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The Hematological and Social Factors Affecting Length of Stay in Acute Stroke Patients: A Quality Assessment Study From a Single Institute.
Cureus
November 2024
Neurosurgery, Baptist Health Neuroscience Partners Neurosurgery, Baptist Medical Center South, Montgomery, USA.
Introduction: Stroke is one of the common causes of mortality. The length of stay (LOS) for a stroke is a quality indicator and affects mortality. However, there are no large studies evaluating the LOS in an acute inpatient setting for stroke patients, mainly hematological and social parameters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNavigating the obesity paradox in bladder cancer prognosis-insights from the Taiwan National Health Insurance System Database.
Front Nutr
December 2024
Institute of Biomedical Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Purpose: This study investigates the complex relationship between body mass index (BMI) and bladder cancer outcomes, utilizing Taiwan's national database. Bladder cancer remains a significant health concern, especially in Taiwan, prompting a comprehensive retrospective analysis to explore the impact of obesity on survival outcomes.
Materials And Methods: A meticulous exclusion process, based on Taiwan National Health Insurance System Database, refined the initial dataset of 15,086 bladder cancer patients to 10,352.
Access to Care and the Hispanic Paradox Among Hispanic Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma.
Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol
December 2024
University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL. Electronic address:
Purpose: Despite the disproportionate impact of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on Hispanic patients, reported outcomes are limited, particularly among subpopulations. Our study aimed to evaluate outcomes in access to care and survival among racial and ethnic Hispanic subpopulations.
Methods: The National Cancer Database was then utilized to identify patients diagnosed with HCC between 2004 and 2020.
Decoding the multifaceted roles of galectins in self-defense.
Semin Immunol
December 2024
Institute for Glyco-core Research, Nagoya University, Tokai Higher Education and Research System, Nagoya, Japan. Electronic address:
In this review, we aim to explore the multifaceted roles of galectins in host defense from a broader perspective, particularly regarding their functions when host integrity is compromised. Numerous comprehensive reviews on galectin functions in immunity have already been published. For researchers new to the field, this wealth of information may create an impression of galectins as proteins involved in a wide array of biological processes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe ending is not the end: Lymph node metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Int Immunopharmacol
December 2024
State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China; Department of Oral & Maxillofacial - Head Neck Oncology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China. Electronic address:
Lymph node metastasis is an important biological feature of oral squamous cell carcinoma, bearing poorly prognostic implications. However, the role of lymph node metastasis in cancer progression remains inconclusive. On the one hand, lymph nodes are pivotal sites for initiating specific immunity, which is crucial for maintaining antitumor immune response.
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