Vision Related Quality of Life in Patients with Keratoconus by Sevda Aydin Kurna, Ahmet Altun, Tugba Gencaga, Sezen Akkaya, Tomris Sengor

“…The difference was more evident in the subscales of general vision, ocular pain, near vision, vision-specific mental health, vision-specific role difficulties, and peripheral vision P<0.05. …”
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A Clinical Study on Functional Outcome of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy under Local Anesthesia by Suryansh Nema, Varun Kumar Agarwal

“…This study included 54 patients with radicular pain for at least 3 weeks with a positive nerve root compression sign and who underwent PTED under local anesthesia. …”
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Differentiation of Isolated Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease from Other Small Bowel Ulcerative Diseases: Clinical Features and Double-Balloon Enteroscopy Characteristics by Meng Niu, Zheng-Hao Chen, Meng Li, Xing Zhang, Chun-Xiao Chen

“…The age of ISBCD onset was lower than that of OSBUD (OR 0.957, 95% CI 0.938-0.977, p<0.001). Abdominal pain was more common in ISBCD (OR 4.986, 95% CI 2.539-9.792, p<0.001). …”
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Chiari malformation with concurrent papilledema: a patient-level meta-analysis of case reports and case series by Alejandro Pando, Daniel J. Valdivia, Daniel A. Brenner, Mohammed Ali Alvi, Hai Sun, James K. Liu, Ira Goldstein

“…Abstract Background Chiari I malformation, characterized by the displacement of cerebellar tonsils, and Chiari 1.5, involving cerebellar tonsils and brainstem displacement, share symptoms with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, including headache, paresthesia, vision issues, shoulder/arm pain, diplopia, numbness, and motor weakness. Historically, papilledema marked IIH, but there are reports of papilledema in patients with Chiari I/1.5, leading to uncertainty about the most effective treatment strategies. …”
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Comparison of desflurane and sevoflurane as maintenance inhalational anaesthetic agents for adult patients undergoing neurosurgeries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of rando... by Hori Hariyanto, Monika Widiastuti, Carla Oktaviani Pandrya, Kevin Anderson Surya, William Audi

“…We did not find any significant difference in the intra- and/or postoperative events, such as emergence agitation, nausea and vomiting, shivering, hypertension, hypotension, tachycardia, bradycardia, pain and convulsions, between the two groups of intervention. …”
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Subacute Urinary Retention due to a Subpubic Cartilaginous Cyst Treated with Surgical Resection and Internal Fixation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Yu Taniguchi, Hiroshi Kamada, Hisashi Sugaya, Tomofumi Nishino, Hajime Mishima, Naoyuki Ochiai, Masashi Yamazaki

“…We report a case of a subpubic cartilaginous cyst in a 62-year-old woman that caused lower abdominal pain and subacute urinary retention, requiring surgical resection. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Cages and Cadaveric Allografts in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF) for Treating Lumbar Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis by Huo-Liang Zheng, Bo Li, Shao-Kuan Song, Peng-Bo Chen, Xin-Feng Zheng, Lei-Sheng Jiang, Sheng-Dan Jiang

“…An assessment of the residual pain, the grade of neurological injury, and the resolution of infection was conducted on 39 patients. …”
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Ultrasound-guided Hydrostatic Reduction of Acute Intussusception in Children at a Tertiary Care Center: An Observational Study by Ajay Kumar Yadav, Neha Yadav, Binit Dev, Sonia Dahal, Rohit Prasad Yadav, Sushil Taparia, Hiramani Pathak

“…Presenting complain seen were abdominal pain 81 (100%) , vomiting 72 (88.89%). Ileocolic intussusception was seen in 74 (88.09%). …”
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Length of stay in the pediatrics emergency department and associated factors among pediatrics patients in Eastern Ethiopia public hospital, Ethiopia 2022. by Netsanet Melkamu, Amelmasin Faris, Muluken Yigezu, Mickiale Hailu, Anteneh Atle, Manaye Kasahun, Mohammed Kebede, Tsegasew Embiale, Tsinukal Tesfay, Sewmehone Amsalu, Yakob Tadese, Bruck Tesfaye, Gebrehiwot Berie

“…Living in a rural residence ([AOR = 1.65, 95% CI (1.10-2.48)], having a duration of pain > = 12 ([AOR = 1.92, 95% CI (1.13-3.25)], waiting time > = 5 minute ([AOR = 2.24, 95% CI (1.1-4.248541)], having comorbid illness ([AOR = 1.92, 95%CI, 1.13-3.25)], and higher acuity level and absence of medication in the hospital were ([AOR = 2.26, 95%CI (1.02-2.46]) were significantly associated factors for prolonged length of stay.…”
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Sternoclavicular Joint Reconstruction Using the Sternal Docking Technique by Yazdan Raji MD, Galvin J. Loughran MD, George Bugarinovic MD, Michael T. Freehill MD

“…Results: The sternal docking technique was successfully implemented for the reconstruction of a chronic anterior SCJ dislocation and allowed the patient to return to full pain-free activity by 16 weeks. Discussion: Chronic anterior SCJ dislocations may fail to respond to conservative treatment measures necessitating operative reconstruction. …”
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Missing Risk Factor Prediction in Cardiovascular Disease Using a Blended Dataset and Optimizing Classification With a Stacking Algorithm by Jannatul Mauya, Saad Sahriar, Sanjida Akther, Ruhul Amin, Sabba Ruhi, Md. Shamim Reza

“…Missing “serum cholesterol” is recognized as a predisposing factor including “chest pain,” “supreme heartbeat rate,” “type of defect,” “exercise induced ST stress related to rest,” and “exercise generated angina” in the proposed imputation methods. …”
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Lysosome-related proteins may have changes in the urinary exosomes of patients with acute gout attack by Jitu Wang, Na Liu, Mei Hu, Man Zhang

“…At present, the diagnosis and monitoring of gout are mainly invasive tests, which cannot predict the occurrence of gout in the acute phase, and bring new pain to patients. This study focuses on the changes of lysosome-related proteins in urinary exosomes of patients with acute gout attack to explore the potential noninvasive biomarkers clinical application value. …”
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Efficacy of osmotic laxative polyethylene glycol 4000 in treatment of constipation in pediatrics by S. I. Erdes, B. O. Matsukatova, S. A. Revyakina, Ye. V. Casanave

“…The symptoms testifying complication of disease, such as spastic abdominal pain (80%), flatulence (87%) and anal painfulness (73%) were revealed as well. …”
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Comparative Study of Diode Laser Versus Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) for the management of Hirsutism in Sulaimani Government by Burhan Tahir Saeed

“…The present study was carried out in order to compare diode laser and IPL procedures regarding their effectiveness in decreasing hirsutism, patient satisfaction, and pain level. The present cross-sectional prospective study was carried out on 66 patients with hirsutism who regularly visited a dermatology clinic in Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region-Iraq over a period of 8 months from February to October 2020. …”
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Spinal Reflex Recovery after Dorsal Rhizotomy and Repair with Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Gel Combined with Bioengineered Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESCs) by Mateus Vidigal de Castro, Moníze Valéria Ramos da Silva, Gabriela Bortolança Chiarotto, Maria Helena Andrade Santana, Ângela Cristina Malheiros Luzo, Sergiy Kyrylenko, Alexandre Leite Rodrigues de Oliveira

“…Dorsal root rhizotomy (DRZ) is currently considered an untreatable injury, resulting in the loss of sensitive function and usually leading to neuropathic pain. In this context, we recently proposed a new surgical approach to treat DRZ that uses platelet-rich plasma (PRP) gel to restore the spinal reflex. …”
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Clinical Recommendations of the Russian Gastroenterological Association on Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Esophagitis by V. T. Ivashkin, N. D. Yuschuk, I. V. Maev, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, A. A. Makushina, S. S. Pirogov, O. V. Zayratyants, O. P. Alekseeva, D. N. Andreyev, T. L. Lapina, A. V. Tkachev, Yu. P. Uspenskiy, A. A. Sheptulin

“…However, cases of severe odynophagia, dysphagia, severe pain syndrome, high complication risks (e.g., esophageal ulcer bleeding in thrombocytopenia), severe immunodeficiency, generalised forms of disease and severe concomitant disorders are considered for hospital care. …”
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Ultrasonic characteristics of inserted central catheter related fibroblastic sleeve by Zhifei Ben, Jue Wang, Jinyong Zhan, Kaiying Xu

“…Patients required the ultrasound evaluation due to local swelling and pain, abnormal coagulation function, lack of response to flushing of saline and heparin, or before extubation. …”
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Eosinofilik Esofagitis by Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Yorva Sayoeti, Widiasteti Widiasteti

“…The symptoms are similar with GERD, which one vomit, regurgitation, nausea, chest or epigastrium pain, dysphagia and hematemesis. About 50% patient has allergic symptoms and more than 50% parent of the patient has allergic history. …”
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Co-occurring factors associated with suicidal ideation among individuals with parole involvement: A classification and regression tree analysis by Leah MCCOY, Javier F. BOYAS, Sung Seek MOON, Michael A. ROBINSON, Onick LEWIS, Amy E. COX

“…Milder forms of depression were significant when they intersected with unaddressed mental health needs, ADL limitations, and pain reliever misuse. More severe depression symptoms compounded mental health challenges, particularly when they coincided with ADL limitations, a poorer perception of health, and the unique experiences of individuals at both ends of the adult spectrum, particularly those aged 18-20 and individuals aged 35 years or older. …”
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Pedobarography Analysis of Foot Pressure Changes in Varus Total Knee Replacement by Harisudhan Raviraja, Lokesh K Sekaran, Ganesan G Ram, Krishna K Jayaraman, Vijayaraja Elangovan, Dheepan Kumar

“…Introduction: Issues that begin with feet can cause persistent pain in the knees, hips, and back. Misalignments of the foot bones and different constructions in the foot can adjust how a person can walk and how the lower limb bears weight as a person moves. …”
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