Publications by authors named "Marek Zielonka"
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- Percutaneous pericardiocentesis is a procedure used in cases of cardiac tamponade and for diagnosing unclear chronic pericardial effusions, and this study analyzed the patient characteristics and factors affecting in-hospital mortality.
- A total of 247 patients underwent the procedure between 2011 and 2022, with a 5.67% in-hospital mortality rate and 9.72% requiring repeat procedures, predominantly due to iatrogenic causes and neoplastic diseases.
- Key mortality predictors included myocardial infarction-related causes and recurrent cardiogenic shock, highlighting a higher risk in patients with spontaneous tamponade linked to heart attacks.
BACKGROUND Surgery continues to play an important role in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC), which is one of the most common inflammatory diseases of the colon and rectum. This retrospective study from a single center in Poland aimed to evaluate surgical outcomes in 62 patients with ulcerative colitis. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study enrolled 62 patients (36 men [58.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContrast-induced acute kidney injury (CI-AKI) can lead to the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and impaired in-hospital and long-term outcomes among cardiac patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of repeated contrast media (CM) administration during a single hospitalization on the rate of CI-AKI. The study group ( = 138) comprised patients with different diagnoses who received CM more than once during hospitalization, while the control group ( = 153) involved CAD patients subject to a single CM dose.
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