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Induction of thymic atrophy and loss of thymic output by type-I interferons during chronic viral infection.

Jan 17, 2022

Type-I interferon (IFN-I) signals exert a critical role in disease progression during viral infections. However, the immunomodulatory mechanisms by which IFN-I dictates disease outcomes remain to be f...

Motivations and characteristics of patients seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures in two Iranian dermatology centers: A cross-sectional study.

Jan 17, 2022

Few studies have evaluated patients' motivations for seeking minimally invasive cosmetic procedures. This study aimed to assess the demographic characteristics and motivation of patients who seek mi...

Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid in Reducing Seroma and Hematoma Formation Following Reduction Mammaplasty.

Jan 17, 2022

Tranexamic acid (TXA) has gained increasing recognition as a valuable pharmacologic agent within plastic surgery.The aim of this study was to investigate the value and safety profile of both intraveno...

Damage control in orthopaedical and traumatology.

Jan 17, 2022

In Orthopedics, damage control is indicated in patients with pelvic and/or long bone fractures associated with hemodynamic instability. It is inappropriate to perform a complex definitive reduction an...

Super-refractory status epilepticus (SRSE): A case series of 22 pediatric patients.

Jan 17, 2022

Super-refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare condition in which SE persists or recurs ≥24 h after the onset of anesthesia. Although its characteristics are well defined in adulthood, only f...

Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Results from the EUROCRINE Surgical Registry.

Jan 17, 2022

Adrenalectomy is routinely performed via the minimally invasive approach. Safety of adrenalectomy using the robot-assisted technique has been widely demonstrated by several series, but the literature ...

Late Results and Quality of Life After Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

Jan 11, 2022

The history and advancement of pediatric cardiac surgery in Finland are described in this population-based study. All flaws and procedures are included in an outcome study for the first time in the li...

The Outcomes of a More Intensive Heart Surgery Recovery Program

Jan 11, 2022

Enhanced recovery programs are perioperative bundles of evidence-based process measures that are multidisciplinary. Researchers looked at the relationship between compliance and important clinical out...

Cardiac Surgery Neurocentral Nervous System Level Treatment Paradigms

Jan 11, 2022

A serious complication of heart surgery is neurological injury, which leads to a longer hospital stay, higher expenditures, and a higher risk of mortality. Such an injury can occur at any central nerv...

Early Surgery for Infective Endocarditis With Moderate Cerebral Complications and its Outcomes

Jan 11, 2022

Researchers wanted to determine if stroke severity influenced clinical outcomes in patients with infective endocarditis (IE) and cerebral sequelae and if early surgery in the active phase had an effec...

Tumour Microenvironment After Hypo fractionated Radiation and Surgery for Mesothelioma

Jan 11, 2022

Programmed cell death pathways (programmed cell death 1 and programmed cell death ligand 1 [PD-1/PD-L1]) may provide a mechanism of tumor immune evasion. Yet, cytotoxic CD8+ tumor-infiltrating lymphoc...

The Effect of Adjuvant Therapy on Survival in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients With Unclear Margins After Surgery

Jan 11, 2022

Indeterminate margins after surgery for non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have no known relevance. Researchers looked at how adjuvant therapy affected survival in cancer patients with undetermined ...

A Nomogram to Predict Survival of Stage IIIA-N2 Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients.

Jan 10, 2022

Patients with stage IIIA-N2 non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) have a wide range of postoperative outcomes. For this study, scientists discovered characteristics linked to postoperative survival and...

NT-proBNP Levels in Infants Receiving Surgery for Congenital Heart Disease: Potential Prognostic Markers

Jan 10, 2022

In a large series of children with congenital heart disease, researchers looked at the relationship between N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels at different time points and ear...

Diaphragmatic Fenestration for Refractory Chylothorax Following Congenital Cardiac Surgery

Jan 10, 2022

After congenital heart surgery, medically refractory chylous pleural effusion is associated with considerable morbidity and death, particularly in newborns. In this group of patients, researchers revi...

How Surgery for the Primary Lesion in Nonlocalized Bronchiectasis?

Jan 10, 2022

Patients with nonlocalized bronchiectasis are frequently encountered; yet, little is known about surgical management in this patient group. This study was determined to assess the clinical response an...

The Impact of the Early Coronavirus Disease Pandemic of 2019 on Paediatric Cardiac Surgery

Jan 10, 2022

For this study, researchers wanted to determine how the early outbreak of the new Coronavirus Disease 2019 affected the care of patients with congenital cardiac disease. A cohort of surgical patients ...

Surgical Risk and Survival in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Patients With Less Invasive Surgery

Jan 10, 2022

Researchers compared less invasive surgery to traditional surgery (MPM). Between July 2004 and April 2016, they looked at a group of patients with MPM. Chemotherapy (neoadjuvant and adjuvant) and surg...

A fludarabine and melphalan reduced-intensity conditioning regimen for HSCT in fifteen chronic granulomatous disease patients and a literature review.

Jan 10, 2022

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a life-threatening immunodeficiency condition. To date, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the only curative modality. We prospectively studied th...

Nutritional support practices and opinions toward gastrostomy use in pediatric bone marrow transplant centers: A national survey.

Jan 10, 2022

Previous surveys have shown deviations in nutritional practices from international guidelines during bone marrow transplant (BMT). Guidelines recommend enteral nutrition first-line and nasogastric tub...

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