Publications by authors named "Tomer Lamhoot"
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- A study assessed the outcomes of patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) who had transurethral resection using either sterile water or glycine for irrigation, focusing on tumor recurrence and progression.
- Researchers reviewed records of 530 patients and found that after matching, those treated with sterile water had significantly lower rates of recurrence (43%) and progression (85%) compared to those treated with glycine (71% and 94%, respectively).
- The study concluded that sterile water is linked to higher recurrence and progression rates, likely due to a weaker immune response compared to glycine, which induced more markers of immunogenic cell death.
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- The study assessed how well healthcare workers (HCWs) followed personal protective equipment (PPE) protocols for donning (putting on) and doffing (taking off) in the Emergency Department (ED) compared to COVID-19 wards.
- Results showed that only 50% of HCWs donned PPE correctly and 37% doffed it correctly in the ED, with significantly lower adherence scores compared to internal medical wards and ICUs.
- Factors like time pressure, high patient acuity, stress, and knowledge of COVID-19 status may explain the poorer adherence in the ED, indicating a need for further research and better resources to improve PPE usage.
We studied whether post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to sexual abuse is related to pain indices among methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) patients. Pain threshold was determined, and suprathreshold pain levels were rated among 18 patients with PTSD and sexual abuse, and 38 patients without PTSD (20 with and 18 without sexual abuse). Patients with PTSD had higher proportion of chronic pain and high-perceived stress, and lower pain threshold, with similar supra-threshold ratings.
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