Enhancing Safety in Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: Laparoscopic Technique for Driveline Tunneling.

Advancements in left ventricular assist device (LVAD) technologies have significantly lowered morbidity and mortality in patients with end-stage heart disease; however, they still carry significant risks. Though infrequent, intraabdominal injury during driveline tunneling can be catastrophic. Laparoscopic visualization can reduce these risks, especially benefiting patients with lower body mass indexes and thin abdominal walls.

Exploring the racial gradient in reproductive health: an examination of challenges to sexual health care faced by black female college students.

Objectives: This study identifies and analyzes barriers to sexual and gynecological health care Black women face at a Historically Black College or University (HBCU) and a Predominantly White Institution (PWI) in southeastern America.

Design: Participants identified as Black women who were sexually active, age 18-25, and undergraduate students. The research team conducted in-depth interviews across two campuses via Zoom.

Intracranial and Blood Pressure Variability and In-Hospital Outcomes in Intracranial Device-Monitored Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage.

Background: Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH) is a major health concern and has high mortality rates up to 52%. Despite a decrease in its incidence, fatality rates remain unchanged; understanding and preventing of factors associated with mortality and treatments for these are needed. Blood pressure variability (BPV) has been shown to be a potential modifiable factor associated with clinical outcomes in patients with traumatic intracerebral hemorrhage and sICH.

Blood Pressure Variability and Outcome in Traumatic Brain Injury: A Propensity Score Matching Study.

Introduction: Patients with tIPH (used here to refer to traumatic intraparenchymal hemorrhagic contusion) or intraparenchymal hemorrhage face high rates of mortality and persistent functional deficits. Prior studies have found an association between blood pressure variability (BPV) and neurologic outcomes in patients with spontaneous IPH. Our study investigated the association between BPV and discharge destination (a proxy for functional outcome) in patients with tIPH.

Traumatic brain injury and intraparenchymal hemorrhage progression: Blood pressure variability matters.

Introduction: Blood pressure variability (BPV) has been shown to correlate with intraparenchymal hematoma progression (HP) and worse outcomes in patients with spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (sICH). However, this association has not been elucidated in patients with traumatic intraparenchymal hemorrhage or contusion (tIPH). We hypothesized that 24 h-BPV from time of admission is associated with hemorrhagic progression of contusion or intraparenchymal hemorrhage (HPC), and worse outcomes in patients with tIPH.