RISK FACTORS FOR 30-DAY IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY FOR IN-PATIENT WITH STROKE IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: PROTOCOL FOR A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

Risk factors for 30-day in-hospital mortality for in-patient with stroke in sub-Saharan Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Introduction While individual studies have reported on in-hospital stroke mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the estimates are highly variable and inconclusive, buttressing the need for precise and reliable estimations.To overcome these inconsistencies, a well-structured systematic review and meta-analytical models are necessary.However,

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Bronchial wall measurements in patients after lung transplantation: evaluation of the diagnostic value for the diagnosis of bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome.

ObjectivesTo prospectively evaluate quantitative airway wall measurements of thin-section CT for the diagnosis of Bronchiolitis Obliterans Syndrome (BOS) following lung transplantation.Materials and methodsIn 141 CT examinations, bronchial wall thickness (WT), the wall area percentage (WA%) calculated as the ratio of the bronchial wall area and the

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