Publications by authors named "Raydiene Doorgen"
Ogilvie's syndrome is a condition characterized by colonic dilation in the absence of mechanical obstruction. This case report presents a patient who was immobile and hospitalized for several months following a motor vehicle accident that left the patient paralyzed, who subsequently developed Ogilvie's syndrome. The aim of this study is to briefly discuss the clinical presentation, diagnostic workup, and management of Ogilvie's syndrome.
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- * Colonic malignancy is the most frequent cause of LBO, accounting for around 60% of cases, but other reasons include conditions like abdominal adhesions, diverticulosis, and in rare instances, endometriosis.
- * The case report features a 36-year-old woman whose LBO was initially misdiagnosed as diverticulitis, but was later identified as endometriosis causing a blockage by adhering to the colonic wall, leading to symptoms like nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain for six weeks.
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- Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a serious condition in the US where blood clots block pulmonary arteries, leading to potentially fatal outcomes. This study evaluates the trends and mortality predictors of patients treated with mechanical and surgical thrombectomy from 2010 to 2018 using national healthcare data.
- The analysis involved over 1.6 million hospitalizations for PE, with a very small percentage undergoing mechanical (0.39%) or surgical (0.21%) thrombectomy, and the usage of mechanical thrombectomy increased significantly during the study period.
- Findings showed that in-hospital mortality rates were 9.1% for mechanical thrombectomy and 13.9% for surgical thrombectomy,