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Journal of Clinical Medicine, Volume 10, Issue 3

February-1 2021 - 182 articles

Cover Story: Ventricular assist device (VAD)-specific infections, in particular, driveline infections, are a concerning complication of VAD implantation that often results in significant morbidity and even mortality. The presence of a percutaneous driveline at the skin exit-site and in the subcutaneous tunnel allows biofilm formation and migration by many bacterial and fungal pathogens. Biofilm formation is an important microbial strategy, providing a shield against antimicrobial treatment and human immune responses; biofilm migration facilitates the extension of infection to deeper tissues such as the pump pocket and the bloodstream. The purpose of this review is to improve the understanding of VAD-specific infections, from basic “bench” knowledge to clinical “bedside” experience, with a specific focus on the role of biofilms in driveline infections. View this paper
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Articles (182)

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
16,786 Views
15 Pages

ECMO in Cardiac Arrest: A Narrative Review of the Literature

  • Amandine De Charrière,
  • Benjamin Assouline,
  • Marc Scheen,
  • Nathalie Mentha,
  • Carlo Banfi,
  • Karim Bendjelid and
  • Raphaël Giraud

2 February 2021

Cardiac arrest (CA) is a frequent cause of death and a major public health issue. To date, conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is the only efficient method of resuscitation available that positively impacts prognosis. Extracorporeal memb...

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,684 Views
24 Pages

Learning the Ropes of Platelet Count Regulation: Inherited Thrombocytopenias

  • Loredana Bury,
  • Emanuela Falcinelli and
  • Paolo Gresele

2 February 2021

Inherited thrombocytopenias (IT) are a group of hereditary disorders characterized by a reduced platelet count sometimes associated with abnormal platelet function, which can lead to bleeding but also to syndromic manifestations and predispositions t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,547 Views
11 Pages

Reliability and Reproducibility of Landmark Identification in Unilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Patients: Digital Lateral Vis-A-Vis CBCT-Derived 3D Cephalograms

  • Anuraj Singh Kochhar,
  • Ludovica Nucci,
  • Maninder Singh Sidhu,
  • Mona Prabhakar,
  • Vincenzo Grassia,
  • Letizia Perillo,
  • Gulsheen Kaur Kochhar,
  • Ritasha Bhasin,
  • Himanshu Dadlani and
  • Fabrizia d’Apuzzo

2 February 2021

Background: The aim of the retrospective observational study was to compare the precision of landmark identification and its reproducibility using cone beam computed tomography-derived 3D cephalograms and digital lateral cephalograms in unilateral cl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,241 Views
9 Pages

Vitamin D Concentrations at Term Do Not Differ in Newborns and Their Mothers with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

  • Martina Kollmann,
  • Barbara Obermayer-Pietsch,
  • Elisabeth Lerchbaum,
  • Sarah Feigl,
  • Rüdiger Hochstätter,
  • Gudrun Pregartner,
  • Christian Trummer and
  • Philipp Klaritsch

2 February 2021

Studies suggest that non-pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may be at elevated risk of 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) deficiency. Furthermore, there is evidence suggesting that 25(OH)D may also play an important role during pregnancy...

  • Review
  • Open Access
158 Citations
31,889 Views
24 Pages

Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management

  • Senthil Sukumar,
  • Bernhard Lämmle and
  • Spero R. Cataland

2 February 2021

Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a rare thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, severe thrombocytopenia, and ischemic end organ injury due to microvascular platelet-rich thrombi. TTP results from a s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,182 Views
11 Pages

An MRI-Based Radiomic Prognostic Index Predicts Poor Outcome and Specific Genetic Alterations in Endometrial Cancer

  • Havjin Jacob,
  • Julie A. Dybvik,
  • Sigmund Ytre-Hauge,
  • Kristine E. Fasmer,
  • Erling A. Hoivik,
  • Jone Trovik,
  • Camilla Krakstad and
  • Ingfrid S. Haldorsen

2 February 2021

Integrative tumor characterization linking radiomic profiles to corresponding gene expression profiles has the potential to identify specific genetic alterations based on non-invasive radiomic profiling in cancer. The aim of this study was to develop...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,794 Views
10 Pages

Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Patients Undergoing Major Head and Neck Surgery: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study

  • Sharon Tzelnick,
  • Pierre Singer,
  • Yoni Shopen,
  • Limor Moshkovitz,
  • Shlomo Fireman,
  • Thomas Shpitzer,
  • Aviram Mizrachi and
  • Gideon Bachar

2 February 2021

Background: Head and neck patients are prone to malnutrition. Perioperative fluids administration in this patient group may influence nutritional status. We aimed to investigate perioperative changes in patients undergoing major head and neck surgery...

  • Review
  • Open Access
34 Citations
32,229 Views
18 Pages

Gut Microbiota at the Intersection of Alcohol, Brain, and the Liver

  • Haripriya Gupta,
  • Ki Tae Suk and
  • Dong Joon Kim

2 February 2021

Over the last decade, increased research into the cognizance of the gut–liver–brain axis in medicine has yielded powerful evidence suggesting a strong association between alcoholic liver diseases (ALD) and the brain, including hepatic encephalopathy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,273 Views
15 Pages

Mortality and Medical Complications of Subtrochanteric Fracture Fixation

  • Michalis Panteli,
  • Marilena P. Giannoudi,
  • Christopher J. Lodge,
  • Robert M. West,
  • Ippokratis Pountos and
  • Peter V. Giannoudis

2 February 2021

The aim of this study was to define the incidence and investigate the associations with mortality and medical complications, in patients presenting with subtrochanteric femoral fractures subsequently treated with an intramedullary nail, with a specia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
3,736 Views
7 Pages

High Agreement between Barrett Universal II Calculations with and without Utilization of Optional Biometry Parameters

  • Yakov Vega,
  • Assaf Gershoni,
  • Asaf Achiron,
  • Raimo Tuuminen,
  • Yehonatan Weinberger,
  • Eitan Livny,
  • Yoav Nahum,
  • Irit Bahar and
  • Uri Elbaz

2 February 2021

Purpose: To examine the contribution of anterior chamber depth (ACD), lens thickness (LT), and white-to-white (WTW) measurements to intraocular lens (IOL) power calculations using the Barrett Universal II (BUII) formula. Methods: Measurements taken w...

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