Association between serum total bilirubin levels and 28-day all-cause mortality after intracerebral hemorrhage by Dachang Qiu, Guangwei Li, Yongfei Dong, Yongfei Dong

“…Although some studies have indicated a correlation between serum bilirubin levels and ICH severity, evidence of the relationship between serum total bilirubin (TBIL) and ICH outcomes remains lacking.MethodsA total of 914 patients from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV database met the eligibility criteria and were included in the study. …”
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Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality among Newborns Admitted with Neonatal Sepsis at Public Hospitals in Ethiopia by Samuel Dessu, Aklilu Habte, Tamirat Melis, Mesfin Gebremedhin

“…A longitudinal prospective cohort study was conducted among selected 289 neonates with neonatal sepsis who were admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit at public hospitals in Ethiopia from 1st March 2018 to 31st December 2019. …”
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Joint association of triglyceride glucose index (TyG) and a body shape index (ABSI) with stroke incidence: a nationwide prospective cohort study by Ruiying Zhang, Jianan Hong, Yaoling Wu, Liling Lin, Shuying Chen, Yingxiu Xiao

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Downregulation of serum miR-30c-5p serves as a biomarker to predict disease onset and short-term prognosis in acute coronary syndrome patients by Bo Chang, Xiangfeng Zhang, Riliang Fang, Huibin Li, Youdan Zhou, Yakun Wang

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Investigating the Effect of Olfactory Stimulation in Preterm Infants: A Review Study by Hashem Lashgari Kalat, Mohammad Hasan Mohammadi, Shahabaddin Sorouri, Hossein Ali Kharazmi, Zahra Ramazanian Bafghi, Masumeh Ghazanfarpour, Najmeh Soltani Nejad

“…Researchers and clinicians need to be aware of procedures and positive olfactory stimuli mediating major problems and more adaptable premature infants to the neonatal intensive care unit and hospital environments. Accordingly, it is essential to undertake a comprehensive review of the effect of olfactory stimulation in preterm infants. …”
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Survival after aluminum phosphide poisoning with cardiotoxicity: a case report by Habtamu Mesele Gebray, Addisu Liknaw Chekol

“…Routine laboratory investigations and initial electrocardiogram were normal. Six hours after intensive care unit admission, the electrocardiogram showed atrial fibrillation with fast ventricular response, ST segment elevation, and inverted T-waves. …”
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Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein Downregulates Fractalkine through Activation of p38 MAPK and NF-κB by Xia Huang, Yi Zeng, Yujie Jiang, Yueqiu Qin, Weigui Luo, Shulin Xiang, Suren R. Sooranna, Liao Pinhu

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Effects of Prone Positioning for Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Pulmonary Contusion: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Xiaoyi Liu, Hui Liu, Shilian Liu, Wenlai Zhou, Qing Lan, Jun Duan, Xue Li, Xiangde Zheng

“…A retrospective observational study was performed at an intensive care unit (ICU) from January 2017 to June 2021. …”
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Association between D-dimer to lymphocyte ratio and in hospital all-cause mortality in elderly patients with sepsis: a cohort of 1123 patients by Xinguang Long, Zhenkui Hu, Chao Song, Jinhui Zhang

“…Therefore, this study aimed to explore the association between the DLR and in hospital all-cause mortality in elderly patients with sepsis.MethodsA total of 1123 patients admitted in intensive care unit (ICU) were included in this study. …”
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Comparison of Modified Biophysical Profile with Doppler Ultrasonographic Analysis in Determining Fetal well Being in the Third Trimester by Kadir Bakay, Ahmet Varolan, Ali Yazgan, Atif Akyol, İnci Davas

“…Prognosis and survey of all newborns admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after delivery were closely monitored. …”
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Predictive value of NT-pro BNP on outcomes of children with ventricular septal defect surgery by Weidan Chen, Yajie Tang, Ye Lu, Li Ma, Xinxin Chen, Techang Liu

“…Propensity scores (PS) was performed to acquire pre-op and post NT-proBNP 24-h PS-matched cohorts for comparisons between groups.ResultsIn the pre NT-proBNP PS-matched cohort, the higher NT pro-BNP group had longer hospitalization time and lower post-op 1-month EF value compared with low NT pro-BNP group (all P < 0.05), and there wasn't significant difference of mechanical ventilation time, cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) time, intensive care unit (CCU) stay, and ejection fraction (EF) values of 3 month to 12 months after surgery (all P > 0.05). …”
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Emergence of a blaNDM-5-carrying extensively drug-resistant Enterobacter cloacae ST1718 in Saudi Arabia: Insights from comprehensive genome analysis by Ibrahim A. Al-Zahrani, Thamer M. Brek

“…Background: Patients with severe COVID-19 may require intensive care unit (ICU) admission to manage life-threatening complications. …”
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Gastrointestinal System Involvement in Pediatric Patients with Acute SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Ozlem KALAYCIK SENGUL, Burcin BEKEN, Zehra OZTURK, Seyma OZPINAR, Gizem OZKAN, Gizem GUNGOR

“…Three patients from the RS group were followed in the intensive care unit (ICU). Moreover, 17 (21.5%) and 4 (7.8%) patients from the RS group had severe-critical respiratory symptoms, in the RS+GIS group had severe-critical respiratory symptoms (p=0.039). …”
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Integrated Bioinformatics-Based Identification of Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers Associated with Diabetic Foot Ulcer Development by Long Qian, Zhipeng Xia, Ming Zhang, Qiong Han, Die Hu, Sha Qi, Danmou Xing, Yan Chen, Xin Zhao

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Extracorporeal membrane therapy in a case of ruptured abscess on the mitroaortic intervalvular fibrosa associated to multisystem inflammatory syndrome: a case report by Lina P. Montaña-Jimenez, Ana M. Aristizabal, Carlos A. Guzmán-Serrano, Cesar Cely Reyes, Juan Fernando Vélez Moreno, Gastón Castillo

“…Postoperatively, she received intensive care and antibiotics, showing significant cardiac improvement. …”
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Osteoporosis Awareness, Self-Efficacy and Health Beliefs Among Staff in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zhou Y, Xu Z, Zhang Z, Su J

“…Yun Zhou,1,* Zheyun Xu,2,* Zhifen Zhang,3 Jun Su4,5 1Outpatient Department, Hangzhou Women’s Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310008, People’s Republic of China; 2The Fourth Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310053, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hangzhou Women’s Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310008, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Public Health, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, People’s Republic of China; 5Intensive Care Medicine Department, Hangzhou Women`s Hospital (Hangzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital), Hangzhou, 310008, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jun Su, Email junjunsu@163.comBackground: We investigated the key factors that influence the awareness, health beliefs, and self-efficacy of osteoporosis among the staff of an obstetrics and gynecology hospital to identify the key target population for carrying out education and promotion in medical institutions, hoping to improve women’s awareness and prevention and treatment consciousness of osteoporosis from the source.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from October 15 to October 24 in 2023, and 200 staff members were randomly sampled from an obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Hangzhou city for a questionnaire survey. …”
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Orthopedic Frailty Score and adverse outcomes in patients with surgically managed isolated traumatic spinal injury by Yang Cao, Shahin Mohseni, Babak Sarani, Frank Hildebrand, Ahmad Mohammad Ismail, Maximilian Peter Forssten, Parker Chang, Marcelo A F Ribeiro

“…After adjusting for confounding, frailty was associated with a more than doubling in the risk of in-hospital mortality (adjusted incidence rate ratio (IRR) (95% CI): 2.53 (2.04 to 3.12), p<0.001), a 25% higher overall risk of complications (adjusted IRR (95% CI): 1.25 (1.02 to 1.54), p=0.032), a doubling in the risk of FTR (adjusted IRR (95% CI): 2.00 (1.39 to 2.90), p<0.001), and a 10% increase in the risk of intensive care unit admission (adjusted IRR (95% CI): 1.10 (1.04 to 1.15), p=0.004), compared with non-frail patients.Conclusion The findings indicate that the OFS could be an effective method for identifying frail patients with TSIs who are at a disproportionate risk of adverse events.Level of evidence Level III.…”
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Efficacy of ceftazidime-avibactam with or without polymyxin for carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infections after initial treatment with polymyxin by Jingli Lu, Yani Ma, Zhe Cao, Baoling Zhu, Luna Fan, Haiyang Meng

“…Multivariable analysis identified that the length of intensive care unit stays, the sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score at CAZ-AVI withdrawal, and regimens containing polymyxin B were independently associated with in-hospital mortality, whereas the duration of CAZ-AVI treatment was independently associated with survival. …”
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Assessing neonatal nurses: transitioning preterm infants to oral feeding - a multicenter cross-sectional study by Abdelaziz Hendy, Yasmine M. Osman, Hanan F. Alharbi, Maha Suwailem Shuaib Alshammari, Mohammed Musaed Ahmed Al-Jabri, Naif S. Alzahrani, Ahmed Hendy, Abdulaziz Mofdy Almarwani

“…Abstract Background In Egypt, approximately 10% of preterm deliveries occur between 32 and fewer than 37 weeks, leading to high neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions. Preterm infants often face oral feeding difficulties due to immature development, which can lead to extended hospital stays and increased health risks. …”
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Noninvasive Evaluation of Liver Function in Morbidly Obese Patients by Patrick H. Alizai, Isabella Lurje, Andreas Kroh, Sophia Schmitz, Tom Luedde, Julia Andruszkow, Ulf P. Neumann, Florian Ulmer

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