Publications by authors named "Pranav Gadangi"
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- Fractures are expensive to treat and can lead to serious health issues, so finding ways to identify at-risk individuals is crucial.
- Researchers created an easy-to-use, low-cost prediction tool for assessing bone mineral density (BMD) using physical characteristics and demographic data from 492 participants.
- The study developed a two-step model that effectively predicts total body BMD and bone mineral content (BMC), indicating potential for identifying those at risk for fractures without needing specialized equipment like DEXA.
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- The study aimed to evaluate the use of a validated wearable device to track sleep patterns of patients before and after undergoing rotator cuff repair (RCR) or total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) and compare these findings to patient-reported outcomes (PROs).
- Patients were monitored for sleep metrics from 34 days before surgery to 6 weeks after, with compliance dropping significantly in both RCR and TSA groups during the postoperative period.
- Results indicated that RCR patients experienced a notable decrease in deep sleep at various postoperative intervals, while TSA patients had decreased deep sleep early on but increased REM sleep in the following weeks.
Accurate assessment of blood thrombosis and antithrombotic therapy is essential for the management of patients in a variety of clinical conditions, including surgery and on extracorporeal life support. However, current monitoring devices do not measure the effects of hemodynamic forces that contribute significantly to coagulation, platelet function and fibrin formation. This limits the extent to which current assays can predict clotting status in patients.
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