Background: Lesions detected by positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) during the analysis of thoracic tumours are often impalpable at physical examination, and subsequent ultrasound (US) may aid in finding these lesions for pathologic evaluation. Objectives: The success rate of percutaneous US-guided biopsies of palpable and non-palpable lesions and the impact on tumour stag...

High costs related to the preparation of resources, manpower shortages, lack of space, and an inability in information resources have inevitably enforced information needs for their users through resource sharing, ILL library, database intelligence, politics, and political resources instead of using "resource property”. This study is an applied and descriptive study. The tool for gathering data...

According to the United Nations (UN), there are approximately 650 million people with disabilities in the world, and at least 80 percent of them live in developing countries. More often than not, they are among the poorest of the poor. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted in 2006, defines such persons as “those who have longterm physical, mental, intellectual or...

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BACKGROUND Acromegaly has important effects on quality of life (QOL). This is the first study to measure QOL in acromegalic patients after endoscopic transsphenoidal surgery (ETSS). METHODS We prospectively collected the RAND-36, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression (CES-D), and Pituitary QOL validated questionnaires and patients' demographics, clinical presentation, endocrine laborato...

The shoulder is the most mobile joint in the human body. The cost of such versatility is an increased risk of injury. It is important that family physicians understand the anatomy of the shoulder, mechanisms of injury, typical physical and radiologic findings, approach to management of injuries, and indications for referral. Clavicle fractures are among the most common acute shoulder injuries, ...

OBJECTIVES A prospective design was used to examine predictors of adherence to a physical activity intervention in older adults with compromised function. METHODS The sample included 213 men (31.1%) and women (68.9%) with an average age of 76.53 years. RESULTS The predictor variables accounted for 10% of the variance in percent attendance during adoption and transition, respectively. Adding...

Objective: We aimed to determine the effectiveness of team-based reporting, systems analysis, and redesign to address medical errors in pediatric ambulatory care. Methods: Voluntary, anonymous, nonpunitive reporting, paired with a team-based system analysis and change implementation, was established in an outpatient pediatric department of an urban teaching hospital. Results: In the first year,...

The legal requirement to use least restrictive interventions in emergency psychiatric treatment does not stipulate whether physical restraints or medication is least restrictive. There is no current consensus about how to determine least restrictive interventions in a generalizable manner. In this study patients who were clients in a public psychiatric emergency service were anonymously surveye...