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BACKGROUND: Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a significant risk associated with the use of local anaesthetics. Despite existing prevention and management guidelines, the increasing use of local anaesthetics raises concerns about LAST. This study aims to assess the preparedness of anaesthesiologists and hos…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical characteristics, clinical classification, and treatment of wrist gouty arthritis. METHODS: The clinical data of 24 patients with wrist gouty arthritis and complete follow-up between April 2011 and August 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 21 males and 3 females; the first…

A simple climate model has been used to calculate the effect of past changes in the land-sea distribution on the seasonal cycle of temperatures during the last 100 million years. Modeled summer temperatures decreased over Greenland by more than 10 degrees C and over Antarctica by 5 degrees to 8 degrees C. For the last…

Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18) occurs in 1: 8000 live births and is closely related to the mother's age. Most of the embryos and fetuses with trisomy of 18 chromosome pair undergo natural abortion. Change in number and structure of chromosomes usually takes place spontaneously. However, the incidence of chromosome mutat…

BACKGROUND: Local anaesthesia (LA) is frequently used in the Emergency Department (ED). Local anaesthetic systemic toxicity (LAST) is a potentially fatal complication associated with its use. It is assumed that all doctors administering LA are trained in all aspects of its use including the management of LAST. METHODS…

Objective To determine the natural course of cluster headache. Methods We screened patients with cluster headache who were diagnosed at Samsung Medical Center and lost to follow-up for ≥5 years. Eligible patients were interviewed by phone about the longitudinal changes in headache characteristics and disease cou…

Bariatric surgery has expanded tremendously internationally over the past decade. In recent years, bariatric surgery has experienced a significant growth in Germany. However, the question arises as to whether this development is in line with international developments or whether there is still room for improvement that…

BACKGROUND: Gender disparities remain in the field of gastroenterology (GI) despite the decreasing gender gap in the medical field overall. We sought to examine primary and last female authorship as a marker of academic opportunity and advancement to assess the proportion of women publishing in GI over 20 years (1997-2…

OBJECTIVE: This review paper on tuberculosis in children aims at describing the classical pathogenic findings and to discuss practical features for diagnosis, treatment and prevention, based on Brazilian official rules. METHODS: The author reviews the last 5 years literature on the subject using as sources Medline, Min…

The study aimed to analyze the mortality and leading causes of death associated with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) in the United States (US) between 1999 and 2020 using a multicause approach. We analyzed mortality based on SS as the cause-of-death. Using mortality rates, number of deaths, and historical trends, we exami…

INTRODUCTION: After discontinuation of growth friendly (GF) surgery for early onset scoliosis, patients undergo spinal fusion or continued observation. This last planned treatment is colloquially called "definitive" treatment, conferring these patients as "graduates" of a growing program. The 5-year radiographic and cl…

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to reveal the change in the demographic characteristics of patients with scabies in the last three years and the increase in frequency of patients with scabies observed in our region. METHODS: All patients diagnosed as having scabies in Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital and Paland&#x…

BACKGROUND: Little is known about education-related inequalities in late-life disability. Here, we use individual-level register data on the receipt of the Austrian long-term care allowance (ALTCA) to assess education-related inequalities in the duration of late-life disability. METHODS: In this retrospective mortalit…

BACKGROUND: Acne is a common inflammatory skin disease with adolescents being the most affected by this condition; however, acne also occurs frequently in the adult population. Adult acne is defined as late-onset acne or acne that persists beyond age 25 years. In terms of epidemiologic data, reports of adult female acn…

Curated global climate data have been generated from climate model outputs for the last 120,000 years, whereas reconstructions going back even further have been lacking due to the high computational cost of climate simulations. Here, we present a statistically-derived global terrestrial climate dataset for every 1,000…

OBJECTIVES: To study the changes in the mortality rate and cause of death of hospitalized neonates in grade A tertiary hospitals in Weifang City of Shandong Province during a 10-year period. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed on 461 neonates who died in three grade A tertiary hospitals in Weifang City of…

This review briefly discusses processes that have been suggested in the last 25 years as important to the intermediate stages of visual processing of patterns. Five categories of processes are presented: (1) Higher-order processes including FRF structures; (2) Divisive contrast nonlinearities including contrast normali…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to examine fertility (live births) in the last 3 years and its associated factors among women living with HIV (WLHIV) in western Ethiopia . DESIGN: Participants were recruited into a cross-sectional survey using systematic sampling. SETTINGS: Four healthcare facilities in western Ethiopia…