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Open AccessCorrection to: Moon phases and Moon signs do not influence morbidity, mortality and long-term survival, after living donor kidney transplantation
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Open AccessMoon phases and moon signs do not influence morbidity, mortality and long-term survival, after living donor kidney transplantation
Approximately 11% of the German population are convinced that certain moon phases and moon signs may impact their health and the onset and clinical course of diseases. Before elective surgery, a considerable n...
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Open AccessRecombinant TIMP-1-GPI inhibits growth of fibrosarcoma and enhances tumor sensitivity to doxorubicin
Fibrosarcomas show a high incidence of recurrence and general resistance to apoptosis. Limiting tumor regrowth and increasing their sensitivity to chemotherapy and apoptosis represent key issues in develo** ...
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Erratum zu: Pankreaskarzinom im hohen Alter
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Passion and commensurability: both are needed for a concurrence of surgery and research
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The dark side of the moon: Impact of moon phases on long-term survival, mortality and morbidity of surgery for lung cancer
Superstition is common and causes discomfiture or fear, especially in patients who have to undergo surgery for cancer. One superstition is, that moon phases influence surgical outcome. This study was performed...
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Transoral diverticulostomy with a modified Endo-Gia stapler: results after 4 years of experience
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Open AccessAdjuvant therapeutic vaccination in patients with non-small cell lung cancer made lymphopenic and reconstituted with autologous PBMC: first clinical experience and evidence of an immune response
Given the considerable toxicity and modest benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), there is clearly a need for new treatment modalities in the adjuvant setting. Active specific...
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Trends in der chirurgischen Intensivmedizin
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Effect of combining nicotinamide as a PARS-inhibitor with selective iNOS blockade during porcine endotoxemia
To investigate the effects of combined selective inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) inhibition using 1400 W with nicotinamide (NAD) as a PARS-inhibitor on hepato-splanchnic hemodynamics, O2 kinetics, and ener...
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Energiebedarf und Substratkombination beim Lungenversagen Ernährungsstrategien bei akuter respiratorischer Insuffizienz
In critically ill patients, the interaction between nutritional status and pulmonary function is an important aspect for adequate and successful management. The intensivist has to care for appropriate nutriti...
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Open AccessOverexpression of melanoma inhibitory activity (MIA) enhances extravasation and metastasis of A-mel 3 melanoma cells in vivo
The secreted MIA protein is strongly expressed by advanced primary and metastatic melanomas but not in normal melanocytes. Previous studies have shown that MIA serum levels correlate with clinical tumour progr...
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Acute effects of continuous rotational therapy on ventilation-perfusion inequality in lung injury
Objective: To investigate ventilation-perfusion (VA/Q) relationships, during continuous axial rotation and in the supine position, in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) using the multiple iner...
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