Rates and causes of 30-day readmission and emergency room utilization following head and neck surgery by Vincent Wu, Stephen F. Hall

“…Most common reasons for ED visits were for pain (31.5%), bleeding (17.6%), and infection (14.8%). Readmitted IPs had significantly higher health burden at pre-operative baseline as compared to patients who visited the ED when assessed with the American Society of Anesthesiology scores (p = 0.002) and the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (p = 0.004). …”
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Obstetric danger signs in context: A mixed methods study exploring knowledge and sociocultural factors among pregnant women by B M Bhavana, M Yogesh, Navneet Padhiyar, Naresh Damor

“…RESULTS: Out of 490, the majority correctly identified pregnancy bleeding (73.3%, n = 361), leakage of fluid (71%, n = 347), and swelling (74.3%, n = 364) as danger signs. …”
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Cyanoacrylate Injection Compared with Band Ligation for Acute Gastric Variceal Hemorrhage: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Observational Studies by Xiaohua Ye, Jiaping Huai, Yanping Chen

“…Compared with GVL, GVO was associated with increased likelihood of hemostasis of active bleeding (odds ratio [OR] = 2.32; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.19–4.51) and a longer gastric variceal rebleeding-free period (hazard ratio = 0.37; 95% CI = 0.24–0.56). …”
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Spontaneous Recovery of Paraplegia in a Polytrauma Patient following Spinal Cord Ischemia due to Type B Traumatic Aortic Dissection by Pedro Ramos Jurado, Fernando Hernández Aragón, Víctor Aaron Miranda González, Jesús Antonio Loya Silva, Edgar Azael Pérez Gutiérrez, Nadia Karina Portillo Ortiz, Adriana Cristina Quintana Vázquez, Luisa Fernanda Trujillo Venzor, Eduardo Enrique Gámez Aponte, Arturo Aguirre Madrid, Edmundo Berumen Nafarrate

“…It is caused by a tear in the internal vascular wall (intimal layer and middle layer), which results in bleeding between the layers and causes abrupt and excruciating pain. …”
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TYPES OF SURGERIES PERFORMED AT NECK WOUNDS IN CIVIL MEDICAL INSTITUTION IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE LOCAL MILITARY CONFLICT by V. V. Maslyakov, V. G. Barsukov, A. V. Uskov

“…The study confirmed that in the wounded with neck gunshot wounds, the amount of aid consisted primar­ily in restoring airway patency, stopping bleeding and anti-shock actions.…”
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Three-year follow-up case report: root canal treatment combined with intentional replantation for treating type III palatogingival groove in a maxillary lateral incisor by Jixu Jia, Miao Cheng, Sumeng Shi, Yanchun Qiao

“…Probing revealed no signs of bleeding or pus discharge. Radiographic examinations showed the disappearance of periapical radiolucency. …”
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Determinant domain in prognosis evaluation of the septic patient in the intensive care unit. by Alexis Díaz Mesa, Rubén Bembibre Taboada, Alexis Suárez del Villar Labastida, Dagmaris Losa Pérez

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> The essential supremacies for the evolution and prognosis were identified including clinical, paraclinical aspects and some others which in a decrement order by correlations coefficient analyzed were the following: Hb &lt; 80 gr / L, glycemia &gt;12 mmol / L, time of bleeding &gt;4 seconds, SAT &lt; 80 mmHg, HR &gt;101 beats / min, creatinine &gt;200 mmol / L, platelet count &lt;100 000 / L, K+ &gt;6 mEq / L and the levels of PH &lt; 7.15, all of them at the 5th day of evolution, and the multiple organic dysfunction. …”
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Population pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of edoxaban in pediatric patients by Peng Zou, Akhilesh Atluri, Peter Chang, Michael Goedecke, Tarek A. Leil

“…In addition, due to the small number of efficacy and safety events, an exploratory analysis did not detect a correlation between efficacy events (recurrent venous thromboembolism) or safety events (clinically relevant bleeding) and edoxaban exposure.…”
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ARE QUALITY INDICATORS IMPORTANT IN COLONOSCOPIES? ANALYSIS OF 3,076 EXAMS IN A PRIVATE TERTIARY SERVICE IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL by Adriana Borgonovi CHRISTIANO, Danielle Rossana Queiroz Martins BONILHA, Mauro Augusto MARCHIORI JUNIOR, Priscilla de Sene Portel OLIVEIRA, Maria de Lourdes Setsuko AYRIZONO

“…Complications occurred in 39 colonoscopies (1.3%), with bleeding in six cases and perforation in one case. …”
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Association of systemic vitamin D on the course of dengue virus infection in adults: a single-centre dengue cohort study at a large institution in Singapore by Sapna P Sadarangani, Htet Lin Htun, Weiping Ling, Robert Hawkins, Tsin Wen Yeo, Laura Rivino, Paul A MacAry, Yee-Sin Leo

“…Our study found low systemic 25-(OH) D was associated with increased dengue disease severity, particularly for severe bleeding that was not explained by thrombocytopenia. …”
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Management of Severe Epistaxis during Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Maria Grazia Piccioni, Martina Derme, Laura Salerno, Elisa Morrocchi, Francesco Pecorini, Maria Grazia Porpora, Roberto Brunelli

“…The patient clinical worsening, due to severe anemia, and the failure of conservative treatment have imposed an emergency caesarean section, with an immediate resolution of the nasal bleeding. Conclusion. Treatment of severe epistaxis must always consider conservative measures first-line with early recourse to otolaryngologist. …”
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Primary Dysgerminoma of the Uterine Cervix: A Rare Case Report by Biruck Gashawbeza, Bethel Dereje, Ferid A. Abubeker

“…An 18-year-old nulligravid woman presented with a 12-month history of vaginal bleeding and discharge. Routine blood tests and serum levels of tumor markers were within normal limits. …”
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Sharp needle reconstructs peripheral outflow for patients with malfunctional arteriovenous fistula by Yong Xu, Shu-Yuan Zhu, Yuan-Ming Li, Xin-Xin Liu, Hao Zhang, Lu-Fang Wang

“…Postoperatively, all cases presented with mild subcutaneous hematomas around the tunneling site and minor diffuse bleeding. The immediate patency rate for the internal fistulas was 100%, with 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month patency rates at 91.3%, 78.3%, and 43.5%, respectively.Conclusion Sharp needle technology merged with PTA presents an effective and secure minimally invasive method for reconstructing the outflow tract, offering a new solution for recanalizing high-pressure or occluded fistulas.…”
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Clinical Practice of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Early Colorectal Neoplasms by a Colonoscopist with Limited Gastric Experience by Wen-Hsin Hsu, Meng-Shun Sun, Hoi-Wan Lo, Ching-Yang Tsai, Yu-Jou Tsai

“…Three patients had immediate perforation, but no patient developed delayed perforation or delayed bleeding. Conclusion. Our result disclosed that it is feasible for colorectal ESD to be performed by a colonoscopist with little experience of gastric ESD through satisfactory training and adequate case selection.…”
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Effect of Aloe Vera mouthwash on moderate gingivitis: Clinical and microbiological study by Lana Slewa Ishaq, Amal Hanna Aziz

“…This study was planned to assess the effect of AV as a mouthwash on clinical periodontal parameters; plaque index (PI), gingival index (GI) and bleeding index (BI) and to evaluate its antibacterial effect on bacterial plaque Staphylococcus Aureus and Streptococcus Viridans, comparing it with chlorhexidine (CHX) mouthwash. …”
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Predictive nomogram for postoperative lower-limb deep vein thrombosis in patients undergoing endoscopic endonasal surgery during hospitalization: a retrospective cohort study by Hai Peng, Ruofei Yuan, Zhe Zhang, Ying Wang, Xingchao Wang, Bo Wang, Peng Li

“…Significant predictors included older age, intraoperative bleeding, female gender, prolonged surgery duration, elevated postoperative APTT and D-dimer levels, and disturbance of consciousness. …”
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Efficacy of Antibiotic Versus Probiotics as Adjuncts to Mechanical Debridement for the Treatment of Peri-Implant Mucositis by Sindhu Sudhakar Kumararama, Manali Patil, Bhavna Jha Kukreja, Manjiri Salkar, Shikha Verma, Naina Pattnaik, Lalit Patil

“…Clinical parameters, including probing depth (PD), bleeding on probing (BOP), and plaque index (PI), were recorded at baseline, 1 month, and 3 months post treatment. …”
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A Massive Extradural Hematoma in Sickle Cell Disease and the Importance of Rapid Neuroimaging by Per Ole Iversen, Mboka Jacob, Jamila Makame, Mclean Abisay, Mbonea Yonazi, Anna Schuh, Julie Makani

“…Possibly, disruption of the skull cortex with subsequent bleeding caused the EDH. As the differential diagnoses of neurological complications in SCD are many and some complications are reversible, neuroimaging should be performed without delay.…”
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Gingivitis Effectiveness of Emulgel Containing 2% Resveratrol in Orthodontic Patients: An 8-Week Randomized Clinical Trial by Amin Golshah, Shahla Mirzaeei, Nafiseh Nikkerdar, Fatemeh Ghorbani

“…Evaluated criteria included bleeding on probing (BOP), gingival index (GI), hyperplastic index (HI), and probing pocket depth (PPD). …”
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Histopathological Study of Gallbladder Associated with Gallstone Disease by Seerwan Raheem, Ismail Kakey

“…The tissue section showed infiltration of some inflammatory cells, lymphocytes, and plasma cells, and some types of macrophages of the gallbladder mucosa with chronic inflammatory cells associated with epithelial hyperplasia, bleeding in blood vessels was frequently occurring. …”
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