Assessment of the Effects of Harvesting Period of Clusia fluminensis Planch. and Triana Fruits on Neutralization of the Toxic Activities of Bothrops jararacussu Snake Venom.

Snakebite envenomation is a public health issue that can lead to mortality and physical consequences. It is estimated that 5.4 million venomous snake bites occur annually, with 130 000 deaths and 400 000 amputations.

Knowledge about cervical cancer in young Portuguese women: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Health literacy is crucial to adherence to medical interventions in therapeutics, prevention, and diagnosis. The basis for literacy is knowledge. To accomplish the goals for the elimination of cervical cancer, one of the most prevalent and preventable cancers, we must understand the determinants of non-adherence and address them specifically to ensure patients' active participation.

Predictors of in-hospital surgical site infections in surgically managed acetabular fractures: A nationwide analysis.

Background: A surgical site infection (SSI) rate of 4%-8% has been reported in patients who undergo open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) for acetabular fractures. Studies have identified risk factors for SSI, but none have performed a nationwide analysis of SSI in surgically managed acetabular fracture patients.

Methods: The National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database was queried for patients who underwent ORIF for acetabular fractures from 2016 to 2019.

Longer Hospital Length of Stay and Emergency Surgical Intervention are Associated with Lower Rates of Mortality In Elderly Patients with Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: An Analysis of 7,214 Patients.

Introduction: We aimed to determine predictors for in-hospital mortality for elderly patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) undergoing emergency admission.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study utilizing the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) Database, 2005-2014, on elderly patients with ruptured AAA undergoing emergency admission. ICD-9 code 441.

Murine macrophages or their secretome delivered in alginate dressings enhance impaired wound healing in diabetic mice.

Diabetic foot ulceration is a devastating diabetic complication with unmet needs. We explored the efficacy of calcium-crosslinked alginate dressings in topically delivering primary macrophages and their secretome to diabetic wounds. The alginate bandages had a microporous structure that enabled even cell loading with prolonged cell survival and egress following wound placement.