Publications by authors named "Dennis Emuron"
Objective: Return of sufficient renal function to discontinue dialysis following acute renal failure is an important clinical and patient-oriented outcome. Our study sought to develop a model using the Nutritional Risk Index (NRI) to predict 90-day dialysis dependence.
Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 77 patients with acute renal failure admitted to a single university medical center's intensive care units between January 2015 and January 2019 with the need for continuous renal replacement therapy.
Context: Observational studies investigating household air pollution (HAP) exposure to biomass fuel smoke as a risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis have reported inconsistent results.
Objective: To evaluate the association between HAP exposure and the prevalence of self-reported previous pulmonary tuberculosis.
Design: We analyzed pooled data including 12,592 individuals from five population-based studies conducted in Latin America, East Africa, and Southeast Asia from 2010 to 2015.
Background: Many patients with advanced cancer at our hospital request full resuscitative efforts at the end of life. We assessed the knowledge and attitudes of these patients towards end-of-life (EOL) care, and their preferences about "Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR), "Allow Natural Death" (AND), and "full code" orders.
Methods: The first 100 consenting adult patients with advanced cancer were surveyed regarding their diagnosis, prognosis, and attitudes about critical care and resuscitation.
Background: Pancreatic cysts are relatively rare, but constitute an important disease entity that poses a challenge with clinical, radiological, and pathological differential diagnosis.
Methods: New attention has been drawn to pancreatic cysts given their potential cure rates with resection. However, preoperative distinction between neoplastic and benign lesions needs further study for effective strategies in identification and management.