fat embolism syndrome refers to a constellation of symptoms secondary to the presence of fat globules in the lung parenchyma and/or peripheral blood circulation. the syndrome is most often seen in association with long bone or pelvic fractures and can cause significant morbidity and mortality. the present randomized double blind placebo-controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of...

Objective Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) is a common endocrine disease, and its most effective treatment is surgery. Postoperative hypocalcemia is a morbidity of parathyroid surgeries, and it may extend hospitalization durations. The purpose of this study is to determine the predictive factors related to the development of hypocalcemia and hungry bone syndrome (HBS) in patients who underwent...

If P , doesn’t it follow that ‘P ’ is true? And if ‘P ’ is true, doesn’t it follow that P? Well, that arguably depends. If I am hungry, it does not follow that your utterance of the sentence ‘I am hungry’ is true—you might well not be hungry, in which case your utterance would intuitively be false. It is not even clear whether and in what sense it follows that the sentence ‘I am hungry’ is true...

BACKGROUND Hungry bone syndrome (HBS) is an important postoperative complication after parathyroidectomy for severe secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). There is, however, little data in the literature on its detailed clinical course, and the associated risk factors remain controversial. METHODS We did a single-center retrospective study on 62 consecutive dialysis patients who underwent tota...