Transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P) and associated risk of infective endocarditis.

Purpose: Bacteremia is a well-known complication to surgery and may result in infective endocarditis (IE). Transurethral resection of the prostate (TUR-P) may give rise to bacteremia, but the associated risk of IE is not well described. We aimed to examine risk of infective endocarditis following TUR-P.

Associations between mental illness, TB risk and migrant status.

Background: TB and mental illnesses are public health priorities that often co-exist, with migrants in high-income countries being at risk for both conditions. This study investigates whether mental illness influences TB risk and examines the impact of migration status.

Methods: A nationwide prospective cohort study was conducted in Denmark from 1994-2015, involving migrants matched 1:6 to Danish-born individuals.

Nursing Home Admission and Home Care Initiation After Acute Aortic Dissection: A Nationwide Registry-Based Cohort Study.

Background: Little is known about long-term outcomes beyond survival following acute aortic dissection. The aim of this research was to evaluate rates of home care initiation and nursing home admission during the first year after discharge and to assess factors associated with these needs.

Methods: All patients in Denmark with a first-time diagnosis of acute aortic dissection type A or B between 2006 and 2015 were identified using national registries.

[Christmas article: Maximum bladder capacity at an anesthesiology department’s Christmas party].

Introduction: Christmas parties, a longstanding Danish tradition, became festive occasions in the 1960s. This study examines if healthcare professionals, especially doctors and nurses, have larger bladder capacities than the general population, as they often delay restroom breaks.

Methods: At the North Zealand University Hospital Department of Anesthesiology's 2023 Christmas party, participants delayed urination until a strong urge occurred.

[Christmas article: A little booze to warm you up - true or false? A thermographic Christmas study].

Introduction: In December, it is common to enjoy mulled wine, often believed to warm the body. While alcohol can cause peripheral vasodilation, it remains unclear whether it truly increases body warmth or is merely a subjective sensation. This study aimed to evaluate the warming effect of mulled wine using thermography.

Long-term rate of heart failure in patients with autoimmune disease: A nationwide cohort study.

Aims: Although certain autoimmune diseases (AIDs) have been associated with an increased rate of heart failure (HF), data on the long-term rate of HF across the spectrum of AIDs are lacking. We investigated the long-term rate of HF in individuals with a history of 28 different AIDs.

Methods And Results: Individuals diagnosed with an AID (2000-2021) were identified through Danish nationwide registries.

Effect of flexor tendon tenotomy of the diabetic hammertoe on plantar pressure: a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of flexor tendon tenotomy treatment of the diabetic hammertoe deformity on plantar pressure.

Research Design And Methods: The study was a substudy including participants from a randomized study on tenotomy treatment of diabetic hammertoes. This study was conducted between December 20, 2019 and June 22, 2021.

Incident Stroke After First-Time TIA According to ABCD Score: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

Background And Objectives: Transient ischemic attack (TIA) is associated with a higher short-term incidence of stroke. However, long-term data on this association are lacking. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the long-term incidence of ischemic stroke after TIA according to ABCD score and to identify factors associated with stroke after TIA.

Individualised prediction of major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation treated with anticoagulation.

Background: Anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation (AF) increases the risk of major bleeding. No predictive model has hitherto provided estimates of the absolute risk for individual patients.

Aim: To predict the individual 1-year risk of major bleeding in patients with AF taking anticoagulants and evaluate the importance of individual risk factors.

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Incarceration of a retroverted uterus is a rare, but harmful obstetric complication increasing foetal mortality and maternal morbidity if untreated. In this case report, a pregnant woman at 16+3 presented with urine retention. Assessment showed an incarcerated uterus due to retroversion.

Prognostic impact of iron deficiency in new-onset chronic heart failure: Danish Heart Failure Registry insights.

Aims: Iron deficiency (ID) is prevalent in chronic heart failure (HF) but lacks a consensus definition. This study evaluates the prevalence and the prognostic impact of ID using different criteria on all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, as well as first hospitalization for HF in patients with new-onset chronic HF.

Methods: In this nationwide registry-based cohort, we explored four definitions of ID: the current European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines [ferritin <100 ng/mL or ferritin 100-299 ng/mL and transferrin saturation (TSAT) <20%], ferritin level <100 ng/mL, TSAT < 20% and serum iron ≤13 μmol/L.

Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients With Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Danish Nationwide Register-Based Cohort Study.

Risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) undergoing contemporary treatment is unclear. cHL patients ≥ 18 years at diagnosis treated with doxorubicin-containing chemotherapy between 2000 and 2022 were matched 1:5 with comparators on birth year, sex, and Charlson Comorbidity Index at time of matching (score of 0 or ≥ 1). Cause-specific cumulative incidence of a composite of CVDs with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed with death and lymphoma relapse as competing events (i.

Poliovirus circulation in the WHO European region, 2015-2022: a review of data from WHO's three core poliovirus surveillance systems.

Background: The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has drastically reduced the global incidence of poliomyelitis since its launch in 1988 thanks to effective vaccines and strong global surveillance systems. However, detections of wild-type as well as vaccine-derived poliovirus (VDPV) still occur, also in the WHO European Region. This study aims to describe the poliovirus detection via the acute flaccid paralysis (AFP), clinical enterovirus, and environmental surveillance systems.

Risk of developing hyperkalemia in patients with hypertension treated with combination antihypertensive therapy - a retrospective register-based study.

The risk of hyperkalemia in relation to different combinations of antihypertensive therapy remains to be elucidated. In this Danish register-based study, we aimed to investigate the risk of developing hyperkalemia in relation to different combinations of antihypertensive therapy. Using incidence density matching, we matched a hyperkalemic patient to five normokalemic patients on eGFR groups, age, sex, and time between study entry and date of potassium measurement.

Adjuvant Docetaxel and Cyclophosphamide With or Without Epirubicin for Early Breast Cancer: Final Analysis of the Randomized DBCG 07-READ Trial.

The primary analysis of the DBCG 07-READ trial reported in 2017 provided evidence of no overall benefit from adjuvant anthracyclines in patients with early normal breast cancer in disease-free survival (DFS), distant disease-free survival (DDFS), or overall survival (OS). We performed a protocol-scheduled analysis of DDFS, DFS, and OS on the basis of 10-year follow-up. Full details on incident heart failure (HF) and second cancers were presented.

Prehospital management and outcomes of patients calling with chest pain as the main complaint.

Background: Chest pain is a frequent cause of health care contacts. We examined the prehospital management, in-hospital discharge diagnoses, and mortality of patients calling a non-emergency and emergency medical service with chest pain.

Methods: The Copenhagen Emergency Medical Services (EMS) consists of a non-emergency medical helpline (calls to 1813) and emergency medical service (1-1-2 calls).

Circulating tumour DNA and risk of recurrence in patients with asymptomatic versus symptomatic colorectal cancer.

Background: Multiple initiatives aim to develop circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) tests for early cancer detection in asymptomatic individuals. The few studies describing ctDNA-testing in both asymptomatic and symptomatic patients report lower ctDNA detection in the asymptomatic patients. Here, we explore if asymptomatic patients differ from symptomatic patients e.