Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is the most common complication of preterm birth, and remains a major problem in pediatric pulmonology units. The decision of discharging from the Neonatal Unit should be based on a thorough assessment of the condition of the patient and compliance with certain requirements, including respiratory and nutritional stability, and caregiver education on disease mana...

Objective: to evaluate the results of arthroscopic treatment of refractory adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder associated as for improved range of motion after a minimum follow up of six years. Methods: from August 2002 to December 2004, ten patients with adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder resistant to conservative treatment underwent arthroscopic surgery. One interscalene catheter was placed ...

first follow up test results, 188 (84%) attended for a second follow up appointment, usually a week later. Gonorrhoea was detected in three women (2%). Reinfection was suspected in two cases, but the third was considered to be a treatment failure. Of the 185 women with satisfactory second follow up test results, 117 (63%) attended for a third follow up appointment, up to four weeks later. N gon...

OBJECTIVE To compare blood pressure control, satisfaction, and adherence to drug treatment in patients with treated hypertension followed up by their family physicians either every three months or every six months for three years. DESIGN Randomised equivalence clinical trial. Settings 50 family practices in south eastern Ontario, Canada. PARTICIPANTS 609 patients aged 30-74 years with essen...

BACKGROUND Self-reported weights and heights can be subject to gender, socio-economic, and other biases. On the other hand, obtaining measured anthropometric data can pose a significant respondent burden. METHODS Seattle Obesity Study II (SOS II) participants (n = 419) provided self-reported height, weight, and demographic data through an interviewer-assisted behavior survey. Participants wer...

The prognosis for oesophageal cancer is poor with a median survival of 3-5 months and recurrences are frequent. The best chance of cure is successful surgery and pre-operative chemoradiotherapy is used to try and improve outcomes. However, patients may either not respond or may progress during therapy and it is important to differentiate the responders from non-responders. Clinical parameters s...

STUDY OBJECTIVE The purpose of the study was to examine default rates in tuberculosis treatment in two hospitals in north India with different follow up arrangements. DESIGN The study was a retrospective cohort study. SETTING Two hospitals were involved. One was the District Tuberculosis Centre for the Kulu Valley area of Himachal Pradesh. The other was a private mission hospital serving th...

In the first British study to investigate systematically what happens to opiate addicts after treatment 50 opiate addicts admitted for inpatient treatment of their drug dependence were followed up for six months after discharge. All had been withdrawn from opiates before follow up. Six months later 26 were not using opiates: 12 had not used opiates at any time since discharge. When subjects in ...

OBJECTIVE Early circuit separation enhances the long-term success of Fontan haemodynamics. To test this hypothesis, we analysed the postoperative cardiopulmonary capacity in children and adults. PATIENTS Spiroergometry was performed at least twice in 43 patients with a median age of 14 (range: 7-43) years, with a median time interval of 4.6 (1.1-10.4) years between early and late testing. Twe...

This case report describes the intralesional application of autologous conditioned plasma (ACP) in seven horses as treatment of severe tendinitis of the superficial digital flexor tendon, deep digital flexor tendon, or desmitis of the inferior check ligament. Follow-up data of the horses revealed a positive outcome in 10 to 13 months post injury. All horses treated with ACP were either performi...