International journal of clinical practice
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The aim of this study was to investigate the ABO and Rh blood group distribution and clinical characteristics in patients with COVID-19. ⋯ Our study has found that having blood group O may be protective, that blood group A may have greater susceptibility to the disease, but this does not affect the course of the disease and is not associated with mortality.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
Observational StudyRisk factors associated with the incidence and recurrence of hyperkalaemia in patients with cardiorenal conditions.
Hyperkalaemia (HK) is associated with increased mortality risk. Prior studies suggest that the causes of HK are multifactorial. This study aimed to examine risk factors for incident and recurrent HK in six large real-world cohorts of UK patients that could be considered at elevated HK risk because of underlying disease pathology and/or medication use. ⋯ Several risk factors for HK that are easily measured in routine clinical practice were identified, facilitating the identification of patients who are at the highest risk of experiencing HK, including recurrent HK.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
Meta AnalysisPrevalence of persistent vegetative state compared to recovery, disability, and death in subjects with severe traumatic brain injury: A meta-analysis.
The persistent vegetative state has drawn considerable attention since it is the poorest result apart from mortality in subjects with severe traumatic brain injury. This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate its prevalence compared to recovery, disability, and death 6 months post severe traumatic brain injury. ⋯ However, persistent vegetative state is the poorest result apart from mortality in subjects with severe traumatic brain injury. Its prevalence is lower than the recovery, disability, and death even in developing counties with its lower healthcare services. The prevalence was variable over time and higher in developing countries. This relationship forces us to recommend improving healthcare services to the extent that a persistent vegetative state could be avoided as much as possible.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
ReviewDo morbidity measures predict decline of activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living among older inpatients? A systematic review.
Older adults often suffer from multimorbidity, which results in hospitalisations. These are often associated with poor health outcomes such as functional dependence and mortality. The aim of this review was to summarise the current literature on the capacities of morbidity measures in predicting activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) amongst inpatients. ⋯ Morbidity measures are poor predictors for ADL or IADL decline amongst older inpatients and follow-up duration does not alter the performance of morbidity measures.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Apr 2021
Relationship between lymphovascular invasion and molecular subtypes in invasive breast cancer.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the relation between LVI and molecular subtypes in invasive breast cancers and to find out whether LVI which is a histopathologic indicator has a role in subtype classification or not. ⋯ As a result, we found that LVI can affect molecular subtypes. This showed that a histopathological factor may affect tumour biology. In other words, breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease with many different predictors and prognostic variables.