Incidence of RSV-related hospitalizations for ARIs, including CAP: Data from the German prospective ThEpiCAP study.

Background: RSV is a leading cause of ARI, including CAP, in older adults. Data available often underestimate RSV-related ARI incidence. We estimated RSV-related ARI hospitalization incidence from a prospective CAP study, adjusting for undiagnosed RSV infections due to nasopharyngeal/nasal swab testing only.

re-emerges as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia, including frequent co-infection with SARS-CoV-2, in Germany, 2021.

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Assessing the Content and Readability of Robotic and Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy Information Online.

Importance: Apical pelvic organ prolapse is a common condition that affects women. Currently, sacrocolpopexy is considered the criterion standard surgical treatment, with an increasing preference for minimally invasive techniques.

Objective: In this study, the content and readability of select internet pages describing robotic and laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy were evaluated.

A case of epididymoorchitis without testicular infarction presenting with reversal of diastolic testicular flow on Doppler ultrasonography.

An acute scrotum is a common clinical scenario prompting urologic involvement. Scrotal ultrasonography with Doppler is the main imaging modality utilized for the evaluation of an acute scrotum and can help distinguish testicular torsion from epididymoorchitis, two common causes of testicular pain. Testicular infarction is a rare but potential complication of epididymoorchitis.

Comparison of Transabdominal and Transrectal Ultrasound for Sizing of the Prostate.

Objective: To compare the accuracy of prostate sizing between pelvic abdominal (PUS) and transrectal (TRUS) ultrasound in a large, diverse cohort of men at our institution. Prostate volume plays a vital role in all types of prostate disease. American Urological Association guidelines (2018) for surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia now include consideration of prostate volume measurement prior to surgical intervention.

Effect of intraoperative radiotherapy in the treatment of retroperitoneal sarcoma.

Background: Current National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines for the treatment of retroperitoneal sarcomas (RPS) endorse surgical resection, but the role of radiotherapy (RT) is less clear. We investigate the utilization and benefits of intraoperative RT (IORT) in the treatment of RPS.

Methods: We queried the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database (1988-2013) for the utilization of IORT and perioperative external beam RT (EBRT) in patients who underwent surgical resection of RPS.

Gastrointestinal dysfunction in postural tachycardia syndrome.

Background: Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a dysautonomia defined by an exaggerated increase in heart rate upon changing posture. It is associated with disturbances involving multiple organ systems, including neurologic, dermatologic, and gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms. Previous studies identified GI complaints in these patients and showed gastric emptying and electrical activity abnormalities.

A survey-based analysis of symptoms in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.

Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a type of dysautonomia seen most commonly in young women and children. It is defined as an increase in heart rate of 30 beats per minute (bpm) or more within 10 minutes of standing in adults, or by 40 bpm or more in children in the absence of orthostatic hypotension. In addition to typical autonomic symptoms, POTS patients report a wide range of subjective complaints in multiple organ systems, though the exact frequencies are unclear.