22 results match your criteria: "4th Military Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw[Affiliation]"

Objective: Aim: The aim of this article is to present and discuss the conclusions of a fi nalized pilot project implementing telemedical solutions for COPD management within the senior population in Wrocław and the Lower Silesian Voivodeship during 2022-2023. It also aimed to contribute to the development of innovative strategies to improve care for individuals with COPD through the use of telemedical technologies.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: An interdisciplinary and comprehensive pilot project in pulmonology was applied, dividing it into health, organizational, and tech-nological areas.

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Objective: Aim: To analyze and summarize the implementation of telemedical solutions in geriatrics and gerontology within the Polish healthcare sector, aiming to develop innovative strategies for improving elderly care through telemedical technologies.

Patients And Methods: Materials and Methods: An interdisciplinary pilot project in geriatrics was implemented, focusing on health, organizational, and technological areas. The project involved continuous monitoring of health parameters, remote consultations, and the use of telemedical devices and platforms.

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  • Alcohol use disorder is a chronic condition affecting the brain, likely linked to the serotonergic system's impact on the reward pathways associated with alcohol dependence.
  • The study examined the role of the rs6295 gene polymorphism and personality traits in women with alcohol use disorder, comparing 101 affected women to 112 controls using psychometric tests and genotyping.
  • Results showed that women with alcohol use disorder exhibited higher anxiety and neuroticism but lower extraversion, agreeableness, and conscientiousness, indicating potential implications for personalized prevention and intervention strategies.
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  • * The study explored the link between the rs6265 gene polymorphism and alcohol use disorder (AUD) in women, focusing on how anxiety and personality traits affected this relationship.
  • * Results showed that women with the G/A genotype of the rs6265 gene had higher levels of anxiety and neuroticism compared to controls, suggesting these traits are significant factors in substance dependency for genetically susceptible women.
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The general condition of implantology patients is crucial when considering the long- and short-term survival of dental implants. The aim of the research was to evaluate the correlation between the new corticalization index (CI) and patients' condition, and its impact on marginal bone loss (MBL) leading to implant failure, using only radiographic (RTG) images on a pixel level. Bone near the dental implant neck was examined, and texture features were analyzed.

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A retrospective study at the 4th Military Clinical Hospital in Wroclaw, Poland, assessed PCR testing alongside blood cultures to guide antimicrobial therapy decisions in hospitalized patients, to determine how much time the results of the molecular tests preceded conventional methods. Among 118 patients, (37%) and (21%) were the most common bloodstream infection agents. Blood cultures utilized the BacT/ALERT 3D system, and molecular diagnostics were conducted using the FilmArray platform with the BIOFIRE BCID2 panel.

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The new Radiological Corticalization Index (CI) is an indicator that describes bone remodeling near the dental implant's neck at the pixel level and is not visible to the naked eye. The aim of this research was to evaluate the correlation between the CI and bone remodeling using only radiographic (RTG) images. RTG samples were divided into groups depending on prosthetic restoration; the implant neck area around dental implants was examined, and texture features of the RTG images were analyzed.

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Gambling Disorder (GD) is characterised by a harmful, enduring, and recurrent involvement in betting-related behaviours. Therefore, GD shares similar biological mechanisms and symptoms to substance use disorders (SUD). Therefore, in this study, we chose the behavioural addictions group.

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Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability and work absenteeism. The cause of LBP may be degeneration of the intervertebral disc. LBP is characterized by considerable variability and tends to develop into chronic pain.

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Unlabelled: Bloodstream infections (BSIs) are associated with high mortality and inappropriate or delayed antimicrobial therapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the epidemiology of BSIs in hospitalized patients. The research aimed to compare the incidence of BSIs and blood culture results in patients hospitalized before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • * Participants included those with at least one impacted tooth and a control group with no impacted teeth, allowing for a comparative analysis of genetic variations.
  • * Results indicate that certain genetic variations in selected genes may significantly contribute to the likelihood of tooth impaction, suggesting a genetic basis for this dental issue.
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Background: Currently, the topic of dental implants is widely researched. However, still compromising are the factors that can affect implant loss as a consequence of marginal bone loss. One of the factors is smoking, which has a devastating effect on human health and bone structure.

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The purpose of this study was to assess the value of perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) in the differential diagnosis of sellar and parasellar tumors, as an additional sequence in the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol. Analysis was based on a substantial group of subjects and included 124 brain and pituitary MRI examinations with a dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) PWI sequence. The following perfusion parameters were determined for the tumors: relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV), relative peak height (rPH) and relative percentage of signal intensity recovery (rPSR).

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There are reports in the literature of interrelationships between chronic kidney disease and periodontitis pathophysiology; similar risk factors play a role in these conditions. Due to chronic kidney disease (CKD), patients on hemodialysis (HD) are more susceptible to developing pathological processes in the gingiva, periodontium, and oral mucosa. This study aimed to evaluate the condition of the oral cavity, with particular attention to lesions of the oral mucosa of patients with end-stage renal disease in Poland, West Pomeranian Voivodship.

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Heart failure (HF) constitutes the growing cardiovascular burden and the major public health issue, but comprehensive statistics on HF epidemiology and related management in Europe are missing. The Heart Failure Association (HFA) Atlas has been initiated in 2016 in order to close this gap, representing the continuity directly rooted in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Atlas of Cardiology. The major aim of the HFA Atlas is to establish a contemporary dataset on HF epidemiology, resources and reimbursement policies for HF management, organization of the National Heart Failure Societies (NHFS) and their major activities, including education and HF awareness.

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People over 65 years of age constitute over 80% of patients with heart failure (HF) and the incidence of HF is 10 per 1,000 in people aged above 65 years. Approximately 25% of older patients with HF exhibit evidence of frailty. Frail patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) have a worse prognosis than non-frail patients, and frailty is an independent risk factor for incident HF among older people.

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Introduction: Adherence to treatment, including early treatment discontinuation, in patients with multiple sclerosis or clinically isolated syndrome can be affected by: treatment tolerability, route of drug administration, patient age, disease duration, comorbidities, medical care, and support from their caregivers.

Aim: This study aimed to identify the risk factors for poor adherence to Betaferon® treatment, including early discontinuation and omitting doses.

Materials And Methods: 852 adult patients treated with Betaferon participated in this 24-month study.

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Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis is caused by infection of ascitic fluid without any apparent intraabdominal source of infection. The disease most commonly occurs in patients with cirrhosis and 70% of cases of infections are caused by pathogenes from gastrointestinal tract. The article presents the case of 38-year-old patient with spontaneous peritonitis who was treated surgically.

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Background: Wilms' tumour is the most frequent renal malignancy in children. There is no worldwide consensus regarding treatment and PET-CT role in this neoplasm. The aim of this report is to demonstrate the potential role of PET-CT in chemotherapy efficacy assessment and recurrence diagnosis.

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