1.1 Current state of knowledge Food Protein- Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) is a food allergy with a prevalence of 0.34% and an incidence of 15.4 children per 100,000 per year. It is a non-IgE-mediated allergy, manifested by vomiting 1 to 4 hours after ingestion of the suspect food (major
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common presenting conditions in pediatric emergencies. It has an estimated lifetime risk of about 8%. Although it commonly occurs in the second decade of life but 11.4% children are diagnosed with acute appendicitis in the pediatric emergency.
The rationale of
Patients with CDI benefit from the assessment and monitoring by an Infectious Diseases (ID) expert. Early intervention in patients diagnosed with a first episode of CDI would reduce the unnecessary use of antibiotics, improve prognosis by ensuring compliance with the clinical practice guidelines and
The study will be conducted in a prospective randomized design using the patient population admitted to any of the general surgery services at Yale New Haven Hospital and presenting with the presumed diagnosis of adhesive small bowel obstruction (SBO) to Yale New Haven Hospital. All patients will be
The Philadelphia chromosome-negative chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a group of hematopoietic stem cell malignancies that include polycythemia vera (PV), essential thrombocythemia (ET), and primary myelofibrosis (PMF). PV and ET can evolve into myelofibrosis, termed post PV/ET MF.
Introduction:
Major hepatectomy lead to significant postoperative anatomical and physiological changes. The liver dictates the systemic metabolic environment and helps maintain homeostasis. When segments of liver are removed, it is challenged to regenerate and restore cellular volume, as well as
Background Nosocomial infection Nosocomial infection, especially those caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics, is a major threat to critical care medicine. A systemic review revealed that 10-20% of patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) more than 48 hours will develop ventilator
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