90-Day Specific Readmission for Clostridium difficile Infection After Hospitalization With an Inflammatory Bowel Disease Flare: Outcomes and Risk Factors

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have an increased risk for Clostridium difficile infection. We aimed to investigate disease-specific readmission rates and independent risk factors for CDI within 90 days of an index hospitalization for an IBD flare. Nationwide Readmission Database queried for the year 2016. 90-day specific readmission rate was 0.1% (N = 477). A total of 3,005 days were associated with readmission.

Preadmission Cannabis Use Is Positively Correlated With Inpatient Opioid Dose Exposure in Hospitalized Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Opioid use is associated with excess mortality in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) It is unknown if preadmission use of cannabis increases the risk for inpatient opioid exposure. Cannabis is commonly used for symptom relief among patients with IBD. A personalized pain management approach should be considered to limit inpatient exposure and possibly future opioid exposure among hospitalized patients with IBD who use cannabis.

Nutrition During Pregnancy

Miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before the 20th week. About 10 to 20 percent of known pregnancies end in miscarriage. But the actual number is likely higher because many miscarriages occur so early in pregnancy that a woman doesn't realize she's pregnant.Miscarriage is a somewhat loaded term — possibly suggesting that something was amiss in the carrying of the pregnancy. This is rarely true. Most miscarriages occur because the fetus isn't developing normally. Miscarriage is a

Hand Hygiene

Throughout any given workday, employees use their hands to write up a report, shake hands with a new client, open doors, and much more. All of these activities expose hands to harmful germs and bacteria. Illness is linked to productivity loss, costing employers $225.8 billion annually in the U.S[1]. Considering that 80 percent of all infections are transmitted by hand, it’s crucial to implement an effective hand hygiene program at work. Americans spend more time Monday through Friday at the wor

Diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for covid-19: systematic review and meta-analysis

Covid-19 is a new strain of the coronavirus. From 1 January to 30 April 2020, using subject headings or subheadings combined with text words. Eligible studies measured sensitivity or specificity, or both of a covid- 19 serological test compared with a reference standard. Only two studies evaluated tests at the point of care. High-quality clinical studies assessing the diagnostic accuracy of serological tests for covid-19 are urgently needed.

Pediatric COVID-19: Systematic review of the literature

Pneumonia is the single leading cause of death in children worldwide. There is limited data regarding the demographics and clinical features of SARS. Of 2914 pediatric patients with COVID-19, 56% were male, the age range was 1 day to 17 years. Various treatment regimens including interferon, antivirals, and hydroxychloroquine therapies have been trialed. Extra precautions need to be taken with personal protective equipment.

Using rADioMIcs and machine learning with ultrasonography for the differential diagnosis of myometRiAL tumors (the ADMIRAL pilot study). Radiomics and differential diagnosis of myometrial tumors

Radiomics was applied to US preoperative images according to the International Biomarker Standardization Initiative guidelines. TRACE4 radiomic platform was used to create a classification model for the differential diagnosis of myometrial tumors. Definitive histology was considered the gold standard. Radiomics applied to US images shows great potential in the differential diagnosis of mesenchymal tumors.

Metabolic associated fatty liver disease increases the severity of COVID-19: A meta-analysis

MAFLD increased the risk of COVID-19 disease severity, with a pooled OR of 2.93 (95CI 1.87, 4.60, I2 = 34.3%, P = 0.166) In this meta-analysis, we found that a high percentage of patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 had MAFLD.

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