Intermittent hemodialysis as a rewarming strategy for severe hypothermia in patients without renal failure: a case report.

This case report highlights the effective use of intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) in warming a 71-year-old female patient with severe hypothermia who presented with a rectal temperature of 25 °C and signs of hemodynamic instability. The patient, found unconscious after prolonged exposure to cold exacerbated by alcohol consumption, initially showed some improvement in core temperature through active external rewarming methods. However, soon, her temperature plateaued at 27 °C.

Small Bowel Perforation Due to Renal Carcinoma Metastasis: A Comprehensive Case Study and Literature Review.

This case report presents a unique instance of small bowel perforation caused by solitary metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a rare and complex clinical scenario. The patient, a 59-year-old male with a history of RCC treated with nephrectomy four years prior, presented with acute abdomen symptoms. Emergency diagnostic procedures identified a significant lesion in the small intestine.

Harmonised statistics and maps of forest biomass and increment in Europe.

Forest biomass is an essential resource in relation to the green transition and its assessment is key for the sustainable management of forest resources. Here, we present a forest biomass dataset for Europe based on the best available inventory and satellite data, with a higher level of harmonisation and spatial resolution than other existing data. This database provides statistics and maps of the forest area, biomass stock and their share available for wood supply in the year 2020, and statistics on gross and net volume increment in 2010-2020, for 38 European countries.

Optimal threshold of the prostate health index in predicting aggressive prostate cancer using predefined cost-benefit ratios and prevalence.

Purposes: The aim of the study was to determine optimal threshold of the Prostate Health Index (Phi) for predicting aggressive prostate cancer (PCa), taking into account misclassification costs, prevalence, and plausible risk factors.

Methods: This prospective cohort study analyzed patients undergoing prostate biopsy and Phi testing. The primary endpoint was aggressive PCa, defined as biopsy Gleason score ≥ 7.

Acute Toxin-mediated Rhabdomyolysis During Treatment With Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which skeletal muscle breakdown causes the release of intracellular components into the bloodstream - defined as elevations in serum creatine kinase levels. The etiology of rhabdomyolysis is varied and may be the result of toxin-mediated mechanisms or metabolic derangements, or they may develop secondary to other conditions such as seizures, trauma and prolonged immobilization. In this case, we present a patient with suspected acute toxin-mediated rhabdomyolysis in the setting of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) therapy for urinary tract infection.