Gaining Insight into Operative Performance: Analysis of an Automated 360-Degree Feedback Tool Among Perioperative Staff by Stefanie J. Soelling, MD, MPH, Robert D. Sinyard, MD, Lauren Spigel, MPH, Max Riley, MD, Paul Gregory, PhD, Nick Perdomo, MS, Yves Sonnay, MScPH, Steven Yule, PhD, Steven J. Fishman, MD, Douglas S. Smink, MD, MPH, FACS

“…There was no difference in mean scores based on gender, age, or years of tenure. Six themes emerged from the interviews: initial reactions, utility, additional needs, other feedback mechanisms, reciprocal feedback, and logistical challenges. …”
Get full text

Prediction of delirium occurrence using machine learning in acute stroke patients in intensive care unit by Hyungjun Kim, Hyungjun Kim, Min Kim, Da Young Kim, Dong Gi Seo, Ji Man Hong, Ji Man Hong, Dukyong Yoon, Dukyong Yoon

“…Therefore, we developed and validated prediction models to classify the real-time delirium status in patients admitted to the ICU or Stroke Unit (SU) with ischemic stroke.MethodsA total of 84 delirium patients and 336 non-delirium patients in the ICU of Ajou University Hospital were included. The 8 fixed features [Age, Sex, Alcohol Intake, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), HbA1c, Prothrombin time, D-dimer, and Hemoglobin] identified at admission and 12 dynamic features [Mean or Variability indexes calculated from Body Temperature (BT), Heart Rate (HR), Respiratory Rate (RR), Oxygen saturation (SpO2), Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP), and Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP)] based on vital signs were used for developing prediction models using the ensemble method.ResultsThe Area Under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve (AUROC) for delirium-state classification was 0.80. …”
Get full text

Malnutrition risk, weight loss, and subsequent survival in patients listed for heart transplantation by Tae Kyung Yoo, MD, MS, Satoshi Miyashita, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Michael Wu, BS, MPH, Lauren Parsly Read-Button, MPH, RD, LDN, Masashi Kawabori, MD, Greg S. Couper, MD, Edward Saltzman, MD, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH

“…Results: The 1,024 patients [76% male; median age 55 (46–61) years; HT operation n = 656] had median follow-up of 4.6 (interquartile range 1.6–8.7) years. …”
Get full text

Association between self-reported eye conditions in patients at rural federally qualified health centers and vision-targeted health-related quality of life: the AL-SIGHT study by Thomas A. Swain, Thomas A. Swain, Gerald McGwin, Gerald McGwin, Lindsay A. Rhodes, Christopher A. Girkin, Cynthia Owsley

“…Demographic variables were collected -- age, gender, race/ethnicity, employment, marital status, health insurance, education, and driving status. …”
Get full text

Relationship between psychological empowerment, physical activity enjoyment, and response to a HIIT Program in physically inactive young women: a prospective multicentre study by Irene Ferrando-Terradez, Rodrigo Núñez-Cortés, Laura López-Bueno, Enrique Alcántara, Joaquín Calatayud, José Casaña, Ivana Parčina, Lirios Dueñas

“…Methods A total of 61 physically inactive young women (age: 20.1 ± 2.7 y) were recruited to participate in a six-month HIIT intervention delivered via a smartphone app. …”
Get full text

Incidence of seroma and postoperative complications after breast surgery before and during the Covid-19 pandemic: results from a retrospective multicenter analysis by Maximilian Heinz Beck, Izabela A. Brachaczek, Pimrapat Gebert, Jens-Uwe Blohmer, Askin C. Kaya, Julia S. M. Zimmermann, Julia C. Radosa, Maria M. Karsten

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that increasing patient age, smoking, breast implant reconstruction, axillary lymph node dissection, and previous radiation were significant clinical risk factors for seroma development. …”
Get full text

Clinical findings, treatment, and outcomes in cats with naturally occurring hypoadrenocorticism: 41 cases by Emma Roberts, Ian K. Ramsey, Ruth Gostelow, Anna Latysheva, Luca Battaglia, Paolo Silvestrini, Ghita Benchekroun, Karen Brenner, Bérénice Conversy, Riccardo Ferriani, Andre Kortum, Lisa Stammeleer, Nele Van den Steen, Flavia Tavares, Julia Lieser, Angie Hibbert, Antoine Duclos, Troy Bunn, Alisdair M Boag, Carolina Arenas, Kirsty Roe, Florian K. Zeugswetter, Yi Cui, Imogen Schofield, Federico Fracassi

“…Data for the entire cohort were assessed using descriptive statistics and differences between cats with and without abnormal serum sodium and potassium concentrations were evaluated. Results Median age was 5.7 years (range, 0.2‐13.8). Twenty‐three (56%) cats were male and 18 (44%) were female. …”
Get full text

Secretory mitophagy: an extracellular vesicle-mediated adaptive mechanism for cancer cell survival under oxidative stress by Purva V. Gade, Angela Victoria Rojas Rivera, Layla Hasanzadah, Sofie Strompf, Thomas Raymond Philipson, Matthew Gadziala, Atharva Tyagi, Arnav Bandam, Rithvik Gabbireddy, Fatah Kashanchi, Amanda Haymond, Lance A. Liotta, Marissa A. Howard

“…Mitophagy is a critically important survival mechanism in which toxic, aged, or defective mitochondria are segregated into mitophagosomes, which shuttle the damaged mitochondrial segments to the lysosome and proteasome for destruction. …”
Get full text

Epidemiology of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury at Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital of Lomé in Togo by Pilakimwe Egbohou, Tabana Mouzou, Pikabalo Tchetike, Hamza Doles Sama, Sarakawabalo Assenouwe, Gnimdou Akala-Yoba, Lonlongnon Randolph, Kadjika Tomta

“…We recorded 91 pTBI included in the study. The mean age was 7.7 ± 4.3 years. The male predominated with 67.0%. …”
Get full text

NEUROlogical Prognosis After Cardiac Arrest in Kids (NEUROPACK) study: protocol for a prospective multicentre clinical prediction model derivation and validation study in children... by Elizabeth S Draper, John Pappachan, Kent Thorburn, David Inwald, Richard Feltbower, Buvana Dwarakanathan, Patrick Davies, Kate Penny-Thomas, James Martin, Rum Thomas, Kevin P Morris, Roger Parslow, Timothy Thiruchelvam, Sophie Skellett, Hari Krishnan Kanthimathinathan, Victoria Hiley, Peter Barry, Sian Cooper, Rohit Saxena, Cormac Breatnach, Barnaby Robert Scholefield, Sarah Evans, Mirjam Kool, Alice J Sitch, Fang Smith, Yamuna Thiru, Richard Levin, Rachel Agbecko, James Weitz, Akash Deep, Sandra Gala-Peralta, Milly Lo, Rachael Barber, Stewart Reid, Siva Oruganti, Kalai Sadasivam, Mark Bebbington

“…This study aims to the derive and validate a clinical prediction model to predict, within 1 hour of admission to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU), neurodevelopmental outcome at 3 months after paediatric cardiac arrest.Methods and analysis A prospective study of children (age: >24 hours and <16 years), admitted to 1 of the 24 participating PICUs in the UK and Ireland, following an OHCA or IHCA. …”
Get full text

Extracellular vesicles-derived miR-21 as a biomarker for early diagnosis and tumor activity in breast cancer subtypes by Claudia Omarini, Virginia Catani, Ilenia Mastrolia, Angela Toss, Federico Banchelli, Chrystel Isca, Daniele Medici, Ornella Ponzoni, Marco Brucale, Francesco Valle, Maria Cristina Baschieri, Roberto D’Amico, Valentina Masciale, Chiara Chiavelli, Federica Caggia, Carlo Augusto Bortolotti, Federico Piacentini, Massimo Dominici

“…We assessed EV-derived miR-21 levels in one hundred women: 30 with early BC (EBC), 30 with metastatic BC on treatment progression (MBC), 30 cancer survivors on follow-up (FU) and 10 healthy donors (HD) as age- and body mass index (BMI)-matched controls. …”
Get full text

The characteristics of dermatology inpatients seen at the quaternary Inkosi Albert Luthuli Central Hospital in Durban, South Africa, over a 5-year period – 2015 - 2020 by L Mthembu, J T Masuka, K Duze, A Mosam

“…The median (interquartile range) age of the study population was 42.0 (28.0 - 58.0) years. …”
Get full text

An investigator-blinded, 24-month, parallel-group, non-inferiority study to compare aesthetic restorations in primary anterior teeth in a paediatric dental clinic: study protocol f... by Ana Paula Taboada Sobral, Elaine Marcilio Santos, Marcela Leticia Leal Gonçalves, Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Elza Padilha Ferri, Juliana Maria Altavista Sagretti Gallo, Thais Gimenez, José Carlos Pettorossi Imparato

“…The explanatory variables—gender, age, toothbrushing, use of fluoridated toothpaste and dental floss, and socioeconomic status—will be collected through a questionnaire with open questions. …”
Get full text

Clinical efficacy of electrosurgery and steel scalpel surgery for umbilical herniorrhaphy in bovine calves: A comparative analysis by Mohammad Raguib Munif, Md Ariful Islam, Md Sabuj Rahman, Md Mizanur Rahman, Md Rafiqul Alam

“…Fourteen crossbred male calves with reducible umbilical hernias, aged less than one month and weighing 25–47 kg, were randomly assigned to two experimental groups: group A (ES) and group B (SSS), each containing seven calves. …”
Get full text

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors of Mpox Among Healthcare Professionals at Debre Tabor Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2024: A Cros... by Teklehaimanot Kiros, Mulat Erkihun, Mitikie Wondmagegn, Andargachew Almaw, Ayenew Assefa, Ayenew Berhan, Dessie Tegegne, Alemie Fentie, Tegenaw Tiruneh, Birhanemaskal Malkamu, Mahider Shimelis, Eninur Dejen, Birhanu Getie, Shewaneh Damtie, Yenealem Solomon, Bekele Sharew

“…Results Out of the 384 participants, the majority were male (55.47%) and aged 31–39 years (33.85%). Nurses made up the largest professional group at 31.25%. …”
Get full text

Degenerated (Ancient) Schwannomas: Unraveling Unusual Locations and Treatment Management by Ali Dalgıç, Servet Güreşci, Bekir Tunç, Egemen Işıtan, Zeynep Dağlar, Emin Çağıl, Yigit Can Senol, Goksal Gunerhan

“…Material and Methods: The study was designed as a retrospective analysis of 7 adult patients aged ≥18 years, diagnosed with paraspinal, presacral, sacral, or para-aortic tumors, all confirmed histologically as ancient schwannomas. …”
Get full text

Predictive accuracy of the Violence Risk Assessment Checklist for Youth in acute institutions: A prospective naturalistic multicenter study by Anniken Lucia Willumsen Laake, John Olav Roaldset, Tonje Lossius Husum, Stål Kapstø Bjørkly, Carina Chudiakow Gustavsen, Sara Teresia Grenabo, Øyvind Lockertsen

“…As such, this study assessed the predictive accuracy of the Violence Risk Assessment Checklist for Youth (V-RISK-Y) aged 12–18 in two different juvenile settings providing 24-hour services for youth. …”
Get full text

Renal Transplantation Dramatically Reduces IgA Anti-beta-2-glycoprotein I Antibodies in Patients with Endstage Renal Disease by Manuel Serrano, Jose Angel Martínez-Flores, Maria José Castro, Florencio García, David Lora, Dolores Pérez, Esther Gonzalez, Estela Paz-Artal, Jose M. Morales, Antonio Serrano

“…Pretransplant IgA aB2GPI levels were elevated 31.7±4.2 U/mL without differences in age or type of dialysis. Patients with different etiologies of ESRD showed higher levels of IgA aB2GPI than blood donors, except the groups of non-IgA glomerular disease and systemic erythematosus lupus, whose nonsignificant differences were observed. …”
Get full text

Physical activity behaviour up to 1 year post-rehabilitation among adults with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases: results of the prospective cohort study ReSpAct by Lucas H V van der Woude, Rienk Dekker, Trynke Hoekstra, Leonie A Krops, Femke Hoekstra, Florentina J Hettinga, Pim Brandenbarg, Bregje L Seves

“…Analyses showed a significant increase in total physical activity moderate-intensity to vigorous-intensity physical activity and work/commuting physical activity for all time points (T1–T3) compared with baseline (T0). Diagnosis, age, sex and body mass index had a significant effect on baseline total physical activity.Conclusion Physical activity is highly diverse among adults with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases. …”
Get full text

Allograft tolerance after adult living donor liver transplantation: a case-control study by Mohamed S. Habl, Moataz Maher Emara, Reham A. Zayed, Ahmed M. Sultan, Ahmed Elsabagh, Ahmed Marwan Elsaid, Ehab E. Abdel-khalek, Mohamed M. El-Saadany, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Ahmed Shehta

“…Operational tolerance occurred in 13/275 (4.7%) recipients and prope tolerance in 262/275 (95.3%) recipients. Age was significantly higher in Group 1. The median time for tolerance among the study recipients was 60 months (36–168). …”
Get full text