Hemobilia following Percutaneous Liver Biopsy in the Setting of Malignancy (with Video): Diagnosis and Management of a Rare Cause of Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by B. Pabla, M. Porayko

“…At first, he was managed conservatively with supportive care, but bleeding persisted resulting in the need for arterial embolization as a more effective treatment modality. …”
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HIV-Associated Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Prognosis and Therapy in the Era of cART by Caron A. Jacobson, Jeremy S. Abramson

“…Despite these significant advances, HIV-HL patients remain at increased risk for treatment-related toxicities and drug-drug interactions which require careful attention and supportive care to insure the safe administration of therapy. …”
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Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in a Renal Transplant Patient Following Seasonal Influenza Vaccination by Imran Gani, George Hinnant, Rajan Kapoor, Natasha Savage

“…Management strategies for vaccine-induced hemolysis may involve supportive care, red blood cell transfusion, steroids, and intravenous immunoglobulin.…”
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Intrahepatic Sarcomatous Cholangiocarcinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Thana Boonsinsukh, Vichit Viriyaroj, Thammanij Rookkachart, Therdkiat Trongwongsa

“…Therefore, the treatment in this patient was supportive care. He died 11 months after his initial presentation. …”
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Novel Interventional Approaches for ALI/ARDS: Cell-Based Gene Therapy by Ying-Gang Zhu, Jie-Ming Qu, Jing Zhang, Hong-Ni Jiang, Jin-Fu Xu

“…The present therapeutic strategies for ALI/ARDS including supportive care, pharmacological treatments, and ventilator support are still controversial. …”
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Acute Warfarin Toxicity as Initial Manifestation of Metastatic Liver Disease by Varalaxmi Bhavani Nannaka, Nihar Jani, Masooma Niazi, Dmitry Lvovsky

“…She rapidly deteriorated with acute respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation, profound shock requiring high dose vasopressor infusion, severe coagulopathy, worsening liver enzymes with worsening of lactic acidosis and severe metabolic abnormalities, and refractory to aggressive supportive care and died in less than 48 hours. Autopsy revealed that >90% of the liver was replaced by tumor masses.…”
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Chandipura virus: The 2024 resurgence and Gujarat outbreak by Rabin Debnath, Pooja A Chawla

“…Public health initiatives concentrate on vector management and supportive care because there is no particular antiviral medication or vaccine available. …”
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Boerhaave syndrome in a paediatric patient with diabetic ketoacidosis: A case report by Alkhalifah Yasir S.

“…The patient was managed conservatively with correction of metabolic acidosis, intravenous antibiotics, supportive care and close monitoring. Her condition improved gradually, with resolution of ketoacidosis and stabilisation of the pneumomediastinum without invasive intervention. …”
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A Rare Case of Cardiac Recovery after Acute Myocarditis from West Nile Virus Infection: A Review of the Current Literature by KaChon Lei, Wilbur Ji, Bhavana Bhaya, Chowdhury Ahsan

“…He was intubated and was placed on vasoactive pressors for supportive care due to evidence of mixed cardiogenic and septic shock. …”
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Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease: A Case Report and Literature Review by Vikrant Veer, Albert Lim, Wolfgang Issing

“…This condition is mainly self-limiting; hence, management is limited to supportive care. Steroid therapy could be used in severe cases. …”
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Neuroprotection and Stroke Rehabilitation: Modulation and Enhancement of Recovery by José Rafael Romero, Viken L. Babikian, Douglas I. Katz, Seth P. Finklestein

“…Continued surveillance and early treatment of complications associated with acute stroke, along with supportive care remain the mainstay of treatment for stroke patients in the recovery phase. …”
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Towards Curative Therapy in Burkitt Lymphoma: The Role of Early African Studies in Demonstrating the Value of Combination Therapy and CNS Prophylaxis by Ian Magrath

“…In Africa, doses must be lower, because of limitations in supportive care, but in technically advanced countries cure rates in excess of 90% can be obtained. …”
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Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in an Elderly Nonimmunocompromised Adult Successfully Treated with Rituximab by Jacob P. Smeltzer, Matthew T. Howard, Wilson I. Gonsalves, Thomas E. Witzig

“…Excisional lymph node biopsy demonstrated features of a lymphoproliferative process involving EBV. Despite supportive care, she experienced continued clinical deterioration and was successfully treated with rituximab. …”
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Acute Immune-Mediated Thrombocytopenia due to Oxaliplatin and Irinotecan Therapy by Eric L. Tam, Padma L. Draksharam, Jennifer A. Park, Gurinder S. Sidhu

“…She tolerated 13 cycles of chemotherapy without any significant hematological side effects, but after the 14th cycle, she developed melena and was admitted for severe thrombocytopenia. After supportive care, the platelet counts rapidly improved to 76,000/μL. …”
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Systemic Steroid Treatment for Severe Expanding Pneumococcal Pneumonia by Eran Lavi, David Shoseyov, Natalia Simanovsky, Rebecca Brooks

“…The treatment of bacterial community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is based on appropriate antibiotic therapy and supportive care such as intravenous fluids and supplemental oxygen. …”
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A Case Report on Chikungunya Virus-Associated Encephalomyelitis by Harsh Khatri, Heli Shah, Dhara Roy, Kaushalendra Mani Tripathi

“…He was treated with 5 doses of intravenous immunoglobulin along with supportive care with which he showed partial recovery.…”
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Acute Pancreatitis after Colonoscopy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review by Sahil D. Doshi, Yelina Alvarez, Shria Kumar, Octavia Pickett-Blakely

“…The patient was treated with supportive care (intravenous fluid, analgesia, and pancreatic rest) and improved significantly over a three-day period.…”
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Current Molecular Targeted Therapy in Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Comprehensive Review of Therapeutic Mechanism, Clinical Trials, and Practical Application by Kaichun Li, Jin Li

“…Compared to best supportive care, chemotherapy can improve quality of life and prolong survival time, but the overall survival is often short. …”
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Epidural Fat and Perineural Adipose Tissue Septic Emboli Mimicking Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor in a Dog by Yael Merbl, Kelly M. Ramsay, Ashley Hanna, Annie V. Chen, Laura Anne White, Claire R. Burbick

“…Medical treatments during hospitalization included glucocorticoids, antibiotics, and supportive care. Euthanasia was elected 4 days later due to financial constraints, despite clinical improvement. …”
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Could Proteomic Research Deliver the Next Generation of Treatments for Pneumococcal Meningitis? by U. R. Goonetilleke, S. A. Ward, S. B. Gordon

“…Despite optimal antibiotic therapy and supportive care, the mortality of this condition remains very high at 20–30% in the developed world and over 60% in under-resourced hospitals. …”
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