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Real-World Patterns of Basal Insulin Use with Other Diabetes Medications Among People with Type 2 Diabetes Between 2014 and 2020
IntroductionBasal insulin’s position in the type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment paradigm has undergone significant revisions since the advent of diabetes...
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Evaluating cognitive behavioral therapy as a solution for postnatal depression in economically disadvantaged regions
PurposePostnatal depression (PND) impacts numerous women after childbirth, leading to various impairments in their lives. Mental health...
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The incidence of cardiac arrhythmias during exercise stress testing: a focus on patients with severe obesity undergoing sleeve gastrectomy
IntroductionObesity is associated with a higher risk of cardiac arrhythmias. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a common bariatric surgery with beneficial...
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Pediatric Cholesteatoma: An Overview of Presentation, Surgical Strategy and Outcomes of an Individualized Approach
Pediatric cholesteatomas (PC) have multifactorial aetiology, spread aggressively and there are high chances of residual/ recurrent disease after...
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The Impact of Medicaid Expansion on Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma Care
IntroductionThe impact of Medicaid expansion (ME) on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains controversial, and heterogeneous effects on care...
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Mechanical pump complication after HeartMate 3 implantation
Background: With the improvement in postoperative complications and long-term survival post LVAD, continuing to improve clinical outcomes will...
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Persistent COVID-19 symptoms in community-living older adults from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
BackgroundSymptom persistence in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients, also known as Long COVID or Post-acute Sequelae of COVID-19, is not well...
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Trends, Outcomes, and Impact of Early Discharge Following Bariatric Surgery: a Retrospective MBSAQIP Analysis of 748,955 Patients
IntroductionDecreasing the length of stay following bariatric surgery can reduce pressure on hospitals and surgical costs and increase patient...
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Evolution of treatment patterns and survival outcomes in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer treated at Frankfurt University Hospital in 2012–2018
BackgroundImmune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have improved outcomes for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) versus...
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Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure reduces cost of care independent of the institutional cumulative caseload in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation
BackgroundData on the impact of the cumulative percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) caseload on cardiovascular outpatient and...
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Effect of time post warming to embryo transfer on human blastocyst metabolism and pregnancy outcome
PurposeThis study is aiming to test whether variation in post warming culture time impacts blastocyst metabolism or pregnancy outcome.
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Maximizing QRS duration reduction in contemporary cardiac resynchronization therapy is feasible and shorter QRS duration is associated with better clinical outcome
BackgroundWe aimed to evaluate if optimization by maximizing QRS duration (QRSd) reduction is feasible in an all-comer cardiac resynchronization...
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Incidence of pneumococcal disease from 2003 to 2019 in children ≤17 years in England
BackgroundPneumococcal disease is a leading cause of communicable disease morbidity and mortality globally. We aimed to estimate invasive...
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Serotype distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates among adult and elderly population before and after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in Casablanca, Morocco
BackgroundStreptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) , remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. The objective of this study was to...
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External validation of predictive models for new vertebral fractures following percutaneous vertebroplasty
ObjectiveTo investigate the external validation and scalability of four predictive models regarding new vertebral fractures following percutaneous...
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Introduction of an order set after hip fracture improves osteoporosis medication initiation and persistence: a population-based before-after analysis
SummaryWe found that a standardized order set after hip fracture increased initiation of anti-osteoporosis medication and increased persistence at...
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Association between early blood urea nitrogen-to-albumin ratio and one-year post-hospital mortality in critically ill surgical patients: a propensity score-matched study
BackgroundBlood urea nitrogen to albumin ratio (BAR) is increasingly recognized as an early predictor for short-term outcomes in critically ill...
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Exploring the frontier in robotic pediatric cancer surgery: when to move forward and when to stop
PurposeIn recent years, the use of robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery in pediatric oncology has increased. Despite its benefits, its...
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Perioperative psychological distress in patients with intracranial tumors; a single center study
PurposeDistress Thermometer (DT) was adopted to evaluate distress in neuro-oncology on a scale from 1 to 10. DT values above 4 indicate major...
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Flow diversion of ruptured intracranial aneurysms: a single-center study with a standardized antithrombotic treatment protocol
BackgroundThe use of antithrombotic medication following acute flow diversion for a ruptured intracranial aneurysm (IA) is challenging with no...