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SETTING: Tuberculosis incidence has been increasing in the Baltic states since the 1990s,
accompanied by the emergence of drug resistance, including multidrug resistance (MDR). In …

Background Allergic rhinitis (AR) affects 10% to 40% of the population. It reduces quality of
life and school and work performance and is a frequent reason for office visits in general …

Objective To estimate the incidence of acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI), proportions of its
different forms and short-term and long-term mortality. Design Systematic review and meta-…

Background: Although several tools to evaluate the credibility of health care guidelines exist,
guidance on practical steps for developing guidelines is lacking. We systematically …

The aim of the current study was to analyse postoperative complications and survival after
video-assisted thoracoscopic (VATS) talc pleurodesis for malignant pleural effusion. All …

Background: Lung cancer (LC) remains the most frequent cause of cancer death worldwide.
We aimed to examine long-term trends in LC survival in Estonia by age, gender, histologic …

In the treatment of multiloculated pleural effusions and empyemas tube thoracostomy often
fails and more aggressive surgical therapy is required. Intrapleural administration of …

Background The published experience of lung transplantation in acute respiratory distress
syndrome (ARDS) is limited. The aim of this study was to investigate the contemporary results …

Background Acute mesenteric ischaemia (AMI) is a disease with different pathophysiological
mechanisms, leading to a life-threatening condition that is difficult to diagnose based solely …