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Learnings from real-life experience of using omalizumab for chronicurticaria in Latin America
(Elsevier, 2019-01-08)
Updated urticaria guidelines recommend that patients should be assessed for disease activity, severity,
control, and quality of life at baseline and follow up. Regarding treatment, guidelines consider second generation ...
In situ assessment of superficial moisture condition in façades of historic building using non-destructive techniques
(Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2019-02-12)
In historic building the water resistance capacity of their external materials is a relevant
property that must be known, because the materials play a fundamental role in the
interaction with the external environment. ...
Liver injury after methylprednisolone pulses: A disputable cause of hepatotoxicity. A case series and literature review
(United European Gastroenterology Journal, 2019-02-17)
Corticosteroids are often empirically used to treat idiosyncratic hepatotoxicity with severe
features. Interestingly, intravenous methylprednisolone (MP) is increasingly being recognized as being responsible for
liver ...
Dependence- and disability-free life expectancy across eight low- and middle-income countries: a 10/66 study
(Journal of Aging and Health, 2019-01-30)
The objective of this study was to estimate healthy life expectancies in eight low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), using two indicators: disability-free life expectancy (DFLE) and dependence-free life expectancy ...
A Bayesian decision support sequential model for severity of illness predictors and intensive care admissions in pneumonia
(BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2019)
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the
USA. Our objective was to assess the predictive value on critical illness and disposition of a sequential Bayesian
Model ...
Latin America intensive care unit disaster preparedness: results from a web‑based attitudes and perceptions survey
(International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow, 2019-11-11)
Disasters burden on hospital emergency intensive care units (ICUs). This
burden is increased in Latin America (LATAM) where hospital resources, intrahospital
disaster simulations, and perceived level of preparedness vary ...
The association between, depression, anxiety, and mortality in older people across eight low‐ and middle‐income countries: Results from the 10/66 cohort study
(wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/gps, 2019-09-15)
Objectives: Depression and anxiety are common mental disorders in later life. Few
population‐based studies have investigated their potential impacts on mortality in
low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). The aim of ...
Alcoholrelated liver disease clinical practice guidelines by the Latin American Association for the Study of the Liver ALEH.
(Elsevier España, 2019)
Alcohol-related liver disease (ALD) is a major cause of advanced chronic liver disease in Latin-America,
although data on prevalence is limited. Public health policies aimed at reducing the alarming prevalence
of alcohol ...
Evolution of the Qatar trauma system: the journey from inception to verification
(Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2019)
Traumatic injuries accounted for substantial burden of morbidity and mortality (M and M) worldwide. Despite better socioeconomic conditions and living standards, the incidence of trauma is rising in the Eastern Mediterranean ...
A rapid market survey on the availability of car seats in Qatar Implications for child passenger safety
(Qatar Medical Journal, 2019)
Despite the high income level in Arabian Gulf countries, people in the region need to improve their use of child restraint systems (CRSs) to reduce the incidence of preventable injuries to child automobile passengers. ...