Background: Although the benefit of supportive care in the postcancer period is now well demonstrated, its implementation in the patient journey remains challenging. This article describes the development, since 2015 and in routine care, of supportive postcancer care comprising a multidisciplinary rehabilitation programme (MRP) based on exercise for patients with early breast cancer.
Methods: As part of quality control, we reviewed all patient files since the programme was implemented.
Senna is a medicinal herb commonly used as a laxative and dietary aid for weight loss. Repeated consumption of Senna may lead to persistent diarrhea. Furthermore, cases of acute liver failure and hepato-encephalopathic syndrome after chronic Senna ingestion were reported in literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The low incidence and heterogeneity of sarcomas limit understanding of their progression in metastatic cases. The use of metastasectomy is debated due to lack of consensus and evidence-based data. This study aimed to identify simple prognostic factors that could contribute to the therapeutic strategy.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Unfractionated heparin is administered in patients undergoing veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO). Anticoagulation monitoring is recommended, with an anti-activated factor X (anti-Xa) targeting 0.3 to 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Stenting has become popular to treat tracheal collapse in dogs, but complications might arise and negatively affect treatment outcome.
Objectives: Determine the overall prevalence of complications of tracheal stenting in dogs.
Methods: A bibliographic search was performed of publications from 2000 to 2020.