Introduction: The prevalence and risk factors for postoperative incisional hernia (IH) following cytoreductive surgery combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC) remain ...

Background Observational studies suggest that total testosterone (TT) and sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) may have beneficial effects on lung function, but these findings might be spurious due to ...

Abstract: This article proposes a topological evolution of dual-input single-output dc–dc converter for battery-based dc system. Three sixth-order dual-input boost converters (SODIBC Type-1 to Type-3) ...

Objectives Frailty is a common and important concern of the ageing population. This study examined the association between the frailty index and negative outcomes of hospitalised elderly Chinese ...

Convolution has a significant impact on many scientific disciplines, ranging from probability theory and harmonic analysis to information theory. Here, we introduce a framework to study quantum ...

Contrast‐associated acute kidney injury (CA‐AKI) is associated with substantial morbidity and may be prevented by using less contrast during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, tools ...

Despite the multitude of clinical trials performed, relatively little prospective data are available to guide therapy for elderly patients, because they have been under-represented in these studies.

Three types of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicities are currently recognized: acute, early-onset chronic, and late-onset chronic. However, data supporting this classification are lacking. We ...

Correspondence to Dr Maria Wallin, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 414, SE-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden; ...

A reduction in the availability of cholesterol may limit the cellular proliferation required for cancer growth and metastasis. We tested the hypothesis that statin use begun before a cancer diagnosis ...