Perinatal consequences of a category 1 caesarean section at term by Sailesh Kumar, Leah Grace, Ristan M Greer

“…Objective To characterise maternal demographics, obstetric risk factors and neonatal outcomes associated with term category 1 caesarean sections (CS).Design and setting and main outcome measures Retrospective study of term singleton pregnancies delivering at a major tertiary unit in Brisbane, Australia. …”
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Prevalence, Patterns, and Factors Associated with Peripheral Neuropathies among Diabetic Patients at Tertiary Hospital in the Kilimanjaro Region: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study... by Ahlam A. Amour, Nyasatu Chamba, Johnstone Kayandabila, Isaack A. Lyaruu, Dekker Marieke, Elichilia R. Shao, William Howlett

“…More than half of the patients included in this study were found to have neuropathy, nearly half of whom presented with the severe form. The main risk factors were increasing age, increasing duration of diabetes, obesity, and hypertension. …”
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Implementation of a Targeted Technologic Screening Tool to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Health-System Retail Pharmacies: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Annika Skogg, Alicia Zagel, R. May O'Donnell, Ann Philbrick, Mary Nelson, Allyson Schlichte, Kassie Klasen

“…Recently, pneumococcal vaccination guidelines for adults were updated to include new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV20), taking into consideration age, underlying risk factors, and previous vaccine status. To respond to PCV undervaccination and help clarify the new guidelines, this project sought to develop a targeted pneumococcal vaccine screening tool and pop-up alert within retail pharmacies across a large health system with the goal of increasing rates of PCV20 vaccination. …”
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Effects of refraction and axial length on the development and progression of diabetic retinopathy by M.M. Bikbov, O.I. Orenburkina, A.E. Babushkin, A.A. Fakhretdinova

“…Therefore, determining risk factors and prognostic criteria for disease course are essential for developing strategies for early prevention of diabetic retinopathy (DR). …”
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Nomogram Predicting 90-Day Readmission in Patients with Diabetes: A Prospective Study by Dong Z, Xie W, Yang L, Zhang Y, Li J

“…It is crucial to monitor patients with diabetes with risk factors for readmission and provide them with target suggestions. …”
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Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Biomechanical Factors During 90° Change of Direction are Associated to Non-Contact ACL injury in Female Soccer Players by Stefano Di Paolo, Alberto Grassi, Filippo Tosarelli, Matteo Crepaldi, Laura Bragonzoni, Stefano Zaffagnini, Francesco Della Villa

“… # Conclusions Both 3D and 2D methodologies depicted biomechanical risk factors and offered predictive insights towards the ACL injury risk. …”
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The hidden cost of digital learning: a cross-sectional study assessing the prevalence of computer vision syndrome (CVS) among medical students in Jordan by Hazim Alkousheh, Yara Alkousheh, Rana Qawaqzeh, Layan Al Juneidi, Lina Al-Zerikat, Ayat Hussain, Motasem Al-latayfeh

“…Our study aims to evaluate the prevalence of CVS among Jordanian medical students, which is a gap in existing knowledge.Design Cross-sectional studySetting National multicentre study conducted across six universities in Jordan.Participants Medical students from first to sixth year.Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcome: Prevalence of CVS among medical students in Jordan.Secondary outcomes: Identification of risk factors associated with CVS, assessment of the correlation between screen time and the severity of CVS symptoms.Results The prevalence of CVS among medical students was 56.3%. …”
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Nonlinear effect of body mass index on postoperative survival following isolated heart transplantation by Reid Dale, PhD, Nataliya Bahatyrevich, MD, MS, Matthew Leipzig, BSc, Maria Elizabeth Currie, MD, PhD

“…A multivariate Cox proportional hazards model was applied and included a penalized smoothing spline term for recipient BMI and risk factors such as diabetes. We assessed the overall significance of the nonlinear penalized spline terms using an asymptotic Wald test. …”
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Predictive Value of Netrin-1 Expression and Ultrasonic Blood Flow in Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Severity by Liu B, Wei L, Wu L, Wang H, Wang H, Yu Q

“…Logistic regression indicated that Netrin-1 positivity was a protective factor against CIN III, while FI, VI, and VFI were risk factors. The AUC for Netrin-1 was 0.712, with sensitivity and specificity of 76.4% and 79.5% (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Netrin-1 expression is significantly reduced in CIN patients, whereas Doppler ultrasound-derived blood flow parameters—FI, VI, and VFI—are markedly elevated. …”
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Incidence of Surgical Site Infection and Factors Associated among Cesarean Deliveries in Selected Government Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2019 by Hana Lijaemiro, Semarya Berhe Lemlem, Jembere Tesfaye Deressa

“…Identifying the incidence and risk factors that contribute to surgical site infection following cesarean delivery is a step ahead for preventing and reducing the problem. …”
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Elevated levels of serum alpha-2-macroglobulin associate with diabetes status and incident CVD in type 1 diabetes by Baohai Shao, Janet K. Snell-Bergeon, Ian H. de Boer, W. Sean Davidson, Karin E. Bornfeldt, Jay W. Heinecke

“…However, conventional risk factors do not fully account for the increased risk. …”
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Evaluation of diastole by echocardiography for detecting early cardiac dysfunction: an outcome study by Tatiana Kuznetsova, Nicholas Cauwenberghs, František Sabovčik, Yukari Kobayashi, Francois Haddad

“…Methods and results We randomly recruited 1407 community‐dwelling participants (mean age, 51.2 years; 51.1% women; 53.5% with cardiovascular risk factors). We measured left heart dimensions, strain, tricuspid regurgitation, transmitral blood flow, and mitral annular tissue velocities using conventional echocardiography and Doppler imaging. …”
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Occupational Infections Among Workers in Europe: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Guglielmo Dini, Stefania Curti, Alborz Rahmani, Paolo Durando, Stefano Mattioli

“…This review will consider studies that include data on the epidemiology of occupational infections, risk factors and determinants, and burden of disease among workers employed in specific occupational sectors in European countries in the period 2010-2023. …”
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Evaluating and mapping the evidence that screening for diabetic foot disease meets the criteria for population-wide screening: a scoping review by Patricia M Kearney, Claire M Buckley, Sean F Dinneen, Caroline McIntosh, Paul Kavanagh, Lauren Connell, Jennifer A Pallin

“…Moreover, while consensus exists on what screening tools should be used to screen for risk factors, there is no agreement on threshold values. …”
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The serum levels of gasdermin D in uremic patients and its relationship with the prognosis: a prospective observational cohort study by XiaPing Zhang, Bo Yang

“…Finally, the results of logistic regression indicated that GSDMD and AACS scores were risk factors for poor prognosis in patients with ESKD.Conclusion Serum GSDMD levels were remarkably elevated in patients with ESKD with moderate/severe calcification. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury Caused by Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Sing... by Liang-jie Fang, Lu-yan Chen, Jun-hui Sun, Jian-ying Zhou

“…The aim of this study was to characterize the common risk factors, clinical features, imaging findings, treatments, and outcomes of acute lung injury caused by TACE. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Relation to Reproductive Health Among Young Albanian Women by Alketa Zazo, Eliona Kulluri, Enxhi Vrapi

“…RESULTS: Women, participating in this study, appeared to be well-informed regarding the risk factors associated with cervical cancer, yet only 32.7% had carried out a Pap-smear test. …”
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Inclusion of non-medical interventions in model-based economic evaluations for tuberculosis: A scoping review. by Lauren C Ramsay, Marina Richardson, Rafael N Miranda, Marian Hassan, Sarah K Brode, Elizabeth Rea, Beate Sander

“…For tuberculosis (TB), where equity-deserving groups are disproportionately impacted, assessing interventions aimed at addressing social risk factors is necessary to effectively reduce TB burden.…”
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Intracapsular and extracapsular fracture types and inpatient mortality in failed hemiarthroplasty by Kürşat Tuğrul Okur, Koray Özdemir, Ahmet Yesevi Sarıaslan, Fırat Ozan

“…This study investigates the revisions of uncemented bipolar hemiarthroplasties concerning fracture type and identifies risk factors for inpatient mortality. Methods This retrospective cohort study included 68 patients (16 males and 52 females) who underwent revision of uncemented bipolar hemiarthroplasties at a single institution between 2017 and 2024. …”
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Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese Older Adults: A National Prospective Cohort Study by Fang Lv, Xiaoling Cai, Dayi Hu, Changyu Pan, Danyi Zhang, Jie Xu, Linong Ji

“…The control of cardiovascular disease risk factors was suboptimal in older adults with type 2 diabetes.…”
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