Pourabbas Tahvildari, Babak Safari, Rasool Pouralimohammadi, Mohammad Amin
Published in
Journal of Biomedical Physics & Engineering
Background: Axial load on thoracolumbar junction, both mechanical and anatomical transitional zone, causes the compression and flexion of the spine, and consequently thoracolumbar burst fractures. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect and prognostic factors associated with the postural and instrumented reduction on the restoration o...
Al Riyami, Nihal Al Salmiyah, Manar Khan, Durdana Al Riyami, Intisar
Published in
Oman Medical Journal
Objectives Our study sought to assess the maternal and neonatal outcomes of operative vaginal deliveries (OVDs) at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH). We assessed the proportion of OVDs along with the proportion of maternal and neonatal outcomes of kiwi OmniCup vacuum, metal cup vacuum, and forceps deliveries. Methods We conducted a retrospec...
Al-Riyami, Arwa Z. Baskaran, Balan Panchatcharam, Sathiya M. Al-Sabti, Hilal
Published in
Oman Medical Journal
Objectives We sought to investigate the incidence of preoperative anemia in cardiac surgery and its association with outcomes. Methods A retrospective review of clinical, laboratory, and transfusion data for all patients who underwent cardiac surgery at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital between 2008 and 2014 was performed. Patients were divided int...
Abaka, Pearl Nutor, Jerry John
BackgroundIn Sub-Saharan Africa, there are now a significant number of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV), due to increased access to effective antiretroviral therapy. However, these adolescents are at high risk of dying during the transition to adult care due to various reasons, including lack of preparation for the transition and poor transition...
Denny, S Rawson, T Hart, P Satta, G Pallett, S Abdulaal, A Hughes, S Gilchrist, M Mughal, N Moore, L
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Background – We investigated for change in blood stream infections (BSI) with Enterobacterales, coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS), Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus during the first UK wave of SARS-CoV-2 across five London hospitals. Methods – A retrospective multicentre ecological analysis was undertaken evaluating all bloo...
Hopkinson, N
Wolf, Molly Alladina, Jehan Navarrete-Welton, Allison Shoults, Benjamin Brait, Kelsey Ziehr, David Malhotra, Atul Hardin, C Corey Hibbert, Kathryn A
ObjectiveRecent cohort studies have identified obesity as a risk factor for poor outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). To further explore the relationship between obesity and critical illness in COVID-19, the association of BMI with baseline demographic and intensive care unit (ICU) parameters, laboratory values, and outcomes in a critic...
Wang, Hongmei Wang, Lu Lee, Edward H Zheng, Jimmy Zhang, Wei Halabi, Safwan Liu, Chunlei Deng, Kexue Song, Jiangdian Yeom, Kristen W
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PurposeHigh-dimensional image features that underlie COVID-19 pneumonia remain opaque. We aim to compare feature engineering and deep learning methods to gain insights into the image features that drive CT-based for COVID-19 pneumonia prediction, and uncover CT image features significant for COVID-19 pneumonia from deep learning and radiomics frame...
Lane, NE Saag, K O'Neill, TJ Manion, M Shah, R Klause, U Eastell, R
The use of bone turnover marker (BTM) testing for patients with osteoporosis in the USA has not been well characterized. This retrospective US-based real-world data study found BTM testing has some association with treatment decision-making and lower fracture risk in patients with presumed osteoporosis, supporting its use in clinical practice.Intro...
Dambha-Miller, Hajira Tan, Pui San Saatci, Defne Clift, Ashley Kieran Zaccardi, Francesco Coupland, Carol Locufier, Patrick Davies, Firoza Khunti, Kamlesh Griffin, Simon
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