The effects of cannabis use on major adverse cardiovascular outcomes, mortality, cost of hospitalization, and cardiac arrhythmias: A Retrospective analysis using the national inpatient sample.

As cannabis use is rising and federal restrictions are easing, it is important to recognize its potential adverse cardiovascular effects for better risk stratification and informed guidance. We conducted a retrospective study using the National Inpatient Sample database from 2016 to 2019, where 39,992 subjects were enrolled. The extracted population was classified into two groups based on the presence of cannabis-related disorders.

Scaphocapitate arthrodesis with lunate preservation for Kienböck's disease: prospective outcomes study.

Purpose: The study evaluated the efficacy of SC arthrodesis with lunate preservation for treating patients diagnosed with stage IIIB or IIIC Kienböck's disease, who also exhibit neutral ulnar variance. The study further aimed to explore potential variations in outcomes between patients diagnosed with stage IIIB and IIIC Kienböck's disease.

Methods: Thirty-two patients diagnosed with stage IIIB (n = 19) and stage IIIC (n = 13) Kienböck's disease underwent SC arthrodesis with distal radius bone grafting stabilised by Herbert compression screws.

The association between adverse cardiovascular outcomes in celiac disease and the role of inflammation: Retrospective analysis using the national inpatient sample.

Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated disease with patients being prone to a proinflammatory state. With recent studies showing an association between adverse cardiovascular events in patients with CD, we aim to further elucidate this relationship. Furthermore, when risk-stratifying patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), chronic inflammatory conditions such as CD are not included in these calculations.

Multi-center study on mortality in children, and adults with sickle cell anemia-risk factors and causes of death.

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a major public health burden worldwide with increasing morbidity and mortality. The study evaluates the risk factors associated with mortality in SCD patients, between the years 2006 and 2020 at three hospitals in Oman. The analysis includes clinical manifestations, haematological, biochemical, and radiological parameters, use of antibiotics, and blood and exchange transfusions.

Pseudohypoxic brain swelling following elective lumbar laminectomy: A rare case report and review of literature.

Pseudohypoxic brain swelling, also known as postoperative intracranial hypotension-associated venous congestion, is an intriguing complication following routine neurosurgical interventions. We report a case of a 73-year-old female patient who exhibited this rare complication following an elective L4-L5 laminectomy, without evidence of intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Initially presenting with clinical features suggestive of anoxic/hypoxic brain injury, the case deviated from typical pseudohypoxic ischemic venous hypertension (PIHV) patterns, leading to a challenging diagnostic process.