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Research Progress on the Mechanism and Management of Septic Cardiomyopathy: A Comprehensive Review. 脓毒性心肌病的发病机制及治疗研究进展综述
IF 1.2 4区 医学
Emergency Medicine International Pub Date : 2023-11-20 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/8107336
Xue-Bin Pei, Bo Liu
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Risk Factors for Predicting Mortality and Amputation of Patients with Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections: Retrospective Analysis of 111 Cases from a Single Medical Center 预测坏死性软组织感染患者死亡率和截肢的危险因素:来自单一医疗中心的111例回顾性分析
4区 医学
Emergency Medicine International Pub Date : 2023-11-11 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6316896
Hanghui Cen, Ronghua Jin, Jun Yin, Xingang Wang
{"title":"Risk Factors for Predicting Mortality and Amputation of Patients with Necrotizing Soft-Tissue Infections: Retrospective Analysis of 111 Cases from a Single Medical Center","authors":"Hanghui Cen, Ronghua Jin, Jun Yin, Xingang Wang","doi":"10.1155/2023/6316896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6316896","url":null,"abstract":"Objective. Necrotizing soft-tissue infections (NSTIs) are rare clinical infections with surgical emergencies having a high mortality rate. This study aimed to investigate risk factors for mortality and amputation of patients with NSTI. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed critical factors for outcomes of 111 patients with NSTI hospitalized in our department from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 2018. NSTI diagnosis was based on the patient’s clinical characteristics, laboratory risk indicator for necrotizing fasciitis (LRINEC) score, laboratory test data, and microbiological findings in blood and wound culture. The risk factors for mortality and amputation of NSTI were determined using univariate or multivariate logistic regression analysis, receiver operating characteristics (ROC), and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) at 90 days after admission. Results. Diagnosis of 111 patients with NSTI was confirmed according to clinical features, LRINEC score, image data, laboratory findings, and microorganism culture in blood and wounds. The mortality rate was 9.91% (11/111) at day 90 follow-up. High white blood cell (WBC), low hematocrit (HCT), and multiple surgeries were identified to be critical risk factors for NSTI mortality in univariate and multivariate logistic analyses. AUCs, 95% confidence intervals (CI), and <math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" id=\"M1\"> <mi>P</mi> </math> values of risk factors were 0.699, 0.54–0.95, and <math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" id=\"M2\"> <mi>P</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mn>0.0117</mn> </math> for high WBC; 0.788, 0.63–0.97, and <math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" id=\"M3\"> <mi>P</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mn>0.0006</mn> </math> for low HCT; and 0.745, 0.59–0.90, and <math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" id=\"M4\"> <mi>P</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mn>0.0018</mn> </math> for multiple surgeries, respectively. These patients also had high LRINEC scores. Amputation occurred in 34.23% (38/111) of patients. Risk factors for amputation were higher age, low hemoglobin (Hb), and multiple wounds. AUCs, 95% confidence intervals (CI), and <math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" id=\"M5\"> <mi>P</mi> </math> values were 0.713, 0.11–0.32, and <math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" id=\"M6\"> <mi>P</mi> <mo><</mo> <mn>0.0001</mn> </math> for higher age; 0.798, 0.08–0.29, and <math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" id=\"M7\"> <mi>P</mi> <mo>=</mo> <mn>0.0007</mn> </math> for low Hb; and 0.757, 0.17–0.34, and <math xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML\" id=\"M8\"> <mi>P</mi> <mtext> </mtext> <mo><</mo> <mn>0.0001</mn> </math> for multiple lesion sites, respectively. Conclusions. High LRINEC scores, high WBC, low HCT, and multiple surgeries were relevant to increased mortality. Higher age, low Hb, and multiple wounds were associated with amputation risk. These clinical features must be paid attention to when patients are diagnosed with NSTI.","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135042825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Association between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Short-Term Mortality in Patients with Paralytic Intestinal Obstruction: Retrospective Data Analysis Based on the MIMIC-III Database. 麻痹性肠梗阻患者红细胞分布宽度与短期死亡率的关系:基于MIMIC-III数据库的回顾性数据分析。
IF 1.2 4区 医学
Emergency Medicine International Pub Date : 2023-10-23 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6739136
Xuelian Zhao, Xinhuan Wan, Chao Gu, Shanyu Gao, Jiahui Yin, Lizhu Wang, Longfang Quan
{"title":"Association between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Short-Term Mortality in Patients with Paralytic Intestinal Obstruction: Retrospective Data Analysis Based on the MIMIC-III Database.","authors":"Xuelian Zhao,&nbsp;Xinhuan Wan,&nbsp;Chao Gu,&nbsp;Shanyu Gao,&nbsp;Jiahui Yin,&nbsp;Lizhu Wang,&nbsp;Longfang Quan","doi":"10.1155/2023/6739136","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/6739136","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Elevated red cell distribution (RDW) has been reported to be associated with mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis and cholecystitis admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). However, evidence for the relationship between RDW and paralytic intestinal obstruction is lacking. Therefore, the article aims to investigate the relationship between RDW and 28-day mortality of the patients with paralytic intestinal obstruction. <i>Patients and Methods</i>. This is a single-center retrospective study. Based on a particular screening criterion, 773 patients with paralytic intestinal obstruction were selected from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care III (MIMIC-III) database. Indicators of the first 24 h into the ICU were used to analyze the relationship between RDW and 28-day death from paralytic intestinal obstruction by Kaplan-Meier (K-M) analysis, logistic regression analysis, and stratification analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The curve fitting exhibited a nonlinear relationship. The K-M curve showed that groups with higher RDW values had lower survival rates. The logistic regression analysis revealed that RDW increased with 28-day mortality in patients with paralytic intestinal obstruction in the fully adjusted model. In the fully adjusted model, OR value and 95% CI from the second to the third quantiles compared to the first quartile (reference group) were 1.89 (1.04, 3.44) and 3.29 (1.82, 5.93), respectively. The results of stratified analysis of each layer had the same trend as those of regression analysis, and the interaction results were not significant.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Elevated RDW was associated with increased 28-day mortality from paralytic intestinal obstruction in the ICU. This study can help to further explore the relationship between RDW and death in patients with paralytic intestinal obstruction.</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10615582/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71421702","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Evaluation of the Retrospective LACE Index in Predicting the Risk of Readmission in Patients with Hereditary Angioedema in an Emergency Department. 回顾性LACE指数预测急诊科遗传性血管性水肿患者再出血风险的评估。
IF 1.2 4区 医学
Emergency Medicine International Pub Date : 2023-10-20 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/8847030
Meltem Songur Kodik, Ozlem Inci, Zeynep Dila Çetin, Emine Nihal Mete Gokmen, Funda Karbek Akarca
{"title":"Evaluation of the Retrospective LACE Index in Predicting the Risk of Readmission in Patients with Hereditary Angioedema in an Emergency Department.","authors":"Meltem Songur Kodik,&nbsp;Ozlem Inci,&nbsp;Zeynep Dila Çetin,&nbsp;Emine Nihal Mete Gokmen,&nbsp;Funda Karbek Akarca","doi":"10.1155/2023/8847030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/8847030","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to calculate the LACE index in patients who admitted to the emergency department (ED) with hereditary angioedema (HA) diagnosed and to predict recurrent admissions of patients. In this single-center study, patients aged 18 or higher who were admitted to the ED diagnosed with HA were included over a 12-year period. 35 patients diagnosed with code E88.0 were evaluated according to electronic file records. The number of admissions to the ED in the last 6 months was 2. The LACE index was 4, and risk was 71.4%. The patients admitted to the hospital in the last 30 days had a higher rate of admission to the hospital in the last 6 months (<i>p</i> < 0.001). The LACE index at admission predicted 30 days admission with (AUC = 0.75, 95% CI (0.56-0.91)) acceptable discrimination. The LACE index and the number of admissions in the last 6 months included in the evaluation can be considered predictive in recurrent ED admissions of HA patients. However, the distribution of LACE-risk groups is no priority. Therefore, the low-, medium-, or high-risk level of LACE index values should be not taken into consideration in readmission of such patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10611537/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71411152","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Retracted: Analysis of the Effect of Mindfulness Behavior Intervention Combined with Progressive Breathing Training on Pulmonary Function Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 收回:正念行为干预结合渐进式呼吸训练对慢性阻塞性肺病患者肺功能康复的影响分析。
IF 1.2 4区 医学
Emergency Medicine International Pub Date : 2023-10-18 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/9831797
Emergency Medicine International
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Usefulness of the BIG Score in Predicting Massive Transfusion and In-Hospital Death in Adult Trauma Patients. BIG评分在预测成人创伤患者大量输血和住院死亡中的作用。
IF 1.2 4区 医学
Emergency Medicine International Pub Date : 2023-10-17 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/5162050
Sejun Park, Il Jae Wang, Seok-Ran Yeom, Sung-Wook Park, Suck Ju Cho, Wook Tae Yang, Wonwoong Tae, Up Huh, Chanhee Song, Yeaeun Kim, Jong-Hwan Park, Youngmo Cho
{"title":"Usefulness of the BIG Score in Predicting Massive Transfusion and In-Hospital Death in Adult Trauma Patients.","authors":"Sejun Park,&nbsp;Il Jae Wang,&nbsp;Seok-Ran Yeom,&nbsp;Sung-Wook Park,&nbsp;Suck Ju Cho,&nbsp;Wook Tae Yang,&nbsp;Wonwoong Tae,&nbsp;Up Huh,&nbsp;Chanhee Song,&nbsp;Yeaeun Kim,&nbsp;Jong-Hwan Park,&nbsp;Youngmo Cho","doi":"10.1155/2023/5162050","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/5162050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The base deficit (B), international normalized ratio (I), and Glasgow coma scale (GCS) (BIG) score is useful in predicting mortality in pediatric trauma patients; however, studies on the use of BIG score in adult patients with trauma are sparse. In addition, studies on the correlation between the BIG score and massive transfusion (MT) have not yet been conducted. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of BIG score for mortality and the need for MT in adult trauma patients. This retrospective study used data collected between 2016 and 2020 at our hospital's trauma center and registry. The predictive value of BIG score was compared with that of the Injury Severity Score (ISS) and Revised Trauma Score (RTS). Logistic regression analysis was carried out to assess whether BIG score was an independent risk factor. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed, and predictive values were evaluated by measuring the area under the ROC curve (AUROC). In total, 5,605 patients were included in this study. In logistic regression analysis, BIG score was independently associated with in-hospital mortality (odds ratio (OR): 1.1859; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.1636-1.2086) and MT (OR: 1.0802; 95% CI: 1.0609-1.0999). The AUROCs of BIG score for in-hospital mortality and MT were 0.852 (0.842-0.861) and 0.848 (0.838-0.857), respectively. Contrastingly, the AUROCs of ISS and RTS for in-hospital mortality were 0.795 (0.784-0.805) and 0.859 (0.850-0.868), respectively. Moreover, AUROCs of ISS and RTS for MT were 0.812 (0.802-0.822) and 0.838 (0.828-0.848), respectively. The predictive value of BIG score for mortality and MT was significantly higher than that of the ISS. The BIG score also showed a better AUROC for predicting in-hospital mortality compared with RTS. In conclusion, the BIG score is a useful indicator for predicting mortality and the need for MT in adult trauma patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10597729/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50161155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Relationship between Nonhepatic Serum Ammonia Levels and Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. 非肝性血清氨水平与脓毒症相关性脑病的关系:一项回顾性队列研究。
IF 1.2 4区 医学
Emergency Medicine International Pub Date : 2023-10-12 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/6676033
Pei Wang, Jia Yan, Qiqing Shi, Fei Yang, Xuguang Li, Yuehao Shen, Haiying Liu, Keliang Xie, Lina Zhao
{"title":"Relationship between Nonhepatic Serum Ammonia Levels and Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Pei Wang,&nbsp;Jia Yan,&nbsp;Qiqing Shi,&nbsp;Fei Yang,&nbsp;Xuguang Li,&nbsp;Yuehao Shen,&nbsp;Haiying Liu,&nbsp;Keliang Xie,&nbsp;Lina Zhao","doi":"10.1155/2023/6676033","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/6676033","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Nonhepatic hyperammonemia often occurs in patients with sepsis. Ammonia plays an essential role in the occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy. However, the relationship between nonhepatic serum ammonia levels and sepsis-associated encephalopathy (SAE) remains unclear. Thus, we aimed to evaluate the association between serum ammonia levels and patients with SAE.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data of critically ill adults with sepsis who were admitted to the intensive care unit were retrieved from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC IV) between 2008 and 2019 and retrospectively analyzed. Data of patients with sepsis patients and serum ammonia not related to acute or chronic liver disease were not included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data from 720 patients with sepsis were included. SAE was found to have a high incidence (64.6%). After adjusting for other risk factors, a serum ammonia level of ≥45 <i>μ</i>mol/L (odds ratio (OR): 3.508, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.336-5.269, <i>p</i> < 0.001) was found to be an independent risk factor for patients with SAE; moreover, as the serum ammonia level increased, the hospital mortality of SAE gradually increased in a certain range (serum ammonia <150 <i>μ</i>mol/L). Serum ammonia levels of ≥45 <i>μ</i>mol/L were associated with higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) scores in patients with SAE. Besides, our study found that patients with SAE used opioid analgesics (OR:3.433, 95% CI: 1.360-8.669, <i>p</i> = 0.009) and the SOFA scores of patients with SAE (OR: 1.126, 95% CI: 1.062-1.194, <i>p</i> < 0.001) were significantly higher than those without SAE.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nonhepatic serum ammonia levels of ≥45 <i>μ</i>mol/L evidently increased the incidence of SAE. Serum ammonia levels should be closely monitored in patients with sepsis.</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10590267/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49689257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Retracted: Correlation between Lpa, APO-A, APO-B, and Stenosis of Middle Cerebral Artery in Patients with Cerebral Ischemic Stroke. 收缩:缺血性脑卒中患者的Lpa、APO-A、APO-B与大脑中动脉狭窄的相关性。
IF 1.2 4区 医学
Emergency Medicine International Pub Date : 2023-10-04 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/9761860
Emergency Medicine International
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The Prevalence of Simultaneously Ordering Amylase and Lipase for Diagnosing Pancreatitis. 同时订购淀粉酶和脂肪酶诊断胰腺炎的患病率。
IF 1.2 4区 医学
Emergency Medicine International Pub Date : 2023-09-27 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/3988278
Bader Alyahya, Abdulaziz Alalshaikh, Abdulaziz Altaweel, Gadah Alsaleh, Abdullah Alsaeed, Haneen Somily, Taif Alotaibi, Mohammed Alaqeel, Abdulaziz Al Mehlisi, Fahad Abuguyan, Fawaz Altuwaijri, Zohair Al Aseri
{"title":"The Prevalence of Simultaneously Ordering Amylase and Lipase for Diagnosing Pancreatitis.","authors":"Bader Alyahya,&nbsp;Abdulaziz Alalshaikh,&nbsp;Abdulaziz Altaweel,&nbsp;Gadah Alsaleh,&nbsp;Abdullah Alsaeed,&nbsp;Haneen Somily,&nbsp;Taif Alotaibi,&nbsp;Mohammed Alaqeel,&nbsp;Abdulaziz Al Mehlisi,&nbsp;Fahad Abuguyan,&nbsp;Fawaz Altuwaijri,&nbsp;Zohair Al Aseri","doi":"10.1155/2023/3988278","DOIUrl":"10.1155/2023/3988278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The simultaneous measurement of serum amylase and lipase levels in the diagnosis of pancreatitis was deemed unnecessary in several studies. We aim at evaluating the prevalence of the simultaneous co-ordering of serum amylase and lipase.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This retrospective chart review was conducted at King Saud University Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, between January 2021 and January 2022. We examined requests for serum amylase or serum lipase levels that had been sought for suspected pancreatitis within the electronic health system (EHS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 9,617 requests for serum amylase and serum lipase levels for 5,536 patients were made in a year; 6,873 (71.5%) were made for serum lipase alone; 1,672 (17.4%) were made for co-ordered serum lipase and amylase; 322 (3.3%) were made for amylase alone; and 750 (7.8%) were made for repeated amylase testing. Four hundred and thirteen tests (4.3%) yielded a diagnosis of pancreatitis. The estimated cost reduction when serum amylase was removed if serum lipase was co-ordered was 108,680 SAR (approximately US$28,960).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Serum amylase and lipase were co-ordered for about 17.4% of pancreatitis diagnostic tests, all of which were unnecessary. Eliminating serum amylase testing for any patient who receives a test of their lipase levels would exert a significant impact on institutional costs and savings.</p>","PeriodicalId":11528,"journal":{"name":"Emergency Medicine International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10551519/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41112750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Predictive Performance Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio of Acute Tonsillitis with Deep Neck Space Infection in Adult Patients. 成人急性扁桃体炎伴深颈间隙感染患者中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比率的预测性能。
IF 1.2 4区 医学
Emergency Medicine International Pub Date : 2023-09-25 eCollection Date: 2023-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2023/8456427
Sun Hwa Lee, Jong Seok Oh, Yun Hyung Choi, Ji Yeon Lim
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