Predictive Value of Initial 18F-FDG PET/CT for Identifying EGFR and KRAS Mutations in Patients with Non-small-cell Lung Cancer by Ozge Vural Topuz, Nur Buyukpinarbasili

“…Methods: This retrospective observational study examined patients with NSCLC who underwent 18F-FDG PET/CT for staging from August 2021 to January 2024. …”
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Development of a Web-Based Intervention for Middle Managers to Enhance Resilience at the Individual, Team, and Organizational Levels in Health Care Systems: Multiphase Study by Eva Gil-Hernández, Irene Carrillo, Jimmy Martin-Delgado, Daniel García-Torres, José Joaquín Mira

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to develop a web-based intervention aimed at middle management to enhance individual, team, and organizational resilience. MethodsAn observational study was conducted in 3 phases: design, validation, and pilot study. …”
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Unintentional Retinal Displacement in Eyes Treated for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment Complicated by Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy with Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Silicone Oil by Mariaelena Filippelli, Pasquale Napolitano, Ciro Costagliola, Michele Rinaldi, Flavia Chiosi, Roberto dell’Omo

“…This retrospective observational study examined 50 eyes of 50 patients who underwent surgical repair for primary RRD complicated by proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) by PPV and 1000-centistoke SO injection at a single institutional centre. …”
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Perbedaan Kadar C-Reactive Protein Serum Ibu pada Kehamilan Aterm Ketuban Pecah Dini dan Kehamilan Normal by Debby Yolanda, Ariadi , Nur Indrawati Lipoeto

“…The objective of this study was to determine the difference of maternal C - reactive protein serum levels in term pregnancy with prematur rupture of membrane and normal pregnancy. This is an observational study with cross-sectional design. This study takes place in maternity room of RSUD Dr. …”
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The Perioperative NonaGEnaRIan And cenTenarian suRgICal (GERIATRIC) Risk Stratification Tool by Laurence Weinberg, PhD, Dong Kyu Lee, PhD, Luke Fletcher, MD, Bobby Ou Yang, MD, Jadon Karp, MD, Anoop N Koshy, PhD, Ranjan Guha, FANZCA, Hugh Slifirski, MD, Michael R D’Silva, MD, Rinaldo Bellomo, PhD, Leonid Churilov, PhD

“…In this retrospective observational study, nonagenarians and centenarians undergoing any surgical procedure were profiled. …”
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Impact of empiric antibiotics on risk of Clostridioides difficile—a causal inference observational analysis by Matthew A. Pappas, Shoshana J. Herzig, Andrew D. Auerbach, Abhishek Deshpande, Eunice Blanchard, Michael B. Rothberg

“…Causal inference observational study designs can be used to estimate patient-level harms of interventions such as empiric antimicrobials. …”
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Relationship Between Perilesional Skin Condition and Survival in Terminally Ill Patients with Pressure Ulcers by María Isabel Pastor-Orduña, Federico Palomar-Llatas, David Palomar-Albert, María Teresa Murillo-Llorente, Ignacio Ventura, Francisco Tomás-Aguirre, Marcelino Pérez-Bermejo

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> A descriptive and observational study was conducted in two hospitals in Valencia with a sample of 100 terminally ill patients. …”
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Sustained effects of bladder point-of-care ultrasound simulation exercise on nursing students: A prospective cohort study by Tomoyoshi Naito, Akiko Hashizumi, Masako Sakai, Emiko Yamamura, Miho Iwase, Kiyomi Yamada, Masako Watanabe, Nobuo Kimura, Takako Kato, Eiko Fujimoto, Rie Kashihara

“…Nursing student volunteers participated in this prospective observational study. The primary outcome was the Objective Structured Assessment of Ultrasound Skills (OSAUS) score. …”
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New Circumpapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Bruch’s Membrane Opening-Minimum Rim Width Assessment in Nonglaucomatous Eyes with Large Discs by Serife Bayraktar, Gulnar Sultanova, Zafer Cebeci, Emre Altinkurt, Belgin Izgi

“…This prospective, cross-sectional, observational study included a total of 91 eyes of 91 patients having nonglaucomatous eyes with large discs (Group 1) and 50 eyes of 50 healthy subjects (Group 2). …”
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Post Covid-19 Syndromes, The Time line of Covid by Nadia Shams, Zaid Umar, Lubna Meraj, Neelam Ayub, Muhammad Waseem, Kazim Abbas Virk

“…METHODOLOGY: This observational study was conducted at Medicine Dept. RIHS Islamabad after ethical approval. 195 recovered COVID cases were selected and followed 3 monthly over a year. …”
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Associations between CAG repeat size, brain and spinal cord volume loss, and motor symptoms in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3: a cohort study by Zhi-Xian Ye, Xuan-Yu Chen, Meng-Cheng Li, Xin-Yuan Chen, Yu-Sen Qiu, Ru-Ying Yuan, Zhi-Li Chen, Min-Ting Lin, Jian-Ping Hu, Ying Fu, Wan-Jin Chen, Ning Wang, Shi-Rui Gan, on behalf of the OSCCAR Investigators

“…Methods In this prospective, cross-observational study, we analyzed 3D T1-weighted MRIs from 92 patients with SCA3 and 42 healthy controls using voxel-based morphometry and region of interest approaches. …”
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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio, and Mean Platelet Volume-to-Platelet Count Ratio as Biomarkers in Critically Ill and Inj... by Dragan Djordjevic, Goran Rondovic, Maja Surbatovic, Ivan Stanojevic, Ivo Udovicic, Tamara Andjelic, Snjezana Zeba, Snezana Milosavljevic, Nikola Stankovic, Dzihan Abazovic, Jasna Jevdjic, Danilo Vojvodic

“…A total of 392 critically ill and injured patients, admitted to surgical ICU, were enrolled in a prospective observational study. Leukocyte and platelet counts were recorded upon fulfilling Sepsis-3 criteria and for traumatized Injury Severity Score > 25 points. …”
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Clinical characteristics and predictive biomarkers of intensive care unit-acquired weakness in patients with cardiogenic shock requiring mechanical circulatory support by Tae Higuchi, Tomomi Ide, Takeo Fujino, Takeshi Tohyama, Yuta Nagatomi, Tomoyuki Nezu, Masataka Ikeda, Toru Hashimoto, Shouji Matsushima, Keisuke Shinohara, Masaaki Nishihara, Takeshi Iyonaga, Tomohiko Akahoshi, Tomoki Ushijima, Akira Shiose, Shintaro Kinugawa, Hiroyuki Tsutsui, Kohtaro Abe

“…This study was a single-center, prospective, and observational study. Patients aged 16 years and older who underwent MCS for CS were included. …”
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Hubungan Pemberian ASI Eksklusif dengan Angka Kejadian Diare Akut pada Bayi Usia 0-1 Tahun di Puskesmas Kuranji Kota Padang by Eka Putri Rahmadhani, Gustina Lubis, Edison Edison

“…This study conducted a cross sectional observational study. The sample was a baby aged 0-1 years who visited posyandu in the Kuranji Public Health Center working area using simple random sampling. …”
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Comparative efficacy of conventional pap smear and liquid based cytology for screening of cervical cancer in women of reproductive age group in a tertiary care centre in rural Madh... by Shambhavi, Suresh Kumar Sutrakar, Lokesh Tripathi, Parul Singh Rajpoot, Priyanka Agrawal, Uday Raj Singh, Jagannath Jatav, Deepti Tiwari, Pushpkunjika Sharma

“…Materials and Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted on 240 women aged 18 years and above from August 2022 to August 2023. …”
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Predictive accuracy of the Violence Risk Assessment Checklist for Youth in acute institutions: A prospective naturalistic multicenter study by Anniken Lucia Willumsen Laake, John Olav Roaldset, Tonje Lossius Husum, Stål Kapstø Bjørkly, Carina Chudiakow Gustavsen, Sara Teresia Grenabo, Øyvind Lockertsen

“…Methods A prospective, naturalistic observational study design was employed. V-RISK-Y was administered for youth admitted to four acute inpatient psychiatric units and four acute residential youth care institutions. …”
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Should Endovascular Repair Be Reimbursed for Low Risk Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Patients? Evidence from Ontario, Canada by Jean-Eric Tarride, Gord Blackhouse, Guy De Rose, James M. Bowen, Hamid Reza Nakhai-Pour, Daria O'Reilly, Feng Xie, Teresa Novick, Robert Hopkins, Ron Goeree

“…Data from a 1-year prospective observational study was used to compare EVAR in HR patients versus OSR in HR and LR patients. …”
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Differences in Characteristics of Peripartum Patients Who Did and Did Not Require an Upgrade to the Intensive Care Unit: A Propensity Score Matching Study by Jennifer A. Walker, Jerry M. Yang, Saad Pirzada, Manahel Zahid, Samantha Asuncion, Amanda Tuchler, Gillian Cooper, Allison Lankford, Emad Elsamadicy, Quincy K. Tran

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> This was a retrospective observational study of patients admitted to the Maternal Fetal Ward between 01/2017 and 12/2022, who later upgraded to the ICU. …”
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Clinical burden of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in France by Philippe Charron, Carla Zema, François-Emery Cotté, Eléonore Herquelot, Taryn Krause, Florent Daydé, Jean-Noël Trochu

“…Therefore, this study 23 aimed to describe the clinical burden of patients hospitalized with obstructive HCM from a 24 nationwide study in France.MethodsThis retrospective, longitudinal, observational study was performed using data from the French National Health Data System. …”
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Expression pattern of Calbindin-D28k, NeuN proteins, ATOH1 and EN2 genes in the human fetal cerebellum by Phanindra Prasad Poudel, Arnab Ghosh, Chacchu Bhattarai, Saman Pradhan, Nirmal Panthi, Dela Singh Joshi, Shanti Khadka, Sandhya Kumari, Guruprasad Kalthur, R. Vani Lakshmi, Sneha Guruprasad Kalthur

“…Methods: This is a descriptive observational study carried out in human fetal cerebellum, fluorescent immunohistochemistry was performed to study the expression of Calbindin-D28k and NeuN, and while the expression of ATOH1 and EN2 genes were quantified with the help of qPCR. …”
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