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Clinical and histopathological characteristics of acute kidney injury in a cohort of brain death donors with procurement biopsies
Kidney biopsies are routinely used for diagnostic and prognostic purposes but their utility in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting is limited. We investigated the associations of clinical and histopathologic...
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Open AccessAcceptance and utilization of web-based self-help for caregivers of children with externalizing disorders
Web-based self-help interventions for parents of children with ADHD and other externalizing disorders have been proven to be effective. In order to recommend individualized and optimized interventions, a bette...
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Open AccessResults of the Cologne Corona Surveillance (CoCoS) project– a cross-sectional study: survey data on risk factors of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and moderate-to-severe course in primarily immunized adults
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccination has been a crucial strategy for mitigating transmission and disease severity. However, vaccine-effectiveness may be influenced by various factors, including booster va...
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Histological and clinical evaluation of discarded kidneys in a European cohort of deceased brain death donor kidneys of marginal quality
Despite organ shortages, the discard rate of deceased donor kidneys is high. Risk factors for this trend warrant further study.
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Open AccessPrognostic impact of resting full-cycle ratio and diastolic non-hyperemic pressure ratios in patients with deferred revascularization
Non-hyperemic pressure ratios (NHPRs) like resting full-cycle ratio (RFR), diastolic pressure ratio during entire diastole (dPR[entire]) and diastolic pressure ratio during wave-free period (dPR[WFP]) are incr...
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Open AccessGenomic ALK alterations in primary and relapsed neuroblastoma
Genomic alterations of the anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene (ALK) occur recurrently in neuroblastoma, a pediatric malignancy of the sympathetic nervous system. However, information on their development over time h...
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Open AccessIncidence of premature battery depletion in subcutaneous cardioverter-defibrillator patients: insights from a multicenter registry
The subcutaneous ICD established its role in the prevention of sudden cardiac death in recent years. The occurrence of premature battery depletion in a large subset of potentially affected devices has been a c...
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Open AccessShort-term outcomes after transplantation of deceased donor kidneys with acute kidney injury: a retrospective analysis of a multicenter cohort of marginal donor kidneys with post-explantation biopsies
Deceased donor kidneys with acute kidney injury (AKI) are often discarded because of concerns about inferior transplant outcomes. A means of grading the quality of such kidneys is the performance of procuremen...
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Open AccessShort-term outcome of Ivor Lewis esophagectomy following neoadjuvant chemoradiation versus perioperative chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction: a propensity score-matched analysis
Patients with locally advanced esophageal or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma benefit from multimodal therapy concepts including neoadjuvant chemoradiation (nCRT), respectively, perioperative chemotherapy (pCT)...
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Open AccessCorrection: Long-term outcomes of the GPOH NB97 trial for children with high-risk neuroblastoma comparing high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation and oral chemotherapy as consolidation
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessLong-term outcomes of the GPOH NB97 trial for children with high-risk neuroblastoma comparing high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem cell transplantation and oral chemotherapy as consolidation
This study was done to investigate the long-term event free and overall survival of high-dose chemotherapy followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), compared to maintenance chemotherapy (MT). Pa...
