Association between serum total bilirubin levels and 28-day all-cause mortality after intracerebral hemorrhage by Dachang Qiu, Guangwei Li, Yongfei Dong, Yongfei Dong

“…The patients were categorized into two groups based on whether they survived for 28 days following admission to hospital. The association between serum TBIL levels and 28-day survival in patients with ICH was investigated using Spearman’s correlation analysis and restricted cubic splines. …”
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Protocol on a systematic review of nomenclature and outcomes in children with complex critical illness in Paediatric Critical Care: The basis for consensus definition. by Sofia Cuevas-Asturias, Claire Rafferty, Hannah Mitchell, William Tremlett, Padmanabhan Ramnarayan, Natalie Pattison

“…There is constant demand for these beds with a mean five-day length of stay and admissions increasing at a greater rate than age-specific population growth. …”
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A machine learning-based model for predicting paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation based on EHR by Yuqi Zhang, Sijin Li, Peibiao Mai, Yanqi Yang, Niansang Luo, Chao Tong, Kuan Zeng, Kun Zhang

“…Conclusions Our model makes it possible to predict paroxysmal and persistent AF based on baseline data at admission. Early and individualized intervention strategies based on our model may help to improve clinical outcomes in AF patients.…”
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Diagnostics and treatment of peptic ulcer: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological Association by V. T. Ivashkin, A. A. Sheptulin, I. V. Mayev, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. S. Trukhmanov, T. L. Lapina, S. G. Burkov, A. V. Kalinin, A. V. Tkachev

“…Despite a tendency to decrease of hospital admission rate of patients with uncomplicated PUD, increase in complicated forms of disease rate is noted that it is related mainly to the growing intake of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID). …”
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Does a Provider Contact Wristband Reduce Emergency Department Visit Rates Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty? by David C. Hein, MD, Ajay K. Srivastava, MD, Seann E. Willson, MD, Paul M. Telehowski, MD, Patrick J. Atkinson, PhD, Theresa S. Atkinson, PhD

“…Literature suggests 30-day visit rates range between 4% and 15%, with only 20%-25% of these admitted for care. Low admissions suggest an opportunity to reduce unnecessary postarthroplasty ED visits. …”
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Comparison of Healthcare Encounters and Drug Persistence in Patients With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Receiving Oral Selexipag, Inhaled Iloprost, or Parenteral Treprostinil: A... by Ci Song, Peter Kunovszki, Amélie Beaudet

“…Rates of hospitalization (inpatient admissions), emergency room visits, or outpatient visits per person-year were calculated. …”
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Prenatal malaria exposure and risk of adverse birth outcomes: a prospective cohort study of pregnant women in the Northern Region of Ghana by Akbar Fotouhi, Masud Yunesian, Hawawu Hussein, Mansour Shamsipour, Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand, Percival Delali Agordoh, Mashoud Alabi Seidu

“…After adjusting for newborn admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit, parity, maternal age and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, women who were exposed to malaria during the third trimester of pregnancy had 2.02 times (95% CI 1.36 to 2.99) higher odds of premature delivery. …”
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Interdisciplinary collaboration across secondary and primary care to improve medication safety in the elderly (IMMENSE study): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Liv Mathiesen, Jeanette Schultz Johansen, Kjerstin Havnes, Kjell H. Halvorsen, Stine Haustreis, Lillann Wilsgård Skaue, Elena Kamycheva, Kirsten K. Viktil, Anne Gerd Granås, Beate H. Garcia

“…The intervention comprises five steps mainly performed by pharmacists: (1) medication reconciliation at admission, (2) medication review during hospital stay, (3) patient counselling about the use of medicines, (4) a comprehensible and patient-friendly medication list with explanations in discharge summary and (5) postdischarge phone calls to the primary care level. …”
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A cross-sectional study of the current status of psychological health and its correlation with academic performance in medical students: taking medical students in a medical univer... by Han Chunhong, Han Chunhong, Ding Jingjing, He Huan, Zheng Peiyao, Zhang Xiaona, Yang Xiaowen, Zheng Aiming

“…This study examines the psychological health of medical students in a Chinese university and its impact on academic performance, aiming to inform targeted interventions.Methods2022 undergraduate and postgraduates from an independent medical university in Eastern China were selected to score using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7(GAD-7), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation(BSSI); and the total grade point averages (GPAs) of 2022 undergraduates in the first and second academic years were determined to analyse the main psychological influencing factors.ResultsThe general survey of 2022 new medical students at admission showed that the various scores of postgraduates were higher than those of undergraduates. …”
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Differential Diagnosis between Ulcerative Colitis and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease in a Patient with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1 by Elizaveta A. Trush, Alexander V. Korolev, Elena A. Poluektova, Pavel V. Pavlov, Maria G. Pavlova, Alexander S. Tertychny, Yulia O. Sidorina, Natalia A. Ponkratova, Oleg S. Shifrin

“…When examined on the day of admission, surgical pathology was excluded. Further differential diagnostics between Clostridium difficile-associated disease and ulcerative colitis was carried out, with the possibility of combining these diseases being not excluded. …”
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An analysis of referral patterns of traumatic brain injury at Groote Schuur Hospital Trauma Centre by N Parker, T Navsaria, M Lopez, L Marineau, R Maine, K Chu, T Govender, D McPherson, P Navsaria

“…More than half of patients referred for a CT scan were discharged from the Trauma Centre within 24 hours of admission, which indicates additional costs and inefficiencies in the health system. …”
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Continuously relapsing (for two years) course of diarrheal variant of IBS (<i>Clinical case</i>) by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, A. A. Kurbatova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Antispasmodics of various groups, enzyme and antisecretory agents in this relation were prescribed to him without any noteworthy effect for two years prior to admission to Vasilenko Clinic of internal diseases propedeutics, gastroenterology and hepatology. …”
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RETHINKING HOMO AFRICANUS IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIO-POLITICAL CHANGE: by A.R. Brunsdon

“…It suggests that Africans find themselves amid a realisation of disappointment, loss, anger and feelings of despair. …”
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PREACHING WHEN VIRAL THREATS CONVERGE: USA SERMONS, 31 MAY AND 7 JUNE 2020 by S.A. Brown

“…This question has been a pressing one for preachers and congregations amid the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts. In the USA, the urgency of this theological question intensified when nationwide protests erupted following the release, on 26 May, of the video of the death of George Floyd. …”
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Factors that Play a Role in Community Participation in Creating Healthy Alleys in Makassar City by Adhe Yuniar Batari Lipu

“…Thus, Community Health Center health workers responsible as health tunnel supervisors must guide the form of Communication, Information, and Education (KIE) to the community to increase community participation in the Healthy Aisle program.…”
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A Computer-Aided Justice Management System: A prototype for Universities in Uganda by Conrad M., Mubaraka, Moses, Agaba, Ngige, J. Ng’ang’a

“…As error is to human, disputes are inevitable but should be resolved amicably. With a focus on higher institutions of learning justice administration and management is handy in managing competition and so profit maximization especially in the current privatization of higher education. …”
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Model Agile Scrum untuk Pengembangan Sistem Pencarian Dokumen Surat Digital Berbasis Konten Terklasifikasi dengan Ontologi by Rifiana Arief, Suryarini Widodo, Ary Bima Kurniawan, Hustinawaty Hustinawaty, Faisal Arkan

“…Pada sistem pencarian yang ada saat ini, pengarsipan dengan melakukan pengunggahan dokumen hasil pindaian surat, pengklasifikasian surat dan penamaan file surat/pembuatan anotasi masih dilakukan secara manual oleh operator, pencarian masih berdasar nama file/anotasi surat belum berdasar isi konten sehingga sulit menemukan surat sesuai konten teks yang diinginkan. …”
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Penerapan Logika Fuzzy Dan Metode Profile Matching Pada Sistem Pakar Medis Untuk Diagnosis Covid-19 Dan Penyakit Lain by Rusliyawati Rusliyawati, Agus Wantoro, Erliyan Redy Susanto

“…COVID-19 masih menjadi masalah di seluruh dunia. Gejala infeksi COVID-19 berupa batuk, demam, sesak napas, pilek, dan diare mirip dengan penyakit lain, sehingga menyulitkan dokter untuk membedakan infeksi COVID-19 atau penyakit lain, sehingga diperlukan diagnosis. …”
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Pengembangan Aplikasi E-Learning Edu IT : Pembuatan Aplikasi Ujian Essay Online serta Upload Download Materi Kuliah by Maria Bellaniar Ismiati, Latius Hermawan

“…Selain itu, distribusi materi kuliah masih sering dilakukan melalui flashdisk/e-mail. …”
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Perbandingan Arsitektur Convolutional Neural Network Pada Klasifikasi Pneumonia, COVID-19, Lung Opacity, dan Normal Menggunakan Citra Sinar-X Thoraks by Agung Wahyu Setiawan

“…Meskipun terjadi penurunan jumlah kasus penderita Covid-19, namun masih terdapat beberapa kasus baru karena terjadi mutasi virus. …”
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