Postgraduate medicine
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Postgraduate medicine · Nov 2023
Vaccination coverage of children with rheumatic diseases compared with healthy controls: a retrospective case-control study.
To reveal the vaccination status of patients with pediatric rheumatic disease (PedRD) and to compare this with healthy controls. ⋯ Vaccination coverage of PedRD patients has been shown to lag behind the routine vaccination schedule (71.4%). In addition to new recommendations, electronic health system records for vaccination may be appropriate for the follow-up of these patients, and the addition of reminder alerts may be useful to reduce the rate of missed vaccinations.
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Postgraduate medicine · Nov 2023
Potential delayed and/or missed STI diagnoses among outpatients presenting with lower genitourinary tract symptoms: a real-world database study.
Sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnosis is complicated as these infections can present with lower genitourinary tract symptoms (LGUTS) that overlap with other disorders, i.e. urinary tract infections (UTIs). The study's objective was to determine potential missed STI diagnoses from patients presenting with LGUTS in the US between January 2010 and December 2019. ⋯ These findings highlight delayed STI antibiotic treatment and low rates of CT/NG testing, suggesting late STI consideration and suboptimal diagnosis. Additionally, our study illustrates the importance of accurately diagnosing and treating STIs in patients with LGUTS and associated conditions, to avoid antibiotic misuse and complications from delayed administration of appropriate treatment.
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Postgraduate medicine · Nov 2023
The effects of rate-pressure product at admission on cardiopulmonary function during hospitalization in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
This study aimed to analyze the correlation between the rate pressure product (RPP) and cardiopulmonary function during hospitalization in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). ⋯ The RPP at admission was negatively correlated with cardiopulmonary function during hospitalization in patients with AMI. Patients with a high RPP were more likely to have a combination of obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and reduced oxygen uptake during exercise, while a high RPP at admission appeared to affect their cardiovascular response indicators during exercise.
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Postgraduate medicine · Nov 2023
Predicting ventilator-associated pneumonia in elderly patients requiring mechanical ventilation through the detection in tracheal aspirates.
In this study, we evaluated the clinical utility of tracheal aspirates α-amylase (AM), pepsin, and lipid-laden macrophage index (LLMI) in the early diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in elderly patients on mechanical ventilation. ⋯ The detection of AM, pepsin, and LLMI in tracheal aspirates has promising clinical utility as an early warning biomarker of VAP in elderly patients undergoing mechanical ventilation.