Leave no child behind: Using data from 1.7 million children from 67 developing countries to measure inequality within and between groups of births and to identify left behind popul... by Antonio P Ramos, Martin J Flores, Robert E Weiss

“…High risk births tend to be births from mothers who are in the lowest socioeconomic group, live in rural areas and/or have already experienced a prior death of a child.…”
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Impact of aging on hepatic reserve after preoperative portal vein embolization in hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma by Shinichi Nakanuma, Takahiro Ogi, Hiroaki Sugita, Ryosuke Gabata, Tomokazu Tokoro, Ryohei Takei, Kaichiro Kato, Satoshi Takada, Mitsuyoshi Okazaki, Isamu Makino, Shintaro Yagi

“…Methods: We enrolled 25 patients who underwent right hepatectomy with percutaneous transhepatic PVE. …”
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A serosurvey study of hand, foot and mouth disease in healthy children aged 6 to 71 months old in West Bandung and Bandung Region, Indonesia by Rodman Tarigan Girsang, Kusnandi Rusmil, Eddy Fadlyana, Budi Setiabudiawan, Riyadi Adrizain, Rizky Perdana Mulyadi, Arief Budiman, Rona Kania Utami, Behesti Zahra Mardiah, Muhammad Gilang Dwi Putra, Frizka Primadewi Fulendry, Dinda Tiaraningrum Nashsyah, Hadyana Sukandar

“…Blood sample testing uses enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to identify subjects who are positive for IgG EV71 and the risk factors that may influence it. …”
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Symptomatic Pituitary Metastasis as Initial Manifestation of Renal Cell Carcinoma: Case Report and Review of Literature by Gunjan Y. Gandhi, Russell Fung, Patrick E. Natter, Raafat Makary, K. C. Balaji

“…The patient underwent a cytoreductive robotic right radical nephrectomy for WHO/ISUP histologic grade II clear cell RCC, stage pT2b pNX pM1. …”
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Prevalence, management, and outcomes of haemorrhagic events in left ventricular assist device recipients by Laetitia Pourtau, Maxime Beneyto, Jean Porterie, Jerome Roncalli, Montse Massot, Caroline Biendel, Pauline Fournier, Romain Itier, Michel Galinier, Olivier Lairez, Clement Delmas

“…Methods and results We conducted a retrospective, single‐centre, cohort study including all patients who received an LVAD from January 2008 to December 2019 in our tertiary centre (Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France). …”
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Remote Monitoring of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy by the NeuroDetect iOS App: Observational Cohort Study of Patients With Cancer by Ciao-Sin Chen, Michael P Dorsch, Sarah Alsomairy, Jennifer J Griggs, Reshma Jagsi, Michael Sabel, Amro Stino, Brian Callaghan, Daniel L Hertz

“…ResultsOf the 45 patients who completed functional assessments and neurological examinations, 24 had CIPN-f, and 29 had CIPN-h. …”
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Impact of early arterial-phase multidetector CT in blunt spleen injury: a clinical outcomes-oriented study by Yu-Hao Wang, Yu-Tung Wu, Huan-Wu Chen, Yu-San Tee, Chih-Yuan Fu, Chien-Hung Liao, Chi-Tung Cheng, Chi-Hsun Hsieh

“…After adjusting for covariates using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW), the comparison between the add-on arterial phase and portal phase CT groups revealed similar overall NOM failure rates (3.0% vs. 2.2%, p = 0.721), NOM-OBS failure rates (3.8% vs. 6.2%, p = 0.703), and intra-abdominal bleeding-related mortality rates (4.8% vs. 2.1%, p = 0.335). Among the 43 patients who underwent add-on arterial CT, only one was diagnosed with a tiny pseudoaneurysm (0.7 cm) attributable to the inclusion of the arterial phase. …”
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TEC-ADHERE: Real-World Persistence and Adherence on Dimethyl Fumarate in Patients with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in the French OroSEP Patient-Support Program by Pierre Labauge, Alain Créange, Thibault Moreau, Jocelyne Nouvet-Gire, Bernard Pedespan, Olivier Heinzlef, Nathalie Texier, Marilyn Gros, Catherine Marti, Marta Ruiz, Mikel Martinez, Giovanni Castelnovo

“…Outcomes were compared for patients in OroSEP versus non-OroSEP patients who received their neurologists’ standard of care (SoC). …”
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Hypothermia during Surgical Treatment of Type A Aortic Dissection: A 16 Years’ Experience by Francesco Macrina, Maria Cristina Acconcia, Luigi Tritapepe, Mizar D’abramo, Wael Saade, Alessandra Capelli, Fabio Miraldi

“…In our Cardiac Surgery Unit in Policlinico Umberto I of Rome, our analysis focused on patients, who received ACP during aortic surgery and we analyzed the differences between two distinct groups based on the lowest temperature reached during CPB conduction: Lower Temperature Group (LT) (T < 24°C) versus Higher Temperature Group (HT) (T ≥ 24°C) arrest circulation temperature. …”
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Home-Based Intervention Tool for Cardiac Telerehabilitation: Protocol for a Controlled Trial by Francesca Mastorci, Maria Francesca Lodovica Lazzeri, Lamia Ait-Ali, Paolo Marcheschi, Paola Quadrelli, Massimiliano Mariani, Rafik Margaryan, Wanda Pennè, Marco Savino, Giuseppe Prencipe, Alina Sirbu, Paolo Ferragina, Corrado Priami, Alessandro Tommasi, Cesare Zavattari, Pierluigi Festa, Stefano Dalmiani, Alessandro Pingitore

“…ResultsThe pilot test started in June 2023 (protocol number 20406/2021) including 50 patients who will be monitored for 12-14 weeks using the developed platform, as described in the Procedures subsection of the Methods section. …”
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Резолюция Экспертного совета «Диагностика и лечение больных со сладжем в желчном пузыре» by V. T. Ivashkin, Alexey V. Okhlobystin, Dmitry S. Bordin, M. F. Osipenko, E. Ya. Seleznyova, Yu. O. Shulpekova, S. R. Abdulkhakov, O. P. Alexseyeva, I. G. Bakulin, L. G. Vologjhanina, V. B. Grinevich, N. V. Bakulina, T. A. Kolesova, N. V. Korochanskaya, I. V. Putintseva, A. S. Sarsenbayeva, N. S. Yazenok

“…Primary treatment course that should include combination of hymecromone and UDCA is indicated for those patients with asymptomatic sludge, who have putty-like bile in the gallbladder or bile ducts. …”
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J-shaped association between dietary thiamine intake and the risk of cognitive decline in cognitively healthy, older Chinese individuals by Yuanyuan Zhang, Xianhui Qin, Chengzhang Liu, Chun Zhou, Mengyi Liu, Panpan He, Ziliang Ye, Qiguo Meng, Yuanxiu Wei, Xinyue Su

“…A stronger positive association between thiamine intake and cognitive decline was observed in those with hypertension, obesity and those who were non-smokers (all p&lt;0.05).Conclusions This study revealed a J-shaped association between dietary thiamine intake and cognitive decline in cognitively healthy, older Chinese individuals, with an inflection point at 0.68 mg/day and a minimal risk at 0.60–1.00 mg/day of dietary thiamine intake.…”
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Safety and Efficacy of 188-Rhenium-Labeled Antibody to Melanin in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma by M. Klein, M. Lotem, T. Peretz, S. T. Zwas, S. Mizrachi, Y. Liberman, R. Chisin, J. Schachter, I. G. Ron, G. Iosilevsky, J. A. Kennedy, E. Revskaya, A. W. de Kater, E. Banaga, V. Klutzaritz, N. Friedmann, E. Galun, G. L. DeNardo, S. J. DeNardo, A. Casadevall, E. Dadachova, G. B. Thornton

“…Stage IIIC/IV metastatic melanoma (MM) patients who failed standard therapies were enrolled in both studies. …”
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Addressing racial and ethnic disparities in premature exits from permanent supportive housing among residents with substance use disorders by Talia J. Panadero, Sonya Gabrielian, Marissa J. Seamans, Lillian Gelberg, Jack Tsai, Taylor Harris

“…Methods We used VA administrative data to identify a cohort of homeless-experienced Veterans (HEVs) (n = 2,712) who were housed through VA Greater Los Angeles’ PSH program from 2016–2019. …”
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Status of Digital Health Technology Adoption in 5 Vietnamese Hospitals: Cross-Sectional Assessment by Duc Minh Tran, Nguyen Thanh Dung, Chau Minh Duc, Huynh Ngoc Hon, Le Minh Khoi, Nguyen Phuc Hau, Duong Thi Thu Huyen, Huynh Thi Le Thu, Tran Van Duc, Lam Minh Yen, C Louise Thwaites, Chris Paton

“… BackgroundDigital health technologies (DHTs) have been recognized as a key solution to help countries, especially those in the low- and middle-income group, to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Triple Billion Targets. In hospital settings, DHTs need to be designed and implemented, considering the local context, to achieve usability and sustainability. …”
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Medical care and initial health status of French children returnees from jihadist group operation areas: A cross-sectional study from 2017 to 2020 in one referral French hospital by J. Goutines, L.L. Pham, N. Lucidarme, C. Briand, A. Malka, C. Baker, M. Veyret-Morau, A. Mapelli, A. Klein, T. Baubet, L. De Pontual

“…These results emphasize the importance of considering the developmental aspects of these young children who experimented multiple potentially psychic traumatic events.…”
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Comparison of the safety of esophagojejunal overlap and π-shaped anastomosis in totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy by Tongkun Song, Maoxing Liu, Kai Xu, Jiadi Xing, Kechen Guo, Xinyu Qi, Pin Gao, Fei Tan, Zhendan Yao, Nan Zhang, Hong Yang, Chenghai Zhang, Ming Cui, Xiangqian Su

“…Methods A total of 162 consecutive patients with gastric cancer who underwent total laparoscopic total gastrectomy with overlap or π-shaped anastomosis were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Association between the use of daily injury risk estimation feedback (I-REF) based on machine learning techniques and injuries in athletics (track and field): results of a prospect... by Karsten Hollander, David Blanco, Pascal Edouard, Laurent Navarro, Antoine Bruneau, Alexis Ruffault, Joris Chapon, Pierre-Eddy Dandrieux, Christophe Ley, Spyridon (Spyros) Iatropoulos

“…A negative binomial regression model was used to analyse the association between self-reported I-REF use and the injury burden.Results Of the 897 athletes who met the inclusion criteria, 112 (38% women) were included in the analysis. …”
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Human Leucocyte Antigen Class II Risk and Protective Alleles in Women with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia by Olga Plisko, Jana Žodžika, Irina Jermakova, Inta Liepniece-Karele, Jeļena Eglīte, Dace Rezeberga

“…The aim of the study was to assess an association between HLA-DQA1*; DQB1*; DRB1* allele’s genetic variants between women with cervical precancerous lesions and healthy controls in Latvia.Materials and methods: From January until April 2017 we enrolled 84 consecutive patients referred for colposcopy to Riga East University Hospital (Latvia) due to abnormal cervical cytology results. 57 women who came for a regular check-up and had normal cytology smears were included in the control group. …”
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Assessment of upper respiratory and gut bacterial microbiomes during COVID-19 infection in adults: potential aerodigestive transmission by Hafez Al-Momani, Andrew Nelson, Hadeel Al Balawi, Dua’a Al Balawi, Iman Aolymat, Ashraf I. Khasawneh, Hala Tabl, Ayman Alsheikh, AbdelRahman M. Zueter, Jeffrey Pearson, Christopher Ward

“…The data indicates that COVID-19 is associated with a dysregulation of both the gut and lung microbiome with a more marked perturbation in the lung, particularly among COVID-19 patients who had been admitted to the ICU. The presence of increased RSI scores, combined with elevated levels of Pepsin, suggests that increased micro-aspiration may occur, which is consistent with of under-recognized interactions between the GI and lung microbiomes in COVID-19 patients and requires additional study. …”
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