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Clinics in Medicine
(ISSN: 2688-6731)

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Clinics in Medicine

Clinics in Medicine (ISSN: 2688-6731) is a peer-reviewed open access journal aims to publish significant and up-to-date articles which cover the issues physicians face every day in a concise and comprehensive manner.

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About the Journal

Clinics in Medicine is useful to stay informed on the spectrum of health problems encountered in clinical practice, quality, patient safety, and healthcare systems issues. Journal covers topics includes but not limited to endocrinology, cardiology, infectious disease, nephrology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, dermatology, emergency care, oncology, patient care, psychiatry, and much more.

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Editorial Board

Akiko Yamasaki - Clinics in Medicine
Editor-in-Chief

Akiko Yamasaki

Department of Medicine
Tokushima Bunri University
Japan

Charles S. Fuchs - Clinics in Medicine

Charles S. Fuchs

Department of Nephrology
Yale School of Medicine
United States

Christopher C. Thompson - Clinics in Medicine

Christopher C. Thompson

Department of Gastroenterology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
United States

Vitaly Margulis - Clinics in Medicine

Vitaly Margulis

Department of Urology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas
United States

Kwang Sig Lee - Clinics in Medicine

Kwang Sig Lee

AI Center(Med School)
Korea University
Korea, Republic of

A. Sassan Sabouri MD - Clinics in Medicine

A. Sassan Sabouri MD

Department of Anesthesia
Massachusetts General Hospital
United States

Jae Y. Ro - Clinics in Medicine

Jae Y. Ro

Department of Pathology
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
United States

Yanfeng Li - Clinics in Medicine

Yanfeng Li

Department of Urology
Daping Hospital, Army Medical University
China

Wieslaw Swietnicki - Clinics in Medicine

Wieslaw Swietnicki

Department of Biochemistry
Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy of Polish Academy of Science
Poland

Xiuyang Li - Clinics in Medicine

Xiuyang Li

Department of Epidemiology & Health Statistics
Zhejiang University
China

Yasuo Iwasaki - Clinics in Medicine

Yasuo Iwasaki

Department of Neurology
Toho University Omori Medical Center
Japan

Wenli Chen - Clinics in Medicine

Wenli Chen

Department of Pharmacology
The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
China

Articles

Clin Med. 2019;1(3):CIM-01-1015 | Open Access

Perineural Invasion in Prostate Biopsy and Radical Prostatectomy Specimens and Their Relation to Biochemical Failure

Hernandez CH, Perez MS, Gonzalez DC and Escobar SH

Background: The prognostic importance of Perineural Invasion (PNI) in prostate cancer has been under continuous debate. The main goal of this article is to evaluate if the presence of perinerual invasion in a prostate biopsy (bPNI) or in the radical prostatectomy specimen (pPNI) would be as useful as the classic prognostic markers to improve the classification of patients with localized ... Read More

RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Oct 26, 2019   PDF

Clin Med. 2019;1(3):CIM-01-1014 | Open Access

The Vortex Approach for Difficult Airway Management

Kemal Tolga Saracoglu and Ayten Saracoglu

The Vortex approach is a method applicable to all airway crisis scenarios and originates from Australia. Vortex is simple enough to teach all employees andcreates a common mental model. It supports teamwork during crisis by having the potential to improve decisionmaking.

COMMENTARY Updated Oct 25, 2019   PDF

Clin Med. 2019;1(3):CIM-01-1013 | Open Access

The Case Number 130 of Townes Brocks Syndrome

Aamir Jalal Al Mosawi

Townes Brocks syndrome is a very rare genetic syndrome with 129 well-documented patients reported in the medical literature. Townes Brocks syndrome has not been reported before in Iraq. The main aim of this paper is to describe the first case of this syndrome in Iraq which seems to be case number 130.

CASE REPORT Updated Oct 23, 2019   PDF

Clin Med. 2019;1(3):CIM-01-1012 | Open Access

Harlequin Syndrome after Radiofrequency Ablation under Epidural Anesthesia: A Case Report

Liangrong Wang, Baihui Chen and Xiyue Zhao

We present a case of harlequin syndrome after thoracic epidural anesthesia following Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for liver tumor. The patient under combined epidural and general anesthesia developed reversible, well-demarcated, dextral facial erythema and sweating after surgery, which was accompanied by sudden changes in heart rate and blood pressure. This harlequin feature was due to sympathetic nervous system’s thermoregulatory ... Read More

CASE REPORT Updated Oct 03, 2019   PDF

Clin Med. 2019;1(3):CIM-01-1011 | Open Access

Discontinuation of Antithrombotic Medications: Thrombosis or Bleeding in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Surgery

Ayten Saracoglu, Didem Gungor, EsraSirzai, BedrettinYildizeli, Mustafa Yuksel and ZuhalAykac

Background and Aim: Antithrombotic agents are often discontinued 5 to 10 days preoperatively in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery to avoid perioperative bleeding, though discontinuation may also increase the risk for stent thrombosis, myocardial ischemia or infarction, and sudden death. In the present study we aimed to determine the incidence of thrombotic complications that may be associated with preoperative discontinuation of ... Read More

RESEARCH ARTICLE Updated Oct 03, 2019   PDF