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Endocrine Emergencies Recognition and Treatment
Medical emergencies due to disorders of the endocrine system represent a unique category of clinical care. Hypotension, fever, palpitations,...
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Neurological Complications of Endocrine Emergencies
Purpose of ReviewEndocrine disorders are the result of insufficient or excessive hormonal production. The clinical course is long, and the...
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Clinical and Academic Impact of First Endocrine Surgery Unit on a General Surgery Department
Endocrine surgery is one of the newest subspecialties of general surgery. We have analyzed the impact of first endocrine surgery unit on a general...
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Neuro-oncologic Emergencies
Purpose of ReviewPatients with brain and spine tumors are at high risk of presenting cancer-related complications at disease presentation or during...
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Influence of COVID-19 vaccines on endocrine system
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a significant health threat globally. Timely and appropriate vaccination is a key step to reduce the morbidity and...
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Neurotological emergencies: a narrative review
IntroductionVestibular symptoms, including vertigo, dizziness, and gait unsteadiness, are a frequent reason of urgent medical assistance. Their...
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Pancreaticobiliary Malignancies in the Emergency Room: Management of Acute Complications and Oncological Emergencies
BackgroundManagement of pancreaticobiliary (PB) malignancies remains a clinical challenge. In this review, we focus on the management of oncological...
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Intracranial emergencies in neurosurgical oncology: pathophysiology and clinical management
Intracranial tumors pose a challenge in neurosurgery, especially when patients present emergently or require emergency surgery. Tackling an acute...
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Iodine as a potential endocrine disruptor—a role of oxidative stress
PurposeIodine is an essential micronutrient required for thyroid hormone biosynthesis. However, overtreatment with iodine can unfavorably affect...
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Need for ensuring care for neuro-emergencies—lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic
BackgroundTo investigate whether patients with critical emergency conditions are seeking or receiving the medical care that they require, we...
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of the Clinical and Epidemiological Characteristics of Patients with Hypertensive Emergencies: Implication for Risk Stratification
IntroductionAcute severe elevation of blood pressure (BP) is a common clinical event, that can present as hypertensive emergency (HTNE) and...
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Tele-medicine versus face-to-face consultation in Endocrine Outpatients Clinic during COVID-19 outbreak: a single-center experience during the lockdown period
ContextThe COVID-19 outbreak in Italy is the major concern of Public Health in 2020: measures of containment were progressively expanded, limiting...
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Cancer pain management in the emergency department: a multicenter prospective observational trial of the Comprehensive Oncologic Emergencies Research Network (CONCERN)
PurposeMany patients with cancer seek care for pain in the emergency department (ED). Prospective research on cancer pain in this setting has...
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Endoscopic and surgical treatment of necrotizing pancreatitis—a comparison of short- and long-term outcome
BackgroundAcute necrotizing pancreatitis is still related to high morbidity and mortality rates. Minimal-invasive treatment options, such as...
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Analysis of Surgical Mortalities Using the Fishbone Model for Quality Improvement in Surgical Disciplines
BackgroundThe healthcare industry is complex and prone to the occurrence of preventable patient safety incidents. Most serious patient safety events...
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Minimally invasive surgery in emergency surgery: a WSES survey
BackgroundThe diffusion of minimally invasive surgery in emergency surgery still represents a develo** challenge. Evidence about the use of...
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Cross-sectional imaging of acute gynaecologic disorders: CT and MRI findings with differential diagnosis—part II: uterine emergencies and pelvic inflammatory disease
Due to the growing use of cross-sectional imaging in emergency departments, acute gynaecologic disorders are increasingly diagnosed on urgent...
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Choice of crystalloid fluid in the treatment of hyperglycemic emergencies: a systematic review protocol
BackgroundDiabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS) are life-threatening complications of diabetes mellitus which...