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The efficacy and safety of oral and vaginal misoprostol versus dinoprostone on women experiencing labor: A systematic review and updated meta-analysis of 53 randomized controlled trials

Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Oct 4;103(40):e39861. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000039861. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Induction of labor is the process of artificially stimulating the uterus to start labor before the …

The impact of femoral/internal jugular vein selection on postoperative infection in central vein cannulation of newborns undergoing cardiac surgery

Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Oct 4;103(40):e39969. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000039969. ABSTRACT In the low-weight newborn patient group, the development of catheter related bloodstream infections after cardiac surgery significantly …

Escalating Health Crisis: Dissecting Mortality Causes and Trends Among Indigenous Populations in Northeast Brazil

Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2024 Oct 28;18:e228. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2024.155. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: In Northeast Brazil, the poorest region of the country, indigenous communities face critical …

Comparing the effects of oral sucrose and kangaroo mother care on selected physiological variables and pain resulting from venipuncture in premature newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units

Eur J Med Res. 2024 Oct 28;29(1):519. doi: 10.1186/s40001-024-02113-x. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Premature newborns admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) undergo numerous painful interventions during …

Clinical associations of complement-activating collectins, collectin-10, collectin-11 and mannose-binding lectin in preterm neonates

Front Immunol. 2024 Oct 11;15:1463651. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1463651. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Premature and low-birthweight infants are at especially high risk of perinatal complications, including impaired …

Demographic-based disparities in outcomes for adults with central line-associated bloodstream infections in the United States: a National Inpatient Sample database study (2016-2020)

Front Med (Lausanne). 2024 Oct 11;11:1469522. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1469522. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) are prevalent and preventable hospital-acquired infections associated with …