Fluoroquinolones and the risk of aortic aneurysm or dissection: A population-based propensity score-matched German cohort study. [PDF]
Abstract Objective To investigate the risk of aortic aneurysm or dissection associated with fluoroquinolone (FQ) prescription compared to macrolides in German routine health care data in order to replicate the recent study (Pharmacotherapy 2023;43:883) extending the results by contributing evidence for six additional broad‐spectrum antibiotic classes ...
Wicherski J +8 more
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Contribution of rare genetic variants to heart failure and cardiomyopathy in the UK Biobank. [PDF]
ESC Heart Failure, Volume 10, Issue 5, Page 3234-3235, October 2023.
Zöller B +3 more
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Sex-based differences in heart failure management and outcomes: Insights from the French-DataHF cohort. [PDF]
Sex differences in heart failure (HF) management and outcomes in the French‐DataHF cohort. CI, confidence interval; HFH, heart failure hospitalization; HR, hazard ratio; IPW, inverse probability weighting; KM, Kaplan–Meier; LD, loop diuretic; RAS, renin–angiotensin system; RASi, renin–angiotensin system inhibitor.
Baudry G +7 more
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Prevalence of Cachexia and Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Diseases: A National Database Analysis of 5 484 103 Hospitalisations. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Cachexia is a frequent companion of chronic diseases and a well‐established predictor of poor patient performance and outcome. Since cachexia as a discharge diagnosis is not much investigated, we aimed to investigate prevalence of cachexia in hospitalised patients and their outcome.
Lainscak M +4 more
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Aims Certain combinations of medications can be harmful and may lead to serious adverse drug events (ADEs). Identifying potentially problematic medication clusters could help guide prescribing and/or deprescribing decisions in hospital. The aim of this study is to characterize medication prescribing patterns at hospital discharge and determine which ...
Daniala L. Weir +7 more
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Hypothyroidism as an Independent Predictor of 30‐day Readmission in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
This study used the Nationwide Readmissions Database from 2010 to 2017 to define the role of hypothyroidism and other factors for unplanned readmissions after surgery for head and neck cancer. Hypothyroidism was associated with an increased risk of readmission, especially related to wound problems.
Sarah C. Nyirjesy +9 more
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Abstract Antarctic ice shelves are losing mass at increasing rates, yet the ice‐ocean interactions that cause significant ice loss are not well understood. A new approach of high‐resolution phase‐change simulations is used to model vertical ice melting into a stratified ocean.
Nicholas J. Wilson +3 more
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Determining the Factors of the Employees’ Intention to Stay or Leave in the Slovak’s SMEs
A large number of Slovak small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are confronted with often-leaving employees. This situation can have a devastating effect; thus, the ability to predict and early detect the employees’ intention to stay or leave to another ...
Rozsa Zoltan +2 more
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Autonomy supportive and controlling leadership as antecedents of work design and employee well-being
The continuation of work that undermines employee well-being necessitates an investigation into the antecedents of work design. Therefore, we examined how autonomy supportive and controlling leadership—as defined in self-determination theory (SDT)—relate
Pallavi Sarmah +4 more
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Prominent challenges of fixed-term contracts for administrative and professional employees in higher learning institutions of Gauteng Province, South Africa [PDF]
The use of temporary workers by organizations is growing, and has extensively extended to higher learning institutions (HLIs). This paper discusses the challenges of fixed term contract administrative and professional employees (FTC A/Ps) in Gauteng ...
Elsie Skeni Monkwe +1 more
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