Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Oct 2020
Observational StudyCorrelation of Lung Ultrasound and Computed Tomography Findings in COVID-19 Pneumonia.
To evaluate the laboratory confirmed COVID-19 pneumonia and correlate the findings obtained by thorax ultrasound (USG) and thorax computed tomography (CT). ⋯ Ultrasound has several advantages including no ionizing radiation exposure for health care workers, being a safe, fast and non-invasive diagnostic technique with bedside usage. Hence, ultrasound is an efficient alternative to diagnosis and monitor of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Key Words: COVID-19, Lung ultrasound, Pneumonia, RRT-PCR.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Oct 2020
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Mechanical Ventilation Research Theme Analysis: Co-word Cluster Analysis.
The objective of this analysis was to explore the research hotspot of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mechanical ventilation. The literature related to COVID-19 mechanical ventilation on PubMed and CNKI database of core journals was retrieved with the keyword of COVID-19 mechanical ventilation. The visualisation software of VOS (visualisation of similarities) viewer performed by the authors and high-frequency keywords. ⋯ The literature yeilded by PubMed paid attention to the factors affecting the poor prognosis of mechanically ventilated patients, the management and research and development of medical data during COVID-19's pandemic, the mechanical ventilation treatment of COVID-19 pregnant women, the mechanical ventilation treatment and nursing in the field of CNKI literature research, and the nutritional treatment of severe pneumonia patients with mechanical ventilation. The current COVID-19 researches, focused on the prevention of nosocomial infection and antiviral drugs in the process of mechanical ventilation, are a new hotspot in the world. Key Words: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Mechanical ventilation, Research hotspot, VOSviewer, Visual analysis.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Oct 2020
Possible Potential Outcomes from COVID-19 Complications on Testes: Lesson from SARS Infection.
Coronavirus infection disease-2019 (COVID-19) gained worldwide fame after deadly outbreak in China and its subsequent spread to many countries. So far, COVID-19 is not fully contained, and new cases are arising on daily bases in various countries. Due to zoonotic nature and human-to-human spread, COVID-19 is considered pandemic with more causalities in developing countries. ⋯ In testis, SARS affected patients displayed peritubular fibrosis, extensive germ cell disruption, damage of blood-testis barrier integrity and more frequent occurrence of apoptosis. Here, we critically discuss the possible adverse effects of COVID-19 on the testes of patients along with future precautions to overcome the complications of reproductive organs. Key Words: COVID-19; SARS; ACE2, Testes.
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To investigate the prognostic factors affecting survival in patients with a deep gastric wall invasion of T3-T4 advanced gastric cancer. ⋯ The most significant prognostic factor affecting survival in patients with T3-T4 gastric cancer, based on the depth of gastric wall invasion, was the tumor size, lymph node involvement and perineural invasion. Key Words: Advanced gastric cancer, Prognostic factor, Survival.
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J Coll Physicians Surg Pak · Oct 2020
Observational StudyPreoperative Inflammation Markers and De Ritis Ratio in Predicting Clinical Presentation and Prognosis of Patients with Testicular Germ Cell Tumors.
To evaluate the importance of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil-to-monocyte ratio (NMR) and De Ritis ratio (DRR) in predicting clinical presentation and prognosis of patients with testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs). ⋯ Preoperative NLR can be used as an inexpensive and easily accessible marker to predict clinical presentation at diagnosis and mortality rates during follow-up of patients with TGCT. Preoperative LMR can also be associated with the clinical picture at the time of diagnosis of TGCT. Key Words: De ritis ratio, Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, Neutrophil-to-monocyte ratio, Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, Testicular germ cell tumor.