Artificial-Intelligence-Based Imaging Analysis of Stem Cells: A Systematic Scoping Review.

This systematic scoping review aims to map and identify the available artificial-intelligence-based techniques for imaging analysis, the characterization of stem cell differentiation, and trans-differentiation pathways. On the ninth of March 2022, data were collected from five electronic databases (PubMed, Medline, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Scopus) and manual citation searching; all data were gathered in Zotero 5.0.

Does needle-type increase the diagnostic yield of malignancies in endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA)?-a prospective comparative study.

Background: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a commonly performed minimally invasive technique for diagnosing mediastinal pathologies. Currently, many needle types are being developed to improve the accuracy of the final diagnosis. Our study aimed to assess the possible advantages and disadvantages between the 22-gauge ProCore needle and the standard 22-gauge needles.

Brain structure and stroke risk score in subjects without a history of atrial fibrillation.

CHADS-VASc score system aids in clinical decision-making in subjects with atrial fibrillation (AF). Little is known on the association between CHADS-VASc scores and brain structure in patients without cardiac arrhythmia. Detailed brain architecture analysis was performed.

COVID-19 pandemic in flu season. Chest computed tomography - what we know so far.

Chest computed tomography (CT) is proven to have high sensitivity in COVID-19 diagnosis. It is available in most emergency wards, and in contrast to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) it can be obtained in several minutes. However, its imaging features change during the course of the disease and overlap with other viral pneumonias, including influenza pneumonia.

Impact of smoking history on postoperative complications after lung cancer surgery - a study based on 286 cases.

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of smoking cessation and its timing in the preoperative period on postoperative morbidity in patients undergoing surgery for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Material And Methods: Two hundred and eighty-six patients surgically treated for NSCLC were prospectively analyzed in terms of duration and intensity of smoking, time period from smoking cessation to surgery, and postoperative morbidity. The patients were divided into five groups: I - current smokers and past smokers who quit smoking less than 2 weeks before surgery ( = 67), II - past smokers who quit 2 weeks to 3 months ( = 106), III - past smokers who quit 3 months to 1 year ( = 30), IV - past smokers who quit more than 1 year ( = 71), V - never smokers ( = 12).

Video-assisted-thoracoscopic surgery in left-to-right Nuss procedure for pectus excavatum for prevention of serious complications - technical aspects based on 1006 patients.

Introduction: Additional use of the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) technique in the Nuss procedure has been globally accepted for the improvement of safety of surgical treatment as well as for decreased frequency of serious intraoperative and postoperative complications.

Aim: To evaluate VATS in surgical treatment of patients with pectus excavatum by the left-to-right Nuss procedure for prevention of serious intra- and postoperative complications.

Material And Methods: From 2002 to 2016, 1006 patients with pectus excavatum aged 7 to 62 years (mean: 18.

The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients after irreversible cardiac arrest as potential organ donors.

The number of people waiting for a kidney or liver transplant is growing systematically. Due to the latest advances in transplantation, persons after irreversible cardiac arrest and confirmation of death have become potential organ donors. It is estimated that they may increase the number of donations by more than 40%.

Analyzing Effectiveness of Routine Pleural Drainage After Nuss Procedure: A Randomized Study.

Background: The routine use of postoperative pleural cavity drainage after the Nuss procedure is not widely accepted, and its limited use depends on experience. This study analyzed the influence of pleural drainage in the surgical treatment of patients with pectus excavatum on the prevention of pneumothorax and the efficacy of using drainage after a corrective operation.

Methods: From November 2013 to May 2015, 103 consecutive patients with pectus excavatum, aged 11 to 39 years, underwent surgical treatment by the Nuss procedure.

The role of simulation to support donation after circulatory death with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (DCD-ECMO).

Maintaining the viability of organs from donors after circulatory death (DCD) for transplantation is a complicated procedure, from a time perspective in the absence of appropriate organizational capabilities, that makes such transplantation cases difficult and not yet widespread in Poland. We present the procedural preparation for Poland's first case of organ (kidney) transplantation from a DCD donor in which perfusion was supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Because this organizational model is complex and expensive, we used advanced high-fidelity medical simulation to prepare for the real-life implementation.

Early and Late Results of the Nuss Procedure in Surgical Treatment of Pectus Excavatum in Different Age Groups.

Background: The aim of this study was a comparison of early and late results in surgical treatment of funnel chest using the Nuss method in patients in various age groups to find the optimal age to perform the corrective procedure.

Methods: Six hundred eighty patients operated on from June 2002 to October 2012 were included in the retrospective analysis. Patients were divided into 3 different age groups: group A = 156 patients from 7 to 14 years, group B = 328 patients aged 15 to 20 years, and group C = 196 patients older than 20 years of age.

[Medical simulation as a professional tool which affect the safety of the patient used in the learning process].

Simulation is the methodology of teaching, learning process using educational equipment from simple simulators, designed to study individual tasks, through advanced mannequins called human patient stimulators faithfully mimic the human and its parameters. The medical simulation's main task is education and improvement patients' safety. Advanced human simulators can realistically cough, vomit with artificial chyme and bleed with artificial blood causing a real stress of medical personnel and the need for immediate action.

A novel method for the in vivo isolation of circulating tumor cells from peripheral blood of cancer patients using a functionalized and structured medical wire.

The isolation of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from the blood of patients afflicted with solid malignant tumors becomes increasingly important as it may serve as a 'liquid biopsy' with the potential of monitoring the course of the cancer disease and its response to cancer therapy, with subsequent molecular characterization. For this purpose, we functionalized a structured medical Seldinger guidewire (FSMW), normally used to obtain safe access to blood vessels and other organ cavities, with a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed to the cell surface expressed epithelial cell surface adhesion molecule (EpCAM). This medical device was optimized in vitro and its biocompatibility was tested according to the regulations for medical devices and found to be safe with no noteworthy side effects.

Can the condition of the cell microenvironment of mediastinal lymph nodes help predict the risk of metastases in non-small cell lung cancer?

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the properties of the immune cell microenvironment of regional lymph nodes (LNs) positive for lung cancer.

Methods: Twenty-four patients operated on for stages T1 and T2 of the NSCLC, were enrolled in the study. Peripheral blood and LN tissue were obtained from different lymph node sites and levels.

[Pulmonary embolism in the course of antiphospholipid syndrome].

A short overview of the literature on pulmonary thromboembolism in the course of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is presented. The mechanism of pulmonary thrombosis and related arterial emboli as well as non-thrombotic changes in pulmonary vessels are discussed. The antithrombotic prophylaxis, conservative and surgical treatment of pulmonary thrombosis associated with APS are reviewed.

The early and late results of combined off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting and pulmonary resection in patients with concomitant lung cancer and unstable coronary heart disease.

Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the early and long-term results of simultaneous surgical treatment of both coronary heart disease (CHD) and lung cancer.

Methods: Twenty-five patients with the diagnoses of both non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and unstable angina were operated on between 2001 and 2006 in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Medical Sciences in Poznań, Poland. Myocardial revascularization was performed simultaneously with the lung resection.

Prognostic value of DNA ploidy: 5-year follow-up of patients with resectable squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the lung.

This study was designed to show the relation between DNA-ploidy in patients with resectable lung cancers and their 5-year survival rate. The results are compared with those from our 2-year follow-up study of the same group of patients published in 2000. The group of 80 patients with SCC who underwent lung resection between 1995 and 96 were re-analyzed.