Two Cases of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type I-Associated Myelopathy/Tropical Spastic Paraparesis Caused by Living-Donor Renal Transplantation by Yasutaka Tajima, Mariko Matsumura, Hiroaki Yaguchi, Yasunori Mito

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Temporary Fecal Diversion in the Management of Colorectal and Perianal Crohn’s Disease by Rudolf Mennigen, Britta Heptner, Norbert Senninger, Emile Rijcken

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Characterization of Coronary Risk Factors in Workers at the Guillermo Domínguez López Hospital in Las Tunas by Alián Pérez Marrero, Jorge Enrique Labrada Cruz

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> to characterize coronary risk factors in workers at the Guillermo Domínguez López General Teaching Hospital in Las Tunas. <br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out at the Guillermo Domínguez López General Teaching Hospital in Las Tunas between December 2019 and December 2022. …”
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Inspiratory Capacity during Exercise: Measurement, Analysis, and Interpretation by Jordan A. Guenette, Roberto C. Chin, Julia M. Cory, Katherine A. Webb, Denis E. O'Donnell

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Nocardia transvalensis Disseminated Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Jorge García-Méndez, Erika M. Carrillo-Casas, Andrea Rangel-Cordero, Margarita Leyva-Leyva, Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes, Roberto Arenas, Rigoberto Hernández-Castro

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Quality of Life before and after Sleeve Gastrectomy in Lebanese Population by Marwan Alkassis, Fady Gh Haddad, Joseph Gharios, Roger Noun, Ghassan Chakhtoura

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Prevalence of Hepatic Encephalopathy from a Commercial Medical Claims Database in the United States by Aniruddha Potnis, Susan VanMeter, Jan Stange

“…Information on the prevalence of HE in the US general population is limited. Methods. Prevalence of HE was estimated by sequential stepwise data analysis of the Symphony Health anonymized patient-level data (APLD) claims database. …”
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Expanding the role of community hospitals to promote population health in Singapore by Ken Wah Teo, Lian Leng Low, Wee Hoe Gan, Luke Sher Guan Low, Chien Earn Lee

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Embedded Ileal Fish Bone Removed via Deep Enteroscopy in a Patient with Abdominal Pain and Hematochezia: A Case Report by Hsin-Yang Chen, Chao-Feng Chang, Tien-Yu Huang, I-Hsuan Huang

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Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma at Early Perioperative Period: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature by Cumhur Arıcı, Hasan Çalış, Kenan Demirbakan, Zeki Demirok

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Comportamiento sexual de las adolescentes que acuden al aborto voluntario by Milagros García Mazorra, Mitsuky Fung Pérez, Hanny León Pino, Mayra Sánchez Ima

“…<strong><br />Método:</strong> se realizó un estudio de evaluación, retrospectivo-descriptivo de 1000 adolescentes que solicitaron la interrupción del embarazo en un período de dos años (2008-2010) en el Hospital General Docente ¨Enrique Cabrera¨. <br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> el 41,3 % tuvo las primeras relaciones coitales en los dos primeros años de su edad ginecológica, motivados por la búsqueda de placer en el 52,8 %. …”
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Placental alterations and their annexes in fetal deaths. Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima Hospital. 2021–2023 by Niuvys Valera Rodríguez, Caridad Socorro Castro, Javier Martínez Navarro, Lisanka Fumero Roldan, Jorge Enrique Rodríguez León

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Iatrogenic Tracheal Rupture after Endotracheal Intubation: A Case Report by Silvana Kraleva, Tatjana Trojikj, Darko Talevski, Dola Malefski, Gordana Bozinovska Beaka

“…Her medical history was only arterial hypertension. She underwent general anesthesia, intubated with flexible ET tube, positioned in beach-chair position after introduction, and no complication occurred during surgery. 18 hours after surgery, after severe coughing, she suddenly developed subcutaneous emphysema of the facial, neck and upper anterior chest. …”
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Risk Factors for Stroke-associated Pneumonia: A Prospective Cohort Study by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Ezequiel López Espinosa, Noelsis García Verdecia, Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés

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The first clinical experience of Marshall’s vein alcohol ablation in complex treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation by V.V. Boiko, S.V. Rybchynskyi, D.O. Lopin, A.S. Vnukova, D.Ye. Volkov

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Following Clinical Practical Guidelines in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction with St Segment Elevation and its Relation with Clinical and Demographic Variables by Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Yordano Carlos Ravelo Coma, Lázaro de la Cruz Avilés, Mario Isaac González

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Cold Stimulation Test in Blood Pressure Control of Hypertensive Patients in Preoperative Care by José Leandro Pérez Guerrero, Katherin Rodríguez Escobar, William Arias Salazar

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective study was carried out during 2019 at the Vladimir Ilich Lenin General Teaching Hospital in Holguín. The universe consisted of all hypertensive patients pending elective surgery, the sample by 150 diagnosed hypertensive patients. …”
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Efficacy of ursodeoxycholic acid in reducing the necessity of cholecystectomy due to pre-existing and subsequently formed gallstones in patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve g... by Muhammed Taha Demirpolat, Muhammet Oğuz Celikkaya, Suleyman Cağlar Ertekin, Fatih Basak, Abdullah Sisik

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Bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone versus bortezomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone in transplant-eligible newly diagnosed multiple myeloma: a systemic review and meta-an... by Yin-Che Wang, Cheng-Hsien Lin, Yu-Chen Su, Chieh-Lin Jerry Teng

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The Effect of Information Level and Coping Style on Pain and Anxiety in Needle Liver Biopsy by Nir Hilzenrat, Rose Yesovitch, Ian Shrier, Maria Stavrakis, Marc Deschênes

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