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Environmental Sciences
Ki-Do Eum, Trenton James Honda, Bingyu Wang, Fatemeh Kazemiparkouhi, Justin Manjourides, Vivian C. Pun, Virgil Pavlu, Helen Suh
Summary: This study examined the impact of long-term NO2 exposure on cause-specific mortality among older adults in the U.S. The results showed that increased NO2 exposure was associated with elevated mortality rates for various causes of death, raising concerns about the effectiveness of the current NAAQS for NO2.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
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Surgery
Daniel J. Crespin, Teague Ruder, Andrew W. Mulcahy, Ateev Mehrotra
Summary: By comparing estimated procedure times from claims with the times used in Medicare's valuation process, it was found that on average, the estimated procedure time was 27% lower than the valuation time. However, there were exceptions where the estimated procedure time equaled or exceeded the valuation time for certain procedures. This discrepancy varied across specialties and patient characteristics, suggesting that claims-based procedure times could improve the accuracy of valuations for procedures.
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Surgery
Joseph F. Levy, Kevin Y. Wang, Benedic N. Ippolito, James R. Ficke, Amit Jain
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant reductions in surgical volumes across hospitals in Maryland, followed by a partial recovery. Variability was observed, particularly across different service lines.
JOURNAL OF SURGICAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yvette Farrugia, Jessica Mangion, Christine Vella, Mark Gruppetta, Marie-Claire Fava
Summary: This study investigates the impact of hyperglycaemia at admission on hospital inpatients. It finds that hyperglycaemia is associated with longer hospital stay and higher mortality rate. Patients with new-onset hyperglycaemia on admission had higher mortality rate than patients with known diabetes admitted with hyperglycaemia. Admission glucose and length of stay are significant predictors of 1-year mortality.
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Surgery
Jesse A. Columbo, Salvatore T. Scali, Dan Neal, Jocelyn M. Beach, Richard J. Powell, George Sarosi, Cristina Crippen, Aravind S. Ponukumati, David H. Stone
Summary: This study found a significant association between postoperative Clostridium difficile infection and surgical outcomes, with certain procedure types being more affected. Therefore, targeted quality improvement efforts are needed to reduce infection rates.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Andrew J. Cohen, Hansen Lui, Micha Zheng, Bhagat Cheema, German Patino, Michael A. Kohn, Anthony Enriquez, Benjamin N. Breyer
Summary: Surgical never events are a rare issue in California, with 142 incidents examined and 18 categories of recommendations, mostly focusing on the proper use of checklists and policy-related matters.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ivan Ricardo Zimmermann, Mauro Niskier Sanchez, Gustavo Saraiva Frio, Layana Costa Alves, Claudia Cristina de Aguiar Pereira, Rodrigo Tobias de Sousa Lima, Carla Machado, Leonor Maria Pacheco Santos, Everton Nunes da Silva
Summary: The hospital case fatality rate for COVID-19 in Brazilian public hospitals decreased during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, with improvements seen across different demographic and clinical factors. However, the mortality rate remained high especially for older patients and those requiring ICU admission.
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Nijat Aliyev, Muhammad usman Almani, Muhammad Qudrat-ullah, Javed Butler, Muhammad shahzeb Khan, Stephen j. Greene
Summary: This study examined the readmission rates of heart failure patients who were admitted on weekends compared to weekdays, and found that weekend admissions were associated with higher risk of readmission and lower likelihood of receiving cardiovascular testing and procedures.
JOURNAL OF CARDIAC FAILURE
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Wenjie Xie, Kuan Liu, Jianxiong Lai, Jian Li
Summary: This case report highlights the rarity of gastric stump carcinoma (GSC) after Whipple procedure and emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and surgical treatment. The successful outcome of stump gastrectomy in this patient suggests that surgery can be an effective approach for GSC if long-term survival is possible.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Richard P. Conway, Declan G. Byrne, Deirdre M. R. O'Riordan, Bernard Silke
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the influence of on-call specialty on outcomes in acute medical admissions. The results showed that there were slight differences in mortality rates and length of stay among different specialties, but the differences were not significant. The previous trend of improved outcomes for emergency medical admissions year by year appears to have ended.
IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Michelle D. S. Schmiegelow, Hanne Elming, Kirstine L. Sibilitz, Niels E. Bruun, Christian L. Carranza, Jordi S. Dahl, Emil Fosbol, Lars Kober, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Soren S. Schmiegelow
Summary: The study aimed to explore the rates of reintervention following bio-SAVR. The results showed relatively rare reintervention rates within the first 5 years, with a substantial number of cases due to endocarditis. Regular echocardiographic control visits had a high theoretical ratio compared to reinterventions.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CARDIO-THORACIC SURGERY
(2022)
Article
Cell & Tissue Engineering
N. Walter, D. Szymski, S. M. Kurtz, D. W. Lowenberg, V. Alt, E. Lau, M. Rupp
Summary: This study investigated the incidence and mortality rates of proximal humerus fractures (PHFs) in the elderly population in the USA, as well as the factors influencing mortality rate. The results showed a decrease in incidence rate from 2009 to 2019, although not statistically significant. The one-year mortality rate was higher for nonoperative treatment compared to surgical treatment and shoulder arthroplasty. Significant mortality risk factors after operative treatment included age, sex, COPD, cerebrovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, concomitant fracture, congestive heart failure, and osteoporotic fracture.
BONE & JOINT RESEARCH
(2023)
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Surgery
Ahmed Alburakan, Ouf A. Aloofy, Muath A. Alasheikh, Turky A. Bn Duraihem, Abdulmajeed Altoijry, Talal A. Altuwaijri, Thamer A. Nouh
Summary: This study demonstrated that the emergency surgery score (ESS) accurately predicted outcomes in emergency surgery (EGS) patients, with higher ESS associated with increased mortality and complication rates. ESS could be a useful tool in identifying high-risk EGS admissions and benchmarking quality of care across institutions.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SURGERY
(2021)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Mahesh Anantha-Narayanan, Rajkumar P. Doshi, Krunalkumar Patel, Azfar Bilal Sheikh, Fiorella Llanos-Chea, Jinnette Dawn Abbott, Mehdi H. Shishehbor, Raul J. Guzman, William R. Hiatt, Sue Duval, Carlos Mena-Hurtado, Kim G. Smolderen
Summary: In recent years, there has been an increase in admissions for CLI patients, with a slight decrease in overall in-hospital mortality and major amputations, as well as a shorter length of stay, but an increase in admission costs. Endovascular interventions have increased while surgical interventions have decreased in frequency.
CIRCULATION-CARDIOVASCULAR QUALITY AND OUTCOMES
(2021)
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Respiratory System
Deven C. Patel, Prasha Bhandari, David J. Epstein, Douglas Z. Liou, Leah M. Backhus, Mark F. Berry, Joseph B. Shrager, Natalie S. Lui
Summary: The study found that medical and surgical management of pulmonary aspergillosis in patients had comparable inpatient mortality rates. However, patients with specific comorbidities had significantly worse outcomes after surgical intervention.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC DISEASE
(2021)