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ERJ Open Res
January 2025
Critical Care Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta EPE, Almada, Portugal.
Introduction: The number of vertical artefacts (VAs) in lung ultrasound (LUS) impacts patients' clinical management. This study aimed to demonstrate the influence of ultrasound settings on the number of VAs in patients under invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV).
Methods: Patients under IMV were recruited for LUS, including three breathing cycles with a motionless curvilinear probe on the thoracic region with the most VAs.
BMC Infect Dis
January 2025
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Background: C-reactive protein (CRP) is one of the most commonly monitored inflammatory markers in patients with COVID-19 to gain insight into the inflammation level in the body and to adopt effective disease management and therapeutic strategies. COVID-19 is now less prevalent, and the study of CRP as a biomarker of inflammation still needs deeper understanding, particularly in understanding its role among patients with comorbidities, which are known to influence inflammatory responses and increase the risk of severe outcomes during acute and chronic infectious diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of major comorbidities such as ischemic heart diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, hypertension, and lung infections e.
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December 2025
Center for Cardiac Intensive Care, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Institute of Heart, Lung and Blood Vessel Diseases, Beijing, China.
Background: The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) increases after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). This study aimed to characterize the risk factors of AKI after SAVR.
Methods And Results: We conducted a retrospective registry study based on data from 299 consecutive patients undergoing SAVR.
Paediatr Anaesth
January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Kingston Health Sciences Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Vet Surg
January 2025
College of Veterinary Medicine, Hixson- Lied Small Animal Hospital, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA.
Objective: To report the technique and outcomes of utilizing chest wall lift to perform thoracoscopic surgery in two cats.
Study Design: Short case series.
Animals: Client-owned cats (n = 2).
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