Background: Persistent tachypnea of infancy (PTI)/neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy (NEHI) is a form of childhood interstitial lung disease (chILD) that predominantly affects young children. Although it is one of the most common chILDs, there is no unified diagnostic approach specific to this condition.
Research Question: Is there a difference in the clinical presentation and the diagnostic approach in PTI/NEHI patients between the European countries?
Study Design And Methods: This was a European multicenter, retrospective, observational study.
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2025
Importance: Pituitary adenomas (PAs) present a notable economic burden on healthcare systems due to their management's reliance on multimodal, often costly interventions.
Objective: To determine total and relative healthcare costs for PAs at Ontario-based institutions.
Design: A retrospective, propensity-score-matched cohort analysis.
Rationale And Objectives: The prognostic role of computed tomography (CT)-defined skeletal muscle features in COVID-19 is still under investigation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prognostic role of CT-defined skeletal muscle area and density in patients with COVID-19 in a multicenter setting.
Materials And Methods: This retrospective study is a part of the German multicenter project RACOON (Radiological Cooperative Network of the COVID-19 pandemic).
Purpose: This study evaluates the prognostic significance of pleural effusion (PE) in COVID-19 patients across thirteen centers in Germany, aiming to clarify its role in predicting clinical outcomes.
Methods: In this retrospective analysis within the RACOON project (Radiological Cooperative Network of the COVID-19 pandemic), 1183 patients (29.3 % women, 70.