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Multifaceted Strategy Improves Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized with a Diabetic Foot Infection.

Int J Low Extrem Wounds

April 2022

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Unit, 26746Soroka University Medical Center and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) are associated with major morbidity, reduced quality of life and increased mortality. Osteomyelitis is a leading cause of lower-extremity amputation in diabetic patients. We aimed to examine whether a multifaceted strategy for treating hospitalized patients with a DFI effectively influenced microbiological culture results and outcomes.

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  • Socioeconomic status (SES) is linked to worse outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), with this study specifically investigating the effect of national health insurance on these outcomes.
  • A cohort of 617 SLE patients was analyzed, showing that those in the lower SES group had younger disease onset and higher rates of lupus nephritis compared to higher SES groups, which also had lower mortality and end-stage kidney disease rates.
  • The study concludes that low SES negatively impacts SLE outcomes, even in a healthcare system with equal access, highlighting the need for policymakers to address barriers faced by lower SES patients.
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Introduction: Studies suggest that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with an independent risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We utilized a large cohort of patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to determine the association between alanine aminotransferase (ALT) as a surrogate marker for presumed NAFLD, and the presence of myocardial ischemia and mortality.

Methods: We retrospectively assessed SPECT-MPI results and medical records of individuals evaluated between 1997 and 2008.

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Pulsatile tinnitus constitutes up to 10% of all tinnitus cases. Cerebral venous stenosis is a known etiology of pulsatile tinnitus. Treatment of pulsatile tinnitus secondary to venous stenosis with venous stenting has been reported in the literature but is not performed routinely.

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