Understanding secondary hypogammaglobulinemia and its implications for cancer prognosis in children: A retrospective cohort study by Ana Lucía Guzmán, Isabella Villamil, Sofía Martínez-Betancur, Oriana Arias-Valderrama, Jacobo Triviño-Arias, Jessica Largo, Viviana Lotero, Alexis Franco, Ximena Castro, Pamela Rodríguez, Luz Angela Urcuqui, Diego Medina, Manuela Olaya

“…To elucidate the occurrence and clinical characteristics of hypogammaglobulinemia in pediatric oncology patients in a high-complexity hospital in Colombia between January 2020 and December 2022. Materials and methods. We conducted an observational study with patients under 18 years old with a cancer diagnosis, serum immunoglobulins measurements at the time of the diagnosis, and later follow-up during treatment. …”
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Counting the cost of hospitalised injury using administrative data in Australia: three considerations from a retrospective cohort data linkage study by Jacelle Warren, Kirsten Vallmuur, Victoria McCreanor, Steven M McPhail, Shahera Banu, Michael Schuetz, Clifford Afoakwah

“…Objectives To examine the relative differences in injury hospitalisation cost estimates from hospital administrative data when using (1) hospital reimbursement based on National Efficient Price (NEP) versus local hospital costings methods, (2) inflation factors based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) versus health group index and (3) different healthcare funder’s perspectives.Design Retrospective population-based cohort study of linked Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection dataset and National Hospital Cost Data Collection data.Setting All admitted injury-related care episodes occurring within a major trauma hospital in Queensland during 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2017.Outcome measure Total in-patient hospitalisation cost associated with an episode of care.Results Injury without catastrophic/severe complications or comorbidities was the most frequently occurring Australian Refined Diagnosis-Related Groups (AR-DRG) over the 6-year period, while rehabilitation with catastrophic complications or comorbidities was the most expensive ($37 938, 95% CI $36 067 to $39 809). …”
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Reducing catheter-associated urinary tract infections in a large health system: a quality improvement approach using a fractal management system by Elie A. Saade, Esther J. Thatcher, Tina Lewis, Susan Carr, Marcia Cornell, Rachel Arnold, Lisa Bushong, Zainab Albar, Peter Pronovost

“…The main outcome measures were standardized infection ratios (SIR) and standardized utilization ratio (SUR), comparing period 1 (P1, June 2020 to December 2021) and period 2 (P2, January 2022 to June 2023). …”
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Association of the Monocyte to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio and Neutrophil to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio With the Severity of New-Onset Coronary Arter... by Shu H, Han S, Qiu W, Li J, Zhang X, Su H, Wu H, Zhao G, Li Q

“…However, the correlation between MHR, NHR, and the severity of newly diagnosed coronary artery disease (CAD) has not been thoroughly explored.Methods: In this retrospective study, we enrolled 1489 patients who underwent coronary angiography for the first time between January 2022 and December 2023, of which 1143 were diagnosed with CAD. …”
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Insidensi Tuberkulosis Paru pada Pasien Diabetes Melitus Tipe 2 di Ruang Rawat Inap Penyakit Dalam RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Dina Fitri Fauzia, Masrul Basyar, Asman Manaf3 Manaf

“…Djamil Padang since January 1st 2011 – December 31st 2011. The results of this research showed that there were 29 cases of pulmonary TB among 748 type 2 DM patients (3,88%). …”
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The association between systemic inflammatory response index and contrast-associated acute kidney injury in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention by Jun-Han Chen, Li-Wei Zhang, Wen-Jia Liang, Wei-ze Lin, Xiao-Fang Chen, Zhi-Jie Lin, Chang-Xi Wang, Kai-Yang Lin, Yan-Song Guo

“…Background The systemic inflammatory response index (SIRI), served as a novel inflammatory biomarker, is the synthesis of neutrophils, monocytes and lymphocytes.Aims We hypothesized that SIRI has predictive value for contrast-associated acute kidney injury (CA-AKI) and long-term mortality in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods We retrospectively observed 5685 patients undergoing elective PCI from January 2012 to December 2018. Venous blood samples were collected to obtain the experimental data on the day of admission or the morning of the next day. …”
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Sacubitril/valsartan on right ventricular-pulmonary artery coupling and albumin-bilirubin score in heart failure in Chinese patients with reduced ejection fraction by Yanan Shi, Chuanyu Gao, Yu Xu, Fang Yuan

“…Methods A retrospective observational study was conducted on 305 patients with HFrEF and RVD who were hospitalized between June 2020 and December 2021. One year after treatment, laboratory test results, ALBI score, transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), New York Heart Association classification, Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire scores and changes in relevant variables were reevaluated. …”
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Status and influencing factors of health literacy among college students of traditional Chinese medicine: a cross-sectional study by Jie Zhu, Cuixia Lin, Yanhui Yang, Rui Yao, Ran Yang, Mingqian Jiang

“…Therefore, this study aims to assess the health literacy level of students in TCM colleges and analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide a basis for implementing effective health literacy intervention measures and building healthy schools.MethodsUsing the convenient sampling method, 925 college students in a TCM university in Shandong Province were selected to conduct an online electronic questionnaire survey using “Questionnaire Star” from December 2022 to March 2023. SPSS 22.0 software was used to process and analyze the data. …”
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Common mental disorders and associated factors among adult patients admitted in non-psychiatric wards of public hospitals in Harari regional State, Eastern Ethiopia by Hirko Assefa, Tilahun Ali, Ibsa Mussa, Tadesse Misgana, Dawit Abdi, Abinet Zewudie, Abdi Temesgen

“…Methods An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 640 randomly selected patients admitted to non-psychiatric wards from November 15 to December 15, 2022. A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. …”
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Efficacy of Unsupervised YouTube Dance Exercise for Patients With Hypertension: Randomized Controlled Trial by Mizuki Sakairi, Taiju Miyagami, Hiroki Tabata, Naotake Yanagisawa, Mizue Saita, Mai Suzuki, Kazutoshi Fujibayashi, Hiroshi Fukuda, Toshio Naito

“…MethodsThis nonblind, double-arm, randomized controlled trial was conducted at Juntendo University, Tokyo, from April to December 2023. A total of 40 patients with hypertension were randomly assigned to either an intervention group (dance) or a control group (self-selected exercise), with each group comprising 20 participants. …”
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Effect of Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Lower Limb Motor Function of Children with Cerebral Palsy： A Meta-Analysis by JIANG Xiaoyu, BI Hongyan, SUN Wenyu, LIU Huifen, SU Hang, JIANG Jiahui

“…The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of RAGT on children with CP were included, and the retrieval time was from inception to December 2021. The main outcome measures were GMFM-D and GMFM-E scores of the gross motor function measure (GMFM), Berg balance scale (BBS), functional ambulation category (FAC) scale, walking speed, 6-minute walk test (6MWT), modified Ashworth scale (MAS). …”
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Myofascial trigger points therapy increases neck mobility and reduces headache pain in migraine patients – pilot study by Maciej Olesiejuk, Małgorzata Chalimoniuk, Tomasz Sacewicz

“…Trial registration The study protocol was retrospectively registered on December 2, 2022, as a clinical trial in the international clinical trial database ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT05646160). …”
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Estimated prevalence and incidence of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in Japan by Tsukasa Okamoto, Mariko Hanafusa, Taketomo Abe, Takashi Shimamura, Masaru Ito, Yoko Wakai, Torahiko Jinta, Katsuyuki Higa, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Yasumi Okouchi, Ryo Okuda, Masashi Bando, Takafumi Suda, Hiromi Tomioka, Takeo Fujiwara, Masato Takase, Shigemi Yoshihara, Hiroshi Odajima, Yasunari Miyazaki

“…The incidence of non-fibrotic HP was significantly lower in December than in the other months (relative risk ratio = 0.36, p < 0.001). …”
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The Epidemiological Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Halabja Province/Kurdistan –Iraq by Osama Hamid Shareef, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Dashty Aziz Ghafor, Ari Shareef Ali, Hardi Rafat Baqi, Ali Aziz Ali, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Ali Muhi Aldeen Omar Aljabary

“…The data were collected from 14th April to the end of December, 2020 and included name and age of the infected persons. …”
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Resurgence of Mumps among Lower Socioeconomic Class of Children in Ahmedabad: A Cross-sectional Study of 115 Cases in a Tertiary Care Center by Dipti V Patel, Zeel Patel, Snehal V Patel, Pooja Gandhi, Gayatri Parmar, Param S Patel

“…Materials and methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Pediatrics at Shardaben General Hospital (NHL Municipal Medical College), a tertiary care center located in Saraspur, Ahmedabad, from September to December 2023. All patients 12 years of age who were clinically diagnosed with mumps on an outpatient department (OPD) basis and those admitted to the pediatric ward with mumps and its complications were included in the study. …”
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Infrahepatic Inferior Vena Cava Clamping Reduces Blood Loss during Liver Transection for Cholangiocarcinoma by Natwutpong Leeratanakachorn, Vor Luvira, Theerawee Tipwaratorn, Suapa Theeragul, Apiwat Jarearnrat, Attapol Titapun, Tharatip Srisuk, Supot Kamsa-ard, Ake Pugkhem, Narong Khuntikeo, Chawalit Pairojkul, Vajarabhongsa Bhudhisawasdi

“…Clinical and pathological data were collected retrospectively for 116 cholangiocarcinoma patients who underwent major hepatectomy between January 2015 and December 2016, to investigate the benefit of infrahepatic IVC clamping. …”
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The Relationship of Conduction Disorder and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Wei-Chieh Lee, Yen-Nan Fang, Tien-Yu Chen, Yun-Yu Hsieh, Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Hsiu-Yu Fang, Po-Jui Wu, Huang-Chung Chen, Ping-Yen Liu

“…Patients with ACS were enrolled between January 2005 and December 2019, and their medical history (International Classification of Diseases codes) was obtained from the Chang Gung Research Database. …”
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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…Submission Requirements Submissions will be accepted until 31 December 2019. Articles may be submitted electronically through the IGJR homepage (see “Submissions”). …”
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IGJR 1/2020: Housing crisis: How can we improve the situation for young people? by IF and FRFG

“…Submission Requirements Submissions will be accepted until 31 December 2019. Articles may be submitted electronically through the IGJR homepage (see “Submissions”). …”
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Are female athlete specific health considerations being assessed and addressed in preparticipation examinations? A scoping review and proposed framework by Jenna M. Schulz, Lois Pohlod, Samantha Myers, Jason Chung, Jane S. Thornton

“…Methods: We searched Embase, Scopus, CINAHL, Medline Ovid, and SPORTDiscus from inception to December 2022. Any study with female athlete specific health PPE questions or recommendations for questions (i.e., menstrual health, eating habits, musculoskeletal health, etc.) was included. …”
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