Oct 23, 2023

Sepsis and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) are associated with poorer long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes in very preterm infants (VPIs), but less is known about the long-term effect of meningitis...

Oct 23, 2023

We herein present a unique and extremely rare fulminant case of Edwardsiella tarda infection-related necrotizing fasciitis. The patient had alcoholic cirrhosis and preferred to consume raw fish. He ex...

Oct 23, 2023

Endogenous signals, namely nitric oxide (NO) and electrons, play a crucial role in regulating cell fate as well as the vascular and neuronal systems. Unfortunately, utilizing NO and electrical stimula...

Oct 23, 2023

End-stage heart failure often requires heart transplantation as a life-prolonging treatment. Immunosuppressive therapy is necessary to avoid rejection, but is associated with serious adverse effects. ...

Oct 23, 2023

Massive hemoptysis is a rare, high-acuity presentation, which requires the integration of both cognitive and procedural skills. Simulation has been recommended to improve preparation for high-acuity, ...

Oct 23, 2023

Simulation for the management of massive hemoptysis is limited by the absence of a commercially available simulator to practice procedural skills necessary for management.Is it feasible to create and ...

Oct 16, 2023

Huntington's disease is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by personality changes (such as irritability and restlessness) and psychotic symptoms (such as hallucinations and delusio...

Oct 16, 2023

Information about condition(s) being present at time of surgery (PATOS) in the American College of Surgeons (ASC) National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database can influence the posto...

Oct 16, 2023

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major public health concern worldwide, with a high incidence and a significant impact on morbidity and mortality. The alteration of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) dynamics...

Oct 16, 2023

Nomograms are easy-to-handle clinical tools which can help in estimating the risk of adverse outcome in certain population. This multi-center study aims to create and validate a simple and usable clin...

Oct 16, 2023

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a severe, non-ischemic heart disease which ultimately results in heart failure (HF). Decades of research on DCM have revealed diverse aetiologies. Among them, familial ...

Oct 09, 2023

Atrial fibrillation (AF) detected after insular stroke might arise from autonomic and inflammatory mechanisms triggered by insular damage and be associated with a low embolic risk. We assessed the ass...

Oct 09, 2023

To explore the association between myocardial enzymes and one-year mortality, and establish a nomogram integrating myocardial enzymes and clinical characteristics to predict one-year mortality among s...

Oct 09, 2023

The present study aimed to isolate Pasteurella multocida (P. multocida) from pulmonary cases in several avian species and then investigate the histopathological features, antimicrobial resistance de...

Oct 09, 2023

Specialized military groups like Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel can suffer allostatic overload leading to complex health outcomes characterized as Operator Syndrome (OS). Here we (1) eval...

Oct 09, 2023

Depression and sleep disturbance often co-occur, and both have been found to negatively impact cognitive functioning. This study aims to examine sleep as a potential mediator between depression and co...

Oct 09, 2023

In the past decade, a legal framework was created in Germany that promotes intense collaboration at the interface between primary and secondary care. This overview article distinguishes between the ef...

Oct 02, 2023

Extracranial vertebral artery aneurysms are rare complications resulting from trauma and multiple different diseases. However, the difference between clinical and surgical profiles is well understood....

Oct 02, 2023

Despite recent progress in medical and endovascular therapy, the prognosis for patients with critical limb ischemia (CLI) remains poor. In response, various stem cells and growth factors have been ass...

Oct 02, 2023

Existent methodologies for benchmarking the quality of surgical care are linear and fail to capture the complex interactions of preoperative variables. We sought to leverage novel nonlinear artificial...