Fibroblast growth factor 21 predicts arteriovenous fistula functional patency loss and mortality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis by Xinhui Hu, Hong Ding, Qing Wei, Ruoxin Chen, Weiting Zhao, Liqiong Jiang, Jing Wang, Haifei Liu, Jingyuan Cao, Hong Liu, Bin Wang

“…The present study evaluated the relationship of serum FGF21 levels with AVF dysfunction and all-cause mortality in patients undergoing MHD.Methods We included patients undergoing MHD using AVF from January 2018 to December 2019. FGF21 concentration was detected using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. …”
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Levels and related factors of occupational stress among nurses: hospital-based evidence from China, 2023 by Xiaoying Zhong, Yan Zeng, Lin Peng, Xixi Li, Yuanli Jia, Changqing Pan, Bangjun Wang

“…In addition, the study sought to explore the relationship between family dysfunction, low fertility rates, and occupational stress levels.MethodsThis descriptive cross-sectional study involved 270 nurses working in hospitals, who were recruited between December 2023 and January 2024 through a Chinese free web-based platform (Sojump) to complete online questionnaires. …”
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The clinical prediction model to distinguish between colonization and infection by Klebsiella pneumoniae by Xiaoyu Zhang, Xifan Zhang, Deng Zhang, Jing Xu, Jingping Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…ObjectiveTo develop a machine learning-based prediction model to assist clinicians in accurately determining whether the detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) in sputum samples indicates an infection, facilitating timely diagnosis and treatment.Research methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 8,318 patients with KP cultures admitted to a tertiary hospital in Northeast China from January 2019 to December 2023. After excluding duplicates, other specimen types, cases with substandard specimen quality, and mixed infections, 286 cases with sputum cultures yielding only KP were included, comprising 67 cases in the colonization group and 219 cases in the infection group. …”
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Effectiveness of Virtual Reality Training in Improving Outcomes for Dialysis Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Xin Kang, Yiping Zhang, Chaonan Sun, Jiaxin Zhang, Zhe Che, Jinhui Zang, Rongzhi Zhang

“…Comprehensive searches were performed across major databases, including China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang database, China Science and Technology Journal Database, China Biomedical Literature database, Cochrane library, Web of Science, PubMed, and Embase, encompassing all studies up to December 2023. Inclusion criteria targeted studies assessing VR’s impact on motor performance, psychological well-being, social functioning, and self-efficacy in dialysis patients. …”
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Characteristics and real-world medication persistence of people living with HIV treated with DTG/3TC or BIC/FTC/TAF: a hospital claims database study in Japan by Rie Kanamori, Nozomi Aoki, Akio Kanazawa, Mayumi Yuda, Nao Makino, Emi Ohata, Nobuyuki Fukui, Hirotake Mori, Hirohide Yokokawa, Toshio Naito

“…The changes in ART distributions by year during the identification period between January 1, 2018 and December 31, 2021 were observed. Patients with disease record of HIV-1 infection and prescribed DTG/3TC or BIC/FTC/TAF as the first prescription of STR during the identification period were divided into two cohorts; DTG/3TC cohort and BIC/FTC/TAF cohort, respectively. …”
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Factors influencing repeat blood donor lapsing in Guangzhou: based on the zero-inflated poisson regression model by KE Rongrong, XIE Guiyun, ZHENG Xiaoxiao, XU Yingying, HONG Xiaochun, LI Shijie, DENG Yongshi, SHEN Jinyu, CHEN Jinyan, OUYANG Jian

“…[Methods] The blood donation behavior of 12 498 whole blood donors from 2020 was tracked until December 31, 2023. The factors influencing the frequency of blood donations in a given year was analyzed using ZIP, and donors with 0 blood donation in that year were considered to have lapsed. …”
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Maternal-related factors associated with development and improvement of peripartum cardiomyopathy and therapeutic outcomes of bromocriptine by I Gusti Bagus Mulia Agung Pradnyaandara, Ryan Saktika Mulyana, Jane Carissa Sutedja, Gusti Ngurah Prana Jagannatha, I Bagus Satriya Wibawa, Fanny Deantri, I Wayan Agus Surya Pradnyana, Bryan Gervais de Liyis

“…Materials and Methods: Systematic search across PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Cochrane Library identified studies until December 2022. This study includes non-randomized prospective and retrospective studies, as well as relevant randomized controlled trials. …”
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Quality Assessment of Systematic Review of the Bariatric Surgery for Diabetes Mellitus by Xinye Jin, Jinjing Wang, Xueqiong Li, Ping An, Haibin Wang, Wenfeng Mao, Qi Zhou, Yaolong Chen, Jie Wang, Kang Chen, Yiming Mu

“…Medline (via PubMed), EMBASE, Epistemonikos, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CBM, CNKI, and Wanfang Data were systematically searched from inception to December 31, 2017. Two reviewers independently selected SRs and extracted data. …”
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Risk factors and renal outcomes of AKI in children with secondary steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome by Nannan Yu, XiaoJun Ouyang, Jie Li, Jie Gao, Shuhan Zeng, Hongjie Zhuang, Mengjie Jiang, Yuxin Pei, Xiaoyun Jiang

“…The main objectives of this study were to determine the risk factors and prognosis of AKI in hospitalized children with secondary SRNS.Material and methods This retrospective study was conducted from January 2014 to December 2019, involving 172 hospitalizations with secondary SRNS admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. …”
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The Novel Histological Prostatic Inflammation Score Helps Defining the Association Between Stromal and Glandular Inflammation with the Risk of Prostate Cancer at Prostate Biopsy by Ugo Giovanni Falagario, Francesca Sanguedolce, Angelo Cormio, Antonella Ninivaggi, Marco Finati, Francesco Guzzi, Gian Maria Busetto, Carlo Bettocchi, Daniele Castellani, Giuseppe Carrieri, Luigi Cormio

“…<b>Methods:</b> Between January 2013 and December 2023, the Irani scores were routinely assessed on hematoxylin and eosin-stained PBx cores. …”
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Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of the Angiolipoma at Hypopharynx-Esophageal Introitus by Lu Liu, Feng Miao, Hai-Mei Guo, Nuo Li, Shu-Hua Jiao, Shuang Cai, Peng-Liang Liu, Shan-Shan Zhang, Jia Ma, Yang Weng, Ying Sun, Yin-Si Tang, Feng Zhao, Yan Zheng, Shen Zhang, Yan Yang, Yang Yu, Lei Tian, Zhi-Feng Zhao

“…From January 2013 to December 2018, 6 cases of angiolipoma were treated with ESD with a success rate of 100%. …”
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Treatment outcomes and associated factors among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Ashanti Region, Ghana: a retrospective, cross-sectional study by Peter Agyei-Baffour, Victoria Panford, Emmanuel Kumah, Collins Kokuro, Prince Owusu Adoma, Michael Afari Baidoo, Adam Fusheini, Samuel Egyakwa Ankomah, Samuel Kofi Agyei

“…The regional MDR-TB register, which contains information on all patients with MDR-TB being treated at the various TB centres in the region, was analysed between February and May 2021.Participants The participants consisted of all registered patients with MDR-TB who were placed on treatment between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2020. Patients were included in the analysis if their treatment outcome had been assigned. …”
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Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase Is a Novel Predictor for the Severity in the Patients With MAFLD: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hefei, China by Yu L, Bao S, Zhu F, Xu Y, Zu F, Liu Y, Jiang R, Chen S, Chen W

“…Liang Yu,1,&ast; Shiming Bao,2,&ast; Feng Zhu,3,&ast; Yanyan Xu,1 Fuqiang Zu,1 Yanwei Liu,1 Runbeng Jiang,1 Wei Chen,4 Song Chen5 1Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Emergency Surgery, Tongling People’s Hospital, Tongling, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of General Surgery, Tongling People’s Hospital, Tongling, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of General Surgery, the Affiliated Chuzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The First People’s Hospital of Chuzhou), Chuzhou, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Song Chen, Department of General Surgery, the Affiliated Chuzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (The First People’s Hospital of Chuzhou), Chuzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email chensong101425@163.com Wei Chen, Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, People’s Republic of China, Email 13665560109@163.comBackground & Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the association between the level of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and the severity of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease (MAFLD) and the potential diagnostic value of LDH for identifying at-risk metabolic associated steatohepatitis (MASH).Methods: This cross-sectional, real-world retrospective study enrolled a total of 1118 obese patients in the department of bariatric surgery at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2021. Of these, 855 were enrolled in the study cohort. …”
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The effects of the positioning of a bolt in the femoral neck system on the short-term outcomes of middle-aged and young adults with displaced femoral neck fractures by Yujie Jin, Xiaoqiang Zhou, Zhiqiang Li, Yubo Liu, Renjie Xu, Jun Shen, Xiangxin Zhang, Xiao Yu

“…Methods This was a retrospective study involving 114 middle-aged and young adults with displaced FNFs who were surgically treated with internal fixation via the FNS in the Department of Orthopedics, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, from December 2019 to January 2023. The degree of deviation of the central axis of the femoral head and neck from the tip of the bolt (W), the tip‒apex distance (TAD) and the length of femoral neck shortening (LFNS) were measured on postoperative X-ray and computed tomography (CT) scan images. …”
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Evaluating the Benefit of Home Support Provider Services for Positive Airway Pressure Therapy in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Protocol for an Ambispective International R... by Sarah Alami, Manuella Schaller, Sylvie Blais, Henry Taupin, Marta Hernández González, Frédéric Gagnadoux, Paula Pinto, Irene Cano-Pumarega, Lieven Bedert, Ben Braithwaite, Hervé Servy, Stéphane Ouary, Céline Fabre, Fabienne Bazin, Joëlle Texereau

“…We hypothesize that higher levels of home support provider services will be positively associated with adherence and persistence to PAP therapy. ResultsAs of December 2024, the study has received approval in France, Portugal, and 2 regions of Spain. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of Caustic Esophageal Stricture with Endoscopic Balloon Dilatation in Chinese Children by Lan-Lan Geng, Cui-Ping Liang, Pei-Yu Chen, Qiang Wu, Min Yang, Hui-Wen Li, Zhao-Hui Xu, Lu Ren, Hong-Li Wang, Shunxian Cheng, Wan-Fu Xu, Yang Chen, Chao Zhang, Li-Ying Liu, Ding-You Li, Si-Tang Gong

“…We retrospectively reviewed the data of all patients who had a diagnosis of CES and underwent EBD from August 1, 2005, to December 31, 2014. The primary outcome was EBD success, which was defined as the maintenance of dysphagia-free status for at least 12 months after the last EBD. …”
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Efficacy analysis of prophylactic hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced gastric cancer: a retrospective study by Zhijie Gong, Zhijie Gong, Liping Zhou, Yinghao He, Yinghao He, Jun Zhou, Yanjie Deng, Zudong Huang, WeiWei Wang, Qiangbang Yang, Jian Pan, Yingze Li, Xiaolu Yuan, Minghui Ma

“…Additionally, it explores how the frequency and timing of P-HIPEC influence treatment outcomes.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on 227 patients with locally AGC who underwent laparoscopic surgery at Maoming People’s Hospital from January 2016 to December 2022. Patients were stratified into the HIPEC group (n=101) and the non-HIPEC group (n=126), based on whether they received postoperative P-HIPEC. …”
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Expression pattern of lncRNA H19 in oral squamous cell carcinoma tissues in comparison to normal tissues. A systematic review by Ramya Sekar, Selvaraj Jayaraman, Saranya Varadarajan, Thodur Madapusi Balaji, Vishnupriya Veeraraghavan, Prabhu Shankar Dayasankar, Dharshini Devi J

“…Methods: The keywords H19 or lncRNA H19 or long non-coding RNA H19″ AND “oral cancer or oral squamous cell carcinoma or tongue squamous cell carcinoma or OSCC” were used to search databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Clinical Key on 9th December 2024. In addition, the authors manually scanned the reference lists of the included studies or relevant reviews identified through the search to ensure literature saturation. …”
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Pornography-Watching Disorder and Its Risk Factors Among Young Adults: Cross-Sectional Survey by Csaba Erdős, Oguz Kelemen, Dávid Pócs, Edit Paulik, András Papp, Edina Horváth, Arbel Golan, Krisztián Széll

“…MethodsA cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted between September and December 2018, targeting young adults aged 18-35 years in Hungary. …”
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Experimental evidence-based construction of electroacupuncture for ischemic stroke: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Yaoguang Guo, Sihan Hu, Sihan Hu, Shiman Luo, Lang Tu, Yao Tang, Fang Zeng, Fang Zeng, Fang Zeng

“…This search encompassed all literature available from the inception of each library through December 2023. Studies were rigorously screened based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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