BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury (AKI) after cardiac surgery is associated with worse outcomes. However, it is not known how adverse long-term consequences vary according to the duration of AKI. We sought to determine the association between duration of AKI and survival. METHODS Medical records of 4,987 cardiac surgery patients from 2002 through 2007 with serum creatinine (SCr) collection at a ...

ABSTRACT The purpose of this article was to develop a new indicator estimate the aggregate long-term expected return on stocks. There is not widely used method model directly aggregated stock market. Most current methods use indirect approaches. We developed that does need an econometric generate returns and provides returns. proposed methodology can be future market similar yield-to-maturity f...

   Background & Objective:  Irisin is considered as a candidate to treat obesity and metabolic diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was a systematic review and meta-analysis to define the effective modes of exercise on irisin concentration in adults.  Materials & Methods:  Google Scholar, PubMed, Medline, Scopus, Science Direct, and references lists of articles were searched until April ...

Background: Phototherapy is the most effective treatment for neonatal jaundice and intermittent phototherapy is as effective as continuous phototherapy but with fewer complications and more benefits. This study compared the hospital length of stay, duration of phototherapy and the reducing rate of total serum bilirubin after 24 and 36 hours of phototherapy in two groups. Methods: The current d...