The prognostic role of iron deficiency in acute ischemic stroke patients: A prospective multicentric cohort study.

Background And Aims: Iron deficiency (ID) is a prognostic factor in heart failure and acute coronary syndrome. However, its role in cerebrovascular diseases is controversial. We aimed to determine the impact of ID on the functional outcome of acute ischemic stroke patients.

Association of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study.

: There is a growing body of evidence suggesting a link between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and atrial fibrillation (AF). The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the association between OSA and AF in acute ischemic stroke. The secondary objective is to describe the clinical features of patients with acute ischemic stroke and concomitant OSA.

Suitability of electroencephalography in brain death determination: a monocentric, 10-year retrospective, observational investigation of 428 cases.

Background: We aimed to verify the usefulness of electroencephalographic (EEG) activity recording (that is mandatory according to the Italian law), in addition to two clinical evaluations spaced 6 h, among the procedures of brain death determination (BDD) in adult individuals.

Methods: The study is a monocentric, retrospective analysis of all BDDs performed in the last 10 years at Policlinico Le Scotte in Siena (Italy).

Results: Of the 428 cases revised (mean age 67.

Complications of second trimester induction for abortion or fetal demise for patients with and without prior cesarean delivery.

Objective: Compare complication rates of second trimester induction for abortion or fetal demise for patients with and without prior cesarean delivery.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study examining induction for abortion or fetal demise for pregnancies from 14w0d to 23w6d gestation at 2 urban academic medical centers from 2009 to 2019. Exclusion criteria included preterm labor or cervical insufficiency, neonatal interventions, or if misoprostol was not the primary induction method.

Complications of second-trimester medical termination of pregnancy for fetal anomalies compared with intrauterine fetal demise.

Objective: To assess complication rates of patients undergoing a second-trimester medical termination for intrauterine fetal demise compared with fetal anomalies.

Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study comparing patients undergoing medical termination for a fetal anomaly versus medical termination for intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) before 24 weeks of gestation. Data were collected from two urban academic medical centers from 2009 to 2019.