Background The antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome is a thrombophilic disorder in which
venous or arterial thrombosis, or both, may occur in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies. …

The purpose of the study is to compare the reliability of the Barthel activities of daily living
score, which assesses disability, with the Rankin scale, which assesses handicap, and to …

A cause-and-effect relation between proteinenergy malnutrition and poor outcome in acute
stroke patients has not been definitively established. To measure the effect of the nutritional …

Purpose: To evaluate carbonic anhydrase (CA) IX as a surrogate marker of hypoxia and
investigate the prognostic significance of different patterns of expression in non–small-cell lung …

OBJECTIVES.: This study evaluated the validity of the American College of Cardiology/American
Heart Association ABC lesion classification scheme and its modifications. …

Background. Social support theory and observational risk factor studies suggest that increased
antenatal psychosocial support could prevent post-natal depression. We used empirical …

Objective To examine patients9 understanding of the status, function, and remit of written
consent to surgery. Design Prospective questionnaire study. Questionnaires were sent to …

Study objective We determine whether the Clinical Frailty Scale applied at emergency
department (ED) triage is associated with important service- and patient-related outcomes. …

The nutritional status of 201 hospitalized stroke patients was assessed from anthropometric,
haematological and biochemical data in an observational prospective study. On admission, …

Background: Although stroke patients who do not have difficulty swallowing may be at risk of
undernutrition and worsening nutritional status during hospitalization, optimum methods for …