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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is one of the most common fatal complications in a wide variety of pathologies along the most common death causes of the population - diseases of the circulatory system and oncology. The development of PE in the postoperative and postpartum periods can also be fatal. The diagnosis of PE is very difficult and in 50-80% of cases it is not diagnosed at all. During autopsies it is important not only to diagnose PE but also to establish the source of its origin. An example of PE in a 34-year-old pregnant woman is given; the PE source was thrombosis of the right deep femoral vein facilitated by varicose veins of the lower extremities and severe preeclampsia. The presence of severe preeclampsia in a pregnant woman caused the development of venous sinus thrombosis accompanied by bilateral exophthalmos, necrosis of a pituitary gland part and progressive cerebral edema.
Assessment of pathological and morphological changes in those who died from COVID-19 including persons received therapy in medical and preventive institutions (LPI) and who died suddenly from this pathology at home. The analysis data of the pathological and anatomical changes in 57 deaths from COVID-19 in hospitals and 74 forensic medical examinations where infectious pathology was established as the main cause of death are presented. For microscopy the sections were stained with hemotoxylin and eosin, OCG, immunohistochemical study with markers for CD3, CD 4, CD 20, SK-7. The mixed viral and bacterial lesions of the lungs were detected more often than pure viral infection in those who died suddenly from COVID-19 compared with people whose death occurred in medical facilities. This allows speaking about the lack of adequate antibiotic therapy out-patiently. Features of mononuclear lung infiltration in COVID-19 with a predominance of a moderately pronounced reaction of T-lymphocytes and a mild B-lymphocytic rkers for CD3, CD 4, CD 20, SK-7. The mixed viral and bacterial lesions of the lungs were detected more often than pure viral infection in those who died suddenly from COVID-19 compared with people whose death occurred in medical facilities. This allows speaking about the lack of adequate antibiotic therapy out-patiently. Features of mononuclear lung infiltration in COVID-19 with a predominance of a moderately pronounced reaction of T-lymphocytes and a mild B-lymphocytic reaction indicate a decrease in immunological reactivity. Conducting clinical and anatomical analysis allows determining the features of pathogenesis and morphogenesis in each specific fatal case and informing the clinicians of health facilities (clinics and hospitals) allows the autopsy doctor (pathologist, forensic physician) to provide significant assistance in improving the quality of diagnosis and treatment of patients with this highly contagious severe viral disease.This study investigated whether biomarkers in the second trimester of pregnancy, including the white blood cell (WBC) count, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) concentration, and procalcitonin (PCT) concentration, were associated with miscarriage during the second trimester of pregnancy. Sixty-two asymptomatic patients in their second trimester of pregnancy were included in the control group (group A). Among 67 patients diagnosed with late threatened miscarriage, 46 patients with ongoing pregnancy were included in group B and 21 patients with subsequent miscarriage were included in group C. Proteasome inhibitor The serum of these patients was collected and the biomarkers were analyzed. A paired-samples t-test was used for the comparison between the groups before and after the miscarriage. Statistical significance was set at p less then 0.05. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis was performed to evaluate the predictive value of different biomarkers for miscarriage during the second trimester of pregnancy. WBC count, neutrophil percentage, and hs-CRP levels were significantly higher in group C than in groups A and B (p less then 0.05). Lymphocyte percentage and albumin levels decreased significantly from group A to group C (p less then 0.05). In contrast, NLR increased significantly from group A to group C (p less then 0.05). There was a significant decrease in the WBC count, neutrophil percentage, hemoglobin concentration, and post-miscarriage NLR among the cases with miscarriage (p less then 0.05). The area under the curve of WBC count, NLR, hs-CRP, and the combination of these three factors for the prediction of late miscarriage varied from 78.0% to 82.6%. The combination of these three factors had the highest specificity of 91.1%, while hs-CRP had the highest sensitivity of 88.9%. WBC count, NLR, and hs-CRP levels are strongly associated with miscarriage during the second trimester of pregnancy, indicating that they are potential predictive biomarkers.
This case study describes a community-based urgent care clinic in a general practitioner (GP) super clinic in South East Queensland.
This retrospective chart audit describes patient demographic characteristics, types of presentations and management for Sundays in 2015.
The majority of patients (97%) did not require admission to hospital or office investigations (95%) and presented with one condition (94%). Of the presentations, 66.5% were represented by 30 conditions. Most patients received a prescription (57%), some were referred to the pathology laboratory (15%) and some were referred to radiology (12%). A majority (54%) of patients presented in the first three hours. Approximately half (51%) of patients presenting were aged under 25. More females (53%) presented than males. A majority (53%) lived in the same postcode as the clinic. The three most common office tests ordered were urinalysis, electrocardiogram (ECG) and urine pregnancy test. Some patients (19%) needed procedures, and only 3% were referred to hospital.
The study offers analysis of the client group that can be served by an urgent care clinic in a GP super clinic on a Sunday. The study provides an option for emergency department avoidance.
Despite calls for more research into community-based urgent care clinics, little is known in Australia about what constitutes an urgent care clinic. The study proposes a classification system for walk-in presentations to an urgent care clinic, which is comparable to emergency department presentations.
Despite calls for more research into community-based urgent care clinics, little is known in Australia about what constitutes an urgent care clinic. The study proposes a classification system for walk-in presentations to an urgent care clinic, which is comparable to emergency department presentations.
The aims of this paper are to illustrate the use of Lean tools to reduce inpatient waiting time and to evaluate critical success factors of Lean implementation in an inpatient pharmacy in a Thai public hospital.
This study was carried out through action research methodology by following four key phases identification of problems; planning action; taking action; and evaluation. In the "taking action" phase, Lean tools, including value stream mapping and 5S were implemented to improve dispensing process in an inpatient pharmacy. In the "evaluation phase", the critical success factors of Lean implementation in an inpatient pharmacy were evaluated by the participants.
Lean methodology was successfully implemented to reduce the waiting time associated with a three days dose distribution system. As a result of Lean application, the average process time reduced from 8.81 to 7.2 min and the standard deviation reduced from 5.49 to 4.45 min. Moreover, the support of middle management and the leadership were the key success factors of Lean implementation in an inpatient pharmacy.
Hospitals can improve the dispensing process by using Lean tools which are easy to apply and use. This study is appropriate for hospital managers looking for changes in pharmacy services or other departments.
This is the first study that has applied Lean tools to improve the dispensing process in an inpatient pharmacy in Thai hospitals. This study offers important insights into the critical success factors of Lean employment in the inpatient pharmacy.
This is the first study that has applied Lean tools to improve the dispensing process in an inpatient pharmacy in Thai hospitals. This study offers important insights into the critical success factors of Lean employment in the inpatient pharmacy.
We aimed to share a new laboratory model based on laboratory knowledge, meaningful use of information technology, and partnership with clinicians, to lead the appropriate use of laboratory testing and clinical decision making in the diagnosis of as-yet-undiagnosed disease. More specifically, we evaluate the role of eight different opportunistic interventions to diagnose certain asymptomatic disorders, by means of the automatic registration of appropriate laboratory testing according to different scenarios.
This is a retrospective longitudinal study to evaluate the impact of laboratory interventions on the diagnosis of different diseases and on patient care, including data from January 2012 to September 2020.
Overall, the above strategies have so far identified 2063 patients with clinically relevant as-yet-undiagnosed disorders who would have otherwise remained occult, suchas for instance, primary hyperparathyroidism, diabetes, and hypomagnesemia.
We are facing a new laboratory model, a leading laboratory rather than a passive traditional laboratory, not just to intervene in clinical decision-making, but to make the clinical decision, through the identification of patients with occult disease.
We are facing a new laboratory model, a leading laboratory rather than a passive traditional laboratory, not just to intervene in clinical decision-making, but to make the clinical decision, through the identification of patients with occult disease.
The current literature on diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) provides controversial evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of D-dimer. Therefore, this critical literature search and meta-analysis was aimed to summarize the diagnostic accuracy of D-dimer for diagnosing PJI.
We searched MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science, for studies on D-dimer for diagnosing PJI, according to the PRISMA flowchart. QUADAS was used for assessing study quality. Sensitivity, specificity, positive (PLR) and negative likelihood ratio (NLR), and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) were analyzed using bivariate diagnostic random-effects model. The area under the receiver-operating curve (AUC-ROC) was calculated. Subgroup analysis and univariate meta-regression were carried out for detecting potential sources of heterogeneity.
We included 12 articles, totaling 1,818 patients (539 with PJI). The pooled sensitivity and specificity of D-dimer for diagnosing PJI were 0.739 (95% CI 0.616-0.833) and 0.785 (95% CI 0.679-0.863). The usefulness.
Clinical innovation and research on maternal-fetal interventions have become an essential for the development of perinatal medicine. In this paper, we present an ethical argument that the professional virtue of integrity should guide perinatal investigators.
We present an historical account of the professional virtue of integrity and the key distinction that this account requires between intellectual integrity and moral integrity.
We identify implications of both intellectual and moral integrity for innovation, research, prospective oversight, the role of equipoise in randomized clinical trials, and organizational leadership to ensure that perinatal innovation and research are conducted with professional integrity.
Perinatal investigators and those charged with prospective oversight should be guided by the professional virtue of integrity. Leaders in perinatal medicine should create and sustain an organizational culture of professional integrity in fetal centers, where perinatal innovation and research should be conducted.