Study protocol for a Prospective Observational study of Safety Threats and Adverse events in Trauma (PrO-STAT): a pilot study at a level-1 trauma centre in Canada by Melissa McGowan, Charles Keown-Stoneman, Brodie Nolan, Teodor Grantcharov, Eliane M Shore, Anisa Nazir

“…Introduction Traumatic injuries are a significant public health concern globally, resulting in substantial mortality, hospitalisation and healthcare burden. Despite the establishment of specialised trauma centres, there remains considerable variability in trauma-care practices and outcomes, particularly in the initial phase of trauma resuscitation in the trauma bay. …”
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Development of the PRECIOUS Short-Form (PRECIOUS-SF) quality of care measure for children with serious illnesses by Felicia Jia Ler Ang, Yin Bun Cheung, Mihir Gandhi, Rahul Malhotra, Truls Ostbye, Chetna Malhotra, Cristelle Chu-Tian Chow, Poh Heng Chong, Zubair Amin, Teresa Shu Zhen Tan, Eric Finkelstein

“…Abstract Background Rising number of children with complex medical conditions necessitate regular healthcare quality evaluation to achieve optimal outcomes. …”
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Point-of-care lung ultrasonography for early identification of mild COVID-19: a prospective cohort of outpatients in a Swiss screening center by Olivier Hugli, Jean-Yves Meuwly, Noémie Boillat-Blanco, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Siméon Schaad, Thomas Brahier, Mary-Anne Hartley, Jean-Baptiste Cordonnier, Luca Bosso, Tanguy Espejo, Olivier Pantet

“…Two blinded independent experts reviewed LUS recording and classified abnormal findings according to prespecified criteria to investigate their predictive value to diagnose SARS-CoV-2 infection according to PCR on nasopharyngeal swabs (COVID-19 positive vs COVID-19 negative).Primary and secondary outcome measures We finally combined LUS and clinical findings to derive a multivariate logistic regression diagnostic score.Results Of 134 included patients, 23% (n=30/134) were COVID-19 positive and 77% (n=103/134) were COVID-19 negative; 85%, (n=114/134) cases were previously healthy healthcare workers presenting within 2–5 days of symptom onset (IQR). …”
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Study of Radioclinical and Risk Factors of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Retrospective Analysis of Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia by Adam BA, Osman AA, Sheikh Hassan M, Sidow NO, Osman Hidig MF, Mohamed AA, Ibrahim AA, Mohamed SA, Mohamed YG, Ahmed SA, Jeele MOO, Hassan MO

“…Understanding regional variations and specific risk factors associated with CVT is crucial, especially in low-resource settings like Somalia, where epidemiological data is limited and healthcare resources are scarce.Objective: This study aims to investigate the clinical and risk factors associated with CVT in patients presenting to Mogadishu Somali-Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Research and Training Hospital, a tertiary hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study involving 68 patients diagnosed with CVT between January 2019 and December 2023. …”
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The valve-sparing aortic root replacement: Results of the David I technique by B. M. Todurov, I. O. Stetsyuk, O. V. Zelenchuk, I. Yu. Mokryk, L. R. Stetsiuk, V. B. Demyanchuk, N. V. Malova

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Mitigating bias in AI mortality predictions for minority populations: a transfer learning approach by Tianshu Gu, Wensen Pan, Jing Yu, Guang Ji, Xia Meng, Yongjun Wang, Minghui Li

“…Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial role of artificial intelligence (AI) in predicting mortality and guiding healthcare decisions. However, AI models may perpetuate or exacerbate existing health disparities due to demographic biases, particularly affecting racial and ethnic minorities. …”
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Reduced γ-Aminobutyric Acid and Glutamate+Glutamine Levels in Drug-Naïve Patients with First-Episode Schizophrenia but Not in Those at Ultrahigh Risk by Junjie Wang, Yingying Tang, Tianhong Zhang, Huiru Cui, Lihua Xu, Botao Zeng, Yu Li, Gaiying Li, Chunbo Li, Hui Liu, Zheng Lu, Jianye Zhang, Jijun Wang

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Multicentre, randomised controlled trial to investigate the effects of parental touch on relieving acute procedural pain in neonates (Petal) by Eleri Adams, Daniel Crankshaw, Ria Evans Fry, Rebeccah Slater, Caroline Hartley, Maria M Cobo, Fiona Moultrie, Annalisa G V Hauck, Vaneesha Monk, Shellie Robinson, Marianne van der Vaart, Luke Baxter, Ravi Poorun, Aomesh Bhatt

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Office BP measurement using conical cuffs in children and adolescents with obesity by Kleo Evripidou, Julio Alvarez-Pitti, Ana De Blas-Zapata, Athanasia Chainoglou, Ioannis Goulas, Karel Herberigs, Gilad Hamdani, Stella Stabouli

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Prevention and management of degenerative lumbar spine disorders through artificial intelligence-based decision support systems: a systematic review by Paolo Giaccone, Federico D’Antoni, Fabrizio Russo, Luca Ambrosio, Giuseppe Francesco Papalia, Onorato d’Angelis, Gianluca Vadalà, Albert Comelli, Luca Vollero, Mario Merone, Rocco Papalia, Vincenzo Denaro

“…Abstract Background Low back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide with a significant socioeconomic burden; artificial intelligence (AI) has proved to have a great potential in supporting clinical decisions at each stage of the healthcare process. In this article, we have systematically reviewed the available literature on the applications of AI-based Decision Support Systems (DSS) in the clinical prevention and management of Low Back Pain (LBP) due to lumbar degenerative spine disorders. …”
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Returning to the emergency department: a retrospective analysis of mental health re-presentations among young people in New South Wales, Australia by Rebecca Ivers, Michael Dinh, Patricia Cullen, Bette Liu, Katharine Steinbeck, Natasha Walker, Robert Neil Leong

“…We demonstrate factors associated with re-presentation that EDs could target for timely, high-quality care that is youth friendly and culturally safe, with appropriate referral pathways into community-based primary and mental healthcare services.…”
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How to Reliably Measure Stroke Volume Index in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Comparison of Thermodilution, Direct and Indirect Fick, and Cardiac MRI by Andrea Baccelli, Deepa Gopalan, Rachel J. Davies, Gulammehdi Haji, Wendy Gin-Sing, Luke S. Howard, Francesco Lo Giudice

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Prevalence and Detection of qac Genes from Disinfectant-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Salon Tools in Ishaka Town, Bushenyi District of Uganda by Solange Gahongayire, Adamu Almustapha Aliero, Charles Drago Kato, Alice Namatovu

“…Bacterial infections are on a rise with causal-resistant strains increasing the economic burden to both patients and healthcare providers. Salons are recently reported as one of the sources for transmission of such resistant bacterial strains. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence and risk factors of oral frailty among older adults by Pingping Huang, Linjing Wu, Rongxiang Zhang, Rongxiang Zhang, Shiqi Chen, Shiqi Chen, Yu Zhang, Yuan Chen, Yuan Chen

“…Factors such as age, gender, physical frailty, pre-frailty, and unattached were identified as key risk factors for oral frailty in older adults (all p < 0.05).ConclusionThe incidence of oral frailty among older adults is notably high and influenced by a variety of factors. Healthcare professionals are encouraged to actively implement preventive and treatment measures addressing the controllable factors associated with oral frailty. …”
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Understanding the local-level variations in seasonality of human respiratory syncytial virus infection: a systematic analysis by Sheng Ye, Shuyu Deng, Yumeng Miao, David Torres-Fernandez, Quique Bassat, Xin Wang, You Li

“…The reported variations in this study could have important implications for local-level healthcare resources planning and immunisation strategy. …”
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The prevalence of optrA-carrying Enterococci in the vaginal micro-ecology of pregnant women in late pregnancy by Yanjun Xie, Fangyi Xu, Huali Dong, Jianfeng Mao, Chuanling Zhang

“…Enterococcus is considered a major cause of healthcare-related infections globally. It has resistance to multiple antimicrobial drugs, which pose significant challenges for clinical treatment. …”
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Endophytic fungi isolated from Vietnamese nut grass (Cyperus rotundus L. Cyperaceae) – A promising solution to mitigate the prime phenomenon of antibiotic resistance by Bac V.G. Nguyen, Linh X.T. Tran, Anh-Tu Ha-Nguyen, Minh-Tri Le, Thanh-Hoa Vo, Gia Phong Vu, Phuoc-Vinh Nguyen

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Comprehensive self-tracking of blood glucose and lifestyle with a mobile application in the management of gestational diabetes: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (... by Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Seppo Heinonen, Sari Niinistö, Suvi M Virtanen, Ilkka Korhonen, Mikko Kytö, Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Pekka Marttinen, Giulio Jacucci, Tuuli E Korhonen, Saila B Koivusalo

“…So far, the most promising digital health interventions for GDM management have involved healthcare professionals to provide guidance and feedback. …”
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Exploratory study of patients’ and carers’ preferences for postdischarge surgical wound monitoring using survey and interviews by Keith Wilson, Nigel Westwood, Catherine Wloch, Pauline Harrington, Luke J Rogers, Judith Tanner, Gavin Murphy, Colin S Brown, Jeremy Dearling, Ricky Vaja, Melissa Rochon, Lyn Brierley Jones

“…A new approach should be proactive, ongoing and provide easy access to healthcare services. Digital surgical wound monitoring offers these benefits and is acceptable to patients.Trial registration number ISRCTN13950775; Post-results.…”
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Examining factorial validity and internal consistency of Professional Quality of Life (ProQoL-9) among care aides working in Long-term Care (LTC) by Seyedehtanaz Saeidzadeh, Anni Wang, Yinfei Duan, Isaiah Hipel, Peter G. Norton, Carole A. Estabrooks

“…Methods We used surveys collected by the Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC), a pan-Canadian program that collects longitudinal surveys from the healthcare workforce in the LTC. We used TREC surveys containing information on demographics, characteristics of LTC homes (e.g., ownership model), and the ProQoL-9. …”
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