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BMC Anesthesiology, 2023 Background Evidence-based effect of anesthetic regimens on postoperative delirium (POD) incidence after hip fracture surgery is still debated. Randomized trials have reported inconsistent contradictory results largely attributed to small sample size, use
Karis Yui-Lam Cheung +3 more
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Mortality in an ICU of a tertiary hospital [PDF]
Intensive Care Medicine Experimental, 2015 Evaluation of mortality showed that in many ICU mortality in critically ill patients may range from 6.4% to 40% despite best care provided [1, 2]. This variability is considerable and persistent even after adjustment based on the characteristics of the patient on admission [3–8].
Neto Real, AM +7 more
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Tracheostomy: Experience at Tertiary Hospital [PDF]
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 2018 An attempt was made to find indications of tracheostomy procedure and its complications in the modern era of medicine with refined surgical techniques at a tertiary hospital. A retrospective study of 240 patients, who had undergone tracheostomy, was done during the period from January 2013 to April 2017 at Govt. Medical College Hospital.
Reshma P, Chavan +4 more
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Dubai Diabetes and Endocrinology Journal, 2023 Background: Graves’ disease (GD)-related bone marrow injury presents usually as agranulocytosis or less commonly as pancytopenia. However, acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has been reported recently in an adult patient with GD.
Ghassan Faisal Fadlalbari +5 more
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Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2020 Background Extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR) is a promising treatment for refractory out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). Most studies evaluating the effectiveness of ECPR include patients with an initial shockable rhythm.
Atsunori Tanimoto +5 more
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Toxicology Reports, 2023 Background: South Africa is one of the largest importers of pesticides in Africa. Pesticides play an integral role in food security and ensuring economic survival.
Leon Daniel Scheepers +2 more
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International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2021 Background Ureterosciatic hernia is a rare type of pelvic floor herniation that occurs through the sciatic foramen. The resulting ureteral obstruction may lead to hydronephrosis and to further complications including urinary tract infection and urosepsis.
Kohei Kakimoto +5 more
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The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 We report an extremely rare case of a 40-year-old woman with a giant fibroadenoma of 30cm in diameter that was accompanied by ulceration and bleeding. We document the onset, the clinical presentation, as well as the challenge encountered in the diagnosis
Médard Kakule Kabuyaya +5 more
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Candidaemia in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria
African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2014 Background: Candidaemia is a widely-studied and reviewed topic in the developed world; however, there is a dearth of information on nosocomial candidaemia in Nigeria, despite the increasing use of more invasive therapeutic modalities, immunosuppressive agents and increasing incidence of immunosuppression as a result of malignancies and HIV.Objectives ...
Oladele, Rita O +4 more
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Fungal Keratitis in a Tertiary Hospital in Malaysia [PDF]
Cureus, 2021 Background Fungal keratitis is one of the commonest causes of corneal blindness in developing countries including Malaysia. We aim to evaluate the sociodemographic background, clinical features, predisposing factors, laboratory findings, management, complications, and visual outcome of patients with fungal keratitis in a tertiary hospital in Malaysia ...
Tze-Suen, Chow +2 more
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