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nCD64 index as a novel inflammatory indicator for the early prediction of prognosis in infectious and non-infectious inflammatory diseases: An observational study of febrile patients

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
BackgroundGenerally, febrile patients admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases, Fudan University Affiliated Huashan Hospital, China may eventually be diagnosed as infectious (ID) or non-infectious inflammatory diseases (NIID).
Qianqian Liu, Yan Gao, Tao Yang, Zhe Zhou, Ke Lin, Wei Zhang, Ting Li, Yi Lu, Lingyun Shao, Wenhong Zhang, Wenhong Zhang, Wenhong Zhang, Wenhong Zhang   +12 more
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Hospital Proximity and Mortality in Australia [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2018
It is intuitive that proximity to hospitals can only improve the chances of survival from a range of medical conditions. This study examines the empirical evidence for this assertion, based on Australian data. While hospital proximity might serve as a proxy for other factors, such as indigenity, income, wealth or geography, the evidence suggests that ...
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Efficacy and Safety Analysis of Roxarestat in Regulating Renal Anemia in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of roxarestat versus recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) in the management of renal anemia in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Methods This was a prospective, open‐label, randomized controlled trial.
Lingling Chen, Junjie Zhu, Qiaonan Ge
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Risk Factors for Acute Kidney Injury and Death in Patients Infected With the Yellow Fever Virus During the 2018 Outbreak in São Paulo, Brazil

Kidney International Reports, 2022
Introduction: There have been few studies investigating acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with yellow fever (YF). The objective of this study was to identify the risk factors for AKI and death in such patients.
Márcia Fernanda Arantes, Victor Faria Seabra, Paulo Ricardo Gessolo Lins, Camila Eleuterio Rodrigues, Bernardo Vergara Reichert, Marcelo Augusto Duarte Silveira, Ho Yeh Li, Luiz Marcelo Malbouisson, Lúcia Andrade   +8 more
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Dietary Protein Intake and Peritoneal Protein Losses in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients lose protein in their waste dialysate, potentially increasing their risk for malnutrition. We wished to determine whether there was any association between losses and dietary protein intake (DPI). Methods DPI was assessed from 24‐h dietary recall using Nutrics software.
Haalah Shaaker, Andrew Davenport
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The Epidemiology of Maternal Mortality in Southern Tanzania [PDF]

With a view to strengthening systems for maternal health, this study presents a comprehensive analysis of determinants of uptake of care and pregnancy-related mortality, with the main emphasis on distance to care.
Hanson, C
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In-hospital mortality in patients with ischemic stroke and a large cerebral artery occlusion, who underwent mechanical thrombectomy

Неврология, нейропсихиатрия, психосоматика, 2023
Occlusion of a large cerebral artery in ischemic stroke (IS) is associated with a high mortality rate. Despite the results of studies that have demonstrated the beneficial effect of endovascular therapy on functional outcome in IS, little research has ...
D. M. Murtazalieva, A. R. Zakaryaeva, M. A. Zolotov   +2 more
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Hospitalization Rates and In-Hospital Mortality Among Centenarians [PDF]

Archives of Internal Medicine, 2012
The number of Americans at least 100 years old is expected to grow dramatically over the coming years. In December 2010, 71 991 centenarians lived in the United States, almost double the number there were 20 years ago.1, 2 By 2050, the number of centenarians is expected to reach 601 000, a 735% increase.2 Despite the growing numbers, the health care ...
Anant, Mandawat, Aditya, Mandawat, Mahendra K, Mandawat, Mary E, Tinetti   +3 more
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
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Which is more useful in predicting hospital mortality - dichotomised blood test results or actual test values? A retrospective study in two hospitals [PDF]

, 2012
Routine blood tests are an integral part of clinical medicine and in interpreting blood test results clinicians have two broad options. (1) Dichotomise the blood tests into normal/abnormal or (2) use the actual values and overlook the reference values ...
Gary Smith, Prytherch, David, Wood, Gordon, Nangalia, V, Mohammed A Mohammed, Rudge, G., Wood, G., Wood, G, Smith, G, Prytherch, D, Mohammed, M., Gordon Wood, Smith, Gary, Briggs, J, Smith, G., Roger Holder, Holder, Roger, Mohammed, Mohammed A, Jim Briggs, Holder, R., Gavin Rudge, Rudge, G, Briggs, Jim, Mohammed, MA, Vishal Nangalia, Nangalia, V., Rudge, Gavin, Holder, R, David Prytherch, Nangalia, Vishal   +29 more
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