A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was which method of tracheostomy had fewer complications, the surgical or percutaneous technique. A total of 264 papers were identified of which 13 provided the best evidence to answer the question. The author, journal, date and country of publication, patient group, relevant outcomes and weaknesses were tabulated. We conclude that both percutaneous and surgical tracheostomy have overall a low incidence of complications. There is a lower incidence of procedural complications when inserted surgically. There is a lower incidence of post-procedural complications when inserted via the percutaneous route.
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J Eval Clin Pract
February 2025
Department of Vascular Medicine, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.
Rationale: Established coronary artery disease (CAD) patients are at increased risk for recurrence of cardiovascular events and mortality due to non-attainment of recommended risk factor control targets.
Objective: We aimed to evaluate the attainment of treatment targets for risk factor control among CAD patients as recommended in the Indonesian CVD prevention guidelines.
Methods: Patients were consecutively recruited from the Makassar Cardiac Center at Wahidin Sudirohusodo Hospital, Indonesia.
Acta Physiol (Oxf)
February 2025
Institute for Molecular Medicine, Health and Medical University Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
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January 2025
Sports Medicine Service, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Purpose: To propose a new sign of patellar maltracking in recurrent patellar dislocation (RPD) and compare the differences in lower limb rotational and bony structural abnormalities among the different signs.
Patients And Methods: A retrospective study included 279 patients (mean age: 22 years; female: 81%) who underwent primary surgery for RPD over the past 4 years was performed. The patients were grouped based on the characteristics of patellar tracking: low-, moderate- and high-grade J-sign.
Curr Epidemiol Rep
June 2024
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, NY.
Purpose Of Review: Our review critically examines research on trends in mental health among US adults following the COVID-19 pandemic's onset and makes recommendations for research on the topic.
Recent Findings: Studies comparing pre-pandemic nationally representative government surveys ("benchmark surveys") with pandemic-era non-benchmark surveys generally estimated 3-4-fold increases in the prevalence of adverse mental-health outcomes following the pandemic's onset. However, studies analyzing trends in repeated waves of a single survey, which may carry a lower risk of bias, generally estimated much smaller increases in adverse outcomes.
J Multimorb Comorb
January 2025
Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Background: Evaluating individual health outcomes does not capture co-morbidities children experience.
Purpose: We aimed to describe profiles of child neurodevelopment and anthropometry and identify their predictors.
Methods: Using data from 501 mother-child pairs (age 3-years) in the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) Study, a prospective cohort study, we developed phenotypic profiles by applying latent profile analysis to twelve neurodevelopmental and anthropometric traits.
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