Search Results - "Howard, D. J"

Case report series: revisiting third and fourth pharyngeal arch anomalies, - are they thymopharyngeal duct remnants? by Kotwica, A O, Rudd, J, Howard, D J

“…Pharyngeal arch anomalies are the second most common form of head and neck congenital defect. The second arch anomalies are the most common, and compromise 95%…”
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A 3′-UTR KRAS-variant is associated with cisplatin resistance in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Chung, C.H., Lee, J.W., Slebos, R.J., Howard, J.D., Perez, J., Kang, H., Fertig, E.J., Considine, M., Gilbert, J., Murphy, B.A., Nallur, S., Paranjape, T., Jordan, R.C., Garcia, J., Burtness, B., Forastiere, A.A., Weidhaas, J.B.

“…A germline mutation in the 3′-untranslated region of KRAS (rs61764370, KRAS-variant: TG/GG) has previously been associated with altered patient outcome and…”
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Assessing housing exposures and interventions that impact healthy cities: a systematic overview of reviews by Richards, GC, Carpenter, J, Okpalugo, E, Howard, DJ, Heneghan, C

“…Aim: There are direct links between housing and health. However, there is a lack of systematic reviews that bring together the evidence to outline the health…”
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New method for assessing hand disinfection shows that pre-operative alcohol/chlorhexidine rub is as effective as a traditional surgical scrub by Howard, J.D, Jowett, C, Faoagali, J, McKenzie, B

“…Summary Background Several studies have shown that rubbing hands with an alcohol/chlorhexidine solution provides equivalent microbial decontamination to a…”
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Physiological comparison of spontaneous and positive-pressure ventilation in laryngotracheal stenosis by Nouraei, S.A.R., Giussani, D.A., Howard, D.J., Sandhu, G.S., Ferguson, C., Patel, A.

“…We compared spontaneous and positive-pressure ventilation in patients undergoing general anaesthesia for the treatment of extrathoracic, intralumenal…”
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Age-specific incidence, risk factors and outcome of acute abdominal aortic aneurysms in a defined population by Howard, D. P. J., Banerjee, A., Fairhead, J. F., Handa, A., Silver, L. E., Rothwell, P. M.

“…Background Contemporary population‐based data on age‐specific incidence and outcome from acute abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) events are needed to understand…”
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Associations between novel single nucleotide polymorphisms in the Bos taurus growth hormone gene and performance traits in Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle by Mullen, M P, Berry, D P, Howard, D J, Diskin, M G, Lynch, C O, Berkowicz, E W, Magee, D A, MacHugh, D E, Waters, S M

“…Growth hormone, produced in the anterior pituitary gland, stimulates the release of insulin-like growth factor-I from the liver and is of critical importance…”
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Anaphylaxis and other adverse reactions to blue dyes: a case series by HOWARD, J. D, MOO, V, SIVALINGAM, P

“…We report three cases of anaphylaxis during anaesthesia confirmed on intradermal testing to be related to patent blue V dye (Guerbet - Chemical Abstract…”
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Impaired wound healing and angiogenesis in eNOS-deficient mice by Lee, P C, Salyapongse, A N, Bragdon, G A, Shears, 2nd, L L, Watkins, S C, Edington, H D, Billiar, T R

“…A role for nitric oxide (NO) in wound healing has been proposed; however, the absolute requirement of NO for wound healing in vivo and the contribution of…”
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Polymorphisms in the bovine lactoferrin promoter are associated with reproductive performance and somatic cell count by O'Halloran, F, Berry, D P, Bahar, B, Howard, D J, Sweeney, T, Giblin, L

“…Lactoferrin plays an important role in the innate immune system, with well-characterized antibacterial, antiviral, and immune modulatory properties. The…”
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Results of endoscopic surgery and intralesional steroid therapy for airway compromise due to tracheobronchial Wegener's granulomatosis by Nouraei, S A R, Obholzer, R, Ind, P W, Salama, A D, Pusey, C D, Porter, F, Howard, D J, Sandhu, G S

“…Upper airway compromise due to tracheobronchial stenosis commonly occurs in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis (WG). There is at present no consensus on…”
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Objective Sizing of Upper Airway Stenosis: A Quantitative Endoscopic Approach by Nouraei, S. A. R., McPartlin, D. W., Nouraei, S. M., Patel, A, Ferguson, C, Howard, D. J., Sandhu, G. S.

“…Objective: In patients with airway stenosis, anatomy of the lesion determines the magnitude of the biomechanical ventilatory disturbance and thus the nature…”
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Simple Effective Clean Practice Protocol Significantly Improves Hand Decontamination and Infection Control Measures in the Acute Surgical Setting by Howard, D. P. J, Williams, C, Sen, S, Shah, A, Daurka, J, Bird, R, Loh, A, Howard, A

“…Background: The Hand Hygiene Liaison Group and Epic Projects (Pratt et al., J Hosp Infect 47[Suppl A], 2001) have asked specifically for further trials of…”
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A need for a simplified approach to venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in acute medical inpatients by Howard, D P J

“…Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the UK. Studies have shown that pulmonary embolism causes or contributes to…”
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Maximum bilateral contractions are modified by neurally mediated interlimb effects by Howard, J D, Enoka, R M

“…The force exerted by a single limb during a maximal bilateral contraction has been found to be less than the force associated with a maximal unilateral…”
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Management Options and Survival in Malignant Melanoma of the Sinonasal Mucosa by Lund, Valerie J., Howard, David J., Harding, Laura, Wei, William I.

“…Objective/Hypothesis: To determine whether surgery combined with radiotherapy confers any survival benefit on radical local excision alone in the management of…”
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Spatio-temporal dynamics of the Allonemobius fasciatus- A. socius mosaic hybrid zone: a 14-year perspective by Britch, S. C., Cain, M. L., Howard, D. J.

“…Long‐term studies of hybrid zones can provide valuable insight into a number of questions that have long attracted the attention of evolutionists. These…”
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Surgical site infection rate is lower in laparoscopic than open colorectal surgery by Howard, D. P. J., Datta, G., Cunnick, G., Gatzen, C., Huang, A.

“…Objective  Few studies have investigated whether surgical site infection (SSI) incidence differs between laparoscopic colorectal surgery (LCS) and open…”
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Laryngeal Chondrosarcoma: A 24-Year Experience at The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital by Alessandra Rinaldo, David J. Howard, Alfio Ferlito

“…This paper presents a review of the experience of 12 patients with chondrosarcoma of the larynx treated at The Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital,…”
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Total laryngopharyngoesophagectomy with gastric transposition reconstruction: review of long-term swallowing outcomes by Kelly, A M, Drinnan, M J, Savy, L, Howard, D J

“…The aim of this review was to examine long-term swallowing and eating outcomes following laryngopharyngoesophagectomy with gastric pull-up reconstruction. Ten…”
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