International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
The management of sexual dysfunction resulting from radiotherapy and androgen deprivation therapy to treat prostate cancer: A comparison of uro-oncology practice according to disease stage.
To establish current uro-oncology practice in the management of sexual dysfunction (SD) following radiotherapy (RT) and/or androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) to treat prostate cancer. To identify differences in approach to the management of SD according to disease stage. ⋯ This study shows that men with advanced prostate cancer need better support in managing SD. Patients receiving long-term ADT are less likely to be offered any kind of help or intervention. Specific guidance on managing SD in this cohort may result in improvements in sexual function, emotional well-being, quality of life, mental health and confidence.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
Software-Based Quantitative Analysis of Lung Parenchyma in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis May Provide New Generation Data for Pulmonary Fibrosis.
To investigate lung volume and density in patients with SSc and changes in these parameters because of PF, using a software-aided image quantification method, and compare this with a matched healthy control group. ⋯ Lung density and volume in SSc patients changed significantly in those with PF and those without. Quantitative information extracted by soft-ware aided methods may contribute more to the detection, screening, and risk prediction in SSc-related PF.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
Comparison of De Ritis Ratio and Other Systemic Inflammatory Parameters for the Prediction of Prognosis of Patients with Transitional Cell Bladder Cancer.
To investigate the clinical value of preoperative De Ritis ratio (aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase) (DRR) in patients with transitional cell bladder cancer (TCBC) at initial diagnosis. The secondary objective was to investigate the status of systemic inflammatory parameters, such as neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and platelet-monocyte ratio (PMR). ⋯ This paper shows a positive correlation between poor prognosis in TCBC and the systemic inflammatory markers, namely NLR, LMR, PLR and PMR, but not DRR.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
Observational StudyIncidence and case fatality rate of COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory articular diseases.
To describe the incidence and fatality of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and identify risk factors to fatality in patients with inflammatory articular diseases (IAD). ⋯ COVID-19 CI, fatality rate and other features do not seem to be increased in IAD patients. Older age was associated with fatality in patients with IAD.
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To assess the largest stone composition data available and to present the variations in the stone composition according to gender and different climatic environments in Turkey. ⋯ This study provides the most comprehensive data on the stone disease in Turkey. Considering the distribution of stone disease in Turkey, the frequency of analysed stones had parallels with the temperature averages and climate features, presenting crescent-like distribution.