Consequences of Hydrogel Granules Swallowing by Children: Case Study by Roza Kh. Shangareeva, Gulnaz R. Valeeva, Irina G. Chendulaeva, Alik A. Mirasov, Robert R. Zaynullin, Pavel Yu. Soldatov

“…When hydrogel granules enter into gastrointestinal tract (GIT) they start to adsorb water, increase in volume and can cause obturation intestinal obstruction. Early diagnostics of intestinal obstruction in such cases can be difficult due to the lack of information about hydrogel granules swallowing. …”
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What happens between first symptoms and first acute exacerbation of COPD – observational study of routine data and patient survey by Alex Bottle, Alex Adamson, Xiubin Zhang, Benedict Hayhoe, Jennifer K Quint

“…Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease affects nearly 400 million worldwide – over a million in the United Kingdom – and is the third leading cause of death. …”
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Type 1 Kounis syndrome: recurrent myocardial infarctions in a patient with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease: a case report by S. A. Boldueva, I. V. Yarmosh, V. M. Guzeva, Ya. V. Negrey, M. A. Savelyeva

“…We present a case of type 1 Kounis syndrome in a patient with recurrent myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) due to allergic coronary vasospasm. …”
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Analysis of Clinical and Epidemiological Profiles as Predictors of Complications in Women Admitted to the Acute Cardiac Care Unit for Acute Coronary Syndrome by Marta Parellada-Vendrell, Sílvia Pérez-Ortega, Nuria Romeu-Mirabete, Montserrat Prat-Masana, Montserrat Venturas, Adelaida Zabalegui, Rut Andrea

“…Sociodemographic, anthropometric, and clinical variables were assessed. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed using the SPSS v25 software. …”
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Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by G. A. Ignatenko, G. G. Taradin, N. T. Vatutin, A. A. Kaluga, Yu. D. Kostyamin

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Prevalence of Sleep Disorders Among Children in Elementary Schools in Kirkuk City by Abbas Lateef Muheal-deen, Radwan H. Ibraim

“…Data were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistics ( Frequency, percentage and mean) and inferential statistic analysis (correlation coefficient and chi-Square test). …”
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Association of Respiratory Morbidities with Particulate Air Pollution in Delhi, India- A Prospective Study by Nandini Sharma, Pragya Sharma, M. P. George, Anil K. Singh, Ekta Arora

“…The trends of the hospital admissions for respiratory morbidity were corroborated with PM 2.5. Descriptive statistics and correlation amongst emergency admissions and air pollutants were analysed using Microsoft Excel. …”
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Estimation of relations between breathing perception, breathing patterns and the respiratory biomechanics in persons with various ventilator possibilities of the respiratory system... by A. I. Karzilov, F. F. Tetenev, T. N. Bodrova

“…Descriptive, comparative, correlative, canonical, cluster, factorial, regressive and informative analysis of the results has been performed. …”
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Mortality causes and health spending by gender and health conditions in octogenarians, nonagenarians and centenarians in Colombia by Oscar Espinosa, Valeria Bejarano, Isabella Franky, Sandeep Pagali, Michael Drummond, Oscar H. Franco

“…For this nationwide retrospective descriptive observational study, epidemiological regions, urban/rural areas and morbidities were also studied. …”
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Comorbidity-driven COPD outcomes: the urgent need for full optimisation by respiratory physicians by Sobia Chaudhary, Sundeep Kaul

“…Despite compelling evidence underscoring their critical role in disease progression, these comorbidities are consistently underdiagnosed and inadequately managed, necessitating an urgent shift toward a holistic, comorbidity-centred approach in COPD care.1–3 Materials and Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed involving 500 COPD patients (>60 years), confirmed by spirometry (FEV1/FVC <0.70 post-bronchodilator) and stratified according to Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)stages. Clinical data, including comorbidities, exacerbation frequency, hospitalisation rates, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) referrals and mortality, were systematically collected and analysed using descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses. …”
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Profile of a patient with non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in actual clinical practice by V. V. Ryabov, A. E. Gombozhapova, S. V. Demyanov

“…Statistical data processing was performed using the Statistica 10,0 software package. The methods of descriptive statistics and Yates-corrected chi-square test were used.Results. …”
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Characterization of the Care Process for Hypertensive People in a Polyclinic in Old Havana by Addys Díaz Piñera, Yamila Soler Carbonell, Nelsy Álvarez Mesa, Armando Rodríguez Salvá

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out in 159 people aged 18 years and over classified as hypertensive, to whom a questionnaire was applied to explore sociodemographic aspects, personal history and others related to the care process. …”
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Effect of Positioning on Oxygenation and Hemodynamics among Patients on Mechanical Ventilation by Hosam G. Elamoudy, Sahar Y. Mohammad, Gamal A. Abdellatif, Suzan M. Dessowky

“…Methods: This study was conducted in the medical intensive care unit at El-Demerdash hospital, affiliated to Ain-Shams University. A descriptive exploratory study design was utilized in this study. …”
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Comparison of Certain Risk Factors Associated with Mortality Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Patients at Shohadaye Kargar Hospital in Yazd, Iran (2019-2020) by Somayeh Jahanabadi, Abolhasan Halvani, Sareh Rafatmagham, Mohammadjavad Berizi

“…The variables of diabetes, hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and age showed statistically significant differences between the two groups (P<0.05). …”
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Assessing diagnosis-related groups based direct medical expenditures of chronic disease patients in general hospital of lower southern Thailand by Akemat Wongpairin, Apiradee Lim, Phattrawan Tongkumchum, Wichayaporn Thongpeth, Haris Khurram

“…Chronic kidney and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases were the most expensive chronic diseases with an average expense of about THB 20,000 and 25,000. …”
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Spontaneous pneumothorax by Lazaro Lorda Galiano, María Lourdes Hernández Echevarría, Abraham Ismael Beato Canfux, Mario Jarquín Caceres, Manuel Ceballos Hernández, Yisel del Carmen Hernández Vázquez

“…The most associated personal pathological history was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The predominant symptom was chest pain. …”
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Spirometric alterations in post-COVID-19 patients treated on an outpatient. Ibarra, January–December 2021 by Paulina Marilú Puedmag Rueda, Pedro René Torres Cabezas, Jorge Luis Anaya González

“…In post-COVID-19 patients, this allows us to evaluate the severity of the condition and follow the progression of airflow limitation, to identify obstructive, restrictive and mixed patterns.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to determine the spirometric alterations and their relationship with the severity degree of the post-COVID-19 condition in patients treated on an outpatient.…”
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Perspectives on Palliative Care Approaches in People with Advanced COPD: A Qualitative Study of Patients Attending a Breathe Easy Clinic and Day Hospice by Barbara Gonçalves, Joanne Lusher, Audrey Cund, Caroline Sime, Eileen Harkess-Murphy

“…Introduction: People with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are well recognised to experience high levels of unaddressed physical and psychosocial symptom burden. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL SCENARIO’S INFORMATION MODEL IN THE MEDICAL SIMULATION CENTER by I. V. Tolmachyov, Ye. G. Ripp, S. V. Tropin, Ye. V. Karpushkina, A. S. Tsverova

“…The aims of this work are developing informational model and creating clinical scenarios of emergency states in the Medical Simulation Center.Objectives:– to analyze the process of scenario conducting;– to create clinical scenarios of emergency states (anaphylactic shock, hypovolemic shock, obstructive shock) with specialist’s help.The scenarios consist of sections such as main aim, skills, required mannequins, preparation of the mannequins, preparation of medical equipment and instruments for the scenario, preparation of special materials, scenario description, guide for operator, information for trainees.By analyzing the process of scenario conducting the key participants were defined who are operator, assistant, trainer, trainees. …”
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Assessment of Nurse's Knowledge and Practice Regarding Oxygen Therapy at Teaching Hospitals in Al- Nasiriya City\ Iraq by Ashwaq Yassin, Khalida Mansour

“…The data were analyzed by applying descriptive and inferential data by application of statistical package for social science program (SPSS) version 23.0. …”
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