New Keratoconus Risk Factors: A Cross-Sectional Case—Control Study by Eloi Debourdeau, Gabriel Planells, Chloe Chamard, David Touboul, Max Villain, Pascal Demoly, Fanny Babeau, Pierre Fournie, Vincent Daien

“…To evaluate risk factors associated with keratoconus in a monocentric cross-sectional case-control study. Methods. This observational study occurred from June 2019 to February 2021 in a university hospital (France). …”
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Radiographic interpretation using high-resolution Cbct to diagnose degenerative temporomandibular joint disease. by Jonas Bianchi, João Roberto Gonçalves, Antônio Carlos de Oliveira Ruellas, Júlia Vieira Pastana Bianchi, Lawrence M Ashman, Marilia Yatabe, Erika Benavides, Fabiana Naomi Soki, Lucia Helena Soares Cevidanes

“…The objective of this study was to use high-resolution cone-beam computed images (hr- CBCT) to diagnose degenerative joint disease in asymptomatic and symptomatic subjects using the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders DC/TMD imaging criteria. This observational study comprised of 92 subjects age-sex matched and divided into two groups: clinical degenerative joint disease (c-DJD, n = 46) and asymptomatic control group (n = 46). …”
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Diagnostic Sensitivity of Different Reference Bodies When Using Scheimpflug Tomography in a Myopic Population with Keratoconus by Daniel Garcerant, Ignacio Jiménez-Alfaro, Nicolás Alejandre

“…A retrospective, observational study of the entire Scheimpflug tomographer database of the Fundación Jiménez Díaz in Madrid was conducted to identify a normal myopic and a KC myopic population. …”
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Morbidity and Mortality following Surgery for Hip Fractures in Elderly Patients by Hebattu-allah E. Zaki, Shereen M. Mousa, Salma M. S. El Said, Ahmed K. Mortagy

“…We assessed postoperative morbidity and mortality following hip fracture surgery in a 6-month prospective observational study of 100 elderly patients who were undergoing surgical repair at the beginning of the study. …”
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The Anatomic Relationship of the Tibial Nerve to the Common Peroneal Nerve in the Popliteal Fossa: Implications for Selective Tibial Nerve Block in Total Knee Arthroplasty by Eric R. Silverman, Amaresh Vydyanathan, Karina Gritsenko, Naum Shaparin, Nair Singh, Sherry A. Downie, Boleslav Kosharskyy

“…In the clinical observational study, local anesthetic was observed to spread a mean of 4.7+1.9 (SD) cm proximal to popliteal crease. …”
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Retrospective Study on Acute Kidney Injury among Cholera Patients in an Outbreak in Whitefield, Bengaluru by Girish P Vakrani, Tanuja Nambakam

“…It was a retrospective observational study involving patients with cholera. Information regarding cholera patients with acute kidney injury, proteinuria, and prognosis were collected. …”
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Does Fetal Fibronectin Predict the Delivery Route in Nulliparous Women at Postterm Induced by Dinoprostone? by Hale Goksever Celik, Engin Celik, Gonca Yetkin Yildirim

“…Study design: A total of 32 nulliparous pregnant women at postterm were enrolled in this prospective observational study. Fetal fibronectin test was applied to all participated women before the induction with dinoprostone and transvaginal ultrasonography was performed to measure cervical length. …”
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Benefits of Kangaroo Mother Care for the “Larger” Low Birth Weight Infant (> 2000g) by Maria UP (SR. Lias) Urakkattil, Suman Rao P N, Pragya Dubey, Swarnarekha Bhat

“…The 2022 WHO recommendations expanded KMC to infants up to 2500 g prompting this study to assess its impact particularly on ldquolargerrdquo LBW infants.Methodology This was an observational study carried out in a South Indian tertiary care hospital included infants 750-2500 g clinically stable for KMC. …”
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Evaluation of Role of Prognostic Factors on Hearing Outcome in Unilateral Idiopathic Sudden Onset Sensorineural Hearing Loss by Namrata Yadav, Priti Lal, Rohit Bharadwaj, Kuldeep Yadav

“…Material and methods: This prospective observational study was conducted with the primary aim of analyzing the role of various possible prognostic factors on the outcome of idiopathic SSNHL including demographic (Age, gender), audio-vestibular (Pre-treatment hearing loss in the affected ear, hearing in the contralateral ear, time elapse between onset of hearing loss and start of treatment, type of hearing loss in term of frequencies affected), presence of tinnitus / vertigo and Comorbidities (Diabetes, Hypothyroidism & Deranged lipid profile/ dyslipidemia). …”
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Can Diaphragm Dysfunction Be Reliably Evaluated with Pocket-Sized Ultrasound Devices in Intensive Care Unit? by Gul Gursel, Kamil Inci, Zenfira Alasgarova

“…In this prospective observational study, we compared the performance of PSD and SD in visualization of diaphragm, detection of paradoxical movement, measurement of tidal and maximal thickness, tidal and maximal excursion, and calculation of thickening fraction (TF) of the diaphragm. …”
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Risk Factors for Residual Vitreous Cortex at the Fovea after Posterior Vitreous Detachment during Vitrectomy in Ocular Trauma by Anan Wang, Zhenquan Zhao, Qihua Xu, Yaohua Wang, Hongfei Liao

“…A cross-sectional, multicenter, and observational study was conducted in 72 consecutive patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy after ocular trauma. …”
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The Impact of Maternal Weight With Fetal Outcome; A Cohort Study In An Underdeveloped Region Of Pakistan by Shahzad Bashir Momina, Naila Mushtaq, Suniya Arshad Butt, Sobia Nawaz, Ayesha Asad, Shazia Syed

“…Methods: This was an observational study conducted at CMH Hospital Choor, from 1st November 2021 to 30th April 2022, on 84 pregnant women. …”
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Impact of laparoscopic surgeries on optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in children by Mohsina Yasmeen, Sumaiya Sabreen, Akshay Bettanayaka, Saraswathi Nagappa

“…Methods: In this prospective observational study, 23 pediatric patients aged between 5 and 16 years, undergoing elective laparoscopic procedures under general anesthesia, were included. …”
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A Spelling Course for Students in the Health Technology Bachelor Degree by Miriam Gutiérrez Escobar, Raúl López Fernández, Rosa María Rodríguez Arencibia, Rachel Yanes Seijo, Loreta Sánchez Ortiz, Saimí de la Caridad Risquet Toscano

“…<strong>Methods</strong>: A descriptive-observational study was conducted from January to March 2010. …”
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Prevalence of Microalbuminuria in Adult Patients with Sickle Cell Disease in Eastern Saudi Arabia by Ahmed M. Alkhunaizi, Adil A. Al-Khatti, Mansour A. Alkhunaizi

“…A prospective cross-sectional observational study was conducted at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH). …”
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Role of Dexmedetomidine by Improving Sleep Quality and Pain Control in Covid-19 Patients by Maliha Khalid, Faheem Feroze, Saad bin Qamar, Naseem Abbas, Saeed Farooq, Aisha Siddiqui

“…METHODOLOGY: Retrospective observational study which included 150 PCR positive patients admitted in Covid ITC, from 1st February 2021 to 31st July 2021 residing in the premises of PAF Air Base, Mushaf, Sargodha. …”
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Scaphoid Fat Stripe Sign: Is It a Reliable Radiological Sign of Scaphoid Fracture in Children? by Pavle Manic, Stéphanie Schizas, Pierre-Yves Zambelli, Eleftheria Samara

“…The aim of this observational study is to investigate the supportive value of the fat stripe sign (SFS) in the diagnosis of scaphoid fractures in the pediatric population. …”
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WHAT ARE THE CAUSES AND TYPES OF FARMER TRAUMA? A LITERATURE REVIEW by Arista Maisyaroh, Eko Prasetya Widianto, Syaifuddin Kurnianto

“…Review: The method used in this study was a literature review with an electronic database search through Springer Link, Science Direct, Pub-med, and Google Scholar based on the inclusion criteria respondents that were farmers who had experienced work-related trauma and there were interventions in the form of assessment of trauma events in farmers, using the method of a systematic review or analytical retrospective study or a population-based observational study or cross-sectional study, using Indonesian and English, published in 2018-2022. …”
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Comparison of intra articular autologous platelet-rich plasma with steroids in osteoarthritis knee: Experience from a North Indian tertiary care center by M N Arjun, Vivek Vasdev, Kunal Kishore, Arun Hegde, Krishnan Shanmuganandan, Abhishek Kumar, Uday Bhanu Kovilapu, Roopa Shivashankar

“…Methods: Open labeled prospective observational study was conducted on 60 patients with Kellgren-Lawrence Grade 2 and 3 OA knee, who fulfilled the ACR classification criteria for knee OA. …”
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Quality of Vision after Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (Fluid Dissection) Compared to Penetrating Keratoplasty for the Treatment of Keratoconus by Islam Mahmoud Hamdi, Momen Mahmoud Hamdi

“…Cross-sectional, observational study. Methods. Twelve eyes that underwent PKP (PKP group) were compared to 24 eyes that underwent DALK (DALK group) after complete removal of sutures and stability of refraction. …”
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