In our report we describe concept, strategies and implementation of a central biosample and data management (CSDM) system in the three-centre clinical study of the Transregional Collaborative Research Centre "Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy - Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapy" SFB/TR 19, Germany. Following the requirements of high system resource availability, data security, privacy protection and quality assurance, a web-based CSDM was developed based on Java 2 Enterprise Edition using an Oracle database. An efficient and reliable sample documentation system using bar code labelling, a partitioning storage algorithm and an online documentation software was implemented. An online electronic case report form is used to acquire patient-related data. Strict rules for access to the online applications and secure connections are used to account for privacy protection and data security. Challenges for the implementation of the CSDM resided at project, technical and organisational level as well as at staff level.
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Psychooncology
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The Department of Breast Medicine, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University/Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, China.
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College of Nursing, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Objective: To develop and validate a nomogram model for predicting central venous catheter-related infections (CRI) in patients with maintenance hemodialysis (MHD).
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Front Parasitol
July 2024
Center for Global Health, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru.
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is caused by the invasion of larvae in the central nervous system (CNS) and stands as the predominant cause of epilepsy and other neurological disorders in many developing nations. NCC diagnosis is challenging because it relies on brain imaging exams (CT or MRI), which are poorly available in endemic rural or resource-limited areas. Moreover, some NCC cases cannot be easily detected by imaging, leading to inconclusive results.
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Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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NXTSTIM INC. Department of Pain Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.
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