Prevalence of acute kidney injury in Mexico; a systematic review and meta-analysis of pre-pandemic reports by Jose J. Zaragoza, Jonathan S. Chavez-Iñiguez, Armando Vazquez-Rangel

“…There is little available information regarding the characteristics and incidence of AKI in Latin America (LA), especially in Mexico.Objectives Systematically search the literature and perform a meta-analysis of the epidemiology of AKI in Mexico, to provide data on AKI and kidney replacement therapy (KRT) that would contribute to general knowledge in this matter.Methods We performed a systematic search for articles in pediatric and adult patients admitted to the general ward, Emergency Room or Intensive Care Unit published between January 1, 2000, and September 30, 2024. …”
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Upper Extremity Function following Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results of the ARCUS Trial by Eva M. Zwaan, Elena S. Cheung, Alexander J. J. IJsselmuiden, Carlo A. J. Holtzer, Ton A. R. Schreuders, Marcel J. M Kofflard, J. Henk Coert

“…The ARCUS was designed as a prospective cohort study, including 502 consecutive patients admitted for PCI. Patients treated with transfemoral PCI (TF-PCI) acted as a control group. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of visual acupotomy combined with rehabilitation training in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis by PAN Xigui, LIAN Xiaowen, FU Jiehui, ZHANG Zesheng, LIU Xuemei, XIU Zhongbiao

“…ObjectiveObserve the effect of ultrasound visualization needle combined with rehabilitation training for knee osteoarthritis .Methods70 patients with knee osteoarthritis, admitted from August 2021 to March 2023, were randomly divided into observation and control groups, with 35 patients each. 4 patients in the ultrasound knife group and 6 patients in the conventional treatment group withdrew.The observation group underwent treated under ultrasound guidance, combined with quadriceps rehabilitation training .ResultsThe efficacy of ultrasound visualization combined with rehabilitation training for knee osteoarthritis was compared between the two groups of patients, with no significant difference (P> 0.05).After treatment, VAS and WOMAC scores decreased in both groups, but the decrease was more obvious in the ultrasound knife group, with VAS score (P <0.05) and WOMAC score (P <0.01).Peak quadriceps torque value (PT) increased in both groups, but more significantly in the ultrasound knife group (P <0.01).The common lesions selected by tendon theory were 87.1% (27 / 31), 83.9% (26 / 31), 77.4% (24 / 31), and 74.2% (23 / 31), indicating echo enhancement, cyst fluid and synovial thickness. …”
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The Construction of a Stream Service Application with DeepStream and Simple Realtime Server Using Containerization for Edge Computing by Wen-Chung Shih, Zheng-Yao Wang, Endah Kristiani, Yi-Jun Hsieh, Yuan-Hsin Sung, Chia-Hsin Li, Chao-Tung Yang

“…Additionally, load testing shows that the system can support multiple simultaneous connections, but performance degrades significantly with more than three devices, highlighting the limitations of the current hardware setup. Overall, the findings contribute valuable insights into building efficient edge computing architectures that support real-time video processing and streaming.…”
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Lactate to albumin ratio has limited prognostic value for complications in children under five with burn injuries by Vania Cadarso-Saez, Camila Ramirez-Zavala, Miguel A. Pérez-Pino, Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo

“…In this retrospective cohort study, we conducted prognostic tests by analyzing the medical records of children aged ≤ 5 years who suffered second- and/or third-degree burn injuries and were subsequently admitted to the ICU of a Lima-based hospital between 2017 and 2022. …”
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Decreased Rivaroxaban Levels in a Patient with Cerebral Vein Thrombosis Receiving Phenytoin by Ana F. Becerra, Tomas Amuchastegui, Aldo H. Tabares

“…A 48-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to cerebral venous thrombosis, bilateral pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis. …”
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Is Mean Platelet Volume Really a Severity Marker for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome without Comorbidities? by Sinem Nedime Sökücü, Cengiz Özdemir, Levent Dalar, Levent Karasulu, Şenay Aydın, Sedat Altın

“…The polysomnography recordings of 556 consecutive patients admitted to the sleep laboratory between January 2012 and July 2012 were retrospectively evaluated. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Percutaneous Kyphoplasty Combined with Calcitriol and Calcium in the Treatment of Traumatic Nonosteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures by Shouqian Dai, Xin Lu, Ningning Dai, Xiu Shi, Peng Yang, Peng Peng, Feng Xu

“…Thirty-six inpatients with TNVCFs admitted to the trauma center of the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University from January 2019 to January 2020 were recruited. …”
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The Effects of Preeclampsia Severity and Thrombocytopenia on the Prognosis of Hypertensive Pregnant Women by Emre Beşe, Fatma Devran Bıldırcın, Erdal Malatyalıoğlu

“…STUDY DESIGN: Three hundred and one pregnant patients, who had been admitted to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of our clinic, with the diagnosis of preeclampsia between October 2006 and October 2008, were retrospectively evaluated. …”
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Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture after Endotracheal Intubation: A Case Report by Silvana Kraleva, Tatjana Trojikj, Darko Talevski, Dola Malefski, Gordana Bozinovska Beaka

“…Our patient was a 71-year-old woman, admitted in our hospital with fracture of right humerus for elective surgery. …”
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Intravenous thrombolysis prevents neurological deterioration in patients with acute pontine infarction by Zhenxiao Chai, Weili Chen, Yichan Ye, Mengwan Song, Lingling Lin, Dongdong Lin, Xuerong Huang, Lifen Chi, Ruyue Huang

“…We determined whether intravenous thrombolysis (IVT) with tissue plasminogen activator soon after pontine infarction prevents ND.MethodsWe retrospectively enrolled consecutive patients admitted to our hospital within 4.5 h after the onset of isolated pontine infarction identified using diffusion-weighted imaging. …”
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Polyamine Content of Enteral Nutrition Formulas: Effect of Daily Intake on the Feeding Tolerance of Patients During the First Week in the Intensive Care Unit by Manuel Sánchez, Eva Rodríguez-Hernández, Lorena Suárez, Begoña Cantabrana, María González-García

“…The amines were analysed in 16 EN formulas using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). …”
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Drug-drug interactions in hospitalized older adults with acute coronary syndrome – a real-world study in Brazil by Tiago Aparecido Maschio de Lima, Moacir Fernandes de Godoy

“…Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive study included 119 older adults with acute coronary syndrome who were admitted to a Brazilian public hospital. Potential drug-drug interactions were identified and classified using computerized databases. …”
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Involuntary intoxication caused by vaping the synthetic cannabinoid ADB-BUTINACA: A case report by Elise M.A. Slob, Maryam Lyousoufi, Sharif Pasha, Erik B. Wilms

“…We report a 27-year-old man who was admitted to the emergency room because of sudden headache, nausea, vertigo, red eyes and palpitations. …”
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Types of injuries caused by isolated electric scooter accidents by Kyongwon Yoo, Hyung Il Kim

“…Of these, 76% were categorized as nonemergency, and 62% were discharged after initial evaluation and treatment at the emergency department. Another 10% were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and 18% to the ward, with nine patients receiving at least one operation. …”
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Facilitating high quality acute care in resource-constrained environments: Perspectives of patients recovering from sepsis, their caregivers and healthcare workers in Uganda and Ma... by Felix Limbani, Olive Kabajaasi, Margaret Basemera, Kate Gooding, Nathan Kenya-Mugisha, Mercy Mkandawire, Davis Rusoke, Shevin T Jacob, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire, Jamie Rylance, African Research Collaboration on Sepsis, Patient Experience Study Group

“…Constraints included limited space, strained; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) amenities and practices, inadequate human and material resources and inadequate provision for basic needs including nutrition. …”
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome as Presenting Form of Very Early Systemic Sclerosis by María Isabel Pedraza, Julia Barbado, Marina Ruiz, Ángel Luis Guerrero

“…A 64-year-old female was admitted due to 1-week pulsating headache more prominent on frontal scalp, accompanied by phonophobia, photophobia, and facial flushing. …”
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Demographic and clinical characteristics and effectiveness of treatment of patients with combined ocular pathologies by vitrectomy due to retinal detachment by G.M. Ismailov

“…The overwhelming majority of patients were admitted for treatment with a great delay. Basically, combined pathologies of the cornea (16.2%), lens (45.2%) and vitreous body (5.3%) prevailed. …”
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The Effect of Clinical Decision Support System on the Rates of Patients Who Reapply to the Emergency Department with the Same Diagnosis by İlker Köse, Elife Özkan

“…Aim: We aim to decrease readmissions with the same diagnosis within 24 hours in emergency departments when many patients are admitted, such as during a pandemic. Methods: A comparison was made between the quarterly and monthly increases in 2021, 2020, and 2019 during the pandemic period. …”
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A Rare Case of Complete Heart Block in a Young Patient by Zakaria Hindi, Yousef Hindi, Rami Batarseh

“…A 31-year-old male with history of active smoking was incidentally found to have high blood pressure, bradycardia, and CHB on electrocardiogram. The patient was admitted to a cardiology ward and extensive work-up revealed hypokinesia of the left ventricle with low ejection fraction and left ventricle concentric hypertrophy, large abdominal aortic thrombus with bilateral renal artery stenosis, and evidence of arterial collateral connections, which suggest chronicity. …”
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