For thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysms (TAAA), it is unclear whether better to perform hybrid repair in one (single) or two stages (staged). This study aimed compare the clinical outcomes of single vs. staged TAAA. The Medline, Embase, and Cochrane Databases (1 January 1994 11 May 2020) were searched for studies on Cohort case series reporting TAAA eligible inclusion. Newcastle–Ottawa scale an ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to compare postoperative outcomes of patients with synchronous colorectal liver metastases treated with either simultaneous or staged colectomy and hepatectomy. STUDY DESIGN From July 1997 to June 2008, a review of our 1,344-patient prospective hepato-pancreatico-biliary database identified 230 patients treated surgically for primary adenocarcinoma of the ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To compare clinical outcomes of staged versus "one-time" percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in intermediate to very high-risk patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) and multivessel coronary disease (MVD). SUBJECTS AND METHODS 1531 NSTE-ACS patients with multivessel PCI and meeting the criteria of intermediate to very high ris...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to compare the outcome of the two co-existing modifications of staged total cavopulmonary connection (TCPC) - the intra-atrial lateral tunnel (ILT) and the extracardiac conduit (ECC). METHODS We included 209 patients after staged TCPC (102 ILT and 107 ECC), operated on between 1988 and 2008. Medical and surgical records were reviewed for (1) patient demographics and...

. in order to study the variation for seed yield and its components, 200 accessions of alfalfa (medicago sativa l.) were sown as drilled plots, using alpha designs/unreplicated with two repeated entries with in all of 10 blocks under dry land farming system in kabodarahang research station, hamadan, iran, during 2010 to 2011. data were analyzed for descriptive statistics, correlation, regressio...

OBJECTIVE Although designated as T4 or M1 in the current TNM classification system revised in 1997, non-small cell lung cancer with ipsilateral pulmonary metastases is treated as a locally advanced disease and reported survival rates are relatively good. We intended to analyze the prognosis of ipsilateral pulmonary metastases and validate current TNM classification system. METHODS Data of 121...

In this paper, epidemic spread with the staged progression model on homogeneous and heterogeneous networks is studied. First, the epidemic threshold of the simple staged progression model is given. Then the staged progression model with birth and death is also considered. The case where infectivity is a nonlinear function of the nodes’ degree is discussed, too. Finally, the analytical results a...

background citation analysis as one of the most widely used methods of bibliometrics can be used for computing the various impact measures for scholars based on data from citation databases. journal citation reports (jcr) from thomson reuters provides annual report in the form of impact factor (if) for each journal. objectives we aimed to evaluate the citation parameters of hepatitis monthly by...

background: this article is a report of psychometric testing ofthe farsi version of resources and support for chronic illnessself‑management (rssm) scale.methods: in this cross‑sectional study, a convenience sampleof 160 patients with type 2 diabetes, registered with the charityfoundation for special diseases’ team‑focused diabetes clinic,were recruited (response rate=83.7%; n=134). participant...