Complications after endoscopic spine surgery - risk factors and preventive strategies by Joanna Olszak, Karolina Zalewa, Lidia Bartoszek, Dominika Orłowska, Wojciech Kapłan, Mikołaj Poleszczuk, Karol Poleszczuk, Alicja Milewska, Anna Czuba

“…Results The literature review indicates that the most common complications after EOS are dura tears, nerve injury, infection, bleeding, and adhesions. Risk factors include both patient-related aspects and surgical technique. …”
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Effects of acupuncture on earthquake survivors with major psychiatric disorders and related symptoms: A scoping review of clinical studies. by Chan-Young Kwon, Jungtae Leem, Da-Woon Kim, Hui-Ju Kwon, Hyun-Seo Park, Sang-Ho Kim

“…Acupuncture-related adverse events were generally mild and temporary, such as mild bleeding and hematoma, and syncope was a rare but potentially serious adverse event (1/48 patients and 1/864 sessions over a treatment period of 4 weeks).…”
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Major Causes of Preventable Death in Trauma Patients by Youngeun Park, Gil Jae Lee, Min A Lee, Kang Kook Choi, Jihun Gwak, Sung Youl Hyun, Yang Bin Jeon, Yong-Cheol Yoon, Jungnam Lee, Byungchul Yu

“…The most frequent management error was delayed treatment of bleeding. Conclusions Most errors in the treatment of trauma patients occurred in early stages of the treatment process and in the ICU. …”
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Role of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for the management of peri‑implant diseases among habitual nicotinic product users: A systematic review by Abdulrahman M. AlMubarak

“…Results from all RCTs showed that aPDT, when performed as an adjunct to MD, is more effective in reducing peri‑implant plaque index, bleeding scores, and peri‑implant PD in contrast to when mechanical debridement (MD) was performed alone. …”
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Digital subtraction angiography of intrahepatic portal vein as the key visualization for mesoportal shunting in children with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova, A.H. Rusyn

“…Men age at surgery was 8.71±1.72 years. 5 (71.4%) patients manifested bleeding episodes as the first sign of portal hypertension. …”
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The effectiveness of ERCP in managing preoperative complications of choledochal cysts in children and its role in facilitating early surgical intervention by Tian Zhang, Wenjie Wu, Yijun Shu, Hao Weng, Mingzhe Weng, Ying Zhou, Xuefeng Wang

“…There was no significant difference in primary outcomes, such as surgical duration, rate of minimally invasive surgery, conversion to open surgery, intraoperative bleeding volume, intraoperative blood transfusion, postoperative complications, or average length of hospital stay, between the early surgery group (≤2 weeks) and the late surgery group (>2 weeks).ConclusionsERCP was proved to be a safe and effective intervention for alleviating preoperative complications in pediatric patients with choledochal cyst. …”
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Refractory human cytomegalovirus infection without evidence of genetic resistance in the UL-54 and UL-97 genes in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient: a case r... by Alejandra Pando-Caciano, Ketty Adid Escudero-Ramirez, Jackeline Carol Rodríguez-Torres, Holger Maita-Malpartida, Holger Maita-Malpartida

“…Ten months after the HSCT, the child died from hypovolemic shock due to gastrointestinal bleeding. This is the first case reported in Peru and Latin America of a refractory CMV infection in a pediatric HSCT recipient without evidence of clinical symptoms and CMV genetic resistance. …”
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Correlation of ferritin and glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPX4) level as a marker of ferroptosis process in endometrioma by Rina Nulianti, Hartanto Bayuaji, Mulyanusa Amarullah Ritonga, Tono Djuwantono, Dian Tjahyadi, Anita Rachmawati, Sri Ratna Dwiningsih, Aisyah Shofiatun Nisa, Putri Nadhira Adinda Adriansyah

“…The pathophysiology of this condition remains incompletely understood. Local bleeding and inflammation within endometriosis lesions, which occur in an environment rich in iron, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and free radicals, can disturb the balance of iron within the peritoneal cavity. …”
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Selection of Prosthesis in Aortic Valve Surgery: Short Review and Trend in our Practice in 10 Years by Selman Dumani, Ermal Likaj, Laureta Dibra, Devis Pellumbi, Adelina Musliu, Fjoralba Qejvani, Altin Veshti

“…The replacement of the aortic valve, aside from its undeniable benefits for patients, also introduces various complications, such as bleeding related to anticoagulation, thromboembolism, prosthetic endocarditis, and structural degeneration of the prosthesis. …”
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Associations of Salivary BPIFA1 Protein in Chronic Periodontitis Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yue Guo, Lin-Na Guo, Jun-Fei Zhu, Chen-Yi Tang, Yun-Zhi Feng, Hou-De Zhou

“…We also detected full-mouth clinical periodontal parameters including probing pocket depth (PPD), clinical attachment level (CAL), bleeding index (BI), and plaque index (PLI). Salivary BPIFA1, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) concentrations were also detected. …”
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Over-the-Scope Clip-Associated Endoscopic Muscular Dissection for Seven Cases of Small Gastric Submucosal Tumor: A Video-Based Case Series by Xin Li, Rongfen Wei, Jianfu Qin, Fei Qin, Peng Peng, Mengbin Qin, Shiquan Liu, Jiean Huang

“…All tumors were completely dissected without any perforation or infection during and after the procedure in all cases, while three patients had mild abdominal pain, and one experienced postoperative bleeding after the procedure which was treated by the endoscopy with titanium clips. …”
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Penetrating chest trauma from a “less lethal” bean bag in the United States: a case report by Gloria Sanin, Gabriel Cambronero, Megan E. Lundy, William T. Terzian, Martin D. Avery, Samuel P. Carmichael, Maggie Bosley

“…A thoracotomy was chosen as the operative approach due to concerns about significant bleeding upon foreign body removal. A chest tube was placed and subsequently removed on postoperative day 5. …”
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Mass resection as a candidate treatment for uterine PEComas of uncertain malignant potential: a case report and literature review by Haijuan Shi, Yan Yin, Shoujun Liang, Chuanzhong Liu, Yibao Huang, Bingfeng Lu, Liying Zhang

“…The most common signs and symptoms included abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and abdominal pain. Most of the patients (11/13) were managed surgically without any chemotherapy or radiation therapy. …”
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Comparison of the factors that influence the pattern of procurement and usage of antithrombotic drugs by Mohamed Mansor Manan, Aswani Yanti Baharudin, Qi Ying Lean, Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Sachinjeet Kaur Sodhi Dhaliwal, Muhammad Junaid Farrukh, Ching Siang Tan, Long Chiau Ming

“…The mean difference in terms of DDDs of the studied antithrombotic drugs impacts patient demographic characteristics, smoking history, presence of atherosclerotic diseases and peripheral artery diseases, comorbidity, patient compliance, and bleeding history. It is useful to evaluate trends and expenditures, which will ultimately avoid untoward adverse effects and unnecessary costs.  …”
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Ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound ablation for uterine arteriovenous fistula: a case series by Fang Li, Hua Tao, Jing Chen, Li Wang, Yini Wei, Xiajuan Wu, Yu Zhang, Dingyuan Zeng

“…Following HIFU treatment, there was a significant relief in clinical symptoms, particularly abnormal uterine bleeding. Ultrasound examinations conducted one month after the treatment revealed a notable reduction in the volume of the lesion, ranging from 57% to 100%. …”
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Efficacy and safety of molecular targeted therapies in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a network meta-analysis by Htet Htet, Jwala Rebacca James Anaghan, Heethal Jaiprakash, Ismail Abdul Sattar Burud, Thiruselvi Subramaniam, Igor Iezhitsa, Renu Agarwal

“…There was a higher chance of bleeding with MTT and was statistically significant. …”
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A META-ANALYSIS: THE UTILIZATION OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY IN DIABETIC FOOT ULCERS by Ni Putu Gita Raditya Sanjiwani, I Putu Krisna Murti

“…However, when utilizing this innovative approach, it is imperative to guarantee meticulous regulation and modification of the negative pressure value to mitigate any potential risk of bleeding in the wound.…”
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Laparoscopic and Endoscopic cooperative surgery as Rescue-treatment for Advanced gastric Cancer in patients Unfit for Surgery (LE-RACUS): protocol for a feasibility study by Henrik Maltzman, Masami Omae, Fredrik Klevebro, Francisco Baldaque-Silva, Ioannis Rouvelas

“…The secondary objectives will be any complications, postoperative bleeding/perforation, operation time, radicality, mortality, hospital stay, and health-related quality of life. …”
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Comparison of Nonexposed Endoscopic Wall-Inversion Surgery with Endoscopic-Navigated Laparoscopic Wedge Resection for Gastric Submucosal Tumours: Results of a Two-Centre Study by Jan Hajer, Lukáš Havlůj, Petr Kocián, Günther Klimbacher, Andreas Shamiyeh, Robert Gürlich, Adam Whitley

“…NEWS was associated with a longer operating time and more frequent suture line bleeding (3 cases in the NEWS group versus 1 case in the LWR group). …”
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Acute management of massive pulmonary embolism in pregnancy by Shahin Qadri, Shahin Qadri, Ashwini Bilagi, Ashwini Bilagi, Abha Sinha, Derek Connolly, Derek Connolly, Derek Connolly, Richard Murrin, Shagaf Bakour, Shagaf Bakour, Shagaf Bakour

“…But other therapeutic options such as (catheter [or surgical] thrombectomy, ECMO) should be considered in the postpartum period, given the high risk of major bleeding with thrombolysis.•Thrombolysis remains the most-used and reasonably successful modality of treatment in pregnancy but should be avoided in the postpartum period as it can cause life-threatening haemorrhage. …”
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