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Journal of Clinical Medicine, Volume 13, Issue 24

December-2 2024 - 374 articles

Cover Story: Excessive alcohol consumption is amongst the leading causes of hospitalisation in high-income countries and contributes to over 200 medical conditions. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of alcohol use disorder (AUD), describe the distribution of AUD in ICD-10 discharge diagnosis groups, and ascertain any relationship between them in secondary care. This study highlights the high prevalence of AUD among hospitalised patients, with one in six admitted patients being diagnosed with AUD using the AUDIT-C tool. Patients with alcohol dependence were predominantly from the most deprived areas and exhibited a higher prevalence of co-existing mental health disorders. In addition, key factors such as age, sex, emergency admissions, and social determinants were linked to higher odds of AUD, suggesting targeted screening for at-risk groups. View this paper
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Articles (374)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,791 Views
10 Pages

23 December 2024

Background/Objectives: Ethnocultural differences between Jewish and Arab communities in Northern Israel may contribute to disparities in type 2 diabetes prevalence. Widespread screening strategies, including hospital-based initiatives, are crucial fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,548 Views
16 Pages

Exercise-Induced Oxygen Desaturation and Outcomes After Nintedanib Therapy for Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease in Patients Without Dyspnea

  • Masaki Okamoto,
  • Toyoshi Yanagihara,
  • Kiminori Fujimoto,
  • Tomonori Chikasue,
  • Kazuhiro Tabata,
  • Yoshiaki Zaizen,
  • Masaki Tominaga,
  • Akiko Sumi,
  • Yuuya Nishii and
  • Norikazu Matsuo
  • + 4 authors

23 December 2024

Background: The degree of exercise-induced oxygen desaturation and outcomes following antifibrotic drug therapy in asymptomatic patients with fibrosing interstitial lung disease (FILD) remain unclear. Methods: We compared clinical data, incidence of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,904 Views
16 Pages

ChatGPT’s Performance in Spinal Metastasis Cases—Can We Discuss Our Complex Cases with ChatGPT?

  • Stephan Heisinger,
  • Stephan N. Salzmann,
  • Wolfgang Senker,
  • Stefan Aspalter,
  • Johannes Oberndorfer,
  • Michael P. Matzner,
  • Martin N. Stienen,
  • Stefan Motov,
  • Dominikus Huber and
  • Josef Georg Grohs

23 December 2024

Background: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT-4, is transforming healthcare. ChatGPT’s potential to assist in decision-making for complex cases, such as spinal metastasis tre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,229 Views
14 Pages

Enhancing Surgical Wound Monitoring: A Paired Cohort Study Evaluating a New AI-Based Application for Automatic Detection of Potential Infections

  • Andrea Craus-Miguel,
  • Marc Munar,
  • Gabriel Moyà-Alcover,
  • Ana María Contreras-Nogales,
  • Manuel González-Hidalgo and
  • Juan José Segura-Sampedro

23 December 2024

Background/Objectives: This study assessed the feasibility and security of remote surgical wound monitoring using the RedScar© smartphone app, which employs automated diagnosis for early visual detection of infections without direct healthcare p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,568 Views
15 Pages

Pregnancy Outcomes in Non-Criteria Obstetric Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Analysis of a Cohort of 91 Patients

  • Sara Beça,
  • Núria Baños,
  • Maria Borrell,
  • Estíbaliz Ruiz-Ortiz,
  • Albert Pérez-Isidro,
  • Ricard Cervera,
  • Joan Carles Reverter,
  • Dolores Tàssies and
  • Gerard Espinosa

23 December 2024

Background: The clinical and laboratory features of patients with non-criteria obstetric antiphospholipid syndrome (NC-OAPS), as well as their pregnancy outcomes and ideal treatment are not clearly determined. The aim of this study is to describe the...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,604 Views
11 Pages

Digital Twins Use in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review

  • Ishith Seth,
  • Bryan Lim,
  • Phil Y. J. Lu,
  • Yi Xie,
  • Roberto Cuomo,
  • Sally Kiu-Huen Ng,
  • Warren M. Rozen and
  • Foti Sofiadellis

23 December 2024

Background/Objectives: Digital twin technology, initially developed for engineering and manufacturing, has entered healthcare. In plastic surgery, digital twins (DTs) have the potential to enhance surgical precision, personalise treatment plans, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,344 Views
11 Pages

Rates of School Absences in Pediatric Scoliosis Patients and Work Absences in Their Parents/Caregivers: A Retrospective Analysis

  • Ria Paradkar,
  • Christina Regan,
  • Charles P. Nolte,
  • Anthony Stans,
  • William Shaughnessy,
  • Kellen Mulford,
  • Todd A. Milbrandt and
  • A. Noelle Larson

23 December 2024

Background/Objectives: The burden of scoliosis care extends beyond treatment costs and includes missed school for patients and lost income for parents. Chronic absenteeism, defined as more than 18 days of missed school, can have a significant impact...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,834 Views
12 Pages

23 December 2024

Background: Although the Spinal Instability Neoplastic Score (SINS) is widely utilized to evaluate spinal instability, its prognostic value for survival in patients with cervical spinal metastases remains unclear. This study investigated the associat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,757 Views
19 Pages

Identifying Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Artery Disease (LEAD) in Cardiology Patients: The Role of Ankle-Brachial Index Measurement

  • Bartosz Zambrzycki,
  • Michał Łuczaj,
  • Marlena Dubatówka,
  • Karolina Dańkowska,
  • Katarzyna Nowicka,
  • Małgorzata Knapp,
  • Anna Szpakowicz,
  • Karol Kamiński and
  • Anna Lisowska

23 December 2024

Background and aims: Lower Extremity Artery Disease (LEAD) is a predictor of atherosclerotic plaques in other locations and significantly increases the risk of death from cardiovascular events. This study aimed to identify cardiology patient subpopul...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,409 Views
17 Pages

His108Arg Transthyretin Amyloidosis—Shedding Light on a Distinctively Malignant Variant

  • Christina Binder,
  • Lena Marie Schmid,
  • Christina Kronberger,
  • Michael Poledniczek,
  • René Rettl,
  • Johanna Schlein,
  • Nikita Ermolaev,
  • Luciana Camuz Ligios,
  • Michaela Auer-Grumbach and
  • Christian Hengstenberg
  • + 5 authors

23 December 2024

Variant transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTRv-CM) is a rare form of cardiac amyloidosis associated with many possible mutations in the transthyretin gene, presenting as various distinct clinical phenotypes. Among these, the His108Arg mutati...

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