Publications by authors named "A Schnitzer"
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- * The study found that older age and various health conditions (like hypertension and chronic kidney disease) significantly increased the chances of these complications after discharge.
- * Postdischarge anticoagulation therapy was shown to reduce the risk of thromboembolic events and mortality by 46%, indicating it’s beneficial for at-risk patients after COVID-19 hospitalization.
Background: Obesity and associated metabolic disorders are related to impairments of the intestinal barrier.
Objective: We examined lactulose:mannitol (Lac:Man) permeability in obese individuals with and without liver steatosis undergoing a weight-reduction program to test whether an effective weight-loss program improves gut barrier function and whether obese patients with or without liver steatosis differ in this function.
Design: Twenty-seven adult, nondiabetic individuals [mean ± SD body mass index (BMI; in kg/m): 43.
Background: To evaluate whether tumor localization and method of preoperative biopsy affect sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection after periareolar nuclide injection in breast cancer patients.
Methods And Findings: 767 breast cancer patients were retrospectively included. For lymphscintigraphy periareolar nuclide injection was performed and the SLN was located by gamma camera.
Coordinated and organized by a disabilities librarian, the University of Michigan's Council for Disability Concerns provides annual outreach programs with biomedical themes through a series of educational events known as Investing in Ability. Every effort is made to reach the campus and the surrounding community to promote the council's goals of increased accessibility for all individuals with physical or developmental challenges, to de-stigmatize such conditions, and to educate the audience about disability-related topics. In 2014, Investing in Ability focused on the pressing and pervasive topic of addiction.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate the impact of whole-body (18) F-FDG PET/CT on initial staging of breast cancer in comparison to conventional staging modalities.
Methods: This study included 102 breast cancer patients, 101 patients were eligible for evaluation. Preoperative whole-body staging with PET/CT was performed in patients with clinical stage ≥ T2 tumours or positive local lymph nodes (n = 91).