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Use of artificial intelligence for nonlinear benchmarking of surgical care.

Oct 02, 2023

Existent methodologies for benchmarking the quality of surgical care are linear and fail to capture the complex interactions of preoperative variables. We sought to leverage novel nonlinear artificial...

A technique for in situ intracranial strain measurement within a helmeted deformable headform.

Oct 02, 2023

Despite the broad use of helmets, incidence of concussion remains high. Current methods for helmet evaluation focus on the measurement of head kinematics as the primary tool for quantifying risk of br...

Effects of sociodemographic and player characteristics on baseline cognitive performance in 1000 rugby players: A retrospective 8-year follow-up study.

Oct 02, 2023

To analyze the effects of sociodemographic and player characteristics on the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool and neuropsychological scores over 8 years in a large sample of rugby players.An 8-year ...

Integration of longitudinal and circumferential strain predicts volumetric change across the cardiac cycle and differentiates patients along the heart failure continuum.

Oct 02, 2023

Left ventricular (LV) circumferential and longitudinal strain provide important insight into LV mechanics and function, each contributing to volumetric changes throughout the cardiac cycle. We sought ...

Multidisciplinary expert panel report on fluid stewardship: perspectives and practice.

Oct 02, 2023

Although effective and appropriate fluid management is a critical aspect of quality care during hospitalization, the widespread adoption of consistent policies that ensure adequate fluid stewardship h...

Long-term Patency of Retrograde Bypass Using a Distal Stump of the Parietal Superficial Temporal Artery for Moyamoya Disease.

Sep 25, 2023

There have been a number of anastomosis methods of bypass techniques reported for moyamoya disease. However, there are yet no randomized controlled trials conducted on the anastomosis method. Retrogra...

Maintaining immune homeostasis with Coptis Chinensis water extract to mitigate sepsis severity via modulating gut microbiome and metabolism.

Sep 25, 2023

Sepsis arises from an uncontrolled inflammatory response to infection that can lead to organ failure. The gut microbiome is increasingly recognized as a key modulator of sepsis progression. This study...

Perinatal risk factors for neonatal early-onset sepsis: a meta-analysis of observational studies.

Sep 25, 2023

Early-onset neonatal sepsis (EONS) remains an important cause of neonatal mortality and has many risk factors, therefore, this study aimed to investigate the perinatal risk factors for EONS.We searche...

Initial Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Characteristics and Recovery Patterns Among Females Across the United States Military Service Academies: A Report from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium.

Sep 25, 2023

Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) has been described in the United States (US) military service academy cadet population, but female-specific characteristics and recovery outcomes are poorly characte...

[Establishment of a nomogram model for predicting the risk of early-onset sepsis in very preterm infants].

Sep 18, 2023

To identify risk factors associated with early-onset sepsis (EOS) in very preterm infants and develop a nomogram model for predicting the risk of EOS.A retrospective analysis was conducted on 344 very...

Systemic Immunosuppression Does Not Affect Revascularization Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia.

Sep 18, 2023

Many patients with chronic limb threating ischemia (CLTI) have additional comorbidities requiring systemic immunosuppression. Few studies have analyzed whether these medications may inhibit graft inte...

Prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a hospitalized lung cancer population: a single center study.

Sep 18, 2023

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often coexists with lung cancer (LC) and has a detrimental effect on the prognosis of LC patients. Presently, there is a lack of adequate assessment regard...

Improved clinical outcomes following introduction of an attending intensivist for patients admitted to the cardiac surgical intensive care unit after valvular heart surgery: a single-center experience.

Sep 18, 2023

Although numerous studies have documented the improved clinical outcomes of patients undergoing cardiac surgery following introduction of attending intensivist, most of these studies included heteroge...

Interventions to improve outcomes in community-acquired pneumonia.

Sep 11, 2023

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a common infection associated with high morbimortality and a highly deleterious impact on patients' quality of life and functionality. We comprehensively review t...

Using Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Screens to Rule Out Methicillin-Resistant S aureus Pneumonia in Surgical Intensive Care Units.

Sep 11, 2023

The methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has a high negative predictive value (NPV). We aimed to understand if there was a difference in the NPV of the MR...

Predicting sepsis using a combination of clinical information and molecular immune markers sampled in the ambulance.

Sep 11, 2023

Sepsis is a time dependent condition. Screening tools based on clinical parameters have been shown to increase the identification of sepsis. The aim of current study was to evaluate the additional pre...

Metabolomics and transcriptomics based multi-omics integration reveals radiation-induced altered pathway networking and underlying mechanism.

Sep 11, 2023

Recent advancement in integrated multi-omics has significantly contributed to many areas of the biomedical field. Radiation research has also grasped uprising omics technologies in biomarker identific...

Hyperbaric oxygen ameliorates neuronal injury and neurological function recovery in rats with intracerebral hemorrhage by silencing microRNA-204-5p-targeted chloride channel protein 3.

Sep 04, 2023

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy is of clinical utility in patients with transient cerebral ischemia. The investigatory study was to identify the potential regulatory mechanism of HBO treatment on neur...

Isosteviol attenuates streptozotocin-mediated diabetic nephropathy in rats by upregulating and stimulating adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase.

Sep 04, 2023

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is the major microvascular complication of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Impairment in adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity was shown to mediat...

A hypoxia- and lactate metabolism-related gene signature to predict prognosis of sepsis: discovery and validation in independent cohorts.

Sep 04, 2023

High throughput gene expression profiling is a valuable tool in providing insight into the molecular mechanism of human diseases. Hypoxia- and lactate metabolism-related genes (HLMRGs) are fundamental...

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