THE ACCEPTANCE OF CHANGES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE PANCREATITIS AFTER THE REVISED ATLANTA CLASSIFICATION [PDF]
Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2021 BACKGROUND: New recommendations for the management of patients with acute pancreatitis were set after the Atlanta Classification was revised in 2012. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present systematic review is to assess whether these recommendations have ...
José Roberto ALVES +3 more
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Factors associated with disease severity and length of stay in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Tabriz, Iran: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]
Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine, 2022 Introduction: The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has spread globally. Early and dynamic detection of prognostic factors is essential to improve the ability to treat COVID-19.
Elnaz Asghari +3 more
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Biomedicines, 2022 Background: In idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), 6-minute walking distance (6MWD) is an independent factor for mortality. Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is a rare disease with physical features such as emaciation, but the ...
Naofumi Sato +8 more
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Disease Prevalence, Parent’s Educational Needs, and Disease Management according to Severity of Respiratory Infections in Early Childhood [PDF]
Child Health Nursing Research, 2015 Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate disease prevalence, parent’s educational needs, and disease management according to severity of respiratory infections in early childhood.
Hye-Yul Han +3 more
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Severe mental illness and the perimenopause
BJPsych Bulletin, 2023 Hormonal fluctuations in the perimenopause are associated with an array of physical and psychological symptoms. Those with pre-existing mental disorders may experience changes to their symptoms and response to treatment during the perimenopausal and postmenopausal periods and may also be at risk of poorer longer-term physical health outcomes in ...
Sophie Behrman, Clair Crockett
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Corticosteroid Therapy in Severe Illness [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 1997 Severe illnesses, trauma, anesthesia, and surgery are accompanied by activation of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis, as demonstrated by increased serum corticotropin and cortisol concentrations.1–7 This activation is an essential component of the general adaptation to stress and contributes to the maintenance of homeostasis.8 The efficacy of ...
Hajo A. Bruining +2 more
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Colonization by S. Aureusincreases the EASI and the number of appointments by patients with atopic dermatitis: cohort with 93 patients [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 BACKGROUND:Atopic dermatitis leads to epidermal barrier dysfunction and bacteria colonization. The relationship of the last factor with the severity of the disease and the frequency of exacerbation is not fully known.OBJECTIVES:Verify the severity of the
Caroline Lipnharski +4 more
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IEEE Access, 2023 Illness severity is a major determinant of neonatal mortality. In neonatal intensive care, severity-of-illness scales, primarily relied on subjective judgment by experienced physicians, are used to assess the mortality risk prediction and therapeutic ...
Hsiu-Lin Chen +3 more
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Severity of illness and the weekend mortality effect: a retrospective cohort study
BMC Health Services Research, 2020 Background Weekend admission to the hospital has been found to be associated with higher in-hospital mortality rates, but the cause for this phenomenon remains controversial.
Eric Bressman +3 more
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Development of artificial neural network models for paediatric critical illness in South Africa
Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 ObjectivesFailures in identification, resuscitation and appropriate referral have been identified as significant contributors to avoidable severity of illness and mortality in South African children.
Michael A. Pienaar +4 more
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