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UnknownEDUCORE project: a clinical trial, randomised by clusters, to assess the effect of a visual learning method on blood pressure control in the primary healthcare setting.

Background

High blood pressure (HBP) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). European hypertension and cardiology societies as well as expert committees on CVD prevention recommend stratifying cardiovascular risk using the SCORE method, the modification of lifestyles to prev...
S-EPMC2920281 | biostudies-literature
UnknownImpact of SARS-CoV-2 infection therapies on the risk of venous thromboembolism and cardiovascular events from the SEMI-COVID-19 Registry.
This study aimed to assess the impact of SARS-CoV-2 therapies on the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and other cardiovascular events. A retrospective, multicenter, observational study included hospitalized patients in Spain due to acute SARS-CoV-2 infection from March 2020 to March 2022. A tota...
S-EPMC11882944 | biostudies-literature
UnknownValidation of the RIM Score-COVID in the Spanish SEMI-COVID-19 Registry.
The significant impact of COVID-19 worldwide has made it necessary to develop tools to identify patients at high risk of severe disease and death. This work aims to validate the RIM Score-COVID in the SEMI-COVID-19 Registry. The RIM Score-COVID is a simple nomogram with high predictive capacity for ...
S-EPMC9862219 | biostudies-literature
UnknownA prognostic model for use before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications (GSU-Pulmonary Score): a development and validation study in three international cohorts.

Background

Pulmonary complications are the most common cause of death after surgery. This study aimed to derive and externally validate a novel prognostic model that can be used before elective surgery to estimate the risk of postoperative pulmonary complications and to support resource allo...
S-EPMC12056793 | biostudies-literature
UnknownGlobal Incidence and Risk Factors Associated With Postoperative Urinary Retention Following Elective Inguinal Hernia Repair: The Retention of Urine After Inguinal Hernia Elective Repair (RETAINER I) Study.

Importance

Postoperative urinary retention (POUR) is a well-recognized complication of inguinal hernia repair (IHR). A variable incidence of POUR has previously been reported in this context, and contradictory evidence surrounds potential risk factors.

Objective

To ascertain the incid...
S-EPMC10323764 | biostudies-literature
UnknownTechniques for mesoappendix transection and appendix resection: insights from the ESTES SnapAppy study.

Introduction

Surgically managed appendicitis exhibits great heterogeneity in techniques for mesoappendix transection and appendix amputation from its base. It is unclear whether a particular surgical technique provides outcome benefit or reduces complications.

Material and methods

We ...
S-EPMC9925585 | biostudies-literature
UnknownData-driven flow cytometry classification of blast differentiation in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia.
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S-EPMC12082131 | biostudies-literature
UnknownChanges in Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Europe and Thailand Starting Dolutegravir.

Background

Excess weight gain has been reported in some adults on dolutegravir (DTG), but data in children/adolescents living with human immunodeficiency virus (CALHIV) are limited.

Methods

CALHIV aged 2-17 years at DTG start from 15 observational cohorts across Europe and Thailand we...
S-EPMC12712701 | biostudies-literature
UnknownSurgical management of acute appendicitis during the European COVID-19 second wave: safe and effective.

Introduction

The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic drove acute care surgeons to pivot from long established practice patterns. Early safety concerns regarding increased postoperative complication risk in those with active COVID infection promoted antibiotic-driven non-operative therapy for sele...
S-EPMC9851576 | biostudies-literature
UnknownEffect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study.

Background

Surgery is the main modality of cure for solid cancers and was prioritised to continue during COVID-19 outbreaks. This study aimed to identify immediate areas for system strengthening by comparing the delivery of elective cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic in periods of l...
S-EPMC8492020 | biostudies-literature
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