Publications by authors named "S Gerry"
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- The study aims to find biomarkers in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) that can predict adverse outcomes and help monitor disease progression over time.
- Researchers used data from two groups of IPF patients and analyzed CT imaging biomarkers to assess disease severity and their relationship with lung function and survival.
- The weighted reticulovascular score (WRVS) showed significant potential as a predictive tool, with a baseline score of ≥15% indicating a higher risk of mortality and an increase of 3% in WRVS correlating with reduced survival, surpassing traditional visual assessments of fibrosis.
Kinetic comparisons of jaw opening, jaw closing and locomotor muscles.
Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol
February 2025
Understanding contraction dynamics of skeletal muscle is critically important to appreciate performance capabilities of skeletal structures, especially for structures responsible for feeding and/or locomotion. Furthermore, it is important to understand how temperature can impact contraction dynamics in vertebrates that are regularly exposed to fluctuations in temperature. We aimed to address differences between jaw opening (sternhyoideus), jaw closing (adductor mandibulae) and locomotor (abductor superficialis) muscle contraction dynamics in a labrid fish.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: This study aimed to validate the Sargent risk stratification algorithm for the prediction of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) severity using data collected from multiple centers and using the multicenter data to improve the model.
Material And Methods: We conducted a multicenter analysis using data collected for the IS-PAS database. The Sargent model's effectiveness in distinguishing between abnormally adherent placenta (FIGO grade 1) and abnormally invasive placenta (FIGO grades 2 and 3) was evaluated.
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- Early warning scores (EWS) are used in hospitals to assess patients' risk of becoming worse, but their effectiveness and impact on patient management have been unclear.
- This study compared paper observation charts with a digital EWS system across four hospitals to see if the digital version led to more frequent observations of patients with alarming vital signs.
- Results showed no significant difference in the time to observe patients or other key outcomes, indicating that while the digital system was well-received, it did not improve the management of deteriorating patients.