8524 Background: There is limited information about the characteristics and outcomes of inpatient palliative care consults in cancer centers. Two mobile teams (MT) each with a physician, fellow, and a nurse, provide consultation to hospitalized patients (pts) with complex symptoms. METHODS We analyzed the pts characteristics and outcomes during a two-month period. The charts were reviewed for...

this is a report of 30 cases of pediatric functional endoscopic sinus surgery (fess). 28 of these children had chronic sinusitis and 2 had acute sinusitis the most common chief complaints were: 1) chronic rhinorea 2) nasal obstruction 3) chronic cough. systemic predisposing conditions were allergy in 7 pts and immotile cilliasyndrome in 2 pts, all of the procedures were performed under general ...

AIM To evaluate the results of the treatment of simple liver cysts (solitary and multiple) and polycystic liver disease (PLD) using percutaneous sclerotherapy and/or surgical procedures in a single tertiary referral centre. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 54 patients referred for evaluation and possible treatment of simple liver cysts (solitary and multiple) and PLD, from January 1997 to Ju...

Millions of children and adolescents each year are exposed to potentially traumatic events (PTEs), placing them at risk for posttraumatic stress (PTS) disorder symptoms. Medical providers play an important role in the identification and treatment of PTS, as they are typically the initial point of contact for families in the wake of a PTE or during a PTE if it is medically related (eg, injury/il...

The purpose of this prospective cohort study is to evaluate the importance of screening and its diagnostic accuracy compared with the pathological diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) with vaginal intraepithelial neoplasia (VAIN).The prospective study enrolled 419 patients (pts) and was conducted between February 1, 2015 and January 31, 2016 at Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology...

BACKGROUND Predicting response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) remains a challenge. We evaluated the role of baseline QRS pattern to predict response in terms of improvement in biventricular ejection fraction (EF). METHODS Consecutive patients (pts) undergoing CRT implantation underwent radionuclide angiography at baseline and at mid-term follow-up. The relationship between baselin...

Despite strong evidence for an association between the experience of posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms and substance use, little is known about the particular individuals most at-risk for problematic substance use in response to PTS symptoms. Consequently, the goal of this study was to conduct a prospective investigation of the moderating role of emotion dysregulation (assessed through self-r...

PTS 516. Clinical Research I. 3 Credit Hours. Principles, concepts, and basic skills required to conduct clinical research in physical therapy. Topics include research design, sampling, bias, reliability and validity, questionnaire design, statistical computing, conceptual review of literature, and the preparation of a research proposal. Requisite: Physical Therapy Majors Only. Components: LEC....

PTS 516. Clinical Research I. 3 Credit Hours. Principles, concepts, and basic skills required to conduct clinical research in physical therapy. Topics include research design, sampling, bias, reliability and validity, questionnaire design, statistical computing, conceptual review of literature, and the preparation of a research proposal. Requisite: Physical Therapy Majors Only. Components: LEC....

OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a predictive score for clinical complications during intra-hospital transport of infants treated in neonatal units. METHODS This was a cross-sectional study nested in a prospective cohort of infants transported within a public university hospital from January 2001 to December 2008. Transports during even (n=301) and odd (n = 394) years were compared to develo...