MANAGEMENT OF MARGINAL ULCERS IN OBESE PATIENTS AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS by Olexander Ioffe, Victor Nevmerzhytskyi

“…The majority are women 189 (54.3%). The average age was 44,81±9,79 years (25-59 years) and the average BMI was 45,43±4,77 kg/m2 (41.21-59.41). …”
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Tracheostomy-related indications, early complications and their predictors among patients in low resource settings: a prospective cohort study in the pre-COVID-19 era by Nyanzi, Daniel J., Daniel, Atwine, Kamoga, Ronald, Birungi, Caroline, Nansubuga, Caroline A., Nyaiteera, Victoria, Nakku, Doreen

“…Independent pre dictors of early tracheostomy-related complications were; anticipated prolonged intubation as an indication (RR=1.8, 95%CI: 1.19 – 2.76), Bjork fap tracheal incision (RR=1.6, 95%CI: 1.09 – 2.43), vertical tracheal incision (RR=1.53, 95%CI: 1.02 – 2.27), and age below 18 years (RR=1.22, 95%CI: 1.00 – 1.47). …”
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Youth Involvement in Pornography and Academic Engagement in Selected Secondary Schools in Kabale Municipality. by Kanyesigye, Bens Rogers

“…Addressing this issue requires comprehensive sex education, media literacy programs, and open dialogues to empower youths of school-going age to make informed choices. This fosters a healthy relationship approach and supports their overall well-being and academic success.…”
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Cerebral Cortical Activity During Academic Stress Amongst Undergraduate Medical Students at Kampala International University (Uganda) by Mujinya, Regan, Kalange, Muhamudu, Ochieng, Juma John, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Eze, Ejike Daniel, Afodun, Adam Moyosore, Nabirumbi, Ritah, Sulaiman, Sheu Oluwadare, Kairania, Emmanuel, Echoru, Isaac, Okpanachi, Alfred Omachonu, Matama, Kevin, Asiimwe, Oscar Hilary, Nambuya, Grace, Usman, Ibe Michael, Obado, Osuwat Lawrence, Zirintunda, Gerald, Ssempijja, Fred, Nansunga, Miriam, Matovu, Henry, Ayikobua, Emmanuel Tiyo, Nganda, Ponsiano Ernest, Onanyang, David, Ekou, Justine, Musinguzi, Simon Peter, Ssimbwa, Godfrey, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Multiple regression showed a close relationship between PSS, ability to cope with stress, age, and educational level (P < 0.05), demonstrating the importance of social and psychological support, especially in the biomedical sciences. …”
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Le réseau hydraulique à Pompéi (Italie) de l’époque des Samnites à Auguste (fin ive-fin ier s. av. J.-C.) by Federico Giletti

“…For this reason, the growing tendency to build sumptuous dwellings, with an enviable viewpoint overlooking the Sarno plain below, led to buildings being extended above and beyond the defensive walls, even reusing structural parts that were no longer considered necessary.In the same way, many of the cisterns behind them lost their function, being converted into rooms in the house or used as stairways or corridors.The large basins seem to have retained their function until the advent of the aqueduct system, introduced in Pompeii in the Augustan age. The cisterns initially coexisted with these without significant changes, except for a gradual decline in the maintenance of the structures.On the other hand, a sharp interruption would seem to have occurred between the earthquakes in the 1960s AD and the subsequent reconstruction phases, a period in which many of the old reservoirs, which had long since lost their meaning and function, were probably definitively dismantled and converted into usable spaces.…”
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Long-term outcomes after AKI in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 by Bernardo Marques da Silva, Joana Gameiro, Joana Lei Teixeira, Cláudia Costa, Carolina Branco, João Oliveira, João Bernardo, Filipe Marques, José Agapito Fonseca, José António Lopes

“…Older age (adjusted HR 1.06 (95% CI: 1.04–1.08), p < 0.001) and neoplasia (adjusted HR 4.88 (95% CI: 2.37–10.04), p < 0.001) were independent predictors of mortality. …”
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Comparison of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Operation Waiting Times in Patients Having Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury; with or without Bony Lesions by Jeong Heo, Woo-Kie Min, Chang-Wug Oh, Joon-Woo Kim, Kyeong-hyeon Park, Il Seo, Eung-Kyoo Park

“…Results Thirty-four patients were included. Patients’ mean age was 57 (range, 23-80) years. Patients with definite bony lesions were classified into group A, and 10 cases were identified (fracture-dislocation, seven; fracture alone, three). …”
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Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure in Pregnant Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: A Retrospective Observational Case Series Study by Shiwei Wang, Haofeng Xiong, Changling Luo, Hong Zhao, Ying Fan, Ting Zhang, Lili Wang, Qi Wang, Wen Xie

“…The four neonates were alive, although all were small for gestational age. Conclusion. Asthenia, anorexia, and jaundice during mid-late pregnancy should be immediately investigated. …”
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Low Incidence of Postoperative Respiratory Depression with Oliceridine Compared to Morphine: A Retrospective Chart Analysis by Sergio Bergese, Richard Berkowitz, Paul Rider, Martin Ladouceur, Suzanne Griffith, Alvaro Segura Vasi, Kristina Cochrane, Linda Wase, Mark A. Demitrack, Ashraf S. Habib

“…Patients at 18 years of age or older, who underwent colorectal, orthopedic, cardiothoracic, bariatric, or general surgeries between June 2015 and May 2017 in 11 sites participating in the ATHENA trial who received postoperative analgesia either with IV oliceridine or with IV conventional opioids (e.g., morphine alone or in combination with other opioids) (CO cohort); and had a hospital stay >48 hours, were included in this retrospective analysis. …”
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Exploring the Anti-PANoptosis Mechanism of Dachaihu Decoction Against Sepsis-Induced Acute Lung Injury: Network Pharmacology, Bioinformatics, and Experimental Validation by Yang Z, Kao X, Zhang L, Huang N, Chen J, He M

“…Enrichment analysis showed that DCHD against SALI via anti-PANoptosis by modulating tumor necrosis factor (TNF), AGE-RAGE, phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT, and Toll-like receptor signaling pathways by targeting Casp3, cellular tumor antigen p53 (TP53), B-cell lymphoma 2 (Bcl2), toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4), STAT3, STAT1, RELA, NF-κB1, myeloid cell leukemia-1 (MCL1), JUN, IL-1β, HSP90AA1, Casp9, Casp8, and Bcl2l1. …”
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Adherence to face mask use during the COVID-19 pandemic among women seeking antenatal care in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo: a facility-based cross-sectional study by Steven Anderson, Dalau Mukadi Nkamba, Patrick J Arena, Adva Gadoth, Nicole A Hoff, Camille Dzogang, David Kampilu, Michael Beya, Hui-Lee Wong, Didine Kaba, Anne W Rimoin

“…Objectives To describe face mask use among pregnant women seeking antenatal care (ANC) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and to identify factors associated with masking adherence in this population.Design Facility-based cross-sectional study nested within a prospective cohort study.Setting Random sample of 10 health facilities, including 5 primary health centers and 5 secondary facilities or hospitals.Participants A total of 934 pregnant women aged 18 years or above with a gestational age of at least 32 weeks were consecutively surveyed from 17 August 2020 to 31 January 2021.Primary and secondary outcome measures We estimated the proportions of pregnant women wearing a face mask and masking correctly (ie, over the mouth and nose), and assessed their knowledge regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant therapy with tislelizumab plus axitinib for nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma with inferior vena cava tumor thrombus: a retrospective study by Zhongjie Zhao, Zhengsheng Liu, Kaiyan Zhang, Wei Li, Lijian Zhang, Bingliang Jiang, Bin Chen, Jinchun Xing, Xuegang Wang

“…The main outcomes included objective response rate (ORR), reduction of tumor thrombus size and level, surgical outcomes, and adverse events (AEs). The median age was 66 (range, 50–72) years, and five (71.4%) patients were male. …”
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Atrial fibrillation in acute coronary syndrome: clinical and anamnestic features and effects on the course by V.І. Tseluyko, F.B. Salem, N.A. Lopina, I.V. Kuznetsov

“…A retrospective and prospective study was conducted among 206 patients with ACS (mean age 65.00 ± 10.75 years, 63.0 % of men) hospitalized with ACS at the center of percutaneous coronary interventions during period from 2015–2018. 125 patients with ACS were included into further observation. …”
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Impact of Extended Membrane Rupture on Neonatal Inflammatory Responses and Composite Neonatal Outcomes in Early-Preterm Neonates—A Prospective Study by Maura-Adelina Hincu, Liliana Gheorghe, Luminita Paduraru, Daniela-Cristina Dimitriu, Anamaria Harabor, Ingrid-Andrada Vasilache, Iustina Solomon-Condriuc, Alexandru Carauleanu, Ioana Sadiye Scripcariu, Dragos Nemescu

“…The second aim was to examine the relationship between PROMs, serum inflammatory markers, and composite adverse neonatal outcomes after controlling for gestational age (GA). <b>Methods</b>: Data from 1026 patients were analyzed considering the following groups: group 1 (ROM < 18 h, <i>n</i> = 447 patients) and group 2 (ROM > 18 h, <i>n</i> = 579 patients). …”
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A comparative study of the effect of capsular repair in the Latarjet procedure by Andrew P. McBride, Thibault Lafosse, Alex N. Karanja, Laurent Lafosse, Ian P. Hughes, Gregory A. Hoy, Eugene T. Ek, Shane A. Barwood, Fraser Taylor, Ezekiel Tan

“…Results Forty-four patients were included, median age was 29.5 years and 91% male. Three groups were assessed, open latarjet with no capsular repair (OL n = 11), open latarjet with capsular repair (OLCR n = 20), and arthroscopic Latarjet without capsular repair (AL n = 13). …”
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Short-acting beta agonist, antibiotics, oral corticosteroid and association with mortality and cardiopulmonary events in patients with COPD: a retrospective cohort study in Alberta... by Mohit Bhutani, Irvin Mayers, Arsh Randhawa, Manisha Talukdar, Suzanne McMullen, Phongsack Manivong, Aaron Gelfand

“…Objective The purpose of the study was to examine the association between short-acting beta agonist (SABA), antibiotic and oral corticosteroid (OCS) use and mortality and cardiopulmonary outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).Design Retrospective cohort study using administrative health data from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2020.Setting Alberta, Canada.Participants Patients ≥35 years old with COPD were identified using diagnostic codes.Primary and secondary outcome measures Patient characteristics included age, sex, geographical zone and comorbidities (as defined by the Charlson Comorbidity Index). …”
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Terlipressin at esophageal varicose bleeding at liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension syndrome by B. N. Kotiv, I. I. Dzidzava, D. P. Kashkin, A. V. Smorodsky, A. V. Slobodyanik, S. A. Soldatov, M. V. Koldin

“…Both groups have been comparable by age, gender, etiology of cirrhosis, degree of varicose dilation of esophageal veins and severity of liver dysfunction.Results. …”
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Are noise and air pollution related to the incidence of dementia? A cohort study in London, England by Derek G Cook, Frank J Kelly, Iain M Carey, H Ross Anderson, David P Strachan, Richard W Atkinson, Sean D Beevers, David Dajnak, John Gulliver

“…HRs from Cox models were adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, smoking and body mass index, with further adjustments explored for area deprivation and comorbidity.Results 2181 subjects (1.7%) received an incident diagnosis of dementia (39% mentioning Alzheimer’s disease, 29% vascular dementia). …”
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External Validation of UDCA Response Score in Slovak and Croatian Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis by Jakub Gazda, Martin Janicko, Sylvia Drazilova, Ivica Grgurevic, Tajana Filipec Kanizaj, Tomas Koller, Beatrica Bodorovska, Maja Mijic, Ivana Mikolasevic, Ivana Knezevic Stromar, Branislav Kucinsky, Matej Gazda, Peter Jarcuska

“…One hundred and ninety-four patients were included. Median pretreatment age was 56 years (interquartile range 49–62). Treatment response was achieved in 79.38% of patients. …”
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