A case of probable oxybutynin-induced increase in liver enzymes.

abstract：Background and aim:The aim of this study was to investigate the association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and the development of severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). Patients and methods:A total of 674 patients with acute pancreatitis were enrolled. Non-linearity in the relationship between LDL-C and...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Hong W,Zimmer V,Stock S,Zippi M,Omoshoro-Jones JA,Zhou M

更新日期：2018-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Pemphigus vulgaris (PV) is a life-threatening disease belonging to the pemphigus group of autoimmune intra-epidermal bullous diseases of the skin and mucosae. The therapeutic management of PV remains challenging and, in some cases, conventional therapy is not adequate to induce clinical remission. The cornerstone of P...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Kridin K

更新日期：2018-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite the well recognized protective effect of cruciferous vegetables against various cancers, including human colorectal cancers, little is known about how this effect is conferred. It is thought that some phytochemicals found only in these vegetables confer the protection. These compounds include the glu...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： McGrath DR,Frydoonfar H,Hunt JJ,Dunkley CJ,Spigelman AD

更新日期：2010-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Anastomotic leakage is a major surgical complication following esophagectomy and gastric pull-up. Specific risk factors such as celiac trunk (TC) stenosis and high calcification score of the aorta have been identified, but no data are available on their relative prognostic values. This retrospective study aimed...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Chang DH,Brinkmann S,Smith L,Becker I,Schroeder W,Hoelscher AH,Haneder S,Maintz D,Spiro JE

更新日期：2018-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this open-label, randomized, parallel-group pilot study was to evaluate the efficacy of cefditoren pivoxil and levofloxacin in terms of speed of reduction in inflammatory parameters, clinical recovery, and microbiological eradication. METHODS:Forty eligible patients with acute exacerbation of chr...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Blasi F,Tarsia P,Mantero M,Morlacchi LC,Piffer F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinic keratoses (AKs) are epidermal cutaneous neoplasia observed predominantly in middle-aged and older subjects with mainly photo type I and photo type II on sun-exposed surfaces as a result of DNA damage. AKs have historically been characterized as being "precancerous"; however, now it is considered by many author...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Skroza N,Bernardini N,Proietti I,Potenza C

更新日期：2018-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Denosumab is a breakthrough biological drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency for the treatment of osteoporosis in 2010. It is a fully human monoclonal antireceptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand antibody, which inhibits the activity of osteoclasts, resulting in an ...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Cavalli L,Brandi ML

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental data indicate that several pharmacological agents that have long been used for the management of various diseases unrelated to cancer exhibit profound in vitro and in vivo anticancer activity. This is of major clinical importance, since it would possibly aid in reassessing the therapeutic use of currently...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Papanagnou P,Baltopoulos P,Tsironi M

更新日期：2015-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium disorders are the most common and most poorly understood electrolyte disorders in neurological patients. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of sodium disorders and its association with different traumatic brain injuries. This prospective study was conducted in 80 patients diagnosed with modera...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Paiva WS,Bezerra DA,Amorim RL,Figueiredo EG,Tavares WM,De Andrade AF,Teixeira MJ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Narcolepsy is a lifelong, rare neurological sleep disorder characterized by chronic, excessive attacks of daytime sleepiness. This disease is often extremely incapacitating, interfering with every aspect of life, in work and social settings. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study is to specify the treatment co...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Maresova P,Novotny M,Klímová B,Kuča K

更新日期：2016-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:A prospective study to evaluate the reliability of cystoscopy was performed with fluorescence (photodynamic diagnosis, PDD) compared with standard white light (WL) cystoscopy in patients with solitary carcinoma in situ (CIS), undergoing BCG treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Between February 2004 and March ...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Colombo R,Naspro R,Bellinzoni P,Fabbri F,Guazzoni G,Scattoni V,Losa A,Rigatti P

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Treatment-related problems (TRPs) may pose risks for patients if unaddressed. With the increased complexity of health care, it is important to target pharmacists' efforts to patients that are at high risk for TRPs. Objectives:The present study aimed to identify medications most commonly associated with TRPs...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Al-Taani GM,Al-Azzam SI,Alzoubi KH,Aldeyab MA

更新日期：2018-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Recovery after total hip arthroplasty (THA) is influenced by several psychological aspects, such as depression, anxiety, resilience, and personality traits. We hypothesized that preoperative depression impedes early functional outcome after THA (primary outcome measure). Additional objectives were perioperative change...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Benditz A,Jansen P,Schaible J,Roll C,Grifka J,Götz J

更新日期：2017-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The outcome of decompressive craniectomy (DC) for severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) patients with fixed dilated pupils (FDPs) is not clear. The objective of this study was to validate the outcome of DC in sTBI patients with FDPs. PATIENTS:We retrospectively collected data from 207 sTBI patients with FDPs ...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Mao X,Miao G,Hao S,Tao X,Hou Z,Li H,Tian R,Zhang H,Lu T,Ma J,Zhang X,Cheng H,Liu B

更新日期：2015-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To analyze the treatment patterns of psoriatic arthritis (PSA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients under biological therapies and to evaluate in this population the health-care resource consumption and related costs. Patients and Methods:A retrospective analysis was performed on administrative databases of...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Perrone V,Giacomini E,Sangiorgi D,Andretta M,Menti AM,Naclerio M,Ritrovato D,Degli Esposti L

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the efficacy of glycopyrrolate oral solution (1 mg/5 mL) in managing problem drooling associated with cerebral palsy and other neurologic conditions. METHOD:Thirty-eight patients aged 3-23 years weighing at least 27 lb (12.2 kg) with severe drooling (clothing damp 5-7 days/week) were randomized to glyc...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Zeller RS,Lee HM,Cavanaugh PF,Davidson J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preterm birth is the major cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in the developed world, and spontaneous preterm labor is the commonest cause of preterm birth. Interventions to treat women in spontaneous preterm labor have not reduced the incidence of preterm births but this may be due to increased risk factors, ...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Sanu O,Lamont RF

更新日期：2010-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of, and patients' subjective responses to, periodontal ligament (PDL) anesthetic injection compared to traditional local-anesthetic infiltration injection for the nonsurgical extraction of one posterior maxillary permanent tooth. MATERIALS AND METHODS:All patients...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Al-Shayyab MH

更新日期：2017-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Wells and Geneva scores are widely used in the assessment of pretest probability of pulmonary embolism (PE). Objective:The objective of this study was to examine the hypothesis that mean platelet volume (MPV) may better predict PE than the clinical prediction rules. Methods:A study was performed among pati...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Lipinska A,Ledakowicz-Polak A,Krauza G,Przybylak K,Zielinska M

更新日期：2018-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:Videolaryngoscopy in nasotracheal intubation has been reported to be better than direct laryngoscopy. The most suitable type of videolaryngoscope remains unknown. This study aimed to compare two videolaryngoscopes (McGrath MAC and Pentax AWS) with a Macintosh laryngoscope during nasotracheal intubation. Method...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Chae YJ,Kim DH,Park EJ,Oh J,Yi IK

更新日期：2019-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Available literature suggests that the advantage of animal-derived surfactants over first-generation synthetic agents derives from the presence of surface-active proteins and their phospholipid content. Here we summarize the results of clinical trials comparing animal-derived surfactant preparations with o...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Logan JW,Moya FR

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence in situ hybridization using peptide nucleic acid probes (PNA-FISH) differentiates Staphylococcus aureus from other Gram-positive-cocci in clusters (GPCC). 101/202 patients with GPCC+ blood cultures were randomly assigned to clinician-notification of PNA FISH results. Notification was associated with reduc...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Ly T,Gulia J,Pyrgos V,Waga M,Shoham S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cetuximab is a monoclonal antibody able to inhibit and to degrade the transmembrane receptor Her-1, also known as epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). The inhibition of EGFR is of major importance since the receptor influences many important tumor cell activities including tumor growth, neo-angiogenesis, inhibitio...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Merlano M,Occelli M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Clinical Assessment Program and Teflaro(®) Utilization Registry (CAPTURE) is a multicenter study evaluating the clinical use of ceftaroline fosamil in patients with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia (CABP) or acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection. Data were collected between August 2011 and Februa...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Maggiore C,Vazquez JA,Guervil DJ,Ramani A,Jandourek A,Cole P,Friedland HD

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iron-deficiency anemia is the most common nutritional cause of anemia in pregnancy and is often responsible for puerperal anemia. Puerperal anemia can impair postpartum maternal and neonatal well-being. OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of treatment of moderate puerperal iron-deficiency anemia using a singl...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Iyoke CA,Emegoakor FC,Ezugwu EC,Lawani LO,Ajah LO,Madu JA,Ezegwui HU,Ezugwu FO

更新日期：2017-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) is characterized by acute onset, rapid progression, and high disability and mortality rates. In this study, we investigated the clinical effect of external ventricular drainage combined with continuous lumbar drainage in IVH treatments. Methods: 114 patients with IVH treate...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Xia D,Jiang X,Li Z,Jin Y,Dai Y

更新日期：2019-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichosporon asahii is an emerging opportunistic pathogen that is life-threatening particularly for immunosuppressed patients. Only a few studies have described Trichosporon infection in kidney transplant recipients. This study reports a 67-year-old male kidney transplant recipient who developed fatal fungemia and pne...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Yang MF,Gao HN,Li LJ

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and Western medicine are both popular in Taiwan. Approximately 14.1% of Taiwanese residents use Western drugs and Chinese herbs concurrently; therefore, drug-herb interaction is critical to patient safety. This paper presents a new procedure for reducing the risk of drug in...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Lin SS,Tsai CL,Tu CY,Hsieh CL

更新日期：2015-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The C-MAC videolaryngoscope was evaluated for intubation in patients with predicted extremely difficult airway. The presented cases are patients with neoplasm tumors in larynx. In all cases, awake intubation using C-MAC videolaryngoscope was performed in patients breathing spontaneously, under local anaesthesia, with ...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Gaszyński T

更新日期：2018-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the associations of diabetes-related distress (DRD), depressive symptoms, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and medication adherence with glycemia, blood pressure (BP), and lipid biomarkers in adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). This cross-sectional study was conducted in three Malays...

journal_title：Therapeutics and clinical risk management

authors： Chew BH,Sherina MS,Hassan NH

更新日期：2015-04-29 00:00:00