Obesity can be an independent predictor of fibrosis in tissues, including the liver, heart, and skin. We evaluated a rural Appalachian cohort of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) for its r...
We aimed to review recommendations for the postoperative resumption of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and report complications 30 days postoperatively.We retrospectively reviewed patient...
Floating knee injury is uncommon yet challenging problem. The situation is more complicated by presence of infection, open comminuted fractures, and late presentation. The aim of this study ...
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with numerous comorbidities. Psoriasis has been linked to an increased risk of metabolic syndrome and atherosclerotic arterial dis...
There is paucity of data on venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) for advanced stage ovarian cancer. We explored the incidence and predictors of ...
Despite a shared degenerative vascular phenotype, Marfan syndrome (MFS), Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) and other genetically distinct connective tissue diseases (CTD) have unique extravascular ...
Thalidomide is an old well-known drug that was first used as morning sickness relief in pregnant women before being withdrawn from the market due to its severe side effects on normal fetal d...
Many works aimed to determine factors that influence the onset of postthrombotic syndrome after an acute episode of deep venous thrombosis. We aimed to compare the prognostic value of the mo...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) may complicate the post-operative course of patients undergo...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. This study describes a real-world scenario of VTE presenting to a tertiary care hospital in India.All pati...
Venous thromboembolic events (VTE) can significantly complicate postoperative period in neurosurgical patients. It is known that patients with brain tumors are especially susceptible to VTE....
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The purpose of this evidence-based practice project was to reduce the incidence of pressure injuries (PIs) from the use of graduated compression stockings in patients on a gastrointestinal (...
Oral tranexamic acid is effective for heavy menstrual bleeding, but the thrombosis risk with this treatment is largely not studied.Using nationwide registries, we assessed associations betwe...
There are 3 different types of mid-urethral sling, retropubic, transobturator and single incision performed for women with stress urinary incontinence. Prior studies comparing these three su...
The purpose of this study was to retrospectively evaluate the efficacy of a tranexamic acid (TXA) perioperative protocol for primary hip- and knee arthroplasty, in terms of allogenic blood t...
To study the treatment efficacy and survival of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) for patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and portal vein tumour thrombosis (PVT...
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is an acute medical condition that requires urgent diagnosis and treatment to prevent significant morbidity and mortality. Patients with DVT frequently present to ...
BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing cause of the current global healthcare crisis. Several vaccines were approved for use by emergency vaccination campaigns worldwide. At present,...
The prevalence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) may be increasing in children; however, scarce literature exists comparing incidence rates between pediatric orthopaedic patients and other ped...
The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the long-term clinical impact of iliofemoral (IF) deep vein thrombosis (DVT) based on patient reported outcomes, physician administered t...
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