Background:.Informed consent is a fundamental pillar of patient rights and is an essential part of good clinical practice.In 2019, the International Confederation of Plastic Surgery Societies launched a survey to collect feedback on informed consent practices, with an aim to develop an international guideline for cosmetic surgery Methods:.A 15-ques
BACKGROUND Chronic cardiomyopathy occurs in 20-40% of the patients with Chagas disease.Autoimmune mechanisms may contribute to its pathogenesis.We diagnosed several cases of systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian migrants in Geneva with a high prevalence of Chagas disease.OBJECTIVES We tested the hypothesis of a clinical association between sy
IntroductionDespite the availability of effective antihypertensive medications, blood pressure (BP) control is suboptimal.High medication regimen complexity index (MRCI) is known to reduce adherence and may be the reason for poor BP control.However, there is no data in the present study areas.Hence, the aim of this study was to assess MRCI and its
Background/Aims Colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is burdened by its associated high risk of adverse events and long procedure time.Recently, a waterjet-assisted knife was introduced to simplify and speed up the procedure.The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of waterjet-assisted ESD (WESD) compared to that o