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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Evaluation of Nail Psoriasis: Delving into Some Useful Scores
Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2023 Introduction: Several scoring systems have been established for nail psoriasis severity assessment. However, there is a lack of consensus on these tools.
Sudha Agrawal, Shikha Khare
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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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Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2021 Introduction: Fournier’s gangrene (FG) is a life-threatening disease, even with early diagnosis and administration of vigorous treatment, its mortality rate is high.
Anahita Ansari Djafari +8 more
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Timing of corticosteroids in non-severe non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients: open-label, two-center, randomized controlled study (TICS-COV19 study) [PDF]
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine, 2023 Background/Aims Corticosteroids (CSs) are frequently used in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); however, their utility remains controversial in mild to moderate cases. The timing of CSs initiation during the disease course remains unaddressed.
Emad R. Issak, Mariam M. Amin
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Clinical features of croups caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and by other respiratory viruses: analysis in a tertiary hospital in Jinju, Korea during the period of dominance of the Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) [PDF]
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2022 Purpose Croup is a clinical manifestation of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children. The Omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 usually causes an upper respiratory tract infection.
Seong Hee Park +3 more
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Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2021 Introduction: Melasma is an acquired hyper melanosis that becomes more pronounced after sun exposure. Centro facial which is the commonest pattern followed by Malar and Mandibular are three clinical patterns of Melasma.
Prajwal Pudasaini, Saraswoti Neupane
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Validation of the Patient Generated Index for people with severe mental illness. [PDF]
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 2021 The Patient Generated Index (PGI) is a personalized quality of life (QOL) measure. This secondary analysis examined its psychometric properties with people with severe mental illness.Three hundred and eleven people with severe mental illness participated in structured interviews at baseline, 9 months, and 18 months.The PGI captured a range of self ...
Maryann Roebuck +8 more
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Influence of disease activity on functional capacity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2015 Background/Aim. Progressive erosive changes in cartilage and bone in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ultimately lead to joint deformities and disability which may be early, severe and permanent.
Jovanović Jelena +6 more
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Clinical implications of discrepancies in predicting pediatric mortality between Pediatric Index of Mortality 3 and Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2 [PDF]
Acute and Critical Care, 2022 Background Pediatric Index of Mortality 3 (PIM 3) and Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction-2 (PELOD-2) are validated tools for predicting mortality in children.
Eui Jun Lee +5 more
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