A nomogram model for assessing predictors and prognosis of postoperative delirium in patients receiving acute type A aortic dissection surgery.

Background: Postoperative delirium (POD) complicates the postoperative course. There is limited information on POD-related risk factors (RFs) and prognosis in patients with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) after modified triple-branched stent graft implantation (MTBSG) surgery.

Methods: We retrospectively examined consecutive ATAAD patients who received MTBSG surgery in our hospital between January 2013 and December 2019.

Altered dynamic brain activity and its association with memory decline after night shift-related sleep deprivation in nurses.

Aims And Objectives: To investigate, for the first time, aberrant time-varying local brain activity in nurses following night shift-related sleep deprivation (SD) and its association with memory decline.

Background: Prior studies have elucidated alterations in static local brain activity resulting from SD in the occupations outside medical profession.

Design: A longitudinal study followed the STROBE recommendations.

Novel model combining contrast-enhanced ultrasound with serology predicts hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after hepatectomy.

Background: Surgery is the primary curative option in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, recurrence within 2 years is observed in 30%-50% of patients, being a major cause of mortality.

Aim: To construct and verify a non-invasive prediction model combining contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) with serology biomarkers to predict the early recurrence of HCC.