The Assessment of SF-36 Survey for Quality-of-Life Measurement after Radical Cystectomy for Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: A Systematic Review.

This study presents a systematic review of the literature on individuals' health-related quality of life (HRQoL) following radical cystectomy for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), utilizing the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) as a primary assessment tool. The review was designed as an exhaustive literature search across three major databases including PubMed, Scopus, and Embase up to December 2023, using the PRISMA guidelines. The selection process refined 2281 identified articles down to 11 studies meeting our inclusion criteria.

Can laboratory and clinical parameters predict the occurrence of acute arterial occlusion in COVID-19 patients?

Aim To determine radiologic, clinic and laboratory characteristics of COVID-19 positive patients with acute arterial occlusion and compare them with post COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. Methods In this retrospective study, 53 patients with acute occlusion of peripheral arteries admitted to the University Clinical Hospital Mostar in the period between 29 February 2020 and 30 September 2021 were involved. The first group was made of COVID-19 positive patients, the second group were post COVID-19 patients and a control group were non-COVID-19 patients.

Particularities of the (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Ovipositing Behavior: Practical Applications.

The industrial rearing of Hermetia illucens offers sustainable solutions to the acute challenges of modern society associated with the accumulation of increasing amounts of organic waste, the substantial reduction of natural ocean fish stocks, and the imminent food crisis. Detailed knowledge of the reproductive particularities and reproductive behavior of the species is essential for increasing the efficiency of the breeding technology. This study aimed to identify the affinity shown by females regarding the size of the oviposition slots (1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 mm), the vertical distribution of the ovipositing rate, and the influence of the substrate’s moisture on ovipositing behavior (dry matter/water: 1:0.

A Comprehensive Method for the Evaluation of Egg Quality Parameters: Implications and Influence Factors.

The significant momentum received by as a worldwide species is due to its biological traits and large applicability in scientific research, environmental entomoremediation, insect meal production, and for biodiesel yield. The aim of this research is to develop a method for the preparation and precise egg counting of the egg clutch, as well as an accurate technique for evaluating egg biometric parameters. The precise proposed method for egg preparation and counting consists in dispersing the eggs clutch under a stereo microscope and counting the eggs on a photographic capture using the Clickmaster software.

Contrast-Induced Encephalopathy following Cerebral Angiography in a Hemodialysis Patient.

Contrast-induced encephalopathy (CIE) is a rare complication of contrast media use during angiographic procedures. With the growing use of endovascular interventions, this complication is likely to become more common. We present a case of a 46-year-old woman with hypertension, hypothyroidism, and chronic renal failure.

Level of Education as a Risk Factor for Extensive Prevalence of Cervical Intervertebral Disc Degenerative Changes and Chronic Neck Pain.

Objective: The aim of this study was to document the prevalence of degenerative intervertebral disc changes in the patients who previously reported symptoms of neck pain and to determine the influence of education level on degenerative intervertebral disc changes and subsequent chronic neck pain.

Methods: One hundred and twelve patients were randomly selected from the University Hospital in Mostar, Bosna and Herzegovina, (aged 48.5±12.

Sex of First Child and Breast Cancer Survival in Young Women.

Two studies have reported that young women with breast cancer face increased risk of early mortality if their first child was male rather than female. An immunological mechanism has been suggested. We sought to confirm these results in a larger, historical cohort study of 223 parous women who were aged <45 years at breast cancer diagnosis during 1983-1987.

Developmental validation of a fully integrated sample-to-profile rapid human identification system for processing single-source reference buccal samples.

Unlabelled: Short tandem repeat (STR) DNA typing is a global standard for human identification. Current practice involves highly trained forensic analysts, operating in a laboratory setting, using multiple instruments to process samples and analyze the data. Here, we report the developmental validation of a fully integrated and automated DNA profiling system, the RapidHIT® System, capable of producing up to five high quality STR profiles with full controls in approximately 90min using PowerPlex®16 HS RapidHIT chemistry.

Postdischarge problems identified by telephone calls to an advice line.

Background: Problems experienced after hospital discharge can result in rehospitalizations and unscheduled urgent and emergent care.

Objective: To identify opportunities for improving discharge processes by examining calls to an advice line (AL).

Design: Prospective cohort.

Prevalence of diabetes and associated obesity in Pennsylvania adults, 1995-2010.

Introduction: This study examined trends in the prevalence and sociodemographic distributions of diabetes and the associations of diabetes with obesity over time in adult Pennsylvanians from 1995 through 2010.

Methods: We used Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data collected from 1995 through 2010. Diabetes prevalence was assessed by self-report of physician diagnosis.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a highly purified equine F(ab)2 antibody black widow spider antivenom.

Study Objective: Black widow spider antivenom has never been tested in a randomized clinical trial, to our knowledge. We explore various efficacy measures for a novel F(ab)2 antivenom in patients with moderate to severe pain caused by black widow spider envenomation.

Methods: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, clinical trial was conducted in 12 academic emergency departments.

A flexible microfluidic processor for molecular biology: application to microarray sample preparation.

We describe a programmable microfluidic system with onboard pumps and valves that has the ability to process reaction volumes in the sub-microlitre to hundred microlitre range. The flexibility of the architecture is demonstrated with a commercial molecular biology protocol for mRNA amplification, implemented without significant modification. The performance of the microchip system is compared to conventional bench processing at each stage of the multistep protocol, and DNA microarrays are used to assess the quality and performance of bench- and microchip-amplified RNA.

Factors associated with difficulty achieving initial control with crotalidae polyvalent immune fab antivenom in snakebite patients.

Background: The prescribing information for Crotalidae Fab antivenom (FabAV) instructs clinicians to administer FabAV until initial control of the envenomation syndrome is achieved. Risk factors for difficulty achieving initial control are not known.

Objectives: The study aim was to identify factors present before administration of antivenom associated with difficulty achieving initial control.

Treatment of chronically digoxin-poisoned patients with a newer digoxin immune fab--a retrospective study.

Context: Digoxin is used in the treatment of patients with cardiac dysfunction, though toxicity sometimes results from the use of this medication. In 1986, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a digoxin immune Fab for the treatment of such patients. In 2001, the FDA approved a newer digoxin immune Fab, a digoxin-specific antibody (DSAb) known as DigiFab (Protherics Inc, Brentwood, Tennessee), though minimal literature exists on the clinical effects of this DSAb.

Short-term outcomes after Fab antivenom therapy for severe crotaline snakebite.

Study Objectives: We seek to determine the short-term outcomes associated with the use of Crotalidae polyvalent immune Fab (ovine) (CroFab; FabAV) therapy for severe crotaline snake envenomation and to better define the incidence of hypersensitivity reactions associated with FabAV use.

Methods: We conducted a multicenter observational case series study of patients who received FabAV at 17 US hospitals in 2002 to 2004. A 7-point score incorporating local, systemic, and hematologic venom effects was used to grade envenomation severity before and after FabAV therapy.

A multicenter comparison of the safety of oral versus intravenous acetylcysteine for treatment of acetaminophen overdose.

Unlabelled: Oral and intravenous (IV) N-acetylcysteine (NAC) are used for the treatment of acetaminophen poisoning. The objective of this multicenter study was to compare the safety of these two routes of administration.

Methods: We conducted a multicenter chart review of all patients treated with NAC for acetaminophen poisoning.

Steroid injection for hip osteoarthritis: efficacy under ultrasound guidance.

Objective: To determine the efficacy of IA corticosteroid (CS) injection in pain reduction for hip OA under ultrasound (US) guidance.

Methods: Forty patients [mean age 62.78 (8.

Crotaline Fab antivenom appears to be effective in cases of severe North American pit viper envenomation: an integrative review.

Background: In 2000, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved Crotalidae Polyvalent Immune Fab (Ovine) (hereafter, FabAV), "for the management of patients with minimal to moderate North American Crotalid envenomation." Because whole-IgG pit viper antivenom is no longer available in the United States, FabAV is currently the only specific treatment option available to United States clinicians treating snakebite victims of any severity. No clinical trial data are available concerning the effectiveness of FabAV for treatment of severe snakebite, but several published articles describe its use in this setting.

[Involvement of angiotensin on adenosine-induced bronchial hyperreactivity].

Adenosine is an endogenously purine nucleoside which plays a significant role in regulation of airways tone and reactivity by multiple and incompletely known mechanisms, including the release of endogenously active peptides from mast cells via activation of the A3 receptors. Our previous results suggested that releasing of enzymes from activated mast cells could activate the intrapulmonary renin angiotensin system (RAS). In this study, we investigated the involvement of angiotensin II (Ang II) in adenosine-induced bronchoconstriction in an experimental model of allergic asthma.

Expert consensus guidelines for stocking of antidotes in hospitals that provide emergency care.

Study Objective: We developed recommendations for antidote stocking at hospitals that provide emergency care.

Methods: An expert panel representing diverse perspectives (clinical pharmacology, clinical toxicology, critical care medicine, clinical pharmacy, emergency medicine, internal medicine, pediatrics, poison centers, pulmonary medicine, and hospital accreditation) was formed to create recommendations for antidote stocking. Using a standardized summary of the medical literature, the primary reviewer for each antidote proposed guidelines for antidote stocking to the full panel.