The relationship between intimate partner violence reported at the first antenatal booking visit and obstetric and perinatal outcomes in an ethnically diverse group of Australian p... by Charlene Thornton, Virginia Schmied, Ana María Muñoz, Hannah Grace Dahlen

“…Women who reported IPV were more likely to be Australian born, smoke and be multiparous and to have been admitted for threatened preterm labour (Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) 1.8, 95% CI 1.28 to 2.39).Conclusions A report of IPV at the first antenatal booking visit is associated with a higher level of reporting on all psychosocial risks, higher antenatal admissions, especially for threatened preterm labour. …”
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Beyond averages: dissecting urban-rural disparities in skilled antenatal care utilization in Bangladesh - a conway-maxwell-poisson regression analysis by Md. Muddasir Hossain Akib, Farzana Afroz, Bikash Pal

“…The information regarding the last birth of mothers who delivered within three years preceding the survey has been analyzed. …”
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Bedside cerebral microvascular imaging of patients with disorders of consciousness: a feasibility study by Qianqian Ge, Lijie Huang, Qiang Fu, Shuai Han, Rui Wang, Jianghong He, Changhui Li, Changhui Li, Jianwen Luo, Long Xu

“…This constraint is circumvented in common post-craniectomy DoC patients, who present a unique observational window for uPDI.MethodsWe conducted uPDI scans on five DoC patients of different ages and consciousness levels who had undergone decompressive craniectomy. …”
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Analysis of clinical and pathological prognostic factors of survival in rectal adenocarcinoma treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy by Sarhan Sydney Saad, Nora Forones, Gaspar Lopes Filho, Jaques Waisberg, Elesiario Caetano Júnior, Ricardo Artigiani-Neto, Delcio Matos

“…ABSTRACT Purpose: To identify the prognostic variables related to the survival of patients operated on for adenocarcinoma of the rectum who underwent preoperative radiochemotherapy (RCT). …”
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Experts Participation in Crime Scene Search while Investigating Murders by A. H. Vuima

“…The categories of experts who are most often involved by investigators into crime scene search have been defined. …”
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Antibodies to Lactobacilli and Bifidobacteria in Young Children with Different Propensity to Develop Islet Autoimmunity by Ija Talja, Anna-Liisa Kubo, Riitta Veijola, Mikael Knip, Olli Simell, Jorma Ilonen, Mari Vähä-Mäkilä, Epp Sepp, Marika Mikelsaar, Meeme Utt, Raivo Uibo

“…B. adolescentis strains showed more IgM type antibodies in children who developed T1D later in life, but the difference was not statistically significant. …”
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Biomarkers to predict the outcomes of surgical intervention for aortic dissection by Abanob G. Hanna, Fabian Jimenez Contreras, Omar M. Sharaf, Griffin P. Stinson, Philip J. Hess

“…Full-text articles available in English on PubMed that related these biomarkers to the prognosis of aortic repair following aortic dissection were examined. Results For patients who underwent repair for type A dissection, a preoperative elevated SII was associated with inferior 30-day survival (hazard ratio: 3.532, 95% confidence interval: 1.719–7.255, p = 0.001) and increased rates of adverse cardiovascular events. …”
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Clinical characteristics of Kawasaki disease with pulmonary radiographic abnormalities and its impact on the incidence of coronary artery lesions: a randomized retrospective cohort... by Chenchen Liu, Xing Rong, Huixian Qiu, Jinhui Zhou, Yufei Chen, Xuhong Huang, Maoping Chu, Zhenquan Wang

“…Similar findings were obtained through stratification and sensitivity analyses.ConclusionPatients diagnosed with KD who develop pneumonia-like changes and related pulmonary complications can be identified based on their clinical manifestations and imaging characteristics. …”
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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

“…Result. From 166 participants who completed 30-day follow-up, 25 (15%) of the participants developed surgical site infection. …”
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How Much Time Should Be Waited and What Are the Main Findings to Evaluate the Hepatocellular Carcinoma Response to Regorafenib? A Real-Life Experience by Gustavo Hideki Kawanami, Leopoldo Katsuda, Thiara Barcelos Rocha, Fabio da Silva Yamashiro, Leonardo Pelafsky, Xingshun Qi, Fernando Gomes Romeiro

“…This case report is about a cirrhotic patient who received many types of treatment, from surgery and chemoembolization during early stages to first- and second-line systemic therapy when the disease turned to be advanced. …”
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Effects of obesity on outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair: a retrospective analysis by Dawid Golik, Przemysław Sroczyński, Krzysztof Jędras, Grzegorz Dobkowski, Michał R. Janik

“…We included patients aged 18 years or older who had elective unilateral TAPP repair for primary inguinal hernia. …”
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Functional Outcome of Lateral Extraarticular Tenodesis with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Modified Lemaire's Procedure: A Prospective Study by Varrdhaman H Dhariwal, Mathan C Kumar, Elayaraja Mani, Sukumaran S Subramanian

“…Results: All 30 patients who have undergone modified Lemaire's procedure have improved post-op Tegner–Lysholm scores and IKDC scores and reduced pivot shift scores. …”
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Consultations for HIV post-exposure prophylaxis before and after health insurance coverage of pre-exposure prophylaxis to a university-based emergency department in Germany by Lennert Böhm, Björn-Erik Ole Jensen, Hubert Schelzig, Tom Luedde, Michael Bernhard

“…Methods: In a before-after study design, all persons aged ≥18 years who presented for PEP counseling were analyzed retrospectively. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of burn-out among Nigerian medical doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Ruth Eshikotse Pius, Janet Ngozi Ajuluchukwu, Alero Ann Roberts

“…The percentage of doctors who had personal, work-related and patient-related burn-out were 62.2%, 52.2 % and 27.5%, respectively. …”
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Gender-related Therapeutical Response to Apremilast: New Insights in a Tailored Management of Psoriasis by Emanuele Trovato, Federico Bardazzi, Vito Di Lernia, Monica Corazza, Claudia Lasagni, Francesca Prignano

“…Objective: A multicenter retrospective study was conducted among patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis who attended the outpatient clinics of 6 University Hospitals in Italy. …”
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Stigma of People Affected by Leprosy and its determinants: a cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka by Udhishtran Arudchelvam, Thayaparan Pulendran, Maheshi Sirimanne, Sandali Pabasara, Indira Kahawita, Nadeeka Chandraratne

“…Participants without disability had significantly lower scores in DC (p = 0.049), IS (p = 0.01), and AS (p = 0.01) compared to those with disability. Patients who did not develop Leprosy reactions displayed significantly lower scores across all SARI domains as well as the total SARI score (all p < 0.05) compared to those who did. …”
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Spatial variation and determinants of skilled birth attendant delivery among women of reproductive age in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis by Yibeltal Addis Mekuria, Betelhem Gelaw Zeleke, Getahun Workineh Mekonen, Tewabe Malede Chekol

“…Methods This study included a weighted sample of 5,527 women who had given birth within the 5 years prior to the survey year. …”
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Effects of Precipitation on the Air Quality Index, PM2.5 Levels and on the Dry Deposition of PCDD/Fs in the Ambient Air by Ruoxin Wang, Kangping Cui, Hwey-Lin Sheu, Lin-Chi Wang, Xueyan Liu

“…A total of 7 precipitation events were positive contributes to the reduction of AQI; among them, the AQI were between 23 and 216, with an average of 75, the PM2.5 concentrations were between 5.0 and 169 µg m−3, with an average of 25 µg m−3, while the total- PCDD/F-TEQ dry deposition flux ranged from 149 to 1034 pg WHO2005-TEQ m−2 day−1 and averaged 315 pg WHO2005-TEQ m−2 day−1. …”
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Diversity-Focused Undergraduate Premedical Enrichment Programs: The Impact of Research Experiences by Acevedo A, Babore YB, Greisz J, King S, Clark GS, DeLisser HM

“…To begin to address this gap, a cohort of first year medical students who had matriculated through a diversity-focused premedical enrichment programs was queried about the impact of their previous research experiences and their perceptions regarding medical school related research.Methods: This mixed methods study involved 10 first year medical students from groups underrepresented in medicine (URiM) who had matriculated to the Perelman School of Medical School of Medicine through the Penn Access Summer Scholars (PASS Program) and 10 non-URiM first year peers. …”
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Rehabilitation needs screening to identify potential beneficiaries: a scoping review by Carla Sabariego, Wouter De Groote, Melissa Corso, Kent Murnaghan, Antony Duttine

“…A descriptive synthesis is provided for screening methodology, settings, target populations, rehabilitation need types and phases of care. The WHO International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health is used to categorise screening items.Results We identified 24 tools that use a range of screening methodologies, but mostly questionnaires that are used by health workers. …”
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