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The diagnostic accuracy of the natriuretic peptides in heart failure
OBJECTIVES: To determine and compare the diagnostic accuracy of serum natriuretic peptide levels (B type natriuretic peptide, N terminal probrain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP), and mid-regional proatrial natriuretic peptide...
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The stability of care preferences following acute illness
BACKGROUND: Patient preferences are integral to person-centred care, but preference stability is poorly understood in older people, who may experience fluctuant illness trajectories with episodes of acute illness. We aimed to...
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Appraising the causal role of smoking in multiple diseases
BACKGROUND: The causal association between cigarette smoking and several diseases remains equivocal. The purpose of this study was to appraise the causal role of smoking in a wide range of diseases by summarizing the evidence...
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The Management of Acute Colonic Diverticulitis in the COVID-19 Era
Background and Objective: During the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems worldwide made major changes to their organization, delaying diagnosis and treatment across a broad spectrum of pathologies. Concerning surgery, there was an...
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Diagnosis and treatment of acute appendicitis
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Acute appendicitis (AA) is among the most common causes of acute abdominal pain. Diagnosis of AA is still challenging and some controversies on its management are still present among different settings and...
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2020 update of the WSES guidelines for the management of acute colonic diverticulitis in the emergency setting.
Acute colonic diverticulitis is one of the most common clinical conditions encountered by surgeons in the acute setting. An international multidisciplinary panel of experts from the World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES)...
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