Comparison of desflurane and sevoflurane as maintenance inhalational anaesthetic agents for adult patients undergoing neurosurgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of rando... by Hori Hariyanto, Monika Widiastuti, Carla Oktaviani Pandrya, Kevin Anderson Surya, William Audi

“…We did not find any significant difference in the intra- and/or postoperative events, such as emergence agitation, nausea and vomiting, shivering, hypertension, hypotension, tachycardia, bradycardia, pain and convulsions, between the two groups of intervention. …”
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Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) versus Perfluoropropane (C3F8) in the Intraoperative Management of Macular Holes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Idan Hecht, Michael Mimouni, Eytan Z. Blumenthal, Yoreh Barak

“…Neither agent was clearly associated with increased risk of ocular hypertension, cataract formation, or other adverse events. …”
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Association Between Walking Speed and Urinary Incontinence in the Older Women. Which Patients Should be Referred to Geriatricians? by Volkan Atmis, Basak Guler

“…Two hundred and fifty-eight (66.32%) had hypertension, 122 (31.36%) had diabetes mellitus, 51 (13.11%) had asthma/Chronic obstructive lung disease, 49 (12.59%) had coronary artery disease and 9 (2.31%) had cerebrovascular disease. …”
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Cardiac Rehabilitation in Women and Men after an Acute Myocardial Infarction by Elizabeth Sellén Sanchén, Vivian Gil García, Nordan Pedroso Almarales, Yunior Rodríguez López, Joaquín Sellén Crombet

“…There was notable improvement in the ergometric and hemodynamic parameters after 6 weeks of rehabilitation. The hypertensive reaction and dysp-nea decreased in most cases at the end of the study. …”
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Changes in kidney function after adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism by Yumi Tomiie, Yatsuka Hibi, Rie Nobe, Keito Yokoi, Yusuke Koshima, Kimio Ogawa, Tsuneo Imai, Zenichi Morise

“…Multivariate regression analysis showed that a longer duration of hypertension, lower preoperative serum potassium concentrations, and lower serum potassium concentrations before potassium supplementation were significant independent predictors (p<0.05). …”
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Measuring the Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patient in Hospital Jitra: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Norazila Abdul Ghani, Sharifah Nor Faiza Syed Hassan, Rusyidah Zainol Abidin, Zarmisha Zakaria, Fatin Farhana Ahmad Nasir, Ahmad Zulfitri Azmi

“…Results: 60.4% of the patients were female and 85.7% Malay with mean age of 62.15 years old. Hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and heart disease were the most common comorbidities among them; 92.3%, 78.0%, and 23.1%, respectively. …”
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Laparoscopic Banded One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: A Single-Center Series by Michela Campanelli, Emanuela Bianciardi, Domenico Benavoli, Giulia Bagaglini, Giorgio Lisi, Paolo Gentileschi

“…Thirty-four patients presented with type 2 diabetes (39.5%), 42 patients (49%) diagnosed with hypertension, 24 presented with OSAS (28%), and 21 (24%) hypercholesterolaemia patients were included. …”
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A narrative review about cognitive impairment in Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): Another matter to face through a holistic approach by Marica Meroni, Miriam Longo, Erika Paolini, Paola Dongiovanni

“…It is well established that MASLD represents the hepatic manifestation of the metabolic syndrome whose definition includes the presence of obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), dyslipidemia, hypertension and hypercoagulability. All these conditions contribute to a chronic inflammatory status which may impact on blood brain barrier (BBB) integrity leading to an impaired function of central nervous system (CNS). …”
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Associations between White Blood Cell Count and the Development of Incidental Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Goh Eun Chung, Jeong Yoon Yim, Donghee Kim, Min-Sun Kwak, Jong In Yang, Su Jin Chung, Sun Young Yang, Joo Sung Kim

“…Multivariate regression analysis after adjusting for age, BMI, hypertension, smoking, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and glucose levels revealed that NAFLD was significantly associated with the highest WBC quartile compared to the lowest quartile [OR 1.85, 95% CI, 1.10−3.10 for women and OR 1.68, 95% CI, 1.08−2.61 for men]. …”
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Effects of Teriparatide on Bone Mineral Density and Prevention of Fragility Fractures in Saudi Arabian Subjects with Osteoporosis: A Two-Year Clinical Study from a Single Center by Mir Sadat-Ali, Abdallah Al-Omran, Khalid AlTabash, Dakheel A. AlDakheel, Salma Elansassy, Tarek Hegazi, Mona Al Muhaish

“…The data gathered before starting medication were age, sex, previous therapy, history of fractures, and other diseases like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and cardiac disease. At the time of the final assessment after 24 months, a history of fractures if any during the treatment was collected and a DXA scan was done. …”
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Identification of Potential Type II Diabetes in a Large-Scale Chinese Population Using a Systematic Machine Learning Framework by Mingyue Xue, Yinxia Su, Chen Li, Shuxia Wang, Hua Yao

“…The degree of variables’ importance scores in XGBoost showed that BMI was the most significant feature, followed by age, waist circumference, systolic pressure, ethnicity, smoking amount, fatty liver, hypertension, physical activity, drinking status, dietary ratio (meat to vegetables), drink amount, smoking status, and diet habit (oil loving). …”
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Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Indicators of Safety Compromise following Colonoscopy in Clinical Practice by Mark R. Borgaonkar, David Pace, Muna Lougheed, Curtis Marcoux, Bradley Evans, Nikita Hickey, Meghan O’Leary, Jerry McGrath

“…Medication-related includes use of reversal agents 0.1%, hypoxia 9.9%, hypotension 15.4%, and hypertension 0.9%. No patients required CPR or experienced allergic reactions or laryngospasm/bronchospasm. …”
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Study of Health-Related Quality of Life and Healthcare Utilization among Type 2 Diabetic Population in an Urban Area of Eastern Nepal by Sangita Shah, Nilambar Jha, Deepak Kumar Yadav, Prajjwal Pyakurel, Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Suman Bahadur Singh

“…About 18.5% of the participants perceived extremely affected quality of life. Hypertension (55.55%) was the most common comorbidity. …”
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Determinants of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes in Ibadan, Nigeria: The influence of maternal lifestyle. by Ikeola A Adeoye, Chioma O Unogu, Kofoworola Adediran, Babatunde M Gbadebo

“…The factors associated with LBW were being a female infant AOR: 2.00, 95%CI (1.13 -3.52); emergency caesarean section AOR: 2.40, 95%CI (1.06-5.42); a history of hypertension in pregnancy AOR: 3.34, 95%CI (1.45 -7.52). …”
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Delayed Postoperative Ambulation Results in a Significant Increase in 90-Day Mortality in Surgically Treated Hip Fractures by Robert S. Wood DO, Maddie Vergun BS, Elizabeth Herrera MPH, Jacqueline Krumrey MD

“…Major matched comorbidities were diabetes mellitus, hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Coronary Artery Disease. …”
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Pain in pancreatitis: issue and ways out by A. V. Okhlobystin

“…It can be related to intraductal hypertension caused both by pancreatic juice outflow obstruction, and by increased volume as a result of activated stimulation. …”
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Brown rice: a missing nutrient-rich health food by Xiuxiu Wu, Tianyi Guo, Feijun Luo, Qinlu Lin

“…In this review, we systemically summarized the efficacy of BR on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, immune disorders, inflammation, anxiety, liver and stomach damage, etc. …”
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Characteristics of Medical Care During in-hospital Cardiopulmonary-cerebral Resuscitation by Viviana de la Concepción García Escudero, Liset Fuentes Santana, Víctor René Navarro Machado, Aymara Marcia Hernández Cardoso, Yanisleidys Chacón Blay, Camilo Rodríguez Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the average age was 62.66 years, in 54.6% the male sex predominated. Arterial hypertension was the most frequent comorbidity with 60.5%. 32.9% had a length of stay prior to the event of more than 72 hours. …”
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Study of Treatment in Heart Disease Patients Installation in Undata Hospital, Central Sulawesi by Niluh Puspita Dewi, Indah Kurnia Utami, Al'vira Gunawan, Muh. Thamrin Tahir, Syafika Alaydrus, Nani Astria Polontalo

“…Results: The results of the study were 40 patients with hearts disease, the most heart disease sufferers were male with a percentage of 67.5%, in the age range of 56-65 years 32.5%, the most commonly used companion drug was Alprazolam as much as 17%, the most length of hospitalization was 4-6 days (55%), the most laboratory results were Hemoglobin/HGB examination as many as 21 patients (14.38%), the most comorbidities namely Hypertension with a percentage of 60% Conclusion: Appropriate use of heart disease drugs based on drug rational parameters in hospitals Undata of the right indication 100%, the right drug selection 100% and the right dose 100%. …”
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Renal anemia and hyporesponsiveness to ESA for preservation of residual kidney function in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis by Takahiro Imaizumi, Takeshi Hasegawa, Takaaki Kosugi, Hiroki Nishiwaki, Masanori Abe, Norio Hanafusa, Hirokazu Honda, Kazuhiko Tsuruya, Yasuhiko Ito, Takahiro Kuragano

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