Hyperbaric oxygen treatment in addition to conventional multidisciplinary care in patients with calciphylaxis.

Background: Calciphylaxis is a rare and serious complication in patients with kidney disease. It has few treatment options and poor prognosis. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) may improve wound healing and was added to our conventional care in 2012.

Perspectives of healthcare providers around providing family planning services to women living with HIV attending six HIV treatment clinics in Lusaka, Zambia.

While international guidelines recommend integration of family planning (FP) and HIV services, limited research has been done to explore how healthcare providers perceive the feasibility and utility of integrated services. To address this gap, we administered a standardized questionnaire to 85 providers from 6 HIV clinics in Lusaka, Zambia, before (April-May 2018) and after (May-June 2019) implementing an enhanced model of FP/HIV service integration. We tested for differences in FP knowledge, attitudes and practices between the two time periods with tests appropriate for paired observations.

Racial Disparities in Treatment and Outcomes of Pediatric Hepatoblastoma.

Pediatric Hepatoblastoma is a rare malignancy of the liver. This study used the National Cancer Database (NCDB) to identify 1068 patients diagnosed with hepatoblastoma from 2004 to 2020. χ 2 and Analysis of Variance testing, as well as Kaplan-Meier, Cox Regression, and multinomial logistic regression models were used.

Survival and treatment in older patients with ewing sarcoma: an analysis of the national cancer database.

Background: Ewing sarcoma (EWS) is a malignancy which primarily arises in adolescence and has been studied extensively in this population. Much less is known about the rare patient cohort over the age of 40 at diagnosis. In this study, we describe the survival outcomes and clinical characteristics of this population.

Assessing the Safety and Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid Usage in Osteogenesis Imperfecta Patients.

Background: Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI) usually causes an increased fracture burden and bone deformity, with subsequent operations common. In addition to skeletal manifestations, there is a potential increase in bleeding susceptibility due to the increased frequency of orthopedic procedures, warranting investigation into methods to mitigate this risk. This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of tranexamic acid (TXA) usage to reduce intraoperative blood loss in children with OI.