Critical Care General
Jun 11, 2020
A few studies suggested an increased risk of stroke or coronary heart disease in patients with transient ischemic attacks (TIA) presenting with nonfocal symptoms. We aimed to assess the vascular progn...
Jun 11, 2020
We aimed to determine the level of awareness of myocardial infarction (MI) symptoms among the general public in Korea and identify factors affecting awareness of MI symptoms using data from the 2017 C...
Jun 11, 2020
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) is common in hospitalized cirrhotic patients with ascites and carries high mortality. This study aimed to determine whether early diagnostic paracentesis (EDP) ...
Jun 11, 2020
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) and its clinical manifestation, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID19) have rapidly spread across the globe, leading to the declaration ...
Jun 11, 2020
Our goal was to examine differences in maternal and neonatal outcomes following the transition from a private practice to an academic model at a community hospital.This is a retrospective cohort study...
Jun 11, 2020
Warfarin has been the oral anticoagulant of choice for the treatment of thromboembolic disease. However, upwards of 50% of all new anticoagulant prescriptions are now for direct oral anticoagulants (D...
Jun 11, 2020
Autobiographical memory plays a major role in the (re)construction of sense of identity, a recurrent issue after a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Although the recall of specific autobiographical events...
Jun 11, 2020
This longitudinal study aimed to evaluate qualitative (parosmia) and quantitative (hyposmia/anosmia) olfaction 2-4 weeks (baseline) and six months (follow-up) after a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI...
Jun 11, 2020
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic has swept all over the world, posing a great pressure on critical care resources due to large number of patients needing critical care. State...
Jun 11, 2020
Early reperfusion remains the key therapy to salvage viable myocardium and must be applied as soon as possible following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) to attenuate the ischemic insult. However,...
Jun 11, 2020
Imaging modalities such as CTA and MRA provide significant information about the distribution of macrovascular lesions of the limbs in patients with peripheral arterial disease but not for the local m...
Jun 11, 2020
Effective therapeutics to treat COVID-19 are urgently needed. While many investigational, approved, and repurposed drugs have been suggested, preclinical data from animal models can guide the search f...
Jun 09, 2020
Currently, Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) pays for ambulance services only when patients are transported to covered destinations, mainly the ED. This incentive of traditional ambulance transportation ...
Jun 08, 2020
Gastrointestinal complications after cardiac surgery are associated with high morbidity and mortality. We sought to determine the granular impact of individual gastrointestinal complications after car...
Jun 08, 2020
Soil treatment units (STUs) receiving effluent from on-site wastewater treatment systems (OWTSs) rely on the gradual development of a microbial biomat/biozone at the infiltrative surface for optimal e...
Jun 08, 2020
Compared to other approaches, anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is believed to be more effective at restoring segmental lordosis and reducing risks of adjacent-segment disease. It remains contro...
Jun 08, 2020
The rising food production to meet the growing human population has led to increased anthropogenic inputs of nutrients such as NO in groundwater and aquatic environments. Nitrate concentrations, hydro...
Jun 08, 2020
Flower of Gentiana veitchiorum has traditionally been used as an herbal medicine in Tibet for treatment of variola, respiratory infection, and pneumonia. However, the effective components contained in...
Jun 08, 2020
SARS-CoV-2 infection diagnosis is challenging in patients from 2 to 3 weeks after the onset of symptoms, due to the low positivity rate of the PCR. Serologic tests could be complementary to PCR in the...
Jun 08, 2020
To determine the 5-year and temporal performance of TAVR versus SAVR.TAVR has become a valuable treatment for severe aortic stenosis but the long-term safety and efficacy remain unclear.Databases were...