Peripherally inserted central catheters versus implanted port catheters in patients with breast cancer: a post hoc analysis of the PICCPORT randomised controlled trial by Anton Utas, Stefanie Seifert, Knut Taxbro

“…Interestingly, PICC insertion was less painful than PORT insertion, although both groups reported low levels of pain. …”
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Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis due to Streptococcus constellatus in an Immunocompromised Male Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Charalampos Potsios, Panagiota Xaplanteri, Vasileios Zoitopoulos, Panagiotis Patrinos, Iro Ioanna Giannakopoulou, Ilektra Tzivaki, Theodora Kafentzi, Konstantina Samanta, Konstantina Filioti, Panagiotis Sideris, Konstantinos Letsas, Konstantinos Koukios

“…Here, we describe the case of a 64-year-old male patient, a professional breeder, who attended the Emergency Department with sciatica and back pain that was worsening for a week. The patient had no history of surgery or trauma. …”
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Measurement properties of the Spanish COPM in older adult rehabilitation inpatients by Elisabet Capdevila, Mariona Portell, Eva Penelo, María Rodríguez-Bailón

“…The COPM scale scores were significantly correlated with BI, IADL, EQ-5D-3L (except the pain dimension), and CCRQ (except the family involvement and continuity dimensions). …”
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Primary lymphoma arising in Paget’s disease in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism by Mercedes De La Fuente, Marina Arroyo, Ana S. Collado, Elena C. Gallardo, Santiago Montes, Jose M. Olmos

“…Discussion: The malignant potential of pagetoid bone is well known, with sarcomatous degeneration being the most common neoplasm. Therefore, when pain recurred in our patient, 3 years after treatment of PDB, the presumptive diagnosis was a sarcomatous degeneration of the pagetoid bone. …”
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Antifungal Efficacy of Ganoderma lucidum and Clotrimazole for Treatment of Denture Stomatitis: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Fahimeh Pakravan, Afsaneh Yegdaneh, Somayeh Taymouri, Shiva Rahimi, Negin Ghahremani

“…In the first group, G. lucidum extract was administered in the form of 5% gel while 1% clotrimazole gel was prescribed for the second group. Pain intensity according to the visual analog scale (VAS), and the percentage of DS recovery based on the Budtz-Jorgenson index were evaluated and recorded after 7 and 14 days. …”
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Overwhelming Pulmonary Infection after a Tobogganing Accident by Ravinder Singh, Brian E Louie, William F Bennett, Christopher Allen, Tom Kelly, Christine H Lee

“…He developed dyspnea and felt unwell, but only sought medical attention from his family doctor a few days after the injury, when fever and pleuritic chest pain ensued. He was treated with a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent, but his chest radiograph revealed an opacified hemithorax, for which he was referred to the hospital. …”
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Immature Teratoma after Three Laparoscopic Resections for Mature Cystic Teratomas by Kazuhiro Nishioka, Naoto Furukawa, Taketoshi Noguchi, Hirotaka Kajihara, Kiyoshige Horie

“…Twelve years earlier, she had consulted a pediatrician for complaints of lower abdominal pain. Bilateral cystic teratomas were suspected and she underwent a left salpingo-oophorectomy and a right cystectomy laparoscopically, and bilateral mature cystic teratomas were diagnosed histologically. …”
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Percutaneus Transluminal Angioplasty Using Carbon Dioxide Contrast in Chronic Limb Threatening Ischemia patient with Renal Failure by Saga Malela Aria Sabara, Suko Adiarto

“…An 80-years old man referred to National Cardiovascular Center Harapan Kita with the chief complaint of independent rest pain and non healing wound in his left forefinger, in accordance with the criteria CLTI. …”
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Impact of single versus dual arterial supply on perfusion and function in finger replantation after complex hand injuries by Martynas Tamulevicius, Malte David Steinbach, Florian Bucher, Nadjib Dastagir, Doha Obed, Peter M. Vogt, Khaled Dastagir

“…Sensory assessments, along with pain and grip strength measurements were also conducted. …”
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Diastasis of Symphysis Pubis In 18-Years Old Female Patient Treated With Conservative Pelvic Binder: Case Report by Trisna Angga Basudana, Mifta Nurmalasari, Austana Nur Hafizh, Muhammad Hanun Mahyuddin

“…She revealed worsening abdominal pain, unable to move both legs and swollen and bruised vulva. …”
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Clinical characteristics associated with cervical hydrated nucleus pulposus extrusion in dogs by Megan Lin, Christopher X. Hong, Mark Rishniw, Emma S. Davies, Jonathan H. Wood

“…When compared to dogs with IVDE, dogs with HNPE were more likely to present with lower pain scores (30% vs 15% nonpainful, P = .002), and require mechanical ventilation (4/46 HNPE, 2/192 IVDE; odds ratio [OR] 9.0, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.6‐51.0). …”
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Inhibitory effects of estetrol on the invasion and migration of immortalized human endometrial stromal cells by Akihiko Wakatsuki, Yinzhi Lin, Shiori Kojima, Hiroshi Matsushita, Kosei Takeuchi, Kazuo Umezawa

“…Endometriosis, a common gynecological disorder characterized by the growth of endometrial gland and stroma outside the uterus, causes several symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, hypermenorrhea, and chronic abdominal pain. 17β estradiol (E2) stimulates the growth of endometriotic lesions. …”
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Welfare of horses during killing for purposes other than slaughter by EFSA AHAW Panel (EFSA Panel on Animal Health and Welfare), Søren Saxmose Nielsen, Julio Alvarez, Anette Boklund, Sabine Dippel, Fernanda Dorea, Jordi Figuerola, Mette Herskin, Miguel Angel Miranda Chueca, Eleonora Nannoni, Romolo Nonno, Anja Riber, Karl Stahl, Jan Arend Stegeman, Hans‐Hermann Thulke, Frank Tuyttens, Christoph Winckler, Mohan Raj, Antonio Velarde, Denise Candiani, Yves Van der Stede, Virginie Michel

“…During the application of the stunning and/or killing methods, horses will experience pain and fear if they are ineffectively stunned/killed or if they recover consciousness. …”
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Solitary fibular metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma with gene mutation: a case report by Jiechen Chen, Ahmad Alkhatatbeh, Yinbing Lin, Xiaolin Lu, Bin Chen, Hongjiang Chen, Xiaohui Lu, Hansheng Wu, Jun Hu

“…The patient experienced complete pain relief and showed no recurrence or metastasis over a 26-month follow-up. …”
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The Minimally Invasive Effect of Breast Approach Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: An Expert's Experience by Wei Zhang, Zhi-guo Jiang, Dao-zhen Jiang, Xiang-min Zheng, Hong-liang Shen, Cheng-xiang Shan, Sheng Liu, Ming Qiu

“…Twenty-four patients who underwent BAET and 19 patients who underwent conventional thyroidectomy were the study population. Postoperative pain was assessed by a visual analog scale (VAS). …”
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Case Report: Targeted plasticity in spinal cord injury—the role of focal muscle vibration and neurocognitive rehabilitation in adaptative synaptic change along sensory and motor ci... by Filippo Camerota, Naomi Francesca Pocino, Federico Zangrando, Roberta Di Tommaso, Marco Paoloni, Massimiliano Mangone, Claudia Celletti

“…PurposeThe purpose of this case was to investigate objectively and quantitatively the effects of the application of repeated focal muscle vibration (fMV) associated with neurocognitive exercise on a 46-year-old patient with spastic paraparesis secondary to the surgical removal of a C5–C6 ependymoma.MethodsWe have evaluated gait parameters, spasticity, and pain with clinical scales. We have applied focal muscle vibration on quadriceps femoris, hamstrings, gastrocnemius, and iliopsoas muscles bilaterally. …”
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Effect of Pulsed Injection on Continuous Adductor Block for Postoperative Analgesia after Total Knee Joint Operation by Xiangfeng WANG, Huiqin LUO, Wenzhong TANG, Tingting CHEN, Haojie LU, Guanghui LIU

“…In the CSI group, continuous dose was started right after prime dose injection, with a background dose of 6 mL/h;in the PI group, the pulse dose was 6 mL/h 60 minutes after prime dose;Both groups were set up PCA 10 mL each time, lock time was 30 minutes. Pain, visual analogue scale (VAS score), muscle strength of quadriceps and recovery index after operation of both groups were recorded at different time points. …”
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The Clinical Outcomes of Arthroscopic Tenotomy versus Tenodesis with Medium-to-Massive Rotator Cuff Tear in the Elderly: A Retrospective Study by Song K, Lu G, Cai M, Sun Q

“…At 3 and 6 months after surgery and at the last follow-up, the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, Constant-Murley score (CS score), anterior shoulder pain (VAS score), elbow flexion strength and supination strength, and complications were recorded.Results: At 3 months postoperatively, ASES score, CS score and strength of elbow flexion of the tenodesis group were significantly better than those of the tenotomy group. …”
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Clinical Evaluation of Acute Pancreatitis Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Virus Infection by Hulya Vatansev, Mehmet Aykut Yıldırım, Serkan Kuccukturk, Mehmet Ali Karaselek, Cengiz Kadiyoran

“…In our study, we highlight acute pancreatitis as a complication associated with COVID-19 and the importance of pancreatic evaluation in patients with COVID-19 and abdominal pain is demonstrated.…”
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Effects of a whole body compression garment on recovery after a heavy resistance by Ahmad Arbabı

“…Nutritional intakes, activity, and behavioral patterns (e.g., no pain medications, ice, or long showers over the 24 hours) were replicated 2 days before each test separated by 72 hours. …”
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