Background: Severe adverse drug reactions (sADRs) are becoming increasingly common nowadays. The incidence of sADRs is approaching 6.7%, and the incidence of fatal adverse reactions is 0.32% in hospitalized patients. Of these, 48.5% are, at least potentially, preventable.
Aims: This study's objective was to determine factors associated with the occurrence and preventability of sADRs occurring at the tertiary level.
Methods: A case-control retrospective-prospective clinical observational study design was used for the study. The research cohort included patients hospitalized at the University Clinical Center (UCC) in Kragujevac, Serbia, from January 1, 2019 to January 1, 2024. The research comprised 147 individuals who were admitted to the UCC in Kragujevac. There were 49 patients with sADRs and 98 controls.
Results: Significant factors associated with sADRs in our study were a total number of consultations (ORadjusted = 5.60), Charlson comorbidity index (ORadjusted = 0.30), C-reactive protein (ORadjusted = 1.07), prescribed antihistamines (ORadjusted = 14.37), and antihypertensives (ORadjusted = 0.15).
Conclusion: We have identified the factors that are associated with sADRs should be kept in mind while working with patients at the tertiary level. Early detection of those factors may help with early notification of sADRs and their prevention.
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Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, Maryland.
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Objective: To evaluate whether genetically estimated sensitivity to environmental stress and adversity is associated with lung cancer risk.
Design, Setting, And Participants: Data were obtained from a genome-wide association study identifying 37 independent genetic variants strongly associated with sensitivity to environmental stress and adversity and a cross-ancestry genome-wide meta-analysis from the International Lung Cancer Consortium.
Rheumatology (Oxford)
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Department of Rheumatology, Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany.
Objectives: To compare the utility values of Spondyloarthritis (SpA)-specific ASAS Health Index (U-ASAS-HI) to generic utilities and to understand the contribution of health outcomes, personal- and country-level factors to the U-ASAS-HI.
Methods: Ancillary analysis of the ASAS-HI international validation study. SpA patients who completed the ASAS-HI, 5-level EuroQol-5D (EQ-5D-5L) and Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaires were selected, and utilities calculated.
Rheumatology (Oxford)
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Department of Cell Biology and Immunology, Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine López-Neyra, CSIC, Granada, Spain.
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January 2025
Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China; National Health Commission Key Laboratory of Birth Defect Research and Preventio, Hunan Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital;
Both DNA replication and RNA transcription utilize genomic DNA as their template, necessitating spatial and temporal separation of these processes. Conflicts between the replication and transcription machinery, termed transcription-replication conflicts (TRCs), pose a considerable risk to genome stability, a critical factor in cancer development. While several factors regulating these collisions have been identified, pinpointing primary causes remains difficult due to limited tools for direct visualization and clear interpretation.
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January 2025
Occupational Medicine Department, University Hospital Sahloul, Sousse, Tunisia.
Background: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers (HCWs) faced an enormous physical and mental burden, sometimes altering their quality of life due mainly to persistent challenges stemming from their frontline position.
Aims: Todetermine the prevalence of post-COVID-19 syndrome, and its impact on the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) among HCWs.
Methods: This is an exhaustive cross-sectional study with analytical scope, conducted among all HCWs of the University Hospital Sahloul of Sousse, Tunisia, who have contracted COVID-19 between September 2020 and 30 March 2021 (N=529 cases).
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