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Pharmacological treatment compliance and a description of its associated factors in patients with myasthenia gravis
(Revista de Neurología, 2018)
Introduction. Medication adherence is a public health problem and this has not been previously studied in myasthenia gravis patients
Aim. To determine if patients with myasthenia gravis are adherent to treatment and ...
Laparoscopic surgical treatment for patients with short- and long-segment Barrett's esophagus: Which technique in which patient?
(International College of Surgeons, 2011)
Laparoscopic antireflux surgery is very successful in patients with short-segment Barrett's esophagus (BE), but in patients with long-segment BE, the results remain in discussion. In these patients, during the open era of ...
Pre-Treatment Risk Assessment for Elderly Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
(ElsevierEstados Unidos, 2018-09)
The treatment of AML in older adults is limited by the
high mortality related with induction chemotherapy; however, those
who tolerate an intensive treatment will have better outcomes;
therefore, selecting this group ...
"If my plan doesn't work, i'll follow the doctor's orders". A dialogical self analysis of chronic patients' medical treatment ambivalence
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)
A patient's ambivalence toward medical and psychotherapeutic treatment is a strong predictor of its outcome. This is especially relevant in the treatment of common chronic conditions such as hypertension (HT), in which ...
Earlier immunomodulatory treatment is associated with better visual outcomes in a subset of patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2015)
Purpose: To evaluate clinical outcomes of first-line immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) and prednisone alone or late IMT in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada disease.
Methods: Retrospective cohort study of 152 patients with ...
Oral care and dental management for patients with epidermolysis bullosa
(2010)
Dental treatment is an important part of the multidisciplinary care of patients with epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Routine dental treatment can be difficult to provide in patients with severe tissue fragility caused by mucosal ...
Same session bilateral ureteroscopy for multiple stones: results from the CROES URS Global Study
(Elsevier, 2017-07)
Purpose: This study presents a comparison of the international experience with ipsilateral and bilateral ureteroscopy for multiple, bilateral ureteral and renal stones vs single stone treatment. Patient and treatment ...
Oral contraceptives containing desogestrel in the maintenance of the remission of hirsutism: Monthly versus bimonthly treatment
(1991)
A treatment to keep hirsutism in remission while minimizing lipid disturbances was attempted in 20 formerly hirsute patients with hirsutism scores already greatly reduced after oral contraceptives (OCs) treatment. After ...
Breaking paradigms in the treatment of psoriasis: Use of botulinum toxin for the treatment of plaque psoriasis
(Wiley, 2020)
Some studies have demonstrated that neurotransmitters are involved in the pathogenesis of numerous skin conditions, including psoriasis, addressing the close correlation between the skin and the central nervous system. ...
What makes a difficult patient so difficult? Examining the therapist's experience beyond patient characteristics
(John Wiley and Sons Inc., 2019)
The primary aim of this study is to improve our understanding of therapists’ experience of a “difficult patient” and consider the different variables involved in this label. What makes a patient be perceived as difficult ...