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Influence of location of paresis on site of pneumonia in stroke

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Víchová H., Vašková Z., Goldemund D., Matuška P., Mikulík R.
Open Medicine
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2012
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vol. 7
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issue 3
323-326
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Community acquired infections in elderly population

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Kucukardali Y., Oncul O., Kunter E., Turhan V., Solmazgul E., Terekeci H., Sayan O., Oktenli C.
Open Medicine
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2009
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vol. 4
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issue 2
171-178
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In geriatric practice, data regarding infections including the epidemiology, morbidity, and mortality are lacking. Our aim was to evaluate the frequency, location, microbiological and laboratory characteristics of infectious diseases in elderly population admitted to a training hospital. The patients were included total of 330 patients, aged over 65 with infection, seen between January 1, 2005 and January 1, 2006. In the result, of patients 136 (41%) had respiratory system infection, 90 (27%) urinary system infection, 39 (12%) gastrointestinal system infection, 34 (10%) bloodstream infections, 17 (5%) soft tissue infection, 8 (2%) central nervous system infections, and 6 (2%) others. Average length of hospitalization was 8.6±7.7 days. Mortality rate from all causes was 57 (17%). The most common infections in elderly patients were respiratory tract and urinary system infections, and there were no fever, leukocytes and high CRP levels in approximately 1/3 of cases. Infectious diseases may occur even in the absence of such infection indicators as fever, raised WBC count and high CRP level in the elderly population.
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Risk factors for breast cancer-related upper extremity lymphedema: Is immediate autologous breast reconstruction one of them?

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Gur A., Unal B., Ahrendt G., Gimbel M., Kayiran O., Johnson R., Bonaventura M., Soran A.
Open Medicine
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2009
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vol. 4
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issue 1
65-70
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Breast cancer related upper extremity lymphedema (BCRL) reduces the quality of life of those who have had surgery for breast cancer. The aim of this study is to evaluate the risk factors for BCRL and determine whether immediate autologous tissue breast reconstruction is one of them. A case control study was conducted comparing patients with BCRL (n=97) to surgically treated breast cancer patients without BCRL (control, n=126). The groups were matched for age, type of breast surgery and radiation therapy. Postoperative upper extremity infection, body mass index (BMI), occupation (level of hand-use), and immediate autologous tissue breast reconstruction were investigated as a risk factor of BCRL. Mastectomy was performed on 47.6 % (n=60) and 37.2% (n=36) of patients in the control and the BCRL groups, respectively. Eight patients (13.3%) had immediate autologous tissue breast reconstruction in the control mastectomy group. Six of 36 BCRL patients (16.7%) underwent mastectomy with immediate autologous tissue breast reconstruction. There was no significant difference between groups with respect to incidence or method of immediate reconstruction (p=0.65). Patient occupation (level of hand use) was found to be positively correlated to development of BCRL (p=0.0001). Upper extremity infection rate was 22.7% in the BCRL group and 4.0% in the controls (p=0.0001). The mean BMI in the control and BCRL groups 26.8 kg/m2 and 29.1kg/m2, respectively (p=0.003). In conclusion, in this study characteristics positively associated with development of BCRL included occupation, infection, and increased BMI. Immediate reconstruction of the breast was not found as a risk factor for BCRL. However larger studies are needed, to further evaluate the effect of breast reconstruction on BCRL.
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Personal autonomy in the management of candidal prosthetic joint infection

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Villamil-Cajoto I., Eynde-Collado A., Otero L., Villacian Vicedo M.
Open Medicine
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2012
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vol. 7
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issue 4
539-541
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The principle of patient autonomy dominates the contemporary debate in medical ethics. Twenty-five years ago, most major medical decisions were left exclusively in the hands of physicians. Such decisions were usually made with beneficent intent but without open discussion, much less the full participation of the patient. Our case involves a patient’s decision to treat an infection with Candida species, the most common fungi affecting humans in a broad spectrum of opportunistic infections, including bones and joints. Only four recent cases of delayed reimplantation arthroplasty for candidal prosthetic joint infection have been reported, and there are no reports, besides ours, of successful non-surgical resolution of candidal prosthetic joint arthritis. We report this case as a patient’s choice with an excellent outcome.
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