Objective: The goal of our study was to determine the prognostic value CURB-65, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA), pneumonia severity index (PSI), MuLBSTA, and Acute Physiology Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE) II upon admission in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19, as well prediction cut-off for death regarding these parameters. Methods: This observational retrospectiv...

OBJECTIVES Removal of pro inflammatory stimuli after CABG, wound closure and the regenerative ability of the bone marrow will ensure a gradual recovery of hematological parameters. The aim of this study was to assess the hematological changes after CABG. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective cohort study included 164 consecutive patients undergoing on pump CABG surgery between January 2012 and ...

In order to estimate the crude protein (CP) equivalence value of Natuzyme-p (NP) enzyme by using regression response equations, two experiments were carried out using Ross (308) broiler chicks. Graded levels of dietary CP (while amino acids levels were kept constant) and NP enzyme were used to derive the regression equation in the first experiment. Four levels of dietary CP and NP enzyme were f...

Dear Editor, Mid‐day meal scheme is being implemented in India since August 15, 1995, as a part of the National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education. It was introduced in India with an objective to enhance enrollment, retention, and attendance and simultaneously improving nutritional levels among children initially in 2408 blocks in the country which later spread to other block...

BACKGROUND A cycle day 3 FSH concentration is a popular screening tool for predicting success in achieving pregnancy after IVF. Difficulties interpreting this test have resulted from lack of consensus in defining an elevated FSH concentration, a change in the assays, and lack of controlling for factors which may confound the association between FSH concentration and pregnancy. METHODS Assessm...

BACKGROUND The nutrition societies of Germany, Austria and Switzerland have revised the reference values for potassium intake in January 2017. METHODS For adults, the estimated value was based on the 24-h urinary potassium excretion and on preventive considerations regarding hypertension and stroke. The estimated values for children and adolescents were extrapolated from the adult estimated v...