Association between biomarkers of inflammation and dyslipidemia in drug resistant tuberculosis in Uganda.

Background: Active tuberculosis (TB) significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between inflammation biomarkers and dyslipidemia in patients with drug-resistant TB (DR-TB).

Methods: This was a secondary analysis of data from a cross-sectional multi-center study in Uganda conducted 2021.

Prevalence and Impact of Gastrointestinal Manifestations in COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review.

Background And Objective: The aim of this study is to systematically analyze and summarize the implications of COVID-19 on the digestive system by quantitatively evaluating the prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, anorexia. reported in COVID-19 cases. We simultaneously investigated other variables to determine the association of such symptoms in COVID-19 patients which can potentially influence the disease prognosis and outcome.

In-hospital complications associated with total artificial heart implantation in the United States between 2004 to 2011.

Objective: Total artificial heart (TAH) utilization has increased over the recent years. The goal of this study was to evaluate the trend of artificial hearts used in the USA with its associated morbidity and mortality based on a large in-hospital database.

Materials And Methods: Using a very large nationwide inpatient samples (NIS) database, we used ICD-9 code for a total artificial heart.

Incidence and Outcomes of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices.

Percutaneous mechanical circulatory support (pMCS) devices are increasingly used in patients with cardiogenic shock as a bridge to recovery or bridge to decision to advanced heart failure therapies. Gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is a common complication that can be catastrophic. Because of the paucity of data describing the association of GIB with pMCS, we analyzed this population using the United States National Inpatient Sample database.

Extended, standard, or De-escalation antiplatelet therapy for patients with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention? A trial-sequential, bivariate, influential, and network meta-analysis.

Aims: The relative safety and efficacy of de-escalation, extended duration (ED) (>12-months), and standard dual antiplatelet therapy for 12-months (DAPT-12) in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains controversial.

Methods And Results: Online databases were queried to identify relevant randomized control trials (RCTs). ED-DAPT, high-potency (HP) DAPT, shorter duration (SD) DAPT, and low-dose (LD) DAPT were compared with DAPT-12.

Recovery priorities of people with psychosis in acute mental health in-patient settings: a Q-methodology study.

Background: Personal recovery from psychosis has been explored extensively in community samples but there has been little exploration with people currently receiving care from an acute mental health in-patient setting.

Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the personal recovery priorities of people experiencing psychosis who are currently receiving care from an acute mental health in-patient ward.

Method: A Q-methodology mixed-methods approach was adopted.

Interhospital transport to paediatric intensive care by specialised staff: experience of the South Thames combined transport service, 1998-2000.

The South London Combined Transport Service retrieved 1536 children aged 1 month to 16 years to paediatric intensive care (PIC) units usually in south London, over a 2.5 year period. Eighty one per cent of cases were for general PIC, the specialist cases being mainly cardiac and neurosurgical.

Access to health care in nursing homes: a survey in one English Health Authority.

The objective of the study was to establish the arrangements for provision of general practitioner (GP), nursing advice, chiropody, physiotherapy and speech and language services to nursing homes and to establish the charging policies for those services. To this end a telephone survey of the managers of the 51 nursing homes registered with one English health authority, Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority, was undertaken. Forty-nine homes (96%) with 1541 residents responded.

An outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 infection linked to paddling pools.

In a one month period in the summer of 1993 a community outbreak of Escherichia coli O157 infection affected six children living within an area of 1.5 miles radius in south west London. Three children developed haemolytic uraemic syndrome, one of whom died.