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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, Mina Hosseinzadeh, Nader Mahdavi, Vahide Mahmoodi   +3 more
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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, Jin Hee Jeong, Jung Je Park, Ji-Hyun Seo   +3 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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Relationship between obstructive sleep apnea severity and sleep, depression and anxiety symptoms in newly-diagnosed patients. [PDF]

, 2010
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs in at least 10% of the population, and leads to higher morbidity and mortality; however, relationships between OSA severity and sleep or psychological symptoms are unclear.
Cross, Rebecca L, Harper, Ronald M, Kumar, Rajesh, Macey, Paul M, Woo, Mary A   +4 more
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Factors Related to Mortality in Patients with Fournier’s Gangrene or Necrotising Fasciitis; a 10-year Cross-Sectional Study

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, Amirhossein Rahavian, Babak Javanmard, Saeed Montazeri, Vahid Shahabi, Seyyed Ali Hojati, Saleh Ghiasy, Ramin Hamidi, jalallodin khoshnevis   +8 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, Bongjin Lee, You Sun Kim, Yu Hyeon Choi, Young Ho Kwak, June Dong Park   +5 more
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Evaluation of intrafraction couch shifts for proton treatment delivery in head‐and‐neck cancer patients: Toward optimal imaging frequency

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose Treatment planning for head‐and‐neck (H&N) cancer, in particular oropharynx, nasopharynx, and paranasal sinus cases, at our center requires noncoplanar proton beams due to the complexity of the anatomy and target location. Targeting accuracy for all beams is carefully evaluated by using image guidance before delivering proton beam ...
Nrusingh C. Biswal, Dario B. Rodrigues, Weiguang Yao, Jason K. Molitoris, Matthew E. Witek, Shifeng Chen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of patient doses for routine digital radiography procedures toward establishing an institutional diagnostic reference levels: A case study in Sri Lanka

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract The present study was conducted as part of a comprehensive work to establish National Diagnostic Reference Levels (NDRLs) in Sri Lanka for the first time. DRLs can be used as an effective optimization tool for identifying unusually high or low patient doses during X‐ray examinations.
Sachith Welarathna, Sivakumar Velautham, Mihira Wanninayake, Sivananthan Sarasanandarajah   +3 more
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Well‐being on supportive techniques in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: from neurologists' perspective

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 12, Page 1874-1883, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective To investigate intercultural neurologists' perception of well‐being in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) using gastrostomy (PEG), non‐invasive, and/or invasive ventilation (NIV/IV) and to analyse the determinants and impact on the management of the above medical interventions (MIs).
Krzysztof Barć, Dorothée Lulé, Julia Finsel, Olga Helczyk, Susanne Baader, Helena Aho‐Özhan, Albert C. Ludolph, Magdalena Kuźma‐Kozakiewicz   +7 more
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Composite bioscore is superior to routine biomarkers and established scoring systems in predicting mortality in adult critically ill patients with secondary sepsis [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021
Background/Aim. Sepsis represents a significant global burden, with an estimated 48.9 million cases and 11.0 million sepsis-related deaths recently recorded worldwide.
Rondović Goran, Šurbatović Maja, Đorđević Dragan, Stanojević Ivan, Zeba Snježana, Udovičić Ivo, Đukić Snežana, Erić Stevan, Šarac Momir, Vojvodić Danilo   +9 more
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