Helicopter EMS (HEMS) and its possible association with patient-oriented outcomes improvement continues to be a subject of discussion. As is the case with other scientific discourse, debate over HEMS usefulness should be framed around an evidence-based assessment of the relevant...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9127
Aims: The aim of this manuscript is to present innovative applications of the BTK model that can potentially contribute additional aspects of safety evaluations for a broader range of products and materials intended for prolonged skin contact. Study Design and Methodology: The ba...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9147
Aims: The aim of this retrospective study was to analyze the rate and characteristics of intoxications who were admitted to our intensive care unit (ICU). Study Design: This is a retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medical ICU, Karabük Training and Res...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9377
Aims and Background: Aggressive angiomyxoma is rare tumor of pelvic and perineal organs, occurring usually in women of reproductive age, and carrying a high tendency to local infiltration and relapse. Most literature about Aggressive angiomyxomaconsists of isolated case reports....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8117
Aims: (1) To isolate bacteriocin samples produced from Lactobacillus using natural fermented foods which include: palm-wine, milk, locust beans, fufu (white solid food made from cassava), ogi (known as pap) and dairy fermented product (Yogurt); (2) extraction and purification of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8584
Symptoms without obvious physical cause are commonly reported in medical practice; when chronic, they can have a significant influence on patients' well-being. When traditional medicine is unable to provide relief, sufferers of such conditions often turn to alternative therapies....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9506
Endometriosis is the presence of functioning endometrium outside the uterus. Endometriosis rarely occurs in the surgical scar of abdominal wall and is difficult to diagnose without pathological assessment. The symptoms are non-specific, typically involving cyclic abdominal wall p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8202
Aims: We describe a new, entirely endoscopic surgical technique for treatment of middle ear myoclonus. Case Presentation: In our patient, the stapedius and tensor tympani tendons were sectioned to control chronic middle ear myoclonus. The procedure was performed using endoscopic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9181
Aims: Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is a heterogeneous group of hematological malignancies. Several angiogenic factors are important in NHL. The objective of this study was to determine plasma levels of various proangiogenic [vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), platelet der...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8582
Ronald L. Jones, Richard A. Clark, Bernard J. Rubal, Ryan J. McDonough, Kenneth Stone, Edward A. Hulten, Todd C. Villines, Ahmad M. Slim & Kevin E. Steel·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Background: The use of noninvasive medical imaging has increased over the past decade at a cost of significant lifetime radiation exposure to study subjects. We report the implementation of radiation dose reduction methods and associated reduction in ionizing radiation exposure w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9394
Objectives: To evaluate the role of placental leucine aminopeptidase (P-LAP) in miscarriage and searching to select the gene of this enzyme in miscarriage to exclude direct or indirect effects of abortion. Methods: Total RNA is purified from the fresh placental tissue sample acco...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6185
Tan Luor Shyuan Maudrene, Bautista Dianne Carrol Tan, Khoo Eric Yin Hao, Griva Konstadina, New Michelle, Amir Mohammad, Lee Yung Seng, Lee Jeannette, Tai E Shyong & Wee Hwee Lin·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a growing concern globally given the increase in T2DM prevalence. Generic HRQoL instruments are important to allow cross-cultural, cross-population and cross-study comparisons. The short version of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9054
Hypothesis: Several studies demonstrated that the patho-physiologic and morphologic changes in early diabetic nephropathy were mediated by either an increase or decrease in the nitric oxide (NO) production and/or activity. There are few reports suggesting a relationship between N...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7585
Aims: Our objective is to describe our institutional experience with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and the initiation of a community education and screening program. Study Design: Retrospective case series; academic medical center. Methodology: All cases of NPC treated at our i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5895
Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Nikolaos Stamos, Ioannis D. Dontas, Christos Agalianos, Michael Gkiaourakis, Michail Athanasios Karvelis, Ioannis D. Kyriazanos & Demetrios Davides·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aim: Transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block is mainly used as part of multimodal postoperative analgesia regimens in a wide variety of abdominal operations. Our purpose was to evaluate feasibility and safety of TAP block as anesthesia method for inguinal hernia repair. Methodolo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8976