Based on clinical examination and analysis of treatment results of 575 patients with general peritonitis, the most informative factors were determined which predict lethal outcome, progression of peritonitis and help choose the most effective surgical policy. It is demonstrated that conventional treatment is preferable in the interval of perioperative score of APACHE II from 0 to 10, and programmed sanation relaparotomies -- from 11 to 15. Data about efficacy of total intestinal decompression and peritoneal-enteral lavage, and also methods of mathematical prediction of postoperative complications and outcomes are presented. Prognostic value of individual symptoms, different degree of organs dysfunction and SIRS criteria in early postoperative period were determined.
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Pulmonology
December 2025
Department of Medical Specialities, Pulmonology Unit, GB Morgagni-L. Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy.
Fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (f-HP) is an interstitial lung disease in which various antigens in susceptible individuals may play a pathogenetic role. This study evaluates the role of transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) in identifying a UIP-like pattern and its association with fibrosis progression. We conducted a multicentre retrospective cohort study of patients diagnosed with f-HP who underwent BAL and TBLC between 2011 and 2023.
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January 2025
School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, HW Snyman Building, Bophelo Road, Pretoria 0084, South Africa.
Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy among South African women and the load of abnormal cervical smears has clinical, programmatic and policy implications. This cross-sectional study of women who presented for cervical cancer screening aimed to determine the prevalence of abnormal cervical smears and associated factors in primary health care (PHC) facilities in Gauteng-the most densely populated province in South Africa. A questionnaire collected data on socio-demography, tobacco use, sexual behaviours, HIV status, past treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STI) and cervical cancer screening in the past 10 years.
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January 2025
Department of Anaesthesiology, Erasmus Medical Centre 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Objective: To determine the prevalence of intrahospital oral benzodiazepine use in the surgical population of a tertiary care centre.
Summary Of Background Data: Oral benzodiazepines used for treating sleep disturbances and anxiety are widely used in the general population. Information regarding benzodiazepine use during hospitalization is scarce.
Orthop J Sports Med
January 2025
Center for Effectiveness Research in Orthopaedics, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
Background: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are considered the gold standard for evaluating value-based care in orthopaedics. However, there is little evidence to guide implementation of PROs for surgeon performance evaluation.
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J Orthop Surg Res
January 2025
Central Coast Local Health District, Gosford, NSW, 2295, Australia.
Background: The use of intravenous tranexamic acid (TXA), an antifibrinolytic agent, has been shown to effectively reduce total blood loss and transfusion rates in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The aim of this paper is to evaluate the implementation lag and clinical uptake of the use of TXA for primary TKA after publication of two landmark studies. Additionally, it assessed the efficacy of TXA use in TKA in reducing post-operative blood transfusions and hospital length of stay (LOS).
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