Postoperative fever following surgery for oral cancer: Incidence, risk factors, and the formulation of a machine learning-based predictive model by Yanling Zhang, Kun Long, Zhaojian Gong, Ruping Dai, Shuiting Zhang

“…In univariate and multivariate logistic analysis showed that age, sex, reoperation, Charlson Comorbidity Index score (CCI), leukocyte, bleeding and blood transfusion were independent risk factors for POF of patients following surgery in oral cancer. …”
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Third Trimester Lower Extremity Lymphorrhea by Kaori Morimoto, Luke O’Rourke

“…Herein, we present the case of 32-year-old female who presented with a significant lymphorrhea during the third trimester without cardiac or renal comorbidity and was successfully treated with torsemide. …”
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Risk Factors for Mortality in Melioidosis: A Single-Centre, 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study by Raviraj Menon, Poornima Baby, Anil Kumar V., Sandeep Surendran, Manu Pradeep, Aiswarya Rajendran, Gaayathri Suju, Arathy Ashok

“…Seventy-three melioidosis patients’ records were analysed, and the most common comorbidity was type 2 diabetes mellitus (n = 53, 72.6%). …”
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Psychometric properties of the health literacy questionnaire tested in Vietnamese adults with chronic diseases by Thi Thuy Ha Dinh, Ann Bonner

“…Variables associated with health literacy were education, income, age, residential area, main support persons and comorbidity index (associated with 7, 7, 4, 3, 2 and 2 out of 9 scales, respectively). …”
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Adverse Events of Antiepileptic Drugs Using Indonesian Version of Liverpool Adverse Events Profile by Astri Budikayanti, Lubna Muhammad Qadri, Zakiah Syeban, Luh Ari Indrawati, Fitri Octaviana

“…We analyzed duration of epilepsy, onset of epilepsy, seizure frequency, type of epilepsy, etiology and epilepsy syndrome, number of AEDs, duration of AED use, and comorbidity. Results. All of the 19 items in the questionnaire were valid, with correlation coefficient ranging from 0.465 to 0.690 (moderate-strong correlation). …”
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Serum biochemical profile in case of cardiorenal syndrome in cats with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Yu. A. Vatnikov, E. D. Sotnikova, V. I. Kuznetsov, A. A. Razumova, I. V. Shchurov, O. A. Petrukhina, A. A. Rudenko

“…Veterinary specialists have lately observed comorbidity of heart and kidney diseases known as cardiorenal syndrome. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of colistin plus meropenem therapy for the treatment of nosocomial pneumonia by Hazhir Moradi, Zahra Sadat Sajadi-Javan, Sarah Mousavi, Soodabeh Rostami, Bita Moradi Khaniabadi

“…The outcomes evaluated were clinical improvement, microbiological response, mortality, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II) score, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, procalcitonin (PCT) levels, and intensive care unit (ICU) duration. …”
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Effect of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio on Post-TAVR Mortality and Periprocedural Pulmonary Hypertension by Xin Gao, Xiaoxiao Jiang, Zonglei Wu, Na Chen, Minghui Gong, Xu Zhao, Yan Liu, Ran Guo

“…A nomogram incorporating five factors (BNP, heart rate, serum total bilirubin, NLR, and comorbidity with coronary heart disease) was developed. …”
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Clinical Epidemiology and Phenotypic Characteristics of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Disease in the Central Region of Saudi Arabia: Findings from a Cross-Sectional by Alotaibi H, Madani A, AlFada M, Alluhaybi A, Alsehli T, Almuhaideb Q, Alnasser S, Aldossari A, Barakeh M, AlKanaan R

“…Clinical, epidemiological, and comorbidity data were collected, and the severity of HS was categorized with the Hurley staging system. …”
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Comparison of the factors that influence the pattern of procurement and usage of antithrombotic drugs by Mohamed Mansor Manan, Aswani Yanti Baharudin, Qi Ying Lean, Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Sachinjeet Kaur Sodhi Dhaliwal, Muhammad Junaid Farrukh, Ching Siang Tan, Long Chiau Ming

“…The mean difference in terms of DDDs of the studied antithrombotic drugs impacts patient demographic characteristics, smoking history, presence of atherosclerotic diseases and peripheral artery diseases, comorbidity, patient compliance, and bleeding history. …”
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Seizures Following Carotid Endarterectomy: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of 69,479 Patients and Evidence-Based Recommendations for Perioperative Care by Kruthajn Rajesh, Helen Shen, Sonu M. M. Bhaskar

“…Male predominance was noted among patients who experienced seizures, and hypertension was the most common comorbidity. Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome was identified as a key contributing factor to postoperative seizures. …”
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Vaginal Treatment of Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence with Visceral Loop Prolapse: A New Challenge in Reparative Vaginal Surgery? by Salvatore Andrea Mastrolia, Edoardo Di Naro, Luca Maria Schonauer, Maria Teresa Loverro, Beatrice Indellicati, Mario Barnaba, Giuseppe Loverro

“…This paper analyzes clinical circumstances, risk factors, comorbidity, and clinical and surgical management of this complication.…”
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Evaluation of 30-day mortality in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy in a tertiary hospital: a 3-year retrospective survey by Philippe Bichard, Jean-Louis Frossard, Laurent Spahr, Nicolas Goossens, Olivier Chatelanat, Laurent Bochatay, Caroline Bastid

“…Median age was 70 years (IQR 61–79) and 173/251 (68.92%) were male. Median Charlson Comorbidity Index was 5 (IQR 3–7), and 305/345 procedures (88.4%) were undertaken on patients with an ASA score ≥3. …”
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Electroencephalographic and Epilepsy Findings in ZNF711 Variants: A Case Series of Two Siblings by Michele Minerva, Lorenzo Perilli, Samanta Carbone, Margherita Maria Rossi, Federica Lotti, Luisa Lonoce, Maria Rosaria Curcio, Salvatore Grosso

“…Conclusions: This case expands the clinical range of ZNF711 variants by highlighting epilepsy as a potential comorbidity and suggesting other possible causal candidates for generalized epilepsy. …”
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Case report: Successful therapy with recombinant human vascular endostatin in an elderly man with colon telangiectasia and idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura by Yushan Wu, Yushan Wu, Yushan Wu, Yongbin Jia, Mingshan Jiang, Mingshan Jiang, Mingshan Jiang, Hu Zhang, Hu Zhang, Hu Zhang

“…Additionally, conventional therapies such as estrogen and thalidomide were contraindicated due to the comorbidity of ITP. Endoscopic hemostasis was also difficult to perform because of the widespread nature of the lesions. …”
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Routine antibiotics for infants less than 6 months of age with growth failure/faltering: a systematic review by Jai K Das, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Abigail Smith, Aamer Imdad, Olivia Tsistinas, Emily Tanner-Smith, Melissa François, Fanny F Chen, Momal Sana

“…The comparison group was infants who received antibiotics according to the aforementioned guidelines.Primary and secondary outcomes The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, and secondary outcomes: clinical deterioration, antimicrobial resistance, recovery from comorbidity, adverse events, markers of intestinal inflammation, markers of systemic inflammation, hospital-acquired infections and non-response. …”
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Integrated Insights into Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Improving Life Quality and Reducing Mortality in Obesity by Ruxandra-Cristina Marin, Andrei-Flavius Radu, Paul Andrei Negru, Ada Radu, Denisa Negru, Raluca Anca Corb Aron, Teodora Maria Bodog, Ruxandra Florina Bodog, Paula Bianca Maghiar, Roxana Brata

“…Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is an effective intervention for patients with severe obesity and metabolic comorbidities, particularly when non-surgical weight loss methods prove insufficient. …”
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Constipation and risk of cardiovascular diseases: a Danish population-based matched cohort study by Henrik Toft Sørensen, Kasper Adelborg, Péter Szentkúti, Jens Sundbøll, Szimonetta Komjáthiné Szépligeti, Hans Gregersen

“…Objectives To assess the risks of myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral artery disease, venous thromboembolism, atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter and heart failure in patients with constipation compared with a general population cohort.Design Population-based matched cohort study.Setting All Danish hospitals and hospital outpatient clinics from 2004 to 2013.Participants Patients with a constipation diagnosis matched on age, sex and calendar year to 10 individuals without constipation from the general population.Main outcomes measures Comorbidity-adjusted and medication-adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) for cardiovascular outcomes based on Cox regression analysis.Results 83 239 patients with constipation were matched to 832 384 individuals without constipation. …”
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Do shorter delays to care and mental health system renewal translate into better occupational outcome after mental disorder diagnosis in a cohort of Canadian military personnel who... by David Boulos, Mark A Zamorski

“…Weighted Cox proportional hazards regression assessed the association of diagnosis era and delay to care with the outcome, after controlling for a broad range of potential confounders (eg, disorder severity, comorbidity). Taylor series linearisation methods and sample design weights were applied in generating descriptive and regression analysis statistics.Primary outcome The outcome was release from military service for medical reasons, assessed using administrative data for the 508 individuals with a mental disorder diagnosis.Results 17.5% (95% CI 16.0% to 19.0%) of the cohort had a mental disorder diagnosis after an Afghanistan-related deployment, of which 21.3% (95% CI 17.2% to 25.5%) had a medical release over a median follow-up of 3.5 years. …”
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Prognostic role of mesangial IgM deposition in IgA nephropathy: a long-term cohort study by Gabriel Stefan, Simona Stancu, Adrian Zugravu, George Terinte-Balcan

“…Both groups were similar in age, sex, prevalence of arterial hypertension, Charlson comorbidity scores, kidney function (eGFR and proteinuria), pathology findings (Oxford MEST-C score, IgG and C3 immune deposition), and TEM analysis. …”
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