Characterization of trends in preoperative hemoglobin A1c testing prior to metabolic and bariatric surgery: a retrospective, observational study by Safraz A. Hamid, Elena Graetz, Emily J. Zolfaghari, Kurt S. Schultz, Eric B. Schneider, Karen E. Gibbs

“…Results We identified 996,217 patients who underwent RYGB or sleeve gastrectomy between 2017 to 2022. The average age of the cohort was 43.8 years (SD = 11.9) and 81.0% were female. …”
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A multicenter, cross‐sectional analysis to assess the safety and usage pattern of brivaracetam in the management of partial‐onset seizure with BAEs—BREEZE study: A post‐hoc analysi... by Arvind Sharma, Krishnaprasad Korukonda, Amit Haldar, Usha Kant Misra, R. V. Anand, Yakshdeep Dave, Girish Kulkarni

“…Results Per protocol (PP) analysis included 8479 eligible patients from 1069 sites, gender; 5771 (68.06%) male and 2708 (31.94%) female with mean age 41.21 ± 12.74 years. Total 8019 (94.57%) patients had FoS and 460 (5.43%) patients had focal to bilateral tonic–clonic seizures (FBTCs). …”
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The Physiological Impacts of the Low- and Moderate-Volume-HIIT with or without Nano-Curcumin Supplement in Women in Menopause with Obesity by Valiollah Dabidi Roshan, Sepideh Noorbakhsh, Seyedeh Fatemeh Ziatabar Ahmadi, Mehdi Nikseresht

“…In a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study, 53, moderately obese menopause women (average age 45–60 yrs, BMI > 30 kg/m2, WC for >85 cm, and body fat > 35%) were randomly assigned to undertake either LV-HIIT, MV-HIIT, or NaC supplement (daily 80 mg in two 40-mg capsules) for two sessions per week for 8 weeks. …”
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Relationship between CCL25/CCR9 Levels in Follicular Fluid and High Ovarian Response in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Yongxin Hao, Qianqian Yin, Fangfang Hu, Xiaoyan Liu, Yaru Yang, Fang Sun, Xiaonan Yan

“…The cohort comprised 118 patients exhibiting HOR and 82 patients demonstrating a normal ovarian response (NOR). Results. The age and body mass index (BMI) variances across the two groups did not differ significantly. …”
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Incidence of acute lower respiratory tract disease hospitalisations, including pneumonia, among adults in Bristol, UK, 2019, estimated using both a prospective and retrospective me... by Jo Southern, Adam Finn, Catherine Hyams, James Campling, Bradford D Gessner, Elizabeth Begier, Maria Garcia Gonzalez, Sharon Gray, Jennifer Oliver

“…During the prospective review, 410/1322 (31%) hospitalised adults had aLRTD signs/symptoms and annualised incidences closely replicated retrospective analysis results.Conclusions The aLRTD disease burden was high, increasing sharply with age. The aLRTD incidence is probably higher than estimated previously due to criteria specifying respiratory-specific symptoms or radiological change, usage of only the first diagnosis code and mismatch between case count sources and population denominators. …”
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Development of a pediatric obstructive sleep apnea triage algorithm by D. S. Heath, H. El-Hakim, Y. Al-Rahji, E. Eksteen, T. C. Uwiera, A. Isaac, M. Castro-Codesal, C. Gerdung, J. Maclean, P. J. Mandhane

“…Results From the OSA cohort, there were 469 eligible children (47% female, mean age = 8.19 years, SD = 3.59), with 89% of children reported snoring. …”
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Changes in interpersonal violence and utilization of trauma recovery services at an urban trauma center in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, comparat... by Kevin Y. Zhu, Kristie J. Sun, Mary A. Breslin, Mark Kalina Jr., Tyler Moon, Ryan Furdock, Heather A. Vallier

“…Results Patients were primarily female (59.4%), single (80.1%), non-Hispanic (86.7%), and Black (59.2%). The mean age was 33.0 years, and 247 patients (49.2%) presented due to physical assault, 132 (26.3%) due to gunshot wounds, and 76 (15.1%) due to sexual assault. …”
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Healing beyond bone: a qualitative study of the core decompression experience of physically active patients with stage II hip avascular necrosis by Mehmet Yiğit Gökmen, Habibe Sevim Gökmen, Mesut Uluöz, Özhan Pazarcı, Alaaddin Levent Özgözen, Ender Ali Uluç, Osman Çiloğlu

“…Results The experiences of 31 patients (mean age 37.19 ± 8.21 years, 12 females, 19 males) were summarized into five main themes that emerged from the data analysis process: ‘Expectations and Concerns Before Surgery,’ ‘Postoperative Physical Experiences,’ ‘The Psychological and Emotional Process,’ ‘Social Support and Family Relationships,’ and ‘Health Services and Medical Support.’’ …”
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Propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Comunicación Familiar en estudiantes universitarios / Psychometric Properties of the Family Communication Scale in College Students by Anthony John Erik Copez-Lonzoy, David Villarreal-Zegarra, Ángel Paz-Jesús

“…Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyze the psychometric properties of the Family Communication Scale (FCS) in a sample of 491 students at a private university in Lima, Peru, aged between 16 and 28 years (χ. = 20.31, SD = 3.08). …”
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Financial Cost of Treating Polytrauma in a Public Tertiary Hospital in the South-Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: A Case Series Study by Kabeya Diyoka C, Ngongo Mwanvua L, Shauri Kalemera M, Pambi Mukanga P, Koba Mjumbe C

“…The study was based on the operational definitions of Heinrich and the economic burden of care at the individual level was calculated by dividing the average direct costs by the GDP per capita, PPP of the country.Results: The present study comprised forty patients with polytrauma, with a mean age of 29.73 ± 9.9 years, ranging from 9 to 45 years.Approximately 65% of cases were attributed to road accidents, with a male predominance of 82.5%.The most frequently observed form of vital distress was neurological, accounting for 60% of cases, and le parage chirurgical comme acte chirurgical (28.11%). …”
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Low Frequency of MKRN3 and DLK1 Variants in Chinese Children with Central Precocious Puberty by Ting Chen, Linqi Chen, Haiying Wu, Rongrong Xie, Fengyun Wang, Xiuli Chen, Hui Sun, Fei Xiao

“…Central precocious puberty (CPP) is defined by gonadotropin-dependent development of secondary sexual characteristics before the age of 8 years in girls and 9 years in boys. MKRN3 and DLK1 are two genes, disease-causing variants of which have recently been discovered to cause idiopathic CPP. …”
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Brain connectivity for constructing new face representations in typical adults versus a prosopagnosic patient by Ela I. Olivares, Jorge F. Bosch-Bayard, Ana S. Urraca, Alba Jiménez-Bascuñán, Rolando J. Biscay, Jaime Iglesias

“…A woman with acquired prosopagnosia (E.C.) and 14 age-matched typical participants (7 women) were exposed to a face-feature matching task. …”
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The prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in nasopharyngeal cancer by Mustafa Kandaz, Atalay Balsak, Hatice Bengü Çobanoğlu

“…In 54 (56%) patients the NLR was ≤3 and in 43 (44%) the NLR was >3. The mean age of the patients was 49.64±14.51 (range: 12-82) years. …”
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Impact of pandemic service changes on ethnic inequalities in maternal and perinatal outcomes in England: a population-based study by Andrew Judge, Erik Lenguerrand, Tim Draycott, Stamatina Iliodromiti, Asma Khalil, Buthaina Ibrahim, Jennifer Elizabeth Jardine

“…Self-reported ethnicity was grouped into White, South-Asian, Black, Mixed and Other.Main outcome measures Composite and component measures of maternal (emergency caesarean section, obstetric anal sphincter injury, hysterectomy, sepsis, anaesthetic complications and prolonged hospital stay) and perinatal (stillbirth, neonatal death, preterm birth, brain injury, small for gestational age and prolonged hospital stay). Poisson regression was used to compare relative risks between different ethnic groups.Findings 1.54 million maternal and 1.43 million neonatal records were included. …”
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Outcome of Pleural Empyema Treated With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Patients With Severe Co-Morbidities: An Observational Study by Vu HA, Nguyen NV, Le TD, Nguyen ST, Viet Le A, The Vu A, Van Nguyen B, Van Nguyen B, Thanh Quan N, An NV, Duc Nghiem T

“…Hai Anh Vu,1 Nam Van Nguyen,1 Tuan Dinh Le,2 Son Tien Nguyen,2 Anh Viet Le,1 Anh The Vu,3 Ba Van Nguyen,4 Binh Van Nguyen,5 Nam Thanh Quan,6 Nguyen Van An,7 Thuan Duc Nghiem6 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 2Department of Rheumatology and Endocrinology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 3Department of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 4Department of Oncology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 1000, Vietnam; 5AIDS Healthcare Foundation, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 6Department of Otolaryngology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, Vietnam; 7Department of Microbiology Department, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, Hanoi, 10000, VietnamCorrespondence: Thuan Duc Nghiem, Department of Otolaryngology, Military Hospital 103, Vietnam Medical Military University, 160 Phung Hung Street, Phuc La Ward, ha Dong District, Hanoi, 100000, Vietnam, Email nghiemducthuan@vmmu.edu.vnBackground: Empyema patients with poor physical condition and severe comorbidities face a significant challenge, with difficulties in choosing appropriate treatment methods, limited treatment outcomes, and a high rate of complications and mortality.Objective: To comment on the indications and to evaluate the treatment outcomes of pleural empyema in patients with poor physical condition and severe comorbidities by thoracoscopic surgery.Methods: An observational study on 12 patients treated at the Department of Thoracic Surgery – Military Hospital 103, from January 2017 to December 2022.Results: The mean of age was 63.4 ± 12.4 years old, with a male/female ratio of 5/1. …”
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The management and clinical outcome of paracetamol poisoning in South African adults: A single-centre retrospective review by C Kotze, J Swanepoel, E C Kruger, E Decloedt

“…The median (interquartile range (IQR)) age was 29 (23 - 39) years, and 63% were female. …”
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Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis literature in Tanzania provides research evidence justification for control: A systematic scoping review. by Helena Aminiel Ngowi, Andrea Sylvia Winkler, Uffe Christian Braae, Robinson Hammerthon Mdegela, Ernatus Martin Mkupasi, Mwemezi Lutakyawa Kabululu, Faustin Peter Lekule, Maria Vang Johansen

“…Three rounds of annual treatment of school-age children with praziquantel significantly reduced prevalence of taeniosis and porcine cysticercosis. …”
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Role of Psychological Distress in the Assessment of Chronic Illness Care and Self-Management Behaviors of Elderly Patients with T2DM Chronic Complications by Sun X, Wang X, Zhou R, Deng W, Jiang J, Shi Y

“…Student’s t-test, one-way ANOVA or the nonparametric analysis (Mann–Whitney U-test), Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation model (SEM) were used to analyse the data.Results: A total of 264 participants (157 males [59.47%], with an average age of 71.07± 6.47 years) were included in the study; their duration of T2DM ranged from 5 to 30 years, with a mean duration of 11.19± 6.96 years. …”
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Perinatal outcomes and predictors of placental abruption: a retrospective study in an Ethiopian tertiary care center by Mesfin Tadese, Gebresenbet Getachew, Tirusew Nigussie Kebede, Toyba Ebrahim Yesuf, Saba Desta Tessema, Wogene Asefa Damesa, Gebeyehu Shumet Solomon

“…The degree of placental abruption and gestational age at diagnosis were significant associates of adverse perinatal outcomes. …”
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Gambaran Kejadian Hemoptisis pada Pasien di Bangsal Paru RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2011 – Desember 2012 by Intan Irfa, Irvan Medison, Detty Iryani

“…Most of patients with hemoptysis are male (65%) with highest frequency distribution based on age group of patients is 31 – 40 years old. While the highest frequency distribution based on patients’ history of education is high school diploma (32%), based on patients’ profession is housewife (29.1%) and most of patients live in Padang. …”
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