12 results match your criteria: "Rabin Medical Center-Hasharon Campus[Affiliation]"
Use of levothyroxine for euthyroid, thyroid antibody positive women with infertility: Analyses of aggregate data from a survey of European thyroid specialists (Treatment of Hypothyroidism in Europe by Specialists: An International Survey).
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)
August 2024
Institute of Translational and Clinical Research, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to assess how European thyroid specialists view levothyroxine (LT4) treatment for euthyroid women with positive thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) to improve fertility, as current evidence does not support this practice.
- - An international survey (THESIS) revealed that 42.8% of over 2,316 respondents believe LT4 might be indicated for these patients, with significant variation across countries, highlighting a range from 22.9% to 83.7% of positive responses.
- - Factors such as gender, age, and clinical experience influenced opinions; younger specialists and those who treat more thyroid patients were more likely to consider LT4, raising concerns about potential overtreatment risks in
Terror Attack in Israel and COPD Exacerbation.
Isr Med Assoc J
December 2023
Sharan Medical Care at Home, Bnei Brak, Israel.
Subcutaneous Semaglutide Use for Weight Management: Practice and Attitudes of Physicians in Israel.
Isr Med Assoc J
October 2023
Institute of Endocrinology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel, Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background: In 2019, 1 mg subcutaneous semaglutide was registered for the treatment of diabetes in Israel. Recognition of its effect on weight has led to its use as a treatment for obesity.
Objectives: To explore physicians' pre-therapy considerations, therapy practices, and attitudes regarding subcutaneous semaglutide for weight loss.
Epidemiology of Primary Shoulder Dislocations. A Cohort Study from a Large Health Maintenance Organization: 2004 to 2019.
Isr Med Assoc J
February 2023
Arthroscopy and Sports Injuries Unit, Rabin Medical Center (Hasharon Campus), Petah Tikva, Israel, Department of Orthopedics, Rabin Medical Center (Hasharon Campus), Petah Tikva, Israel, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Article Synopsis
- * A total of 13,158 patients were treated for shoulder dislocations, with 5% later requiring stabilization surgery, commonly among younger individuals.
- * The incidence rate was found to be 124 primary shoulder dislocations per 100,000 person-years, demonstrating a bimodal age distribution, with higher rates in younger adults (20-29) and older adults (≥60).
Pseudohypertension in the Very Elderly: Important or Not?
Isr Med Assoc J
January 2023
Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Occlusive Mesenteric Ischemia in Chronic Dialysis Patients.
Isr Med Assoc J
September 2021
Department of Radiology, Rabin Medical Center (Hasharon Campus), Petah Tikva, Israel.
Background: Among dialysis patients, occlusive mesenteric vascular disease has rarely been reported.
Objectives: To report on the experience of one center with regard to diagnosing and treating this complication.
Methods: The retrospective case-series involved six patients (3 females, 3 males; age 52-88 years; 5/6 were smokers) on chronic hemodialysis at a single center.
Lateral Column Lengthening for Flexible Flat Foot: Was It Short to Begin With?
Isr Med Assoc J
August 2021
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Rabin Medical Center (Beilinson Campus), Petah Tikva, Israel& Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Background: Flexible flatfoot (FF) is a common foot deformity that can often consist of foot pain. Surgical treatment is designed to lengthen the lateral column.
Objectives: To resolve whether radiographic standing feet measurements of normo-plantigrade feet and FF, symptomatic or not, differ and to determine whether the lateral column is shorter.
Morphological and Histological Changes in the Human Anterior Cruciate Ligament after Rupture.
Isr Med Assoc J
January 2021
Department of Pathology, Rabin Medical Center (Hasharon Campus), Petah Tikva, Israel.
Background: Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) are common and complete tears often fail to heal. ACL reconstruction is considered the surgical gold standard of care for ACL injuries in young active patients.
Objectives: To determine the corresponding morphological and histological features of the torn ACL in different time periods after injury.
A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Injections of Tocilizumab in Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Isr Med Assoc J
September 2020
Roche Pharmaceuticals (Israel) Ltd., Hod HaSharon, Israel.
Background: Tocilizumab is an interleukin 6 (IL-6) receptor antagonist used treat moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Both intravenous (IV) and subcutaneous (SC) routes are approved for the treatment of adults with RA.
Objectives: To evaluate SC tocilizumab in a real-life clinical setting.
Clinical Insights and Management Recommendations for COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized in Internal Medicine Departments: Recommendations by the Corona Department Heads in Israel.
Isr Med Assoc J
May 2020
Department of Medicine D, Rabin Medical Center (Hasharon Campus), Petah Tikva, Israel.
Percutaneous trans-papillary elimination of common bile duct stones using an existing gallbladder drain for access.
Isr Med Assoc J
June 2012
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Unit of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Rabin Medical Center (Hasharon Campus), Petah Tikva, Israel.
Background: The presence of stones in the common bile duct (CBD) may cause complications such as obstructing jaundice or ascending cholangitis, and the stones should be removed.
Objectives: To assess the efficacy of percutaneous elimination of CBD stones from the gallbladder through the papilla.
Methods: During a 4 year period, six patients (five men and one woman, mean age 71.
The experience of uncertainty among patients having peritoneal dialysis.
J Adv Nurs
August 2009
Department of Nephrology, Rabin Medical Center-Hasharon Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel.
Aim: This paper is a report of a study conducted to examine factors (severity and duration of the disease, credible authority, social support, education) that may influence the level of uncertainty and stress in patients having peritoneal dialysis.
Background: Although home peritoneal dialysis improves the patient's quality of life, it has both physiological and psychosocial disadvantages. These disadvantages, along with the experience of chronic disease (end-stage renal disease), create strong feelings of stress and uncertainty.