ARE QUALITY INDICATORS IMPORTANT IN COLONOSCOPIES? ANALYSIS OF 3,076 EXAMS IN A PRIVATE TERTIARY SERVICE IN SOUTHEASTERN BRAZIL by Adriana Borgonovi CHRISTIANO, Danielle Rossana Queiroz Martins BONILHA, Mauro Augusto MARCHIORI JUNIOR, Priscilla de Sene Portel OLIVEIRA, Maria de Lourdes Setsuko AYRIZONO

“…METHODS: This retrospective observational study evaluated colonoscopies performed at Hospital Centro Médico de Campinas between 2018 and 2020. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients with Chronic HBV Infection and Hospitalized for COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Lucio Boglione, Maria Grazia Crobu, Mario Pirisi, Carlo Smirne

“…In a monocentric retrospective observational study, we enrolled all consecutive hospital admitted patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and a positive HBV serology (N = 84) in our Infectious Diseases Unit from April 2021 to December 2023. …”
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A Study of Serum Adiponectin Levels in Patients with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and its Correlation with Various Cardiometabolic Risk Markers by G. Surendra Prasad, Uma Kaimal Saikia, Ashok Krishna Bhuyan, Abhamoni Baro

“…Settings and Design: In this cross-sectional observational study recently diagnosed, PCOS subjects were compared with age- and body mass index (BMI)-matched controls. …”
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Assessing the Quality of Diabetic Patients Care by Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Elodia Rivas Alpízar, Gisela Zerquera Trujillo, Dania Peraza Alejo, Innerys Rosell García

“…<strong><br />Methods: </strong>a descriptive and observational study based on the application of tools to assess the performance of family doctors in the treatment of diabetes mellitus in the five family doctors consultation in Abreus health area from January to July 2011 was conducted. …”
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Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurements Can Be Used to Measure Bilirubin Levels during Phototherapy by Saad Abdullah Alsaedi

“…In this prospective observational study, healthy term newborns who required TSB measurements were included. …”
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Women's preferences, impacts, and satisfaction with companion support during labour and delivery experiences in Oman by Nasar Alwahaibi, Fatema Alajaimi, Hoor Alhabsi, Alzahra Alkalbani, Rodina Aljulandani

“…Women's preferences, impacts, and satisfaction with their companions during labour and delivery were evaluated in this study.MethodsThis cross-sectional observational study was conducted between June 2022 and April 2024. …”
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Prognosis of Severe Covid-19 patients after treatment with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE) by Maliha Khalid, Faheem Feroze, Saad Bin Qamar, Naseem Abbas, Saeed Farooq, Aisha Siddiqui

“…METHODOLOGY:  Retrospective observational study which included 150 RT-PCR positive patients admitted in Covid ITC, from the time period of 1st February 2021 to 31st July 2021 –removed for blind review---Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 16. …”
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Early Detection of Fetal Malformation, a Long Distance Yet to Cover! Present Status and Potential of First Trimester Ultrasonography in Detection of Fetal Congenital Malformation i... by Namrata Kashyap, Mandakini Pradhan, Neeta Singh, Sangeeta Yadav

“…This was a retrospective observational study conducted at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences. …”
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The Initial Vascular Access Type Contributes to Inflammation in Incident Hemodialysis Patients by Mala Sachdeva, Adriana Hung, Oleksandr Kovalchuk, Markus Bitzer, Michele H. Mokrzycki

“…We conducted a prospective observational study in an incident HD population. C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interferon-γ-induced protein (IP-10) were measured before and at 6-time points after access placement for 1 year. …”
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Morphological analysis of lacrimal punctum using anterior segment optical coherence tomography in different age groups by Hasan Naz, Shruthi Tara, Jagadeesh K Reddy, V Rajesh Prabu, Mithun Thulasidas

“…Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted between January 2023 and January 2024 including healthy subjects between 20 and 80 years. …”
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Factors related to the development of pneumonia associated with ischemic stroke by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Alexis Álvarez Aliaga, Andrés Quesada Vázquez, Julia Matilde Pupo Jiménez

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: analytical observational study, prospective cohort, with 725 patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke, treated at the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Hospital (Bayamo, province of Granma), from January 2015 to July 2019. …”
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Time series analysis of dengue incidence in Bandung City, Indonesia using a ARIMA model by Agung Sutriyawan, Martini Martini, Dwi Sutiningsih, Farid Agushybana, Nur Endah Wahyuningsih, Victor Eneojo Adamu, Hairil Akbar, Matheus Aba

“…This retrospective observational study examined dengue incidence in Bandung City from 2014 to 2023, secondary data were processed and analysed using Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model to forecast dengue incidence. …”
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Exploring the mediating role of the non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (NHHR) in the association between obesity and sleep-disor... by Ying Cui, Ziyi Cheng

“…Level of evidence Level V—cross-sectional observational study.…”
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Insidensi Bayi Berat Lahir Rendah pada Spektrum Plasenta Akreta di Rumah Sakit Dr Hasan Sadikin Bandung by Yuktiana Kharisma, Hasrayati Agustina, Sri Suryanti, Birgitta Maria Dewayani, Bethy Suryawati Hernowo

“…Methods: A descriptive observational study involving 71 cases of SPA in hospitals  Dr. …”
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Analysis of selected factors influencing mortality of patients with COVID-19 treated in a community hospital in a rural region of Poland by Marek Kos, Renata Hatalska-Żerebiec, Małgorzata Jurczyk-Stachyra, Karol Paciura, Justyna Janeczko, Robert Podsiadły, Piotr Sobolewski

“…Methods: A retrospective observational study based on a hospital-based registry of Holy Spirit Specialist Hospital in Sandomierz was conducted. …”
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Etiology and Outcomes of ARDS in a Rural-Urban Fringe Hospital of South India by Tarun George, Stalin Viswanathan, Ali Hasan Faiz Karnam, Georgi Abraham

“…Study Design. A prospective observational study. Setting. Medical ICU of a teaching hospital in a rural-urban fringe location. …”
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Langerhans Cells, T Cells, and B Cells in Oral Lichen Planus and Oral Leukoplakia by Amal Dafar, Angelica Siarov, Yasaman Mostaghimi, Jairo Robledo-Sierra, Shahin De Lara, Daniel Giglio, Göran Kjeller, Paulo Henrique Braz-Silva, Jenny Öhman, Bengt Hasséus

“…The aim of this observational study was to evaluate the inflammatory cell profiles of OLP and LPL. …”
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Pre-surgery Factors to Predict Mortality and Major Complications in Coronary Surgery with no Extracorporeal Circulation by Yanier Coll Muñoz, Francisco Javier Vázquez Roche, Dayan García Cuesta, René M. Cabrera Núñez, Claudio R. Pérez Alfonso, Lázaro de la Cruz Avilés

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> A prospective observational study conducted from January 2007 to December 2008 at the Cardiology Center of Santa Clara. …”
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Role of HLA alleles polymorphism in systemic lupus erythematosus: A prospective study from North India by Ranjan S. Rana, Bitan Naik, Mahima Yadav, Usha Singh, Anup Singh, Shailja Singh

“…Materials and Methods: This was a prospective observational study, in which a total of 100 SLE patients and 100 controls were analyzed. …”
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Exploring the relationship between smartphone use and ocular health in young adults: A cross-sectional study of chronic smartphone users in Salem, Tamil Nadu by Senthil Kumar Babu, Durga Murugan, Ezhil Vendhan Kalaimamani

“…Material and Methods: The observational study was done on 100 volunteers. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the details of smartphone usage followed by the Schirmer test, visual acuity test, and Intraocular Pressure (IOP) were taken as some of the parameters in the study. …”
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