… The package consists of a set of fifty programs which offers the experimenter the use of
sophisticated statistical techniques in multivariate data analysis, such as Principal Components …

Although noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is becoming very popular, little is known about its
pattern of clinical and technical utilisation in different environments. We conducted a web-based …

BACKGROUND: We prospectively evaluated the possibility to make an early prediction of
postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia by postoperative intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) …

… Fewer patients in groups B and C experienced symptoms when compared with group A (P
=.… calcium (P <.01). The rate of hypocalcemia was slightly lower in group C (P = not significant)…

BACKGROUND: We evaluated the reliability of intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels 4
hours after thyroidectomy (4h-iPTH) as a predictor of hypocalcemia in a large series of patients…

… The apparently high degree confidence of surgeons in the role of early surgery in patients
with an extra parenchymal hematoma is soundly based upon pathophysiological principles …

Oleuropein and hydroxytyrosol, two phenolic compounds contained in olives and olive oil,
are known to possess several biological properties, many of which may be related, partially at …

The aim of the present study was to clarify the effect of intracarotid injection of interleukin-1β
(IL-1β), interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) on the …

Background. Thyroid gland manipulation, surgical stress response, and postoperative
outcome in cases of video‐assisted thyroidectomy (VAT) and conventional thyroidectomy were …

Functional lateral neck dissection requires a large incision providing adequate exposure of
the surgical field. We evaluated the feasibility of minimally invasive video-assisted functional …