Investigating Maternal Perception of Control and Support in the Postpartum Period and Influencing Factors in Childbirth: A Multiple Linear Regression Analysis Model by Tuğba Yazici Topçu, Ruveyde Aydin, Songül Aktaş

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LncRNA LOXL1-AS1 Promotes the Proliferation and Metastasis of Medulloblastoma by Activating the PI3K/AKT Pathway by Ran Gao, Rui Zhang, Cuicui Zhang, Yingwu Liang, Weining Tang

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Conflicting Clinical Presentation of Infection with Clostridium botulinum and Clostridium perfringens in a 5-Month-Old Infant by Barbara Schaub, MD, Carolyn Luhman-Lunt, MD, Andrea Ott, MD, Maren Krüger, DSc, Martin Skiba, PhD, Sylvia Worbs, PhD, Brigitte G. Dorner, PhD, Michael Buettcher, MD, Martin B. Dorner, PhD

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Oxytocin Versus Dinoprostone For Labor Induction in Multiparous Women with Unfavorable Cervix by Gul Nihal Buyuk, Umit Yasemin Sert, Zeynep Asli Oskovi Kaplan, Serkan Kahyaoglu

“…The following data were recorded: age, gestational age, body mass index, the time from the drug administration to the vaginal labor, delivery mode, indications of induction, cesarean indication, birth weight, Apgar score, and need of neonatal intensive care unit. RESULTS: The primary outcome of the in group B interval from induction to vaginal delivery was similar between the two groups. …”
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Comparison of the Effect of Enteral Feeding through the Bolus and Continuous Methods on Serum Phosphorus and Glucose Levels in Patients with Mechanical Ventilation: A Randomized Cl... by Javad Seyyedi, Zahra Rooddehghan, Mostafa Mohammadi, Shima Haghani

“…Patients who are under mechanical ventilation in intensive care units need to have nutritional support. Also, feeding methods affect serum phosphorus and glucose levels, which are very important in weaning patients off the ventilator. …”
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Standardized Application of Laxatives and Physical Measures in Neurosurgical Intensive Care Patients Improves Defecation Pattern but Is Not Associated with Lower Intracranial Press... by Martin Kieninger, Barbara Sinner, Bernhard Graf, Astrid Grassold, Sylvia Bele, Milena Seemann, Holger Künzig, Nina Zech

“…After the implementation of the SOP patients suffering from a neurosurgical disorder received pharmacological and nonpharmacological measures to improve bowel movements in a standardized manner within the first 5 days after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) starting on day of admission. …”
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Impacts of COVID-19 on Pregnancy Outcomes: A Retrospective Study by Donna Mendez, Krishna Paul, Jerome L. Yaklic, Dietrich Jehle

“…Maternal outcomes evaluated were death, intubation, intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and premature rupture of membranes (PROM) within 9 months of the diagnosis of pregnancy. …”
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Maternal and Fetal Outcomes in Women with Diabetes in Pregnancy Treated before and after the Introduction of a Standardized Multidisciplinary Management Protocol by Maddalena Morlando, Fabiana Savoia, Anna Conte, Antonio Schiattarella, Marco La Verde, Michela Petrizzo, Mauro Carpentieri, Carlo Capristo, Katherine Esposito, Nicola Colacurci

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Redesigning Death Rounds: Alleviating distress for residents in end-of-life care [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Lauren Baumgardner, Shannon Fang, Vidya Krishnan, Benjamin Schwan

“…An academic urban county hospital adopted the Death Rounds (DR) conference for residents in the medical intensive care unit as a monthly free-form discussion to help residents cope with the emotional aspects of caring for dying patients. …”
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Red blood cell distribution width to albumin ratio is associated with increased depression: the mediating role of atherogenic index of plasma by Tingting Shangguan, Jing Xu, Xiaochun Weng, Hao Lin

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Adding Water to the Mill: Olmesartan-Induced Collagenous Sprue—A Case Report and Brief Literature Review by Claudine Desruisseaux, Michaël Bensoussan, Etienne Désilets, Hanh-Khiem Tran, Robert Arcand, Germain Poirier, Andrew Wisniewski, Thibaut Manière

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Development of immune-derived molecular markers for preeclampsia based on multiple machine learning algorithms by Zhichao Wang, Long Cheng, Guanghui Li, Huiyan Cheng

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Nomograms for Predicting High Hospitalization Costs and Prolonged Stay among Hospitalized Patients with pAECOPD by Nafeisa Dilixiati, Mengyu Lian, Ziliang Hou, Jie Song, Jingjing Yang, Ruiyan Lin, Jinxiang Wang

“…Finally, the logistic regression analysis showed that elevated white blood cell count (WBC>10 × 109 cells/l), hypoalbuminemia, pulmonary encephalopathy, respiratory failure, diabetes, and respiratory intensive care unit (RICU) admissions were risk factors for predicting high hospitalization costs in pAECOPD patients. …”
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‘‘Near Miss’’ Obstetric Cases: 4 Years Experience of a Tertiary Center by Hüseyin Cengiz, Cihan Kaya, Ramazan Ateş, Yusuf Ziya Yener, Murat Ekin, Levent Yaşar

“…Data on the nature of obstetric complications, the location where they developed (home, private doctor’s office, maternity center, or hospital), type of delivery, fetal outcomes, and length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) were collected. RESULTS: During the study period, 6833 adults required ICU admission; 41 (0.60%) of them were obstetric patients. …”
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Pretransplant Factors and Associations with Postoperative Respiratory Failure, ICU Length of Stay, and Short-Term Survival after Liver Transplantation in a High MELD Population by Mark R. Pedersen, Myunghan Choi, Jeffrey A. Brink, Anil B. Seetharam

“…We aimed to evaluate association of preoperative variables with postoperative respiratory failure (PRF)/increased intensive care unit length of stay (ICU LOS)/short-term survival in a high MELD cohort undergoing liver transplant (LT). …”
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria Associated with Respiratory Failure: A Multidisciplinary Approach by Mayra Gonçalves Menegueti, Alkmim-Teixeira Gil Cezar, Karin Aparecida Casarini, Kátia Simone Muniz Cordeiro, Anibal Basile-Filho, Olindo Assis Martins-Filho, Maria Auxiliadora-Martins

“…In this paper, the diversity of symptoms and the difficult diagnosis of this condition are emphasized, and details concerning the treatment of this disorder in the intensive care unit are presented. We believe that acute intermittent porphyria should be borne in mind during performance of differential diagnosis of neurological, psychiatric, and gastroenterological disorders on patients whose routine investigation tests are normal, especially when precipitating factors exist. …”
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Previously Undiagnosed Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy as a Cause of Airway Obstruction after Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy by Miyuki Niki, Taihei Tachikawa, Yuka Sano, Hiroki Miyawaki, Aisa Matoi, Yukari Okano, Nobutaka Kariya, Tsuneo Tatara, Munetaka Hirose

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Development of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Intervention Using a Model of Actionable Feedback by Sameer J. Patel, Lisa Saiman, Jennifer M. Duchon, David Evans, Yu-hui Ferng, Elaine Larson

“…We describe the development of an audit and feedback intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using a theoretical framework. …”
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Circumvallate Placenta: Associated Clinical Manifestations and Complications—A Retrospective Study by Hanako Taniguchi, Shigeru Aoki, Kentaro Sakamaki, Kentaro Kurasawa, Mika Okuda, Tsuneo Takahashi, Fumiki Hirahara

“…Women with circumvallate placenta were associated with higher incidences of preterm delivery (64.1%), placental abruption (10.9%), emergency cesarean section (45.6%), small-for-gestational age (36.9%), neonatal death (8.9%), neonatal intensive care unit admission (55.4%), and chronic lung disease (33.9%). …”
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Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Increased Ponoxarase 1 Level in Neonatal Cord Blood by Serhat Ege, Hasan Akduman, Ayşegül Aşır, Tuğcan Korak

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