Frankfurt concept of early inpatient rehabilitation after cochlear implant treatment : Feasibility for aftercare.

Background: The Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF) clinical practice guideline on cochlear implant (CI) treatment, which was updated in 2020, defined the entire process of CI care for the first time. In the present study, the feasibility and results of very early rehabilitation were examined.

Materials And Methods: The intervention group (IG) comprised 54 patients in whom rehabilitation was initiated within 14 (maximally 28) days after implantation.

[Frankfurt concept of early inpatient rehabilitation after cochlear implant treatment : Feasibility for aftercare. German version].

Background: The Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany (AWMF) clinical practice guideline on cochlear implant (CI) treatment, which was updated in 2020, defined the entire process of CI care for the first time. In the present study, the feasibility and results of very early rehabilitation were examined.

Materials And Methods: The intervention group (IG) comprised 54 patients in whom rehabilitation was initiated within 14 (maximally 28) days after implantation.

The Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI) biobank: from concept to reality.

Objectives: To describe the concept, establishment and the operationalization of the biobank of the Swiss Spinal Cord Injury Cohort Study (SwiSCI), the available biosamples, and demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants.

Setting: The SwiSCI biobank is a platform for research within SwiSCI. It collects and processes serum, plasma, PBMCs, RNA, DNA, and urine from three rehabilitation centers.

Preoperative radiation therapy increases adherence in patients with high-risk extremity soft tissue sarcoma.

Background: Surgery and radiation therapy remain the standard of care for patients with high-grade extremity soft tissue sarcoma that are >5 cm. Radiation therapy is time and labor-intensive for patients, and social determinants of health may affect adherence. The aim of this study was to define demographic, clinical, and treatment factors associated with the completion of radiation therapy and determine if preoperative radiation therapy improved adherence compared to postoperative radiation therapy.

Prognostic factors in patients receiving surgery and radiation therapy for retroperitoneal sarcoma: A machine-learning analysis.

Background: The addition of radiation therapy to surgery for retroperitoneal sarcoma remains controversial. Improved patient selection may help identify optimal candidates for multimodality treatment. The aim of this analysis was to define prognostic factors among patients who receive radiation therapy and surgery to aid in patient selection for multimodal therapy.