It is well recognised that patients may develop pleural effusions following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery [1–3]. Between 65 and 89% of CABG procedures result in the development of a pleural effusion, however most resolve spontaneously or with medical management [4}. The underlying aetiology of these effusions may be independent of the surgery or related to it. Pleural effusions...

Welch Hugh et al.
BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2023; 23(1): 307
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of heterogeneous disorders involving increased blood glucose concentrations. Once hyperglycemia occurs, patients with all forms of diabetes are at risk of developing the same chronic complications, although the rates of progression may differ [1, 2]. The International Diabetes Federation estimated the global population with diabetes mellitus to be 463,000,000 in 2019...

do Carmo Chaves Anne Elise Cruz et al.
International Journal of Retina and Vitreous 2023; 9(1): 49
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Autograft bone reconstruction is considered the mainstay of treatment for large maxillofacial bone defects caused by tumors, trauma, congenital malformations, and other diseases. However, nonvascularized bone grafts are exposed to severe bone resorption and even postoperative osteoporosis inevitably occurs after vascularized bone grafting using microsurgical techniques [1, 2]. Currently, autografts...

Wu Ziqian et al.
Stem Cells International 2023 (2023), Article ID 1154808, 17 pages
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