May 13, 2024

It remains unclear whether additional fluid supplementation is necessary during the acute resuscitation period for patients with combined inhalational injury (INHI) under the guidance of the Third Mil...

May 13, 2024

The efficacy and safety of cefiderocol in ICU patients with difficult-to-treat resistance (DTR) non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria (Nf-GNB) are not as well-established. Consequently, we conducted a...

May 13, 2024

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) often results in diverse molecular responses, challenging traditional proteomic studies that measure average changes at tissue levels and fail to capture the complexity an...

May 06, 2024

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an autoimmune disorder that presents with hypercoagulability and results in a lab artifact of prolonged PTT. The most severe form is catastrophic antiphospholipid an...

Apr 29, 2024

The stress hyperglycemia ratio (SHR), adjusted for average glycemic status, is suggested for assessing actual blood glucose levels. Its link with adverse outcomes is known in certain populations, yet ...

Apr 29, 2024

Although curative resection with vascular reconstruction improves the prognosis of blood-invading locally advanced hepatobiliary tumors, the mortality and morbidity of the procedure remains unclear. T...

Apr 29, 2024

Intraamniotic infection (IAI) and subsequent early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) are among the main complications associated with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM). Currently used diagnosti...

Apr 08, 2024

Fat loss predicts adverse outcomes in advanced heart failure (HF). Disrupted circadian clocks are a primary cause of lipid metabolic issues, but it's unclear if this disruption affects fat expenditure...

Apr 01, 2024

Determination of prognosis in the triage process after traumatic brain injury (TBI) is difficult to achieve. Current severity measures like the Trauma and injury severity score (TRISS) and revised tra...

Mar 25, 2024

Dysregulation of the host immune response has a central role in the pathophysiology of sepsis. There has been much interest in immunomodulatory drugs as potential therapeutic adjuncts in sepsis. We co...

Mar 18, 2024

The present study aimed to examine the impact of lifetime blast exposure (LBE) on neuropsychological functioning in service members and veterans (SMVs). Participants were 282 SMVs, with and without ...

Mar 11, 2024

The factors determining the level of functional efficiency in patients after ischemic stroke are: age, sex, physical condition, mental activity before stroke, previous neurological deficits, comorbidi...

Mar 11, 2024

Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome (KTS) is a rare congenital disorder defined as a triad of capillary malformation, venous malformation, and hypertrophy of soft tissue and bones, with or without lymphatic ma...

Mar 11, 2024

Interstitial pneumonia with autoimmune features (IPAF) is a type of interstitial lung disease (ILD) with immune features that do not meet the diagnostic criteria for specific connective tissue disease...

Mar 11, 2024

The rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria necessitates the discovery of new, safe, and bioactive antimicrobial compounds. The antibacterial and antibiofilm activity of microalgae makes them a potentia...

Mar 11, 2024

Identifying meningitis among neonates is usually challenging given the non-specific presentation and overlap with neonatal sepsis. This study was aimed at determining the pertinent clinical features t...

Mar 11, 2024

A comprehensive search of the main scientific databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Library) was performed using keywords, such as: "prolonged post-concussion syndrome", combined wit...

Mar 07, 2024

This study aimed to develop and validate an interpretable machine-learning model that utilizes clinical features and inflammatory biomarkers to predict the risk of in-hospital mortality in critically ...

Mar 07, 2024

Gastrosplenic fistula is a rare and potentially fatal complication of various conditions. Lymphoma is the most common cause. It can occur spontaneously or after chemotherapy. Gastrosplenic fistula dia...

Mar 07, 2024

Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and its specific subset, non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (nvHAP) are significant contributors to patient morbidity and mortality. Automated surveillance sy...