Publications by authors named "M Furman"
A 3-year-old boy presented with an unusual combination of indurated skin, sclerotic plaques with lichenification, and yellowish papules. Histopathology revealed diffuse dermal mucin deposits, and laboratory tests showed a positive throat culture for Group A streptococcus and elevated serum anti-streptolysin titers. An 10-day course of oral amoxicillin was associated with near-complete resolution of all dermatological findings within 4 months.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Physical activity (PA) is an important determinant of skeletal health. In young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) fracture risk is increased, yet few studies have examined the PA and bone health relationship. Therefore, this pilot cross-sectional study characterized PA levels and their association with bone parameters measured by high resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) in young adults with T1D.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The analysis of health technologies in Poland has so far mainly concerned drugs assessed by the Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Tariffication, which was established for this purpose. Due to the implementation of various forms of investment (hardware, diagnostic, and organizational) in hospitals, and the growing need to properly assess the costs of implemented solutions, Hospital-Based Health Technology Assessment (HB-HTA) began to develop. In order to implement HB-HTA in the Polish healthcare system, in 2019-2022 a project was carried out, the consortium members of which were: the National Health Fund (NHF), the National Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw (NIKARD), and Lazarski University (UŁ).
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- The study investigates the risks of stopping versus continuing anticoagulant and/or antiplatelet medications (ACAP) before cervical and thoracic epidural steroid injections, focusing on the incidence of epidural hematomas (EHs).
- Data from 591 patients scheduled for interlaminar cervical and/or thoracic epidural steroid injections between 2009 and 2017 was analyzed, revealing that 351 patients stopped their ACAP medications, while 240 continued them without any clinically relevant cases of EHs.
- The findings suggest that there is a minimal risk of EHs regardless of whether patients ceased or maintained their ACAP, prompting a re-evaluation of current practices regarding these medications before the
Background: True lateral imaging (TLI), obtained by superimposing bilateral lumbar spine structures and aligning superior endplate cortical bone, requires deliberate rotational adjustments of the laterally positioned fluoroscope in both the axial and longitudinal planes. True lateral segmental imaging is necessary to depict true and accurate radiofrequency (RF) cannula positioning relative to bony anatomy during lumbar medial branch radiofrequency neurotomy (LMBRFN).
Objective: To determine the interobserver reliability of TLI during LMBRFN.