RETRACTED ARTICLE: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support for SARS-CoV-2: a multi-centered, prospective, observational study in critically ill 92 patients in Saudi Arabia by Saad Alhumaid, Abbas Al Mutair, Header A. Alghazal, Ali J. Alhaddad, Hassan Al-Helal, Sadiq A. Al Salman, Jalal Alali, Sana Almahmoud, Zulfa M. Alhejy, Ahmad A. Albagshi, Javed Muhammad, Amjad Khan, Tarek Sulaiman, Maha Al-Mozaini, Kuldeep Dhama, Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq, Ali A. Rabaan

“…Methods A case series study was conducted for the laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 patients who were admitted to the ICUs of 22 Saudi hospitals, between March 1, 2020, and October 30, 2020, by reviewing patient’s medical records prospectively. …”
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Sacubitril/valsartan in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction with end‐stage of renal disease by Seonhwa Lee, Jaewon Oh, Hyoeun Kim, Jaehyung Ha, Kyeong‐hyeon Chun, Chan Joo Lee, Sungha Park, Sang‐Hak Lee, Seok‐Min Kang

“…Methods and results We retrospectively analysed the clinical and laboratory data of 501 HFrEF patients who administered with SV from March 2017 to April 2019 in a single tertiary university hospital. …”
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Awareness, knowledge, and attitudes of the Belgian general population towards paternal perinatal depression: a descriptive cross-sectional study by Ayse Akalin, Ayse Akalin, Florence D’haenens, Sandra Tricas-Sauras, Sandra Tricas-Sauras, Joeri Vermeulen, Joeri Vermeulen, Joeri Vermeulen, Dennis Demedts, Dennis Demedts, Ronald Buyl, Maaike Fobelets, Maaike Fobelets

“…This study aimed to explore the awareness, knowledge, and attitudes of the general population in Belgium towards paternal perinatal depression, using the validated DDads (Depression in Dads) questionnaire.MethodsThis descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted between March and May 2020-2022 using convenience sampling. …”
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A qualitative study of stigma in patients with low anterior resection syndrome of rectal cancer (直肠癌低位前切除综合征患者病耻感的质性研究) by WEN Ruizhen (温瑞珍), CHEN Piao (陈飘), LI Yalan (李亚兰), CAO Aifang (曹爱芳), WANG Miaolan (王淼兰), ZHENG XiaoXuan (郑筱暄), PENG Hui (彭慧)

“…Methods Purposive sampling method was used to select the patients with LARS symptoms after rectal surgery of a Class Ⅲ Grade A hospital in Guangzhou from March 2024 to May 2024 as subjects. The descriptive qualitative study was used to conduct face-to-face semi-constructive interviews with patients, and the recording materials were processed by Nvivo12. 0 software. …”
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Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential is a risk factor of gastric cancer: A Prospective Cohort in UK Biobank study by Zhihui Xi, Huolun Feng, Kunling Chen, Xin Guo, Dandan Zhu, Jiabin Zheng, Yong Li

“…Design: This cohort study used data from the UK Biobank collected from baseline (2006–2010) to the end of follow-up in March 2024. Setting: Data on age, sex, race, alcohol consumption, smoking status and type 2 diabetes were collected at baseline interview. …”
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Identification of patient demographic, clinical, and SARS-CoV-2 genomic factors associated with severe COVID-19 using supervised machine learning: a retrospective multicenter study by Kuganya Nirmalarajah, Patryk Aftanas, Shiva Barati, Emily Chien, Gloria Crowl, Amna Faheem, Lubna Farooqi, Alainna J. Jamal, Saman Khan, Jonathon D. Kotwa, Angel X. Li, Mohammad Mozafarihashjin, Jalees A. Nasir, Altynay Shigayeva, Winfield Yim, Lily Yip, Xi Zoe Zhong, Kevin Katz, Robert Kozak, Andrew G. McArthur, Nick Daneman, Finlay Maguire, Allison J. McGeer, Venkata R. Duvvuri, Samira Mubareka

“…Methods A cohort of adult patients with laboratory confirmed SARS-CoV-2 from 11 participating healthcare institutions in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) were recruited from March 2020 to April 2022. Supervised machine learning (ML) models were developed to predict hospitalization using SARS-CoV-2 lineage-specific genomic signatures, patient demographics, symptoms, and pre-existing comorbidities. …”
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HIV self-testing positivity rate and linkage to confirmatory testing and care: a telephone survey in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal by Kra, Arsène Kouassi, Fotso, Arlette Simo, Rouveau, Nicolas, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu, Boily, Marie-Claude, Silhol, Romain, d’Elbée, Marc, Vautier, Anthony, Larmarange, Joseph

“…Initially, participants were recruited via leaflets from March to June and completed a sociobehavioural questionnaire. …”
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Heart disease in pregnancy and adverse outcomes: an umbrella review by Jiani Zhang, Jiani Zhang, Yuxin Ren, Yuxin Ren, Bingjie Li, Qi Cao, Qi Cao, Xiaodong Wang, Xiaodong Wang, Haiyan Yu, Haiyan Yu

“…BackgroundHeart disease in pregnancy encompasses both congenital heart disease and maternal-acquired heart disease, both of which are associated with an increased risk of various adverse outcomes for mothers and their offspring.ObjectiveThe objective of the study was to review and summarize the evidence regarding the association between heart disease in pregnancy and adverse outcomes in mothers and their offspring.Data sourcesA comprehensive search was conducted in Embase, PubMed, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews from inception to March 2024. The protocol for this review was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024519144).Study eligibility criteriaThis review included systematic reviews and meta-analyses that examined the association between heart disease in pregnancy and adverse outcomes for mothers and their offspring.Study appraisal and synthesis methodsData were independently extracted by two reviewers. …”
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Second-line treatment patterns and outcomes in advanced HCC after progression on atezolizumab/bevacizumab by Meng Wu, Claudia A.M. Fulgenzi, Antonio D’Alessio, Alessio Cortellini, Ciro Celsa, Giulia F. Manfredi, Bernardo Stefanini, Y. Linda Wu, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Anwaar Saeed, Angelo Pirozzi, Tiziana Pressiani, Lorenza Rimassa, Martin Schoenlein, Kornelius Schulze, Johann von Felden, Yehia Mohamed, Ahmed O. Kaseb, Arndt Vogel, Natascha Roehlen, Marianna Silletta, Naoshi Nishida, Masatoshi Kudo, Caterina Vivaldi, Lorenz Balcar, Bernhard Scheiner, Matthias Pinter, Amit G. Singal, Joshua Glover, Susanna Ulahannan, Fredrich Foerster, Arndt Weinmann, Peter R. Galle, Neehar D. Parikh, Wei-Fan Hsu, Alessandro Parisi, Hong Jae Chon, David J. Pinato, Celina Ang

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Methodology for the Positive Voices 2022 Survey of People With HIV Accessing Care in England, Wales, and Scotland: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Janey Sewell, Carole Kelly, Adamma Aghaizu, Hannah Kitt, Annegret Pelchen-Matthews, Veronique Martin, Amal Farah, Colette Smith, Alison Brown, Clare Humphreys, Alex Sparrowhawk, Valerie Delpech, Alison Rodger, Fiona Lampe, Meaghan Kall

“…MethodsPV2022 was a national, cross-sectional questionnaire study that included people attending HIV care at 101 of the 178 clinics in the United Kingdom between April 2022 and March 2023. Data from the HIV and AIDS reporting system (HARS), a national surveillance database of people with HIV and attending care that is held at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), was used as a sampling frame. …”
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Human health risk assessment of drinking water using heavy metal pollution index: a GIS-based investigation in mega city by Maria Latif, Iqra Nasim, Mubeen Ahmad, Rab Nawaz, Arifa Tahir, Muhammad Atif Irshad, Aamal A. Al-Mutairi, Ali Irfan, Sami A. Al-Hussain, Magdi E. A. Zaki

“…A total of 25 samples were collected by random sampling from hand pumps during 4 months (March–June, 2021) for determining various physiochemical attributes (pH, electric conductivity, turbidity, total hardness, chloride, and phosphate) and potentially toxic elements (arsenic, cadmium, and lead) using standard protocols. …”
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Mid- to long-term clinical outcomes of modified technique skip-level titanium plate fixation in cervical laminoplasty compared to continuous fixation by Shuo Feng, QiRui Zhu, Yang Sun, ZiYao Ding, Zhe Zhuang, Heng-Heng Yu, Ma-Ji Sun, Feng Yuan

“…Methods A retrospective analysis of 125 patients (62 men, 63 women, average age 60.9 ± 10.4 years) with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy who had cervical laminoplasty with Arch titanium plate fixation from January 2012 to March 2024 in our hospital was done. Patients were stratified into two cohorts based on the fixation technique: Group A (n = 64): Modified technique of skip-level titanium plate fixation (Arch titanium plates at C4 and C6 levels combined with adjacent spinous process suture suspension)Group B (n = 61): Continuous plating (Arch titanium plates applied sequentially from C3 to C7).The comparative analysis focused on perioperative parameters (operative duration, intraoperative blood loss, length of hospital stay), economic factors (hospital costs), and various clinical indicators. …”
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Quality of Life and Related Factors in Discharged Patients with COVID-19 by Jinzhuo HU, Wenhuan WU, Jinwen SUN, Wei ZHANG, Shu CHENG, Zicheng GAO, Jinghua QIAN

“…Objective:To determine the factors associated with quality of life of discharged patients with coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19), so as to provide a basis for optimizing early intervention programs, preventing community from life restriction, and formulating appropriate community rehabilitation measures.Methods:A total of 57 discharged patients with COVID-19 who were cured from Wuhan China resources& Wisco general hospital from March to April 2020. In the"Questionnaire Star"platform from April to May 2020, the 12-item short form health survey version 2(SF-12V2) was used to evaluate life quality of life; the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) was used to evaluate dyspnea anxiety status; the self-rating depression scale (SDS) was used to evaluate depression status; the modified medical research council dyspnea scores (mMRC) was used to evaluate difficulty of breathing. …”
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Clinical characteristics and outcomes of surgical resection for brain metastases from lung adenocarcinoma by Ming Li, Zhiying Li, Hang Zhang, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Linlin Sun, Tiantian Wang, Shengli Zhou, Liyun Zhou

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to explore the clinical characteristics, survival time and prognostic factors of patients undergoing craniotomy for brain metastases (BM) from lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD).MethodsA total of 208 patients with BM from LUAD who underwent craniotomy at the Zhengzhou University People’s Hospital, Henan province, China from March 2005 to October 2022 were included in this retrospective study. …”
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Faktor Risiko Terjadinya Ulkus Diabetikum pada Pasien Diabetes Mellitus yang Dirawat Jalan dan Inap di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil dan RSI Ibnu Sina Padang by Rizky Loviana Roza, Rudy Afriant, Zulkarnain Edward

“…Djamil and RSI Ibnu Sina Padang from January until March 2014. The result from the analyze data from 6 variable known gender (p =0,595; OR=0,654), duration of DM (p=1,000; OR = 1,158), neuropathy (p=0,411; OR=1,833), PAD (p=0,004; OR= 5,5), trauma (p=0,02; OR= 4), and foot care (p=1,000; OR=1,158). …”
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Factors associated with caffeine intake among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study from Palestine by May Hamdan, Souzan Zidan, Fatima Al-Amouri, Hiba Niroukh, Manar Abu Dawod, Sajeda Ashour, Shahd Sameer Dweik, Manal Badrasawi

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Palestine between March and May 2022. Undergraduates were recruited by random sampling after a personal invitation. …”
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A head-to-head comparison of the adult EQ-5D-5L and youth EQ-5D-Y-5L in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis by Joshua M. Bonsel, Charles M. M. Peeters, Max Reijman, Tim Dings, Joost P. H. J. Rutges, Diederik H. R. Kempen, Jan A. N. Verhaar, Gouke J. Bonsel

“…Methodology 107 adolescents were recruited from 4 scoliosis centers in the Netherlands between March 2022 and January 2023; they completed both EQ-5D’s and the SRS-22r (scoliosis-specific questionnaire). …”
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Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Modulating Upper Extremity Sympathetic Skin Response in Alleviating Cancer Survivors With Chemotherapy-Induced Periphe... by Xu Y, Wu J, Jiang Q, Lv Y, Zhou J, Wang Z, Zhao H, Du D

“…Yongming Xu,1,* Junzhen Wu,1,* Qingqing Jiang,2 Yingying Lv,1 Jin Zhou,1 Zhiyu Wang,3 Hui Zhao,3 Dongping Du1 1Department of Pain Management Center, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Internal Oncology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dongping Du, Department of Pain Management Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-21-24058896, Email dudp@sjtu.edu.cn Hui Zhao, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-21-24058328, Fax +86-21-240598328, Email zhao-hui@sjtu.edu.cnObjective:  Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common side effect of chemotherapy and it is currently intractable We compared the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) against non-TEAS groups and investigated the variables that predict effective relief of upper extremity pain in cancer survivors with CIPN.Methods: We retrospectively collected data of cancer survivors who developed CIPN between May 2017 to March 2022. All eligible CIPN patients were divided into TEAS group (received TEAS) and non-TEAS group (did not receive TEAS) in our department. …”
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Educación y ejemplaridad: cultivando un corazón educado by Javier Gomá Lanzón

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Measuring the uptake of clinic-based HIV treatment and prevention services following HIV testing and referral at private pharmacies in Kenya by Victor Omollo, Stephanie D. Roche, Shengruo Zhang, Magdalene Asewe, Bernard K. Rono, Benn Kwach, Greshon Rota, Patricia Ong’wen, Kendall Harkey, Josephine Odoyo, Daniel Were, Kenneth Ngure, Elizabeth A. Bukusi, Katrina F. Ortblad

“…Among clients who reported PrEP referral, we used Poisson regression models to examine characteristics associated with PrEP initiation and calculated adjusted prevalence ratios (aPRs). Results From March to June 2022, 1500 pharmacy clients completed HIV testing and were referred to clinic-based HIV services; in October 2022, 1178 (79%) were reached and meet our criteria for follow-up. …”
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