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Cureus
November 2024
Cardiovascular Surgery, Sapporo Medical University, Sapporo, JPN.
The patient an 85-year-old female resided in a care facility where she maintained an independent daily activity level. She was discovered hunched over a table in her room, displaying reduced responsiveness and prompting an emergency call. Initially, her blood pressure was within 60 mmHg, and she was transported by ambulance to our hospital.
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December 2024
Baylor Scott and White Research Institute, Dallas, TX, USA, and Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS, USA.
Aims: In the EMPACT-MI trial, empagliflozin reduced heart failure (HF) hospitalizations but not mortality in acute myocardial infarction (MI). Contemporary reports of clinical event rates with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in acute MI trials are sparse. The treatment effect of empagliflozin in those with and without T2DM in acute MI is unknown.
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November 2024
Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Weston-super-Mare, GBR.
Background: Performing routine radiographs after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) in post-operative follow-up, typically at four weeks and 12 months, in addition to baseline radiographs obtained immediately post-operatively, is common practice in many institutions. Despite research indicating it may not alter management, it is associated with substantial financial, resource, and time costs. This study aimed to assess the impact of routine radiographs on the management of TJA patients in a UK district general hospital.
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December 2024
Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali, Rome, Italy.
Introduction: In 2005, the Italian Ministry of Health entrusted the National Agency for Regional Healthcare Services (Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali, AGENAS) with the task of monitoring the implementation of recommendations to prevent sentinel events, which are serious adverse events that can compromise patient safety. The aim is to provide Regions and healthcare facilities with a standardised method for managing these events. Currently, there are nineteen recommendations developed with the support of regional experts and other stakeholders.
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December 2024
Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Department of Surgery.
Background: Achieving adequate pain control is vital for proper rehabilitation, satisfaction, and earlier discharge after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Opioids have traditionally been used for this purpose, however, can be associated with various negative outcomes. As such, multimodal analgesia was introduced to reduce postoperative opioid use.
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