Authors: Sorrentino T, Marrone F, Fusco P, et al. Cureus 18(8): e114236. doi:10.7759/cureus.114236 Abstract Gangrenous cholecystitis with peritonitis in elderly, high-risk patients carries substantial perioperative risk, particularly when compounded by multiple comorbidities, coagulopathy, and sepsis. General anesthesia in such patients is associated with increased hemodynamic instability and postoperative morbidity. Regional anesthesia combined with procedural sedation […]
Read MoreAuthor: Hailey Bosek Becker’s Spine Review Robot-assisted knee replacement surgery was more precise than surgeon-only procedures but did not lead to better patient outcomes, according to a study published Aug. 20 in The Lancet. Researchers recruited 339 patients being treated by 33 surgeons at 10 hospitals across the U.K. and randomly assigned them to surgeon-only or […]
Read MoreAuthors: Abid H, Farooq S, Uraneb S, et al. Cureus 18(8): e114717. doi:10.7759/cureus.114717 Background and objective Severe psoriasis during pregnancy may be complicated by systemic inflammation, biochemical abnormalities, infection, and organ dysfunction requiring hospitalization or intensive care. Factors associated with escalation of care remain insufficiently characterized. The main objective of this study is to identify […]
Read MoreAuthors: Rakesh C, Mohan N Cureus 18(8): e114500. doi:10.7759/cureus.114500 Abstract Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is now routine during resuscitation, and clinicians may interpret a single intra-arrest finding, such as cardiac standstill, pseudo-pulseless electrical activity (PEA), or organized motion, as a fixed description of the patient’s physiological state. This perspective argues that this assumption deserves scrutiny. The […]
Read MoreAuthors: Chandra R, . A, Kumar H, et al. Cureus 18(8): e114739. doi:10.7759/cureus.114739 Objectives: High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) therapy is a first-line respiratory support modality for acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) due to COVID-19 pneumonia. The respiratory rate-oxygenation (ROX) index, defined as the ratio of peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2)/fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) divided by respiratory […]
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