AIM To determine the prevalence of high-grade cervical lesion (CIN 2 or worse, CIN 2+) and the prevalence of invasive cancers in women with LSIL, HSIL and positive for malignancy on cytology, respectively. METHODS A retrospective study of patients undergoing colposcopy in Rajavithi hospital between 2003-2004 was performed. The final diagnosis was based on colposcopy and histology. RESULTS A...

BACKGROUND Many atrial fibrillation (AF) patients have a poor understanding of the management of this condition. We investigated patient attitudes towards AF and a potential invasive treatment following an average 10-year period of prospective rhythm control in a cohort of newly diagnosed AF patients. METHODS This was a prospective registry-based study. At the regular annual visit in 2007, pa...

Background Patients with respiratory failure due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) have decreased diaphragmatic mobility [1]. Non Invasive Mechanical Ventilation (NIMV) is a cornerstone in COPD exacerbation therapy. The availability of early predictors of NIMV failure may be helpful to guide decision-making. Only pH, respiratory rate and PaO2/FiO2 have been considered predictors o...

Background: The current guidelines recommend the screening of all cirrhotic patients by endoscopy for esophageal varices (EV), but repeated endoscopic examinations are unpleasant for patients and have a high cost impact and burden on endoscopic units. Recognition of non-invasive predictors of EV will allow upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) endoscopy to be carried out only in a selected group o...

Invasions by non-native plants threaten forest health and sustainability. The ability to predict areas at greatest risk invasion is essential for informing both monitoring management of invasive species. Species distribution models (SDMs) are often used identify environmental correlates a species’ occurrence geographic that may be suitable its presence commonly constructed using solely abiotic ...

practice appointment rates could have a significant impact on national health care costs and services offered by doctors. in this respect a study was designed to determine the relationship between practice appointments and possible predictors in high-risk asthmatics. an observational retrospective analysis of the predictors for the practice appointments in asthmatic patients with at least one h...

background: the acceptance of hiv testing among patients with tuberculosis (tb) is low in south africa. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, associated factors and reasons of non-uptake of human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) testing by tuberculosis public primary care patients in three districts, south africa. methods:   in may-october 2011, this cross-sectional survey was conduct...