16 Result(s)

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The role of pornography in the sex life of young adults-a cross-sectional cohort study on female and male German medical students

Due to easy online accessibility of pornography its consumption is popular among adolescents and young adults. Considering recently developed frameworks on the effects of sexual media, we assessed how increase...

Matthias Jahnen, Leopold Zeng, Martina Kron, Valentin H. Meissner… in BMC Public Health (2022)

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The role of fatal family history and mode of inheritance in prostate cancer for long-term outcomes following radical prostatectomy

To determine whether fatal family history (FFH) or mode of inheritance in prostate cancer (PCa) has an impact on long-term outcomes following radical prostatectomy (RP).

Valentin H. Meissner, Jamila G. H. Strüh, Martina Kron… in World Journal of Urology (2020)

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Results of transoral laser microsurgery in 102 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil

The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) in the treatment of squamous cell cancer of the tonsil and to report the oncological and functional outcomes, usin...

Martin Canis, Alexios Martin, Martina Kron… in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (2013)

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Results of transoral laser microsurgery for supraglottic carcinoma in 277 patients

The objective of the study was to evaluate the oncological and functional results of transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) in patients with supraglottic laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Between June 1980 and De...

Martin Canis, Alexios Martin, Friedrich Ihler… in European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (2013)

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Which variables are associated with blood glucose levels outside the target range in surgical critically ill patients? A retrospective observational study

The aim of the present study is to determine the variables affecting blood glucose concentrations outside the target range of 80 and 150 mg/dl in critically ill surgical patients.

Manfred Weiss, Martina Kron, Birgit Hay, Michael Taenzer… in Patient Safety in Surgery (2011)

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How many general and inflammatory variables need to be fulfilled when defining sepsis due to the 2003 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS definitions in critically ill surgical patients: a retrospective observational study

It has never been specified how many of the extended general and inflammatory variables of the 2003 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS consensus sepsis definitions are mandatory to define sepsis.

Manfred Weiss, Markus Huber-Lang, Michael Taenzer, Martina Kron… in BMC Anesthesiology (2010)

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Effectiveness and safety of adalimumab in patients with ankylosing spondylitis or psoriatic arthritis and history of anti-tumor necrosis factor therapy

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists reduce the signs and symptoms of spondyloarthritides, including ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Our objective was to evaluate the effectivenes...

Martin Rudwaleit, Filip Van den Bosch, Martina Kron… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2010)

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Effectiveness of adalimumab in treating patients with ankylosing spondylitis associated with enthesitis and peripheral arthritis

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of adalimumab in enthesitis and peripheral arthritis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Martin Rudwaleit, Pascal Claudepierre, Martina Kron… in Arthritis Research & Therapy (2010)

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Vitamin C supplement use may protect against gallstones: an observational study on a randomly selected population

Animal experiments have shown a protective effect of vitamin C on the formation of gallstones. Few data in humans suggest an association between reduced vitamin C intake and increased prevalence of gallstone d...

Thomas Walcher, Mark M Haenle, Martina Kron, Birgit Hay… in BMC Gastroenterology (2009)

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Different patient case mix by applying the 2003 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS sepsis definitions instead of the 1992 ACCP/SCCM sepsis definitions in surgical patients: a retrospective observational study

Revised consensus sepsis definitions have been published in 2003. The present study was performed to compare the prevalence of different stages of sepsis and ICU mortality rates and find out the case mix withi...

Manfred Weiss, Markus Huber-Lang… in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making (2009)

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Overweight, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol consumption in a cross-sectional random sample of German adults

There is a current paucity of data on the health behaviour of non-selected populations in Central Europe. Data on health behaviour were collected as part of the EMIL study which investigated the prevalence of ...

Mark M Haenle, Stefan O Brockmann, Martina Kron, Ursula Bertling… in BMC Public Health (2006)

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Safe Reduction of Antibiotic Therapy in Newborn Infants Using Interleukin 8 (IL-8) and C-Reactive Protein (CRP) as Markers of Nosocomial Bacterial Infections (NBI)

R Axel, Gerald Steinbach, Martina Kron, Frank Pohlandt in Pediatric Research (1999)