How Long Should We Wait for Functional Dyspepsia to Develop?

How long should we wait for functional dyspepsia to develop?

Improvement of social hygiene and decreased H. pylori prevalence has resulted in the decrease of gastric organic diseases such as gastric ulcers and/or cancers. However, the number of patients with dyspeptic symptoms does not seem to have decreased, probably due to increased life stress and complicated social structures. Accordingly the attention to functional dyspepsia is rapidly increasing, a...

How not to wait long

This report is mainly based on the paper [DEFM17], which proposes an algorithm to "speed up" cryptocurrency transactions. The authors call their protocol PERUN for reasonsthat are described in their paper. As a proof of concept the authors of the paper have implemented their protocol as a smart contract in Ethereum, however in principal it might be also possible in other cryptocurrencies. As Bi...

Goal directed therapy: how long can we wait?

Intensive monitoring and aggressive management of perioperative haemodynamics (goal directed therapy) have repeatedly been reported to reduce the significant morbidity and mortality associated with high risk surgery. It may not matter what particular monitor is used to assess cardiac output but it is essential to ensure adequate oxygen delivery. If this management cannot begin preoperatively, i...

Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: Should We Wait?

The proper management of small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), namely those under the threshold of 5.5 cm in diameter, has been under investigation for years. Risk of rupture for this group of AAAs is higher than the rest of the population, and specific factors have been associated with increased growth rate of small AAAs. This review aims to collect and present all available research data o...

How long can we afford to wait for equity in the renal transplant waiting list?