Although commercial smart speakers are becoming increasingly popular, there is still much potential for investigation into their usability. In this study, we analyzed the usability of commercial smart speakers by focusing on the learnability of young...
Background: Sepsis remains a leading cause of mortality in hospitalized patients. We evaluated characteristics and outcomes of patients identified through a comprehensive hospital-wide sepsis protocol over a 16-year period. Methods: This retrospectiv...
Background/Objectives: Achondroplasia, the most common form of skeletal dysplasia, poses significant challenges for procedural sedation due to distinct anatomical and physiological features. This study evaluated the safety, effectiveness, and imaging...
Background: Indwelling catheters are used in the perioperative management of patients treated with total joint arthroplasty (TJA) to facilitate fluid control, ease postoperative miction until patients are able to ambulate, and prevent postoperative u...
The goal of surgical treatment of mandibular cysts is their eradication. This result can be achieved by ensuring minimum risk of morbidity, while preserving the integrity of the bone structure and the functionality of the inferior alveolar nerve. The...
Background: With the rise in the mastectomy rate, the number of patients who choose to undergo postmastectomy reconstruction has been increasing, and implant-based procedures are the most performed methods for postmastectomy breast reconstruction. Am...
Background: The official current guideline for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) eradication is to use tetracycline–bismuth-based protocols as first line treatment due to the increasing incidence of clarithromycin resistance in the last decade. T...
Background: Several local regional anesthesia regimes have been described in the literature to reduce post-surgical pain following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but it is unclear which regime has the best analgetic effect combined with the best moto...
Recognition of antimicrobial resistance in equine practice has increased over the past decade. The objective of this study was to provide an updated retrospective review of antimicrobial regimens in one tertiary referral hospital and to evaluate the...
Background: Opioids remain the most effective component of systemic analgesia and are considered safe and beneficial when administered at the lowest effective dose. Nevertheless, their potential adverse effects may diminish the quality of the postope...
Background and Objectives: Minimally invasive trauma management, including interventional radiology and non-operative approaches, has proven effective. Consequently, our hospital established a trauma IVR protocol called “Ohta Nishinouchi Hospit...
This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the performance of hormone treatment protocols, determine the factors associated with pregnancy success after hormone treatment, and compare the cost-efficiencies of two types of hormone treatment among cycl...
Background/Objectives: Elevated glycemic variability (GV) has been associated with postoperative morbidity. Traditional preoperative fasting guidelines may contribute to high GV by driving the body into catabolism. Enhanced recovery after surgery (ER...
(1) Background: Isolated posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tears represent a severe type of injury. In hospitals, PCL reconstruction (PCL-R) is less frequently performed than other types of knee surgery. It is unclear whether there is consensus among...
MR urography can be an alternative to other imaging methods of the urinary tract in children. However, this examination may present technical problems influencing further results. Special attention must be paid to the parameters of dynamic sequences...
Advances in research, including novel biomarker identification and patient stratification, have significantly improved the therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), though access to improved healthcare services varies across geographi...
Pancreatitis-Associated Protein (PAP)-based Cystic Fibrosis (CF) newborn bloodspot screening (NBS) protocols detect less CFTR-Related Metabolic Syndrome (CRMS)/CF Screen Positive, Inconclusive Diagnosis (CFSPID). We prospectively evaluated the impact...
Objectives: Recently, we modified the method of dosing charge in daily practice for patients undergoing bilateral electroconvulsive treatment (BL ECT). The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two charges’ dosing protocols&mdash...
We set out to identify factors of non-compliance with a protocol for the oral administration of misoprostol 25 µg (Angusta®) every 2 h (up to eight tablets), for the induction of labor (IOL). We conducted a retrospective study on IOL at ter...
Objectives: We investigated the performance of a slow computed tomography (CT) protocol to reduce alignment errors arising from motion when using CT-on-rail (CTOR) for image guidance for patients receiving thoracic stereotactic body radiation therapy...
Objectives: To assess the utility of Microsoft Copilot, a generative AI tool, in providing meaningful differential diagnosis and management strategies comparable with those generated by a board-certified radiologist using cone beam computed tomograph...
Background/Objectives: Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have spurred interest in developing computer-assisted analysis for imaging examinations. However, the lack of high-quality datasets remains a significant bottleneck. Labeling...
(1) Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the gold standard investigation for all patients who present with asymmetrical hearing loss (AHL) and a high index of suspicion for vestibular schwannoma (VS). However, pure-tone audiometry (PTA) is...
Background: The global number of operatively treated proximal femoral fractures is steadily growing, driven by the demographic shift toward an increasingly elderly, frail, and comorbid population. This clinical condition profoundly impacts not only p...
Background/Objectives: Abbreviated breast MRI protocols have been proposed as a faster and more cost-effective alternative to standard full protocols for breast cancer detection. This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of an abbreviated p...
The aim of the study was to evaluate the value of clinical prognostic factors for survival of patients with invasive urinary bladder cancer treated with radical cystectomy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.
Material and methods. A total of 115 patients...
19 January 2021
Hemodynamic optimization during sepsis and septic shock is based on a prompt and large fluid resuscitation strategy associated with early administration of norepinephrine. In our hospital, norepinephrine is administered in the emergency department (E...
1 December 2021
Background and aims: Peri-implantitis is a complex pathology, both in its diagnosis and in the identification of etiological causes. Although we have been studying more and more over the years to try to answer the many questions that remain regarding...
Background: Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major concern in hospital-acquired infections. C. difficile spores can survive on surfaces for months and require sporicidal disinfection for elimination. The use of disinfectants should be ba...
Background: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the Kaiser score (KS) on the modified abbreviated breast magnetic resonance imaging (AB-MRI) protocol for characterizing breast lesions by comparing it with full-protocol MRI (FP-...
Background/Objective: The optimal strategy for hospital transport of patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is unclear. A transport protocol based on the shortest travel route was implemented in a metropolitan area in the Republic of Korea to m...
The objective of this study was to analyze the factors affecting the instant recovery of neurological function in patients with motor complete traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) treated in hospital. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 1053 patients...
Background: A phase II intensive neoadjuvant chemo-radiotherapy (nCRT) protocol for esophageal cancer (EC) was previously tested at our Center with promising results. We here present an observational study to evaluate the efficacy of the protocol als...
Background: Germ cell tumors are benign or malignant tumors that originate from the human embryo’s primordial germ cells. This study aims to conduct a retrospective analysis of germ cell tumors followed up at our institution, including their ep...
This brief report aimed to show the utility of photon-counting technology alongside standard cranial imaging protocols for visualizing shunt valves in a patient’s cranial computed tomography scan. Photon-counting CT scans with cranial protocols...
Over the last decade, blockchain technology has emerged to provide solutions to the complexity and privacy challenges of using distributed databases. It reduces cost for customers by eliminating intermediaries and builds trust in peer-to-peer communi...
Background: As the rehabilitation of the upper anterior maxilla primarily requires high predictability of successful aesthetic outcomes, procedures of immediate implant placement are frequently employed. The aim of this pilot study was to retrospecti...
Background/Objectives: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common entrapment neuropathy. Traditional diagnostics like EMG and NCSs are invasive and do not visualize nerve morphology. This study aims to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic value of hi...
Background: In 2016 we observed a marked increase in functional delayed graft function (fDGF) in our living donor kidney transplantation (LDKT) recipients from 8.5% in 2014 and 8.8% in 2015 to 23.0% in 2016. This increase coincided with the introduct...
Background: Micronutrient (MN) supplementation has a positive impact on clinical outcomes. However, the evidence for the impact of MN supplementation remains controversial. Therefore, our study aims to assess the impact on nutritional outcomes accord...
Brachycephaly has several potential deleterious effects, including malocclusion, sleep apnea, and abnormal posture. Nevertheless, the research regarding helmet therapy as a treatment strategy for brachycephaly is limited. Herein, we aimed to analyze...
Cerebral vasospasm is a serious complication of ruptured aneurysm. In order to avoid short- and long-term effects of cerebral vasospasm, and as there is no single or optimal treatment modality employed, we have instituted a protocol for the preventio...
The aim of this study was to define lower dose parameters (tube load and temporal sampling) for CT perfusion that still preserve the diagnostic efficiency of the derived parametric maps. Ninety stroke CT examinations from four clinical sites with 1 s...
Objectives: To determine whether a closed dressing protocol reduces the surgical site infections (SSI) rate compared to conventional closing techniques. Methods: Patients who underwent lumbar spine surgery at two neurosurgical centers were retrospect...
Introduction: Metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC) is a life-threatening complication caused by the involvement of the spinal cord or nerve roots. It can result in severe neurological deficits, including paralysis, sensory loss, and bladder or b...
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocols have changed perioperative care, aiming to optimize patient outcomes. This study assesses ERAS implementation effects on postoperative complications, length of hospital stay (LOS), and mortality in col...
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent neoplasm in children, while being relatively rare in adults. The outcome of children with ALL is far superior than that observed in adults, whose survival rates generally do not exceed 40%. A re...
Objective: This retrospective observational study evaluated the efficacy and safety of an ovarian stimulation protocol for embryo banking that involves continuous administration of clomiphene citrate (CC) in combination with gonadotropins, without th...
Surgical site infection in implant-based breast reconstruction is a complication with variable incidence reported in the literature. Due to potential loss of implant and reconstruction, it can have a strong psychological impact on patients. Backgroun...
Background: Cystectomy with urinary diversion (CUD) is a highly morbid surgery. Despite implementing an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS®) protocol, postoperative respiratory complications (PRC) within 30 days after surgery remain frequent....
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