Publications by authors named "E Maravi"
Objectives: To investigate the long-term effectiveness of voice therapy in vocal outcomes of patients with unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP) and vocal productions of patients with long-standing treatment-naïve UVFP treated with voice therapy.
Study Design: Prospective observational study.
Methods: A voice therapy protocol was applied individually in three stages.
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of life (QOL) and voice handicap in a sample of disease-free patients who had been treated at our center with radiotherapy (RT) or surgery for early glottic cancer.
Methods: QOL and voice handicap were assessed using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) questionnaires Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30-questions (QLQ-C30) and Quality of Life Questionnaire-Head and Neck 35-questions (QLQ-H&N35) and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI).
Results: Ninety-one patients completed the questionnaires.
Introduction: This study was designed to compare the effectiveness of liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmB) in ICU patients with and without renal replacement therapy (RRT).
Methods: Observational, retrospective, comparative and multicenter study conducted in critically ill patients treated with L-AmB for 3 or more days, divided into two cohorts depending on the use of RRT before or within the first 48 hours after starting L-AmB. Clinical and microbiological response at the end of treatment was evaluated.
Background: To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of hyperfractionated radiation therapy and continuous infusion of cisplatin on weeks 1 and 5 in locally advanced head and neck carcinoma.
Methods: There were 53 patients: 3 (5.7 %) T2 patients, 31 T3 patients (58.