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Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Yonsei University, Wonju, Gangwon-do, Korea, Republic of (South).
Background: Dementia and visual impairment are both associated with reduced mobility and impaired functioning in activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL). Cognitive deficits in older adults have more difficulties in performing daily tasks, increase the risk of fear of participation and may lead to injury (e.g.
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January 2025
Department of General Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur, India.
Background: The Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) is a serious adverse reaction that occurs weeks after the onset of drug exposure. DRESS syndrome is commonly associated with antiseizure drugs, sulfa drugs, and antibiotics.
Case Presentation: This was a case report of a 20-year-old female who suffered from DRESS due to vancomycin with symptoms similar to the Redman syndrome.
Crit Care Resusc
December 2024
Department of Intensive Care, Alfred Health, 55 Commercial Road, Melbourne, 3181, VIC, Australia.
Objective: To describe the epidemiology and clinical features of pressure injury (PI) development in adult patients supported with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
Design: Retrospective, observational, cohort study from January 2018 to May 2023.
Setting: A single-centre high-volume ECMO specialist intensive care unit (ICU).
Cureus
December 2024
Trauma and Orthopaedics, Gateshead Health National Health Services (NHS) Foundation Trust, Gateshead, GBR.
Introduction Diabetes is a rapidly growing global health concern, with the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that 300 million adults will have diabetes by 2025. This chronic condition is associated with complications, including nephropathy, retinopathy, neuropathy, cardiovascular disease, and diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), which can lead to amputation. Diabetic septic foot (DSF), a severe form of diabetic foot disease, is defined by the WHO as the presence of infection, ulceration, or tissue destruction in the lower limb, often accompanied by neurological abnormalities, peripheral vascular disease, and metabolic complications of diabetes.
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December 2024
Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Objective: Pediatric cardiac surgery site infections (SSI) represent significant morbidity. Our institution reported elevated SSI rates of 3.48 per 100 cases over a 5-year period above target rates of 2.
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