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50; 95% confidence interval, 1.44-1.57). After considering the amounts of PPIs stratified by cumulative defined daily dose, the dose-response effect was observed until 180days. Subgroup analysis also revealed that PPI use was correlated to an increased risk of fatty liver disease.

This current national wide cohort study suggests that PPI…[Read more]

Approximately half (48%) of the study patients were in the early EN group. The early EN group had lower rates of underfeeding during the first week (p=0.014) and shorter ICU LOS (p=0.025).

Achieving and sustaining adequate nutrition in pediatric burn patients with moderate to large surface area burn injuries is critical to recovery. Early…[Read more]

Pregnancy should be well planned to minimise teratogenic risk. A multidisciplinary approach should be adopted in the management of these patients in order to take all relevant considerations into account.

Preeclampsia is associated with a higher maternal blood levels of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt-1) and lower levels of placental…[Read more]

Human skin melanoma is one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat human malignancies, with an increasing incidence over the years. While the resection of the early diagnosed primary tumor remains the best clinical approach, advanced/metastatic melanoma still remains with a poor prognosis. Indeed, although enormous progress in the…[Read more]

Currently, predictive translation tuning of regulatory elements to the desired output of transcription factor (TF)-based biosensors remains a challenge. The gene expression of a biosensor system must exhibit appropriate translation intensity, which is controlled by the ribosome-binding site (RBS), to achieve fine-tuning of its dynamic range (i.e.…[Read more]

There is an abundance of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy educational videos available on YouTube®; however, when analysed using the LAP-VEGaS guidelines, the majority do not meet acceptable educational standards for surgical training purposes.

There is an abundance of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy educational videos available on YouTube®; h…[Read more]