Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Jul 2021
Noninvasive ventilation for respiratory distress syndrome is a potential risk factor for retinopathy of prematurity : Single Slovenian tertiary center study.
Retinopathy of prematurity (nROP) among extremely low gestational age newborns (ELGAN) in Slovenia has increased in recent years. At the same time mortality has further decreased and less invasive approaches for treatment of respiratory distress syndrome have been established. ⋯ The results showed that the duration of noninvasive ventilation is a potential risk factor for ROP. Controlling for known risk factors for ROP and then adjusting for gestational age, number of transfusions and fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2), the odds of ROP were 1.22 times greater (95% confidence interval, CI 1.01-1.48) with every additional week of noninvasive ventilation (p = 0.03).
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Jul 2021
Complete hemogram: simple and cost-effective in staging and predicting outcome in acute pancreatitis.
An important goal in management of acute pancreatitis (AP) is early prediction and recognition of disease severity. Various predictive scoring systems are in clinical use with their own limitations and there is always a quest for simple, practical, quantifiable, dynamic and readily available markers for predicting disease severity and outcome. Complete hemogram is routinely ordered in all patients with AP. In recent years red cell distribution width (RDW), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-monocyte ratio (LMR) and platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been found to be independent predictors of prognosis in various benign and malignant conditions. This prospective study evaluated complete hemogram based markers in AP. ⋯ Hemogram based markers are simple, objective, dynamic and readily available. They can be considered in addition to conventional multifactorial scoring systems for prediction of outcome and prognosis of AP.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Jul 2021
Challenges in hepatitis C elimination despite highly effective antiviral agents in patients with and without intravenous drug use.
To assess the adherence to treatment, sustained virologic response (SVR) rate, and reinfection rate in hepatitis C patients with and without intravenous drug use. ⋯ To achieve elimination of hepatitis C better treatment strategies are needed, especially in PWIDs.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Jul 2021
Case ReportsFlavonifractor plautii bloodstream infection in an asplenic patient with infectious colitis.
Flavonifractor plautii is a gram-positive, strictly anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. It belongs to the family of Clostridiales, is frequently found in the human gut microbiome and is rarely isolated in other human specimens. ⋯ Asplenia and a damaged intestinal wall might have favored the bloodstream infection. We found similarities in attributes of the affected patients and in treatment patterns between our case and the only three other published case reports.