The role of lymphocyte-C-reactive protein ratio in the prognosis of gastrointestinal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: The lymphocyte-to-C-reactive protein (LCR) ratio, an immune-inflammatory marker, shows prognostic potential in various cancers. However, its utility in gastrointestinal malignancies remains uncertain due to inconsistent findings. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesizes recent evidence to elucidate the association between LCR and prognosis in gastrointestinal cancer patients, aiming to clarify LCR's potential role as a prognostic biomarker.

Single-center retrospective assessment of robotic-assisted simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplants: Exploring clinical utility.

The diabetic population is witnessing a rise in obesity rates, creating specific hurdles for individuals seeking pancreas transplantation because they are frequently disqualified due to their elevated body weight. Introducing a robotic-assisted approach to transplantation has been proven to yield improved outcomes, particularly in patients with obesity. A retrospective analysis was conducted between January 2015 and September 2023.

Knowledge About Renal Transplantation Among African, Caribbean, and Black Canadian Patients With Advanced Kidney Failure.

Introduction: Variable transplant-related knowledge may contribute to inequitable access to living donor kidney transplant (LDKT). We compared transplant-related knowledge between African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) versus White Canadian patients with kidney failure using the Knowledge Assessment of Renal Transplantation (KART) questionnaire.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional cohort study.

A Dataset on the Dynamic Monitoring of Health and Family Planning of China's Internal Migrants: A Multi-Wave Large-Scale, National Cross-Sectional Survey from 2009 to 2018.

This data article presents data from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS), a multi-wave, large-scale national cross-sectional survey of China's internal migrants from 2009 to 2018. The CMDS is an annual questionnaire survey conducted by the former National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of the People's Republic of China. The respondents included in this survey are internal migrants over 15 years old.

Obesity and Kidney Transplantation-How to Evaluate, What to Do, and Outcomes.

Obesity is a growing issue that is spreading worldwide; its prevalence is ever increasing in patients with end-stage renal disease and represents a potential barrier to transplantation. The lack of unanimous guidelines exacerbates the current disparity in treatment, which can affect outcomes, leading to a significantly longer time on the waiting list. Multidisciplinary and multimodal management (encompassing several healthcare professionals such as nephrologists, transplant physicians and surgeons, primary care providers, and nurses) is of paramount importance for the optimal management of this patient population in a continuum from waitlisting to transplantation.

The correlation between serum Cyclophilin A level and severity, prognosis of craniocerebral injury.

Background: To investigate the value of serum Cyclophilin A(Cyp A) in evaluating the prognosis of patients with different severity of craniocerebral injury.

Methods: The clinical data of patients with craniocerebral injury treated in the Department of Emergency from July 2014 to August 2017 were collected. The patients were divided into survival group and death group, good neurological function group and poor neurological function group with 28-day prognosis and were divided into mild (13-15) group, moderate (9-12) group, and severe (3-8) group with Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score.

Awake extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for a critically ill COVID-19 patient: A case report.

Background: A critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patient complicated by acute respiratory distress syndrome is reported. The patient survived following treatment with awake veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Case Summary: A 53-year-old male patient attended our hospital following a cough for 11 d and fever for 9 d.

Delayed retroperitoneal hemorrhage during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID-19 patients: A case report and literature review.

Background: Retroperitoneal hemorrhage (RPH) is a rare and severe complication in patients undergoing extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Clinical diagnosis is difficult.

Case Summary: Three cases of RPH patients with corona virus disease-19 (COVID-19) were included in this study.