2026 May - 16 articles
Background/Objectives: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) is frequently accompanied by disturbances in coagulation and metabolic homeostasis, partly related to impaired handling of vitamin K-dependent pathways. Although vitamin K...
Background: Growth disorders, including central precocious puberty and delayed puberty, can significantly affect linear growth, skeletal maturation, metabolic regulation, and psychosocial development during childhood and adolescence. This systematic...
Background: Intestinal neuronal dysplasia type B is an entity characterized by disturbances in the enteric plexus, it most often occurs in childhood and can appear as an isolated disease or in combination with other neuropathies. The main symptoms ar...
Objective: To develop an individual assessment for patients suffering from medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ), we developed a scoring system that integrates anamnestic, clinical, and radiological parameters to facilitate the process...
Background: Post-surgical cardiovascular monitoring places a heavy information burden on clinical teams, requiring the rapid synthesis of patient history, intraoperative data, monitoring streams, and surgical outcome evidence. Existing clinical decis...
Background and objective: Umbilical cord abnormalities (UCAs) such as hypercoiling, velamentous or marginal cord insertion, or reduced Wharton’s jelly are associated with umbilical thrombosis. UCAs increase the risk of vascular obstruction and...
Background/Objectives: Cost-related delays hinder access to dental care in the United States, while the growing use of telehealth has an uncertain impact on population-level access to dental services. The study examined factors associated with cost-r...
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy, as well as relief of symptoms after regular use, of 0.5% lidocaine hydrochloride solution in anhydrous glycerol (Auridol) in the form of ear drops, in patients with symptoms o...
Introduction/Aim: Nursing care constitutes a fundamental determinant of patient outcomes in intensive care units (ICUs); however, the absence of standardised nursing-sensitive indicators constrains the objective evaluation of care quality within this...
Background/Objectives: Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic immune-mediated enteropathy triggered by gluten ingestion in genetically predisposed individuals, with a highly heterogeneous clinical presentation encompassing both intestinal and extraintestin...
Background: Non-thyroidal illness syndrome is frequent in critically ill patients, but the prognostic value of dynamic changes in thyroid function tests remains unclear. This study evaluated whether serial measurements of thyroid-stimulating hormone...
Background: Acute transverse myelitis (ATM) is an inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord with heterogeneous etiologies, including autoimmune, infectious, paraneoplastic, and drug-induced causes. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors...
Background/Objectives: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a frequent condition in postmenopausal women and is associated with a substantial negative impact on quality of life. Conservative management can include pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) and high...
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Background: Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are often underfed and frequently experience enteral feeding (EF) intolerance. We examined the association between EF timing, caloric intake and EF intolerance, and mortality. Methods: We retrosp...
Objectives: Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, and cardiometabolic comorbidity, have been increasingly associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. These associations, however, remain underexplored and under...
