Predictive validity of interleukin 6 (IL-6) for the mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients with the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant in Vietnam: a single-centre, cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To investigate the serum IL-6 levels and their rate of change in predicting the mortality of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Vietnam.

Design: A single-centre, cross-sectional study.

Setting: An Intensive Care Centre for the Treatment of Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Bilevel positive airway pressure treatment of sleep apnea syndrome in a patient with Crouzon syndrome.

Crouzon syndrome (CS) is a hereditary disorder characterized by deformities of the face and skull brought on by syndromic craniosynostosis or the premature fusion of coronal sutures. Pediatric patients with Crouzon syndrome have a high likelihood of developing obstructive sleep apnea (OSAS), primarily due to skeletal hypoplasia and facial dysmorphism. Treatment of OSAS in patients with Crouzon syndrome requires multidisciplinary and sequential treatment planning because Crouzon syndrome often has different phenotypes with varying severity in OSA and facial dysmorphism.

An Updated Analysis of Body Contouring Malpractice Cases.

Introduction: Body contouring procedures are commonly performed in the United States for patients seeking to sculpt specific areas of their bodies. The aim of this study was to provide an updated analysis of the factors that influence medical malpractice litigation surrounding body contouring surgery.

Methods: The following terms were used to search the Westlaw Campus Legal research Database for cases with earliest documentation after January 2013: ("contouring" OR "abdominoplasty" OR "liposuction" OR "tummy tuck" OR "body lift" OR "thigh lift" OR "arm lift" OR "brachioplasty" OR "thighplasty" OR "lipectomy" OR "panniculectomy") AND "surgery" AND "medical malpractice.

Depression and associated factors among HIV-positive smokers receiving care at HIV outpatient clinics in Vietnam: a cross-sectional analysis.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms and associated factors among people living with HIV (PLWH) who were current cigarette smokers and receiving treatment at HIV outpatient clinics (OPCs) in Vietnam.

Design: A cross-sectional survey of smokers living with HIV.

Setting: The study was carried out in 13 HIV OPCs located in Ha Noi, Vietnam.

Clinical utility of procalcitonin in implementation of procalcitonin-guided antibiotic stewardship in the South-East Asia and India: evidence and consensus-based recommendations.

Introduction: The South-East Asian (SEA) region and India are highly susceptible to antibiotic resistance, which is caused due to lack of antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) knowledge, uncontrolled use of antibiotics, and poor infection control. Nonadherence to national/local guidelines, developed to combat antimicrobial resistance, is a major concern. A virtual advisory board was conducted to understand the current AMS standards and challenges in its implementation in these regions.

Visual Attention Toward Patients with Hemifacial Microsomia Reconstruction: A Prospective Eye-Tracking Study.

Background: Facial areas attracting the most visual attention in Hemifacial Microsomia (HFM) are poorly understood. Further, it is not clear if and how visual attention changes from pre- to post-operatively. This study characterized layperson visual attention to pre- and post-reconstruction hemifacial microsomia (HFM) using eye-tracking technology.

Smoking behaviour, tobacco sales and tobacco advertising at 40 'Smoke Free Hospitals' in Vietnam.

Background: Tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable death globally. Vietnam's 2012 Law on Prevention and Control of Tobacco Harms establishes all healthcare facilities as smoke-free environments. We aimed to evaluate the implementation of these policies within health facilities across Vietnam.

Visual Attention, Bias, and Social Dispositions Toward People With Facial Anomalies: A Prospective Study With Eye-Tracking Technology.

Background: Facial attractiveness influences our perceptions of others, with beautiful faces reaping societal rewards and anomalous faces encountering penalties. The purpose of this study was to determine associations of visual attention with bias and social dispositions toward people with facial anomalies.

Methods: Sixty subjects completed tests evaluating implicit bias, explicit bias, and social dispositions before viewing publicly available images of preoperative and postoperative patients with hemifacial microsomia.

Clinical characteristics and mortality risk among critically ill patients with COVID-19 owing to the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant in Vietnam: A retrospective observational study.

Background: SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant caused a large number of COVID-19 cases in many countries, including Vietnam. Understanding mortality risk factors is crucial for the clinical management of severe COVID-19.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective study at an intensive care center in Ho Chi Minh City that urgently built by Bach Mai Hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak in Vietnam, when the Delta variant predominated.

Telephone-Based Smoking Cessation Counseling Service: Satisfaction and Outcomes in Vietnamese Smokers.

Background: As a method to acknowledge the devastating health and economic impacts of tobacco usage worldwide, telephone-based tobacco cessation counseling services have emerged as a potential tool to aid people in their quitting process. This study explores the satisfaction of smokers who use the QUITLINE service and factors associated with their quit attempts and cessation.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 110 participants was conducted from June to July 2016 at the Respiratory Center at Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Country data on AMR in Vietnam in the context of community-acquired respiratory tract infections: links between antibiotic susceptibility, local and international antibiotic prescribing guidelines, access to medicines and clinical outcome.

Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats to global public health. Selection of resistant bacteria is driven by inappropriate use of antibiotics, amongst other factors. COVID-19 may have exacerbated AMR due to unnecessary antibiotic prescribing.

Purification and characterization of lignin peroxidase from white-rot fungi Pleurotus pulmonarius CPG6 and its application in decolorization of synthetic textile dyes.

From the biotechnological point of view, enzymes are powerful tools that help sustain a clean environment in several ways. The enzymatic biodegradation of synthetic dyes is a promising goal since it reduces pollution caused by textile dyeing factory wastewater. Lignin peroxidase (EC 1.

Prenatal Diagnosis of Cleft and Craniofacial Conditions: An International Analysis of Practice Patterns.

Prenatal diagnosis of congenital anomalies is associated with increased parental stress. Surgical prenatal counseling for parents expecting a child with an orofacial cleft has been shown to reduce parental anxiety through education and expectation setting. Despite the prevalence and significance of these conditions throughout the world, little is known of international counseling practices as they pertain to clefts and other craniofacial conditions, specifically regarding topics of counseling and discussions of ethical issues including interruption of pregnancy (IOP).

Ten Years of Posterior Cranial Vault Expansion by Means of Distraction Osteogenesis: An Update and Critical Evaluation.

Background: The goal of this study was to describe the 10-year evolution of the authors' surgical technique and institutional perioperative outcomes using posterior vault distraction osteogenesis (PVDO) in patients with syndromic and multisuture craniosynostosis.

Methods: The authors performed a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent PVDO for treatment of syndromic and multisuture craniosynostosis at a single institution over a 10-year period. Demographic data, perioperative outcomes, distraction patterns, and complications were analyzed.

Poverty and Risk of Cleft Lip and Palate: An Analysis of United States Birth Data.

Background: The relationship between poverty and incidence of cleft lip and cleft palate remains unclear. The authors investigated the association between socioeconomic status and cleft lip with or without cleft palate and cleft palate only in the United States after controlling for demographic and environmental risk factors.

Methods: The U.

Tobacco smoking and nicotine dependence among patients with respiratory diseases in Vietnam: Status and correlated factors.

Introduction: Understanding nicotine dependence can support clinicians in enhancing the effectiveness of treatments for respiratory patients. Our research aimed to assess the severity of nicotine dependence among patients with respiratory diseases in Vietnam and accordingly suggest potential interventions for tobacco cessation.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at the Respiratory center of Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, for two months of 2016 (October and November).

Postnatal outcomes and risk factor analysis for patients with prenatally diagnosed oropharyngeal masses.

Objectives: To describe our experience treating prenatally diagnosed oropharyngeal masses in a novel, multidisciplinary collaboration. To identifying outcomes and risk factors associated with adverse postnatal outcomes.

Methods: This is a sixty-two patient case series at an academic referral center.

Postoperative Changes in the Upper Airway Following Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis in Pediatric Hemifacial Microsomia.

Background: Patients with hemifacial microsomia (HFM) may undergo unilateral mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) before skeletal maturity in an effort to improve facial symmetry. Mandibular distraction osteogenesis's effect on airway volumes have been studied in the past, though to our knowledge, none have accounted for the effect of head and neck posture on airway morphology. This study aimed to tackle this shortcoming, using imaging to analyze the upper airway of patients with HFM before and after surgical intervention with MDO.

Physiologic Timeline of Cranial-Base Suture and Synchondrosis Closure.

Background: Fusion of cranial-base sutures/synchondroses presents a clinical conundrum, given their often unclear "normal" timing of closure. This study investigates the physiologic fusion timelines of cranial-base sutures/synchondroses.

Methods: Twenty-three age intervals were analyzed in subjects aged 0 to 18 years.

Behaviors and Attitudes Toward Smoking Among Health Care Workers at Health Facilities in 4 Provinces of Vietnam: A Representative Cross-Sectional Survey.

Tobacco smoking is a leading cause of premature death. Smoking prevalence in Vietnam ranks among the highest in Southeast Asia. Given the important role of health care workers (HCWs) in promoting and supporting smoking cessation, this project aimed to characterize the prevalence of smoking among HCWs in Vietnam, and their attitudes toward smoking cessation interventions.

Factors affecting healthcare pathways for chronic lung disease management in Vietnam: a qualitative study on patients' perspectives.

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma rank among the leading causes of respiratory morbidity, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This qualitative study aimed to explore the healthcare pathways of patients with chronic respiratory disease, and factors influencing their ability to access healthcare in Vietnam, where COPD and asthma are prevalent.

Methods: We conducted 41 in-depth interviews among patients, including 31 people with COPD, eight with asthma and two with asthma-COPD overlap syndrome.

A Nationwide Analysis of Cleft Palate Repair: Impact of Local Anesthesia on Operative Outcomes and Hospital Cost.

Background: This study investigates the associations between local anesthesia practice and perioperative complication, length of stay, and hospital cost for palatoplasty in the United States.

Methods: Patients undergoing cleft palate repair between 2004 and 2015 were abstracted from the Pediatric Health Information System database. Perioperative complication, length of stay, and hospital cost were compared by local anesthesia status.

Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor GCSF mobilizes hematopoietic stem cells in Kasai patients with biliary atresia in a phase 1 study and improves short term outcome.

Aims: In RCT of adults with decompensated cirrhosis, GCSF mobilizes hematopoietic stem cells HSC and improves short-term outcome. An FDA-IND for sequential Kasai-GCSF treatment in biliary atresia BA was approved. This phase 1 study examines GCSF safety in Kasai subjects.

Autologous adipose-derived stem cells therapy in COPD treatment: a case report.

Here, we describe the clinical course of a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treated with autologous adipose-derived stem cell therapy. In September 2019, our patient was admitted to Bach Mai Hospital. His post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 sec (FEV) was 21% and FEV/forced vital capacity (FVC) was 40%.