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The management regarding metastatic colorectal cancer throughout Europe is not well known.

To draw a European comparison of the management and prognosis of metastatic colorectal cancers.

Factors associated with chemotherapy administration were identified through logistic regressions. Net survival was estimated and crude probabilities of death related to cancer and other causes using a flexible cumulative hazard model.

Among the 13 227 patients with colorectal cancer diagnosed between 2010 and 2013 in cancer registries from 10 European countries, 3140 were metastatic. 62% of metastatic patients received chemotherapy. Compared to Spain, the related adjusted odds ratios ranged from 0.7 to 4.0 (P<0.001) according to country. The 3-year net survival by country ranged between 16% and 37%. The survival gap between countries diminished from 21% to 10% when adjusting for chemotherapy, age and sex. Geographical differences in the crude probability of death related to cancer were large for patients <70 or ≥80 years at diagnosis.

Heterogeneity in the application of European guidelines partly explain these differences. General health between populations, accessibility to a reference centre, or provision of health care could also be involved. Further population-based studies are warranted to disentangle between these possible explanations.

Heterogeneity in the application of European guidelines partly explain these differences. General health between populations, accessibility to a reference centre, or provision of health care could also be involved. Further population-based studies are warranted to disentangle between these possible explanations.

To translate the Patterns of Activity Measure-Pain (POAM-P) into Turkish and test its validity and reliability.

A total of 252 patients with chronic low back and neck pain were included. The Turkish translation of the POAM-P (POAMP/T), which has subgroups of Avoidance, Overdoing, and Pacing, was performed in accordance with international recommendations. The POAMP/T was administered twice. Physical activity level was assessed with the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-7 (IPAQ-7), and psychologic status was assessed with the Hospital Anxiety (HADS-A) and Depression Scales (HADS-D). The internal and external construct validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability were analyzed.

Three related factorial structures were defined in Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Indexes and factor loads were found to be sufficient. A negative relationship was observed between avoidance and IPAQ-7 (rho=-0.328, p < .001), HADS-D (ρ=-0.163, p=.009), and HADS-A scores (ρ=-0.164, p=.009); whereas, a positive relationship was observed between overdoing and IPAQ-7 (ρ=0.362, p < .001), HADS-D (ρ=0.309, p < .001), and HADS-A scores (ρ=0.325, p < .001). A negative correlation was found between pacing and IPAQ-7 (ρ=-0.200, p=.001), HADS-D (ρ=-0.507, p < .001), and HADS-A scores (ρ=-0.509, p < .001). GSK503 order The Cronbach alpha values for avoidance, overdoing, and pacing were obtained as 0.941, 0.917, and 0.940, respectively. The intraclass correlation coefficient for avoidance, overdoing, and pacing was found as 0.972, 0.973, and 0.972, respectively. Test and retest scores were similar (p > .05).

The Turkish version of the POAM-P is a valid and reliable scale for the assessment of pain-related activity patterns in patients with chronic low back or neck pain.

The Turkish version of the POAM-P is a valid and reliable scale for the assessment of pain-related activity patterns in patients with chronic low back or neck pain.

To determine the age and sex-standardized prevalence and risk factors of anterior blepharitis in a geriatric population in "…".

This population-based study was conducted on the elderly population (over 60 years of age) of Tehran, the capital of "…" in 2019. Examinations included visual acuity assessment, refraction, and complete slit lamp examination. After the diagnosis of anterior blepharitis, its type (staphylococcal vs. seborrheic) was also determined. Multiple logistic regression was used to determine the risk factors of the disease.

3310 individuals participated in this study. The data of 3284 participants were available for this report. The mean age of the participants was 68.6 ± 24.5 years, and (57.8 %) were female. Age and sex-standardized prevalence of anterior blepharitis was 33.5 % (95 % CI 30.6-36.5%) of which 96.5 % were bilateral. The prevalence of seborrheic and staphylococcal types was 22.4 % (95 % CI 19.9-25.2%) and 11.3 % (95 % CI 9.2-13.5%), respectively. According to the multiple lotraining of the media and regional health centers.

Although a number of successful handoff interventions have been reported, the handoff process remains vulnerable because it relies on memory. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of deliberate cognitive processing (i.e., analytical, conscious, and effortful thinking) on recall of information from a simulated handoff.

This two-phased experiment was executed in the Netherlands in 2015. A total of 78 pediatric residents were randomly divided into an intervention group (n = 37) and a control group (n = 41). In phase 1, participants received written handoffs from 8 patients. The intervention group was asked to develop a contingency plan for each patient, deliberately processing the information. The control group received no specific instructions. In phase 2, all participants were asked to write down as much as they recalled from the handoffs. The outcome was the amount and accuracy of recalled information, calculated by scoring for idea units (single information elements) and inferences (conclusderstanding of patients' problems.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate invitro and invivo efficacy of combination therapy of amiodarone and voriconazole against Leishmania major and investigating immune and wound healing responses of cutaneous leishmaniasis to this combination therapy.

For invitro study, replication of L.major promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes were investigated in the presence and absence of amiodarone and voriconazole. Isobologram construction and calculation of the Fractional Inhibitory Concentration (FIC) were performed. After the appearance of ulcers on the base of tails of BALB/c mice, treatment was initiated by a combination of amiodarone at 40mg/kg plus voriconazole at 30mg/kg orally and glucantime at 60mg/kg intraperitoneally for 28 consecutive days.

According to the concave isobologram and fractional inhibitory concentration <1, combination of amiodarone plus voriconazole had synergistic effects against L. major promastigotes and intracellular amastigotes. There were less inflammatory cells, more fibroblasts and more collagen deposition in tissue sections in the mice treated with combined drugs compared to the vehicle and untreated mice.