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Quality of Nutrition in ICU and Subsequent Quality of Life Are Closely Related
6. 4. 2020 Source: Enteral NutritionIn the past decade, there has been a reduction in mortality associated with severe sepsis or acute respiratory failure. However, the number of people requiring care in rehabilitation facilities, moving to nursing homes, and never returning home has tripled. Therefore, experts' attention should now and in the future more intensively focus on the quality of life of patients, not just indicators such as mortality. Properly chosen nutrition contributes significantly to patients leaving intensive care units with good prospects for further recovery.
Focused on the Effect of Teriflunomide on Lymphocyte Subpopulations
Teriflunomide is a common choice for long-term therapy of the relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis. The use of this immunomodulatory agent results in a decrease in lymphocyte numbers. Its…6. 4. 2020 Source: Multiple Sclerosis
Efficacy and Safety of Soybean and Avocado Unsaponifiables in the Treatment of Knee and Hip Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis represents a chronic irreversible degenerative joint disease, the prevalence of which increases with age. Various approaches are applied in therapy, including the administration of…4. 4. 2020 Source: Osteoarthritis Therapy
How do IL-17 and IL-23 inhibitors fare in the treatment of psoriasis in direct comparison?
A recent study published in the British Journal of Dermatology is only the second paper to provide a direct comparison of the efficacy and onset speed of treatment with IL-17 and IL-23 inhibitors in…3. 4. 2020 Source: Biological Treatment
Index of Prostate Health as a Predictive Biomarker of Biopsy Outcome
As demonstrated by Spanish authors in their work published at the beginning of 2018, the Prostate Health Index (PHI) is a biomarker that can refine the prediction of prostate biopsy outcomes in men…2. 4. 2020 Source: Prostate Health Index
Reference Intervals of Prostate Health Index (PHI) in Healthy Men
For more specific prostate cancer screening, apart from prostate-specific antigen (PSA), its free fraction (fPSA) and one of its precursors, [-2]proPSA (p2PSA), are used today. From these parameters,…2. 4. 2020 Source: Prostate Health Index
Impact of Smoking on Postoperative Wound Healing
Modern surgery aims to shorten postoperative hospitalization by providing faster recovery from surgical consequences. Due to principles of asepsis and antisepsis, wound healing has significantly improved...1. 4. 2020 Source: Wound Healing
Current Options and Prospects for Effective Antiemetic Treatment in an Effort to Increase Adherence of Oncological Patients to Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) is strongly associated with treatment in the minds of many oncology patients, and its occurrence is rated as one of the most dreaded and stressful…31. 3. 2020 Source: Antiemetic Therapy
Patient Evaluation of Durvalumab Treatment Results
The interim analysis results of the PACIFIC study, which monitored the efficacy of durvalumab in the treatment of locally advanced unresectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), demonstrated a…31. 3. 2020 Source: Lung Cancer
Therapy Change from Adalimumab to Baricitinib in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
The aim of the presented analysis of data from the RA-BEAM study was to evaluate the clinical response of patients who were switched to baricitinib during the study due to an inadequate response to…30. 3. 2020 Source: Biological Treatment
Mechanisms Connecting Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity
Obesity has a close relationship with insulin resistance and diabetes mellitus (DM); weight gain is associated with a higher incidence of both type 1 and type 2 DM. In the development of type 2 DM, depletion...29. 3. 2020 Source: Diabetes
Venotonics in Hemorrhoid Therapy – Results of a Systematic Review
Hemorrhoids are among the most common pathological findings in the anorectal area, and their incidence increases with age. Various modalities are used in the treatment of this condition, which has…27. 3. 2020 Source: Venous Insufficiency
Diosmin and its application in the treatment of venous insufficiency
A number of procedures, including pharmacotherapy, are used in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency, in which diosmin, for example, is applied. The report by pharmacologist MUDr. Jiří Slíva,…27. 3. 2020 Source: Venous Insufficiency
Efficacy and Safety of Gene Therapy Using Adeno-Associated Virus Vector in Patients with Choroideremia
Choroideremia (CHM) is a rare genetically conditioned retinal disease caused by mutations in the CHM gene, leading to a lack of production of the protein REP1 (ras-associated binding escort protein…27. 3. 2020 Source: Glaucoma
Results of ATTUNE Total Knee Replacement Implantation – Data from the National Joint Registry for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man
The ATTUNE knee replacement system was fully introduced into clinical practice in 2013. Since then, tens of thousands of implants have been administered to patients worldwide. The mid-term results…26. 3. 2020 Source: Large Joints
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