Thyroid Journal of Nursing

Individualized Risk Prediction of Hospital-Acquired Infections Following Median Sternotomy Cardiac Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Study and Nomogram Development

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This retrospective cohort study develops and validates a nomogram for individualized prediction of hospital-acquired infections following median sternotomy cardiac surgery, identifying key risk factors including surgery type, smoking, diabetes, NYHA class, and preoperative TSH levels.

Submitted by Dan Huang

Thyroid Storm and the AACN Synergy Model

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Thyroid storm, or thyrotoxic crisis is a rare, but critical hypermetabolic state requiring emergent treatment.

Submitted by Deborah L. Bray, RN, BSN, CNS

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