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The Magpie Trial: A randomised trial comparing magnesium sulphate with placebo for pre-eclampsia. Outcome for children at 18 months
(2007)
Objective: To assess the long-term effects of in utero exposure to magnesium sulphate for children whose mothers had pre-eclampsia. Design: Assessment at 18 months of age for children whose mothers were recruited to the ...
Triple therapy with clarithromycin, omeprazole, and amoxicillin for eradication of Helicobacter pylori in duodenal ulcer patients in Asia and Africa
(2000)
Background: Studies assessing the efficacy of triple therapy containing clarithromycin and amoxicillin for the eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection and healing of duodenal ulcers in Asian and African countries are ...
The association between the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and neuropsychological impairment in SLE
(1999)
Objective: To examine the relationship between neuropsychological impairment and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (aPL syndrome) in patients with systemic lupus erythermatosus (SLE). Patients: Sixty-nine patients satisfying ...
Diagnostic yield and safety of ultrasound-assisted biopsies in superior vena cava syndrome
(2009)
The yield and safety of ultrasound (US)-assisted transthoracic fine needle aspirations (TTFNA) and cutting needle biopsies (CNB) in the setting of superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome are unknown. The aims of the present ...
Semen parameters in a fertile versus subfertile population: A need for change in the interpretation of semen testing
(1997)
This prospectively designed study was conducted to compare a fertile and a subfertile population so as to define normal values for different semen parameters. Semen analyses were performed according to the World Health ...
Pharmacodynamic equivalence of a decapeptyl 3-month SR formulation with the 28-day SR formulation in patients with advanced prostate cancer
(2004)
Aims: The objective of the study was to assess the pharmacodynamic equivalence of LHRH analogue triptorelin 3-month and 28-day SR formulations. Methods: Patients with documented locally advanced or metastatic prostate ...
Can uroflowmetry patterns in women be reliably interpreted?
(2000)
Our aim was to investigate the proposition that uroflowmetry patterns can be reliably interpreted and correspond with specific urodynamic diagnoses. Uroflowmetry traces from 129 women with diagnoses of either genuine stress ...
Patient-controlled epidural analgesia versus continuous infusion for labour analgesia: A meta-analysis
(2002)
Background. Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) is a relatively new method of maintaining labour analgesia. There have been many studies performed that have compared the efficacy of PCEA with continuous epidural ...
Effect of tramadol on depth of anaesthesia
(1996)
We have studied 51 patients who were anaesthetized with propofol and suxamethonium followed by 0.7% isoflurane and 66% nitrous oxide in oxygen to see if tramadol caused lightening of anaesthesia. A two-channel EEG was ...
Role of biochemical tests in the diagnosis of large pericardial effusions
(2002)
Study objectives: To determine the biochemical characteristics of large pericardial effusions in various disease states, and to assess their utility as diagnostic tools. Setting: An academic university hospital in the ...