Browsing by Subject "Double-blind"

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    • American Gastroenterological Association Institute Technical Review on the Medical Management of Microscopic ... 
      Pardi, Darrell S.; Tremaine, William J.; Carrasco Labra, Alonso (AGA Institute, 2016)
    • Antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery 
      Brignardello Petersen, Romina; Carrasco Labra, Alonso; Araya, Ignacio; Yanine, Nicolás; Córdova Jara, Luis; Villanueva Maffei, Julio (Wiley & Sons, 2015)
      Background Orthognathic surgery (OS) is a term that refers to many elective surgical techniques to correct facial deformity; the associated malocclusion and functional disorders related to the stomatognathic system. ...
    • Diaphragm-sparing nerve blocks for shoulder surgery, revisited 
      De Q., Tran; Layera Ramos, Sebastián; Bravo Advis, Daniela; Cristi Sánchez, Iver; Bermúdez, Loreley; Aliste Muñoz, Julián (BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
      Although interscalene brachial plexus block (ISB) remains the gold standard for analgesia after shoulder surgery, the inherent risks of ipsilateral phrenic nerve block and hemidiaphragmatic paralysis (HDP) limit its use ...
    • Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab or Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy vs Chemotherapy Alone for Patients ... 
      Shitara, Kohei; Van Cutsem, Eric; Bang, Yung Jue; Fuchs, Charles; Wyrwicz, Lucjan; Lee, Keun-Wook; Kudaba, Iveta; Garrido, Marcelo; Chung, Hyun Cheol; Lee, Jeeyun; Castro, Hugo Raul; Mansoor, Wasat; Braghiroli, Maria Ignez; Karaseva, Nina; Caglevic, Christian; Villanueva Olivares, Luis; Goekkurt, Eray; Satake, Hironaga; Enzinger, Peter; Alsina, Maria; Benson, Al; Chao, Joseph; Ko, Andrew H.; Wainberg, Zev A.; Kher, Uma; Shah, Sukrut; Kang, S. Peter; Tabernero, Josep (Amer Medical Assoc, 2020)
      IMPORTANCE Safe and effective therapies for untreated, advanced gastric/gastroesophageal junction (G/GEJ) cancer remain an unmet need. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the antitumor activity of pembrolizumab, pembrolizumab plus ...
    • International consensus guidance for management of myasthenia gravis 2020 Update 
      Narayanaswami, Pushpa; Sanders, Donald B.; Wolfe, Gil; Benatar, Michael; Cea Muñoz, José Gabriel; Evoli, Amelia; Gilhus, Nils Erik; Illa, Isabel; Kuntz, Nancy L.; Massey, Janice; Melms, Arthur; Murai, Hiroyuki; Nicolle, Michael; Palace, Jacqueline; Richman, David; Verschuuren, Jan (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2021)
      Objective To update the 2016 formal consensus-based guidance for the management of myasthenia gravis (MG) based on the latest evidence in the literature. Methods In October 2013, the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of ...
    • Minimal manifestation status and prednisone withdrawal in the MGTX trial 
      Lee, Ikjae; Kuo, Hui-Chien; Aban, Inmaculada B.; Cutter, Gary R.; McPherson, Tarrant; Kaminski, Henry J.; Sussman, Jon; Strobel, Philipp; Oger, Joel; Cea Muñoz, Gabriel; Heckmann, Jeannine M.; Evoli, Amelia; Nix, Wilfred; Ciafaloni, Emma; Antonini, Giovanni; Witoonpanich, Rawiphan; King, John O.; Beydoun, Said R.; Chalk, Colin H.; Barboi, Alexandru C.; Amato, Anthony A.; Shaibani, Aziz I.; Katirji, Bashar; Lecky, Bryan R. F.; Buckley, Camilla; Vincent, Angela; Dias-Tosta, Elza; Yoshikawa, Hiroaki; Waddington-Cruz, Marcia; Pulley, Michael T.; Rivner, Michael H.; Kostera-Pruszczyk, Anna; Pascuzzi, Robert M.; Jackson, Carlayne E.; Verschuuren, Jan J. G.; Massey, Janice M.; Kissel, John T.; Werneck, Lineu C.; Benatar, Michael; Barohn, Richard J.; Tandan, Rup; Mozaffar, Tahseen; Conwit, Robin; Minisman, Greg; Sonett, Joshua R.; Wolfe, Gil I. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2020)
      To examine whether sustained minimal manifestation status (MMS) with complete withdrawal of prednisone is better achieved in thymectomized patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). Methods This study is a post hoc analysis ...
    • A Randomized Trial of a Cervical Pessary to Prevent Preterm Singleton Birth 
      Nicolaides, Kypros H.; Syngelaki, Argyro; Poon, Liona C.; Picciarelli, Gemma; Tul, Natasa; Zamprakou, Aikaterini; Skyfta, Evdoxia; Parra Cordero, Mauro; Palma Días, Ricardo (MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOC, 2016)
      BACKGROUND Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal and infant death and of disability among survivors. It is unclear whether a pessary inserted around the cervix reduces the risk of preterm singleton birth. ...
    • Tibolone as hormonal therapy and neuroprotective agent 
      Río, Juan Pablo del; Molina, Santiago; Hidalgo Lanussa, Óscar; García Segura, Luis Miguel; Barreto, George E. (Elsevier, 2020)
      Tibolone (TIB), a selective tissue estrogenic activity regulator (STEAR) in clinical use by postmenopausal women, activates hormonal receptors in a tissue-specific manner. Estrogenic activity is present mostly in the brain, ...
    • Tofacitinib versus etanercept or placebo in patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis: ... 
      Valenzuela Ahumada, Fernando; Paul, C.; Mallbris, L.; Tan, H.; Papacharalambous, J.; Valdez, H.; Mamolo, C. (Wiley-Blackwell, 2016)
      BackgroundTofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor that is being investigated for psoriasis. Psoriasis impacts on physical and psychological well-being; improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with ...
    • Treatment of complex regional pain syndrome: an updated systematic review and narrative synthesis 
      Duong, Silvia; Bravo Advis, Daniela; Todd, Keith J.; Finlayson, Roderick J.; Tran, De Q. (Springer, 2018)
      Although multiple treatments have been advocated for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), the levels of supportive evidence are variable and sometimes limited. The purpose of this updated review is to provide a critical ...