Postoperative mortality in New Zealand following general anaesthetic: demographic patterns and temporal trends by James Stanley, Sarah Jackson, Jason K Gurney, Melissa McLeod, Doug Campbell, Luke Boyle, Elizabeth Dennett, Jonathan Koea, Dick Ongley, Diana Sarfati

“…Encouragingly, it appears that risk of postoperative mortality has declined over the past decade, possibly reflecting improvements in perioperative quality of care; however, this decline did not occur equally across procedure specialties.…”
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The effectiveness and risks of Treating people with Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis with the Addition of Lansoprazole (TIPAL): study protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled mult... by Toby M Maher, A John Simpson, Anthony Cahn, David Thickett, Luke Vale, Allan B Clark, Nazia Chaudhuri, Ian Forrest, Lisa G Spencer, Christopher Ward, Stephen Jones, Ganesh Raghu, Andrew M Wilson, Helen Parfrey, Megan Jones, Matthew Hammond, Jaclyn Ann Smith, Shajahan Wahed

“…Patients are randomised equally to receive two capsules of lansoprazole or two placebo capsules, two times per day for 12 months. …”
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Effect of Nebulisation with Dexmedetomidine versus Magnesium Sulphate on Haemodynamic Response to Laryngoscopy and Intubation and Incidence of Postoperative Sore Throat: A Randomis... by Fateh Pal Singh Gill, Chhaya Suryawanshi

“…It involved 80 patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia, divided into two equal groups. Group A received nebulisation with dexmedetomidine (1 μg/kg) and Group B received magnesium sulphate (240 mg) diluted in 0.9% normal saline to make a 3 mL solution. …”
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Re-annotation of SARS-CoV-2 proteins using an HHpred-based approach opens new opportunities for a better understanding of this virus by Brézellec, Pierre

“…Interestingly, Prominin 1 showed similarities with 6 viral Spike glycoproteins, primarily from coronaviruses. Equally interestingly, Lutropin-choriogonadotropic hormone receptor showed similarities with 23 viral G-protein coupled receptors, particularly from Herpesvirales. …”
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The impact of fruit and vegetable waste on economic loss estimation by B. Parsafar, M. Ahmadi, Gh.R. Jahed Khaniki, N. Shariatifar, A. Rahimi Foroushani

“…Also, the amounts of vegetable waste in summer and spring were equal to 28 percent and 24 percent, respectively, indicating the higher economic loss due to vegetable in these seasons.CONCLUSION: The results showed that the economic loss due to vegetable waste was greater than the economic loss due to fruit waste. …”
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Risk Prediction of Liver Injury in Pediatric Tuberculosis Treatment: Development of an Automated Machine Learning Model by Zeng Y, Lu H, Li S, Shi QZ, Liu L, Gong YQ, Yan P

“…Ying Zeng,1,* Hong Lu,1,* Sen Li,2,* Qun-Zhi Shi,1 Lin Liu,1 Yong-Qing Gong,1 Pan Yan1 1Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, 410004, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Pan Yan, Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, People’s Republic of China, Email 2022050025@usc.edu.cnPurpose: Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) is one of the most common and serious adverse drug reactions related to first-line anti-tuberculosis drugs in pediatric tuberculosis patients. …”
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Prevalence and Economic Impact of Acute Respiratory Failure in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Service of the Madrid Community: Retrospective Cohort Study by Ana María Cintora-Sanz, Cristina Horrillo-García, Víctor Quesada-Cubo, Ana María Pérez-Alonso, Alicia Gutiérrez-Misis

“…The greatest economic impact was on exacerbation of COPD in 2015, with an annual cost of €2,726,893 (which equals to US $2,864,628). ConclusionsCOPD exacerbations had the higher prevalence in the Madrid region among the respiratory diseases studied. …”
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Effectiveness of a Virtual Reality Serious Video Game (The Secret Trail of Moon) for Emotional Regulation in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Randomized Clin... by Marina Martin-Moratinos, Marcos Bella-Fernández, María Rodrigo-Yanguas, Carlos González-Tardón, Chao Li, Ping Wang, Ana Royuela, Pilar Lopez-Garcia, Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla

“…ResultsA total of 76 patients with ADHD participated in the trial, with an equal randomization (MOON: n=38, 50% and control: n=38, 50%) and a total dropout rate of 7. …”
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Establishment of the fingerprint of ganoderma lucidum spore powder and study on the anti-inflammatory activity of ganoderma lucidum spore oil by Yu Zhang, Lihui Hou, Le Wang, Yunshan Si, Hongjuan Wen, Ying Gao, Xiuhua Yu

“…Ganoderma lucidum spore oil concentration less than or equal to 180 μg/mL had no significant effect on the activity of RAW264.7 cells; the protective effect on LPS-induced RAW264.7 cells was dose-dependent; compared with the model group, the medium-dose group (90 μg/mL) significantly decreased the expression of IL-1β (P<0.05), and the high-dose group (180 μg/mL) significantly decreased the expression of IL-6 and TNF-α release (P<0.05), slightly reduced IL-1β release, but not significant (P>0.05). …”
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Preschool and Me: Educational-clinical linkage to improve health equity for children with developmental delays and disabilities from historically marginalized communities by Tina L. Schuh, Kathleen R. Diviak, Sarai Coba-Rodriguez, Emily Pela, Raphael Kinney, Michael L. Berbaum, Amanda Klemas, Kruti Acharya, Molly Martin, Reshma Shah

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Immediate Results of Colonic Flat Epithelial Neoplasms Removal Using Diathermic Snare Endoscopic Mucosal Resection and Mucosectomy Combined with Dissection in the Submucosal Layer:... by A. A. Fedorenko, P. V. Pavlov, A. P. Kiryukhin, A. S. Tertychnyy

“…The patients were separated into two equally sized groups and treated with EMR and ESD methods.Results. …”
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Predictive Laboratory Markers for Gastrointestinal Complications in Children with Henoch-Sch&ouml;nlein Purpura by Guo Q, Xia S, Ding Y, Liu F

“…Qin Guo,1,&ast; Shengying Xia,2,&ast; Yan Ding,3 Fan Liu3 1Department of General Surgery, Wuhan Children’s Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan, 430016, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Emergency and Critical Care Center, Wuhan Children’s Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science &Technology, Wuhan, 430016, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Wuhan Children’s Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science &Technology, Wuhan, 430016, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fan Liu; Yan Ding, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Wuhan Children’s Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science &Technology, No. 100 hong Kong Road, Jiang’an District, Wuhan, 430016, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 02782824022, Email LFwhetyy@outlook.com; DYwhetyy@outlook.comBackground: Henoch-Schönlein Purpura (HSP) is a common systemic vasculitis in children that often involves the gastrointestinal system (GIS). …”
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Utilizing Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing for Rapid, Accurate, and Cost-Effective Pathogen Detection in Lower Respiratory Tract Infections by Qin L, Liang M, Song J, Chen P, Zhang S, Zhou Y, Li H, Tang J, Ma Y, Yang B, Xu J, Zhang J

“…Lisha Qin,1,&ast; Mengyuan Liang,1,2,&ast; Jianping Song,1,&ast; Ping Chen,1,&ast; Shujing Zhang,3,&ast; Yaya Zhou,1 Hui Li,1 Jian Tang,1 Yanling Ma,1 Bohan Yang,1 Juanjuan Xu,1 Jianchu Zhang1 1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital, Henan Provincial People’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Pediatrics, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jianchu Zhang, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-13971445469, Email zsn0928@163.comObjective: To evaluate the diagnostic performance and clinical impact of targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) in patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections.Methods: Following propensity score matching, we compared the diagnostic performances of tNGS and metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS). …”
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Circ_0001084/miR-181c-5p/PTPN4 Axis Mitigates Cardiomyocyte Injury by Modulating the TLR4/NF-&kappa;B Pathway: Insights into Therapeutic Potential for Myocardial Reperfusion Injury by Deng H, Fan Q, Huang L, Ouyang W, Zhu W

“…Haihong Deng,1,&ast; Qisen Fan,2,&ast; Lichao Huang,1 Wenbo Ouyang,1 Wendian Zhu3 1Department of Anesthesiology, The First People’s Hospital of Zhaoqing, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Zhaoqing, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wendian Zhu, Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Zhaoqing, NO. 9 Donggang East Road, Duanzhou District, Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China, Email Zq2860676@163.comBackground: Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury significantly impacts the recovery of ischemic heart disease patients. …”
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The Utility of Synovial Fluid Interleukin-10 in Diagnosing Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Prospective Cohort Study by Zou Y, Yang Y, Yang J, Zhang Y, Zhao C, Qin L, Hu N

“…Yinshuang Zou,1– 3,&ast; Yaji Yang,1,3,&ast; Jianye Yang,1,3 Yanhao Zhang,4 Chen Zhao,1,3 Leilei Qin,1,3 Ning Hu1,3 1Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Jingzhou Hospital Affiliated to Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434000, People’s Republic of China; 3Laboratory of Orthopedics, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China; 4National Engineering Research Center of Immunological Products, Department of Microbiology and Biochemical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 400038, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Leilei Qin; Ning Hu, Email qinleilei@stu.cqmu.edu.cn; huning@cqmu.edu.cnBackground: Diagnosing chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is challenging. …”
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Causal Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Migraine: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study by Wang YP, Wei HX, Hu YY, Zhang C, Niu YM

“…Yu-Pei Wang,1,&ast; Hui-Xia Wei,2,&ast; Yuan-Yuan Hu,3 Chao Zhang,4 Yu-Ming Niu3– 5 1Department of Stomatology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, 442000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, 442000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Stomatology, Gongli Hospital of Shanghai Pudong New Area, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, 442000, People’s Republic of China; 5Hubei Key Laboratory of Embryonic Stem Cell Research, Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Umbilical Cord Blood Hematopoietic Stem Cells, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, 442000, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yu-Ming Niu, Department of Stomatology, Gongli Hospital of Shanghai Pudong New Area, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13581370999, Email niuyuming@yeah.net Chao Zhang, Center for Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Research, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, 442000, People’s Republic of China, Email zhangchao0803@126.comObjective: Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) frequently suffer from migraine, however the causal relationship between OSA and migraine is unknown. …”
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Exome sequencing in Nigerian children with early‐onset epilepsy syndromes by Ibitayo Abigail Ademuwagun, Yagoub Adam, Solomon Oladapo Rotimi, Steffen Syrbe, Maximilian Radtke, Julia Hentschel, Johannes R. Lemke, Ezekiel Adebiyi

“…Results Pathogenic variants were identified in 6 out of 22 individuals, equaling a diagnostic yield of 27.3% and comprising variants in BPTF, NAA15, SCN1A, TUBA1A and twice in CACNA1A. …”
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Polyploidization-driven transcriptomic dynamics in Medicago sativa neotetraploids: mRNA, smRNA and allele-specific gene expression by D. F. Santoro, G. Marconi, S. Capomaccio, M. Bocchini, A. W. Anderson, A. Finotti, M. Confalonieri, E. Albertini, D. Rosellini

“…The two parental genotypes did not contribute equally to the progeny transcriptomes, and genome-wide expression level dominance of the male parent was observed. …”
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Acupuncture Dosage and Its Correlation with Effectiveness in Patients with Chronic Stable Angina: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial by Huang D, Li Y, Zheng X, Hu J, Tang H, Yin Y, Wu Z, Kong L

“…Dajun Huang,1,&ast; Yanwei Li,1,&ast; Xiaoyan Zheng,2,3,&ast; Jinming Hu,1 Hanzhang Tang,1 Yongjun Yin,1 Zhou Wu,1 Lingqiu Kong1 1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 2Clinical Research Center for Acupuncture and Moxibustion in Sichuan province, Sichuan JinXin Xinan Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 3Acupuncture and Tuina School, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lingqiu Kong; Zhou Wu, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Address: No. 39 Shi’er Qiao Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610023, People’s Republic of China, Email klq521@163.com; 1209293923@qq.comObjective: This systematic review aimed to compare the efficacy of various acupuncture dosages for Chronic Stable Angina (CSA) using randomized controlled trials (RCTs), addressing the unclear relationship between dosage and effectiveness despite acupuncture’s potential.Methods: We searched eight bibliographic databases from inception to October 31, 2024, evaluating RCTs comparing acupuncture to placebo or standard care for CSA patients, focusing on angina attack frequency as the primary outcome. …”
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Population Pharmacokinetic of Epidural Sufentanil in Labouring Women: A Multicentric, Prospective, Observational Study by Nie Y, Sun X, Cao R, Tang S, Zhou Q, Zhou M, Chen Z, Huang S

“…Yuyan Nie,1,&ast; Xingfeng Sun,1,&ast; Rong Cao,2 Songjiang Tang,3 Qun Zhou,4 Min Zhou,5 Zuolei Chen,6 Shaoqiang Huang1 1Department of Anesthesiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Chengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Anesthesiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Anesthesiology, Jiangxi Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Nanchang, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Anesthesiology, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 6Department of Anesthesiology, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao Binhai University, Qingdao, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Shaoqiang Huang, Department of Anesthesiology, Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200090, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86-021-33189900, Email drhuangsq@163.comPurpose: The effects of sufentanil-ropivacaine combination on the parturient women and the course of labor have been well documented. …”
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