Clinical Characteristics and Disease Course of Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease Patients in a Real-World Setting.

: This single-center retrospective study was conducted to describe clinical characteristics and the disease course of patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILD). : The study included adult patients with fibrosing ILD (IPF, non-IPF fibrosing ILD (F-ILD), and non-IPF progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF)) treated between 2014 and 2017. Patients were followed annually from the first visit until the end of the study period in 2019.

Clinical and healthcare burden of disease associated with cytomegalovirus in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation - A retrospective single-center study.

Background: CMV infection is a common complication in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). We investigated the association of clinically significant CMV (CS-CMV) infection with clinical outcomes and healthcare resource utilization in allogeneic HSCT patients in Finland.

Methods: This retrospective study included adult patients who received their first allogeneic HSCT between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2018, at the Turku University Hospital.

Characterization of real-world treatment practices and outcomes among patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated in a Finnish tertiary center.

Objectives: We conducted this retrospective study to characterize the change in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) treatment patterns between 2005 and 2019, to understand the treatment sequencing across the course of the disease, and to investigate how targeted agents and prognostic testing were implemented into the patient care.

Methods: This study included adult patients with CLL treated at the Hospital District of Southwest Finland during the study period. Data were collected from the Turku University Hospital data lake.

Randomized controlled trial comparing pit crew resuscitation model against standard advanced life support training.

Objectives: Pit crew models are designed to improve teamwork in critical medical situations, like advanced life support (ALS). We investigated if a pit crew model training improves performance assessment and ALS skills retention when compared to standard ALS education.

Methods: This was a prospective, blinded, randomized, and controlled, parallel-group trial.

General practitioners' self-reported competence in the management of sexual health issues - a web-based questionnaire study from Finland.

Although sexual problems are common, they are rarely brought up in appointments with general practitioners (GPs). We aimed to assess the barriers that hinder GPs from bringing up sexual health issues and to evaluate the need for education on sexual medicine. A web-based questionnaire was used.

Complications and reoperations related to tension band wiring and plate osteosynthesis of olecranon fractures.

Background: Olecranon fractures are common and usually treated operatively either by tension band wiring (TBW) or plate fixation (PF). The aim of this study was to assess early complications and reoperations and their predictive factors related to those operative methods.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of all patients with an operatively treated olecranon fracture between 2007 and 2017 at Turku University hospital was performed.

An observational study of technical and non-technical skills in advanced life support in the clinical setting.

Objective: Technical skills (TS) and non-technical skills (NTS) are the primary elements ensuring patient safety during advanced life support (ALS) and effective crisis resource management (CRM). Both skills are needed to perform high-quality ALS, though they are traditionally practiced separately. The evidence of the association between NTS and TS in high-quality ALS performance is insufficient.