Hong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi / Hong Kong Academy of Medicine
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To evaluate the prevalence and outcome of acute kidney injury in paediatric intensive care units using the modified RIFLE score (pRIFLE). ⋯ Among critically ill paediatric patients, the pRIFLE score serves as a suitable classification of acute kidney injury when stratified according to clinical severity. It also provides prognostic information on mortality and renal outcomes.
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To investigate the diagnostic performance and safety of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in patients presenting with radiological features of lung cancer. ⋯ Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration is highly effective in determining the diagnosis and lymph node staging in patients with lung cancer. In combination with its excellent safety profile, it should be considered a frontline diagnostic test for patients presenting with mediastinal abnormalities suspicious of lung cancer.