Honduran nursing care to pressure injuries in patients with invasive mechanical ventilation: A qualitative study by Yoselin Isabel Vallejo Bustamante, Oscar Fidel Antunez Martinez

“…Objective: This study aimed to analyze Honduran nursing care for pressure ulcers in patients with invasive mechanical ventilation admitted to Intensive Care Units. Methods: A qualitative study approach was used, with in-depth interviews conducted with 12 critical care nurses from July to September 2022. …”
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Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Case Report by Dela Hangri Jalmas, Fauzar Fauzar, Roza Kurniati, Deka Viotra, Harnavi Harun, Vesri Yoga, Alexander Kam

“…It has been reported a 24 years old male was admitted to the hospital with shortness of breath, coughing, fever and paleness. …”
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Correlation between Maternal Vitamin D and Thyroid Function in Pregnancy with Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Salma Ahi, Mohsen Adelpour, Iman Fereydooni, Naser Hatami

“…Regarding the pregnancy outcomes, two newborns were admitted to NICU, meconium aspiration was in one case, and IUFD in another case led to pregnancy termination. …”
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Undetected Severe Fetal Myelosuppression following Administration of High-Dose Cytarabine for Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Is More Frequent Surveillance Necessary? by Jessica Parrott, Marium Holland

“…At 34 weeks (after cycle 1), she was admitted with neutropenic fever. The fetal MCA PSV was borderline at 1.48 MoM. …”
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Pleural Fluid Cholesterol in Differentiating Exudative and Transudative Pleural Effusion by A. B. Hamal, K. N. Yogi, N. Bam, S. K. Das, R. Karn

“…Sixty two cases of pleural effusion with definite clinical diagnosis admitted in TUTH were taken and classified as transudates (19) and exudates (43). …”
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Evaluation of medicine use behaviors of adult patients in a rural area: A cross-sectional study from Turkey by Hakan Alan, Mahcube Cubukcu, Eda C. Guzel, Latife M. Yildiz

“…Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive study was performed on 224 geriatric patients admitted to the FHCC in Terme town of Samsun between January 2018 and March 2018. …”
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Symphony of Digital Public Service Innovation in Indonesia: Evidence from Indonesia Public Service Innovation Competition 2014-2022 by M Rizki Pratama, Safarudin Hisyam Tualeka, Arik Prasetya

“…Indonesia's situation is uniquely instructive for several reasons: At the macro level, despite ambitions to become a digital economy, Indonesia faces the challenge of low internet penetration. …”
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Fatal Hemoptysis due to Chronic Cavitary Pulmonary Aspergillosis Complicated by Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Tuberculosis by Ioannis Kokkonouzis, Ioannis Athanasopoulos, Nikolaos Doulgerakis, Grigorios Tsonis, Ioannis Lampaditis, Nikolaos Saridis, Vasilios Skoufaras

“…A 51-year-old man, with a history of severe COPD and bilateral pneumothorax, who was under treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis due to mycobacterium avium, was admitted due to high-grade fever, weight loss, cough, and production of purulent sputum, for almost one month without any special improvement despite adequate antibiotics treatment in outpatient setting. …”
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Endovascular Repair with a Stent Graft in a Patient with Aortoduodenal Fistula after Radiation Therapy by Kazuhiko Morikawa, Hirokazu Ashida, Yosuke Nozawa, Kenji Motohashi, Takao Igarashi, Hiroya Ojiri, Yuji Kanaoka, Takao Ohki

“…We present the case of a 56-year-old man with a history of bowel obstruction due to radiation enteritis who was admitted with severe hematemesis and hemorrhagic shock. …”
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Acute Pulmonary Aspergillosis as a Severe Complication of Influenza, Pneumococcal Pneumonia, and Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia in ICU by Tamara Seitz, Wolfgang Hoepler, Stephanie Neuhold, Christoph Wenisch

“…A fifty-three-year-old woman without any comorbidities was admitted to hospital due to high fever. Infections with influenza and pneumonia and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia were diagnosed. …”
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Alteration of Thyroid-Related Hormones within Normal Ranges and Early Functional Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Xiao-yan Xu, Wen-yu Li, Xing-yue Hu

“…This was a retrospective study and we reviewed 1072 ischemic stroke patients consecutively admitted within 72 h after symptom onset. Total triiodothyronine (T3), total thyroxine (T4), free T3, free T4, and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were assessed to determine their values for predicting functional outcome at the first follow-up clinic visits, which usually occurred 2 to 4 weeks after discharge from the hospital. 722 patients were finally included. …”
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Blunt Cardiac Injuries That Require Operative Management: A Single-Center 7-Year Experience by Seung Hwan Lee, Myung Jin Jang, Yang Bin Jeon

“…We included trauma patients older than 18 years admitted to Regional Trauma Center, Gachon University Gil Medical Center during the study period. …”
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Outcome Analysis of Clinical Evaluation and Surgical Management of Different Grades of Gynecomastia by Ahmad AbdElhady Muhammad Ibrahim, Samia Mohammed Ahmed Saied, Mohammed Ahmed Omar, Ahmed Ali Abdelrahim Ali

“…Patients and methods: This is a prospective descriptive case series study conducted on 30 patients who was presenting with different grades of true gynecomastia admitted to the Plastic Surgery department in Qena university hospital from the outpatient clinic and seeking surgical correction. …”
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Intravenous Leiomyoma with Extension to the Heart: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Fuat Demirkiran, Veysel Sal, Umit Kaya, Cem Alhan, Nedim Tokgozoglu

“…A 39-year-old woman with no symptoms and a past medical history of two myomectomy operations (7 and 3 years previously) was admitted to our clinic for routine control. We detected a uterine fibroid of 8 centimeters and 4 small solid masses of 1-2 centimeters near the uterus and ovaries at vaginal ultrasonography. …”
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Relation between pulmonary function changes and diaphragmatic ultrasound in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Alaa Ahmed Ibrahim, Aya Mohamed Mohamed Abd-Eldayem, Hossam Eldin Mohamed Abdel Hamid

“…Subjects and methods This study used a case–control design and involved IPF patients who were either attending an outpatient clinic or admitted to a ward at Ain Shams University Hospitals and Abbassia Chest Hospital. …”
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Contemporary Trends of the Epidemiology, Clinical Characteristics, and Resource Utilization of Necrotizing Fasciitis in Texas: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Lavi Oud, Phillip Watkins

“…Introduction. There are limited population-level reports on the contemporary trends of the epidemiology, clinical features, resource utilization, and outcomes of necrotizing fasciitis (NF). …”
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The New “Other” the Endorsement of Islamophobia in American Political Discourse by Hatice Altundal Erkmen

“… This paper analyses the complexity of problems American Muslims face with Islamophobia by examining (i) how Islamophobic discourse has become an integral part of the American politics; (ii) how the American political discourse on Islam and Muslims has affected the increase of Islamophobia, especially after the 9/11 terrorist attacks; and (iii) how Islamophobia is wielded as a political tool to garner the support of Americans and justify American imperial ambitions including the U.S. invasions and military occupations. …”
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Assessment of Stroke Severity And Mortality (ASSAM): A hospital-based study from north-east India by Glennys Carvalho, Debabrata Goswami, Abdul Barik Ahmed

“…Results: In our study, the majority (55.5%) of patients admitted with stroke were in the age group of 51–70 years, while 9.2% were below 40 years. …”
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Evaluation of the Economic Efficiency of Radiology Units in Hospitals Affiliated with Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd by Ebrahim Bahrami Nia, Reza Shams Allahi, Sedigheh GHolamrezaee, Mohamad mehdi Zare shahne

“…Output variables comprised the number of admitted patients, the number of registered radiological images, and the total revenue generated. …”
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Venlafaxine-induced serotonin syndrome causing bilateral cerebral strokes: a case report by Nils Mein, Khadija Mammadli, Felix Luessi, Timo Uphaus, Timo Uphaus

“…A 21-year-old Caucasian woman was admitted to our neurologic intermediate care unit after attempting suicide by ingesting an estimated 15 g venlafaxine (Trevilor retard®), adding up to a serum concentration of approximately 17,943 μg/l. …”
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