Diagnoses of postpartum urinary retention using next-generation non-piezo ultrasound technology: assessing the accuracy and benefits.

Postpartum urinary retention has a wide range of publicized incidences, likely caused by frequent misdiagnosis of this puerperal complication. Especially covert postpartum urinary retention has a high number of missed diagnoses due to the lack of symptoms and the time-extensive diagnostics via ultrasound, leading to no treatment and no appropriate follow-up. To simplify the diagnosis and establish a screening tool we analyzed the application of portable handheld-ultrasound devices  (PUD) as used in Point-of-care diagnostics in comparison to established standard ultrasound devices (SUD).

Pulmonary involvement in newly diagnosed and untreated rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis: a prospective longitudinal study.

Objectives: To longitudinally assesses pulmonary involvement in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients over a 12-months follow-up. To identify biomarkers and establish a diagnostic algorithm for monitoring pulmonary changes.

Methods: Newly diagnosed RA and PsA patients were examined with clinical and laboratory assessments, pulmonary function tests (PFT), and chest radiography (CXR) at three-months intervals for one year.

Evaluating the accuracy and reliability of non-piezo portable ultrasound devices in postpartum care.

Introduction: The early diagnosis of hemorrhage via postpartum ultrasound is crucial to initiate therapy and, thus, prevent maternal death. In these critical situations rapid availability and simple transport of ultrasound devices is vital, paving the way for a  new generation of portable handheld ultrasound devices (PUD) consisting of transducers and tablets or smart phones. However, evidence to confirm the diagnostic accuracy of these new devices is still scarce.

Exploring pulmonary involvement in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis: a single center study.

Objectives: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence, manifestation, and risk factors of pulmonary involvement in newly diagnosed, untreated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients, and to evaluate the efficacy of various diagnostic tools in screening for pulmonary involvement.

Methods: Untreated, newly diagnosed patients with RA and PsA underwent an extensive multimodal diagnostic approach including clinical and laboratory assessment, pulmonary function tests, and chest radiography.

Results: We recruited 50 arthritis patients (26 RA, 24 PsA) and 26 control subjects.

Random Survival Forests With Competing Events: A Subdistribution-Based Imputation Approach.

Random survival forests (RSF) can be applied to many time-to-event research questions and are particularly useful in situations where the relationship between the independent variables and the event of interest is rather complex. However, in many clinical settings, the occurrence of the event of interest is affected by competing events, which means that a patient can experience an outcome other than the event of interest. Neglecting the competing event (i.