Explosion during diathermy gastrotomy in a patient with carcinoma of the antrum.

abstract：:Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are associated with gastrointestinal adverse effects, ranging from dyspepsia and peptic ulcer disease to more serious complications such as haemorrhage or perforation. NSAID-induced gastrointestinal toxicity is a significant medical problem worldwide. Misoprostol is effec...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Singh G,Triadafilopoulos G

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To demonstrate the benefit of the combination amlodipine/valsartan 5/160 mg over amlodipine 10 mg, in producing a lower incidence of peripheral oedema for a comparable mean sitting systolic blood pressure (MSSBP) reduction. METHODS:After a 4-week amlodipine 5 mg run-in phase, inadequately controlled hypertension ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Schrader J,Salvetti A,Calvo C,Akpinar E,Keeling L,Weisskopf M,Brunel P

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Arterial hypertension is a well-established factor for increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, but low admission blood pressure has also been suggested as predictor for increased mortality. We hypothesised that in patients with acute myocardial infarction admission blood pressure at the Emergency Department pre...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Roth D,Van Tulder R,Heidinger B,Herkner H,Schreiber W,Havel C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study compared effectiveness of rosuvastatin (RSV) with other statins on lowering LDL-C and LDL-C goal attainment among Medicare-eligible patients (age >or= 65 years) and patients with age < 65 years treated in usual clinical practice to provide evidence of real-world effectiveness of statins. METHODS:R...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Fox KM,Gandhi SK,Ohsfeldt RL,Blasetto JW,Davidson MH

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The aim of this study was to compare ezetimibe/simvastatin combination therapy with intensified statin monotherapy as alternative treatment strategies to achieve the Joint British Societies (JBS)-2 and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) target of < 2 mm...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： McCormack T,Harvey P,Gaunt R,Allgar V,Chipperfield R,Robinson P,IN-PRACTICE study.

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cariprazine is an oral antipsychotic approved in the US for the treatment of schizophrenia, acute bipolar mania, and most recently, bipolar depression. The aim of this systematic review is to describe the efficacy, tolerability and safety of cariprazine for the treatment of depressive episodes associated with...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Citrome L

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The IMPROVE observational study evaluated the safety profile and effectiveness of biphasic insulin aspart 30/70 (BIAsp 30) in patients with type 2 diabetes in routine practice in 11 countries. METHODS:Patients who initiated insulin therapy with, or switched existing insulin therapy to, BIAsp 30 in routine care we...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Valensi P,Benroubi M,Borzi V,Gumprecht J,Kawamori R,Shaban J,Shah S,Shestakova M,Wenying Y,IMPROVE Study Group Expert Panel.

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although the relationship of elevated serum uric acid levels and cardiovascular disease has been established in a great number of studies, the causal relevance of this finding remains ambiguous. An approach to evaluate the causal relevance of biomarkers is to exploit the natural randomised allocation of alle...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Kei A,Koutsouka F,Makri A,Elisaf M

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some chiropractors claim that spinal manipulation is an effective treatment for infant colic. This systematic review was aimed at evaluating the evidence for this claim. Four databases were searched and three randomised clinical trials met all the inclusion criteria. The totality of this evidence fails to demonstrate ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Ernst E

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a skin disease characterised by prolonged nodulo-ulcerative lesions of the skin that heals with atrophic scar. Clinical features of CL vary depending on the type of parasite and host immune resistance. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinical features of atypical a...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： An I,Aksoy M,Ozturk M,Ayhan E,Erat T,Yentur Doni N,Guldur ME

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Few published studies have examined survival rates for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) by number of lines of treatment received or stage at diagnosis. This study aims to evaluate survival and numbers of lines of treatment in USA mCRC managed care patients. METHODS:To evaluate the impact of ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Seal B,Chastek B,Kulakodlu M,Valluri S

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The influence of cardiovascular risk factors/comorbidities on response to oral once-daily tadalafil 5 mg was explored in men with lower urinary tract symptoms associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH). METHODS:This post hoc analysis pooled data from four double-blind studies in which 1498 men wit...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Vlachopoulos C,Oelke M,Maggi M,Mulhall JP,Rosenberg MT,Brock GB,Esler A,Büttner H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to evaluate the use of computed tomography (CT) as the first imaging modality in patients with renal colic and microscopic haematuria. METHODOLOGY:The patients that presented to the emergency service of six health centers with renal colic between January 2017 and January 2018 and were found to have ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Sen V,Ongun S,Sahin MO,Irer B,Kizer O,Dogan B,Yildiz G

更新日期：2020-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study compared the efficacy and tolerability of lumiracoxib (a novel COX-2 selective inhibitor) with rofecoxib, celecoxib and placebo in patients with moderate-to-severe post-operative dental pain. Following third molar extraction, patients received sin...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Kellstein D,Ott D,Jayawardene S,Fricke J

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of clinician educators (CEs) in institutions and medical centres continues to be vital without any doubt. Although there has been more than a century since Sir William Osler established the role of the CE and the tradition by encouraging bed-side teaching, there is still a lack of consensus on the attributes ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Alexandraki I,Mooradian AD

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a rapid global spread. All individuals of all age groups are at risk of COVID-19. This study aims to describe the knowledge and attitude of Jordanian parents regarding COVID-19 in children, including clinical signs of the disease, modes of transmission and prot...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Abuhammad S

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Summary The objective of this study was to determine whether Ramadan is changing frequencies and demographics of visits due to certain diseases. Data obtained from the charts of the adult patients admitted into the emergency department (ED) due to 10 predetermined entities between 2000 and 2004 were analysed. Demograp...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Topacoglu H,Karcioglu O,Yuruktumen A,Kiran S,Cimrin AH,Ozucelik DN,Sarikaya S,Soysal S,Turpcu U,Bozkurt S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This was a post hoc analysis to determine whether baseline severity of depression influenced the efficacy of duloxetine in treating major depressive disorder (MDD) and to better characterise the symptom response profile for duloxetine in patients with mild, moderate or more severe depression. METHODS:Data were po...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Shelton RC,Prakash A,Mallinckrodt CH,Wohlreich MM,Raskin J,Robinson MJ,Detke MJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Systolic aortic regurgitation (SAR) is a curious phenomenon that has been found to be associated with heart failure (HF). We aimed to determine de diagnostic value of SAR as a black box predictive tool in patients with suspected HF admitted to hospital with dyspnea as leading symptom. METHODS AND RESULTS:Cr...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Saura D,López-Cuenca A,Oliva MJ,Caballero L,González-Carrillo J,Espinosa MD,López-Ruiz M,García-Navarro M,de la Morena G

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of acute renal infarction (ARI) is often delayed or unrecognised because of its non-specific presentation and the rarity of the disease. We evaluated the clinical presentations, laboratory findings, underlying medical conditions and treatment of 18 Chinese patients with ARI who presented to the emergency...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Tsai SH,Chu SJ,Chen SJ,Fan YM,Chang WC,Wu CP,Hsu CW

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：IMPORTANCE:There is an ever-increasing drive to improve surgical patient outcomes. Given the benefits which robotics has bestowed upon a wide range of industries, from vehicle manufacturing to space exploration, robots have been highlighted by many as essential for continued improvements in surgery. OBJECTIVE:The goal...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Hussain A,Malik A,Halim MU,Ali AM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrolide anti-bacterials are widely used for the empirical treatment of lower respiratory tract infections (RTIs) due to their activity against Streptococcus pneumoniae and other common respiratory pathogens and good safety/tolerability profile. However, the prevalence of macrolide resistance, particularly pneumococc...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Marrie TJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) leads to a similar annual increase in risk of breast cancer as does each extra year of remaining premenopausal. Taken for more than 10 years HRT leads to a 35% increase in risk of developing breast cancer. It does not increase a woman's risk of dying of breast cancer, and may improve ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Faiz O,Fentiman IS

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate ethnic differences and the effect of age and education on awareness and attitudes of women towards hormone replacement therapy (HRT), we conducted a questionnaire survey of 180 women attending a gynaecology clinic, of whom 152 (84.4%) responded. Seventy-one of the women had heard of HRT. Awareness of HR...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Lydakis C,Kerr H,Hutchings K,Lip GY

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to describe the occurrence, angulation and mesialisation ratio of the ectopic eruption of the maxillary permanent first molar (PFM) and its correlation with the pathological resorption of maxillary primary second molar (PSM). METHODS:This retrospective study was performed using the ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Caliskan S,Tuloglu N,Ozdemir C,Kizilaslan S,Bayrak S

更新日期：2020-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The phenomenon of spontaneous remission is one of the less well known aspects of the leukaemias. Spontaneous remission has been reported in both acute and chronic leukaemia. The mechanism is unclear but may involve immune modulation related to an intercurrent infection or transfusion of blood products. We present a ra...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Sosin MD,Handa SI

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective survey of patients attending day case surgery was undertaken to determine patient satisfaction. In an eight-week prospective study, patients undergoing procedures in the day surgical unit were asked to fill in two questionnaires, the first before surgery and the second two weeks after surgery. One hundre...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Wong LS,Kaukuntla HK,Lam FT,Fraser IA

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The UK National Health Service (NHS) currently spends in excess of £250 million per annum on angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) for the treatment of hypertension and heart failure; with candesartan currently dominating the market. With the recent introduction of generic losartan, we set out to directly compare th...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Grosso AM,Bodalia PN,Macallister RJ,Hingorani AD,Moon JC,Scott MA

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ranitidine is one of the widely prescribed H2 receptor antagonists in the treatment of peptic ulcer. It is well tolerated and has few side-effects. Vasculitic rash occurring in association with ranitidine has been described. We report a case of a 39-year-old man who developed a purpuric rash, polyarthritis, abdominal ...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Prajapati C,Casson IF

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We recently described early rigid retrograde endoscopic realignment of the disrupted urethra under caudal anaesthesia in the outpatient setting. This retrospective study was performed to evaluate our medium-term results. PATIENTS AND METHODS:A retrospective review of patients who had early rigid retrograde e...

journal_title：International journal of clinical practice

authors： Olapade-Olaopa EO,Atalabi OM,Adekanye AO,Adebayo SA,Onawola KA

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00