Comparison of survival outcomes and anatomically specific severe injuries following traffic accidents among occupants of standard and K-car vehicles: A retrospective cohort study at a teaching hospital in Japan. by Yuko Ono, Tasuku Uzawa, Jun Sugiyama, Nozomi Tomita, Takeyasu Kakamu, Tokiya Ishida, Joji Kotani, Kazuaki Shinohara

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Polymerized-Type I Collagen Downregulates Inflammation and Improves Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis Following Arthroscopic Lavage: A Randomized, Double-Blind, and Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial by Janette Furuzawa-Carballeda, Guadalupe Lima, Luis Llorente, Carlos Nuñez-Álvarez, Blanca H. Ruiz-Ordaz, Santiago Echevarría-Zuno, Virgilio Hernández-Cuevas

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Acute zonal occult outer retinopathy (AZOOR) complex associated with torpedo retinopathy following COVID-19 recombinant mRNA vaccination: a case report of a rare clinical presentation by Nai-Wen Chang, Chia-hao Kuo, Hung-Da Chou, Yi-Hsing Chen

“…Case presentation A 31-year-old female presented declined best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and flashes in both eyes three days following second recombinant mRNA COVID-19 vaccine (Moderna). …”
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Factors During Pregnancy, Delivery and Birth Affecting Global Quality of Life of the Adult Child at Long-term Follow-up. Results from the Prospective Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61 by Søren Ventegodt, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Joav Merrick

“…The data is from the Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959-61 using two sets of questionnaires send to 7,222 persons: one filled out by physicians during pregnancy and delivery, while the follow-up questionnaire was completed by the adult children 31-33 years later. …”
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Status and annual change of vulnerability among middle-aged and elderly people with cardiometabolic multimorbidity in a division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, 2017 – 2021: baseline and follow-up data analysis by Ziqi WANG, Jieting CHEN, Mei ZHANG, Mingxia JING

“…The results of the influence factor analysis showed that at the dimensional level, the indicators of health resilience were of the highest contribution (60.99%) to the vulnerability of the CMM population, followed by the contribution of health care indicators (34.54%) and health risk indicators (13.42%); while the main contributing secondary indicators included the level of education, frequency of health care follow-ups, type of residential community, family size, family income, and with application approval of chronic disease severity assessment. …”
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Prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction using cardiac obesity marker—epicardial adipose tissue mass index: a prospective cohort study by Zeyan Liu, Jinbo Wang, Yanfang Yang, Jinglin Cheng, Min Yang, Ye Zhang

“…BackgroundAlthough reperfusion therapy has led to improvements in the acute phase of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) following STEMI has not significantly decreased. The accumulation of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) may be associated with poorer STEMI prognosis and could serve as a potential prognostic marker. …”
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Percutaneous Valvular Closure Followed by TAV-in-TAV Intervention during a Single Procedure in order to Treat a Severe Paravalvular Leak after Performing TAVI in a Bicuspid Aortic Stenosis by Georgios Tzimas, Eric Eeckhout, Panagiotis Antiochos, Christan Roguelov, Stephane Fournier, Brahim Harbaoui, Pierre Monney, Olivier Muller

“…We present here the first case report in which percutaneous valvular closure using Amplatzer plugs followed by a TAV-in-TAV intervention during the same procedure managed to resolve a severe paravalvular leak with haemodynamic instability, after TAVI for a bicuspid aortic stenosis.…”
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Management of Post-implant Inferior Alveolar Neuropathy, Utilizing Autologous Fibrin Glue, Concentrated Growth Factors and Enriched Bone Graft Matrix—A Case Report with 5 Years Follow-Up by Siva Prakash Dhanaraj, Sriganesh Anguswamy, Narmadha Dominic, Arun Sarfoji, Kayathri, Ashwini Sukanya

“…This case report explains meticulous management of 5 year old, inferior alveolar nerve neuropathy, following placement of dental implants in the mandible. …”
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Clinical, Histological, and Radiological Outcomes of Sinus Floor Elevation Using a New Approach before Extraction of Periodontally Hopeless Maxillary Molars: A Case Report with 3-year Follow-Up by Zhaoguo Yue, Qi Liu, Haidong Zhang, Jingwen Yang, Lili Miao, Jianxia Hou

“…The tooth was preserved for 13 months prior to extraction followed by immediate implant placement. The patient is satisfied with the oral function partially retained during the treatment period. …”
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Sociodemographic factors, clinical characteristics, outcomes and short-term follow-up in COVID-19 patients with new onset hyperglycemia and pre-existing diabetes on admission in a tertiary-care hospital in Bangladesh. by Nadira Sultana Kakoly, S M Kamrul Hasan, Mohammad Mahfuzul Hoque, Rifat Hossain Ratul, Md Abdullah Saeed Khan, Dipak Kumar Mitra, Baki Billah

“…Out of the 136 survivors, 135 came for follow-up two weeks after discharge. At baseline, 30.18% of patients had new onset hyperglycemia, and 69.8% had pre-existing diabetes. …”
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Contradictions of Medical Tourism by Martin Zsarnoczky

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Design and application of an intelligent management application program for patients with an ostomy (造口人士智慧管理APP的设计与应用) by GAN Xingliang (甘星亮), SUN Min (孙敏), WANG Can (王灿)

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Comment on “Major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with pharmaco-invasive strat... by Bo Shang

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Management of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell-related toxicity of a patient affected by cytokine release syndrome and immune effector cell-associated neurotoxicity syndrome, followed by an intestinal perforation: a case report by G. Menardi, A. Castellino, C. Castellino, M. E. Bersia, E. Grande, G. Fraternali, M. Massaia, C. Fruttero

“…Additionally, the article highlights the patient’s case of intestinal perforation following CAR-T therapy. Although there is a correlation between gastrointestinal perforation and interleukin 6 receptor inhibitors, the adverse event was attributed to the patient’s preexisting diverticulitis and the immunosuppressive drugs administered leading to cytomegalovirus reactivation. …”
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Higher 3-year recurrence-free survival rate in patients with complete pathological remission following neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus immunotherapy for esophageal cancer: a two-center, propensity score matching study by Hai Zhang, Hai Zhang, Hai Zhang, Haiquan He, Qingyi Feng, Bomeng Wu, Ying Chen, Zhenyang Zhang, Linrong Zhou, Cui Li, Wanli Lin, Jiangbo Lin, Jiangbo Lin

“…The aim of this study was to compare 3-year follow-up data for patients with esophageal malignancy who achieved PCR through neoadjuvant chemotherapy (nCRT) and to compare the findings with those of neoadjuvant immunotherapy plus chemotherapy (nICT).MethodsThis retrospective study included 85 patients with esophageal cancer who underwent surgical resection following nCRT (n=47) or nICT (n=38) between January 1, 2016 and January 1, 2020 at Fujian Medical University Union Hospital and Gaozhou People’s Hospital. …”
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Spinal Accessory Nerve Injury following Spinal Adjustment: Case Report and Literature Review of the Outcome of Accessory Nerve Pathology as Result of Blunt Trauma (Spinal Accessory Nerve Palsy after Spinal Adjustment) by Sulaiman Alanazi, Areej M. Alawfi, Bander S. Alrashedan, Reem A. Almohaini, Majed M. Shogair, Talal A. Alshehri

“…Spinal accessory nerve palsy (SANP) is rare and is commonly presented following iatrogenic injury. Their diagnosis is often missed on initial presentation. …”
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Integrating the A2DS2 Score with 24-Hour ASPECTS and red cell distribution width for enhanced prediction of stroke-associated pneumonia following intravenous thrombolysis: model development and internal validation by Sarawut Krongsut, Nat Na-Ek, Atiwat Soontornpun, Niyada Anusasnee

“…We aim to evaluate the added prognostic value of incorporating 24-h NCCT-ASPECTS and RDW into the A2DS2 score and to develop a novel prediction model for SAP following thrombolysis. Methods This retrospective cohort study included thrombolyzed AIS patients at Saraburi Hospital, Thailand. …”
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Case Report: First use of dental bisphenol A-glycidyl methacrylate composite without UV light polymerization for repair of iatrogenic CSF leak following a frontal craniotomy plus tumor resection by Haman Nassourou Oumarou, Haman Nassourou Oumarou, Ndome Toto Orlane

“…Hence, it presents a promising solution for refractory CSF leaks not responding to extradural endoscopic techniques.Case reportWe describe the case of a 40-year-old female with persistent CSF rhinorrhea following a left frontal craniotomy performed 4 years before. …”
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Application of continuous nursing in the postoperative management of patients following coronary artery stenting (延续性护理在冠状动脉支架植入术后患者康复管理中的应用现状) by WANG Zhaojia (王兆嘉)

“…This paper briefly introduced the coronary artery stenting and reviewed relevant studies on continuous nursing service in postoperative management of patients following coronary artery stenting, and provided reference for postoperative recovery. …”
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Patient-reported Outcomes and Muscle Strength after a Physiotherapy-led Exercise and Support Brace Intervention in Patients with Acute Injury of the Posterior Cruciate Ligament: A Two-year Follow-up Study by Randi Gram Rasmussen, Julie Sandell Jacobsen, Birgitte Blaabjerg, Torsten Grønbæk Nielsen, Lene Lindberg Miller, Martin Lind

“… # Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate changes in patient-reported outcomes of a physiotherapy-led exercise and support brace intervention in patients with acute injury of the PCL over a two-year follow-up period. Furthermore, this study sought to investigate changes in isometric knee muscle strength over an eight-month follow-up period, and finally to report conversion to surgical reconstruction over a two-year follow-up period…”
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