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  • Salbutamol is a key medication for treating acute asthma symptoms, typically delivered via a metered-dose inhaler, while dry powder inhalers (DPIs) like Salbutamol Easyhaler are being studied for effectiveness in bronchoconstriction.
  • This trial involved 180 participants who experienced significant asthma symptoms after a methacholine challenge, comparing Salbutamol Easyhaler with the standard pMDI with spacer and Budesonide-formoterol Easyhaler.
  • Results showed that Salbutamol Easyhaler is just as effective as the pMDI with spacer for relieving bronchoconstriction, suggesting it is a reliable and safe option for asthma attacks.
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The mechanisms behind intracranial aneurysm formation and rupture are not fully understood, with factors such as location, patient demographics, and hemodynamics playing a role. Additionally, the significance of anatomical features like blebs in ruptures is debated. This highlights the necessity for comprehensive research that combines patient-specific risk factors with a detailed analysis of local hemodynamic characteristics at bleb and rupture sites.

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Cementum and enamel surface mimicry influences soft tissue cell behavior.

J Periodontal Res

June 2024

Laboratory for Oral Molecular Biology, Department of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.

Aims: To test whether titanium surface roughness disparity might be used to specifically guide the behavior of gingiva fibroblasts and keratinocytes, thereby improving the quality of soft tissue (ST) integration around abutments.

Methods: Titanium discs resembling the roughness of enamel (M) or cementum (MA) were created with normal or increased hydrophilicity and used as substrates for human fibroblasts and keratinocytes. Adhesion and proliferation assays were performed to assess cell-type specific responses upon encountering the different surfaces.

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Purpose: The purpose of the study was to determine whether the grade of osteoarthritis (OA) is higher with single-bundle (SB) or double-bundle (DB) anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. The hypothesis was that there will be no difference in the grade of OA between the techniques.

Methods: This study was a randomised controlled trial (RCT) with a follow-up period of 15 years.

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  • This study investigated the defecation patterns of 1052 healthy infants up to 17 weeks old, focusing on factors like stool frequency and color.
  • The findings showed that breastfed infants had more frequent bowel movements, with a peak frequency at 3 weeks, and a significant portion had green stools without indicating health issues.
  • Understanding these patterns helps healthcare providers better identify what is normal in infant bowel habits, clarifying misconceptions about stool color and frequency related to feeding methods.
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Objectives: The aim of the present study was to compare a novel tapered, double-threaded self-tapping tissue-Level design implant (TLC) to a well-established parallel walled tissue-level (TL) implant in terms of primary and secondary stability over time.

Materials And Methods: Test TLC (n = 10/per timepoint) and control TL (n = 10/per timepoint) implants were placed in the mandible of minipigs and left for submerged healing for 3, 6, and 12 weeks. Maximum insertion torque and implant stability quotient (ISQ) were measured for each implant at placement.

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Aims: To histologically compare osseointegration and crestal bone healing between newly introduced tapered, self-cutting bone-level test implants and tapered bone-level control implants in sites with fully healed sites.

Methods: Sixty-six implants (33 test, 33 control) were placed 1 mm subcrestally in a minipig model and underwent qualitative histologic and quantitative histometric analyses after 3, 6 and 12 weeks of submerged healing. The primary and secondary outcomes were the bone-to-implant contact (BIC) and first bone-to-implant contact (fBIC).

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Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the rates of 90-day anastomotic complications and other postoperative complications after total or partial gastrectomy with antecolic versus retrocolic reconstruction in a population-based setting.

Methods: This population-based nationwide retrospective cohort study included all patients undergoing total or partial gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma in Finland in 2005-2016, with follow-up until 31 December 2019. Logistic regression provided odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of 90-day mortality.

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Complete blood count, coagulation biomarkers, and lung function 6 months after critical COVID-19.

Acta Anaesthesiol Scand

August 2024

Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Tampere University Hospital, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.

Background: Understanding the recovery of post-COVID-19 organ dysfunction is essential. We evaluated coagulation 6 months post-COVID-19, examining its recovery and association with lung function.

Methods: Patients treated for COVID-19 at intensive care units between 3/2020 and 1/2021 were analyzed for complete blood count (CBC) and coagulation biomarkers (prothrombin time activity (%) (PT%), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), fibrinogen, coagulation factor VIII (FVIII), antithrombin (AT), and D-dimer) during the 6 months post-hospitalization.

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Background: Hereditary adenomatous polyposis syndromes, including familial adenomatous polyposis and other rare adenomatous polyposis syndromes, increase the lifetime risk of colorectal and other cancers.

Methods: A team of 38 experts convened to update the 2008 European recommendations for the clinical management of patients with adenomatous polyposis syndromes. Additionally, other rare monogenic adenomatous polyposis syndromes were reviewed and added.

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Postoperative delayed emptying after total, subtotal, or distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a population-based study.

J Gastrointest Surg

July 2024

Surgery Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Division of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Background: This study aimed to examine the rate of delayed emptying and other 90-day postoperative complications after total, subtotal, and distal gastrectomies for gastric adenocarcinoma in a population-based setting.

Methods: This study included all patients who underwent total, subtotal, or distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer in Finland in 2005-2016, with follow-up until December 31, 2019. Logistic regression provided the odds ratios with 95% CIs of 90-day mortality.

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Detailed analysis of metastatic colorectal cancer patients who developed cardiotoxicity on another fluoropyrimidine and switched to S-1 treatment (subgroup analysis of the CardioSwitch-study).

Acta Oncol

May 2024

Department of Oncology, Tays Cancer Center, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland; Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland; Department of Oncology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Oncology and Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; rTema Cancer, Department of GI-cancer, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Background And Purpose: The CardioSwitch-study demonstrated that patients with solid tumors who develop cardiotoxicity on capecitabine or 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) treatment can be safely switched to S-1, an alternative fluoropyrimidine (FP). In light of the European Medicines Agency approval of S-1 in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), this analysis provides more detailed safety and efficacy information, and data regarding metastasectomy and/or local ablative therapy (LAT), on the mCRC patients from the original study.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at 12 European centers.

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Relational parenthood in addiction recovery.

Nordisk Alkohol Nark

April 2024

Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.

The purpose of this research was to elicit how parents attending family-focused substance abuse treatment construct their parenthood in relation to other people. Relational parenthood of addiction treatment attendees is scrutinised from seven thematic interviews carried out in a community-based inpatient substance abuse treatment unit in Finland. The core analytical concept of the research is relationality.

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Background: Lifestyle factors may affect cancer risk. This study aimed to identify whether the American Heart Association ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) score and its individual variables in youth are associated with subsequent cancer incidence.

Methods: This study comprised participants of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study free of cancer at the analysis baseline in 1986 (n = 1,873).

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Importance: Current short-term evidence has shown that uncomplicated acute appendicitis can be treated successfully with oral antibiotics alone, but longer-term results are lacking.

Objective: To assess the treatment effectiveness of oral antibiotic monotherapy compared with combined intravenous (IV) and oral antibiotics in computed tomography-confirmed uncomplicated acute appendicitis at a longer-term follow-up.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This secondary analysis of a predefined year 3 follow-up of the Appendicitis Acuta II (APPAC II) noninferiority, multicenter randomized clinical trial compared oral moxifloxacin with combined IV ertapenem plus oral levofloxacin and metronidazole for the treatment of uncomplicated acute appendicitis.

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Optimizing remote and rural prehospital resources using air transport of thrombectomy candidates.

Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med

April 2024

Emergency Medical Services, Centre for Prehospital Emergency Care, Wellbeing Services County of Pirkanmaa, Tampere, Finland.

Background: In Finland, the yearly number of mechanical thrombectomies for acute stroke is increasing and more patients are transported over 100 km to the comprehensive stroke centre (CSC) for definitive care. This leaves the rural townships without immediate emergency medical services (EMS) for hours. In this study we compare the EMS' estimated return times to own station after the handover of a thrombectomy candidate between two transport methods: (1) using ground transportation with an ambulance to the CSC or (2) using a hydrid strategy starting the transportation with an ambulance and continuing by air with a helicopter emergency medical services unit (HEMS).

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Introduction: Noise exposure during pregnancy may affect a child's auditory system, which may disturb fetal learning and language development. We examined the impact of occupational noise exposure during pregnancy on children's language acquisition at the age of one.

Methods: A cohort study was conducted among women working in the food industry, as kindergarten teachers, musicians, dental nurses, or pharmacists who had a child aged <1 year.

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Objective: Examine the link between pediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI) and early-onset multiple sclerosis in Finland.

Methods: Conducted nationwide register study (1998-2018) with 28,750 pTBI patients (< 18) and 38,399 pediatric references with extremity fractures. Multiple sclerosis diagnoses from Finnish Social Insurance Institution.

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Stapled vs handsewn anastomosis and anastomotic leaks in gastric cancer surgery-a population-based nationwide study in Finland.

J Gastrointest Surg

June 2024

Surgery Research Unit, Medical Research Center Oulu, Oulu University Hospital and University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland; Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University, Stockholm, Sweden.

Background: There is a lack of evidence regarding anastomotic technique and postoperative complications in gastric cancer surgery. This study aimed to evaluate whether there are differences between stapled and handsewn anastomosis and anastomotic leaks.

Methods: This was a population-based, retrospective, nationwide cohort study in Finland using the Finnish National Esophago-Gastric Cancer Cohort.

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All newborns are screened for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH), but countries have varying screening practices. The aim of this narrative mini review is to discuss the controversies of the screening and why it seems that all screening programs are likely to have same outcome. Different screening strategies are discussed alongside with other factors influencing DDH in this review.

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Background: Children with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) can have emotional and behavioral symptoms affecting not only the child, but the whole family. Since family members have a strong impact on each other, studies highlight the need to offer effective family interventions to strengthen the wellbeing of the family. The aim of the current study is to clarify whether there is a difference between parents` opinions regarding their child`s emotional and behavioral condition immediately after Dialogical Family Guidance (DFG) has ended and after a three and six month follow-up.

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Antipsychotic medications and sleep problems in patients with schizophrenia.

Schizophr Res

May 2024

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland; Department of Psychiatry, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland; SleepWell Research Program, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Finland.

Background: Sleep problems are common and related to a worse quality of life in patients with schizophrenia. Almost all patients with schizophrenia use antipsychotic medications, which usually increase sleep. Still, the differences in subjective sleep outcomes between different antipsychotic medications are not entirely clear.

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Background: EOSQ-24 is a disease specific patient-reported outcome score used to assess the quality of life in patients with early-onset scoliosis. The aim of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the English version of the EOSQ-24 to Finnish language and to assess the reliability and validity of the translation.

Methods: Cross-cultural adaptation and cross-cultural validation were performed to the Finnish translation of the EOSQ-24.

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Introduction: There is evidence that older adults with cancer have a higher risk of functional decline than cancer-free older adults. However, few studies are longitudinal, and none are twin studies. Thus, we aimed to investigate the relationship between cancer and functional decline in older adult (aged 70+ years) twins.

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