Publications by authors named "Greta Dancu"
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- The study examined the differences in microbial species and drug resistance patterns in patients with acute cholangitis, comparing those with and without a history of cholecystectomy.
- Conducted in a Romanian hospital from 2020 to 2023, it analyzed 488 patients, finding a significant prevalence of multidrug-resistant organisms in the post-cholecystectomy group (74.4%) compared to the non-cholecystectomy group (31.5%).
- Results indicated unique microbial profiles and higher resistance rates in the cholecystectomy group, emphasizing the need for specialized antibiotic treatment strategies for these patients.
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- This study compares two educational methods for teaching abdominal ultrasound to medical students: an optional 14-hour semester course and a 6-hour intensive workshop.
- Both groups showed significant improvement in identifying ultrasound structures after training, with no notable differences in outcomes between the two methods or based on gender.
- The findings highlight that various teaching approaches can equally enhance ultrasound skills in medical students, suggesting the need for further research on the best ways to incorporate ultrasound training into medical education.
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- This research focused on acute pancreatitis (AP) and used serum metabolomics to identify potential diagnostic markers and differentiate between its biliary (BAP) and alcohol-induced (AAP) forms.
- Researchers analyzed metabolic profiles of 34 AP patients compared to 26 healthy individuals using advanced techniques like high-performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry.
- Results showed that specific metabolites related to lipid classes could distinguish AP from healthy states and highlight differences between BAP and AAP, suggesting avenues for new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches.
Hypertriglyceridaemia-Induced Acute Pancreatitis: A Different Disease Phenotype.
Diagnostics (Basel)
March 2022
Article Synopsis
- Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a prevalent cause for hospitalizations, with severe hypertriglyceridaemia (HTG) being a significant contributing factor, leading to more severe complications than other causes of AP.
- This study aimed to compare the complication rates of HTGAP and non-HTGAP cases and identify biomarkers that could predict severity.
- The research involved a retrospective analysis of 262 patients, revealing that HTGAP patients were generally younger, more likely to have diabetes, and exhibited higher levels of certain inflammatory markers, alongside a greater incidence of local complications.
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- Acute pancreatitis is a serious condition with a high mortality rate, making early risk assessment crucial for effective treatment.
- A study compared various prognostic markers to the BISAP scoring system to identify the best predictors of severe acute pancreatitis and mortality.
- The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and C-reactive protein at 48 hours post-admission were found to be effective indicators for severe cases, while C-reactive protein was particularly useful for predicting mortality.
Acute pancreatitis is an unpredictable disease affecting the pancreas and it is characterized by a wide range of symptoms and modified lab tests, thus there is a continuing struggle to classify this disease and to find risk factors associated with a worse outcome. The main objective of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with the fatal outcome of the intensive care unit's patients diagnosed and admitted for severe acute pancreatitis, the secondary objective was to investigate the prediction value for the death of different inflammatory markers at the time of their admission to the hospital. This retrospective study included all the patients with a diagnosis of acute pancreatitis admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Emergency County Hospital Timisoara between 1 January 2016 and 31 May 2021.
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