A WEB- AND APP-BASED CONNECTED CARE SOLUTION FOR COVID-19 IN- AND OUTPATIENT CARE: QUALITATIVE STUDY AND APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

A Web- and App-Based Connected Care Solution for COVID-19 In- and Outpatient Care: Qualitative Study and Application Development

BackgroundFrom the perspective of health care professionals, coronavirus disease (COVID-19) brings many challenges as well as opportunities for digital health care.One challenge is that health care professionals are at high risk of infection themselves.Therefore, in-person visits need to be reduced to an absolute minimum.Connected care solutions, i

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Esophageal stricture caused by rib osteoma in a cat: case report

Case summary A 6-year-old male domestic Dryer Element Clip shorthair cat presented with frequent food regurgitation and dysphagia.Plain thoracic radiographs revealed a calcified mass overlying the topography of the mediastinum, as well as dilation of the cervical portion of the esophagus due to an accumulation of food.Endoscopic examination showed

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Coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries: Current status and management practices

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is currently a global threat to human population.The numbers of cases and deaths due to COVID-19 are escalating daily, putting health care systems worldwide under tremendous pressure.Policymakers in the affected countries have prom

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Coatings in Decellularized Vascular Scaffolds for the Establishment of a Functional Endothelium: A Scoping Review of Vascular Graft Refinement

Developments in tissue engineering techniques have allowed for the creation of biocompatible, non-immunogenic alternative vascular grafts through the decellularization of existing tissues.With an ever-growing number of patients requiring life-saving vascular bypass grafting surgeries, the production of functional small diameter decellularized vascu

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Relief of Urinary Urgency, Hesitancy, and Male Pelvic Pain with Pulse Radiofrequency Ablation of the Pudendal Nerve: A Case Presentation

Background and Aims.This report demonstrates the utility of a pudendal nerve block by pulsed radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for the treatment of male pelvic pain and urinary urgency and hesitancy.Methods.The patient is an 86-year-old gentleman with a 30-year history of urinary hesitancy Sugar Pourers and urgency.The patient also had pain in the area

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