Publications by authors named "E Karlafti"
Colorectal cancer is the third most common malignancy, with around half of patients developing liver metastases. Hepatectomy is the preferred treatment, but its success depends on several factors, including surgical margins. Various surgical margins have been suggested to achieve optimal results.
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- Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability, particularly affecting older adults, and there are few reliable biomarkers for predicting its onset and type.
- This review focuses on S100B and GFAP proteins, which may enhance the diagnosis and prognosis for stroke patients by indicating stroke severity and differentiating between stroke types.
- Ongoing research aims to make these blood biomarkers integral to clinical practice, improving early diagnosis and patient management to reduce stroke-related complications and deaths.
: Acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) is the acute inflammation of pancreatic parenchyma, most commonly due to alcohol abuse or cholelithiasis. The treatment can be either conservative or invasive, including a variety of techniques; however, it has not yet been established if the intervention should be early or if it should be delayed. The aim of this review is to investigate the optimal time for intervention in ANP.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThere are worldwide reports that hospital admissions for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. Chios is a Greek island with only one confirmed coronavirus case during the lockdown. This study aimed to compare admissions for ACS in Chios General Hospital, Greece, between the COVID-19 lockdown period and the same period in the previous year.
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- Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a growing chronic condition that requires insulin for management to avoid complications, and diabetes-related technology helps improve patients' daily living.
- A study evaluated the Greek version of the Diabetes Impact and Device Satisfaction (DIDS) Scale, which measures how satisfied individuals are with their insulin delivery device and how diabetes affects their lives.
- Results showed that the scale is reliable and valid, identifying three key factors: Device Satisfaction, Diabetes Management Impact, and Device Usability, with positive correlations to diabetes quality of life metrics.