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Comparative effectiveness of patient education methods for type 2 diabetes: a randomized controlled trial.
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Arch Intern Med. 2011 Dec 12;171(22):2001-10. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.507. Epub 2011 Oct 10.
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Comparison of outcomes after restorative proctocolectomy with or without defunctioning ileostomy.
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Arch Surg. 2008 Apr;143(4):406-12. doi: 10.1001/archsurg.143.4.406.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Clinical Alzheimer's-Type Dementia: A Systematic Review
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AHRQ Publication No. 20-EHC003. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; Apr 2020.
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Early Closure of Defunctioning Loop Ileostomy: Is It Beneficial for the Patient? A Meta-analysis.
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World J Surg. 2018 Oct;42(10):3171-3178. doi: 10.1007/s00268-018-4603-0.
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Effect of Intraoperative High Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) With Recruitment Maneuvers vs Low PEEP on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Obese Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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JAMA. 2019 Jun 18;321(23):2292-2305. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.7505.
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Evaluation and Management of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. An Official American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Aug 1;200(3):e6-e24. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201905-1071ST.
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Improving outcomes for older people in the emergency department: a review of reviews.
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Emerg Med J. 2021 Dec;38(12):882-888. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2020-209514. Epub 2020 Oct 26.
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Interventions for erosive lichen planus affecting mucosal sites.
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Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Feb 15;(2):CD008092. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008092.pub2.
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Lean body weight scalar for the anesthetic induction dose of propofol in morbidly obese subjects.
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Anesth Analg. 2011 Jul;113(1):57-62. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e3181f6d9c0. Epub 2010 Sep 22.
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Obesity and mortality in critically ill adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Mar;16(3):515-21. doi: 10.1038/oby.2007.102. Epub 2008 Jan 17.
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Open versus laparoscopic surgery for mid or low rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (COREAN trial): short-term outcomes of an open-label randomised controlled trial.
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Lancet Oncol. 2010 Jul;11(7):637-45. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(10)70131-5. Epub 2010 Jun 16.
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Quality of life in a randomized trial of early closure of temporary ileostomy after rectal resection for cancer (EASY trial).
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Br J Surg. 2018 Feb;105(3):244-251. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10680. Epub 2017 Nov 23.
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Randomized clinical trial of short-term outcomes following purse-string versus conventional closure of ileostomy wounds.
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Br J Surg. 2010 Oct;97(10):1511-7. doi: 10.1002/bjs.7151.
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Strategies for using topical corticosteroids in children and adults with eczema.
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Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Mar 11;3(3):CD013356. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013356.pub2.
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The Effectiveness of Contralateral Drainage in Reducing Superficial Incisional Surgical Site Infection in Loop Ileostomy Closure: Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial.
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World J Surg. 2019 Jul;43(7):1692-1699. doi: 10.1007/s00268-019-04972-6.
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A comparison of treating metabolic acidosis in CKD stage 4 hypertensive kidney disease with fruits and vegetables or sodium bicarbonate.
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Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 Mar;8(3):371-81. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02430312. Epub 2013 Feb 7.
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A multicenter randomized clinical trial of primary anastomosis or Hartmann's procedure for perforated left colonic diverticulitis with purulent or fecal peritonitis.
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Ann Surg. 2012 Nov;256(5):819-26; discussion 826-7. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31827324ba.
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A randomized controlled trial of ibuprofen versus ketorolac versus diclofenac for acute, nonradicular low back pain.
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Acad Emerg Med. 2021 Nov;28(11):1228-1235. doi: 10.1111/acem.14321. Epub 2021 Jun 30.
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A randomized trial of phenylephrine infusion versus bolus dosing for nausea and vomiting during Cesarean delivery in obese women.
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Can J Anaesth. 2018 Mar;65(3):254-262. doi: 10.1007/s12630-017-1034-6. Epub 2017 Dec 5.
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Abdominal wound dehiscence in adults: development and validation of a risk model.
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World J Surg. 2010 Jan;34(1):20-7. doi: 10.1007/s00268-009-0277-y.
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