Is it possible to predict persistent acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection?

Introduction: Critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) often face a heightened risk of morbidity and mortality, particularly due to complications such as acute kidney injury (AKI). While the persistent acute kidney injury risk index (PARI) has shown promise in predicting the risk of persistent AKI (pAKI) in non-COVID patients, its effectiveness in critically ill COVID-19 patients remains to be explored. We aimed to evaluate the predictive power of the PARI in identifying pAKI and its prognostic significance in terms of clinical outcomes.

Cell-mediated cytotoxicity within CSF and brain parenchyma in spinal muscular atrophy unaltered by nusinersen treatment.

5q-associated spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a motoneuron disease caused by mutations in the survival motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene. Adaptive immunity may contribute to SMA as described in other motoneuron diseases, yet mechanisms remain elusive. Nusinersen, an antisense treatment, enhances SMN2 expression, benefiting SMA patients.

Vaccination coverage of children with rheumatic diseases compared with healthy controls: a retrospective case-control study.

Objective: To reveal the vaccination status of patients with pediatric rheumatic disease (PedRD) and to compare this with healthy controls.

Methods: The electronic health records of the Ministry of Health regarding the vaccination status of children with PedRD followed in a tertiary hospital were analyzed cross-sectionally and compared with their healthy controls. The missing vaccines were reported according to individual, age-appropriate schedule and causes of skipped vaccines in both groups were investigated with an online survey.

Preconditioning Modified-Easix as a Predictor of Prognosis in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients.

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHCT) is associated with severe complications, most of which share a common physiopathological background characterized by endothelial dysfunction. A novel risk assessment model, endothelial activation and stress index (EASIX), has been introduced as a predictor of endothelial activation. This retrospective study was performed to evaluate the predictive impact of EASIX/modified-EASIX (mEASIX) on transplant outcome.

The Distribution and Phenotypes of Blood Groups in Hematologic Malignancies.

Objective: Blood groups are associated with duodenal ulcer, diabetes mellitus, and urinary tract infection. In some studies, a relationship was detected between hematologic and solid organ malignancies and blood groups. In this study, we investigated the frequency and phenotypes of blood groups (ABO, Kell, Duffy, Rh) in patients with hematologic malignancies.

Association of longitudinal high-sensitive C-reactive protein levels with changing membrane characteristics in peritoneal dialysis.

Background: Increasing peritoneal permeability with ultrafiltration and solute removal inadequacy is a challenging issue in peritoneal dialysis (PD). Decreasing permeability is less frequent but also results in diminished solute clearance. We evaluated the association between longitudinal high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) values and the change in transport characteristics of the peritoneal membrane in PD patients.

Nitric oxide in postmenopausal women taking three different HRT regimens.

Objective: To search and compare the effects of three different HRT regimens on nitric oxide levels of postmenopausal women.

Methods: Four groups of postmenopausal women were included in this prospective, randomised, placebo controlled study. 34 women used 0.