Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Expanding Indications and New Developments by Grant W. Reed, MD, MSc, Shady Nakhla, MD, Rhonda Miyasaka, MD, Serge Harb, MD, Mohamed Kanj, MD, Ousamma Wazni, MD, Samir R. Kapadia, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

“…Recent innovations in device development have improved the safety and procedural success of LAAO, further fueling enthusiasm for expanding its indications beyond patients with high-bleeding risk from oral anticoagulation use. It is the aim of this review to provide historical context in addition to recent updates and upcoming developments and provide practical suggestions on how best to care for patients who are candidates for LAAO in contemporary practice. …”
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Decoding of periodontal screening and recording index by Dler Ali Kursheed, Faraedon Mohidden Zardawi, Hadi Mohammad Ismail, Aras Maruf Rauf, Sarhang Sarwat Gul

“…Methods: In this interventional clinical study, PSR criteria were obtained from 50 participants plus decoding of each PSR code such as percentage of bleeding (Bl), calculus (Cal) and pocket depth (PD) in each sextant. …”
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Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for a Rendu-Osler-Weber Disease Patient with Recurrent Severe Epistaxis: A Case Report by Maximilian Niyazi, Marco-Domenico Caversaccio, Patrick Dubach, Andreas Geretschläger, Andreas Arnold, Claus Belka, Daniel M. Aebersold, Norbert M. Blumstein

“…Endoscopical control revealed an almost avascular white mucosa without any trace of bleeding spots; previously existing hemangiomas and crusts had disappeared. …”
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Temporal Validation of a Predictive Score for Death in Children with Visceral Leishmaniasis by Juliana Foinquinos, Maria do Carmo Duarte, Jose Natal Figueiroa, Jailson B. Correia, Nara Vasconcelos Cavalcanti

“…The score developed by Sampaio et al. 2010 attributed 1 point to the variables dyspnea, associated infections, and neutrophil count <500/mm3; 2 points to jaundice and mucosal bleeding; and 3 points to platelet count <50,000/mm3. …”
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“The effect of intramuscular dexmedetomidine versus oral gabapentin premedication on the emergence agitation after rhinoplasty”. A prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled... by Tamer Samir Abdelsalam Abdelaziz, Hatem Elsayed Mohammed Elsayed, Doaa Mohammed Kamal Eldin, Ismail Mohammed Ibrahim

“…It is a common complication after rhinoplasty, with risk of trauma, bleeding, and hemodynamic instability. Dexmedetomidine and gabapentin premedication could improve the quality of recovery after rhinoplasty. …”
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Facilitating active participation in anticoagulant decisions in advanced kidney disease: co-production of a question prompt list by Kathrine Parker, Abigail Needham, Jecko Thachil, Sandip Mitra, Penny Lewis

“…Abstract Background People with chronic kidney disease are at increased risk of thrombotic and bleeding episodes making anticoagulant treatment decisions challenging. …”
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The effect of dienogest and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on pelvic pain after laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis: An RCT by Fatemeh Davari Tanha, Azam Rasti, Hamideh Pakniat, Shohreh Salimi Setudeh

“…GnRH agonists and dienogest reduced irregular vaginal bleeding. Conclusion: Our results suggested that the effect of GnRH agonists and dienogest in improving pelvic pain for endometriosis is the same after a 3-month treatment period. …”
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Liver cirrhosis epidemiology in Chelyabinsk region in 2006-2015 by A. I. Dolgushina, Ye. R. Olevskaya, A. N. Tarasov, M. S. Kazakova, A. Yu. Markina

“…The basic direct cause of death in LC patients is hepatocellular failure, in 12.84±0.6% of the cases patients died of gastro-intestinal bleeding. Over the half of the cases of annual motility was due to out-hospital cases. …”
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The Method of “Cold” Snaring Mucosa Resection with Preliminary Hydro-Preparation for the Removal of Colorectal Epithelial Neoplasms through an Endoscope by Yu. S. Sigaeva, E. V. Tokarenko, A. Y. Bulatov, A. S. Borisov, E. D. Fedorov

“…According to the results of a lifetime pathoanatomic examination of the removed material, serrated dysplasia (serrated dysplasia, low grade) was detected in 76 cases; micro vesicular hyperplastic polyps (Hyperplastic polyp, micro vesicular type MVHP) were established in 9 cases; hyperplastic polyps containing goblet cells (Hyperplastic polyp, goblet cell GCHP) were in 5 cases; tubular adenoma with dysplasia (Tubular adenoma, low grade) was in 32 cases. Delayed bleeding and perforation of the intestinal wall, both at the time of resection, and in the delayed period was not observed. …”
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A Case of Endometrial Carcinosarcoma Containing Sertoliform Endometrioid Carcinoma Component by Satoru Munakata, Hanae Kushibiki, Taishi Akimoto, Tsuyoshi Yamashita, Norihiko Shimoyama

“…An 88-year-old female presented to a clinic with atypical genital bleeding. She was referred to our hospital and underwent total hysterectomy, bilateral adnexectomy and partial omentectomy due to endometrial carcinoma. …”
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Subcapsular Renal Hematoma in Simultaneous Pancreas Kidney Transplantation by Daniele Cappellani, Chiara Terrenzio, Elena Gianetti, Walter Baronti, Valerio Borrelli, Lorella Marselli, Fabio Vistoli, Alessandro Campatelli, Ugo Boggi, Piero Marchetti

“…The indication to an interventional management for this condition is still a matter of debate, with some authors advocating the high possibilities of spontaneous resolution and others advocating the high-risk of graft loss and even internal bleeding in case of overt renal rupture. Herein, we report the case of a 51-year-old simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation recipient who presented a SRH following a mild trauma. …”
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Endometrial Regenerative Cell-Derived Conditioned Medium Alleviates Experimental Colitis by Chenglu Sun, Jingpeng Hao, Hong Qin, Yanglin Zhu, Xiang Li, Baoren Zhang, Yafei Qin, Guangming Li, Hongda Wang, Hao Wang

“…The disease activity index was calculated through the record of weight change, bleeding, and fecal viscosity during the treatment process. …”
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Balloon-Assisted Percutaneous Thrombin Injection for Treatment of Iatrogenic Left Subclavian Artery Pseudoaneurysm in a Critically Ill COVID-19 Patient by Hassan Al-Thani, Ahmed Hussein, Ahmed Sadek, Ali Barah, Ayman El-Menyar

“…As a complication of central line insertion, the patient developed pseudoaneurysm that originated from the subclavian artery with significant bleeding and large hematoma. Balloon-assisted percutaneous thrombin injection was done under ultrasound guidance. …”
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Predictors of massive transfusion protocols activation in patients with trauma in Korea: a systematic review by Dongmin Seo, Inhae Heo, Juhong Park, Junsik Kwon, Hye-min Sohn, Kyoungwon Jung

“…Imaging examinations such as pelvic bleeding score were used as predictors of MTPs activation. …”
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Design and application of a new adjustable pressure-reducing headband (一种新型可调节式减压头带的设计与应用) by LI Xianwen (李显文), SUN Xiumei (孙秀梅), WANG Chenlin (王晨霖)

“…Suitable and flexible fixation head bands are essential to promote wound healing, reduce local bleeding, and reduce the occurrence of head pressure injuries. …”
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The feasibility and safety of eustachian tube dilation with a standard endovascular balloon: a clinical pilot study by Valerie Dahm, Justin T. Lui, Soyeon Jung, Vincent Y. Lin, Joseph M. Chen, Trung N. Le

“…Minor adverse events such as mild intraoperative bleeding was managed in a routine fashion. Conclusions Balloon dilation of the eustachian tube with the endovascular balloon was feasible and safe in all cases. …”
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Extraperitoneally Ruptured, Everted, and Prolapsed Bladder: A Very Rare Complication of Pelvic Injury by Rufus Wale Ojewola, Kehinde Habeeb Tijani, Olakunle Olaleke Badmus, Abisola Ekundayo Oliyide, Chukwudi Emmanuel Osegbe

“…We present a 36-year-old lady who sustained severe pelvic injury with a bleeding right-sided deep perineal laceration. She had closed reduction of pelvic fracture with pelvic banding and primary closure of perineal laceration at a private hospital. …”
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Assessment of Interleukin-1β in Saliva of Smoker and Non-smoker Patients with Chronic Periodontitis. by Solav Abdul-Qadir Mustafa, Haween T. Nanakaly, Hozan Wrya Azeez

“…Materials and methods: Gingival index, Plaque index, probing pocket depth, clinical attachment level, bleeding on probing were assessed in 84 subjects who were equally divided in to three groups. group I periodontally healthy non-smoking subjects ; group II non-smokers with chronic periodontitis; group III smokers with chronic periodontitis; Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test was used for quantification of Interleukin (IL)- 1β in the saliva samples. …”
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The Treatment of Giant Periurethral Condyloma in Pregnancy Using an Ultrasonic Thermal Scalpel: A Case Report and New Single Session Treatment Option by Ali Yavuzcan, Mete Çağlar, Hakan Turan, Ali Tekin, Seren Topuz, Gizem Yavuzcan, Serdar Dilbaz, Yusuf Üstün, Cihangir Aliağaoğlu, Selahattin Kumru

“…A 28-year-old primigravid patient at 22 weeks of pregnancy presented to the hospital complaining of vaginal bleeding and palpable mass in the vulva. The physical examination revealed a 60 × 35 mm broad-based, fragile, and patchy hemorrhagic polypoid lesion originating 1 cm below the clitoris and completely occupying urethral orifice and partially occluding vaginal vestibule. …”
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Public hospital-based care for abortive events in Mexico: complication rates and socio-demographic factors, 2018-2022 by Laura E. Jacobson, Biani Saavedra-Avendano, Raffaela Schiavon, Blair G. Darney

“…Methods We used ICD-10 codes from Mexico’s hospital discharge system (2018-2022), Subsistema Automatizado de Egresos Hospitalarios (SAEH), to describe abortive events admitted to hospitals: complications for excessive bleeding, infection, embolism, and unspecified; patient socio-demographic and clinical characteristics; and municipality-level structural vulnerability. …”
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