The Role of Heart Rate, Body Temperature, and Respiratory Rate in Predicting Anastomotic Leakage following Surgery for Rectal Cancer by Jiajun Luo, Hongxue Wu, Yue Jiang, Yu Yang, Jingwen Yuan, Qiang Tong

“…Clinical data from patients with rectal cancer who underwent anterior rectal resection in the Department of Gastroenterology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, from January 2017 to December 2019 were collected and analyzed retrospectively. …”
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The impact of reduced skeletal muscle mass at stroke onset on 3-month functional outcomes in acute ischemic stroke patients. by Kyong Young Kim, Seunguk Jung, Eun Bin Cho, Tae-Won Yang, Seung Joo Kim, Hyunsung Kim, Sunhye Jung

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We prospectively enrolled acute ischemic stroke patients admitted between May 2019 and December 2019. Muscle mass was accessed early during hospitalization using whole-body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), and patients were categorized into RMM and normal muscle mass (NMM) groups based on the Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia (AWGS) criteria. …”
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Quality indicators and development targets in the national clinical quality registries in cancer care and screening by Henrik Moller, Søren Paaske Johnsen, Lene Hjerrild Iversen, Anne Gulbech Ording, Amalie Helme Simoni, Lina Marie Vinge Ahlstrøm, Jens Winther Jensen

“…The most recent report from each registry was downloaded the 13 December 2023. Indicators were included if: evaluating care or screening over 12 months, presenting a well-defined standard with a desired direction and presenting the proportion and number of individuals for which the standard was fulfilled. …”
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Temporal Trends in Parkinson’s Disease Related Mortality from 1999-2020: A National Analysis [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Balamrit Singh Sokhal, Thomas Shepherd, Christian Mallen, Sowmya Prasanna Kumar Menon, Amit Arora, Sara Muller

“…Methods The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide-Ranging Online Data for Epidemiological Research (CDC-WONDER) Underlying Cause of Death database from January 1999 to December 2020 was used to determine the PD-related age adjusted mortality rate (AAMR) stratified by age, sex, ethnicity and geographic area, with the 1999 deaths as the reference group. …”
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Comparison of Resting Energy Expenditure Using Indirect Calorimetry and Predictive Equations in Trauma Patients: A Pilot Study by Dae Sung Ma, Gil Jae Lee

“…Methods Patients admitted to the trauma intensive care unit who received mechanical ventilation between January and December 2015 were enrolled. REE was measured by IC (CCM Express, MGC Diagnostics) and calculated by the following PEs: Harris-Benedict, Fleisch, Robertson and Reid, Ireton-Jones, and the maximum value (25 kcal/kg/ day) of the European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN). …”
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Aedes-borne arboviral human infections in Europe from 2000 to 2023: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Nadja Hedrich, Maria Bekker-Nielsen Dunbar, Martin P. Grobusch, Patricia Schlagenhauf

“…PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) databases and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) websites were searched for publications reporting on cases of Aedes-borne infection in Europe between January 1st, 2000, and December 31st, 2023. Results: Some 353 papers were included, covering 59,589 cases of infection in Europe by seven arboviruses: dengue, Zika, chikungunya, yellow fever, Mayaro, Ross River, and Rift Valley. …”
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Seven-Year Analysis of Microbial Keratitis Tendency at an Ophthalmology Department in Poland: A Single-Center Study by Klaudia Ulfik, Sławomir Teper, Michał Dembski, Anna Nowińska, Ewa Wróblewska-Czajka, Edward Wylęgała

“…Conjunctival swabs and corneal scrapes were collected between January 1, 2013, and December 31, 2019, in the tertiary reference center for keratitis. …”
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Cost-Utility Analysis of Add-on Cannabidiol vs Usual Care Alone for the Treatment of Seizures in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome or Dravet Syndrome in the... by Jamshaed Siddiqui, Sally Bowditch

“…**Background:** Lennox-Gastaut syndrome (LGS) and Dravet syndrome (DS) are severe, treatment-refractory, epileptic encephalopathies that often develop in infancy or early childhood. Since December 1, 2022, plant-derived highly purified cannabidiol (CBD) medicine (Epidyolex®; 100 mg/mL oral solution) has been reimbursed in the Netherlands for the adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with LGS or DS. …”
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Association between oxidative balance score and all-cause, CVD and respiratory-related mortality in the US older adults of asthma patients with diabetes by Chang Liu, Dan Liang, Dan Liang, Guoan Xiang, Xuanbo Zhao, Kun Xiao, Lixin Xie, Lixin Xie

“…Mortality outcomes were determined by linking the data to National Death Index (NDI) records through December 31, 2019. Cox regression modeling was employed to examine the relationship between OBS and all-cause, CVD and respiratory-related mortality. …”
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Diabetes Increases Risk of Cardiovascular Events in Patients Receiving Permanent Pacemaker: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study by Huang-Chung Chen, Wen-Hao Liu, Chien-Hao Tseng, Yung-Lung Chen, Wei-Chieh Lee, Yen-Nan Fang, Shaur-Zheng Chong, Mien-Cheng Chen

“…Between January 2003 and December 2017, 1742 patients receiving naïve PPM treatment comprised this retrospective cohort study and were categorized into two groups by the diagnosis of diabetes: group with diabetes (n=632, 36.3%) and group without diabetes (n=1110, 63.7%). …”
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Regional cerebral oxygen saturation during initial mobilization of critically ill patients is associated with clinical outcomes: a prospective observational study by Ryota Imai, Takafumi Abe, Kentaro Iwata, Seigo Yamaguchi, Takeshi Kitai, Atsuhiro Tsubaki

“…Methods This prospective study included critically ill patients admitted to the Uonuma Kikan Hospital Emergency Center who received physical therapy between June 2020 and December 2022. We continuously measured rSO2 during the initial mobilization using a wearable brain near-infrared spectroscopy device. …”
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Diversity and Dynamics of Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Two Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Foci in the Fes-Boulemane Region of Northern Morocco by Fatima Zahra Talbi, Chafika Faraj, Fouad EL-Akhal, Fatiha El Khayyat, Driss Chenfour, Abdellatif Janati Idrissi, Abdelhakim El Ouali Lalami

“…In order to evaluate the risk of leishmaniasis transmission in Fes-Boulemane, an investigation was carried out in two localities, Aichoun and Bouasseme, during 2011. From January to December, 1120 specimens were collected in Aichoun comprising six species belonging to two genera: Phlebotomus sergenti (76.07%), Phlebotomus longicuspis (9.01%), Phlebotomus perniciosus (8.48%), Phlebotomus papatasi (4.82%), Sergentomyia minuta, and Sergentomyia fallax. …”
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Seasonality Influence on Biochemical and Hematological Indicators of Stress and Growth of Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), an Amazonian Air-Breathing Fish by Rosiely Felix Bezerra, Maria do Carmo Figueiredo Soares, Athiê Jorge Guerra Santos, Elba Verônica Matoso Maciel Carvalho, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho

“…This work was conducted in three periods (April to July 2010, August to November 2010, and December 2010 to March 2011) defined according to rainfall and medium temperatures. …”
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Pregnancy rate after estrus synchronization and timed artificial insemination in Mediterranean buffaloes in two seasons in Venezuela by Miguel Chacón, Néstor Morán, Iván Cárdenas, Mariana S. Perea, Fernando P. Perea, Aitor De Ondiz

“… A retrospective study (2016-2018) was conducted in a commercial farm from Zulia state, Venezuela, to analyze the effectiveness of ovulation synchronization followed by fixed-time artificial insemination (TAI) at two seasons of the year: 1) May-September [unfavorable (U), n=386] 2) October-December [favorable (F), n=308]. A total of 694 ovulation synchronization protocols were applied in 190 heifers- and 504 cow-buffalos. …”
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Prescribed Minimum Benefits complaints: a five-year retrospective review by Lindelwa Mitchele Ngobeni, Lucky Moropeng, Evelyn Thsehla

“…Objective: To determine and describe the pattern of PMBs complaints received by CMS from January 2014 to December 2018. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that utilised the CMS’ clinical complaints. …”
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Vertical transmission of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2: A scoping review. by Lemi Belay Tolu, Alex Ezeh, Garumma Tolu Feyissa

“…Any types of studies or reports published between December 2019 and September 2020 addressing the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on pregnant women and their newborn babies were included. …”
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The spatial and temporal pattern of COVID-19 and its effect on humans’ development in China by X. Xie, E. Naminse, S. Liu, Q. Yi

“…The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been identified as the main cause of the outbreak of the respiratory disease in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China in December 2019. Since then, the epidemic has spread rapidly throughout China and many other countries in the world. …”
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Sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure and their effects on glycolipid metabolism in pregnant women and their newborn in Haikou City, China by Xiaomei Cheng, Haifeng Gao, Qiaojun Li, Naifan Zhang, Ying Lu

“…This study aimed to assess PAH exposure in pregnant women and newborns in Haikou City, China, and evaluate their impact on glycolipid metabolism.MethodsA total of 300 pregnant women and their newborns were selected for the study between May 2022 and December 2023. Data on lifestyle and dietary habits were collected, and PAH levels in venous blood and umbilical cord blood were measured using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. …”
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Changes in faecal haemoglobin values over sequential rounds of faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in a surveillance population by Amanda J Cross, Kate Wooldrage, Gemma Mortell, Gwen A Murphy

“…We investigated whether changes in FIT values over multiple rounds were associated with advanced colorectal neoplasia (ACN) detection.Methods A cohort of men and women aged 60–72 years deemed intermediate risk by the 2002 UK adenoma surveillance guidelines and scheduled for three yearly colonoscopies were recruited (January 2012–December 2013) within the English Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and offered a quantitative FIT at 1, 2 and 3 years post-baseline colonoscopy for a prospective analysis within a diagnostic accuracy study. …”
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Long-Term Results of the Etiotropic Therapy of Subcompensed Liver Cirrhosis in the Outcome of Chronic Hepatitis C by P. O. Bogomolov, A. O. Bueverov, V. E. Bakirova, E. O. Lyusina, E. A. Fedosyina, S. V. Koblov, O. V. Sumtsova

“…A retrospective analysis included the data from patients with subcompensated liver cirrhosis (LC) of HCV etiology (genotype 1b) (7–9 points of the Child-Pugh score) having received interferon-free antiviral therapy (AVT) with ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir during 12 weeks from September to December 2015. In total, 66 patients (27 men and 39 women) received such a therapy, the median age was 56.4 years.Results. 147 weeks (IQR 56–156) following AVT completion, the long-term results were evaluated. …”
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