Is preoperative imaging of sentinel lymph node in breast cancer necessary? A retrospective case control study by Michael J. Reinhardt, Björn Ohmstede, Luz Angela Torres-de la Roche, Rudy Leon De Wilde

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Prevalence and Mortality Rates of Acute Kidney Injury among Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Study by Randa I. Farah, Othman A. Alfuqaha, Ali R. Younes, Hasan A. Mahmoud, Alhareth M. Al-Jboor, Mohammad M. Karajeh, Mohammad Z. Al-Masadeh, Omar I. Murad, Nathir Obeidat

“…To determine the prevalence, risk factors, and mortality rate of AKI among nonsurgical critically ill patients in Jordan University Hospital, we conducted a retrospective study using a consecutive sampling method, including 457 nonsurgical critically ill patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit (MICU) from January to June 2021. …”
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Anaerobic metabolism promotes breast cancer survival via Histone-3 Lysine-18 lactylation mediating PPARD axis by Ying Xu, Weiwei Meng, Yingqi Dai, Lin Xu, Ning Ding, Jinqing Zhang, Xuewei Zhuang

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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of COVID-19 in Children in Northern Iran by Leila Shahbaznejad, Hamed Rouhanizadeh, Mohammad Reza Navaeifar, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh, Faeze Sadat Movahedi, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai

“…Results. 57 (57%) boys and 43 girls with the mean age of 104.63±79.14 months were evaluated. 20 patients (20%) were transferred to the PICU (pediatric intensive care unit), and 13 children experienced a severe form of the disease, pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS). …”
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Examining the Specificity of Smartphone ECG Devices in Decision-Making for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction by Sahil mahajan, Salil Garg, Yogendra Singh, richa sharma, Tanuj Bhatia, nitin chandola, deeksha agarwal

“…This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of smartphone ECG devices in subjects admitted to Cardiac Care Units (CCUs) and Cardiac Intensive Care Units (CICUs).   Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on a cohort comprising 62 patients presenting with cardiac symptoms. …”
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Pre-existing atrial fibrillation and risk of arterial thromboembolism and death following pneumonia: a population-based cohort study by Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Bodil Steen Rasmussen, Lars Hvilsted Rasmussen, Jacob Gamst

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Histologic evidence of neutrophil extracellular traps and fibrin(ogen) deposition in liver biopsies from patients with inflammatory liver disease by Fien A. von Meijenfeldt, Ton Lisman, Alessandra Pacheco, Yoh Zen, William Bernal

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Impact of early versus late artificial rupture of membranes during oxytocin induction of labour on the incidence of chorioamnionitis: a randomised controlled trial (ARM trial) by Meghan G. Hill, Michelle R. Wise, Emmanuelle Pauleau, Beatrice Treadwell, Lynn Sadler

“…Chorioamnionitis entails risk to both the pregnant person and the fetus and is an important contributor to neonatal sepsis, neonatal intensive care unit admission, maternal sepsis, caesarean, wound infection and postoperative infective complications. …”
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Distinct gut microbial signature and altered short chain fatty acid metabolism at disease onset in a rat preclinical model of superimposed preeclampsia by Moumen M. Alhasan, María S. Landa, Silvia I. García, Roman G. Gerlach, Hani Harb, Fabian B. Fahlbusch, Melanie L. Conrad, Gabriela Barrientos

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Impact of underweight status on mortality in sepsis patients: a meta-analysis by Jiaan Chen, Fan Zhang, Li Liang, Xuming Pan, Jiancheng Zhang, Guangjun Jin

“…However, there was no significant difference in length of hospital stay or intensive care unit length of stay between underweight patients and normal-weight patients.ConclusionUnderweight is associated with increased mortality in patients with sepsis. …”
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Factors associated with in-hospital mortality of newborns admitted to a special care newborn unit of a tertiary care hospital in southern Bangladesh: a retrospective cohort study by Md Mostafizur Rahman, Tahmina Zerin, Md Abdullah Saeed Khan, Md Golam Abbas, Aysha Haque, Mohammed Zahidul Alam, Ummay Thamima, Md Wahiduzzaman, Siddhartha Sankar Das

“…The inclusion criteria consisted of neonates admitted during the specified period, while the exclusion criteria excluded records of newborns who were referred to intensive care units or who left against medical advice.Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcome: In-hospital neonatal mortality. …”
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Case report: Resolution of VIPoma-related symptoms with peptide receptor radionuclide therapy by Turgut Bora Cengiz, Raksha Kulkarni, Virginia Corbett, Nasrin V. Ghesani, Edward Wolin, Munir V. Ghesani

“…She was treated with somatostatin analogs and chemotherapy; however, she experienced recurrent symptoms and complications leading to two hospital admissions, one of which included an intensive care unit (ICU) admission. The patient was treated with lutetium-177 DOTATATE while in the hospital, which led to the resolution of the symptoms and a marked decline in serum VIP levels, and she was able to be discharged from the hospital after 147 days of hospitalization (16 days after PRRT). …”
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Case Report of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in an Adult with Chronic Visceral Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency by David Cassiman, Louis Libbrecht, Wouter Meersseman, Alexander Wilmer

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The clinical features and outcomes of diabetes patients infected with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 192,693 patients by Kai Liu, Shu Liu, Ting-ting Xu, Hong Qiao

“…Compared with the non-diabetic group, the diabetic group had a higher incidence of complications in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), shock, acute heart injury, acute kidney injury and more regularly used oxygen therapy, invasive ventilation, non-invasive ventilation, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment. Mortality and intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalization rates were highest in the diabetic group than in the non-diabetic group (p < 0.05).ConclusionDiabetic patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have an increased risk of death, lower discharge rates, and higher ICU admission rates. …”
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Perioperative or neo/adjuvant chemoimmunotherapy versus chemotherapy for resectable non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Qiong Zhang, Jia Duan, Yuanmei Zhang, Lei Yang, Duo Li

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Understanding neurocognitive recovery in older adults after total hip arthroplasty—neurocognitive assessment, blood biomarkers and patient experiences: a mixed-methods study by Ulrica Nilsson, Karin Liander, Lina Bergman, Anahita Amirpour, Jeanette Eckerblad, Gabriela Markovic

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Liver Cirrhosis and Diabetes Mellitus Are Risk Factors for Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Patients with Healthcare-Associated or Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia by Huang-Pin Wu, Chien-Ming Chu, Chun-Yao Lin, Chung-Chieh Yu, Chung-Ching Hua, Teng-Jen Yu, Yu-Chih Liu

“…From July 2007 to June 2010, patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit with severe HCAP/HAP and severe sepsis were enrolled in this study. …”
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The effect of anesthesia on postoperative cognitive dysfunction in adults undergoing cataract surgery: a systematic review by Elaheh Foroughi, Etrusca Brogi, Francesco Forfori, Seyyed Taghi Hashemi

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National utilization of rib fracture fixation in the geriatric population in the United States by Jennifer M. Brewer, Leah Aakjar, Kelsey Sullivan, Vijay Jayaraman, Manuel Moutinho, Elan Jeremitsky, Andrew R. Doben

“…The main outcomes were surgical interventions, mortality, pneumonia, length of stay, intensive care unit length of stay, ventilator use, and tracheostomy. …”
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Intra‐aortic balloon pump: is the technique really outdated? by Mariama Akodad, Clément Delmas, Laurent Bonello, Claire Duflos, François Roubille

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