Major Causes of Preventable Death in Trauma Patients by Youngeun Park, Gil Jae Lee, Min A Lee, Kang Kook Choi, Jihun Gwak, Sung Youl Hyun, Yang Bin Jeon, Yong-Cheol Yoon, Jungnam Lee, Byungchul Yu

“…Methods We analyzed the deaths of 411 severe trauma patients who presented to Gachon University Gil Hospital regional trauma center in South Korea from January 2015 to December 2017, using an expert panel review. Results The preventable death rate of trauma patients treated at the Gachon University Gil Hospital regional trauma center was 8.0%. …”
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FACTORS RELATED TO EYE FATIGUE IN CUSTOMER SERVICE EMPLOYEES 2022 by Arni Putri Gunawan, Eka Cempaka Putri, Izzatu Millah, Rini Handayani

“…This research was conducted on December 27 – January 5, 2022. Data collection was obtained by collecting primary data and secondary data. …”
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Hydrogeochemistry of Surface and Ground Water in Alatening Village, Northwest Region, Cameroon by Kahnji Iren Njoyim, Lucas Kengni, Margaret Awah Tita, Estella Njoyim Buleng Tamungang, Vitalis Fonfo Fonzenyuy, Bertrand Tatoh Aziwo

“…Three springs and two streams of Alatening village were investigated in early December 2017 and late July 2018 for organoleptic, physicochemical, and bacteriological parameters using standard methods. …”
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Evaluation of Hydatid Cyst Cases: A Single-center Retrospective Study by Suzan Şahin, Bülent Kaya

“…Methods: Patients aged 18 and over who were diagnosed with hydatid cyst and followed in our hospital between January 2018 and December 2023 were included in the study. Data were obtained from the hospital’s record system. …”
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Incidence and Predictors of Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Children Who Received Antiretroviral Therapy (ART), Northwest Ethiopia: A Multicenter Historical Cohorts Study 2009–2019 by Fassikaw Kebede, Habtamu Tarekegn, Mulugeta Molla, Dube Jara, Abebe Abate

“…Facility-based multicenter historical cohort was conducted among 721 seropositive children after initiating ART from January 1, 2009, to December 31, 2019. Data from the records of children were extracted using a standardized checklist. …”
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Epidemiology of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Patients Attending at Hiwa Hospital in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Bushra Mohammed Ali, Hiwa Abas Ahmed

“…A case control approach was used, by retrospective chart review of all non-melanoma skin cancer cases presented between 1st of January 2015 till 31st of December 2016 at Sulaimani Hiwa hospital from which 70 cases conducted   and 70 controls from Baxshen hospital. …”
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Cost-effectiveness and readmission rates of laparoscopic vs. open surgery for colorectal cancer: evidence from the health insurance review and assessment service dataset in South K... by Sanghyun An, Sung Eun Hong, Moo Hyun Kim, Ik Yong Kim

“…IntroductionWe aimed to compare and analyze the cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic vs. open colorectal surgery (CRS) for colorectal cancer using health insurance claims data derived from multiple institutions in South Korea as well as the differences in hospital length of stay (LOS) and 30-day readmission rates related to postoperative complications.MethodsWe retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of patients who underwent curative resection for colorectal cancer between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2022 using national health insurance claims data in South Korea. …”
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Contrast Medium Use in Computed Tomography for Patients Presenting with Headache: 4-year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Asare Kwaku Offei, Ewurama Andam Idun, Dorothea Anim, Edmund Brakohiapa, Benard Ohene Botwe

“…Records of patients who presented with headache as principal complaint between January 2017 and December 2020 were reviewed. A total of 477 records of patients with headache were identified, retrieved and evaluated. …”
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Effect of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation with intermittent sigh breaths on carbon dioxide levels in neonates by Kulthida Baingam, Anucha Thatrimontrichai, Manapat Praditaukrit, Gunlawadee Maneenil, Supaporn Dissaneevate

“…Methods This prospective study was conducted between January and December 2023. Intubated preterm and term neonates who underwent HFOV with an available arterial line were enrolled in this study after informed parental consent was obtained. …”
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Risk Factors Associated with Breast Cancer in Women in a Health Area by Naifi Hierrezuelo Rojas, Mileidy Cordoví Hierrezuelo, Naiovis Neira Hierrezuelo

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> an analytical-observational, case-control study was carried out in patients belonging to the Ramon Lopez Peña Community Polyclinic in Santiago de Cuba, in the period from January to December 2022. The study population consisted of female patients, over 30 years of age (3,550), from which the cases (patients diagnosed with breast cancer) and controls (patients who did not suffer from the disease) were chosen, 2 controls were chosen for each selected case. …”
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Health professionals’ perceptions, barriers and knowledge towards oral health care of dependent people in nursing homes: a systematic review by Joana Pombo-Lopes, Inês Rodrigues, Joana Costa, Ana Catarina Gomes, Jorge Fonseca, Jorge Fonseca, José Grillo-Evangelista

“…IntroductionThis review aimed to evaluate the perceived barriers, knowledge, and training, of different health care professionals in relation to the oral health of dependent people in nursing homes and access, as well, how this data was evaluated.MethodsThree electronic databases—PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, and LILACS—were searched independently by two researchers for relevant studies published up to December 2023. Articles were selected according to the established inclusion and exclusion criteria, and a total of 35 studies were included.ResultsFindings from the Nursing Dental Coping Belief Scale studies revealed disparities between training and daily oral health care, with experienced nurses experiencing challenges. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Diffuse Axonal Injury According to Radiological Grade by Hak-Jae Lee, Hyun-Woo Sun, Jae-Seok Lee, Nak-Joon Choi, Yoon-Joong Jung, Suk-Kyung Hong

“…Methods From January 2011 to December 2016, among 294 patients with traumatic brain injury, 44 patients underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). …”
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Land Subsidence in the Yangtze River Delta, China Explored Using InSAR Technique From 2019 to 2021 by Hongbo Jiang, Guangcai Feng, Yuexin Wang, Zhiqiang Xiong, Hesheng Chen, Ning Li, Zeng Lin

“…To overcome these challenges, we adopted the multitemporal InSAR technique, integrating a frame data parallel processing strategy and an overall adjustment correction method, to obtain the temporal deformation sequences of the entire Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region in China from January 2019 to December 2021. We calculated the annual average deformation rate and identified deformation areas, with 73.5&#x0025; concentrated along the Yangtze River, along the coastline, and within the northern Anhui mining area. …”
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Role of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for the management of peri‑implant diseases among habitual nicotinic product users: A systematic review by Abdulrahman M. AlMubarak

“…Indexed databases (PubMed/Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, and ISI Web of Knowledge) and Google Scholar were searched up to and including December 2024 without time and language barriers. Using Boolean operators, the following keywords were searched in different combinations: antimicrobial photodynamic therapy; crestal bone loss; peri‑implant diseases; probing depth; nicotine; and smoking. …”
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Stages of Gynaecological Cancers at the Time of First Presentation at a Large Cancer Hospital in Pakistan: An Observational Study by Meharunnissa Khaskheli, Shahla Baloch, Shamsunnissa Khaskheli, Ramsha Zafar Durrani, Naseema Jhatial, Syed Ghulam Sarwar Shah

“…Fully anonymised data were obtained retrospectively from the cancer registry for 3 years from 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2020. Data were analysed for frequencies and descriptive statistics using SPSS. …”
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Epidemiology and Management of Open Fractures in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal: An Observational Study by Sagar Maharjan, Arun Kumar Chaudhary, Rohit Shrestha, Pramit Ram Shrestha, Prabesh Gautam, Ashkal Basi, Manasil Malla, Shreedhar Prasad Acharya, Sushant Kumar Khadka

“…Methods: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in a tertiary care center, Medical records of all patients with open fractures who underwent immediate orthopedic interventions between January 2021 and December 2023 were evaluated retrospectively after obtaining ethical approval from the Institutional Review Committee (Reference number: 29/24). …”
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Implementing a closed loop clinical decision support system for sustainable preoperative care by José Luis Gracia Martínez, Bernadette Pfang, Miguel Ángel Morales Coca, Cristina Caramés Sánchez, Marta del Olmo Rodríguez, Marco Antonio Villegas García, Jorge Short Apellaniz, Javier Arcos Campillo, Juan Antonio Álvaro de la Parra, Florencia Manzano Lorefice, Luis Enrique Muñoz Alameda

“…Interrupted time series analysis was performed to evaluate changes in rates of preoperative testing after CDSS implementation, which took place from September 2019 to December 2019. We included 228,671 surgical procedures during a 69-month period from January 1st, 2018, to October 1st, 2023, of which 78,388 were from the preintervention period and 150,283 from the postimplementation period. …”
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Evaluating body roundness index and systemic immune inflammation index for mortality prediction in MAFLD patients by Di Zeng, Qingyue Zeng, Shuangqing Li, Jiong Lu, Nansheng Cheng

“…A nationwide retrospective cohort study was conducted using data from the NHANES database (January 1999–December 2018), including patients diagnosed with MAFLD. …”
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Sex Difference in the Association of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Prevalence in Patients with Adrenal Adenoma and Different Degrees of Cortisol Excess by Shoichiro Izawa, Kazuhisa Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Matsuzawa, Takuyuki Katabami, Takanobu Yoshimoto, Michio Otsuki, Masakatsu Sone, Yoshiyu Takeda, Shintaro Okamura, Takamasa Ichijo, Mika Tsuiki, Tomoko Suzuki, Mitsuhide Naruse, Akiyo Tanabe

“…A cross-sectional observational study from January 2006 to December 2015. Patients. 237 patients with adrenal adenoma associated with CE, including Cushing’s syndrome and mild autonomous cortisol secretion (MACS), diagnosed in 10 referral centers in Japan. …”
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Validation and assessment of the arabic psychological first aid scale among physicians, nurses, and counselors in Jordan by Basma Eid Alshareef, Othman A. Alfuqaha, Ibraheem B. Maali, Khaled Amer

“…Methods A sample size of 389 HCPs (physicians = 68, nurses = 173, and counselors = 148) was conveniently selected to participate during the period of 10 December 2023 to 10 February 2024 after completing the translated PFA scale into the Arabic language. …”
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