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Diagnosis and treatment experience of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia: A multicenter retrospective study in China

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background In recent years, clinical cases of Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia have gradually increased. Chlamydia psittaci pneumonia can quickly progress to severe pneumonia, leading to respiratory failure.
Hui Deng, Yeshuang Shi, Mei Xie, Xuelei Zang, Xuefeng Zang, Xidong Ma, Wenya Han, Jiawei He, Youpeng Rao, Maoqian Ding, Wenjuan Ma, Jing Wu, Lei Pan, Xinying Xue   +13 more
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Research progress of biomarkers in evaluating the severity and prognostic value of severe pneumonia in children

Frontiers in Pediatrics
Pneumonia is a serious and common infectious disease in children. If not treated in time, it may develop into severe pneumonia. Severe pneumonia in children is mainly characterized by hypoxia and acidosis, often accompanied by various complications such ...
Weihua Gong, Kaijie Gao, Zhiming Shan, Liu Yang, Panpan Fang, Ci Li, Junmei Yang, Jiajia Ni   +7 more
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Short‐Term Outcomes and Cost Drivers of Emergency Surgery for Acute Abdominal Disease in Super‐Elderly Patients: A Study in the Japanese Tertiary Care Hospital

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study analyzed patients aged ≥ 85 years undergoing emergency abdominal surgery, focusing on short‐term outcomes and inpatient cost structure under the Japanese DPC system. Although major complications occurred in 19.4% of patients, more than 70% were discharged home.
Yuta Kobayashi, Ryo Oikawa, Yumi Shibuya, Masakazu Tatsuno, Atsuya Kamiyama, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Keiichiro Hara, Shojiro Hata, Hirokazu Yamaguchi   +8 more
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Potential Survival Benefit of Neoadjuvant Docetaxel, Cisplatin and 5‐Fluorouracil Therapy in Patients With Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma With Multiple Lymph Node Metastases: A Single‐Institute Propensity Score Analysis

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Although neoadjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil, cisplatin, and docetaxel (NAC‐DCF) is the current standard neoadjuvant regimen for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, its substantial toxicity underscores the need to identify patients who derive the greatest benefit.
Eiji Higaki, Tetsuya Abe, Hironori Fujieda, Shigenori Kadowaki, Tsutomu Tanaka, Masahiro Tajika, Koji Komori, Seiji Ito, Isao Oze, Kei Muro   +9 more
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A retrospective, single-center analysis of clinical features and mortality risk factors in pediatric pertussis patients with severe pneumonia and encephalopathy complications in Southwest China

Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Background and objective Pertussis remains a serious threat to infants and young children, especially when complicated by pneumonia or encephalopathy.
Yongqin Li, Qifan Wu, Liping Tan, Cong Liu, Xiaoqing Chi   +4 more
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The forecasting of development of lung fibrosis after suffering a severe community-acquired pneumonia.

Medičnì Perspektivi, 2018
The article presents data on the possibility of predicting the formation of fibrous chan­ges in 6 and 12 months after the past pneumonia in patients with severe nosocomial pneumonia during the year of prospective observation.
I. V. Avramenko
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Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis on the Efficacy and Safety of Salvage Esophagectomy for T4 Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This meta‐analysis of 208 cases shows that salvage esophagectomy for cT4 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma achieves a 72% R0 resection rate, offering a curative pathway for selected patients. However, it remains a high‐risk procedure with an 18% anastomotic leak rate and 30% major complications (Clavien–Dindo ≥ III).
Makoto Sakai, Kengo Kuriyama, Kazue Nagai, Ken Shirabe, Hiroshi Saeki   +4 more
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Single‐Incision Laparoscopy‐First Strategy in Crohn's Disease: Risk Factors for Conversion and Surgical Outcomes

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
In this retrospective study of 289 patients with Crohn's disease undergoing a single‐incision laparoscopy‐first (SILS‐first) strategy, conversion to open surgery was required in only 11.8% of cases. Fistula formation, colon resection, and smoking history were identified as independent risk factors for conversion, while postoperative complications and ...
Yuki Horio, Motoi Uchino, Yusuke Tomoo, Kentaro Nagano, Kurando Kusunoki, Ryuichi Kuwahara, Kei Kimura, Kozo Kataoka, Masataka Ikeda, Hiroki Ikeuchi   +9 more
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SEVERE COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA

Critical Care Clinics, 1998
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is likely to be severe in the very elderly, and clinically significant in those with hepatic/ renal insufficiency, cardiopulmonary disease, or, impaired host defenses. Pathogens in mild, moderately severe, and severe CAP are the same. These pathogens determine prognosis, complications, and duration of therapy. Empiric
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Clinical Features of Severe or Fatal Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of community-acquired pneumonia in children and young adults. The incidence of fulminant M. pneumoniae pneumonia (MPP) is relatively rare despite the high prevalence of M. pneumoniae infection. This literature review highlights the clinical features of fulminant MPP by examining the most recent ...
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