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Clinical Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Acupotomy in Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment
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2024
This paper introduces the operation method of ultrasound-guided acupotomy for knee osteoarthritis, which can reduce synovial thickness and improve knee joint function. It has the advantages of precise target, low treatment risk, few complications, and high safety.
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Establishment of a Clinic-based Biorepository
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2017
Cutaneous tumors are often discarded following Mohs micrographic surgery. A protocol is described here that enables clinical support staff to effectively process and store cutaneous tumor (e.g., squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma) samples for downstream laboratory applications without interfering with clinical operations.
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Accessibility to Clinical Care for People who use Wheelchairs
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2023
Source: Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu1,2, Jaideep Talwalkar1; 1Yale School of Medicine, 2University of Pittsburgh In the United States, 25% of the general population suffers from one or another type of disability. Ambulatory disabilities, or mobility impairments, represent the most common subcategory, comprising 14% of the country's populace. Different mobility-assistive devices, ranging from canes to scooters, enable increased independence and improved quality of life for those suffering from mobility...
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A Model to Simulate Clinically Relevant Hypoxia in Humans
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2016
Hypoxia simulation in humans has usually been performed by inhaling hypoxic gas mixtures. For this study, apneic divers were used to simulate dynamic hypoxia in humans. Additionally, physiological changes in desaturation and re-saturation kinetics were evaluated with non-invasive tools such as Near-Infrared-Spectroscopy (NIRS) and peripheral oxygenation saturation (SpO2).
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Buffer Effectiveness
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2020
Buffer solutions do not have an unlimited capacity to keep the pH relatively constant . Instead, the ability of a buffer solution to resist changes in pH relies on the presence of appreciable amounts of its conjugate weak acid-base pair. When enough strong acid or base is added to substantially lower the concentration of either member of the buffer pair, the buffering action within the solution is compromised. The buffer capacity is the amount of acid or base that can be added to a given volume...
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Patient characteristics, treatment adherence, and available resources can all influence results in routine care. Variation in these factors helps explain why an intervention may produce different levels of symptom improvement, disease control, quality of life, or adverse events across clinical settings. Evaluating this variation makes findings more relevant to everyday medical decisions.
Efficacy reflects how well an intervention performs under controlled conditions, while clinical effectiveness examines outcomes in the less uniform circumstances of everyday practice. The latter therefore accounts for differences among patients, care environments, adherence, and resources. This distinction helps clinicians judge whether results from controlled studies are likely to translate into ordinary medical care.
A treatment’s value cannot be judged from a single outcome alone. Symptom improvement and disease control describe clinical benefit, quality of life reflects the patient’s broader experience, and adverse events identify potential harm. Considering these measures together supports a more balanced comparison of treatments or care strategies and helps identify benefits that matter directly to patients.
Assessment commonly compares outcomes between treatments or care strategies using clinical studies and real-world evidence. Investigators examine measures such as symptom improvement, disease control, quality of life, and adverse events, then interpret the findings in light of patient and setting differences. This approach shows how consistently an intervention delivers meaningful outcomes beyond controlled research conditions.
Evidence about everyday outcomes helps clinicians and guideline developers evaluate whether an intervention provides meaningful benefits for patients in varied circumstances. Findings can support comparisons among treatment options, account for adherence and available resources, and identify relevant harms. As a result, clinical decisions and recommendations can reflect practical medical care rather than controlled conditions alone.
Health policy decisions require evidence about what happens when care is delivered across differing patient populations and settings. Clinical effectiveness findings show whether interventions achieve useful outcomes in practice while accounting for adherence, resources, and adverse events. This information can support evaluation of medical care and inform policies intended to improve patient outcomes.