The Geographic Distribution of Vascular Surgeons and Trainees by State in 2023.

Background: Approximately 1.4 vascular surgeons/100,000 persons are estimated to fulfill current patient needs in the United States (US), but an ongoing shortage exists. The aims of this study are to provide an updated nationwide state-by-state workforce analysis and compare the distribution of practicing vascular surgeons and training opportunities.

Stabilizing vimentin phosphorylation inhibits stem-like cell properties and metastasis of hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal carcinomas.

Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) empowers epithelial cells with mesenchymal and stem-like attributes, facilitating metastasis, a leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Hybrid epithelial-mesenchymal (E/M) cells, retaining both epithelial and mesenchymal traits, exhibit heightened metastatic potential and stemness. The mesenchymal intermediate filament, vimentin, is upregulated during EMT, enhancing the resilience and invasiveness of carcinoma cells.

Creating hemodialysis autogenous access in children and adolescents.

Objective: End-stage renal disease (ESRD) in childhood and adolescence is rare, with relatively few published reports of pediatric ESRD vascular access. This study analyzes a 10-year experience creating arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) in children and adolescents. Our goal is to review our strategy for creating functional autogenous vascular access in younger patients and report our results.

Environmental contamination with Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile in Vietnam.

Aims: To investigate the prevalence, molecular type, and antimicrobial susceptibility of Clostridioides difficile in the environment in Vietnam, where little is known about C. difficile.

Methods And Results: Samples of pig faeces, soils from pig farms, potatoes, and the hospital environment were cultured for C.

Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile in adults with diarrhoea in Vietnam.

Background: Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile causes antimicrobial-associated diarrhoea, however, presentations may range from asymptomatic carriage to severe diarrhoea, life-threatening toxic megacolon and even death. Reports on C. difficile infection (CDI) in Vietnam remain limited.