Jan 08, 2024

Cytokines are small signaling proteins that regulate the immune responses to infection and tissue damage. Surface charges of cytokines determine their in vivo fate in immune regulation, e.g., half-lif...

Jan 08, 2024

Traumatic brain injury (TBI)-associated coagulopathy significantly influences survival outcomes in patients with multiple injuries. Severe TBI can potentially affect systemic hemostasis due to coagulo...

Jan 08, 2024

Transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM), characterized by the extracellular deposition of an insoluble amyloid protein in the heart, is one of the main causes of heart failure in elderly patien...

Jan 08, 2024

The current guidelines have discouraged the routine use of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) in cardiogenic shock complicating acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Since then, the trend of IABP utilization i...

Jan 01, 2024

C.S.T. (♂, 71 years old) is a patient with multiple and severe comorbidities, undergoing thrice-weekly chronic hemodialysis since 2008 due to the progression of post-lithiasic uropathy. Over the pas...

Jan 01, 2024

Gram-positive bacilli represent a diverse species of bacteria that range from commensal flora to pathogens implicated in severe and life-threatening infection. Following the isolation of Gram-positive...

Jan 01, 2024

The relation between traumatic brain injury (TBI), its acute and chronic symptoms, and the potential for remote neurodegenerative disease is a priority for military research. Structural and functional...

Jan 01, 2024

Predicting mortality from traumatic brain injury facilitates early data-driven treatment decisions. Machine learning has predicted mortality from traumatic brain injury in a growing number of studies,...

Dec 25, 2023

Distal hand ischemia syndrome (DHIS) is a well reported adverse outcome in patients with upper arm AV access. 25%-40% of these patients have been reported to be due to primary arterial disease complic...

Dec 25, 2023

The diagnostic and prognostic performance of soluble Suppression of Tumorigenicity 2 (sST2) in suspected septic patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) is largely unknown.Patients were in...

Dec 25, 2023

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired clonal hematopoietic disorder which occurs on a background of bone marrow failure (BMF). In PNH, chronic intravascular hemolysis causes an incr...

Dec 25, 2023

Intracranial meningioma resection is associated with multiple acute post-operative complications, including cerebrovascular accidents, surgical site infections, and pneumonia. There is a paucity of re...

Dec 25, 2023

Sepsis patients have a high risk of developing in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA), which portends poor survival. However, little is known about whether the increased incidence of IHCA is due to sepsis ...

Dec 25, 2023

Corynebacterium striatum occasionally causes nosocomial infections, such as catheter-related bloodstream infection and pneumonia; however, C. striatum-related infective endocarditis or septic arthriti...

Dec 25, 2023

After a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), dizziness and balance problems are frequently reported, affecting individuals' daily lives and functioning. Vestibular rehabilitation is a standard treatmen...

Dec 25, 2023

Our primary objectives were to identify clinical practice guideline recommendations for children with acute mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) presenting to an emergency department (ED), appraise thei...

Dec 25, 2023

Ventricular assist devices (VADs) play a critical and increasing role in treating end-stage heart failure in pediatric patients. A growing number of patients are supported by VADs as a bridge to heart...

Dec 18, 2023

Consciousness assessment is crucial in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). In this study, we developed a novel scoring system combining the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) and the Full Outline of UnR...

Dec 18, 2023

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious public health problem worldwide, which could lead to an extremely high percentage of mortality and disability. Current treatment strategies mainly concentrate...

Dec 18, 2023

Oral health problems are common and are associated with various geriatric conditions in older adults. The importance of oral health has not been fully highlighted in the assessment and management of p...