Indications and Current Surgical Techniques for Keratoplasty: A 10-year Review from 2011 through 2020 at a Tertiary Referral Hospital in Thailand by Wipawee Booranapong, Chayanit Junsangsri, Chareenun Chirapapaisan, Panotsom Ngowyutagon, Sathiya Kengpunpanich

“…The collected data comprised demographics, indications for keratoplasty, and surgical techniques used. …”
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Subscapular skinfold thickness, not other anthropometric and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry-measured adiposity, is positively associated with the presence of age-related macular... by Jayne Woodside, David Wright, Margaret Rayman, Miguel Gedtal, Ruth Esther Hogg

“…Bivariate analyses across AMD status were similarly performed for AnthM (ie, body mass index, waist circumference and skinfold thicknesses) and potential confounders (ie, demographics and health-related variables). Significant adiposity measures were analysed using logistic regression, adjusting for confounders.Results The participants in the sample were aged 40–69 years, were majority female (52%) and mainly Caucasian (76.5%). …”
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Patient satisfaction with services of private dental clinics in Riyadh city: A cross-sectional study by Hadi Rajeh Alfahadi, Nouf Sahal Alharbi, Fawaz Hamad Alkazman, Mohsen S. Alabbas

“…Results and Discussion: The current study showed that, based on the demographics of the sample, among the five domains investigated, four were statistically significant as only the cost of dental procedures was not. …”
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Safety of Levodopa-Carbidopa Intestinal Gel Treatment in Patients with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Receiving ≥2000 mg Daily Dose of Levodopa by Cindy Zadikoff, Werner Poewe, James T. Boyd, Lars Bergmann, Horia Ijacu, Pavnit Kukreja, Weining Z. Robieson, Janet Benesh, Angelo Antonini

“…A total of 72 of 412 (17.5%) patients required dosages ≥2000 mg/day LCIG in the phase III program and 47 of 375 (12.5%) patients in GLORIA. Baseline demographics and disease severity were similar between dosage groups with more men in the high-dosage group. …”
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The Modified Frailty 5-Factor Index Predicts Adverse Outcomes After Ventral Hernia Repair in a National Database by Allison L. Diaz, BS, Wen-Yu Lee, MS, Cheongeun Oh, PhD, Laura L. Kimberly, PhD, MSW, MBE

“…Descriptive analyses were performed on demographics, comorbidities, American Society of Anesthesiologists class, and the modified frailty index score. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Cost Comparisons of High-Protein Enteral Nutrition Formulas Used in Critically Ill Patients by Matthew C. Bozeman, Laura L. Schott, Amarsinh M. Desai, Mary K. Miranowski, Dorothy L. Baumer, Cynthia C. Lowen, Zhun Cao, Krysmaru Araujo Torres

“…Pairwise comparisons of demographics, clinical characteristics, HCRU, and costs were conducted between groups. …”
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Factors Correlated to the Renoprotective Effect of Sitagliptin in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Retrospective Observational Study by Pirawan Khunkit, Konkanok Wattana

“…The primary outcome was a correlation between demographics, laboratory data, and kidney outcome. The secondary outcome was the different laboratory results between pre- and posttreatment of patients treated with sitagliptin. …”
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Personal Identification Using Embedded Raspberry Pi-Based Face Recognition Systems by Sebastian Pecolt, Andrzej Błażejewski, Tomasz Królikowski, Igor Maciejewski, Kacper Gierula, Sebastian Glowinski

“…Testing under various environmental conditions, facial expressions, and user demographics confirmed the system’s accuracy and efficiency, achieving an average recognition time of 10.5 s under different lighting conditions, such as daylight, artificial light, and low-light scenarios. …”
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Surgical Outcomes and Associated Morbidity of Active and Expectant Management of Second-Trimester Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) by Jessian L. Munoz, Rachel Counts, Amanda E. Lacue, Kayla E. Ireland, Patrick S. Ramsey, Kristyn Brandi

“…Of these, (41.1%) elected for active management and 20 (58.9%) for expectant management but ultimately required delivery prior to 28 weeks’ gestation. Baseline demographics were similar between groups. Intraoperatively, no differences were noted in operative time (191.5 vs. 203 min, <i>p</i> = 0.85), blood loss (2300 vs. 2600 cc, <i>p</i> = 0.85), or incidental cystotomy (1 vs. 7, <i>p</i> = 0.10). …”
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Impact of social media interventions and tools among informal caregivers of critically ill patients after patient admission to the intensive care unit: A scoping review. by Stephana J Cherak, Brianna K Rosgen, Mungunzul Amarbayan, Kara Plotnikoff, Krista Wollny, Henry T Stelfox, Kirsten M Fiest

“…., user attitudes, preferences, demographics) (n = 30), and twenty-three studies reported an outcome related to patient and caregiver satisfaction. …”
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Access to robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty varies significantly by race/ethnicity by Jessica Schmerler, Victoria E. Bergstein, Whitney Kagabo, Harpal S. Khanuja, Julius K. Oni, Vishal Hegde

“…Multivariable logistic regressions, controlling for demographics and comorbidities significantly different on univariate analysis, were constructed to determine whether race/ethnicity was associated with likelihood of undergoing RA-TKA relative to conventional TKA. …”
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The dramatic impact of Coronavirus outbreak on air quality: Has it saved as much as it has killed so far? by R.J. Isaifan

“…It sheds light on the facts related to the demographics of deaths by gender, age and health status before infection. …”
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Point-of-care lung ultrasound in detecting pneumonia: A systematic review by Iqra Abid, Nadia Qureshi, Nicola Lategan, Simon Williams, Sidra Shahid

“… # Conclusion Our review supports that LUS can play a valuable role in detecting pneumonia early with high sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy across diverse patient demographics, including pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations. …”
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The Effect of Bariatric Surgery Volume on General Surgery Outcomes for Morbidly Obese Patients by Katheryn Hope Wilkinson, Ruizhe Wu, Aniko Szabo, Rana Higgins, Jon Gould, Tammy Kindel

“…Propensity scores were developed based on available demographics, comorbidities, and hospital procedure volume. …”
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Perceived neighborhood disorder and achieving HIV viral suppression among adults living with HIV: A cross-sectional study. by Linda Jepkoech Kimaru, ChengCheng Hu, Sudha Nagalingam, Priscilla Magrath, Elizabeth Connick, Kacey Ernst, John Ehiri

“…We assessed perceptions of neighborhood disorder, ART self-efficacy, social support, alcohol and drug use, depression, HIV stigma, provider-patient relationship, demographics, and length at the zip code. HIV viral loads were obtained from the clinical record. …”
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Comparison of mortality between open and closed pelvic bone fractures in Korea using 1:2 propensity score matching: a single-center retrospective study by Jaeri Yoo, Donghwan Choi, Byung Hee Kang

“…The patients were divided into open and closed fracture groups, and their demographics, treatment, and clinical outcomes were compared before and after 1:2 propensity score matching. …”
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Public knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers to skin cancer screening in the United Arab Emirates. by Anan S Jarab, Walid Al-Qerem, Karem H Alzoubi, Mariam Al Mohammad, Shrouq R Abu Heshmeh, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Tareq Mukattash, Maher Khdour

“…The questionnaire evaluated socio-demographics, knowledge (8 items), attitudes (10 items), practices (14 items), and barriers (9 items) in the context of skin cancer screening. …”
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Current status of public health awareness and roles within medical institutions in eastern China by Yuchen Wu, Chuanfeng Zhang, Quan She, Wei Zheng, Kai Lu, Furu Wang, Furu Wang

“…Significant disparities were observed in the demographics, educational backgrounds, majors, job classifications, and titles of public health personnel across different medical institution levels. …”
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Access to Diagnostics and Treatment for People With Metastatic EGFR-Positive NSCLC: Lessons From Project PRIORITY by Jill Feldman, MA, Ivy Elkins, MBA, Zofia Piotrowska, MD, Bellinda L. King-Kallimanis, PhD, Tendai Chihuri, MD, Carly Johnson, BS, Alecia Clary, PhD, Teri Kennedy, MA, Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH

“…The survey captured participants’ demographics and lung cancer risk factors, diagnostic and treatment pathways, and prevalence of side effects. …”
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Economic Burden of HIV in a Commercially Insured Population in the United States by Cindy Y. Chen, Prina Donga, Alicia K. Campbell, Babafemi Taiwo

“…Descriptive analyses were conducted to assess baseline demographics and clinical characteristics, and all-cause and HIV-related HRU and costs per patient per month (PPPM) during follow-up. …”
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