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Screening for possible hypopituitarism following mild traumatic brain injury: The first all-female study. Who do we need to evaluate further?

Jan 16, 2023

Studies on hypopituitarism (HP) following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) have focused on male populations although women may be more susceptible to the sequelae of mTBI. This is, to the best of ou...

Left atrial appendage volume as a prognostic Indicator of long-term mortality in Cancer survivors treated with thoracic radiation.

Jan 16, 2023

Cancer survivors with prior chest radiation therapy (CXRT) frequently present with atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and have higher overall long-term mortality. There are no data examining the util...

The prevalence of sepsis-induced coagulopathy in patients with sepsis - a secondary analysis of two German multicenter randomized controlled trials.

Jan 16, 2023

Sepsis and septic shock are frequently accompanied by coagulopathy. Since the sepsis-induced coagulopathy (SIC) score was first described, subsequent studies from Asia revealed a SIC prevalence of 40-...

Trained intensivist coverage and survival outcomes in critically ill patients: a nationwide cohort study in South Korea.

Jan 16, 2023

The difference in survival outcomes between closed and open intensive care unit (ICU) designs with respect to trained intensivist coverage remains unknown. We aimed to investigate whether trained inte...

Analysis of Risk Factors and Outcomes for Faliure of BPAP in COPD Patients

Jan 13, 2023

The following is the summary of “Timing of Treatment Outcomes and Risk Factors for Failure of BPAP in Patients Hospitalized for COPD Exacerbation'' published in December 2022 issue of Respiratory Ca...

Clinically Mitigation Strategies for Occult Hypoxemia in Advance of Technological Advancements

Jan 13, 2023

The following is the summary of “Racial Disparities in Occult Hypoxemia and Clinically Based Mitigation Strategies to Apply in Advance of Technological Advancements” published in the December 2022...

Competence-Based Simulation: Improving Orientation Results

Jan 12, 2023

The following is the summary of “Utilizing Competence-Based Simulation to Improve Orientation Outcomes” published in the December 2022 issue of Respiratory Care by Pezzimenti, et al. No mat...

Healing Rate of Pressure Injuries and Its Influencing Factors in Acute Care

Jan 10, 2023

The following is a summary of "A Prospective Study of Pressure Injury Healing Rate and Time and Influencing Factors in an Acute Care Setting," published in the December 2022 issue of the Critical care...

Sunflower Seed Oil and Liquid Vaseline for Maintaining Skin Integrity in Neonates

Jan 10, 2023

The following is a summary of "Maintaining Skin Integrity in Neonates with Sunflower Seed Oil and Liquid Vaseline: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study," published in the December 2022 issue of A...

Evaluating the Impact of Topical Oils on Neonatal Skin

Jan 10, 2023

The following is a summary of "Effects of Topical Oils on Neonatal Skin: A Systematic Review," published in December 2022 issue of Advances in Skin & Wound Care by Aksucu, et al. For a stud...

Correlation Between COVID-19 Patients' R/I Ratio and PV Curve Hysteresis

Jan 09, 2023

The following is the summary of “Correlation between the hysteresis of the pressure–volume curve and the recruitment-to-inflation ratio in patients with coronavirus disease 2019” published in th...

Protective Role of Chronic Exercise Training in Modulating the Impact of Hyperglycemia on Vascular Sensitivity to Ischemia-Reperfusion.

Jan 09, 2023

Hyperglycemia (HG) is associated with increased mortality and morbidity in acute ischemic events. Regardless of the tissue or organs involved, the vascular endothelium is a key target of ischemia-repe...

Ex Vivo Evaluation of Glutamine Treatment in Sepsis and Trauma in a Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Model.

Jan 09, 2023

We aimed to assess the lipopolysaccharide (LPS), or heat shock (HS) induction, and glutamine-modulating effects on heat shock protein-90α (HSP90α) and cytokines in an ex vivo model using peripheral ...

Pulmonary manifestations in VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, autoinflammatory, somatic) syndrome: a systematic review.

Jan 09, 2023

VEXAS (vacuoles, E1 enzyme, X-linked, auto-inflammatory, somatic) syndrome is a newly described auto-inflammatory disease. Many cases feature pulmonary infiltrates or respiratory failure. This systema...

No "July Effect" in the management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction: An 18-year United States national study.

Jan 09, 2023

There has been conflicting reports on the effect of new trainees on clinical outcomes at teaching hospitals in the first training month (July in the United States of America). We sought to assess this...

Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin in Synovial Fluid from Horses with and without Septic Arthritis.

Jan 09, 2023

Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has been suggested to be a highly sensitive and specific marker of joint infection in humans. The aim of the study was to investigate NGAL concentrati...

New Child and Adolescent Memory Profile Embedded Performance Validity Test.

Jan 09, 2023

It is essential to interpret performance validity tests (PVTs) that are well-established and have strong psychometrics. This study evaluated the Child and Adolescent Memory Profile (ChAMP) Validity In...

Comparison of Various Metrics of Repetitive Head Impact Exposure And Their Associations With Neurocognition in Collegiate-Aged Athletes.

Jan 09, 2023

Characterize the levels of various metrics of repetitive head impacts (RHI) in contact (CS) and non-contact (NCS) sport athletes and determine the extent to which they are associated with fluid cognit...

New and Persistent Sedative Prescriptions Among Older Adults After Critical Illness: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Jan 09, 2023

ICU survivors often have complex care needs and can experience insufficient medication reconciliation and polypharmacy. It is unknown which ICU survivors are at risk of new sedative use post-hospitali...

Diabetic Foot Ulcers: Assessing The Quality of Life in Patients

Jan 06, 2023

The following is a summary of "Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Cross-sectional Study," published in the December 2022 issue of Critical care by Dias, et al. For a study...

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