Factors Associated with In-Hospital Mortality in Elderly Internal Medicine Patients with Nasogastric Tube Feeding.

Purpose: To evaluate demographic, clinical, and laboratory variables, and their associations with in-hospital mortality, among elderly internal medicine patients with nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding.

Patients And Methods: Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected retrospectively for 129 patients aged ≥80 years who initiated NGT feeding during their hospitalization in internal medicine wards. The data were compared between survivors and non-survivors.

Indole intercepts the communication between enteropathogenic and .

Reported numbers of diarrheal samples exhibiting co-infections or multiple infections, with two or more infectious agents, are rising, likely due to advances in bacterial diagnostic techniques. Bacterial species detected in these samples include () and enteropathogenic (EPEC), which infect the small intestine and are associated with high mortality rates. It has previously been reported that EPEC exhibit enhanced virulence in the presence of owing to their ability to sense and respond to elevated concentrations of cholera autoinducer 1 (CAI-1), which is the primary quorum-sensing (QS) molecule produced by .

A comprehensive review of beetroot ( L.) bioactive components in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Beetroot is rich in various bioactive phytochemicals, which are beneficial for human health and exert protective effects against several disease conditions like cancer, atherosclerosis, etc. Beetroot has various therapeutic applications, including antioxidant, antibacterial, antiviral, and analgesic functions. Besides the pharmacological effects, food industries are trying to preserve beetroots or their phytochemicals using various food preservation methods, including drying and freezing, to preserve their antioxidant capacity.

Carboxyhemoglobin Does Not Predict the Need of Mechanical Ventilation and Prognosis during COPD Exacerbation.

Background: Carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) is a complex formed by the binding of carbon monoxide to hemoglobin in blood. Higher COHb levels have been associated with poor prognosis in a variety of pulmonary disorders. However, little is known regarding the prognostic significance of COHb among individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbation.

Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Pulmonary Infection Among Lung Transplant Recipients.

Objectives: Data are limited regarding the clinical significance of nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary infections among lung transplant recipients. We investigated the incidence and characteristics of pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria infection in ourlung transplant patient population.

Materials And Methods: We obtaineddata of the patients who underwent lung transplant in our center from January 1997 to March 2019.

The prognostic role of functional dependency in older inpatients with COVID-19.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic infection with substantial risk of death, especially in elderly persons. Information about the prognostic significance of functional status in older patients with COVID-19 is scarce.

Methods: Demographic, clinical, laboratory and short-term mortality data were collected of 186 consecutive patients aged ≥ 65 years hospitalized with COVID-19.

Long-Term Success of Metal Endobronchial Stents in Lung Transplant Recipients.

Background: Bronchial stenosis is a common complication following lung transplantation. We evaluated long-term associations of the use of self-expandable metal stents (SEMSs) with lung function tests, patient safety, and survival.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 582 lung transplantations performed at our institution between January 2002 and January 2018.

Long-term outcomes of metallic endobronchial stents in lung transplant recipients are not affected by bacterial colonization.

Objectives: We evaluated associations of endobronchial stenting with airway bacterial colonization, the antimicrobial resistance profile, hospitalizations for pneumonia and survival in lung transplant recipients.

Methods: This is a retrospective single-centre study of 582 recipients of lung transplant during 2002-2018. We compared outcomes of 57 patients (9.

The Etiology and Prognosis of Delayed Postoperative Leukocytosis in Lung Transplant Recipients.

Background: Leukocytosis (white blood cell count >12 000/µL) in the delayed postoperative period (4-7 days) after lung transplantation is due to diverse etiologies. We aimed to describe the etiologies of delayed postoperative leukocytosis in lung transplant recipients and to evaluate the association of leukocytosis causes with short-term survival.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 274 lung transplantations performed in our institution during 2006 to 2013.

Delayed versus classic orthostatic hypotension: clinical and prognostic implications.

Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common disorder, especially among hospitalised patients. Classic OH is defined as occurring 3 or less minutes of orthostatic stress, and delayed OH as occurring after 3 min of stress. We aimed to compare clinical characteristics and prognosis between inpatients with classic vs.

Platelet distribution width: a novel prognostic marker in an internal medicine ward.

: Platelet distribution width (PDW) has demonstrated clinical significance in populations with specific disorders; its prognostic significance in internal medicine wards has not been investigated. : Demographic, clinical and laboratory data were collected prospectively for 1036 internal medicine inpatients. The primary outcome was 90-day mortality, secondary outcomes were: treatment with mechanical ventilation, prolonged hospital stay, in-hospital death, and all-cause mortality following discharge.

High compression leg bandaging prevents seated postural hypotension among elderly hospitalized patients.

Postural hypotension (PH) is a very common and often symptomatic disorder among elderly hospitalized patients. Little is known about measures for preventing previously unknown PH in this population. We evaluated the effectiveness of high compression leg bandaging in preventing seated PH during the initial phase of ambulation, among elderly inpatients without a history of PH.

Serum Chromium Levels Are Higher in Peritoneal Dialysis than in Hemodialysis Patients.

An elevation in serum chromium levels in individuals treated with renal replacement therapy has been previously described, but chromium levels have not been systematically studied in patients treated with different dialysis modalities. The aim of this study was to compare serum chromium levels in patients treated with chronic peritoneal dialysis (PD) and hemodialysis (HD).We studied 169 chronic dialysis patients in a single medical center, of which 148 were treated with HD and 21 with PD.

Orthostatic hypotension: definition, classification and evaluation.

Purpose: Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is a common and clinically important disorder. Published papers vary regarding the definitions of OH and methodologies of evaluation. Moreover, substantial gaps in the skills and knowledge required for assessment of OH have been reported by clinicians.

Vibrio cholerae autoinducer-1 enhances the virulence of enteropathogenic Escherichia coli.

Diarrhoea is the second leading cause of death in children under the age of five. The bacterial species, Vibrio cholerae and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), are among the main pathogens that cause diarrhoeal diseases, which are associated with high mortality rates. These two pathogens have a common infection site-the small intestine.

Phosphate binders, appetite and nutritional status in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Background And Objectives: The potential side effects of common phosphate binders are gastrointestinal in practice. We hypothesized that regular use of phosphate binders may be associated with decreased appetite, dietary intake and consequently, poor nutritional status.

Methods And Study Design: This was cross-sectional study of 78 patients (mean age 67.

Orthostatic hypotension in internal medicine wards.

Objectives: Most studies of orthostatic hypotension (OH) have focused on community-dwelling and institutionalized patient populations. Less is known about OH in hospitalized patients. Moreover, a comprehensive review of OH in internal medicine wards has not been published in the English literature.

Estimating of Residual Kidney Function by Multi-Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Hemodialysis Patients Without Urine Collection.

Background/aims: Residual kidney function (RKF) is a pivotal predictor of better clinical outcomes in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. So far there has been no attempt to use bioimpedance analysis (BIA) measurements to calculate residual glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in dialysis population. We hypothesized that performing of multi-frequency BIA at the beginning and end of hemodialysis session can enable us to predict the measured residual GFR in MHD patients.

Prognostic significance of a prolonged international normalized ratio in elderly patients in an internal medicine ward.

Purpose: To investigate clinical characteristics and the prognostic significance of a prolonged international normalized ratio (INR) without obvious cause or anticoagulant treatment, in elderly inpatients.

Methods: Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data, in-hospital death and 30day-mortality were prospectively registered for 100 consecutive patients aged ≥75years admitted to an internal medicine ward for a variety of acute medical disorders, and compared according to normal (≤1.15) and prolonged (>1.

A rise in mean platelet volume during hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia predicts poor prognosis: a retrospective observational cohort study.

Background: Clinical characteristics and the prognostic significance of changes in mean platelet volume (MPV) during hospitalization for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have not been investigated.

Methods: Among 976 adults hospitalized for CAP, clinical characteristics, in-hospital outcomes (transfer to the intensive care unit, treatment with mechanical ventilation, prolonged hospital stay and death), and all-cause mortality following discharge, were compared according to ΔMPV (MPV on discharge minus MPV on admission): groups A (no rising MPV, ΔMPV < 0.6 fL) and B (rising MPV, ΔMPV ≥ 0.

Comparative characteristic of antimicrobial resistance in geriatric hospital: a retrospective cohort study.

Background And Aims: To examine antimicrobial resistance of commonly isolated pathogens in elderly hospitalized patients.

Methods: Data regarding all clinically significant isolates from blood and urine cultures of patients admitted to a multilevel geriatric hospital during March 2015 to April 2016 were collected. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed according to Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute guidelines.

Effect of hemodialysis access blood flow on cardiac events after coronary artery bypass grafting using an internal thoracic artery.

Background: The possibility of coronary steal through an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) in hemodialysis (HD) patients with coronary artery bypass grafts (CABGs) using an ipsilateral internal thoracic artery (ITA) has been suggested. In order to define the significance of such a possibility, we analyzed cardiac events and mortality risk in patients in relation to AVF flow.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed on prevalent HD patients from a single center.

A single center, open-label, randomized, parallel group study assessing the relationship between asymptomatic bacteriuria and inflammation in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Introduction: The significance of asymptomatic bacteriuria in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients remains controversial. We hypothesized that the presence of asymptomatic bacteriuria as a sole clinical manifestation of urinary tract infection (UTI) in asymptomatic MHD patient may contribute to the chronic inflammatory response. Our aim was to explore the relationship between asymptomatic bacteriuria and elevated levels of inflammatory markers in MHD patients.