Publications by authors named "E L Popescu"
Background Context: Many efforts have been made to determine what is the best treatment strategy for neurologically intact patients with TL burst fractures: surgery or nonoperative management. Studies comparing clinical outcomes have produced mixed and inconclusive results creating lack of consensus in the expert community.
Purpose: Therefore, it is necessary to explore other important components of healthcare such as economics to settle this controversial debate.
There are studies that have investigated the association of pro-inflammatory cytokines with depressive disorders, but they often present certain limitations. In this study, two substantial groups of patients were analyzed: 92 patients with major depressive disorder and 76 without depressive disorders. The strict inclusion and exclusion criteria for the analyzed groups significantly increased the value of the obtained results.
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- The study evaluated the reliability of the AO Spine-DGOU Osteoporotic Fracture classification system using a cross-sectional survey with 23 trauma experts rating 33 cases at two different times.
- The calculated kappa statistics indicated moderate inter-rater agreement and substantial intra-rater reproducibility, suggesting that while raters differed slightly, individual consistency was high.
- The findings highlight the importance of training in improving the reliability of the classification system for identifying fracture patterns and guiding treatment.
Background: Pacemaker implantation combined with atrioventricular node ablation (AVNA) is a well-established strategy for uncontrolled atrial arrhythmias. Limited data are available regarding His bundle pacing (HBP) and left bundle branch area pacing (LBBAP) in this setting.
Aim: To compare the outcomes of HBP and LBBAP in patients undergoing pacemaker implantation combined with AVN in routine clinical practice.