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Can joint analysis of postoperative MELD, base excess and blood lactate levels be used as an index of postoperative outcome for patients submitted to liver transplantation? [PDF]

Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira, 2013
PURPOSE: The objective of the present study was to evaluate the postoperative levels of classical or pure MELD and changes in lactate or base excess (BE) levels as possible predictive factors of the type of outcome of patients submitted to orthotopic ...
Nathalia Cardoso, Tiago Silva, Daniel Cagnolati, Thiago Freitas, Enio David Mente, Anibal Basile-Filho, Orlando Castro e Silva   +6 more
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Semi-quantitative visual assessment of chest radiography is associated with clinical outcomes in critically ill patients

Respiratory Research, 2019
Background Respiratory pathology is a major driver of mortality in the intensive care unit (ICU), even in the absence of a primary respiratory diagnosis.
Stefanie E. Mason, Paul B. Dieffenbach, Joshua A. Englert, Angela A. Rogers, Anthony F. Massaro, Laura E. Fredenburgh, Angelica Higuera, Mayra Pinilla-Vera, Marta Vilas, Raul San Jose Estepar, George R. Washko, Rebecca M. Baron, Samuel Y. Ash   +12 more
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Habits are stronger with longer duration of illness and greater severity in anorexia nervosa.

International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2020
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between habit strength and clinical features of anorexia nervosa (AN). Habit strength, separate from intention, relates to the persistence of behavior, and is measured by the Self-Report ...
L. Davis, B. Walsh, J. Schebendach, Deborah R Glasofer, J. Steinglass   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Intermediate-Term Risk of Stroke Following Cardiac Procedures in a Nationally Representative Data Set. [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: Studies on stroke risk following cardiac procedures addressed only perioperative and long-term risk following limited higher-risk procedures, were poorly generalizable, and often failed to stratify by stroke type. We calculated stroke risk in
Dhamoon, Amit S., Dhamoon, Mandip S., Liang, John W., Stein, Laura, Thaler, Alison, Tuhrim, Stanley   +5 more
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Maternal anthropometric determinants as risk markers of suicidality and severity of illness in women with postnatal depression

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 2020
Context: Studies have shown nutrition to play a role in etiology of postnatal depression, but few risk markers have been developed for the same. Anthropometric determinants have not been sufficiently researched in relation to suicidality and severity of ...
A. Nayak, HB Nachane
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Predictors of course and outcome in hypochondriasis after cognitive-behavioral treatment [PDF]

, 2002
Background. Predictors of treatment outcome were evaluated in a clinical sample suffering from hypochondriasis. Methods: The sample consisted of 96 patients with hypochondriacal disorder according to DSM-IV or high syndrome scores on the Illness Attitude
Fichter, Manfred M., Hiller, Wolfgang, Leibbrand, Rolf, Rief, Winfried   +3 more
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Sepsis caused by bloodstream infection in patients in the intensive care unit: the impact of inactive empiric antimicrobial therapy on outcome [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Sepsis is one of the leading causes of death in the UK. Aims: The aims of this study were to identify the rate of inactive antimicrobial therapy (AMT) in the ICU and whether inactive AMT had an effect on in hospital mortality, ICU ...
Booth, M.G., Brooks, Daniel, Polubothu, Padmaja, Smith, A., Young, D.   +4 more
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Machine Learning-Based Prediction of COVID-19 Severity and Progression to Critical Illness Using CT Imaging and Clinical Data

Korean Journal of Radiology, 2021
Objective To develop a machine learning (ML) pipeline based on radiomics to predict Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) severity and the future deterioration to critical illness using CT and clinical variables.
S. Purkayastha, Yanhe Xiao, Z. Jiao, Rujapa Thepumnoeysuk, K. Halsey, Jing Wu, Thi My Linh Tran, B. Hsieh, Ji Whae Choi, Dongcui Wang, M. Vallières, Robin Wang, S. Collins, Xue Feng, M. Feldman, Paul J Zhang, M. Atalay, R. Sebro, Li Yang, Yong Fan, W. Liao, H. Bai   +21 more
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A latent class analysis of parental bipolar disorder: examining associations with offspring psychopathology [PDF]

, 2015
Bipolar disorder (BD) is highly heterogeneous, and course variations are associated with patient outcomes. This diagnostic complexity challenges identification of patients in greatest need of intervention.
Freed, Rachel D., Henin, Aude, Nierenberg, Andrew A., Otto, Michael W., Tompson, Martha C.   +4 more
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A cross-sectional study to analyze the clinical subtype, contact sensitization and impact of disease severity on quality of life and cost of illness in patients of hand eczema

Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, 2020
Background: The high incidence, chronicity, frequent recurrences and severity of hand eczema leads to a massive impact on the quality of life. Despite great medical and socioeconomic importance, there is a paucity of data that addresses the cost of ...
Vandana Kataria, D. Pandhi, S. Bhattacharya   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source