Hospital-level volume in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation cases and death or disability at 6 months.

Objective: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a high-risk procedure with significant morbidity and mortality and there is an uncertain volume-outcome relationship, especially regarding long-term functional outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine the association between ECMO centre volume and long-term death and disability outcomes.

Design Setting And Participants: This is a registry-embedded observational cohort study.

Impact of Clear Aligners vs Conventional Brackets on Oxidant and Antioxidant Levels: A Case-Control Study.

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to identify the changes in the levels of total oxidant status (TOS) and total antioxidant status (TAS) in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) samples of patients treated with conventional brackets (CBs) and clear aligners (CAs) over a 30-day period. MATERIAL AND METHODS Thirty-four patients who received non-extraction treatment with either CBs or CAs were included in the study. GCF samples were obtained at baseline (T0) and on days 7 (T1) and 30 (T2) following initial phase of treatment.

Assessment of pediatric patients with suspected nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug hypersensitivity.

Beta-lactam antibiotics are the most common cause of hypersensitivity reactions to medications, followed by nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). The aim of this study was to classify children with hypersensitivity reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID-H) according to the latest updates. ENDA recommendations were used to evaluate all patients with suspected NSAID-H.

The Role of Cannabis in the Development of Psychosis.

Cannabis is known to cause psychotic disorders, and the increasing use of cannabis constitutes an important health problem. Growing evidence that cannabis causes the development of psychosis has led to an increase in the number of studies in this field. This review aims to clarify the role of cannabis use in the development of psychosis, discuss the current literature about the underlying neurobiological mechanisms.

Evaluation of the prognostic value of papillary muscle-free strain in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Background: The prognosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) varies from mild disease with a normal life expectancy to heart failure and sudden cardiac death (SCD). The identification of patients who are at high risk for SCD remains challenging.

Aims: In this study, we evaluated the prognostic value of papillary muscle-free strain in HCM patients.