Introduction: Prior bariatric surgery (PBS) status in obese patients is thought to curtail the risk of cardiovascular events, but its role in change of outcomes of patients with obesity developing new acute cardiac events such as cardiac arrests (CA) remains largely unknown.
Methods: Hospitalizations among adult patients with obesity and CA were identified retrospectively using the National Inpatient Sample (2015 October-2017 December). Propensity-matched analysis (1:1) was performed for sociodemographic/hospital characteristics to identify two cohorts, with (PBS+) or without (PBS-) status.
Bombay blood group is a rare blood group. Due to its rarity and limitations for transfusions, it is often challenging to manage individuals with Bombay groups in emergencies. Here, we present a case of a 26-year-old woman with the Bombay blood group who had premature rupture of membranes at the 39th week of pregnancy while delivering a male child vaginally.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJoubert syndrome (JS) is a rare genetic ciliopathy characterized by the aplasia or malformation of the midbrain and or hindbrain structures. It usually manifests during the early stages with nonspecific neurological symptoms that progress to involve multiple systems. Its presentation similarity to other neurological disorders makes the diagnosis difficult, hence causing a delay in treatment and worse prognosis due to complications.
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