Publications by authors named "A Smolen"

Background: Reports of mistreatment are an important first step to improving medical students' learning environment. Students may not report mistreatment due to a lack of awareness of institutional policies, reporting procedures, or for fear of reprisal.

Aim: We sought to determine if a medical school cross-platform mobile application (app) could be used to improve students' awareness of mistreatment policies and procedures.

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The multifactorial etiology of major depressive disorder (MDD) includes biological, environmental, genetic, and psychological aspects. Recently, there has been an increasing interest in metallomic studies in psychiatry, aiming to evaluate the role of chosen trace elements in the MDD etiology as well as the progression of symptoms. This narrative review aims to summarize the available literature on the relationship between the concentration of chosen elements in the serum of patients with MDD and the onset and progression of this psychiatric condition.

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Ukraine is at the forefront of one of the largest outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) in Europe, including multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Due to the ongoing armed conflict in this area, there is a significant number of refugees from Ukraine to other European countries. The aim of the study is to emphasize the essence of the problem of the increased incidence of tuberculosis, taking into account the impact of the armed conflict in Ukraine, resulting in the intensification of migration movements.

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  • Treatment options for rewarming severely hypothermic patients with good circulation are not strongly supported by clinical trials, prompting a study comparing extracorporeal and less-invasive rewarming methods.
  • A multicenter retrospective study used data from various hypothermia registries to analyze outcomes in patients with core temperatures below 28°C.
  • Results showed that extracorporeal rewarming led to a higher survival rate compared to less-invasive methods, with key factors influencing survival including age, cooling circumstances, and absence of comorbidities.
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