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6% of episodes. The proportion of hospital-acquired infection was higher in patients with underlying risk factors (47.6% vs. 2.6%). The etiology of hospital-acquired infection BSI was more diverse than that of community-acquired infections and was related to underlying risk factors. The crude mortality rate was 5.7%. For children admitted to the…[Lees meer]

n and image quality is influenced by stent diameter, HR variation and LAI ratio.Stents’ image quality showed no difference between different concentration contrasts (I-370 vs. I-320); however, higher concentration contrasts may provide an improved overall visualization, especially regarding coronary distal segments.

The management of flat…[Lees meer]

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that emerged from Wuhan city of China in late December 2019 continue to pose devastating public health and economic challenges across the world. Although the community-wide implementation of basic non-pharmaceutical intervention measures, such as social distancing, quarantine of suspected COVID-19 cases, isolation…[Lees meer]

Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are at high risk of developing several autoimmune diseases. However, the epidemiological connection between IBD and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) remains controversial. This meta-analysis aimed to determine the association between the two diseases.

A literature search was performed using…[Lees meer]

6, 91.8 and 90.9%, p = 0.717). There were 3 episodes of grade 3 toxicity in the C group (2 dyspnea, 1 pneumonitis) and 2 in the UC group (1 dyspnea, 1 hemoptysis). There were no gr4/5 toxicities. On multivariable Cox regression analysis, ITV size was found to be a predictor for LC (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS SBRT at 60Gy in 8 fractions achieves hig…[Lees meer]