Microbial Predominance and Antimicrobial Resistance in a Tertiary Hospital in Northwest China: A Six-Year Retrospective Study of Outpatients and Patients Visiting the Emergency Dep... by Caifeng Wang, Wen Li, Juanjuan Gao, Dancheng Zhang, Yali Li, Fang Li, Jine Lei

“…In a total of 19,028 specimens submitted for microbial tests during the period from 49 units of the hospital, only the samples from the Emergency Department and Kidney Transplantation Clinic showed an annually significant increase (P<0.001). …”
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Association between abnormal default mode network homogeneity and sleep disturbances in major depressive disorder by Ping Li, Feng Liu, Jingping Zhao, Muzhi Huang, Yangpan Ou, Huabing Li, Bing Lang, Wenbin Guo

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Progress and application of intelligent nanomedicine in urinary system tumors by Yingming Xiao, Lei Zhong, Jinpeng Liu, Li Chen, Yi Wu, Ge Li

“…Urinary system tumors include malignancies of the bladder, kidney, and prostate, and present considerable challenges in diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Upper arm deep vein thrombosis in a patient with active lupus by Mahmoud Farouk Kamel Hassanein, Alaa Ebrahim, Stephanie Alcine Joseph, Teresa Jack, Ramprasath Anbazhagan, Miguel Fernández Olivares, Olena Kovalska

“…Given the high risk of bleeding, the decision to postpone the kidney biopsy was taken. There is limited data available about UEDVT when compared to lower extremity DVT and even fewer studies on SLE patients with thrombosis in the absence of antiphospholipid syndrome. …”
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Type of arrhythmias and the risk of sudden cardiac death in dialysis patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Subhash Chander, Ahmad Bin Aamir, Rabia Latif, Om Parkash, F. N. U. Sorath, Sam Tan, Abhi Chand Lohana, Sheena Shiwlani, Mohammed Yaqub Nadeem

“…Abstract Background Patients on long-term dialysis for end-stage kidney disease have a high mortality rate, predominantly due to sudden cardiac death (SCD), which is associated with an increased risk of arrhythmias compared to the general population. …”
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Portable devices for periodic monitoring of bioelectrical impedance along meridian pathways in healthy individuals by Yu-Chen Xu, Xiu-Yan Cao, Shuai Liu, Bo Liu, Hao Chen, Min Cheng, Wei-Hua Ye

“…The second group, comprising the spleen, stomach, bladder, kidney, gallbladder, and liver meridians, exhibited marked differences primarily between March and April (P < 0.05), with a peak in April and relatively stable values thereafter. …”
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Impact of Coronary Artery Disease and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Anthony G. Matta, Thibault Lhermusier, Francisco Campelo Parada, Frederic Bouisset, Ronan Canitrot, Vanessa Nader, Stéphanie Blanco, Meyer Elbaz, Jerome Roncalli, Didier Carrié

“…The overall prevalence of in-hospital death, stroke, major or life-threatening bleeding, minor bleeding, major vascular complications, minor vascular complications, pacemaker implantation, and acute kidney injury was 2.7%, 2.4%, 2.8%, 3.6%, 3.9%, 7.5%, 12.5%, and 2.7%, respectively. …”
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Factors affecting arteriovenous access patency after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in chronic haemodialysis patients under vascular access monitoring and surveillance: a si... by Chung-Kuan Wu, Der-Cherng Tarng, Chia-Hsun Lin, Jyh-Gang Leu, Chih-Yu Yang

“…In addition to routine monitoring, VA flow surveillance was performed every 3 months for detection of VA dysfunction adhering to Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines.Results A total of 508 patients were selected for study inclusion (with PTA, n=231; without PTA, n=277). …”
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Concurrent Renorrhaphy During Renal Mass Excision in Laparoscopic Nephron-Sparing Surgery: A Novel Surgical Technique by Nurullah Hamidi, Tuncel Uzel

“…Materials and Methods: Laparoscopic transperitoneal NSS was performed on a 40-year-old male patient with a lowcomplexity lower pole mass (2.5 × 2 cm) in the right kidney, characterized by a RENAL nephrometry score of 4p. …”
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Comparison of Two Creatinine-Based Equations for Predicting Decline in Renal Function in Type 2 Diabetic Patients with Nephropathy in a Korean Population by Eun Young Lee, Young-Mi Lee, Kyu Hun Choi, Hyun Chul Lee, Byung-Wan Lee, Beom Seok Kim

“…To compare two creatinine-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations, the chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) and the modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD), for predicting the risk of CKD progression in type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy. …”
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Circulating (CD3−CD19+CD20−IgD−CD27highCD38high) Plasmablasts: A Promising Cellular Biomarker for Immune Activity for Anti-PLA2R1 Related Membranous Nephropathy? by Agnieszka Pozdzik, Ingrid Beukinga, Chunyan Gu-Trantien, Karen Willard-Gallo, Joëlle Nortier, Olivier Pradier

“…Membranous nephropathy (MN) is a kidney specific autoimmune disease mainly mediated by anti-phospholipase A2 receptor 1 autoantibody (PLA2R1 Ab). …”
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Oral dydrogesterone versus oral micronized progesterone in threatened miscarriage: protocol paper for a randomized controlled trial by Alka Kriplani, Gouri Shankar Kamilya, T Ramani Devi, Ashima Taneja, Amol Pawar, Gayathri Karthik Nagesh, Tapan Pattanaik, Tanusree Gupta, Mahima Jain, Monjori Mitra

“…Apart from the incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events, safety endpoints include changes in complete blood count and the results of liver and kidney function tests from baseline to 14 and 24–26 weeks of gestation. …”
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Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in a Diabetic Monkey Model and Therapeutic Testing of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Kyo Won Lee, Tae Min Kim, Kyeong Sik Kim, Seunghwan Lee, Junhun Cho, Jae Berm Park, Ghee Young Kwon, Sung Joo Kim

“…Clinically, acute kidney injury (AKI) episodes in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients are associated with a cumulative risk of developing end-stage renal disease. …”
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Real-world data on utilization of neoadjuvant chemotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer: impact on surgical complications and oncological efficacy by Hege S. Haugnes, Hakon Kjaeve, Eivind Bjerkaas, Ragnhild Hellesnes, Line Hjelle, Magnus Larsen

“…Most common causes for not receiving NAC were age ≥ 75 years (n = 38; 31%), cardiovascular disease (n = 7; 5.6%), and reduced kidney function (n = 6; 4.8%). Overall 34 patients (27%) had a ≥ grade 3 complication. …”
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Weekend effect on in-hospital outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: insights from a propensity-matched national analysis by Guangzhi Cong, Bo Shi, Xueping Ma, Congyan Ye, Rui Yan, Shizhe Fu, Kairu Wang, Haowei Li, Ru Yan, Shaobin Jia, Israel Gitangaza, Abdul Rehman

“…Moreover, weekend admissions had significantly higher adjusted odds for cardiogenic shock, permanent pacemaker implantation, endocarditis, acute kidney injury, acute ischemic stroke, and blood transfusion. …”
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Protective effects of Notoginsenoside R2 on reducing lipid accumulation and mitochondrial dysfunction in diabetic nephropathy through regulation of c-Src by Xieyi Guo, Liu Yang, Xiaoning An, Maofang Hu, Yilan Shen, Niansong Wang, Youhua Xu, Dingkun Gui

“…Abstract Background The treatment options to delay the progression of diabetic nephropathy (DN), a key contributor to chronic kidney disease (CKD), are urgently needed. Previous studies reported that traditional Chinese medicine Panax notoginseng (PNG) exerted beneficial effects on DN. …”
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Global burden of musculoskeletal disorders and attributable factors in 204 countries and territories: a secondary analysis of the Global Burden of Disease 2019 study by Binyan Wang, Ding Ye, Shiwen Liu, Shuzhen Fan, Yaxuan Wang, Yuxuan Zhan

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Investigating the effectiveness of whole-virus, protein-based, and vector-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines on the rates of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality: a historical... by Davoud Tanbakuchi, Nadiasadat Taghavi Razavizadeh, Maryam Salari, Ehsan Mosa Farkhani, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri, Seyed Saeed Tabatabaee, Rasoul Raesi, Vahid Ghavami

“…The study also identified several factors associated with an increased risk of COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality, including kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, respiratory issues, age, sex, diabetes, olfactory dysfunction, fever, chills, body mass index (BMI), and the type of vaccine. …”
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Outcomes and predictors of unplanned intensive care unit admission for pediatric trauma patients by Tyler Liang, MD, Areg Grigorian, MD, Robert Painter, MD, James Jeng, MD, Theresa Chin, MD, Laura F. Goodman, MD MPH, Yigit S. Guner, MD, Catherine Kuza, MD, Jeffry Nahmias, MD MHPE

“…The UIA group had increased acute kidney injury (2.6 % vs 0 %, p < 0.001), length of stay (7 vs 2 days, p < 0.001), and mortality (1.3 % vs. 0.1 %, p < 0.001). …”
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Synergistic attenuation of complete freund’s adjuvant-induced inflammation in mice using shinbaro-pelubiprofen: a novel therapeutic complex by Hyunseong Kim, Jin Young Hong, Wan-Jin Jeon, Hyun Kim, Changhwan Yeo, Junseon Lee, Yoon Jae Lee, In-Hyuk Ha

“…Additionally, while 1.5 mg/kg of Pel alone increases levels of liver and kidney toxicity markers, such as aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, and creatinine, combining it with SBR at a reduced dosage of 0.5 mg/kg maintains these markers at normal levels. …”
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