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A Systematic Review of Online Patient Resources to Support Shared Decision Making for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
RCS Eng, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, has published much information with regard to the consenting process. A majority of patients seek health information through online resources as well as discu...
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Open AccessOutcomes after traffic injury: mental health comorbidity and relationship with pain interference
Mental health symptoms, like depressive mood (DM) and post-traumatic stress (PTS), and pain interference (PI) with daily functioning often co-occur following traffic injury and their comorbidity can complicate...
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Hypertension is associated with narrower retinal arteriolar calibre in persons with and without coronary artery disease
The aims of this study were to investigate independent associations between hypertension and retinal vessel calibre in a high cardiovascular risk cohort and to determine whether these associations also exist i...
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Caregiver perceptions about the impact of caring for patients with wet age-related macular degeneration
Caregivers of older persons with eye disease, namely age-related macular degeneration (AMD), have been reported to have a higher than expected distress. Very few studies have explored caregiver perceptions as ...
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Cholecystectomy in patients aged 80 years and more following ERCP: is it necessary?
Long-term outcome in patients aged 80 years and more found that they had common bile duct (CBD) stones at endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) managed under “wait and watch” policy without cho...
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Parental history of hypertension and dietary intakes in early adolescent offspring: a population-based study
We investigated the cross-sectional association between parental history of hypertension and dietary intakes among early adolescent schoolchildren. A total of 1845 participants aged 12 years had complete data ...
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Influence of blood pressure and body mass index on retinal vascular caliber in preschool-aged children
We assessed the associations between body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP) with the retinal microvasculature among preschool-aged children. Three hundred and seventy-nine children aged 3–<6 years old h...
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Differences in association between birth parameters and blood pressure in children from preschool to high school
We aimed to investigate the association between birth parameters with blood pressure (BP) among preschool- and school-aged children. Two separate childhood datasets were used: (1) 1295 children aged 3–6 years ...
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Relationship between a range of sedentary behaviours and blood pressure during early adolescence
Very few studies have explored links between physical activity, sedentary behaviours and blood pressure (BP) in early adolescence. We aimed to assess the association between a range of sedentary activities (sc...
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Dietary antioxidant intake is associated with the prevalence but not incidence of age-related hearing loss
Diet is one of the few modifiable risk factors for age-related hearing loss. We aimed to examine the link between dietary and supplement intakes of antioxidants, and both the prevalence and 5-year incidence of...
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Avoidance of tattoo disruption: a further benefit of laparoscopic surgery
Tattoos are increasingly common in both male and female patients. Abdominal skin tattoos may be present at the site of proposed incisions for conventional surgery whereas laparoscopic port site placement can b...
