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Updated information on the Diagnosis Procedure Combination data.
Ann Clin Epidemiol
October 2024
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Health Economics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
The Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare, Japan, launched the Diagnosis Procedure Combination system in 2002. Detailed information on the Diagnosis Procedure Combination data was reported in in 2019. In this report, I provide updated information on the Diagnosis Procedure Combination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAsymmetric succession in soil microbial communities enhances the competitive advantage of invasive alien plants.
Microbiome
December 2024
State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, China.
Background: Biological invasions pose an escalating threat to native ecosystems. The accumulation of invasive alien plants worldwide is not saturated yet, underscoring the persistent and growing impact of invasions. Soil microorganisms play a key role in the process of alien plant invasion.
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- Intense wildfires are increasingly impacting air quality, raising concerns about potential negative effects on cardiopulmonary health for people exposed to smoke, particularly in the Eastern US.
- A study aimed to examine the relationship between smoke from wildfires in Western Canada and respiratory diseases in various demographic groups in Eastern US populations, using data from the University of Maryland Medical System.
- Findings showed significantly higher rates of cardiopulmonary clinical encounters during "hotspot days" with elevated PM2.5 levels, indicating a correlation between increased pollution and health issues, especially during notable air quality deteriorations in June 2023.
Effect of prophylactic topical antibiotics on rates of infectious complications after strabismus surgery: a large database study.
Am J Ophthalmol
December 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California. Electronic address:
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- The study investigates whether using postoperative topical antibiotics reduces the risk of surgical site infections in strabismus surgery.
- The research analyzed data from over 84,000 patients, comparing those who received antibiotics with those who did not, finding no significant difference in infection rates (endophthalmitis, orbital, and preseptal cellulitis).
- The conclusion suggests that prescribing these antibiotics may be unnecessary, as they did not improve outcomes and raised concerns about costs and antibiotic resistance.
A retrospective multi-site examination of chronic kidney disease using longitudinal laboratory results and metadata to identify clinical and financial risk.
BMC Nephrol
December 2024
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY, USA.
Background: A retrospective observational study was conducted at 3 health care organizations to identify clinical gaps in care for patients with stage 3 or 4 chronic kidney disease (CKD), and financial opportunity from U.S. risk adjustment payment systems.
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