Medicine
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Review
Mutual effects of gestational diabetes and schizophrenia: how can one promote the other?: A review.
Although the physical complications of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are well known, emerging evidence suggests a significant link with psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia (SCZ). This review aimed to explore the extent, nature, and implications of the association between GDM and SCZ, exploring how the 2 conditions may reciprocally influence each other. We conducted a comprehensive literature review and, analyzed clinical and mechanistic evidence supporting the mutual effects of GDM and SCZ. ⋯ This relationship has significant implications for maternal and offspring health, particularly in regions with high GDM prevalence. These findings underline the need for integrated care approaches for women with SCZ during pregnancy and the importance of monitoring and managing GDM to mitigate the risk of SCZ in the offspring. Notably, this study recognizes the need for further research to fully understand these complex interactions and their implications for healthcare.
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Meta Analysis
Cardiac complications (arrhythmias and heart failure) in patients with ischemic stroke: A meta-analysis.
In patients with ischemic stroke (pwIS), cardiac complications have been observed in observational studies. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to investigate the arrhythmias and heart failure in pwIS. ⋯ Our results revealed that there is a comparatively higher risk of cardiac complications in pwIS; however, more research is needed to evaluate the risk of cardiac complications in pwIS.
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Review Case Reports
A case of scrub typhus with meningitis as the onset: Case report and literature review.
Scrub typhus is a naturally occurring acute febrile disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Although it can cause multiple organ dysfunction, central nervous system infections are uncommon. ⋯ Rarely reported cases of scrub typhus with meningitis and the lack of identifiable symptoms increase the chance of misdiagnosis or oversight. Patients with central nervous system infections presenting with fever and headache unresponsive to conventional antibacterial and antiviral treatment should be considered for scrub typhus with meningitis. Prompt multipathogen metagenomic testing is recommended to confirm the diagnosis and modify the treatment accordingly.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Palliative surgery versus non-surgery of the solitary metastatic lesion in De novo metastatic breast cancer: A SEER based study.
This study aimed to evaluate whether palliative surgery for metastatic lesion could provide a survival benefit in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients with solitary metastasis. De novo MBC patients with solitary distant lesions were enrolled utilizing the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted to form matched pairs of the surgery group and the non-surgery group. ⋯ Further stratification analysis indicated that patients with the luminal A subtype with brain metastasis have a better BCSS (HR = 0.36, 95% CI = 0.16-0.79, P = .04) and OS (HR = 0.37, 95% CI = 0.18-0.75, P = .03) after undergoing palliative surgery than nonsurgical treatment. Our study originality showed that palliative surgery for metastatic lesion could improve survival prognosis in patients with special single-organ metastasis and specific molecular subtypes. More clinical studies are needed to determine whether palliative surgery should be performed in MBC patients.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Comparison of nutritional risk indices (PNI, GNRI, mNUTRIC) and HALP score in predicting adverse clinical outcomes in older patients staying in an intensive care unit.
Malnutrition among critically ill older patients is a frequent problem in intensive care units (ICUs) and is associated with a higher risk of hospital/ICU length of stay (LOS) and mortality. The aim of this study was to evaluate malnutrition in older patients staying in an ICU using the hemoglobin, albumin, lymphocyte, platelet (HALP) score, modified nutrition risk in the critically Ill (mNUTRIC), prognostic nutritional index (PNI), and geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI) and to determine the consistency between these tools and their association with clinical outcomes. This cross-sectional retrospective, observational, hospital-based study included 153 older patients (≥65 years of age), who were admitted to an internal medicine ICU. ⋯ The HALP score was not associated with ICU LOS or a significant prognostic factor for mortality. All indices except HALP were good indicators of clinical outcomes in the study population including older patients. Prospective studies in larger and specific patient populations are needed to draw a strict conclusion in this subject.