Jun 26, 2023

Hereditary complement deficiencies are relatively rare worldwide, they account for about 1-10% of primary immunodeficiencies. Acquired complement deficiencies are more prevalent and with the more freq...

Jun 26, 2023

Neonatal sepsis has been a global concern considering the mortality and morbidity. This study was undertaken to determine the effects of implementation of interventions namely healthcare associated in...

Jun 26, 2023

There are no effective clinically applicable treatments for neuronal dysfunction after mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). Here, we evaluated the therapeutic effect of a new delivery method of mouse ne...

Jun 26, 2023

Whiplash-associated headache (WAH) is one of the most common symptoms after a whiplash injury, leading to high disability. Nevertheless, the clinical characteristics of WAH have not been well describe...

Jun 26, 2023

A prospective, single-center, single-arm, and open-design study was performed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of transseptal transcatheter mitral valve replacement in the treatment of severe mi...

Jun 19, 2023

T lymphopenia, occurring in the early phase of sepsis in response to systemic inflammation, is commonly associated with morbidity and mortality of septic infections. We have previously shown that a su...

Jun 19, 2023

Higher frequencies of inflammatory adverse effects of clozapine have been reported in Japan. As the international titration protocol for Asians has set slower dose titration than the Japanese package ...

Jun 19, 2023

Serratia marcescens (SM) may cause nosocomial outbreaks in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). We describe an outbreak of SM in a NICU and propose additional prevention and control recommendations.B...

Jun 19, 2023

Impact of comorbidity on infection risk among hip fracture patients is unclear. We found high incidence of infection. Comorbidity was an important risk factor for infection up to 1 year after surgery....

Jun 19, 2023

Septic arthritis of the shoulder is distinctly challenging to diagnose and treat. Guidelines for appropriate workup and management are limited and do not account for the variations in clinical present...

Jun 19, 2023

Disruption of dopamine neurotransmission is associated with functional impairment after severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI). This has prompted the study of dopamine agonists, such as amantadine, to a...

Jun 19, 2023

MRI T2 mapping has been proven to be sensitive to the level of blood oxygenation. We hypothesized that impaired exercise capacity in chronic heart failure is associated with a greater difference betwe...

Jun 19, 2023

Hyperglycaemia is common in critically ill patients, but blood glucose and insulin management may differ widely among intensive care units (ICUs). We aimed to describe insulin use practices and the re...

Jun 12, 2023

To compare outcomes of patients with infective endocarditis (IE) first treated in secondary hospitals and then transferred to reference centres for surgery, to those diagnosed in reference centres, an...

Jun 12, 2023

To compare clinical outcomes in patients with severe pneumonia according to the diagnostic strategy used.In this retrospective, nested, case-control study, patients with severe pneumonia who had under...

Jun 12, 2023

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia beyond the neonatal period is not uncommon. Its diagnosis in infancy and early childhood poses a challenge owing to different clinical presentation ranging from gastroi...

Jun 05, 2023

Veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VA-ECMO) as a bridge to eventual heart transplantation (HT) is increasingly used worldwide. However, the effect of different VA-ECMO types on HT outc...

Jun 05, 2023

Cerebral ischemia is a serious neurological disorder that can lead to high morbidity and mortality. Chlorogenic acid is a polyphenol compound with antioxidant that can regulate proteins in cerebral is...

Jun 05, 2023

Hemiparesis increases the risk of femoral neck fracture (FNF) in the elderly, which frequently necessitates hemiarthroplasty. There are limited reports on the outcomes of hemiarthroplasty in patients ...

Jun 05, 2023

The aim was to investigate the combined effect of insult intensity and duration, regarding intracranial pressure (ICP), pressure reactivity index (PRx), cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP), and optimal ...