Articles: disease.
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Case Reports
Craniotomy hematoma was removed from the bone flap and multiple holes were drilled on the bone flap: A case report.
Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is a common disease in neurosurgery department. Burr-hole drainage is the main surgical treatment. And the recurrence rate is as high as 25%. ⋯ We get inspirations from the treatment of moyamoya disease surgery, through the bone holes the scalp forms many "meat column" like structures which have powerful capability in absorption, so the scalp could deep into the hematoma, then the CSDH could be cured. Provide a new surgical method for the treatment of refractory CSDH.
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Review Case Reports
A rare cause of hematochezia: colonic extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALToma): A case report and literature review.
Colonic extranodal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma as a cause of hematochezia is rare. Here, we report a case of colonic extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALToma) with presentation of freshy bloody stool and successfully treated by endoscopic mucosal resection. ⋯ Colonic MALToma is a rare disease, and could present as hematochezia. En bloc endoscopic resection could achieve long-term remission. The prognosis of colonic MALToma is excellent with its indolent characteristics.
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has restricted many medical practices. We aimed to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the number of bronchoscopies, outpatients, and hospital admissions. We retrospectively analyzed the number of outpatients, admissions, and bronchoscopies performed between March 2020 and May 2022. ⋯ During the second year of the pandemic, the number of bronchoscopies and admissions was not significantly affected by the waves of the pandemic. There were no significant differences in the number of admissions and bronchoscopies between the fourth and sixth waves. Although the number of bronchoscopies was found to be significantly affected in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the pandemic was much more limited thereafter.
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Observational Study
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adverse fetal outcomes: A cross-sectional study.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been one of the most damaging pandemics in all of human history. Some of the most vulnerable groups within society such as pregnant women and children have also been affected. This observational research, cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate if there was any difference in the incidence of unfavorable outcomes in pregnancy such as miscarriage, intrauterine fetal demise, and early neonatal death during the year prior to the pandemic and the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. ⋯ The study included all pregnant women who had an unfavorable pregnancy outcome such as miscarriage and intrauterine fetal demise, as well as early neonatal death at the University Hospital of Split within the time frame mentioned previously. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes in the year prior to the pandemic and during the year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our study showed that the pandemic did not have a negative effect on pregnant women and their fetuses; there was no increase in miscarriage, intrauterine fetal demise, or perinatal death during the year of the pandemic.
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To find the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related sleep behavior changes using school-based self-reported data from a nationally representative Korean adolescent population. We analyzed web-based self-reported data from the Korean Youth Risk Behavior Web-based Survey in 98,126 participants (51,651 in 2019 [before the COVID-19 pandemic]; 46,475 in 2020 [during COVID-19 pandemic] 12 through 18 years old were included in this study. Self-report questionnaires were used to assess socioeconomic status, health behaviors, psychological factors, and sleep patterns. ⋯ Average sleep duration (434.7 ± 102.6 vs 428.2 ± 100.4 minutes; P < .001) was significantly lower during the COVID-19 pandemic and weekend catch-up sleep >2 hours (42.1% vs 43.7%; P < .001), late chronotype (17.1% vs 22.9%, P < .001) were significantly higher during COVID-19 pandemic. After adjusting for multiple confounding variables, short sleep duration (≦5 hours, odds ratio [OR] 1.14; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.10-1.19), 6 hours, OR 1.07; 95% CI 1.03-1.12), long weekend catch-up sleep (OR, 1.08; 95% CI, 1.06-1.11) and late chronotype (OR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.38-1.47) were significantly associated with COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with changes in sleep behavior among Korean adolescents, resulting in later bed and wake-up times, increased weekend catch-up sleep, and a shift of chronotype toward eveningness.