Croatian medical journal
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2023
Randomized Controlled TrialEffectiveness of the oxygen reserve index in detecting and preventing hyperoxia in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation: a randomized controlled trial.
To assess the effectiveness of fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO2) titration guided by oxygen reserve index (ORi) in preventing hyperoxia in intensive care unit (ICU) patients receiving mechanical ventilator support. ⋯ FiO2 titration guided by ORi+SpO2 effectively prevents hyperoxia and reduces the exposure time to hyperoxia in critically ill patients.
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2023
Cognitive functioning is prognostic in patients with IDH1-wild type and MGMT-unmethylated high-grade gliomas.
To investigate the prognostic factors of survival in patients with high-grade gliomas without isocitrate dehydrogenase-1 (IDH) mutation and O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) promoter methylation. ⋯ Cognitive functioning in the domain of verbal fluency was associated with overall survival independently of age and the extent of surgery. Cognitive functioning could be an important stratifying tool in this group of patients lacking other predictors.
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2023
Benign fasciculation syndrome and migraine aura without headache as possible adverse events after BNT162b2 mRNA vaccination: a web-based survey.
To determine the characteristics of patients who experienced muscle fasciculations and migraine auras without headache after BNT162b2 immunization. ⋯ To the best of our knowledge, our survey is the first to summarize patients' experiences of these phenomena occurring after BNT162b2 immunization. It is important to note that no causal relationship between vaccination and these phenomena can be inferred.
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Croatian medical journal · Dec 2023
Benign and malignant prostate neoplasms show different spatial organization of collagen.
To compare the indicators of the spatial organization of collagen and its regulating factors between benign and malignant prostate neoplasms. ⋯ Collagen matrix spatial organization features, as well as its regulatory factors, could be potential biomarkers of malignant prostate neoplasms.