• Current knowledge and perception of bariatric surgery among Greek doctors living in Thessaly 

      Zacharoulis D., Bakalis V., Zachari E., Sioka E., Tsimpida D., Magouliotis D., Tasiopoulou V., Chatedaki C., Tzovaras G. (2018)
      INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to assess doctors' knowledge, current conceptions, and clinical practice regarding obesity and bariatric surgery.METHODS: A self-administered survey was administered to 500 doctors ...
    • Impact of covid-19 on health services, vascular surgery and medical research 

      SPANOS K., KÖLBEL T., MANSILHA A., GIANNOUKAS A. (2021)
      [No abstract available]
    • Missed diagnosis and overtreatment of COPD among smoking primary care population in central Greece: old problems persist 

      Stafyla E., Kotsiou O.S., Deskata K., Gourgoulianis K.I. (2018)
      Background: The diagnosis of COPD is not always consistent with the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) strategy in daily clinical practice, especially in primary care. This study aimed to estimate ...
    • Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS): Investigating care practices pointed out to disparities in diagnosis and treatment across European Union 

      Strand E.B., Nacul L., Mengshoel A.M., Helland I.B., Grabowski P., Krumina A., Alegre-Martin J., Efrim-Budisteanu M., Sekulic S., Pheby D., Sakkas G.K., Sirbu C.A., Authier F.J., Murovska M., Lacerda E., Estevez Lopez F., Scheibenbogen C., Shi-Kova-Lekova E., Lorusso L., Berkis U., Westermeier F., Riederer M., Tobback E., Meeus M., Shikova-Lekova E., Nielsen H., Brandslund I., Polo O., De Korwin J.-D., Scheibenbogen C., Harrer T., Prusty B., Freitag H., Trepel D., Cullinan J., Capelli E., Nora-Krukle Z., Rasa S., Vermeulen R., Menhshoel A.M., Helland I.B., Zalewski P., Sepulveda N., Sirbu C.A., Sekulic S., Vukadinovic M., Marusic U., Pisot R., Castro-Marrero J., Blanco J., Oltra E., Miro J., Berquist J., Blomberg J., Pheby D., Edwards J., Wang X., European Network on ME/CFS (EUROMENE) (2019)
      ME/CFS is a chronic, complex, multisystem disease that often limits the health and functioning of the affected patients. Diagnosing patients with ME/CFS is a challenge, and many different case definitions exist and are ...
    • Physicians’ experience, practice and education, on genetic testing and genetic counseling: a nationwide survey study in Greece 

      Fountzilas E., Apostolou P., Vasiliadis A.V., Aivazi D., Saloustros E., Fostira F. (2022)
      Genetic testing has been implemented in clinical practice. However, data on physician’s practices and education related to cancer genetics, risk assessment and clinical management in Greece, is limited. In Greece, genetic ...
    • Prioritising Urological Surgery in the COVID-19 Era: A Global Reflection on Guidelines 

      Gravas S., Fournier G., Oya M., Summerton D., Scarpa R.M., Chlosta P., Gkialas I., Xie L.-P., Rasyid N., Bolton D., Gomez R., Klotz L., Kulkarni S., Tanguay S., de la Rosette J. (2020)
      Background: Determining whether members follow guidelines, including guidelines prepared to help direct practice management during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, is an important goal for medical associations. ...
    • Real-world data on Len/Dex combination at second-line therapy of multiple myeloma: treatment at biochemical relapse is a significant prognostic factor for progression-free survival 

      Katodritou E., Kyrtsonis M.-C., Delimpasi S., Kyriakou D., Symeonidis A., Spanoudakis E., Vasilopoulos G., Anagnostopoulos A., Kioumi A., Zikos P., Aktypi A., Briasoulis E., Megalakaki A., Repousis P., Adamopoulos I., Gogos D., Kotsopoulou M., Pappa V., Papadaki E., Fotiou D., Nikolaou E., Giannopoulou E., Hatzimichael E., Giannakoulas N., Douka V., Kokoviadou K., Timotheatou D., Terpos E. (2018)
      We evaluated progression-free survival (PFS) rate of patients treated with lenalidomide/dexamethasone (Len/Dex), the efficacy of the combination, and the prognostic significance of treatment at biochemical vs. clinical ...
    • Transition from Open Surgery to Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture 

      Spanos K., Saleptsis V., Karathanos C., Makris D., Stamoulis K., Giannoukas A.D. (2016)
      Background To review the outcome before and after the implementation of protocol-based strategy for endovascular repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture (rAAA). Methods A retrospective analysis of prospectively ...
    • Using big data to assess prescribing patterns in Greece: The case of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 

      Souliotis K., Kani C., Papageorgiou M., Lionis D., Gourgoulianis K. (2016)
      Introduction: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is one of the top leading causes of death and disability, and its management is focused on reducing risk factors, relieving symptoms, and preventing exacerbations. ...
    • Variations in management of A3 and A4 cervical spine fractures as designated by the AO Spine Subaxial Injury Classification System 

      Kweh B.T.S., Tee J.W., Muijs S., Oner F.C., Schnake K.J., Benneker L.M., Vialle E.N., Kanziora F., Rajasekaran S., Schroeder G., Vaccaro A.R., Grin A., Abdelgawaad A.S., Zubairi A.J., Castillo A., Lezica A.V., Ramieri A., Guiroy A., Grundshtein A., Godinho A., Jr, Henine A., Pershin A.A., Athanasiou A., Zarate-Kalfopulos B., Benzarti S., Bernucci C., Rebholz B.J., Direito-Santos B., Costa B.L., Saciloto B., Majer C., Tannoury C., Cheng C., Cheung J.P.Y., Konrads C., Jetjumnong C., Chung C.K., Popescu E.C., Kilinçer C., Harrism C.B., Steiner C.D., Igualada C., Perovic D., Picazo D.R., Falcone L.D.O., Gopalakrishnan D., Ankit D., Tokala D.P., Karmacharya B., Lotan R., Shoaib M., Russo S., Viswanadha A.K., Garg B., Uribe N.D., Medina F., Subbiah J., Alsammak W., Mandizvidza V., Atan A.A., Barani R., Sámano H.V., Pemovska E.S., Hinojosa F.C.L., Fang T., Landriel F., Sartor F.D., De Oliveira Ferreira M.V., Fiorenza V., Mannara F.A., Franz S., Freedman B.A., Grozman S.A.M., Espinosa G., Ricciardi G.A., Ponnusamy G., Amadou H.A., Romero I., Rutges J., Harrop J., Sauri-Barraza J.-C., Sharma J.K., Arbatin J.J.F., Jr, Milano J.B., Francis J.J., Li Tat J.C., Vahl J., Corredor J.A., Morais J.M., Guasque J., Koerner J., Johnny D., Ron J.R.P., Delgado-Fernandez J., Montoya J.E.M., Lourido J., Kaen A., Özdener K.M., Margetis K., Paterakis K., Cari L.L., Fu L., Dawoud A., Luna L.M., Alkharsawi M., Diez-Ulloa M.-A., García-Pallero M.A., Pluderi M., Gruenberg M., Valacco M., Ganau M., Estefan M.M., Rodríguez L.M.D., Miyakoshi N., Elshamly M., Khattab M.F., Smith S.R., Abeid M., Garfinkel I., Nicassio N., Neves N., Acosta O.C.M., Bazán P.L., Pereira P., Lim P., Pritchard P.R., Bhatt P., Kundangar R., Vieira R.S., Rodrigues-Pinto R., Panchal R.R., Llombart-Blanco R., Rosas R.A.R., Manilha R., Yurac R., Diniz S., Wagner S.C., Fuego S., Ramakrishnan S., Demiröz S., Hackla S., Shariati B., El-Sharkawi M., Sorimachi Y., Corluka S., Yuh S.-J., Benzakour T., ElHewala T., Suri T., Cawley D.T., Toluse A., Valdez C., Abdul W., Hassan W., Robinson Y., Hickman Z.L., Amin M.Z.H.M., Guerra O.G., Klezl Z., the AO Spine Subaxial Injury Classification System Validation Group (2022)
      OBJECTIVE Optimal management of A3 and A4 cervical spine fractures, as defined by the AO Spine Subaxial Injury Classification System, remains controversial. The objectives of this study were to determine whether significant ...