Barriers and facilitators to the conduct of critical care research in low and lower-middle income countries: A scoping review. by Bharath Kumar Tirupakuzhi Vijayaraghavan, Ena Gupta, Nagarajan Ramakrishnan, Abi Beane, Rashan Haniffa, Nazir Lone, Nicolette de Keizer, Neill K J Adhikari

“…<h4>Background</h4>Improvements in health-related outcomes for critically ill adults in low and lower-middle income countries need systematic investments in research capacity and infrastructure. …”
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Association of TyG index with mortality at 28 days in sepsis patients in intensive care from MIMIC IV database by Heping Xu, Jinyuan Xie, Yan Xia, Huan Niu, Hong Wang, Feng Zhan

“…Our results suggest that the TyG index may be a novel and important factor for the short-term clinical prognosis of critically ill septic patients.…”
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Rationale and design of APOLLO: a personalized rehAbilitation PrOgram in aLLOgeneic bone marrow transplantation by Edith Pituskin, Stephen Foulkes, Rachel J. Skow, Thomas McMurtry, Calvin Kruger, Janet E. Bates, Daena Lamoureux, Joseph Brandwein, Elena Lieuw, Cynthia Wu, Nancy Zhu, Peng Wang, Daniel Sawler, Minakshi Taparia, Marlene Hamilton, Tiffany Comfort-Riddle, Tara Meyer, Gabor T. Gyenes, Ian Paterson, Carla M. Prado, Mark J. Haykowsky, Justin G. Greiner, Margaret L. McNeely, Puneeta Tandon, Richard B. Thompson

“…Patients undergoing allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (allo-BMT) are often critically ill at initial diagnosis and with necessary sequential treatments become increasingly frail and deconditioned. …”
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Protocol for a meta-review of interventions to prevent and manage ICU delirium by Andrew Booth, Maria Pufulete, Ben Gibbison, Burak Kundakci, Katherine Louise Jones

“…We will include all critically ill adults (aged≥18 years) and any ICU delirium prevention or management intervention (pharmacological or non-pharmacological). …”
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Hepatitis C Prevalence on the Rise but Screening at Safety Net Institutions Lagging behind by Jarin Prasa, Syed S. Karim, Bobby Jacob, Paul Mustacchia

“…In the United States, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading contributor to liver-related illnesses and fatalities. Despite effective antiviral medications, acute infections have increased in recent years, likely due to IV drug use and the opioid epidemic. …”
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Preparation and In Vitro Evaluation of Alginate Microparticles Containing Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Candida Infections by Merlis P. Alvarez-Berrios, Lisa M. Aponte-Reyes, Lourdes Diaz-Figueroa, Juan Vivero-Escoto, Alexis Johnston, David Sanchez-Rodriguez

“…Invasive candidiasis (IC) remains as a major cause of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Amphotericin B (AmB) is one of the most effective antifungal agents commonly used to treat this infection. …”
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Comparison of demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics between first and second COVID-19 waves in a secondary care hospital in Qatar: a retrospective study by Prem Chandra, Vamanjore A Naushad, Nishan K Purayil, Abazar Ahmad M Saeed, Pradeep Radhakrishnan, Irfan Varikkodan, Joe V Mathew, Jaseem Sirajudeen, Riyadh A Hammamy, Ahmad M Badi, Aasir M Suliman, Mohamed N Badawi, Saket Arya, Maryam AlMotawa, Aisha Al-Baker, Rania Alatom, Anand Kartha

“…The second wave had a shorter length of stay (14.58±7.75 vs 12.61±6.16, p&lt;0.001) and more patients were discharged home (22% vs 10%, p&lt;0.001).Conclusions Patients who presented during the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic appeared to be more ill clinically and based on their laboratory parameters. …”
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Prevalence and Genetic Characteristics of Human Bocaviruses Detected in Patients with Acute Respiratory Infections in Bulgaria by Neli Korsun, Svetla Angelova, Ivelina Trifonova, Silvia Voleva, Iliana Grigorova, Iren Tzotcheva, Sirma Mileva, Penka Perenovska

“…This first study amongst an all-age population in Bulgaria showed a significant rate of hBoV detection in some serious respiratory illnesses in early childhood, year-to-year changes in the hBoV prevalence, and low genetic variability in the circulating strains.…”
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Distinguishing classes of neuroactive drugs based on computational physicochemical properties and experimental phenotypic profiling in planarians. by Danielle Ireland, Christina Rabeler, Sagar Rao, Rudy J Richardson, Eva-Maria S Collins

“…Mental illnesses put a tremendous burden on afflicted individuals and society. …”
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Intensive Farmaco- Surveillance of Interferon Alpha 2b Recombinant in Multiple Sclerosis. by Leslie Pérez Ruiz, Ana María Ramos Cedeño, José Cabrera Gómez, Nancy Echazábal Santana, Hailen Bobillo López

“…<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 1pt 7.0865pt; text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: Tahoma;">Background</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma;"><strong>:</strong> The </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">interferon </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma;">alpha 2b recombinant, produced in Cuba, is used in the treatment of different illnesses, such as the multiple sclerosis. For its commercialization it is needed to know its safety scope. …”
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Change in Antimicrobial Therapy Based on Bronchoalveolar Lavage Data Improves Outcomes in ICU Patients with Suspected Pneumonia by Bharti Chogtu, Vrinda Mariya Elenjickal, Dharma U. Shetty, Mahsheeba Asbin, Vasudeva Guddattu, Rahul Magazine

“…Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is often performed in critically ill patients with suspected pneumonia. It is assumed that there will be an association with improved outcomes when bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) data lead to a change in antimicrobial therapy. …”
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A General Look at Women Taking Shelters: What are they living through? What can we do? by Gamer Gunay, Esra Alatas, Suheyla Dogan Bulut, Sibel Orsel

“…It can be said with our current findings that the women taking shelters has been facing violence since their childhood, couldnt get enough economical and social support from their families and experienced several mental illnesses with their trauma. Individual strengthening, supporting, providing the psychiatrist applications and pharmacotheraphy treatments in necessary conditions, appyling group and individual theraphies will provide women to be strengthened psychologically until they leave the shelters. …”
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Efficiency of the Stool-PCR Test Targeting NADH Dehydrogenase (Nad) Subunits for Detection of Opisthorchis viverrini Eggs by Wansika Phadungsil, Supaporn Pumpa, Kridsada Sirisabhabhorn, Amornrat Geadkaew-Krenc, Rudi Grams, Mathirut Mungthin, Toon Ruang-Areerate, Poom Adisakwattana, Nipawan Labbunruang, Pongsakorn Martviset

“…The early diagnosis of O. viverrini infection may interrupt the progression of the opisthorchiasis and other related illnesses, especially CCA. The current diagnostic procedure is stool examination by microscope-based methods such as direct smear and concentration techniques but it is limited by low parasite egg numbers. …”
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Trends and Associations of Chilblains Prevalence with Connective Tissue Diseases, Including COVID-19 Incidence by Argobi Y

“…However, their co-occurrence with autoimmune illnesses and viral infections, particularly COVID-19, has received increased attention. …”
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Disentangling self-management goal setting and action planning: A scoping review. by Stephanie Anna Lenzen, Ramon Daniëls, Marloes Amantia van Bokhoven, Trudy van der Weijden, Anna Beurskens

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The ongoing rise in the numbers of chronically ill people necessitates efforts for effective self-management. …”
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Food safety practices and associated factors among food handlers in food establishments in Adama town, Central Ethiopia by Nimona Gemeda, Tamiru Yazew, Meseret Moroda, Chala G. Kuyu

“…It is recommended that authorities and organizations prioritize significant factors identified in this study to reduce foodborne illnesses, ensure public health, and foster a culture of responsible food-handling practices.…”
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The social media diet: A scoping review to investigate the association between social media, body image and eating disorders amongst young people. by Alexandra Dane, Komal Bhatia

“…<h4>Background</h4>Eating disorders are a group of heterogenous, disabling and deadly psychiatric illnesses with a plethora of associated health consequences. …”
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Tuberculosis and Sudden Death in Lithuania by Gintarė Zarembaitė, Gabrielė Žiūkaitė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Sigitas Laima, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“… Background: Tuberculosis is one of the most common infectious diseases in the world. 10.6 million people fell ill in 2021 and 1.6 million died from the disease. …”
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Cost Impact Model of a Novel Multi-mRNA Host Response Assay for Diagnosis and Risk Assessment of Acute Respiratory Tract Infections and Sepsis in the Emergency Department by John E. Schneider, Jonathan Romanowsky, Philipp Schuetz, Ivana Stojanovic, Henry K. Cheng, Oliver Liesenfeld, Ljubomir Buturovic, Timothy E. Sweeney

“…Reductions in hospital days (-0.80 days, -36.7%), antibiotic days (-1.49 days, -29.5%), and percent 30-day mortality (-1.67%, -13.64%) were driven by HostDx Sepsis providing fewer “noninformative” moderate risk predictions and more “certain” low- or high-risk predictions compared to standard of care, especially for patients who were not severely ill. These results were robust to changes in key parameters, including disease prevalence. …”
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Investigation of Information Overload in Electronic Health Records: Protocol for Usability Study by Saif Khairat, Jennifer Morelli, Marcella H Boynton, Thomas Bice, Jeffrey A Gold, Shannon S Carson

“…Information overload can be especially prevalent in medical intensive care units (ICUs) where patients are often critically ill and their charts contain large amounts of data points such as vitals, test and laboratory results, medications, and notes. …”
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