Publications by authors named "Mazen Hassan"
Acute kidney injury (AKI) worsens outcomes in COPD exacerbation (COPDe), yet limited data compare the demographics and mortality risk factors of COPDe admissions with and without AKI. Understanding this association may enhance risk stratification and management strategies. The aim of this study was to identify demographic differences and mortality risk factors in COPDe admissions with and without AKI.
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- The growing limitations of traditional lubricants have led to an increase in the demand for biolubricants, which are sustainable, biodegradable, and non-toxic alternatives derived from renewable resources like vegetable oils and animal fats.
- In this study, a novel approach was taken by producing biolubricants using biodiesel from blending animal fats and waste cooking oil, optimized using response surface methodology (RSM) to achieve a high yield of 91.56% under specific reaction conditions.
- The resulting biolubricant showed promising properties such as a pour point of -9 °C and a flash point of 192 °C, meeting favorable standards for lubricants, and the production process was simulated using Aspen Plus for further
Multifactorial jaundice and pigmented choledocholithiasis secondary to warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia and alcoholic cirrhosis.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)
October 2021
A 67-year-old man with a history of alcoholic cirrhosis presented with acute abdominal pain. His total bilirubin was 43.8 mg/dL and fractionated to a direct bilirubin of 32.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKey Points: Spasticity is a disorder of muscle tone that is associated with lesions of the motor system. This condition involves an overactive spinal reflex loop that resists the passive lengthening of muscles. Previously, we established that application of anodal trans-spinal direct current stimulation (a-tsDCS) for short periods of time to anaesthetized mice sustaining a spinal cord injury leads to an instantaneous reduction of spasticity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To provide a detailed description of the steps involved in a laparoscopic radical prostatectomy in relation to the complex neurovascular anatomy of the male pelvis. AIM AND HYPOTHESIS: We aimed at delineating the neurovascular anatomy to assist in nerve preservation during laparoscopic and robotic radical prostatectomies.
Methods: A team of urologists and an anatomist performed anatomic dissections of 12 male cadavers using a combination of laparoscopic equipment, magnification, and open surgical dissection.