Articles: function.
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Review Meta Analysis
Manual Therapy for Hip Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Hip osteoarthritis (HOA) is one of the major causes of disability in seniors and is costly to society. Manual therapy is one therapeutic approach to treating HOA. ⋯ This review did not suggest there was enough evidence for manual therapy for the management of HOA. However, we are not confident in making such a conclusion due to the limitations listed above.
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Review Meta Analysis
Uterine exteriorization compared with in situ repair for Cesarean delivery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To compare perioperative outcomes following uterine exteriorization vs in situ repair after Cesarean delivery. ⋯ Uterine repair by exteriorization may reduce blood loss and the associated decrease in hemoglobin, but the difference may not be clinically relevant. There was no statistically significant difference between the two repair techniques for intraoperative nausea, vomiting, or pain. In situ repair may be associated with a faster return of bowel function.
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MRI has emerged as radiation-free imaging modality for assessment of cystic fibrosis lung disease. Here, we review the current status and new developments of MRI in cystic fibrosis. ⋯ MRI is sensitive to detect hallmarks of cystic fibrosis lung disease such as bronchial wall thickening, bronchiectasis, mucus plugging and abnormal lung perfusion. A morpho-functional MRI score has been established for semiquantitative assessment of these characteristic abnormalities over a broad range of disease severity. Recent studies demonstrated that MRI is sensitive to detect changes in mucus plugging and lung perfusion in response to antibiotic therapy for pulmonary exacerbations. These results suggest that MRI may be suitable for noninvasive monitoring and as a quantitative endpoint in clinical trials for cystic fibrosis. Technical advances including ultra-short echo time and Fourier decomposition imaging are expected to enhance morphological and functional MRI of cystic fibrosis lung disease without the need of contrast medium in the near future.
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Intensive care medicine · Nov 2015
Letter Multicenter Study Observational StudyDengue infection with multiorgan dysfunction: SOFA score, arterial lactate and serum albumin levels are predictors of outcome.