The results of treatment in patients with tuberculosis are low. Within the first 3-4 months of therapy, lung caverns are closed in 12-26% of patients. The length of tuberculosis inpatient treatment is 79 days, as provided by the state guarantees of rendering free treatment, and the proposals to reduce the number of beds are not substantiated. It is necessary to optimally restructure a bedspace and to bring it into proper sanitary position.
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Front Med (Lausanne)
January 2025
Health Management Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China.
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes joint inflammation and affects quality of life. Appropriate physical activity can enhance joint function and lower cardiovascular disease risk. However, individuals with RA often have reduced physical activity levels, likely due to kinesiophobia, or fear of movement.
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January 2025
Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China.
Background: This study aims to identify risk factors associated with tuberculosis-specific mortality (TSM) in older adult patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and to develop a competing risk nomogram for TSM prediction.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study and randomly selected 528 older adult pulmonary TB patients hospitalized in designated hospitals in Henan Province between January 2015 and December 2020. The cumulative incidence function (CIF) was calculated for both TSM and non-tuberculosis-specific mortality (non-TSM).
Indian J Crit Care Med
November 2024
Department of Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Aim And Background: A combination of terlipressin and albumin is the standard of care for patients with hepatorenal syndrome-acute kidney injury (HRS-AKI). The study aimed to compare the venous congestion using lung ultrasound score (LUS) and radiographic assessment of lung edema (RALE) scores among terlipressin responders and nonresponders and survivors and non-survivors.
Materials And Methods: In this single-center, prospective, observational study, we included adult patients with HRS-AKI who had received terlipressin and albumin from 28th April 2022 to 16th October 2022.
Indian J Crit Care Med
November 2024
Department of EMS and Critical Care, Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital & Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Introduction: Fluid administration is a commonly practiced intervention in the intensive care unit (ICU) with normal saline being the preferred fluid. We sought to understand the current practice of fluid administration and choice of fluids in Indian ICUs and its effect on renal outcomes.
Materials And Methods: The Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM)-endorsed multicenter prospective observational study was conducted on practice of fluid administration in critically ill patients between May 1, 2020, and January 31, 2023.
Cureus
December 2024
Community Medicine, Terna Medical College, Navi Mumbai, IND.
Recurrent isolated sleep paralysis (RISP) is a rare but distressing condition characterized by episodes of temporary immobility during transitions between wakefulness and sleep. This report describes a 30-year-old female presenting frequently with nightmares, sleep paralysis, and associated stress, successfully managed with a holistic approach incorporating yoga, meditation, chanting, and vitamin D3 supplementation. The patient's significant history of osteoporosis (in February 2019, bone density T-score <-2.
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