Kacem, Meriem Bennasrallah, Cyrine Abroug, Hela Ben Fredj, Manel Zemni, Imen Dhouib, Wafa Gara, Amel Maatouk, Ameni Aloui, Issam Nouira, Samir
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The Libyan journal of medicine
Injuries are responsible for a high premature mortality and disability. They are poorly explored in low and middle income-countries. We aimed to estimate the burden of hospitalized injuries in the Monastir governorate (Tunisia) according to the nature of the injury, trends and projections of hospitalizations for injuries up until 2024, and to ident...
Josuttis, David Schwedler, Christian Heymann, Guido Gümbel, Denis Schmittner, Marc Dominik Kruse, Marianne Hoppe, Berthold
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Journal of intensive care medicine
COVID-19 is characterized by immunological responses to viral replication and coherent with endothelitis, microvascular disturbance of lung vasculature and coagulopathy. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is a proangiogenic mediator regulating endothelial changes. It is induced by proinflammatory signaling and hypoxia. We sought to determine...
Alegría-Baños, Jorge A Rosas-Alvarado, Montserrat A Jiménez-López, José C Juárez-Muciño, Marcos Méndez-Celis, Carlos A Enríquez-De Los Santos, Sharon T Valdez-Vázquez, Rafael R Prada-Ortega, Diddier
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Annals of medicine
The establishment of Alternate Care Sites (ACS) helped the most severely impacted countries expand their response capability. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and risk factors associated with the mortality of hospitalized COVID-19 patients at Alternate Care Site in Mexico City. A monocentric cohort study was conduc...
Tao, Xuetong Li, Tong Gandomkar, Ziba Brennan, Patrick C Reed, Warren M
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Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology
Breast cancer was the most diagnosed malignant neoplasm and the second leading cause of cancer mortality among Chinese females in 2020. Increased risk factors and widespread adoption of westernized lifestyles have resulted in an upward trend in the occurrence of breast cancer. Up to date knowledge on the incidence, mortality, survival, and burden o...
Liu, Palmila Teplitzky, Taylor B Kou, Yann-Fuu Johnson, Romaine F Chorney, Stephen R
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Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
To estimate the 1-, 5-, and 10-year survival and decannulation rates of children with a tracheostomy. Ambidirectional cohort. Tertiary children's hospital. All patients (
Liu, Fan Liu, Chao Tang, Xiaoju Gong, Defei Zhu, Jichong Zhang, Xiaoyun
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Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
Some researchers have used machine learning to predict mortality in old patients with hip fracture, but its application value lacks an evidence-based basis. Hence, we conducted this meta-analysis to explore the predictive accuracy of machine learning for mortality in old patients with hip fracture. We systematically retrieved PubMed, Cochrane, Emba...
Yan, Yi-Xing Wang, Wei-Di Wei, Yi-Liu Chen, Wei-Zhi Wu, Qiao-Yi
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Experimental and therapeutic medicine
Gastrointestinal (GI) perforation is common in the emergency department and has a high mortality rate. The present study aimed to identify risk factors for mortality in patients with GI perforation. The objective was to assess and prognosticate the surgical outcomes of patients, aiming to ascertain the efficacy of the procedure for individual patie...
Liu, Palmila Brooks, Rebecca L Bailey, Candice H Whitney, Cindy Sewell, Ashley Brown, Ashley F Kou, Yann-Fuu Johnson, Romaine F Chorney, Stephen R
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The Laryngoscope
To determine survival among critically ill children when caregivers decline tracheostomy placement. Retrospective cohort. All children (
Demirkoparan, Mesut Vahabi, Arman Özbek, Berker Mert, Merve Yıldırım Şimşir, Ilgın Erdem, Hüseyin Aytaç Öztürk, Anıl Murat Çetinkalp, Şevki
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International wound journal
Amputations related to diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Glycaemic control and close follow-up protocols are essential to prevent such ulcers. Coronavirus disease (COVID) related restrictions and regulations might have a negative impact on patients who are with DFU or candidates for DFU. We retrospec...
Zuin, Marco Rigatelli, Gianluca Bilato, Marco J Bilato, Claudio Roncon, Loris
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Vascular
This study aims to assess prevalence and prognostic implications of pre-existing peripheral artery disease (PAD) in patients infected by the SARS-CoV-2 by means of a systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched MEDLINE and Scopus to locate all the articles published up to 10 December 2021, reporting data on pre-existing PAD among COVID-19 survi...
