Algofunctional outcome after intra-articular bipolar pulsed radiofrequency ablation for pain in osteoarthritis of the knee: A retrospective study.

There is a paucity of research and evidence, regarding the effectiveness of applying bipolar pulsed radiofrequency (bPRF) in osteoarthritis of the knee. This study aimed to search for the impact of intra-articular bPRF (IA-bPRF) on pain, functionality, and quality of life in individuals with advanced knee osteoarthritis. A total of 35 patients experiencing knee pain were included in the study.

The effectiveness of liver function tests in the prediction of mortality in patients with COVID-19.

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of liver function test abnormalities on mortality in critically ill coronavirus disease- 2019 patients.

Methods: The single-centre, retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation, Mersin City Training and Research Hospital, Turkiye, and comprised data from March 2020 to January 2022 of patients with positive real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction test on nasopharyngeal swab sample for coronavirus disease-2019. Comorbidities, demographic data, admission to and discharge from the intensive care unit, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores, complete blood count on the first and second day of hospitalisation, coagulation parameters, biochemical analysis, 7-day, 28-day and total mortality of the patients in the intensive care unit were recorded.

Preoperative red cell distribution width to lymphocyte ratio as biomarkers for prolonged intensive care unit stay among older patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a retrospective longitudinal study.

Our aim was to use the red cell distribution width-lymphocyte ratio (RLR) as a novel biomarker to predict prolonged intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) among older patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery. This longitudinal study included older patients admitted to a tertiary cardiovascular surgery hospital between January 2017 and January 2022. A total of 574 patients were studied, including 83 patients (14.

Can Pre-Operative HbA1c Values in Coronary Surgery be a Predictor of Mortality?

Objective: One of the most frequently studied parameters in terms of outcome estimation in cardiac surgery is HbA1c. Several studies in literature suggest that high HbA1c value increases mortality and morbidity, but there is no relation between them. The primary aim of the present study is to investigate whether HbA1c value in diabetic patients undergoing coronary bypass graft surgery is an independent predictor for post-operative mortality and morbidity, and our secondary goal was to determine independent risk factors that cause mortality and morbidity in the same patient population.