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Cureus
December 2024
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Riverside University Health System Medical Center, Moreno Valley, USA.
The perioperative surgical home (PSH) is a care delivery model designed to improve the perioperative and long-term outcomes of patients undergoing surgery by promoting holistic care and seamless cooperation between different services and subspecialties. An aging population and increased surgical complexity have led to renewed interest in PSH models. An 86-year-old female with diabetes and critical limb ischemia presented with sepsis due to right calcaneal gangrene.
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January 2025
Jinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Behçet's disease is a kind of variable vessel vasculitis (VVV) and inflammatory systematic disease affecting various organs of the body. The cause of the disease is idiopathic but is most commonly genetic in origin. A positive skin prick test (dermatographia), genital sores, eye irritation, skin sores, and at least three episodes of mouth sores in a year confirm the diagnosis.
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December 2024
Department of Critical Care Medicine, Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250021, Shandong, China. Corresponding author: Zhang Jicheng, Email:
Objective: To provide evidence for further reducing the incidence of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) according to investigation of the prevention and control of CLABSI in intensive care unit (ICU) in Shandong Province.
Methods: The questionnaire was developed by experts from Shandong Critical Care Medical Quality Control Center, combining domestic and foreign guidelines, consensus and research. A convenient sampling method was used to recruit survey subjects online from October 11 to 31, 2023 in the province to investigate the management status of central venous catheter (CVC) in ICU units of secondary and above hospitals.
JMIR Hum Factors
January 2025
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, No. 200, Zhongbei Road, Zhongli District, Toayuan City, 32023, Taiwan, 886 32564507.
Background: Muscle fatigue, characterized by reduced force generation during repetitive contractions, impacts older adults doing daily activities and athletes during sports activities. While various sensors detect muscle fatigue via muscle activity, biochemical markers, and kinematic parameters, a real-time wearable solution with high usability remains limited. Plantar pressure monitoring detects muscle fatigue through foot loading changes, seamlessly integrating into footwear to improve the usability and compliance for home-based monitoring.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Low Extrem Wounds
January 2025
Diabetic foot Unit, San Juan de Dios Hospital, San José de Costa Rica, Costa Rica.
Diabetes-related foot osteomyelitis (DFO) can present as an acute condition with soft tissue involvement or as a non-acute form characterized by long-standing ulcers without immediate limb-threatening features. This study evaluates infection relapse and healing times after conservative surgery in non-acute DFO, with a focus on osteomyelitis localization. A retrospective cohort of 60 patients treated for forefoot DFO without soft tissue involvement or necrosis was analyzed.
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