Impact of Allergic Contact Dermatitis on the Quality of Life and Work Productivity by H. Kalboussi, I. Kacem, H. Aroui, O. El Maalel, M. Maoua, A. Brahem, S. El Guedri, S. Chatti, N. Ghariani, N. Mrizak

“…This is a cross-sectional study carried out from January 2012 to December 2014. All patients diagnosed with ACD in the Dermato-Allergology Unit of the Occupational Medicine Department at Farhat Hached University Hospital, in Sousse, were included. …”
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Assessing health governance across countries: a scoping review protocol on indices and assessment tools applied globally by Kun Tang, Liyuan Zhang, Aidan Huang, Yuling Lin, Jingwen Dong, Qiwei He

“…The time frame will be from 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2021. Only indices or assessment tools that are globally applicable and provide measurable indicators of health governance will be eligible. …”
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Management of Anterior Choroidal Artery Aneurysms: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Andrew Falzon, Shigeta Miyake, Tze Phei Kee, Hugo Andrade-Barazarte, Timo Krings

“…<b>Methods:</b> Thirty-two ruptured and unruptured AChoA aneurysms that underwent catheter angiography at a single neurovascular center between January 2000 and December 2023 were included. Either conservative management, clipping, and/or endovascular treatment were performed. …”
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Healthcare Workers (HCWs)’ Perceptions and Current Practice of Managing Cognitively Impaired Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by Rayan A. Siraj

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: A cross-sectional questionnaire was distributed to HCWs in Saudi Arabia between April and December 2023. The collected responses were analysed using descriptive statistics and logistic regression models. …”
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Harnessing Internet Search Data as a Potential Tool for Medical Diagnosis: Literature Review by Gregory J Downing, Lucas M Tramontozzi, Jackson Garcia, Emma Villanueva

“…We searched for published peer-reviewed literature on the PubMed database between October and December 2023. ResultsSystematic selection based on predefined criteria included 40 articles from the 2499 identified articles. …”
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Enhancing athlete performance under pressure: the role of attribution training in mitigating choking by Dan Huang, Dan Huang, Huilin Wang, Yiwei Tang, Hanyue Lei, Denise Koh

“…The research team conducted a survey of elite athletes in Central China between October and December 2023. In this study, 350 questionnaires were distributed, 350 questionnaires were collected after the questionnaires were distributed, and 328 valid questionnaires were finally eliminated through screening. …”
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A Contemporary Analysis of Discharge Disposition Following Total Joint Arthroplasty by Swaroopa Vaidya, MS, Gregory Panza, PhD, Jake Laverdiere, BS, Dianne Vye, MSN, RN, ONC, Jenna Bernstein, MD

“…Methods: This retrospective study included patients who had elective total hip arthroplasty or total knee arthroplasty from January through December 2022 at a high-volume orthopaedic institute. …”
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SARS-CоV-2 spread in humans and animals by T. P. Akimiva, V. P. Semakina, M. N. Mitrofanova, M. V. Zhiltsova, E. S. Vystavkina, D. G. Isakova, D. B. Andreychuk, A. K. Karaulov, I. A. Chvala, A. E. Metlin

“…The first human cases were reported in Wuhan (People’s Republic of China) in December2019. Since then, the disease infected over 153 million people and became the cause of more than 3 million deaths all over the world. …”
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Vaginal hysterectomy versus vaginal assisted NOTES hysterectomy (VANH): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Merel Kimman, Ilse Bekkers, Lynn Hoen, Huib A A M van Vliet, Nicol A C Smeets, Anne Damoiseaux, Martine M L H Wassen

“…The last participant randomised should be treated before 31 December 2022. The results will be presented in peer-reviewed journals and at scientific meetings within 4 years after starting recruitment.Trial registration number NCT04886791.…”
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The Role of Severe Vitamin D Deficiency in Predicting the Risk of Severe Exacerbation in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Zhou L, Han C, Zhou Y

“…Li Zhou,1– 4 Cunqiao Han,5 Yue Zhou1– 4 1Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 3Disaster Medical Center, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 4Nursing Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Emergency Medicine, Shangjinnanfu Hospital, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yue Zhou, Department of Emergency Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-028-62539203, Email zhouyuesccd@163.comBackground: This study aims to investigate the association between vitamin D levels and the risk of severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD).Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study with 636 COPD patients admitted for exacerbations between January 2021 and December 2022. Patients were categorized based on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels: severe deficiency (< 10 ng/mL), deficiency (10– 20 ng/mL), insufficiency (20– 30 ng/mL), or sufficiency (> 30 ng/mL). …”
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Application of and research on 5G mobile nursing stations in clinical settings by Chunrong Li, Lichan Li, Jiexia Li, Rui Huang, Jianying Qin, Lirong Chen, Fujia Qin

“…The control group was established from December 2021 to September 2022 as the nurses used the computerized hospital information system (HIS) for nursing documentation and performed routine manual verification of the treatment and patient information. …”
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The first experience of using the "Senhance" robotic surgical system during cholecystectomy by M.A. Kashtalian, Ie.A. Kvasnevskyi, O.A. Kvasnevskyi

“…A retrospective analysis of medical cases history of patients who underwent cholecystectomy from December 2021 to February 2022 was conducted. The treatment outcomes of patients with chronic calculous cholecystitis who underwent robotic cholecystectomy (RC) were compared with those who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). …”
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Epidemiology of Pandemic COVID-19 and Its Association with Some Chronic Diseases in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Shaxawan Azeez Maulood, Muhammed Babakir Mina, Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…It is a cross-sectional study, the data were collected by a convenience sampling method in the hospital, which started from 2nd October to 31th of December 2020. The current study included all the patients who admitted to the hospital, which involved 371 patients. …”
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3HP preventive treatment among children and adolescents with HIV and child household contacts of TB patients by A. Kinikar, R. Borse, B. Randive, P. Kamath, S.K. Mattoo, M. Parmar, H. Solanki, V. Mave, A. Gupta, R.E. Chaisson, N. Suryavanshi

“…We present the findings of a targeted scale-up of 3HP among children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV) and child household contacts (>2 to <6 years) of pulmonary TB patients (CHHC). METHODS: Between December 2021 and July 2023, eligible CALHIV and CHHC participants were given weekly dosages of 3HP for 3 months at antiretroviral therapy (ART) and TB clinics, respectively, of a public hospital in Pune, India. …”
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Metastatic Breast Cancer to the Gastrointestinal Tract: Report of Five Cases and Review of the Literature by Massimo Ambroggi, Elisa Maria Stroppa, Patrizia Mordenti, Claudia Biasini, Adriano Zangrandi, Emanuele Michieletti, Elena Belloni, Luigi Cavanna

“…Between January 2007 and December 2011 a total of 980 patients with breast cancer were treated at our institution, patients’ records and report database were analysed. …”
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Prehospital video triage of suspected stroke patients in Greater Manchester: pilot project report by Christopher Ashton, Adrian R Parry-Jones, Lisa Brunton, Ibrahim Alghamdi, David A Jenkins

“…A prehospital video triage (PHVT) system was piloted in Greater Manchester to improve prehospital diagnostic accuracy and appropriate conveyance decisions.Method A service evaluation of a PHVT pilot was conducted to assess PHVT efficacy and identify facilitators and barriers. The pilot (October–December 2022) was a collaboration between the North West Ambulance Service, Greater Manchester Neurorehabilitation and Integrated Stroke Delivery Network and stroke clinicians at Salford Royal Hospital. …”
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Occurrence, distribution, and potential ecological risks of psychoactive substances in the mangrove environment, Hainan Island of South China by Junnan Chen, Dan Feng, Jian Xu, Guoliang Ren, Changsheng Guo, Xiaocong Cao, Anfu Yang, Li Wang, Mingyang Wang, Ruixian Wang, Like Chen, Xiaochen Wu

“…In this study, surface water samples from the mangrove ecosystems across 6 cities and counties in Hainan Island, 68 water samples were collected from August to December 2022, for assessment of the occurrence, spatial distribution, and potential ecological risks of PSs in the mangrove ecosystem in Hainan Island, South China. …”
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The incidence of venous thromboembolism is low when risk stratification-based thromboprophylaxis is used after fast-track hip and knee arthroplasty by Annette M Moisander, Konsta Pamilo, Jukka Huopio, Hannu Kautiainen, Anne Kuitunen, Juha Paloneva

“…All VTEs and clinically relevant bleedings were obtained from Finnish hospital discharge registers between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 to determine VTE incidences and clinically relevant bleedings 90 days after surgery. …”
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Public perceptions on the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare: a qualitative meta-synthesis by Jing Gao, Xinyu Chen, Xiaolian Jiang, Chenxi Wu, Huiqiong Xu, Dingxi Bai

“…The search was conducted from database inception to 25 December 2021. The meta-aggregation approach of JBI was used to summarise findings from qualitative studies, focusing on the public’s perception of the application of AI in healthcare.Results Of the 5128 studies screened, 12 met the inclusion criteria, hence were incorporated into analysis. …”
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Telephone coaching supports exercise in people with prediabetes and diabetes: A mixed-methods study by Ana Paula Delgado Bomtempo, Gabriela Lima de Melo Ghisi, Mariana Balbi Seixas, Adriano Luiz Pereira, Paul Oh, Danielle Aparecida Gomes Pereira, Lilian Pinto da Silva

“…Data were collected from January to December 2020 in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. …”
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