Acute Pancreatitis and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Chicken-Egg Paradox-A Seven-Year Experience of a Large Tertiary Center.

(1) Preexisting type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been shown in some studies as a risk factor and a severity factor for acute pancreatitis (AP). In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the link between T2DM and AP using data from a large retrospective epidemiological registry in a tertiary center. (2) We conducted a retrospective, large-cohort study of 1855 cases of AP and recurrent AP drawn from the seven-year consecutive hospitalization electronic health records of the largest acute-care tertiary teaching center in Romania.

The Omics Complexity in Sepsis: The Limits of the Personalized Medicine Approach.

Sepsis is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Despite the remarkable advances in modern medicine throughout the last century, the mortality rates associated with sepsis have remained significantly elevated, both in high- and low-income countries. The main difficulty in the diagnosis and treatment of septic patients is the tremendous heterogeneity of this condition.

Postoperative Cognitive Impairment and Pain Perception after Abdominal Surgery-Could Immersive Virtual Reality Bring More? A Clinical Approach.

: Impaired cognition and pain after surgery contribute to prolonged hospital stays and increased mortality rates. Thus, the development of preemptive algorithms for reducing their impact should be prioritized. The main objectives of the present study were to evaluate the efficiency of using virtual reality (VR) to treat postoperative cognitive decline and pain perception.

Psychoemotional features in irritable bowel syndrome.

Objective: To delineate the psychological profile of individuals with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Method: A triple questionnaire of 614 items (including psychological and medical ones) was given to 10192 respondents and the results were analyzed by means of Cronbach alpha and Chi square test, together with an ad-hoc designed method that implied ranking and outliers detecting.

Results And Conclusions: Anxiety and depression are general psychological tendencies unspecifcally linked with IBS.

Psychoemotional features of a doubtful disorder: functional dyspepsia.

Objective: To delineate the psychological profile of individuals prone to FD-like symptoms (FDLS).

Method: A triple questionnaire of 614 items (including psychological and medical ones) was given to 10192 respondents, the results were analyzed by means of Cronbach alpha, and Chi square test, together with an ad-hoc designed method that implied ranking and outliers detecting.

Results And Conclusions: FDLS appears to be an accompanying feature of many (if not most) human emotions and are more frequent in anxious, timid, pessimistic, discontent, irascible, tense, success-doubting, unexpected-dreading individuals, bothered by persistent thoughts and tormented by the professional requirements and the lack of time.