Accidental Intrathecal Injection of Tranexamic Acid by Khaled Mahmoud, Amany Ammar

“…Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a popular antifibrinolytic drug that is commonly used in patients with bleeding disorder. Major morbidities and mortalities have been reported following inadvertent intrathecal injection of TXA. …”
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Tuberculosis of the Oral Cavity Affecting Alveolus: A Case Report by Bipin Kumar

“…An ulcer measuring 1.8 cm in diameter with irregular friable margin and bleeding on touch was found in the left upper alveolar region of the oral cavity. …”
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Endoscopic sclerotherapy of esophageal varices. A case report by Pedro Juan Vázquez González, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola

“…This patient came to the hospital with upper gastrointestinal bleeding as a clinical presentation and an evolution characterized by esophageal varices-related rebleeding. …”
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Usefulness of Double-Balloon Endoscopy in the Postoperative Gastrointestinal Tract by Masaki Endo, Yukito Abiko, Syuhei Oana, Norihiko Kudara, Takashi Kosaka, Toshimi Chiba, Yasuhiro Takikawa, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Tamotsu Sugai

“…The bleeding site was identified in 12 patients (70.6%). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Emergent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Acute Decompensated Aortic Stenosis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ruochen Shao, Junli Li, Tianyi Qu, Xiaoying Fu, Yanbiao Liao, Mao Chen

“…Consistently, the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) (RR 2.48, 95% CI [1.85 to 3.32]), dialysis (RR 2.37, 95% CI [1.95 to 2.88]), bleeding (RR 1.62, 95% CI [1.27 to 2.08]), major bleeding (RR 1.05, 95% CI [1.00 to 1.10]), and 30-day rehospitalization (RR 1.30, 95% CI [1.07, 1.58]) were more common in patients receiving emergent TAVI. …”
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Validity of serum autotaxin and Doppler ultrasound as noninvasive markers of esophageal varices in patients with liver cirrhosis by Doaa El Wazzan, Ayman F. El-Shayeb, Soraya Hamouda, Mohamed El Shafei, Akram A. Degheidy, Basma Salem, Mohamed Adel

“…Results In our prospective study, 100 newly diagnosed naïve patients with liver cirrhosis and with no past history of upper gastrointestinal bleeding were enrolled. Serum autotaxin was significantly higher among patients with esophageal varices than those without varices (p < 0.001). …”
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Oral health status, behavior and impact profile among naval personnel in the Malaysian naval armed forces by Nik Madihah Nik Azis, Raja Noreihan Raja Abdullah, Mohamad Nur Adzmi Mohamad Ayub, Badiah Baharin

“…Methods Participants first underwent oral health examinations to evaluate their plaque scores, bleeding scores, Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN), and Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index. …”
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Early and Midterm Outcome of Surgical Repair of Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection by Sandy Adel, Karam Mosallam Eisa, Mohamed Adel Elgamal, Asmaa Gaber Rizk

“…The mean postoperative bleeding was 109.8 ±77.6 ml. Conclusion: The high morbidity and mortality associated with TAPVC single-stage repair, emphasizing the need for careful preoperative evaluation and perioperative management.…”
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The Rise of Transradial Artery Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes in Australia by Ryan James Ocsan, Ata Doost, Paul Marley, Ahmad Farshid

“…Secondary outcomes included Bleeding Academic Research Consortium (BARC) bleeding events scored 2 or higher, haematoma formation, and stent thrombosis, in addition to all individual components of MACE. …”
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Oral Hygiene Practices, Knowledge, and Self-Reported Dental and Gingival Problems with Rural-Urban Disparities among Primary School children in Lilongwe, Malawi by F. Mlenga, E. G. Mumghamba

“…Out of 409 pupils, most of them had knowledge that dental caries is caused by consumption of sugary foodstuffs (91.4%), toothache is a symptom of dental caries (77.6%), gingivitis is caused by ineffective tooth brushing (92.7%), and gingival bleeding is a sign of gingivitis (85.3%). Most pupils experienced toothache (30.8%); many of them had parents with secondary education and above (35.0%) compared to those with primary education (23.5%). 24.4% experienced gingival bleeding with higher percentages from urban (30.1%) than rural (18.5%) schools. …”
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A foundation systematic review of natural language processing applied to gastroenterology & hepatology by Matthew Stammers, Balasubramanian Ramgopal, Abigail Owusu Nimako, Anand Vyas, Reza Nouraei, Cheryl Metcalf, James Batchelor, Jonathan Shepherd, Markus Gwiggner

“…Results Fifty-three studies were identified utilising NLP in endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, liver and pancreatic disease. Colonoscopy was the focus of 21 (38.9%) studies; 13 (24.1%) focused on liver disease, 7 (13.0%) on inflammatory bowel disease, 4 (7.4%) on gastroscopy, 4 (7.4%) on pancreatic disease and 2 (3.7%) on endoscopic sedation/ERCP and gastrointestinal bleeding. …”
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Comparison of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in Elective Coronary Stenting: A Double Blind Randomized Clinical Trial by Mohammadjavad Mehdizadeh Parizi, Reza Golchin Vafa, Amin Ahmadi, Reza Heydarzade, Mehrdad Sadeghi, Amin Khademolhossseini, Farhang Amiri, Soroush Khoshnood Mansorkhani, Ali Tavan, Nazanin Hosseini, Mohammad Montaseri, Seyed Ali Hosseini, Javad Kojuri

“…Eight patients (3.8%) reported bleeding with ticagrelor, as did seven (3.2%) with clopidogrel (P = 0.799). …”
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A “Catastrophic” Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia by D. Barcellona, M. Melis, G. Floris, A. Mameli, A. Muroni, G. Defazio, F. Marongiu

“…In contrast to other pathological conditions which lead to thrombocytopenia and bleeding complications, HIT results in a paradoxical prothrombotic state. …”
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Comparative analysis of the parapatellar and subpatellar approaches in reducing peripheral knee pain post-intramedullary tibial fracture surgery by Shaoyu Han, Bingjun Cui, Lang Wu, Chuangong Wang, Zhixiang Chen

“…Results Both groups completed the operation without significant differences in operation time, intraoperative bleeding, fracture healing time, or intraoperative fluoroscopy (P > 0.05). …”
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Evaluation of 30-day mortality in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy in a tertiary hospital: a 3-year retrospective survey by Philippe Bichard, Jean-Louis Frossard, Laurent Spahr, Nicolas Goossens, Olivier Chatelanat, Laurent Bochatay, Caroline Bastid

“…Most frequent indications were suspected GI bleeding (162/345; 46.96%) and suspected cancer or tumourous staging (50/345; 14.49%). …”
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Comparison of the safety and efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy versus tenecteplase in patients with minor nondisabling acute ischemic stroke by Xinzhao Jiang, Ruozhen Yuan, Jiawei Ye, Xu Wang, Zongjie Shi, Shunyuan Guo

“…However, more proportion of patients with bleeding events treated with tenecteplase.…”
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Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score Predicts the Mortality of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by You Chen, Min Han, Ying-Ying Zheng, Feng Zhu, Aikebai Aisan, Tunike Maheshati, Yi-Tong Ma, Xiang Xie

“…Secondary endpoints included bleeding events, readmission, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), major adverse cardiovascular, and cerebrovascular events (MACCE). …”
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Safety and efficacy of the initial application of vacuum-induced intrauterine tamponade for the management of postpartum hemorrhage by Ryuichi Shimaoka, Yuichiro Takahashi, Hitomi Ono, Saki Inuzuka, Masako Matsui, Kazuhiko Asai, Shigenori Iwagaki

“…Conclusion: VIBT was safe and easy to perform in most patients with PPH, achieving effective bleeding control.…”
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Blood coagulation monitoring of patients with mechanical heart valve visiting Imam by Nafiseh Montazeri, Sajad Pourmehr, Arash Ziapour, Reza Heidari Moghadam

“…During the monthly follow-up, INR and thrombotic and bleeding events were recorded through calls made to patients. …”
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Injectable Chitosan Hydrogel Particles as Nasal Packing Materials After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery for Treatment of Chronic Sinusitis by Yusuke Yamashita, Kei Hosoya, Yukio Fujiwara, Yoichi Saito, Masahiro Yoshida, Shoji Matsune, Kimihiro Okubo, Takayuki Takei

“…After endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), nasal packing is often used to stop bleeding and promote wound healing. Because maintaining a moist environment is important to enhance wound healing, hydrogel-based wound dressings are effective to promote wound healing. …”
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