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Medicine, General & Internal
Sean Shao Wei Lam, Jingwei Chen, Jun Tian Wu, Chun Fan Lee, Narayanan Ragavendran, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Ngiap Chuan Tan, Chian Min Loo, David Bruce Matchar, Mariko Siyue Koh
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of asthma education, asthma control assessment, and spirometry testing on the time to severe exacerbation (TTSE). The results showed that asthma education and asthma control assessment were associated with a decrease in exacerbation frequency and an extended TTSE, highlighting the importance of ensuring quality care in clinical practice.
ANNALS ACADEMY OF MEDICINE SINGAPORE
(2023)
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Respiratory System
Heath Heatley, Trung N. Tran, Arnaud Bourdin, Andrew Menzies-Gow, David Joshua Jackson, Ekaterina Maslova, Jatin Chapaneri, Derek Skinner, Victoria Carter, Jeffrey Shi Kai Chan, Con Ariti, John Haughney, David B. Price
Summary: Intermittent oral corticosteroid (OCS) use for asthma is associated with increased risks of adverse outcomes. More frequent prescribing patterns of OCS are associated with higher risks of adverse outcomes, particularly pneumonia and sleep apnea. Mitigation strategies are needed to minimize intermittent OCS prescription in primary care.
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Allergy
Peter J. Cvietusa, Glenn K. Goodrich, John F. Steiner, Jo Ann Shoup, Diane K. King, Debra P. Ritzwoller, Susan M. Shetterly, Bruce G. Bender
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased use of virtual care for patients with persistent asthma. Compared to the period before the pandemic, virtual care during the pandemic was associated with a decrease in asthma exacerbations, except among patients receiving a mix of in-person and virtual care.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Sebastian Linde, Hajime Shimao
Summary: This study examines the heterogeneous relationships between hospital provider network structure and hospital outcomes, such as cost efficiency and quality. The results show that different network structures have significant effects on various outcomes, and these effects vary systematically with hospital characteristics.
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Clinical Neurology
Anna He, Tim Spelman, Ali Manouchehrinia, Olga Ciccarelli, Jan Hillert, Kyla McKay
Summary: Timing of disease-modifying therapy affects clinical symptoms and physical health in patients with multiple sclerosis, but does not affect overall quality of life.
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
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Allergy
Makiko Nanishi, Valerie G. Press, Joseph B. Miller, Carly Eastin, Taruna Aurora, Erin Crocker, Michimasa Fujiogi, Carlos A. Camargo, Kohei Hasegawa
Summary: This study demonstrated that the implementation of a hospital-initiated asthma care bundle significantly improved posthospitalization care for asthma patients and reduced the rates of asthma exacerbation.
JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY-IN PRACTICE
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Barnaby E. Young, Wycliffe E. Wei, Siew-Wai Fong, Tze-Minn Mak, Danielle E. Anderson, Yi-Hao Chan, Rachael Pung, Cheryl S. Y. Heng, Li Wei Ang, Adrian Kang Eng Zheng, Bernett Lee, Shirin Kalimuddin, Surinder Pada, Paul A. Tambyah, Purnima Parthasarathy, Seow Yen Tan, Louisa Sun, Gavin J. D. Smith, Raymond Tzer Pin Lin, Yee-Sin Leo, Laurent Renia, Lin-Fa Wang, Lisa F. P. Ng, Sebastian Maurer-Stroh, David Chien Lye, Vernon J. Lee
Summary: The study found that different SARS-CoV-2 clades are associated with varying rates of hypoxia development and transmission, with L/V clade infections showing more pronounced systemic inflammation and G clade infections having higher viral loads but not increased transmissibility.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Claudia Gregoriano, Manyola Voelkle, Daniel Koch, Stephanie Isabelle Hauser, Alexander Kutz, Beat Mueller, Philipp Schuetz
Summary: This study analyzed the impact of malnutrition on clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. The results showed that patients with a higher risk of malnutrition had an increased risk of in-hospital mortality. These findings emphasize the importance of nutritional treatment in COVID-19 patients.
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Respiratory System
Zikai Lin, Junfeng Huang, Shuojia Xie, Ziwen Zheng, Kailun Tang, Shiyue Li, Ruchong Chen
Summary: This study found that insulin use is associated with an increased risk of asthma based on data from the NHANES. Additionally, it identified a causal effect and genetic evidence of the relationship between insulin use and asthma through Mendelian randomization analysis.
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Andrology
Shun Bai, Xian-Chao Dou, Hao-Lin Qi, Yan-Song Zhu, Yin-Tao Zhang, Yi-Xun Liu, Xue-Chun Hu, Cheng Cao, Xian-Hong Tong, Bo Xu, Li-Min Wu, Xiao-Hua Jiang
Summary: The time taken for semen collection is associated with semen quality. A longer collection time is linked to poor semen parameters including volume, concentration, motility, and morphology. Among those undergoing assisted reproductive technology, there is a higher risk of miscarriage with longer collection time. This study highlights the importance of efficient semen collection in assessing male fertility.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Linda H. Aiken, Douglas M. Sloane, Jane Ball, Luk Bruyneel, Anne Marie Rafferty, Peter Griffiths
Summary: This study demonstrates that patients' perceptions of hospital care are influenced by their confidence in nurses and doctors, missed nursing care, and hospital work environments. Lack of trust, nursing care omissions, and poor working environments can significantly reduce patients' perception of hospital care.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Divya Mecheril Balachandran, Dhamotharan Karuppusamy, Dilip Kumar Maurya, Sitanshu Sekhar Kar, Anish Keepanasseril
Summary: The study compared the incidence of maternal near-miss using different criteria sets and concluded that the WHO and Global Network criteria can be used to detect maternal near miss in low-resource settings.
BULLETIN OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
(2022)
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Psychiatry
Kelly Fleetwood, Sarah H. Wild, Daniel J. Smith, Stewart W. Mercer, Kirsty Licence, Cathie L. M. Sudlow, Caroline A. Jackson
Summary: Pre-existing severe mental illness (SMI) is associated with higher mortality rates and increased risk of further stroke and vascular events among stroke patients. Immediate actions are required to understand and address the underlying reasons for these disparities.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
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Pediatrics
Sananganba Rajkumar, Nowneet Kumar Bhat, Vinod Kumar, Rishi Bolia, Prashant Kumar Verma, Manish Kumar, Swathi Chacham, Anissa Atif Mirza
Summary: This study found an association between serum zinc levels and symptom control of asthma in children and adolescents. The controlled asthma group had higher serum zinc levels compared to the uncontrolled group. Maintaining an adequate zinc level could help pediatric patients achieve better control of asthma.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Elena Arbelo, Suleman Aktaa, Andreas Bollmann, Andre D'Avila, Inga Drossart, Jeremy Dwight, Mellanie True Hills, Gerhard Hindricks, Fred M. Kusumoto, Deirdre A. Lane, Dennis H. Lau, Maddalena Lettino, Gregory Y. H. Lip, Trudie Lobban, Hui-Nam Pak, Tatjana Potpara, Luis C. Saenz, Isabelle C. Van Gelder, Paul Varosy, Chris P. Gale, Nikolaos Dagres, Serge Boveda, Thomas Deneke, Pascal Defaye, Giulio Conte, Radoslaw Lenarczyk, Rui Providencia, Jose M. Guerra, Yoshihide Takahashi, Cristiano Pisani, Santiago Nava, Andrea Sarkozy, Taya Glotzer, Mario Martins Oliveira
Summary: This paper aimed to develop quality indicators (QIs) for evaluating the quality of care and outcomes for adults with atrial fibrillation (AF). Six domains of care were identified, and a total of 17 main and 17 secondary QIs were selected to cover these domains, with the expectation that implementing these QIs will improve the quality of AF care.
