Download full-text PDF |
Source |
---|
BMC Public Health
January 2025
Department of Endocrinology, Lishui People's Hospital, Lishui, Zhejiang, China.
Background: Self-care, a process of maintaining health through health-promoting practices and managing illness, is pivotal for the management of type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to explore the self-care level and investigate its socio-demographic and clinical determinants among Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes.
Methods: In this multicenter cross-sectional study, we enrolled 495 Chinese adults with type 2 diabetes from the outpatient departments of three tertiary hospitals in Zhejiang province, China.
Dig Dis Sci
January 2025
Infectious Diseases Department, Suining Central Hospital, Suining, Sichuan, China.
Background: The diagnosis and treatment of chronic abdominal pain related to the appendix have always been challenging. In the past, an appendectomy was the main approach for suspected chronic abdominal pain related to the appendix, but there was an associated risk of negative appendectomy. In recent years, cholangioscope-assisted endoscopic retrograde appendicitis therapy (ERAT) has been used to view the appendiceal cavity directly for flushing, stone removal, biopsy, and other operations, thereby achieving precise treatment.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEur J Intern Med
January 2025
Internal Medicine and Stroke Care ward, Department of Promoting Health, Maternal-Infant. Excellence and Internal and Specialized Medicine (Promise) G. D'Alessandro, University of Palermo, Palermo Italy.
Background: Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are known to increase the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality. However, the temporal trend of this risk has not fully elucidated. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to quantify the risk of CV events after COPD exacerbations over different time periods.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRen Fail
December 2025
Nephrology Department, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, Mexico City, Mexico.
Background: Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) is a health problem worldwide, accounting for high hospital morbidity and mortality. There is little available information regarding the characteristics and incidence of AKI in Latin America (LA), especially in Mexico.
Objectives: Systematically search the literature and perform a meta-analysis of the epidemiology of AKI in Mexico, to provide data on AKI and kidney replacement therapy (KRT) that would contribute to general knowledge in this matter.
J Thorac Oncol
January 2025
Medical University of South Carolina, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. Charleston, SC. Electronic address:
Unlabelled: IntroductionAs the U.S. population ages more octogenarians are undergoing surgical resection for lung cancer (LC).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!