Understanding the Public's Viewpoint on Organ Donation Among Adults in Bangladesh: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Study.

Background And Aims: Organ donation is the last option for patients with end-stage organ failure, but the number of people in need of transplantation outweighs the supply of donor organs. A thorough analysis of public understanding is required to design educational programs that increase public commitment to organ donation. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore Bangladeshi adults' understanding, attitudes, and willingness towards organ donation, while also investigating the sources of information, gender-specific knowledge, intentions, and the factors influencing their decisions.

Can lithium be used in the setting of clozapine commencement in patients with COVID-19 associated neutropenia: A case report.

COVID-19 infection may increase the likelihood of neutropenia in patients already on clozapine. In clozapine treated patients experiencing COVID-19 associated neutropenia, adjunct therapy with lithium can be considered.

Excess Bed Days and Hospitalization Costs Associated With 30-Day Complications Following Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation.

Background: The incidence and type of complications following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation have been extensively examined, but the impact associated with these complications on the length of stay and hospitalization costs is unknown.

Methods And Results: This cohort study included 20 117 adult patients (mean age 62.6±11.

Hearing loss increases with size but not site of tympanic membrane perforation in Aboriginal Australian children in remote locations.

Objective: To investigate the effect of size, site, and activity of tympanic membrane (TM) perforation on hearing loss (HL) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) children.

Design: Observational study.

Methodology: Children aged 5-18 years who identified as ATSI at seven Anangu community schools within the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands and Maralinga Lands of South Australia underwent 4-frequency pure-tone audiometry (0.

High rates of treatment stage migration for early hepatocellular carcinoma and association with adverse outcomes: An Australian multicenter study.

Background And Aim: The rate of contraindications to percutaneous ablation (PA) for inoperable early hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and subsequent outcomes is not well described. We investigated the prevalence and outcomes of inoperable early HCC patients with contraindications to PA, resulting in treatment stage migration (TSM).

Methods: Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) 0/A patients diagnosed between September 2013 and September 2019 across five hospitals were identified.

Massive haemoptysis in a woman with left lower lobe pulmonary artery interruption-A rare clinical presentation.

Proximal interruption of the pulmonary artery (PA) is a rare congenital vascular anomaly with varying presentation. These patients can be asymptomatic or symptomatic with breathlessness, haemoptysis, recurrent chest infections and pulmonary hypertension. Here, we present a patient who presented with massive haemoptysis secondary to interruption of the left lower lobe PA.