Association of pneumonia with mortality of burn patients in the burn unit: A retrospective cohort study by I Gusti Putu Hendra Sanjaya, Agus Roy Rusly Hariantana Hamid, Tjokorda Gde Agung Senapathi, Anak Agung Ayu Anggreni, Anak Agung Gde Putra Semara Jaya

“…The incidence of pneumonia will increase in patients with severe burns. This study investigates the association between pneumonia and mortality of burn patients in the burn unit. …”
Get full text

Association of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio with severe abdominal aortic calcification: new evidence from the United States by Hao Deng, Mengmeng Sun, Zhentong Zhao, Kun Fan, Zizhang Zhao, Yifan Chi, Wei Sheng

Get full text

Biological and psychosocial factors associated with the persistence of pruritus symptoms: protocol for a prospective, exploratory observational study in Germany (individual project of the Interdisciplinary SOMACROSS Research Unit [RU 5211]) by Sonja Ständer, Stefan W Schneider, Gudrun Schneider, Stefan Kahnert, Manuel Pedro Pereira, Christian Mess, Volker Huck, Konstantin Agelopoulos, Gina Frank

“…It probably involves interactions between biological and psychosocial factors and pruritus-specific risk factors as well as mechanisms shared with other persistent somatic symptoms addressed in other projects of the SOMACROSS Research Unit (RU). Here we aim to identify psychosocial and biological factors and their interactions which might be associated with the persistence of CP with and without immunologic/inflammatory origin, that is, atopic dermatitis and pruritus on non-inflamed skin. …”
Get full text

Prediction model for type 2 diabetes mellitus and its association with mortality using machine learning in three independent cohorts from South Korea, Japan, and the UK: a model de... by Hayeon Lee, Seung Ha Hwang, Seoyoung Park, Yunjeong Choi, Sooji Lee, Jaeyu Park, Yejun Son, Hyeon Jin Kim, Soeun Kim, Jiyeon Oh, Lee Smith, Damiano Pizzol, Sang Youl Rhee, Hyunji Sang, Jinseok Lee, Dong Keon Yon

Get full text

Association of dietary inflammatory index with ocular diseases: a population-based cross-sectional study by Xue Wang, Can Zhang, Haitao Jiang

Get full text

Toxic stress is associated with cardiovascular disease among younger but not older women in the United States: Results from the research goes red registry by Saam Honarvar, Samaah Sullivan

“…Methods: Data was obtained from the Research Goes Red Registry, initiated in 2019, and included women from the United States. …”
Get full text

Association between Atherogenic index of plasma and gallstones in the United States adults: A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2017–2020 by Shuang Yang, Jianhui Song, Zhengbo Yang, Nanbo Li, Ju Wu, Shuangshuang Hou

“…Background: Although substantial evidence suggests an association between dyslipidemia as an isolated factor and gallstones, research on the Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) and gallstones remains limited. …”
Get full text

Association of arm circumference with the prevalence of gallstones in United States adults: a retrospective analysis on US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey by Jianjun Wang, Xi Chen, Wei He, Xintao Zeng, Pei Yang, Jianping Gong, Decai Wang

Get full text

Prevalence and predictors of confirmed infection in patients receiving empiric antimicrobials in the intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort study by Luis Carlos Maia Cardozo Júnior, Larissa Bianchini, Jakeline Neves Giovanetti, Luiz Marcelo Almeida de Araújo, Yuri de Albuquerque Pessoa dos Santos, Bruno Adler Maccagnan Pinheiro Besen, Marcelo Park

Get full text

Association between platelet count and 30-day in-hospital mortality among intensive care unit patients with sepsis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Jun Wang, Pan Zhou, Xin Li, Li Zhou, Zhe Deng

“…BackgroundThe relationship between platelet count and sepsis outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs) requires comprehensive investigation through large-scale multicenter studies.MethodsIn this multicenter retrospective cohort study, we analyzed 17,977 sepsis patients from 208 U.S. hospitals (2014–2015) using the eICU Collaborative Research Database v2.0. …”
Get full text

Incidence and Risk Factors of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia among Patients with Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Observational Study by Morteza Shamsizadeh, Ali Fathi Jouzdani, Farshid Rahimi-Bashar

Get full text

The New South Africa and international news flow by Arnold de Beer, Lynnette Serfontein, Annelie Naude

Get full text

The present study answers the research question: A corpus-based analysis of collocate directionality in academic English writing by Abdulaziz B. Sanosi

Get full text

Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Physical Assessment among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study by Bikis Liyew, Ambaye Dejen Tilahun, Tilahun Kassew

“…To assess knowledge, attitude, and associated factors towards physical assessment on critically ill patients among nurses working in the intensive care unit at Amhara regional state referral hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019. …”
Get full text

Trends in depressive symptoms among high school students with and without health-risk behaviors in the United States: A population-based studyResearch in context by Tanner J. Bommersbach, Mark Olfson, Taeho Greg Rhee

Get full text

Estimation of respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospital admissions in five European countries: a modelling studyResearch in context by Caroline Klint Johannesen, David Gideonse, Richard Osei-Yeboah, Toni Lehtonen, Ombeline Jollivet, Rachel A. Cohen, Arantxa Urchueguía-Fornes, María Herrero-Silvestre, Mónica López-Lacort, Rolf Kramer, Thea K. Fischer, Terho Heikkinen, Harish Nair, Harry Campbell, Michiel van Boven, Harish Nair, Hanna Nohynek, Anne Teirlinck, Louis Bont, Peter Openshaw, Andrew Pollard, Veena Kumar, Elizabeth Begier, Jim Janimak, Jenny Hendrix, Rolf Kramer, Alejandro Orrico Sánchez, Eva Molero

Get full text

Adherence to Hemodialysis and Associated Factors among End Stage Renal Disease Patients at Selected Nephrology Units in Rwanda: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Marie Claire Mukakarangwa, Geldine Chironda, Busisiwe Bhengu, Godfrey Katende

“…Nonadherence to hemodialysis continues to impact on the care of ESRD patients, causing high increase in morbidity and mortality. Purpose of the Study. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of adherence to hemodialysis and the associated factors among End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients in selected nephrology units in Rwanda. …”
Get full text

Direct Medical Expenditures Associated with Eye Complications among Adults with Diabetes in the United States by Abdulkarim M. Meraya, Monira Alwhaibi, Moteb A. Khobrani, Hafiz A. Makeen, Saad S. Alqahtani, David Banji

Get full text

Risk factors associated with mortality and pathogen characteristics of bloodstream infection-induced severe sepsis in the pediatric intensive care unit: a retrospective cohort stud... by Jian Chen, Jian Chen, Haixin Huang, Ruichen Zhang, Yueqiang Fu, Chunmei Jing

Get full text

The Malagasy Mountain Programme: Understanding Madagascar's High-Elevation Systems Under Global Change by V. Ralph Clark, Steven M. Goodman, Jay le Roux, Fanomezana Mihaja Ratsoavina, Mijoro Rakotoarinivo, Peter John Taylor, Voahangy Soarimalala, Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo

“…As a small start, the Programme is a collaborative partnership between the Afromontane Research Unit (University of the Free State, South Africa), Association Vahatra (Madagascar), and the University of Antananarivo (Departments of Plant Biology & Ecology and Zoology & Animal Biodiversity, Madagascar). …”
Get full text