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Experts’ recommendations for the management of cardiogenic shock in children
Abstract Cardiogenic shock which corresponds to an acute state of circulatory failure due to impairment of myocardial contractility is a very rare disease in children, even more... -
Early gut microbiota signature of aGvHD in children given allogeneic hematopo...
Abstract Background The onset of acute Graft-versus-Host Disease (aGvHD) has been correlated with the gut microbiota (GM) composition, but experimental observations are still... -
Exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) decreases neutrophil migration resp...
Abstract Objective Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant and a known immune suppressant in humans and experimental animal models. Studies on... -
Access and utilization of maternal healthcare in a rural district in the fore...
Abstract Background Poor maternal health delivery in developing countries results in more than half a million maternal deaths during pregnancy, childbirth or within a few weeks... -
Increasing trends in incidence of preterm birth among 2.5 million newborns in...
Abstract Background The incidence of preterm birth (PTB, -
Closing the loop: short term impacts on physical activity of the completion o...
Abstract Background In Australia, an estimated 57% of the population do not meet physical activity recommendations for health. The built environment is important for active... -
Cardiovascular health effects following exposure of human volunteers during f...
Abstract Background Firefighters have increased risk of cardiovascular disease and of sudden death from coronary heart disease on duty while suppressing fires. This study... -
Shared decision making and antibiotic benefit-harm conversations: an observat...
Abstract Background Little research has examined whether shared decision making (SDM) occurs in consultations for acute respiratory infections (ARIs), including what, and how,... -
Autonomic nervous system response to remote ischemic conditioning: heart rate...
Abstract Background Remote ischemic conditioning (RIC) is a procedure applied in a limb for triggering endogenous protective pathways in distant organs, namely brain or heart.... -
Pathological complete response due to a prolonged time interval between preop...
Abstract Background Preoperative chemoradiotherapy is the recommended standard of care for patients with local advanced rectal cancer. However, it remains unclear, whether a... -
The state of nutrition care in outpatient hemodialysis settings in Malaysia: ...
Abstract Background This study aimed to assess the situational capacity for nutrition care delivery in the outpatient hemodialysis (HD) setting in Malaysia by evaluating... -
Scl-Ab reverts pro-osteoclastogenic signalling and resorption in estrogen def...
Abstract Background Neutralising antibodies to sclerostin (Scl-Ab) have shown significant potential to induce bone formation and decrease bone resorption, increase strength and... -
Emergency department hyperoxia is associated with increased mortality in mech...
Abstract Background Providing supplemental oxygen is fundamental in the management of mechanically ventilated patients. Increasing amounts of data show worse clinical outcomes... -
Comparative study of pulse interactions in optical fiber transmission systems...
We compare nonlinear channel interactions in classical soliton, periodically-stationary dispersion-managed soliton (DMS), and chirped-return-to-zero (CRZ) systems. We studied... -
External quality assessment (EQA) program for the immunohistochemical detecti...
Abstract Background An External Quality Assessment (EQA) program was developed to investigate the status of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and Ki-67... -
The clinical practice guideline for the management of ARDS in Japan
Abstract Background The Japanese Society of Respiratory Care Medicine and the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine provide here a clinical practice guideline for the... -
Guideline-based quality indicators—a systematic comparison of German and inte...
Abstract Background Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are relevant sources for generating quality indicators (QIs). The objective of this study was to compare... -
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family access to continuity of health c...
Abstract Background Aboriginal women and their infants experience significant disadvantage in health outcomes compared to their non-Aboriginal counterparts. Access to timely,... -
The adherence paradox: guideline deviations contribute to the increased 5-yea...
Abstract Background In German breast cancer care, the S1-guidelines of the 1990s were substituted by national S3-guidelines in 2003. The application of guidelines became... -
Synthesis of graphene oxide-quaternary ammonium nanocomposite with synergisti...
Abstract Background Bacterial infection is one of the most common complications in burn, trauma, and chronic refractory wounds and is an impediment to healing. The frequent...
