Efficacy of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome in Elderly Patients: A Retrospective Study by Naoki Higashiyama, Shinya Tamura, Taku Sugawara

“…Among FBSS patients who underwent an SCS trial between November 2017 and December 2020, those with at least 50% pain reduction during the trial phase who requested spinal cord stimulator implantation underwent implantation of a stimulator under local anesthesia. …”
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Efficacy of low-dose rituximab versus immunosuppressants in refractory orbital inflammatory pseudotumors with intracranial extension by Yuyu Li, Mingming Sun, Xintong Xu, Biyue Chen, Xiyun Chen, Yuhang Wang, Quangang Xu, Huanfen Zhou, Shihui Wei

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of low-dose rituximab (RTX) and immunosuppressants in treating orbital inflammatory pseudotumor (OIP) with intracranial extension, a refractory and high-relapse disease.MethodsPatients who had been diagnosed with refractory OIP with intracranial extension and who were refractory to systemic corticosteroids were retrospectively recruited at the Neuro-Ophthalmology Department at the Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital between December 2018 and September 2022. After methylprednisolone pulse therapy, we added 2 mg of tacrolimus per day, 1500 mg of mycophenolate mofetil per day, or 200 mg of rituximab at days 1 and 15, and then monitored those with CD19+ B cells of under 1% as adjuvant therapy.ResultsEleven patients (six males and five females) were included, with a mean age of 45.5 ± 11.8 years (age range: 21–64 years). …”
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Clinical utility of tumour mutational burden on efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors in malignant solid tumours: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoguang Yang, Yunming Li, Xuemei Xiang, Wang Guo, Pengfei Zhou

“…This systematic review is anticipated to be finished in December 2023, and the results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.PROSPERO registration number CRD42021262480.…”
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Surveillance of drug prescribing: why outliers miss their targets – a qualitative study by Julia Gollnick, Nikoletta Zeschick, Franziska Hörbrand, Peter Killian, Maria Sebastiao, Thomas Kühlein, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff

“…Trial registration This trial has been registered in the German Register of Clinical Trials (DRKS: DRKS00016161; registration date 07. December 2018).…”
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An Improved Solar Cooling System for Date Safety and Storage under Climate of the Maghreb by Benameur Afif, Boualem Merabet, Mustafa Inc, Younes Menni, Sameer Alsharif, Ahmed Althobaiti, Ayman A. Aly

“…It reveals that the PV system efficiency set from ~10% in winter to 11.3% in summer, while PR rises from a 77.5% in July to 89.3% in December. Future research will design of energy consumption monitoring of the PV system, favoring SE cooling of dates. …”
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Online queries as a criterion for evaluating epidemiological status and effectiveness of COVID-19 control measures in Russia: results from Yandex.Wordstat analysis by Kuvat Momynaliev, Dimash Khoroshun, Vasiliy Akimkin

“…During the ‘second’ peak of COVID-19 incidence in Russia (October–December 2020), the increase in the number of smell-related queries outpaced the increase in the number of new cases by 1–2 weeks in 36 regions of Russia, including Moscow. …”
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A 14-Year Retrospective Analysis of Endogenous Endophthalmitis in a Tertiary Referral Center of Southern Thailand by Patama Bhurayanontachai, Phingphan Klongthanakit

“…This was a retrospective chart analysis of patients with endogenous endophthalmitis between January 2006 and December 2019. Collected data included basic patient characteristics, presenting symptoms, causative organisms, treatments, and 3-month and 1-year visual outcomes. …”
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Self-actualization of families with a cerebrovascular disease patient by nurses, and of self-actualization of nurses themselves: an integrative review based on family care/caring t... by Hiroko Ota, Naohiro Hohashi

“…Methods A search conducted on 23rd December, 2023, using Ichushi-Web, CiNii and J-STAGE, which are extensive Japanese literature databases, identified 1,061 original articles using the keywords “cerebrovascular disease AND nurse.” …”
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Local control and recurrence patterns after stereotactic irradiation delivered in more than 4 fractions for hepatocellular carcinomas and liver metastases: a retrospective study by Alizée Renan, Marie Bruand, Maria Jolnerovski, Aboubacar Diallo, Nicolas Demogeot

“…Methods This retrospective study included 33 patients treated with SBRT (Cyberknife®) in more than 4 fractions for HCC or liver metastases, between January 2011 and December 2019. Patients were ineligible for treatment in 3 or 4 fractions due to OAR proximity. …”
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Technical difficulties and success of endoscopic retrograde colangiopancreatography in a group of patients by Pedro Juan Vázquez González, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Gustavo Becerra Terón, Mayelin González Pérez, Pedro Juan Barrios Fuentes, Denis Monzón Vega, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> prospective, descriptive, observational study that included all the patients who were tested through this procedure from January to December 2009 in the hospital “Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima” from Cienfuegos. …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Probiotic Therapy on Bowel-Related Symptoms in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis during Endoscopic Remission: An Observational Study by Jin Lee, Su Bum Park, Hyung Wook Kim, Hong Sub Lee, Sam Ryong Jee, Jong Hun Lee, Tae Oh Kim

“…We conducted a multicenter, observational study between April 2018 and December 2020 across two university hospitals in Korea. …”
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Participatory and Conventional Investigation of Tick Infestation in Camels and Cattle of Somali Pastoral Areas, Eastern Ethiopia by Mohamoud Mohamed Jama, Hassan Abdi Hussein, Shaban Mohamed Abdi, Teka Feyera

“…Ticks are a common parasite that affect many animals by causing slowed growth, reduced milk output, and financial losses for industries that depend on animal hides and skins. From June to December 2017, participatory and conventional investigations on tick infestation in camels and cattle were conducted in Kebribayah and Afdem districts of Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State. …”
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Assessment of inappropriate use of antibiotics and contributing factors in Awi Administrative Zone, Northwestern Amhara regional State, Ethiopia by Belsti Atnkut, Atalaye Nigussie, Bekele Gebreamanule, Bulti Kumera, Tess Astatkie

“…Methods: A total of 1194 rural and urban families, including individuals of various ages and genders from the study area were selected by a multistage stratified random sampling method for a comparative cross-sectional study conducted between December 2022 and June 2023. SPSS version 26 was used to analyze the gathered data. …”
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Survival Outcomes of a Large Cohort of Acral Melanoma Patients Treated at a South African Referral Hospital by Bianca Tod, Tonya Esterhuizen, Willem Visser, Maritha Kotze, Anne Bowcock, Johann Schneider, Henriette Burger

“…The study included patients diagnosed at a referral hospital between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2021. Analysis occurred in 2022 and 2023. …”
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Results of Endometrial Sampling in Patients with Abnormal Premenopausal Hemorrhages: Analysis of 1492 Cases by Mehmet Şükrü Budak, Mehmet Baki Şentürk, Sedat Akgöl, Mehmet Nafi Sakar, Ali Emre Tahaoğlu, Cihan Toğrul, Ayhan Yıldırım

“…STUDY DESIGN: The results of 1492 premenopausal patients subjected to endometrial sampling due to abnormal uterine hemorrhages in Diyarbakır Maternity and Children Hospital between January 2013 and December 2013 have been evaluated retrospectively. …”
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Short-Term Outcomes of Posterior Fossa Decompression with or without Duraplasty for Chiari Malformation Type 1: Insights from a Tertiary Care Hospital by Muhammad Idris Khan, Adnan Munir, Sajjad Ullah, Sikandar Ali Khan

“…Methodology: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at Khyber Teaching Hospital's Peshawar, Pakistan, in December 2023 after securing permission from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) with reference. …”
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Characterization of patients with chronic liver disease of alcoholic etiology by Doppler ultrasound. Cienfuegos, 2020 by Masleidy Valladares Valle, Lariagna Moya Cardoso, Dianarelys Villafuerte Delgado, Rubén Daniel Fernández Azpiri, Liam Lain Pérez Valladares, Claudia Vasallo López

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima General University Hospital, Cienfuegos, from January to December 2020. In addition to age and sex, ultrasound variables were analyzed according to two-dimensional ultrasound (B-mode) and Doppler.…”
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Study on the Correlation of Skin Advanced Glycation End Products With Diabetic Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy by Fang Y, Dai W, Cao Y

“…Factors affecting DCAN and those related to skin AGE accumulation in patients with DCAN were analyzed.Materials and Methods: A total of 192 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who were hospitalized in the Department of Endocrinology of Hefei Second People’s Hospital from November 2020 to December 2022 were included and divided into DCAN (n=121) and No_DCAN (n=71) groups based on the results of Ewing test. …”
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Indirect determination of hemoglobin A2 reference intervals in Pakistani infants using data mining by Muhammad Shariq Shaikh, Sibtain Ahmed, Saba Farrukh, Shahnawaz Bayunus

“…Hemoglobin A2 measurements from all patients aged birth to 1 year between January 2015 and December 2022 were retrieved from the laboratory management system at Aga Khan University Hospital. …”
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Clinical efficacy of THA with dual mobility cup vs. hemiarthroplasty in elderly patients with femoral neck fracture: a retrospective study by Kai Xiao, Songyang Liu, Boran Liang, Shuming Li, Xinyan Liu, Jing Chen

“…ObjectiveTo compare the clinical efficacy of total hip arthroplasty (THA) with or without dual mobility cup (DMC) vs. hemiarthroplasty (HA) in elderly Asian patients with acute femoral neck fracture (FNF).MethodsData of 284 elderly FNF patients treated at our institution from January 2017 to December 2021 were retrospectively collected. Patients were divided into the DMC-THA group (THA with DMC, n = 102), C-THA group (conventional THA without DMC, n = 88), and HA group (n = 94). …”
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