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Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and pregnancy.
Best Pract Res Clin Anaesthesiol
September 2024
Department of Anaesthesiology, University Hospitals Leuven (BE), Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, KU Leuven (BE), Herestraat 49, B-3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Critical illness during pregnancy poses significant challenges driven by complex interactions between physiological changes, pre-existing conditions, and healthcare disparities. In high-income countries, increasing maternal age and comorbidities complicate obstetric care by triggering an unprecedented rise in cardiac disease during pregnancy, while infections like influenza and COVID-19 are important causes of maternal adult respiratory distress syndrome. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) gained prominence as a vital intervention, providing respiratory and/or cardiac support, for varying indications between antenatal and postpartum periods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNo evidence that breast cancer occurs at higher rates among young Arab women.
East Mediterr Health J
December 2024
Department of Radiology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates breast cancer incidence rates among Arab women compared to women from high- and middle-income countries, focusing on age-specific data.
- Findings reveal that young Arab women have breast cancer rates that are comparable to or lower than those in selected high- and middle-income countries, contradicting the perception of higher risk in this demographic.
- The results suggest that the higher number of cases in Arab countries may be attributed to a younger population structure, emphasizing the need for updated breast cancer screening policies in the region.
Discrimination (unfair treatment due to group membership) is relatively common among adolescents and has been linked to poor sleep and physical health. Individual differences in physiological functioning may moderate these associations. A sample of 323 youth (48% boys, 52% girls; 58.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRelevance of Sentinel Nodes in Atypical Territories in Surgically Treated Patients With T1-2N0 Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Head Neck
January 2025
Service of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Objectives: To assess the usefulness of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
Materials And Methods: Seventy-five patients (mean age 62 years) diagnosed with cT1-2 N0 underwent SLNB with Tc, lymphoscintigraphy/SPECT-CT, and gamma probe detection with intraoperative histological examination of the resected sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs). Elective neck dissection was performed during the same surgical procedure of primary tumor resection when malignant deposits were detected microscopically.
Disparities in Surgical Intervention in Pediatric Patients With Submucous Cleft Palate and Velopharyngeal Dysfunction.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
January 2025
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Objective: To evaluate factors impacting access to and timing of surgery in patients with submucous cleft palate (SMCP) and velopharyngeal dysfunction (VPD).
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Single academic medical center.
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