Pitfalls, Complications, and Necessity of Education about REBOA: A Single Regional Trauma Center Study by Sol Kim, Jae Sik Chung, Sung Woo Jang, Pil Young Jung

“…Purpose Resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) is an emergency procedure and extremely time-dependent, and the proficiency of the physician is important. Due to a lack of REBOA education programs in Republic of Korea, few physicians have been trained in the procedure. …”
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Acceptability, usability and utility of a personalised application in promoting behavioural change in patients with osteoarthritis: a feasibility study in Norway by Linn Nathalie Støme, Are Hugo Pripp, Jens S Kværner, Kari Jorunn Kvaerner

“…Our aim is to investigate the acceptability, usability and utility of Vett as a personalised application for goal achievement.Setting The trial took place at the rheumatology clinic at Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway from January to June 2015.Participants Twelve participants with osteoarthritis were recruited from a 3.5-hour multidisciplinary group-based educational programme (osteoarthritis school).Interventions With the help of a physician, each participant followed a customised 12-week mixed-mode goal achievement plan with digital support based on preset goals, self-monitoring and individual feedback. …”
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Can Digital Rectal Examination Identify the Subtype of Dyssynergic Disorders as Well as High Resolution Anorectal Manometry? by Philippe Onana Ndong, Karine Baumstarck, Véronique Vitton

“…After initial 3D‐HRAM performed by one physician, patients underwent a clinical examination, including DRE by a second senior clinician blinded to DD subtypes. …”
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Effect of the provision of estimated waiting time on patient satisfaction with the Emergency Department: A randomized controlled trial by Khalid N. Almulhim, Lina A. AlMudayris, Zeyad K. Alshehri, Ahmed K. Alnawah, Danah A. Aljeri, Abdulaziz S. Hadadi

“…Two questionnaires were administered, first at the triage entrance and the second at the ED after being seen by the physician. Fischer’s exact test was applied to test for association between categorical variables, and Mann– Whitney U test was used to compare satisfaction scores between the groups. …”
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Asthma Worsenings: Approaches to Prevention and Management from the Asthma Worsenings Working Group by Meyer Balter, Pierre Ernst, Wade Watson, Harold Kim, Lisa Cicutto, Marie-France Beauchesne, Andrew J Cave, Alan Kaplan, Donna Hogg, Andrew McIvor, Tom Smiley, Michel Rouleau, J Mark FitzGerald

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Attributes of cognitive impairment in patients on maintenance hemodialysis – A cohort study by Geet Gaurav, Deepa Sanjeev Sajjanar, G. V. Naregal, Sanjeev L. Sajjanar

“…CONCLUSION: The study suggests that the treating physician can stress more on compliance considering the associated cognitive impairment in MHD patients. …”
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Evaluation of Routine Enteric Pathogens in Hospitalized Patients: A Canadian Perspective by Kevin Gough, Michelle Alfa, Godfrey Harding

“…Routine cultures for enteric pathogens on hospitalized patients were eliminated in February 1993, and physician ordering practices were monitored. With the exception of one campylobacter isolate per year, all routine enteric pathogens isolated in 1993 and 1994 were detected by the second day of hospitalization. …”
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The Effect of Hospital Boarding on Emergency Medicine Residency Productivity by Peter Moffett, Al Best, Nathan Lewis, Stephen Miller, Grace Hickam, Hannah Kissel-Smith, Laura Barrera, Scott Huang, Joel Moll

“…Introduction: Emergency department boarding has escalated to a crisis, impacting patient care, hospital finances, and physician burnout, and contributing to error. No prior studies have examined the effects of boarding hours on resident productivity. …”
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Quantifying the Impact of Dysmenorrhea Symptoms on Quality-of-Life and Access to Oral Contraceptives by Income by Rhea Choksey, Rohan K. Mangal, Thor S. Stead, Terrika Jones, Rosa Flores, Latha Ganti

“…Most reports of uterine contractions range between moderate to severe pain, and patients often elect to cope with their discomfort without assistance from a physician. In the process, women experiencing dysmenorrhea are more likely to report absenteeism from work and school…”
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Berlin Congress 1878 Through the Eyes of Phanariot Alexander Karateodori Pashi by R. Mihneva, V. Kolev

“…The primary source for the article is the “Rapport” by the head of the Turkish delegation to the Сongress, Alexander Karathéodori Pasha (1833–1906), a Phanariote with Greek and Bulgarian roots, the son of the personal physician of Sultan Mahmud II and the first Ottoman lawyer. …”
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Follow-up Care among Medicaid Patients with Schizophrenia treated with Antipsychotics in the Inpatient Setting by Amanda M. Farr, David M. Smith, Jacqueline A. Pesa, Zhun Cao

“…The Cox proportional hazard model suggests that capitated health plan, attending physician specialty of psychiatry/psychology, and later year of index hospitalization significantly increase the probability of a follow-up visit, while substance-related disorders significantly decrease the probability. …”
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Automated Patient-specific Quality Assurance for Automated Segmentation of Organs at Risk in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Radiotherapy by Yixuan Wang MD, Jiang Hu MD, Lixin Chen PhD, Dandan Zhang PhD, Jinhan Zhu PhD

“…These are crucial for enhancing review efficiency and automated segmentation, and for improving physician confidence in automated segmentation.…”
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Natural Cycle Frozen Embryo Transfer: Evaluating Optimal Protocols for Preparation and Timing by Kai N. Holder, Jessica S. Mormol, Jennifer B. Bakkensen, Mary Ellen Pavone, Kara N. Goldman, Chen Yeh, Lutfiyya N. Muhammad, Lia A. Bernardi

“…Conclusion: In NC-FET, a variety of preparation and timing protocols may lead to comparable cycle outcomes, potentially allowing for flexibility on the basis of patient and physician preference. These findings warrant validation in a larger, randomised trial.…”
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Self-medication pattern among medical students in Middle Delta, Egypt by Nadira Mansour Hassan, Shimaa Mohamed Mohamed Koabar

“…Undergraduate medical students as being the future physicians representing a main pillar in health care system thus have special significance. …”
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Designing and Implementing a Competency-Based Training Program for Anesthesiology Residents at the University of Ottawa by Emma J. Stodel, Anna Wyand, Simone Crooks, Stéphane Moffett, Michelle Chiu, Christopher C. C. Hudson

“…Competency-based medical education is gaining traction as a solution to address the challenges associated with the current time-based models of physician training. Competency-based medical education is an outcomes-based approach that involves identifying the abilities required of physicians and then designing the curriculum to support the achievement and assessment of these competencies. …”
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Improvement of Hand Hygiene Practices among the Healthcare Workers in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Abdullahel Amaan, Sanjoy Kumer Dey, Khainoor Zahan

“…In logistic regression analysis, compliance to HH was found more after the intervention (aOR = 13.315, 95% CI: 7.248–24.458). Similarly, being a physician (aOR = 0.012, 95% CI: 0.005–0.030) and moments after patient contact (aOR = 0.114, 95% CI: 0.049–0.261), significant positive predictors for compliance to HH were found. …”
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Expert review of AI-generated responses to the top ten patient complaints in primary care by Monica Gillie, George Kent

“… Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) systems such as ChatGPT are among the fastest-growing applications of all time. Most physicians are familiar with the pitfalls of “Dr. Google” and WebMD. …”
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Examination of Depression Levels in Individuals Aged 65 and Over by Rukuye Aylaz, Nuri Yıldırım, Fidan Balkaya

“…It is recommended that the individuals with high depression scores be directed to a physician, social support networks should be strengthened, and the elderly should be encouraged to engage in activities appropriate to their capacity.…”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: The Patient with Multiple Diseases by Søren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…Holistic medicine will try to see the diseases as a whole, as symptoms of a more fundamental imbalance in the state of being. The holistic physician must help the patient to recover existence and a good relationship with self. …”
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Utilization of Electronic Medical Records and Service Delivery at Medicus Health Care Kabale Municipality. by Kukunda, Tash

“…The findings revealed the types of electronic medical records kept at MHC for example; the Physician Order Entry, Administrative records, Laboratory records Out-patient and inpatient electronic records, and Pharmacy records. …”
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