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Int J Qual Health Care
January 2025
Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455 - Sala 4107, São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil.
Patients continue to suffer from preventable harm and uneven quality outcomes. Reliable clinical outcomes depend on the quality of robust administrative systems and reliable support processes. Critically ill patient handoffs from the operating room (OR) to the intensive care unit (ICU) are known to be high-risk events.
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January 2025
Department of Cardiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Background: Obesity, often accompanied by dyslipidemia and increased cardiovascular risk, poses a significant threat to overall mortality. The non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) has been identified as a valuable parameter for assessing dyslipidemia. The goal of the study was to elucidate the relationship between NHHR and mortality in obese populations.
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March 2025
University of Utah, Department of Orthopaedics, 590 Wakara Way, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108, USA.
Purpose: We aim to evaluate outcomes after off-roading injuries to determine their impact on patients' pain and function. Further, we aim to evaluate the burden on the healthcare system that result from these injuries.
Methods: Patients treated surgically for an off-roading injury at a single tertiary academic center completed surveys about their current level of upper extremity pain and function using QuickDASH and VAS-Pain scores.
Nutrients
January 2025
Department of Community Medicine, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Background/objectives: This study aimed to investigate the lifestyle and the behavioral factors that influence the nutritional status of adolescents from Transylvania, Romania.
Methods: The Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) was used to collect data from 900 adolescents between 11 and 18 years old from the Transylvania region, Romania. This study assessed nutritional status by calculating BMI indicators adjusted to Z-Score, cut-off points according to the World Health Organization (WHO), using self-reported weight and height; perceived health status; food vulnerability; physical activity; addictive behaviors (cigarette, alcohol and drug consumption); number of hours spent in front of the computer/phone; hand and oral hygiene; sitting time/day; and sleep.
Sensors (Basel)
January 2025
Engineering Design, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden.
Topography estimation is essential for autonomous off-road navigation. Common methods rely on point cloud data from, e.g.
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