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Cost-Effective Pain Management in Lobectomy With Cryoablation
Cost-Effective Pain Management in Lobectomy With Cryoablation
The following is a summary of “Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation During Lobectomy for Postsurgical Pain: A Safe and Cost-Effective Intervention,” published in the December 2024 issue of Pain by Miller et al. The cost-benefit of intercostal nerve cryoablation during...
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The following is a summary of “Obesity Is Associated With Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation,” published in the December 2024 issue of Critical Care by McCloskey et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
Role of RhoA and RhoC in Bortezomib-Induced Pulmonary Inflammation
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The following is a summary of “Bortezomib induces Rho-dependent hyperpermeability of endothelial cells synergistically with inflammatory mediators,” published in the December 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Nishima et al. Bortezomib (BTZ), a selective 26 S proteasome...
Antibiotic Therapy and Its Influence on Mortality in Aspiration Pneumonia
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The following is a summary of “Antibiotics versus Non-Antibiotic in the treatment of Aspiration Pneumonia: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database,” published in the December 2024 issue of Pulmonology by Zhang et al. Aspiration pneumonia (AP) is a frequent complication...
Cost-Effective Pain Management in Lobectomy With Cryoablation
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The following is a summary of “Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation During Lobectomy for Postsurgical Pain: A Safe and Cost-Effective Intervention,” published in the December 2024 issue of Pain by Miller et al. The cost-benefit of intercostal nerve cryoablation during...
GGOAMFM as a Marker for COPD Progression and Inflammatory Response
GGOAMFM as a Marker for COPD Progression and Inflammatory Response
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Relationship of Body Mass Index with Mortality and Complications in ECMO
Relationship of Body Mass Index with Mortality and Complications in ECMO
The following is a summary of “Obesity Is Associated With Increased Mortality in Patients Undergoing Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation,” published in the December 2024 issue of Critical Care by McCloskey et al. Researchers conducted a retrospective...
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