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Tracheostomy procedures in the intensive care unit: an international survey
Abstract Introduction Percutaneous dilatational tracheostomy (PDT) is one of the most frequent procedures performed in the intensive care unit (ICU). PDT may add potential... -
Prevalence of Blastocystis sp. infection in several hosts in Brazil: a system...
Abstract Background Blastocystis sp. affects a wide variety of animals and is the most common protozoan in human fecal samples with potential pandemic distribution. In the... -
Developmental basis for intestinal barrier against the toxicity of graphene o...
Abstract Background Intestinal barrier is crucial for animals against translocation of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) into secondary targeted organs. However, the molecular... -
Systematic review protocol of interventions to improve the psychological well...
Abstract Background The challenges and complexities faced by general practitioners are increasing, and there are concerns about their well-being. Consequently, attention has... -
Should the poor have no medicines to cure? A study on the association between...
Abstract Background The rampant urbanization and medical marketization in China have resulted in increased vulnerabilities to health and socioeconomic disparities among the... -
Reliability and validity of the international dementia alliance schedule for ...
Abstract Background Clinical and social services both are important for dementia care. The International Dementia Alliance (IDEAL) Schedule for the Assessment and Staging of... -
Ocular surface health in Shanghai University students: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Our study aimed to investigate the ocular surface health of Shanghai University students. Methods This is a cross-sectional study carried out among freshmen... -
Targeted capture enrichment followed by NGS: development and validation of a ...
Abstract Background Non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) has been widely adopted for the detection of fetal aneuploidies and microdeletion syndromes, nevertheless, limited... -
Base excess and hematocrit predict response to indomethacin in very low birth...
Abstract Background The treatment of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants remains a challenge. The ability to predict which infants will... -
Using Kahoot! as a formative assessment tool in medical education: a phenomen...
Abstract Background Gamification is an increasingly common phenomenon in education. It is a technique to facilitate formative assessment and to promote student learning. It has... -
Perceptions of balance and falls following a supervised training intervention...
Purpose: To explore perceptions of balance and falls among people with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease 3 − 12 months following participation in supervised balance training.... -
Primary ciliary dyskinesia in Japan: systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract Background Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disorder. Although the genetic tests and new diagnostic algorithms have recently been recommended,... -
Assessing risk of bias in human environmental epidemiology studies using thre...
Abstract Background Systematic reviews are increasingly prevalent in environmental health due to their ability to synthesize evidence while reducing bias. Different systematic... -
Crowdfunding and global health disparities: an exploratory conceptual and emp...
Abstract Background The use of crowdfunding platforms to cover the costs of healthcare is growing rapidly within low-, middle-, and high-income countries as a new funding... -
Effect of protraction facemask on the temporomandibular joint: a systematic r...
Abstract Background The aim of this study was to assess the influence of protraction facemask (PFM) on temporomandibular joint (TMJ) of skeletal Class III malocclusion patients.... -
Outcomes of telephone-delivered low-intensity cognitive behaviour therapy (Li...
Abstract Background In 2006, the British government launched ‘Improving Access to Psychological Therapies’ (IAPT), a low intensity cognitive behaviour therapy intervention... -
Interventions in education to prevent STEM pipeline leakage
The so-called leaking STEM pipeline (dropout in STEM education) has been the subject of many studies. The large interest of scholars in plausible causes of this leakage has... -
Association of statin use and clinical outcomes in heart failure patients: a ...
Abstract Background The role of statins in patients with heart failure (HF) of different levels of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) remains unclear especially in the... -
An open-label, long-term, phase III extension trial of duloxetine in Japanese...
Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of duloxetine 60 mg in Japanese patients with fibromyalgia enrolled from a preceding randomized,... -
Ultrahigh-pressure acoustic wave velocities of SiO2-Al2O3 glasses up to 200 GPa
Abstract Extensive experimental studies on the structure and density of silicate glasses as laboratory analogs of natural silicate melts have attempted to address the nature of...
