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University General Hospital Attikon
Recent research
- Society & Economics
Aim/objective To examine whether a curriculum-integrated IPC escape room was associated with improved undergraduate nursing students’ knowledge. Methods and results This comparative cohort study included 318 fourth-semester nursing students in a control cohort ( n = 163) and an i...
- Climate & EnvironmentOpen access
Is Exposure to Certain Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Associated with Increased Skin Cancer Risk?
Background/Objectives: This review investigated whether exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) increases skin cancer risk. Methods: We performed a comprehensive narrative review of in vitro, animal, and human studies examining the association of EDCs with melan...
- BiologyOpen access
Regulated Cell Death in Reproductive Biology: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities
Regulated cell death (RCD) has emerged as a fundamental determinant of cellular homeostasis and tissue remodeling, extending far beyond the classical concept of apoptosis. The identification of emerging RCD pathways, including ferroptosis, pyroptosis, necroptosis, cuproptosis, PA...
- Health & Medicine
BACKGROUND: T4b esophageal cancer with aortic invasion remains a major therapeutic challenge because treatment-related tumor regression may precipitate aortoesophageal fistula formation and catastrophic hemorrhage. While chemoradiotherapy is the backbone of disease control, the r...
- Health & Medicine
Background and study aims Expired medical devices represent an environmental and economic concern, yet their magnitude and true shelf life remain poorly defined. We aimed to quantify the volume and cost of expired endoscopic devices and evaluate their sterility and functionality...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Response assessment criteria in patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes/neoplasms (HR-MDS) have been updated in the 2023 International Working Group (IWG) criteria. However, validation of these criteria has been limited to date. We analyzed overall survival (OS) by be...
- Health & Medicine
Background: Cutaneous adverse drug reactions (CADRs) occur in 2–5% of inpatients, primarily due to delayed (T-cell-mediated) reactions, such as maculopapular exanthemas (MPEs). The lymphocyte transformation test (LTT) detects drug-specific T-cell responses with varied sensitivity...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
Psychological resilience as a key pathway between depression and executive functioning in epilepsy
Introduction In epilepsy, the burden of depression extends beyond mood, often accompanying difficulties in executive functioning. However, the psychological factors shaping this relationship remain largely unexplored. This study examines whether psychological resilience serves as...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background: Pediatric celiac disease (CD) prevalence is rising, estimated at 2% to 3% in select screening cohorts. Affected children face significant environmental, psychosocial, and nutritional barriers within institutional school settings. Methods: This narrative review synthes...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background: Psoriasis in pregnancy is a highly prevalent inflammatory condition worldwide, with patients asking how the disease itself, as well as the medications that they take, would affect the general health of the fetus and the course of pregnancy. Objectives: This narrative...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background: Advances in neonatology and paediatric pharmacology have markedly improved neonatal survival, particularly among preterm and critically ill infants. At the same time, clinical research constitutes the cornerstone for generation of evidence on the safety and efficacy o...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
In this post hoc analysis of the ANNEXa-I trial (n = 434), we evaluated non-contrast computed tomography (NCCT) markers of hematoma expansion (HE) in factor Xa inhibitor (FXai) -associated intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). At least one NCCT marker was present in 72.1%, and HE (≥12....
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Cause of death in a contemporary cohort of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
Abstract Background In pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), contemporary risk tools primarily estimate all-cause mortality, offering limited insight into what patients die from. Aims We aimed to characterize causes of death across baseline risk strata and to examine baseline fa...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
BACKGROUND: Seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR) has been so far classified according to frequency and severity by retrospective information based on the ARIA (Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma) classification. Electronic symptom diaries (e-Diaries) are feasible tools to col...
- Health & Medicine
Baseline IPSS-M risk, response to hypomethylating agent (HMA) therapy, and receipt of allogeneic stem cell transplant (allo-HCT) have all been individually shown to impact overall survival (OS) in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). However, the prognostic impact of re...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Abstract Purpose Small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) is a popular flapless refractive procedure for myopia and myopic astigmatism, although postoperative corneal biomechanical changes may affect intraocular pressure measurements and glaucoma assessment. This systematic re...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background: Bacterial infection’s differential impact in singleton versus twin pregnancies and the modifying role of cervical interventions remain unclear. The objective is to investigate the association between bacterial infection and preterm birth in singleton and twin pregnanc...
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is the most frequently reported anatomical variant of the thoracic systemic venous system. While its association with congenital heart disease (CHD) is well recognized, its prevalence within CHD populations and its relative occurrence co...