Improving the Quality and Safety of Fish Products with Edible Coatings Incorporating Piscicolin CM22 from a Psychrotolerant Strain.

The consumption of raw or smoked fish entails significant microbiological risks, including contamination by pathogens such as , which can cause severe foodborne illnesses. This study explores the preservative use of piscicolin CM22, a novel bacteriocin derived from the psychrotolerant strain CM22, in two types of edible coatings (EC): chitosan-based and fish gelatin-based. An initial in vitro characterization of the technological and antimicrobial properties of these ECs with and without bacteriocin was conducted.

Bilateral humeral lengthening and deformity correction with hexapod external fixator in an achondroplastic patient: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Achondroplasia, a prevalent skeletal dysplasia, often results in limb asymmetry and functional limitations, typically managed surgically with bone lengthening techniques.

Case Presentation: We present the case of a 10-year-old girl with achondroplasia who underwent bilateral humeral lengthening using hexapod external fixators. The patient, previously treated for lower limb lengthening, exhibited significant upper limb shortening affecting daily activities.

LDL-Cholesterol-Lowering Effects of a Dietary Supplement Containing Onion and Garlic Extract Used in Healthy Volunteers.

Hypercholesterolemia plays a pivotal role in the development and progression of cardiovascular diseases, and its prevention seems to be a crucial healthcare strategy to ameliorate these conditions. Subjects with mild hypercholesterolemia are frequently advised against using cholesterol-lowering drugs due to potential side effects, with an emphasis instead on prioritizing dietary adjustments and lifestyle modifications as the primary strategy. In this context, the use of dietary supplements based on medicinal plants may be recommended as a complementary approach to managing elevated cholesterol levels.

Versatility of the medial corticoperiosteal flap: from recalcitrant non-unions up to large bony defects.

Background: Reconstructive microsurgery techniques using vascularized bone grafts have revolutionized the treatment of complex cases associated with recalcitrant non-unions or osteomyelitis. The medial femoral corticoperiosteal flap (MFCP flap) has emerged as a valuable option in bone reconstruction. Its clinical applications have been extended over the years considering this flap from non-unions with minimal bone lost, up to large intercalary defects of the upper and lower extremities.

BPF2 and ST6, Two Bacteriocinogenic Isolated Strains from Andalusian Spontaneous Fermented Sausages.

Traditional spontaneously fermented foods are well known for their sensory and safety properties, which is mainly due to their indigenous microflora. Within this group of food, Mediterranean dry-cured sausages stand out as a significant source of lactic-acid bacterial strains (LAB) with biotechnological properties, such as their antimicrobial activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the biodiversity of antagonistic LAB strains from different Andalusian traditional sausages, such as and .

Use of Locking Compression Plate and Locking Compression T-Plate for Surgical Arthrodesis of the Carpometacarpal and Distal Tarsal Joints in 13 Horses.

Objective:  The aim of this study was to describe the use of the locking compression plate (LCP) and locking compression T-plate (LCTP) in cases of carpometacarpal and distal tarsal arthrodesis for the treatment of osteoarthritis and small carpal or tarsal bone fractures, and to document clinical outcomes.

Study Design:  Case records of horses treated with carpometacarpal or distal tarsal arthrodesis via internal fixation using an LCP or LCTP between 2013 and 2021 were reviewed. All cases were evaluated retrospectively.

Arthroscopic findings and long-term outcomes in 76 sport horses with meniscal injuries (2008-2018).

Objective: To report the findings and long-term outcome of 76 sport horses with meniscal injury.

Study Design: Retrospective case series.

Animals: Seventy-six horses with 93 meniscal injuries in 85 stifles.

Left renal vein graft and in situ hepatic perfusion in hepatectomy for complete tumor invasion of hepatic veins: hemodynamic optimization and surgical technique.

Purpose: Assessing hepatic vein reconstruction using a left renal vein graft and in situ hypothermic liver perfusion in an extended liver resection.

Methods: Patients included in this study were those with liver tumors undergoing curative surgery with resection and reconstruction of hepatic veins. Hepatic vein was reconstructed using a left renal vein graft.

Evaluation of a Clinical Pathway for Thyroid Nodular Disease: Timings and Delays in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid Cancer.

Background: Due to the high prevalence of nodular thyroid disease in the general population and the need to rule out malignant tumours, a clinical pathway for nodular thyroid disease was created at our tertiary-level hospital. Our study aimed to quantify timings and delays in diagnosis and treatment in this clinical pathway, specifically for patients who were diagnosed with thyroid cancer.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted of patients who were newly diagnosed with thyroid cancer and who had been previously evaluated in the clinical pathway for nodular thyroid disease at our institution during 2015-2017.

Liver transplant with controlled donors after circulatory death with normothermic regional perfusion and brain dead donors: A multicenter cohort study of transfusion, one-year graft survival and mortality.

Background: Controlled donation after circulatory death (cDCD) has expanded the donor pool for liver transplantation (LT). However, transfusion requirements and perioperative outcomes should be elucidated. The aim of this multicenter study was to assess red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, one-year graft and patient survival after LT after cDCD with normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) compared with donors after brain death (DBD).

Baseline haemoglobin and thromboelastometry are predictive of red blood cell requirements and one-year mortality in liver transplantation.

Background: To determine the predictive capacity of baseline haemoglobin and maxim clot firmness (MCF) EXTEM thromboelastometry for intraoperative red blood cell (RBC) requirements and its influence on mortality.

Methods: 591 adult liver transplant (LT) recipients from ten Spanish centres were reviewed. The main outcomes were the percentage of patients who received RBC and massive transfusion (≥ 6 RBC units), RBC units transfused, and mortality.

Aspiration thrombectomy for acute pulmonary embolism with an intermediate-high risk.

Introduction And Purpose: The treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) with an intermediate-high risk of mortality at 30 days is still not well defined, recommending the latest clinical guidelines of the European Society of Cardiology 2019 exclusively anticoagulant treatment, reducing the indication for mechanical thrombectomy to high-risk patients or intermediate-high risk patients with poor hemodynamic evolution. Our purpose is to determine the safety and efficacy of aspiration thrombectomy in intermediate-high risk patients with PE and to analyze possible differences in these results between hemodynamically unstable patients (massive PE) and hemodynamically stable patients (submassive PE).

Methods: We analyzed all patients who underwent aspiration thrombectomy for PE at our tertiary university hospital during a 34-month period.

Perception of level of knowledge, skills, and safety before and after training to perform videolaryngoscopy with the Intubox barrier system for airway management in patients with COVID-19.

Objectives: The main objective was to describe physicians’ perception of their knowledge, skill, and safety before and after training to perform videolaryngoscopy while using the Intubox barrier system when managing the airway of a patient with the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19). The secondary objective was to assess the safety afforded by the barrier by means of visually evaluating particle dispersion during intubation.

Material And Methods: Single-arm clinical simulation trial.

GLP1 Receptor Agonist and SGLT2 Inhibitor Combination: An Effective Approach in Real-world Clinical Practice.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of combination therapy with a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor and a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP1RA) in patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes.

Methods: A retrospective search of electronic prescriptions of patients undergoing GLP1RA and SGLT2 inhibitor combination therapy was conducted. Once the patients had been identified, demographic data, blood and urine analyses (glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA], glucose, renal function, albuminuria, lipid profile, liver enzymes, and uric acid), physical examination (weight, body mass index, and blood pressure), and adverse effects were obtained from their electronic clinical records according to each of the following 3 periods: before the initiation of the combination, the first visit after initiation, and the last available visit.

Postprandial glycemic response in a non-diabetic adult population: the effect of nutrients is different between men and women.

Background: There is a growing interest in the pathopysiological consequences of postprandial hyperglycemia. It is well known that in diabetic patients 2 h plasma glucose is a better risk predictor for coronary heart disease than fasting plasma glucose. Data on the glycemic response in healthy people are scarce.

Long-term prognosis for return to athletic function after interspinous ligament desmotomy for treatment of impinging and overriding dorsal spinous processes in horses: 71 cases (2012-2017).

Objective: To determine the long-term return to performance of horses with impinging and/or overriding dorsal spinous processes (ORDSP) treated with interspinous ligament desmotomy (ISLD) and to determine the prognostic value of radiographic and scintigraphic grades.

Study Design: Retrospective study.

Animals: Seventy-one horses with ORDSP treated with ISLD.

Magnetic resonance dacryocystography in the horse: A feasibility study.

Objective: To provide a comprehensive anatomical description of the normal equine nasolacrimal duct using magnetic resonance imaging, and to develop a practical protocol for performing magnetic resonance dacryocystography (MRD) in horses.

Animal Studied: The heads of ten fresh horse cadavers with no history of sinonasal or ophthalmologic disorders were used for this study.

Procedure: An MRD technique was developed in this study, which consisted of two parts.

Clinical value of Flash glucose monitoring in patients with type 1 diabetes treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion.

Aim: To analyze the clinical impact of the Flash glucose monitoring system in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) treated with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII).

Methods: A 24-week retrospective cohort study in CSII-treated T1DM patients exposed (1:1) to the Flash glucose monitoring system vs. self-monitoring of capillary blood glucose (SMBG).

Neck, Back, and Pelvic Pain in Sport Horses.

Pain localized to the neck, back, and or pelvis can result in a profound effect on the horse's performance. These conditions can present with a varied and nonspecific set of clinical signs. A careful and thorough examination of these areas by means of physical examination, lameness evaluation both in hand and under saddle, diagnostic anesthesia, and the use of multiple imaging modalities in combination is often necessary to have an accurate prognosis.