The Association of COPD Exacerbations with New Onset Type 2 Diabetes among Medicare Patients by Joseph S. Marino, Cynthiya Ruban, Christopher M. Blanchette

“…The objective of this study was to assess the rate of exacerbations requiring emergency room visits, hospitalizations or any medical encounter (a combination of emergency room and hospitalizations) between COPD patients who did and did not develop type 2 diabetes. …”
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Association between Air Pollution and Risk of Hospital Admission for Pediatric Pneumonia in a Tropical City, Kaohsiung, Taiwan by Peng-Huei Liu, Kuo-Chen Huang, Yu-Lun Tseng, I-Min Chiu, Hsiu-Yung Pan, Fu-Jen Cheng

“…This study aimed to estimate the hazards of air pollutants on the risk of pediatric pneumonia emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalization. …”
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Mechanical chest compression increases intrathoracic hemorrhage complications in patients receiving extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Yoshihisa Matsushima, Tatsuhiro Shibata, Kodai Shibao, Rei Yamakawa, Miyu Hayashida, Toshiyuki Yanai, Takashi Ishimatsu, Takehiro Homma, Shoichiro Nohara, Maki Otsuka, Yoshihiro Fukumoto

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Efficacy of Group O Washed Red Blood Cell Transfusion on Vital Signs and Hematologic Stability in Trauma Patients With Different Blood Types by Gou XJ, Li LF, He XL, Chen X, Yu AY, Tian WY

“…Xian-Juan Gou,1 Lin-Fei Li,1 Xiao-Li He,1 Xi Chen,2 An-Yong Yu,1 Wei-Yan Tian1 1Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Nursing, Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Wei-Yan Tian, Department of Emergency, Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, 563000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 19184321912, Email 907359734@qq.comObjective: To comprehensively assess the impact of emergency transfusion of group O washed red blood cells on the vital signs and hematological parameters of patients with severe trauma and to analyze the differential responses among different blood types, thereby providing valuable evidence for optimizing transfusion strategies.Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of patients with severe trauma who underwent emergency transfusion in the hospital’s emergency department from April 2023 to March 2024. …”
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Empowering recovery: a remote spirometry system and mobile app for monitoring and promoting pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with rib fracture by Ling-wei Kuo, Chih-Yuan Fu, Chien-An Liao, Chien-Hung Liao, Chi-Tung Cheng, Tai-Horng Young, Shih-Ching Kang, Szu-An Chen, Yu-San Tee

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Overcoming hypoxia-induced breast cancer drug resistance: a novel strategy using hollow gold-platinum bimetallic nanoshells by Lian-Ying Zhang, Xiao-Tong Chen, Rong-Tian Li, Wei Meng, Guo-Qin Huang, Yong-Jian Chen, Feng-Jun Ge, Qun Zhang, Yu-Jun Quan, Cai-Tao Zhang, Yi-Fei Liu, Ming Chen, Jin-Xiang Chen

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Association between sleep during pregnancy and birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study by Libing Huang, Huanjun Chen, Fuhui Yao, Zhonghan Sun, Shijiao Yan, Yuwei Lai, Chuanzhu Lv, Xiong-Fei Pan, Rixing Wang, Xingyue Song

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Efficacy of non-invasive ventilation and oxygen therapy on immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis... by Juhong Shi, Gang Liu, Meng Wang, Tao Wang, Yi Li, Yi Yang, Xuezhong Yu, Huadong Zhu, Yong Ma, Zongru Li, Lixi Zhang, Kun He, Jianqiang He

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Preoxygenation strategies before intubation in patients with acute hypoxic respiratory failure: a network meta-analysis by Na Ye, Na Ye, Chen Wei, Jiaxiang Deng, Yingying Wang, Hongwen Xie

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Inequality in maternal delays related to maternal death at home and en route to a health facility in Ethiopia: insights from national mortality surveillance data by Neamin Tesfay, Rozina Tariku, Girmay Hailu, Haymanot Firde, Fistum Hadgu Woldeyohannes

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Insecurity and the State’s Humanitarian Intervention in Northern Nigeria by Emmanuel Achus Jah, Yunusa Abare Kallah, Tanko Shawulu Paul

“…The state responds and reacts by establishment of institutional frameworks (Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, National Emergency Management Agency, North East Development Commission, State Emergency Management Agency and Military Operations) to rid the region of insecurity. …”
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Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Serum Lipid Profile in Patients With Cardiovascular Risk by Frențușcă Claudia Florina, Babeș Katalin

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Protocol of an open-label safety and feasibility pilot study of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder (the KAPPA trial) by Jonathan Brett, Celia Morgan, Nadine Ezard, Brendan Clifford, Krista J Siefried, Robert May, Liam Acheson, Kathryn Fletcher, Harriet MacDonald, Gillinder Bedi, Alexandre Guerin, Elizabeth Knock, Michael Millard, Jess Doumany

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Trial protocol of an open-label pilot study of oral naltrexone–bupropion combination pharmacotherapy for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorder (the NABU trial) by Jonathan Brett, Paul S Haber, Nicholas Lintzeris, Didier Jutras-Aswad, Nadine Ezard, Brendan Clifford, Krista J Siefried, Adrian John Dunlop, Liam Acheson, Carl Moller, Michael Christmass, Kirsten Morley, Steven Shoptaw, Madhukar H Trivedi

“…Primary outcomes are safety (measured by treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs)/adverse reactions) and feasibility (measured by the time taken to recruit, the proportion of ineligible participants, retention in the study and study medication adherence). …”
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Improving clinical care of patients in Nipah outbreaks: moving beyond ‘compassionate use’ by Md Zakiul Hassan, Amanda Rojek, Piero Olliaro, Peter Horby

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Plasma-derived extracellular vesicles prime alveolar macrophages for autophagy and ferroptosis in sepsis-induced acute lung injury by Rongzong Ye, Yating Wei, Jingwen Li, Yu Zhong, Xiukai Chen, Chaoqian Li

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Molecular Detection of Coxiella burnetii in Ticks Isolated from Domestic Animals in Slaughterhouses and Farms, Shahr-E-Rey, Tehran, Iran by Pedram Talaie, Maryam Tavassoli, Ehsan Mostafavi, Zakiyeh Telmadarraiy, Mahdi Rohani, Saber Esmaeili, Mohammad Mehdi Sedaghat

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Describing team development within a novel GP-led urgent care centre model: a qualitative study by Azeem Majeed, Geva Greenfield, Sarah Morton, Shamini Gnani, Agnieszka Igantowicz

“…Objective Urgent care centres (UCCs) co-located within an emergency department were developed to reduce the numbers of inappropriate emergency department admissions. …”
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Concurrent Extraction and Analysis of Atmospheric Particulate Matter-bound PBDEs, PAHs, Nitrated PAHs, and OPEs by Hsin-Chieh Kung, Bo-Wun Huang, Chien-Er Huang, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

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Digital pathways to healthcare: a systematic review for unveiling the trends and insights in online health information-seeking behavior by Yang Fu, Yang Fu, Ping Han, Jian Wang, Fakhar Shahzad

“…Second, the convergence trend with emerging information technologies such as big data, artificial intelligence, and social media is changing user behavior and how people search for health information. …”
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