Relationship between soft tissue envelope thickness of the lower extremity and acute periprosthetic joint infection of the knee.

Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide and it is known to be associated with many postoperative complications, including infection. Patients' body fat distribution may vary and body mass index (BMI) does not provide sufficient information about adipose tissue thickness of the lower extremities. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between thigh diameters and early postoperative prosthesis-related joint infections (PJI) in patients who underwent arthroplasty.

Hypomagnesemia May Predict Better Survival and Reduced Nonrelapse Mortality in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients.

Background: Magnesium (Mg) is an essential element that is required as a cofactor for many cellular reactions, including immunologic pathways. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential impact of serum Mg levels on allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) outcomes.

Methods: Medical records of 340 alloHSCT recipients (median age: 45 [18-71] years; M/F: 210/130) were reviewed for this retrospective study.

Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Yttrium-90 Transarterial Radioembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A 5-Year Institutional Experience.

Rationale And Objectives: To examine the clinical outcomes of yttrium-90 (Y90) transarterial radioembolization (TARE) for primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) through the evaluation of a 5-year institutional experience.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study evaluated 88 consecutive patients with primary HCC receiving Y90 TARE treatment at an academic medical center from 2017 to 2021. Disease distribution was bilobar in 60.

Effects of electroacupuncture at ST36 and BL20 on the diabetic rat testis.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the effects of electroacupuncture (EA) at ST36 and BL20 on the testicular tissues in a rat model of diabetes and to explore the mechanisms of action.

Methods: A total of 34 male Sprague-Dawley rats were allocated to a control group (n = 10), diabetes (D) group (n = 12) or diabetes + acupuncture (DA) group (n = 12). To model diabetes, rats in groups D and DA received an intraperitoneal injection of a single dose of 35 mg/kg streptozotocin (STZ) dissolved in citrate buffer (pH = 4.

Left ventricular size following shunt operation in tetralogy of Fallot.

This study was performed in 24 patients with tetralogy of Fallot in whom shunt operation was performed instead of total correction because of small left ventricular end-diastolic dimension. Left ventricular end-diastolic dimension was measured using M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography pre- and at least one year postoperatively. There was no change in the postoperative left ventricular size in two patients.

Surgical treatment in tetralogy of Fallot diagnosed by echocardiography.

The purpose of this paper is to present the authors' 3-yr experience of echocardiographic examination of patients with the clinical diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot, and their evaluation for surgical treatment without prior cardiac catheterization. Among the patients with the clinical diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot 227 had a definite diagnosis made by M-mode, two-dimensional, Doppler and contrast echocardiography. For the diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot, ventricular septal defect, pulmonary stenosis, and overriding of the aorta were considered to be fundamental.