Thoracic combined spinal epidural anaesthesia offers the ideal perioperative anaesthesia and analgesia. A 78-year-old female presented to our hospital with a hypertensive emergency, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and pulmonary effusion. Then the patient had abdominal pain, constipation and vomiting.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOvarian cancer (OC) is one of the most lethal gynecologic cancers that is typically diagnosed at the very late stage of disease progression. Thus, there is an unmet need to develop diagnostic probes for early detection of OC. One approach may rely on RNA as a molecular biomarker.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe African continent was subjected to periodic climatic shifts during the Pliocene and Pleistocene. These habitat changes greatly affected the evolutionary processes and tempo of diversification in numerous, widely distributed mammals. The Otomyini (Family Muridae) comprises three African rodent genera, Parotomys, Otomys and Myotomys, characterized by unique laminated-shaped molars.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: This prospective study evaluates our first clinical experiences with the novel ``BRachytherapy via artificial Intelligent GOMEA-Heuristic based Treatment planning'' (BRIGHT) applied to high-dose-rate prostate brachytherapy.
Methods And Materials: Between March 2020 and October 2021, 14 prostate cancer patients were treated in our center with a 15Gy HDR-brachytherapy boost. BRIGHT was used for bi-objective treatment plan optimization and selection of the most desirable plans from a coverage-sparing trade-off curve.
Background: Medication is a significant component of the cost of mental health care. Studies from different countries indicate that physicians are often not aware of medication costs, despite the impact of such knowledge on treatment plans. The purpose of this study was to examine Israeli psychiatrists' knowledge regarding the cost of medication and rates of disability pension, and the impact of these factors on treatment decisions.
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