Evaluation of intervention effects on multiple outcomes is a common scenario in clinical studies. In longitudinal studies, such evaluation is a challenge if one wishes to adequately capture simultaneous data behavior. In this situation, a common approach is to analyze each outcome separately. As a result, multiple statistical statements describing the intervention effect need to be reported and...

Background: Anterior cervical surgery now represents one of the most frequently performed spinal procedures. Although a majority of these procedures are localized to the intervertebral disc space, removal of a vertebra or several vertebrae may be indicated if the site of epidural compression extends beyond the level of a disc space. Objectives: The aim of this work is to evaluate the clinical a...

The diaphragm has a major role in inspiration. The muscle separates the mostly negative pressure chest cavity, from the positive pressure abdomen. The displacement of the muscle with inspiration expands the chest, augmenting the negative pleural pressure, thereby forcing air flow into the lung. However paralysis of the muscle, unilaterally or even bilaterally, is compatible with life in most ca...

The evaluation of the ability of patients to return to driving after cerebral damage stands out as one of the most important tasks confronted by rehabilitation professionals. The present study was designed to critically assess evaluations that were developed at one facility to determine fitness to drive: an offroad, predriver evaluation of skills regarded as important in driving and an on-road,...

Background Epidemiological evidence on the social determinants of health inequity is well-advanced, but considerably less attention has been given to evaluating the impact of public policies addressing those social determinants. Methodological challenges to produce evidence on policy outcomes present a significant barrier to mobilising policy actions for health equities. This review aims to exa...

Although mycosis fungoides is the most common cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, its etiopathogenesis has not been clarified definitively and there is no standard and curative treatment method. Medical records of 57 patients diagnosed with mycosis fungoides by clinical and histopathological findings were retrospectively reviewed in our clinic. Complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, perip...

BACKGROUND Prenatal hydronephrosis (PNH) is dilation in urinary collecting system and is the most frequent neonatal urinary tract abnormality with an incidence of 1% to 5% of all pregnancies. PNH is defined as anteroposterior diameter (APD) of renal pelvis ≥ 4 mm at gestational age (GA) of < 33 weeks and APD ≥ 7 mm at GA of ≥ 33 weeks to 2 months after birth. All patients need to be evaluated a...

Abstract Background To assess satisfaction level of patients undergoing septorhinoplasty pre- and post-operatively using Rhinoplasty Outcome Evaluation (ROE) questionnaire. Methods The present prospective study, after approval by Institutional Ethics Committee, was conducted in the Department ENT, SMGS Hospital, from March 2021 to November 2022 on 83 who underwent septorhinoplasty. Demographic ...