OBJECTIVES : Pelvic reconstruction after tumor resection is challenging. METHODS A retrospective study had been preformed to compare the outcomes among patients who received pelvic reconstructive surgery with allogeneic bone graft after en bloc resection of pelvic tumors and patients who received en bloc resection only. RESULTS Patients without reconstruction had significantly lower functio...

Histopathology tissue archives can be an important source of specimens for retrospective studies, as these include samples covering a large number of diseases. In veterinary medicine, archives also contain samples from a large variety of species and may represent naturally-occurring models of human disease. The formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues comprising these archives are rich ...

BACKGROUND Supracondylar fractures are common in children and are associated with significant morbidity. The purpose of our study was to assess and compare the clinical and radiological outcome of management of supracondylar fractures by both wire configurations, along with identifying factors that predispose to complications. MATERIALS & METHODS We retrospectively reviewed all paediatric cas...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Stroke-associated immunosuppression is an increasingly recognized factor triggering infections and thus potentially influencing outcome after stroke. Specifically, lymphocytopenia after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has only been addressed in small-sized retrospective studies of mixed intracranial bleedings. This cohort study investigated the natural course of lymphocyto...

OBJECTIVES To examine potential sensitive periods for activity participation across adulthood to reduce cognitive decline and to determine whether associations persist after accounting for the lifetime stability of cognitive ability. METHOD The Lothian Birth Cohort 1921 is a longitudinal study of cognitive aging. Participants were born in 1921 and most completed a mental ability test at the a...

BACKGROUND In 2009 two randomised cluster trials took place to assess the introduction of the Italian Version of the Liverpool Care Pathway in hospitals and hospices. Before and after data were gathered. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using a combination of assessment methods aimed at different proxy respondents to create a means of measuring quality of care at ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to retrospectively evaluate the effectiveness of a fertility awareness-based method supported by a mobile-based application to prevent unwanted pregnancies as a method of natural birth control. METHODS In a retrospective analysis, the application's efficiency as a contraceptive method was examined on data from 4054 women who used the application as contrace...

BACKGROUND Many institutions have guidelines for initiation and monitoring, but not timing, of vancomycin. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to evaluate vancomycin trough collection appropriateness before and after an initiative to change the dosing and trough collection times in ward patients. METHODS A retrospective cohort study of ward patients from May 2014-16 who received scheduled intraveno...

OBJECTIVE To determine the postoperative instruction compliance rate in men undergoing bilateral vasectomy. DESIGN Retrospective chart review. SETTING Private practice urological office. PATIENT(S) The records of all patients undergoing vasectomy were reviewed to determine the rate of compliance with postvasectomy follow-up instructions. It is our policy to have the patient continue to us...

PURPOSE Medication-related adverse events (MRAEs) are an important priority for patient safety. Results from Dutch AE studies showed that-despite various improvement initiatives-the incidence of preventable MRAEs did not decline. The aim of this study is to describe the characteristics of MRAEs during hospitalizations using national patient data from records of patients admitted to Dutch hospit...