Publications by authors named "Tabeer Rana"
Article Synopsis
- Delirium is common in elderly patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is associated with higher death rates, longer hospital stays, and increased healthcare costs.
- A study of over 67,000 elderly IBD admissions found that only 0.7% developed delirium, but those who did were 4.8 times more likely to die in the hospital and stayed an average of 5 days longer.
- The findings emphasize the need for healthcare providers to recognize and prevent delirium in elderly IBD patients to improve their overall outcomes.
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the predictors and outcomes of acute pancreatitis (AP) in patients hospitalized with COVID-19, using data from the National Inpatient Sample Database from 2020.
- Significant predictors for developing AP in these patients include Hispanic ethnicity, higher comorbidity scores, specific health conditions, and geographic location.
- Patients with COVID-19 who develop AP face increased risks of severe health complications and higher mortality rates, emphasizing the need for awareness of these risk factors in clinical settings.
Targeted Therapy for BRAF V600E Positive Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Two Case Reports.
Cancer Genomics Proteomics
July 2023
Background/aim: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a malignancy that typically portends a poor prognosis, with a median overall survival ranging from eight to twelve months in patients with metastatic disease. Novel modalities of therapy, primarily targeted therapy, are now considered for patients with targetable mutations, such as BRAF mutations based on next generation sequencing. BRAF mutations specifically within pancreatic adenocarcinoma remain rare with an incidence of approximately 3%.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAcute hypotensive hematochezia due to jejunal diverticular bleed.
Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)
July 2022
Small bowel diverticulum, though rare, can result in complications including diverticulitis, hemorrhage, intussusception, fistula, perforation, or bacterial overgrowth. Here, we present a case of gastrointestinal bleeding as a complication of jejunal diverticulum, resulting in hemorrhagic shock. The patient had a negative endoscopy and colonoscopy, prompting computed tomography angiogram, which identified one jejunal diverticulum with active contrast extravasation into the lumen of the small bowel.
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