Mapping decision-making pathways: Determination of intervention entry points for diagnostic tests in suspected serious infection [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Raasti Naseem, Sara Pretorius, Nicola Howe, Clare Lendrem, Cameron Williams, Enitan D Carrol, Philip Pallmann

“…Results Two use cases of rapid diagnostic tests for serious infection were identified; (1) in acute emergency medicine to decide on antimicrobial initiation and/or escalation of care, and (2) in hospitalised patients to monitor treatment response. …”
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Association of reported sleep disturbances with objectively assessed mild cognitive impairment among adults in the United States by Chan Shen, Hao Wang, Arthur Nguimatsa Djiotsop, R. Constance Wiener, Mona Pathak, Sophie Mitra, Patricia A Findley, Usha Sambamoorthi

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The Effect of Platelet and Mean Platelet Volume Levels on Standard-dose Methylprednisolone Treatment Response in Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia by Emrah KILICASLAN, Murat YILDIRIM, Selim SAYIN, Erdem CEVIK, Meltem AYLI, Muhammet Kursat KAPTAN

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Noninvasive diagnosis model for predicting significant liver inflammation in patients with chronic hepatitis B in the immune-tolerant phase by Shanshan Chen, Lu Huang, Yili Chu, Jiangshan Lian, Hui Shao, Tingting Wang, Xuehan Zou, Haijun Huang

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Video Laryngoscopy for Endotracheal Intubation: A Consideration for Manual In-Line Stabilization Without Cervical Collar Versus Full Immobilization by Aramvanitch K, Leela-Amornsin S, Tienpratarn W, Nuanprom P, Aussavanodom S, Yuksen C, Boonsri S, Boonjarus N, Sanepim S

“…Kasamon Aramvanitch,1 Sittichok Leela-Amornsin,2 Welawat Tienpratarn,1 Promphet Nuanprom,1 Supassorn Aussavanodom,1 Chaiyaporn Yuksen,1 Sirinapa Boonsri,1 Natcha Boonjarus,1 Somchoak Sanepim1 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Samut Prakan, ThailandCorrespondence: Sittichok Leela-Amornsin, Chakri Naruebodindra Medical Institute, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Samut Prakan, Thailand, Email sittichok.lee@mahidol.ac.thIntroduction: Traumatic patients with cervical spine motion restriction have difficulty with endotracheal intubation (ETI) due to the limitations of neck movement and mouth opening. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Shear Wave Elastography in Predicting Malignant Origins of Pleural Effusions in Emergency Departments by Rune Wiig Nielsen, Casper Falster, Stefan Posth, Niels Jacobsen, August Emil Licht, Rahul Bhatnagar, Christian Borbjerg Laursen

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Highly effective treatment of bacterial infection-accompanied wounds by fat extract-embedded phototherapeutic hydrogel by Haonan Wang, Yingnan Xiao, Deli Zhuge, Genghe Shi, Chengping Liu, Hui Liang, Jing Wu, Yunxuan Huang, Yilin Xie, Chunnan Hu, Jiafeng Xie, Xinyi Wang, Yao Yao, Fang Wang, Xufei Zhang, Chengke Huang, Yingzheng Zhao, Weiyang Meng, Yijie Chen, Mengchun Chen

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Candida Bloodstream Infection: Changing Pattern of Occurrence and Antifungal Susceptibility over 10 Years in a Tertiary Care Saudi Hospital by Nawaf Alkharashi, Sameera Aljohani, Laila Layqah, Emad Masuadi, Waleed Baharoon, Hamdan AL-Jahdali, Salim Baharoon

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Plasma microRNA-145-5p as a diagnostic biomarker for acute deep vein thrombosis by Christopher Antoun, Vårin Eiriksdatter Wikan, Øyvind Øverli, Thor Ueland, Gholamreza Jafari Yeganeh, Sigrid Kufaas Brækkan, Ellen Brodin, John-Bjarne Hansen

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Crowned dens syndrome: A case series of 72 patients at eight teaching hospitals in Japan by Hiroki Isono, Haruka Kuno, Takunori Hozumi, Ken Emoto, Sho Nishiguchi, Masahiro Sakai, Madoka Ito, Koichi Kitamura, Kazuhito Hirose, Eiji Hiraoka, Naoto Ishimaru, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Yasuharu Tokuda

“…The diagnosis of CDS was made in general internal medicine or the emergency medicine department in 61 cases (84.7%). A total of 62 cases (86.1%) were diagnosed within 1 day of presentation, and the median time from initial presentation at the hospital to diagnosis was 0.0 days (25th–75th percentiles, 0.0–1.0). …”
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School performance gap between non-immigrant and second-generation immigrant children in Sweden—time trends and contributing factors by Kenta Okuyama, Sara Larsson Lönn, Ardavan M. Khoshnood, Ardavan M. Khoshnood, Shervin Assari, Shervin Assari, Shervin Assari, Shervin Assari, Jan Sundquist, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist

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VGG-16, VGG-16 With Random Forest, Resnet50 With SVM, and EfficientNetB0 With XGBoost-Enhancing Bone Fracture Classification in X-Ray Using Deep Learning Models by Spoorthy Torne, Dasharathraj K. Shetty, Krishnamoorthi Makkithaya, Prasiddh Hegde, Manu Sudhi, Phani Kumar Pullela, T Tamil Eniyan, Ritesh Kamath, Staissy Salu, Pranav Bhat, S. Girisha, P. S. Priya

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The Effect of St. John’s Wort Oil on Urethral Stricture: An Experimental Study in Rat Model by Kazım Yelsel, Ergün Alma, Ömer Yüceer, Zeynel Abidin Taş, Berna Totan Ateş, Murat Kobaner, Halil Esimek, Adem Altunkol, Umut Ünal, Ali Ayyıldız

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Leveraging machine learning and rule extraction for enhanced transparency in emergency department length of stay prediction by Waqar A. Sulaiman, Charithea Stylianides, Andria Nikolaou, Andria Nikolaou, Zinonas Antoniou, Ioannis Constantinou, Lakis Palazis, Anna Vavlitou, Theodoros Kyprianou, Theodoros Kyprianou, Efthyvoulos Kyriacou, Antonis Kakas, Antonis Kakas, Marios S. Pattichis, Andreas S. Panayides, Constantinos S. Pattichis, Constantinos S. Pattichis

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Medication-related hospitalisations in patients with SLE by Arielle Mendel, Évelyne Vinet, Sasha Bernatsky, Christian A Pineau, Fares Kalache, Louis-Pierre Grenier, Emily G McDonald, Michèle Stanciu, Joo-Young Esther Lee, Gregory Clark

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Incident prescriptions for common cardiovascular medications: comparison of recent versus pre-2020 medication adherence and discontinuation in three universal health care systems by Candace D. McNaughton, Peter C. Austin, Cynthia A. Jackevicius, Anna Chu, Jessalyn K. Holodinsky, Michael D. Hill, Colleen M. Norris, Mukesh Kumar, Noreen Kamal, Douglas S. Lee, Nadia Khan, Manav V. Vyas, Raed A. Joundi, Moira K. Kapral, Amy Y. X. Yu

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Nicotinic α7 receptors on cholinergic neurons in the striatum mediate cocaine-reinforcement, but not food reward by Michael Fritz, Michael Fritz, Michael Fritz, Priscila Batista Rosa, Daniel Wilhelms, Daniel Wilhelms, Maarit Jaarola, Johan Ruud, David Engblom, Anna M. Klawonn, Anna M. Klawonn, Anna M. Klawonn, Anna M. Klawonn

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Optimizing Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Assessment in Hypertension: Development of a Predictive Nomogram in China by Yang Y, Sun X, Liang J, Liao WF, Ye W, Zheng Z, Du L, Chen M, Zhang Y, Lin W, Huang J, Yao W, Chen R

“…Yitian Yang,1,* Xishi Sun,2,* Jinhua Liang,1,* Wei Feng Liao,1,* Weilong Ye,1 Zhenzhen Zheng,1 Lianfang Du,1 Mingdi Chen,1 Yuan Zhang,3 Wenjia Lin,2 Jinyu Huang,2 Weimin Yao,1 Riken Chen1,4 1The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524003, People’s Republic of China; 2Emergency Medicine Center, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524001, People’s Republic of China; 3The First Clinical School of Medicine, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524003, People’s Republic of China; 4State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Riken Chen; Weimin Yao, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong, 524003, People’s Republic of China, Tel +13560244631 ; +13822521722, Email chenriken@126.com; 490296443@qq.comPurpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is common in patients with hypertension. …”
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Socio-demographic and clinical determinants of self-care in adults with type 2 diabetes: a multicenter cross-sectional study in Zhejiang province, China by Xuefen Lan, Xiaozhen Ji, Xiaojia Zheng, Xiaoyu Ding, Hongyi Mou, Shunfei Lu, Bin Ye

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Use of a wearable device to improve sleep quality by Susan L. Moore, Susan L. Moore, Evan P. Carey, Kristyna Finikiotis, Kelsey L. Ford, Richard D. Zane, Richard D. Zane, Katherine K. Green

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