Prognostic value of serum cystatin C in patients with sepsis by Chunfang Hu, Zhiyuan Zhang, Bin Hou, Han Xue, Xuehua Pu, Jilu Ye

“…The area under curve (AUC) of cystatin C for assessing the 30-day mortality rate of sepsis patients was 0.765. Conclusion: The serum cystatin C level is elevated in patients with sepsis and it may serve as a biomarker for early diagnosis of sepsis and possess promising effects in assessing the severity of sepsis and the prognosis of patients.…”
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Sepsis and AKI in ICU Patients: The Role of Plasma Biomarkers by Paolo Lentini, Massimo de Cal, Anna Clementi, Angela D'Angelo, Claudio Ronco

“…Given the higher mortality rate of ICU patients with sepsis and AKI, we decided to investigate the possible correlation between serum biomarkers of organ damage, and endotoxin activity in ICU septic patients. …”
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Efficacy of combined colorectal cancer treatment in senile patients by P. V. Tsarkov, D. R. Markaryan, V. M. Nekoval

“…The average Charlson score taking into account age of the patient was 7.6±2.4. Forty seven patients (39%) were classified as ASA≥3. …”
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Proposal for improving clinical care of patients in Nipah outbreaks by Yi Tian, Ting Chen

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Comment on “Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Critically Ill Patients” by Roger Jelliffe

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Clinical Subtypes and Prognostic Outcomes of Rhabdomyolysis in ICU Patients by Shan Xu, Kaixiu Qin, Dan Zhang

“…These findings may help clinicians better distinguish prognoses and treatment responses among RM patients.…”
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Mitral Valve Surgery in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Mahnoosh Foroughi, Manouchehr Hekmat, Mohsen Ghorbani, Hamid Ghaderi, Masoud Majidi, Mahmood Beheshti

“…Review of the literature has also shown that outcome is good in most SLE patients who have undergone valvular surgery, but association of antiphospholipid antibody syndrome with SLE has negative impact on the outcome.…”
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Diagnosis of Cellulitis in Patients Infected with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus by Ireneo Diaz, Suresh Neelagaru, Lawrence Dall

“…A prospective microbiological evaluation of cellulitis in 22 patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus was performed. …”
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Orthostatic Hypotension in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease and Atypical Parkinsonism by Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Johan Lökk

“…Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is one of the commonly occurring nonmotor symptoms in patients with idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (IPD) and atypical parkinsonism (AP). …”
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Acquired severe pneumonia in the community in seropositive HIV patients. by Héctor Cruz de los Santos, Roberto Travieso Peña, Eddy Pereira Valdes, Argelio A. Santana Cano, Rubén Bembibre Taboada

“…Infection due to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)has become a principal health problem worldwide mainly in underdeveloped countries. In these patients, respiratory infections constitute the greatest cause of morbimortality rate in which Pneumocystis Carinii is the most frequently found pathogen. …”
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Detection of Inguinal Hernia in Patients with Groin Pain on Ultrasound by Muhammad Arif Afridi, Imran Khan, Adnan Ahmed, Ibrar Ahmad, Mehmood Khan, Malik Mairaj Khalid

“…Out of 323 patients 280 (86.7%) were male patients and 43 (13.3%) were females patients included in our study. …”
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Ensuring access to palliative care for cervical cancer patients by F Ooko

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Autoimmune Hepatitis (Experts’ Agreement) by Yu. G. Sandler, E. V. Vinnitskaya, K. L. Raikhelson, K. V. Ivashkin, S. N. Batskikh, E. N. Aleksandrova, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, D. I. Abdulganieva, I. G. Bakulin, A. O. Bueverov, S. L. Vorobyev, O. A. Gerasimova, A. I. Dolgushina, M. S. Zhuravleva, L. Yu. Ilchenko, V. E. Karev, N. V. Korochanskaya, I. L. Kliaritskaia, N. S. Karnaukhov, S. V. Lapin, M. A. Livzan, M. V. Maevskaya, N. V. Marchenko, T. P. Nekrasova, I. G. Nikitin, A. A. Novikov, R. G. Saifutdinov, E. V. Skazyvaeva, V. E. Syutkin, M. K. Prashnova, T. Yu. Khaymenova, S. G. Khomerik

“…Updating approaches to the management of patients with AIH necessitated next systematization for use in clinical practice. …”
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Role of Probiotics in the Management of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Pouchitis by Francesca Bernardi, Fabrizio Fanizzi, Tommaso Lorenzo Parigi, Alessandra Zilli, Mariangela Allocca, Federica Furfaro, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Silvio Danese, Ferdinando D’Amico

“…Probiotics represent a promising avenue in the management of pouchitis, offering a natural and targeted approach to improving outcomes for UC patients. This review explores the role of probiotics in the management of UC patients, with a specific focus on preventing and treating pouchitis. …”
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Patients perception related to pulmonary tuberculosis and adherence medication by Manurung Nixson, Harahap R. Hamdani, Siregar Fazidah A., Andayani Lita Sri

“…The adherence of pulmonarytuberculosis patients in taking medication is the key for successfull tuberculosis treatment. …”
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Evaluation of quality of life of patients after rectal surgery by V. I. Pomazkin

“…Original study included results of 86 patients rectal cancer in whom the anterior rectectomy has been executed. …”
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Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Patients in critical Condition. by José Gómez Cruz, Liliana Teresa Caneiro González, Roberto Polo Amarante, Yacqueline Madrigal Torres

“…Clinical Practice Guidelines for Rehabilitation of Patients in critical Condition. It is the integral, multidisciplinary rehabilitation, including the prevention in advance of all possible sequels caused by the disease or lesion. …”
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Preoperative Quality of Life in Patients with Small Vestibular Schwannomas by Matthias Scheich, Lisa Schultes, Manuel Stöth, Jens-Holger Krannich, Rudolf Hagen, Stephan Hackenberg, Miriam Bürklein

“…The fact that the diagnosis of a VS might negatively affect a patient’s quality of life (QoL) should be taken into consideration when informing patients about various treatment options. …”
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Regional Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by V. V. Genkel, R. G. Portnova, T. V. Antipina, I. I. Shaposhnik

“…The study included 21 IBD patients and 30 patients in the comparison group. The values of regional aortic and muscular arterial stiffness were measured by applanation tonometry. …”
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Depression in Patients Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Dinorah Janet Torres Lugo, Iván Castillo Ledo, Iriam Rojas Díaz, Antonio Masot Rangel, Silvia Janet Masot Torres, Pedro González López

“…<strong>Background:</strong> during the evolution of diabetes mellitus, chronic complications may appear that affect life expectancy and health-related quality of life, thus harming the physical and mental health of patients. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to determine the behavior of depression in patients diagnosed with diabetes mellitus of the Family Medical Office #21 of the Rodas municipality, Cienfuegos province. …”
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