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Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition as a predictor of mortality and prolonged hospitalization in emergency department patients: A prospective cohort study

open access: yesNutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Early diagnosis of malnutrition is essential for rapid decision‐making regarding nutrition care to improve patient outcomes. We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition using the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria and to assess the association of GLIM with 1‐year mortality and length of hospital ...
Renata Wolf   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wasting syndrome as a predictive factor for adverse health outcomes in older adults: A prospective cohort study

open access: yesNutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Wasting syndrome (WS), also known as unintentional weight loss, is defined as a 5% reduction in body weight over a period of 6–12 months. The mortality associated with WS in older adults has not been adequately explored. The objective of this study was to investigate this relationship in hospitalized older individuals over an 18‐month period ...
Roana Carolina Bezerra dos Santos   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physical Impairment and Care Estimation in Medieval Estremoz (Portugal): A Bioarchaeological Perspective

open access: yesInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study aims to compare diet and skeletal health indicators between individuals with varying degrees of physical impairment and the general adult population from medieval Estremoz, Portugal, to assess their health status and their survival outcomes.
Ana Curto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Effect Analysis of Spinal Cord Electrical Stimulator Implantation for Diabetic Foot

open access: yesNeuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface, EarlyView., 2021
Abstract Objective To investigate the clinical effect of spinal cord electrical stimulator implantation in the treatment of diabetic foot (DF). Materials and Methods We recruited 19 patients with DF who were admitted to Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University between January 2018 and May 2020.
Peng‐Bo Zhou, Min Bao
wiley   +1 more source

“Pre-columbian moulages”. Huacos, mummies and photographs in the controversy over precolumbian diseases, 1894-1910 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
By the late nineteenth century an international controversy arose referred to the probable existence of certain diseases such as leprosy, syphilis and lupus in pre-Columbian America.
Farro, Máximo Ezequiel, Podgorny, Irina
core   +1 more source

Amputation trauma of the face: surgical techniques and microsurgical replantations.

open access: yesActa otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale, 2009
The reconstruction of facial parts after traumatic amputation is of special interest because of the psychological and functional implications such accidents have on the patient. Most amputations result from dog bites or knife wounds and are often sustained by children and young adults.
A. Baj   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Nephrocast‐V: A Deep Learning Model for the Prediction of Vancomycin Trough Concentration Using Electronic Health Record Data

open access: yesPharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Vancomycin is a critical antibiotic for treating methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other gram‐positive bacterial infections, but achieving and maintaining therapeutic trough concentrations is challenging. Objectives We hypothesized that a deep learning model could accurately predict vancomycin trough concentrations 2 
Ghodsieh Ghanbari   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Multilevel Limb‐loss and Preservation Rehabilitation Continuum model (MLPRC): An evidence‐based implementation model integrating multiple perspectives to improve outcomes for people facing limb loss

open access: yesPM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The patient journey from threatened to actual limb loss, subsequent rehabilitation, and limb preservation through the health system is complicated and prone to delays, attrition, and inequities. A shared multi(socioecological)‐level conceptualization of this journey among the multiple stakeholders is the first step for ...
Prateek Grover   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The oldest amputation on a Neolithic human skeleton in France [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
While 'surgical' practices such as trepanations are well attested since the first stages of the European Neolithic, the amputation of limbs in Prehistoric periods has not been well-documented until the case presented here. The particularly well-
Cecile Buquet-Marcon   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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