopsy-proven...
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Related ArticlesDevelopment and calibration of a novel positive mindset item bank to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Singapore. PLoS One. 2019;14(7):e0220293 Authors: Kwan YH, Uy EJ, Bautista DC, Xin X, Xiao Y, Lee GL, Subramaniam M, Vaingankar JA, Chan MF, Kumar N, Cheung YB, Chua TSJ, Thumboo J Abstract BACKGROUND: Positive mindset (PM) is an important domain of health-related quality of life in Singapore, a multi-ethnic urban city...
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Related ArticlesGlobal Change: a Public Health Researcher's Ethical Responsibility. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2019 09;6(3):160-166 Authors: Pascal M, Beaudeau P, Medina S, Hamilton NC Abstract PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Loss of biodiversity and globalized environmental degradation result in planetary-scale changes which impact human societies. RECENT FINDINGS: This paper highlights the urgency for public health researchers to integrate a global change...
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Related ArticlesQuality of life of family carers of persons with young-onset dementia: A Nordic two-year observational multicenter study. PLoS One. 2019;14(7):e0219859 Authors: Hvidsten L, Engedal K, Selbæk G, Wyller TB, Šaltytė Benth J, Kersten H Abstract OBJECTIVES: To identify factors associated with QOL in carers of persons with young-onset Alzheimer's (AD) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and explore development in QOL over a two-year period....
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Tue Mar 03, 2020 13:18
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Related ArticlesNarrativity and medicine: some critical reflections. Philos Ethics Humanit Med. 2019 07 15;14(1):9 Authors: Ahlzén R Abstract During the last three decades there has been a wave of interest in narrative and narrativity in the humanistic and the social sciences. This "narrative turn" has spilled over to medicine, where narrative medicine has gained a considerable influence.However, there have also appeared second thoughts on the role...
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Tue Mar 03, 2020 13:18
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Related ArticlesSelf-management of non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. PLoS One. 2019;14(7):e0219141 Authors: Hearn J, Ssinabulya I, Schwartz JI, Akiteng AR, Ross HJ, Cafazzo JA Abstract BACKGROUND: The prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is rising in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Self-management, which enables patients to better manage their health, presents a potentially-scalable...
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