Suture versus tacker closure of the peritoneum in transabdominal preperitoneal repair of inguinal hernia: A prospective comparative cohort study by C. Rajagopal, M. Sunil Krishna, Pavan M. Bhat

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective comparative cohort study included patients undergoing unilateral TAPP at a tertiary care hospital in South India from December 2022 to April 2024. A total of 80 patients were included in the study, of which 50 underwent peritoneal closure by tackers and 30 underwent peritoneal closure by sutures based on the standard of care of the operating surgeon. …”
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Evaluation of Fetuses Diagnosed with Megacystis During Prenatal Period by Kemal Sarsmaz, Busra Kanyildiz, Gokcen Orgul, Gokhan Karakoc, Hasan Eroglu, Dilek Sahin, Aykan Yucel

“…Study Design: The data of cases who were prenatally diagnosed with megacystis between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2019 were analyzed. Ultrasonography findings and antennal interventions were withdrawn from computerized database. …”
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“Archbishop” Vladimir (Ivanov) and the renovationist schism in Kuban in 1941–1945 by Toporov Maxim, Priest

“…At the same time, the article suggests that Ivanov may have worked with the Soviet authorities during the occupation, as records show that after the liberation of Krasnodar he was awarded the medal “For Valiant Labour”. In December 1944 Vladimir (Ivanov) repented and was appointed to the Krasnodar cathedra as a canonical bishop in January 1945. …”
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Older Age and Abnormal Pulmonary Ventilation Function Do Not Increase the Risk of Pulmonary Hemorrhage Caused by CT-Guided Percutaneous Core Needle Biopsy by Xuejuan Yu, Chunhai Li, Dexiang Wang, Bo Liu, Haipeng Jia, Wei Zhou

“…Between January 2018 and December 2019, 1,100 consecutive patients underwent CT-guided PCNBs at Qilu Hospital. …”
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Analysis of slope stability to determine the causes of collapse the primary canal in the North-Raman irrigation-area, Central Lampung by Kastamto, Fitri Arniza, Mera Mas, Zain Alfath, Susarman, Dewantoro Fajar

“…A 25-meter primary-canal in the North-Raman Irrigation-Area (NRIA) collapsed in December 2021. Before the landslide occurred, the rainfall intensity reached 153 mm/hour. …”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Risk of Osteoporosis in Elderly Taiwanese Women with Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases: A Retrospective Patient Record Review by Shih-Chun Lin, Malcolm Koo, Kun-Wei Tsai

“…Relevant information on female patients aged 65 and over who were diagnosed with diseases of esophagus, gastric ulcer, or duodenal ulcer during January 2008 to December 2010 were abstracted. Association between H. pylori infection and osteoporosis was evaluated using multivariate logistic regression analysis. …”
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Frequency and characteristics of anemia in hypothyroid patients: A cross-sectional study by Abdullah S. Babaker, Reem M. Al-Qahtani

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed the electronic health records (EHRs) of all the patients attending the Outpatient Department of King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2022. All patients aged 18-70 years who had received a diagnosis of hypothyroidism, ICD-10 code E03.9, and had undergone simultaneous blood tests for complete blood count and iron profile along with thyroid function tests were included in the study. …”
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The Impact of Misdiagnosing Celiac Disease at a Referral Centre by Federico Biagi, Paola I Bianchi, Jonia Campanella, Giovanni Zanellati, Gino R Corazza

“…The clinical histories of all celiac patients referred to the centre were re-evaluated. Between December 1998 and January 2007, 614 patients who were diagnosed at other institutions and presumed to be affected by celiac disease attended the tertiary referral outpatient clinic. …”
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Increased Frequency of Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Coeliac Disease and Vice Versa: A Prospective Observational Study by Stefano Bibbò, Claudio Fozza, Giovanni Mario Pes, Rodrigo Rojas, Roberto Manetti, Maria Pina Dore

“…All consecutive patients with CD or ITP attending our department were enrolled between January 2016 and December 2017. All patients with CD were screened for ITP and patients with ITP for CD. …”
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Prognostic Value of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Diabetic Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Ailed Elena Rodríguez Jiménez

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: a case-series study was conducted in 68 diabetic patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction admitted to the Camilo Cienfuegos Hospital in Sancti Spiritus from January 2012 to December 2013. The glomerular filtration rate on admission was estimated using the Cockcroft-Gault <em>equation</em>. …”
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The Use of Corticosteroid Randomisation after Significant Head Injury (CRASH) Prognostic Model as Mortality Predictor of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Underwent Surgery in Low-Mi... by Radian A. Halimi, Iwan Fuadi, Dionisius Alby

“…This retrospective analytical observational study employed total sampling including all TBI patients who underwent surgery with general anesthesia from January to December 2022. Statistical analysis was performed by applying Mann–Whitney and Fisher exact tests, while the model’s discriminative ability was determined through the area under the curve (AUC) calculations. …”
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Hematological and biochemical variables in hospitalized patients with clinical suspicion of dengue by Rolando Rodríguez Puga, Yoánderson Pérez Díaz, Yanet Pérez Guerrero, Serapio Romero Gavilán

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out at the Amalia Simoni Provincial Clinical Surgical Teaching Hospital in Camagüey, from January to December 2022. A sample of 157 patients was used and the following variables were analyzed: age group, sex, hematological variables, values, day(s) of onset of symptoms, differential formula, biochemical and hematological variables, and differential formula with their paired differences.…”
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The roles and outcomes of surgery in large anterior mediastinal tumors by Yan Le Ho, Mohammad Fauzi bin Jamaluddin, Gerard Francis Lopez, Sotheenathan Krishinan, Abu Yamin bin Khamis, Basheer Ahamed bin Abdul Kareem

“…Method: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients with large anterior mediastinal tumors who underwent biopsy and surgical resection at our center from January 2018 to December 2020. Results: A total of 87 patients were referred for anterior mediastinal tumors, and 42 of them (48.3%) had tumors larger than 8 cm. …”
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Pediatric blunt pancreatic trauma at a single center in Korea: a retrospective review from 2007 to 2022 by Joong Kee Youn, Hee-Beom Yang, Dayoung Ko, Hyun-Young Kim

“…Methods This study included patients under the age of 18 years who visited our center's pediatric emergency department and were diagnosed with pancreatic injury due to abdominal trauma via radiological examination between January 2007 and December 2022. Patients’ medical records were retrospectively reviewed and analyzed. …”
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Relationship between Antibiotic Consumption and Resistance: A Systematic Review by Asrat Agalu Abejew, Gizachew Yismaw Wubetu, Teferi Gedif Fenta

“…Articles published over 7 years (2016–2022) were searched from December 23 to 31, 2022. The search strategy was developed by using keywords for ABC and ABR. …”
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Surgical Procedures Used for Correction of Scheuermann’s Kyphosis: A Meta-Analysis by Qingshan Li

“…We searched PubMed database and Ovid database, as well as Cochrane Library (between January 2009 and December 2020, around recent ten years), for studies reporting Scheuermann’s kyphosis correction in an anterior way or a posterior way. …”
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides Difficile Infection in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease by Alireza Meighani, Maryam Alimirah, Mayur Ramesh, Reena Salgia

“…A cohort of all patients who received FMT from December 2012 to May 2014 for refractory or recurrent CDI was identified. …”
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Impact of mild traumatic brain injury on health behaviors by Yookyung Lee, Yoonjeong Choi, Jooeun Jeon, Ja-Ho Leigh, Don-Kyu Kim, Byung-Mo Oh

“…We utilized health check-up records from the Korean National Health Insurance Service database spanning January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2017. The sample included 49,212 patients diagnosed with mild TBI and 1:1 matched controls who participated in national health check-ups in 2009–2010, 2011–2012, and 2016–2017. …”
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Incidence and Characterization of the Hypertensive Disorders during Pregnancy by María Pérez Hernández, Viviana Sáez Cantero, Gonzalo Aguero Alfonso, Hortensia González García, Antonio Alfonso Dávila, Felicia Vilches Luis

“…<strong><br />Method:</strong> a cross sectional, analytic and observational study was conducted from January 1st to December 31st, 2010, at the “Enrique Cabrera” General Teaching Hospital, including all patients diagnosed with some hypertensive disorder that gave birth at this hospital. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus and Pregnancy. Perinatal Results in a 3 years Study. by Cristóbal Torres González, Vivian Vázquez Martínez, Joselin Moreno Torres, Angel Rodríguez Cabrera, Amparo Ocampo Sánchez, Ana López Rodríguez del Rey

“…Of an universe of 13 603 childbirths from January 1st, 2003 to December 31st, 2005, in the Obstetric Service of the University Hospital ¨Dr. …”
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