Outcomes of intravitreal dexamethasone implant (Ozurdex®) in patients with post-surgical macular edema – a real-world scenario by Elder Ohara de Oliveira Júnior, Isabel Ahn, Rodrigo Antonio Brant Fernandes, Arthur Gustavo Fernandes

“…Data was retrospectively collected from medical records from January 2020 to December 2022 and included sex, age, laterality, and timeline of treatment (i.e. implant alone or at the time of silicon oil removal in cases requiring vitreorretinal surgery). …”
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Ultraviolet-Induced Fluorescence Dermoscopy, a Novel Diagnostic Technique in Dermatological Practice: A Systematic Review by Yasmeen Jabeen Bhat, Mohd Shurjeel Ul Islam, Enzo Errichetti

“…A comprehensive search of the literature was carried out through the PubMed and Google Scholar electronic databases from inception to 25th December 2023 using the following search terms: “UV dermoscopy” OR “ultraviolet fluorescence dermoscopy” OR “ultraviolet-induced fluorescence dermoscopy” OR “Ultraviolet-induced fluorescent dermoscopy”. …”
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Stent-graft implantation for late postpancreatectomy hemorrhage after pancreatoduodenectomy by Xiaoye Li, Shibo Xia, Liangxi Yuan, Lei Zhang, Chao Song, Xiaolong Wei, Qingsheng Lu

“…Between April 2020 and December 2023, 1723 pancreatectomy cases were collected while we screened 12 cases of PPH after pancreatoduodenectomy treated with stent-graft implantation. …”
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Tramadol use and incident dementia in older adults with musculoskeletal pain: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Si Nae Oh, Hye Jun Kim, Jae Yong Shim, Kyuwoong Kim, Seogsong Jeong, Sun Jae Park, Sang Hyun Lee, Joong Won Ha, Sang Min Park

“…This population-based retrospective cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database included a total of 1,865,827 older adult patients aged 60 years or older with common musculoskeletal pain between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2007. Individuals who were newly dispensed tramadol (N = 41,963) were identified and propensity score–matched with those who were not (N = 41,963). …”
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Moderate-severe aortic arch calcification and high serum alkaline phosphatase co-modify the risk of cardiovascular events and mortality among chronic hemodialysis patients by Cheng-Hao Chang, Hung-Hsiang Liou, Chung-Kuan Wu

“…However, whether VC contributed to the cardiovascular risk modified by serum Alk-P levels was not addressed in the population.Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted on chronic HD patients, between October 1 and December 31, 2018, with aortic arch calcification (AoAC) scores and serum Alk-P levels. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index is associated with microcirculatory resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes and STEMI undergoing primary PCI by Guoyu Wang, Cen Xu, Jian Wang, Zhimei Teng, Xiang Sha, Kai Xu, Ruzhu Wang, Li Zhu

“…We consecutively recruited 168 patients with T2DM and STEMI who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) at Taizhou People’s Hospital from January 2022 to December 2023. Patients were classified into low AMR group (AMR < 2.5) and high AMR group (AMR ≥ 2.5). …”
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Knowledge‐Informed Deep Neural Networks for Solar Flare Forecasting by Ming Li, Yanmei Cui, Bingxian Luo, Xianzhi Ao, Siqing Liu, Jingjing Wang, Shuxin Li, Chenxi Du, Xiaojing Sun, Xin Wang

“…The line‐of‐sight magnetograms of Space‐weather HMI Active Region Patches (SHARP) from May 2010 to December 2018 are selected. We have surveyed the relationships between solar flares and both the active region (AR) area and magnetic type. …”
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Patterns of self-harm presentations at a Tertiary Urban Hospital in Kenya: A retrospective 5-year study (2018-2022). by Willie Njoroge, Catherine Gitau, Everline Onchari, Linnet Ongeri, Linda Khakali, Murad Khan, Zul Merali, Lukoye Atwoli, Jasmit Shah

“…<h4>Methodology</h4>We carried out a descriptive retrospective study and included patients from inpatient units and outpatient settings within the Secion of Psychiatry at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi from January 1st 2018 to December 31st 2022. A data abstraction tool was used to collect data from eligible files sourced from the medical records department for all patients who met the study criteria. …”
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Reduced SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates in Lab Workers Conducting Nucleic Acid Testing: Controlling for the Healthy Worker Effect by Ling-Qing Lin, Yu-Yan Chen, Gen-Zhao Lin, Xu Shen, Tian-Ci Yang, Li-Li Liu, Yao Xiao

“…Abstract Background During the COVID-19 outbreak in December 2022 in China, some laboratory workers in SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid testing (NAT) laboratories remained uninfected. …”
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Comparison of Injury Severity Score (ISS) and New Injury Severity Score (NISS) in the Evaluation of Thoracic Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study by He Jin, Yuanyuan Zhang, Qi Zhang, Lijuan Ouyang, Xueyao Li, Yiyan Zhang, Baosheng Yang, Junfeng Sun, Chaohui Wei, Guimei Yang, Li Guan, Shilan Luo, Junyu Zhu, Huaping Liang

“…The data of consecutive patients with thoracic trauma who were admitted to the department of cardiothoracic surgery of a tertiary hospital between January 2018 and December 2021 were retrospectively collected. ISS and NISS were calculated for each patient. …”
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Training received, knowledge, and use of Silver Diamine Fluoride among Italian dentists: a nationwide survey by Claudia Salerno, Giulio Conti, Silvia Cirio, Cinzia Maspero, Andrea Senna, Guglielmo Campus, Maria Grazia Cagetti

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from January to December 2022, through an online survey linked to an online continuing medical education (CME) course sent to Italian dentists. …”
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Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Syrian Adolescent Refugees and Local Adolescent Turkish Citizens: A Comparative Study at a Tertiary Care Maternity Hospital in Türkiye by Ceren Golbasi, Tayfun Vural, Burak Bayraktar, Hakan Golbasi, Alkim Gulsah Sahingoz Yildirim

“…STUDY DESIGN: Between January 2014 and December 2019, a total of 57,049 births were performed in our hospital. …”
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Pulmonary Hemodynamics and Six-Minute Walk Test Outcomes in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease by Osamu Nishiyama, Ryo Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Sano, Takashi Iwanaga, Yuji Higashimoto, Hiroaki Kume, Yuji Tohda

“…Between June 2010 and December 2012, consecutive patients with ILD who underwent evaluation, including pulmonary function test, hemodynamic studies with right-heart catheter, and 6MWT as routine general practice, were recruited. …”
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Assessment of satisfaction of using socially marketed health consumables at government settings among beneficiaries in a rural area of Hooghly District, West Bengal by Aditi Sur, Bobby Paul, Lina Bandyopadhyay, Monalisha Sahu, Rivu Basu, Ankush Banerjee

“…Materials and Methods: A community-based, Mixed-Methods study (Convergent parallel design) was done in the service area of the Rural Health Unit and Training Centre (RHU&TC), Singur of Hooghly district, West Bengal, between January 2023 and December 2023, where the quantitative component was carried out by face-to-face interview among 150 beneficiary household respondents selected by two-stage cluster sampling; and qualitative component was done by 4 Key informant interviews (KII) among healthcare personnel (medical officer, public health nurse, pharmacist). …”
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Studi Awal Deteksi COVID-19 Menggunakan Citra CT Berbasis Deep Learning by Windra Swastika

“…Nilai spesifisitas dan sensitivitas sebesar 100% dan 85,71% untuk pelatihan dengan menggunakan optimizer SGD.   Abstract In December 2019, the COVID-19 virus spread to many countries, including Indonesia which later became a pandemic and caused serious problems because there was still no vaccine to prevent transmission. …”
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Navigating barriers and embracing facilitators of connection: insights from peer recovery specialists working with individuals with substance use disorder and criminal justice invo... by Rebecca Sutter-Barrett, Nancy R.B. Spencer, Nora Elnahas, Rebecca Hurd, Margaret Delaney, Aman Bivens

“…The sample involved five peer recovery specialists, who were interviewed multiple times, across three sites in Virginia between August 2022 to December 2023. Results This analysis categorized findings into two main domains: barriers to connection and facilitators of connection. …”
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Exploring Acute Kidney Injury Incidence in Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treatment With Combined Intravenous and Intra-articular Antibiotic Infusion by Wenbo Mu, MD, PhD, Boyong Xu, MD, Fei Wang, MD, Wentao Guo, MD, PhD, Xiaogang Zhang, MD, Li Cao, MD

“…Methods: A retrospective review of 151 patient records from May 1, 2010 to December 30, 2022 was conducted at a single academic hospital. …”
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Individual-Level Determinants of Self-Care Behaviors and Adaptation to Chronic Illness in Turkish Patients With Chronic Disease: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Study by Kılıç YF, Yardımcı Gürel T

“…Yasin Furkan K&inodot;l&inodot;ç,1 Tu&gbreve;ba Yard&inodot;mc&inodot; Gürel2 1Coronary Intensive Care Unit, Samsun Training and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey; 2Department of Nursing, Sinop University, Sinop, TurkeyCorrespondence: Tu&gbreve;ba Yard&inodot;mc&inodot; Gürel, Department of Nursing, Sinop University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Sinop, 57100, Turkey, Email yardimci.tugba@gmail.comPurpose: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between self-care management behaviors of individuals with chronic disease and their adaptation to chronic illness.Methods: This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with 312 patients treated at a Training and Research Hospital in Turkey between December 2023 and March 2024. The data were collected using a Sociodemographic Characteristics Form, the Self-Care Management Scale in Chronic Illness (SCMP-G) and the Adaptation to Chronic Illness Scale (ACIS).Results: Mean total scores of the participants for SCMP-G were 107.52 ± 12.51 and 77.00 ± 10.00 for ACIS. …”
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Analysis of pulmonary sequestration cases, based on the 11-year birth defects surveillance data of Changsha hospitals by Ruobin Xie, Tao-Sha Wang, Yanling Wang, Wei-Dong Wang

“…The medical records of children diagnosed as PS at all the birth defects monitoring hospitals of Changsha City from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2023 were retrospectively analyzed. The factors influencing survival were evaluated by univariate and multivariate analyses. …”
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Neonatal morbidity after fetal exposure to antipsychotics: a national register-based study by Karin Kallen, Lisa Forsberg, Essi Heinonen, Katarina Wide, Ulrika Nörby

“…Objective To investigate the admission rate to neonatal care and neonatal morbidity after maternal use of antipsychotics during pregnancy.Design A population-based register study.Setting Information on all singleton births between July 2006 and December 2017 in Sweden including data on prescription drugs, deliveries and infants’ health was obtained from the Swedish Medical Birth Register, the Prescribed Drug Register and the Swedish Neonatal Quality Register. …”
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