Subcutaneous Fat Obesity in a High Body Mass Index Donor Is Not a Contraindication to Living Donor Hepatectomy by Hirak Pahari, Amey Sonavane, Amruth Raj, Anup Kumar Agrawal, Ambreen Sawant, Deepak Kumar Gupta, Amit Gharat, Vikram Raut

“…At 3 weeks of follow-up, the donor’s wound is clean and well-healed, and she is already back to doing her daily life activities without any pain with normal laboratory parameters. Conclusion. …”
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Protocol for faecal microbiota transplantation in irritable bowel syndrome: the MISCEAT study – a randomised, double-blind cross-over study using mixed microbiota from healthy dono... by Lenka Kramna, Ondrej Cinek, Jakub Hurych, Jiri Vejmelka, Lucie Hlinakova, Vladyslav Larionov, Michal Kulich, Pavel Kohout

“…Secondary outcomes are IBS-SSS at 2 weeks after the intervention and 32 weeks compared with placebo and changes in the number of loose stools, Bristol stool scale, abdominal pain and bloating, anthropometric parameters, psychological evaluation and the gut microbiome composition.Ethics and dissemination The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Thomayer University Hospital, Czechia (G-18-26); study results will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences and patient group meetings.Trial registration number NCT04899869.…”
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Sacubitril/valsartan is associated with improvements in quality of life in adult congenital heart disease patients with systemic right ventricular failure by Philippine Kiès, Marieke Nederend, Ralph M.L. Neijenhuis, Anna E. van Groningen, Monique R.M. Jongbloed, Hubert W. Vliegen, J. Wouter Jukema, Anastasia D. Egorova

“…No significant changes were observed in fine motoric functioning, pain, sexuality, vitality, positive, depressive or aggressive emotions. …”
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The impact of food-based incentive behaviors on oral health among Saudi children: a cross-sectional study by Yasir Dilshad Siddiqui, Saud Hamdan Almaeen, Ahmed Shawkat Hashem, Ahmed Ali Ahmed Almuntashiri, Mohammed Nadeem Baig, Abdullah Hammad Alshammari, Rital Jamal Alwaqid, Haifa Ali Almutairi, Raha Ahmed, Rakhi Issrani, Farooq Ahmad Chaudhary

“…Abstract Background Childhood dental caries is a common and significant oral health issue globally, resulting in pain, infection, and difficulties in eating and speaking. …”
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Effectiveness of nurse-led care in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dan Liu, Li Liu, Lin Yang, Ting Wen, Peng Xiang, Guifang Pi

“…When comparing other secondary outcomes (pain, satisfaction, quality of life, fatigue, stiffness, physical function and psychological status), the effectiveness of NLC for RA patients was similar to that of the control group, with no statistically significant differences.Conclusions NLC proves highly effective in managing RA patients, surpassing usual care and equating to rheumatologist-led care in primary and some secondary outcomes. …”
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Perioperative Animal Care for Xenotransplantation from Genetically Edited Pigs to Monkeys by ZHU Chan, ZHANG Dongliang, ZHAO Deli, SHI Xueqin, QIAN Lei, ZHANG Xuan, JIN Yan, DUAN Wei, QI Ruocheng, LIU Chaohua, YANG Xuekang, HAN Juntao, PAN Dengke

“…Conclusion Proper care and wound protection during xenotransplantation from genetically edited pigs to monkeys not only promote wound healing, but also alleviate pain and harm to animals. This has significant implications for advancing experimental research in pig-monkey xenotransplantation and enhancing animal welfare.…”
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Application of GUHA data mining method in cohort data to explore paths associated with premature death: a 29-year follow-up study by Lily Nosraty, Esko Turunen, Saila Kyrönlahti, Clas-Håkan Nygård, Prakash KC, Subas Neupane

“…Factors appearing in the paths were smoking more than 20 cigarettes a day, symptoms that impaired functioning, past smoking, absence of musculoskeletal diseases, poor self-rated health, having pain, male sex, being married, use of medication, more physical strain compared to others, and high life satisfaction, intention to retire due to reduced work ability caused by diseases and demanding work. …”
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Prevalence, causes and outcomes of hospital admissions in Mongolia: a national registry-based descriptive analysisResearch in context by Altanchimeg Sainbayar, Ganbold Lundeg, Naranpurev Mendsaikhan, Jens Meier, Martin W. Dünser

“…The most common main diagnoses were COVID-19 (8.7%; 299,409/3,449,083), chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis (6.7%; 230,244/3,449,083), chronic arterial hypertension (2.5%; 86,213/3,449,083), chronic ischaemic heart disease (2.3%; 80,071/3,449,083), nerve root/plexus disorders (2.3%; 79,341/3,449,083), hypertensive heart disease (2.1%; 73,597/3,449,083), and lower back pain (1.8%; 60,614/3,449,083). The median length of hospital stay was 7 days (IQR, 6–9) and the hospital mortality rate was 0.66% (22,683/3,449,083). …”
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Decision-Making Factors Among Dentists for Using Dental Magnifying Loupes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alghilan MA, AlShehri A, Almeshrafi A, Alrumi A, Aldibasi O

“…This study aimed to investigate factors influencing the usage and selection of DMLs among dentists and determine the self-reported musculoskeletal pain and perception regarding DMLs usage.Methods: A validated self-reported questionnaire of 19 items assessing participant’s characteristics and DMLs usage was distributed to individuals who fit the inclusion criteria: practicing general dentists/dental intern and resident/specialized dentist in various dental specialties. …”
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Systematic Evaluation and Trial Sequential Analysis of Therapeutic Effect of Needle Knife <italic>Versus</italic> Acupuncture on Cervical Spondylosis of Cervical Type by HUANG Bowei, CHEN Bin, CHEN Yinzhu, ZHAO Yingrong, ZHAO Hongjia

“…The primary outcome measures were total effective rate and recovery rate, and the secondary outcome measures were visual analogue scale(VAS) score and numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) score after treatment. RevMan 5.1 software was used for data analysis, enumeration data was reported by relative odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI), while continuous data was described by the mean difference (MD) and 95% <italic>CI</italic>. …”
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Postoperative nursing of a patient with intertrochanteric fracture of the right femur (1例右股骨粗隆间骨折患者的术后护理体会) by MU Ziye (穆子业), WANG Ting (王婷), HU Yiyuan (胡译元), LI Jiaqi (李佳琪), XUE Ning (薛宁), ZOU Fang (邹芳), LI Fan (李帆), SONG Xiaofei (宋晓菲), TIAN Yixian (田忆贤)

“…According to the patient's situation, appropriate Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing technology such as auricular point sticking, intradermal acupuncture, acupoint sticking were carried out to relieve the postoperative pain and constipation and improve the recovery of the patient. …”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal symptoms after recovery from COVID-19: A questionnaire-based study in the Aseer region by Mohammed Attieh Alzahrani, Khalid Siraj Altalhiyyah, Mohammed Mousa Albariqi, Meshal Ali Alkhayri, Saad Ali Alshahrani, Sultan Saad Alnasser, Nawaf Mohammed Alshehri, Saad Haif Alqahtani, Saud Haif Alqahtani

“…The most commonly reported symptoms were diarrhea (13.2%), nausea (13.2%), anorexia (12.7%), abdominal pain (11%), and constipation. Male sex who suffered form severe COVID-19 infection, and gastrointestinal tract symptoms during acute infection were significantly associated with post-COVID-19 gastrointestinal tract symptoms ( p  < 0.05). …”
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Percutaneous microwave ablation, perfusion, and reconstruction combined with a synthetic bone substitute in symptomatic bone cysts: a minimum of 26 months follow-up by Wenhan Huang, Yuan Yan, Chongquan Huang, Hongyi Liao, Jinpeng Lin, Yu Zhang

“…Clinical follow-up included the assessment of pain, swelling, and functional mobility. Radiological parameters included tumor volume, physis-cyst distance, cortical thickness of the thinnest cortical bone, and the Modified Neer classification system.Results The mean follow-up was 28.9 months (26–52 months). …”
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Preferences and Attitudes Towards Digital Communication and Symptom Reporting Methods in Clinical Trials by McDowell B, Dumais KM, Gary ST, de Gooijer I, Ward T

“…The purpose of this study was to understand participants’ communication preferences, their comfort with and use of messaging methods and their attitudes towards different communication and technology-driven symptom reporting methods in clinical trials.Participants and Methods: Fifty-five participants, with any form of chronic health condition or recent intervention causing daily pain or discomfort were recruited by way of convenience sample for a single-centre, non-interventional, single-visit study, conducted in Ireland. …”
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Patient perspectives on stress after ICU and a short primary care based psychological intervention – results from a qualitative sub‑study of the PICTURE trial by Antina Beutel, Linda Sanftenberg, Chris M. Friemel, Robert Philipp Kosilek, Maggie Schauer, Thomas Elbert, Ulf-Dietrich Reips, Tomke Schubert, Sabine Gehrke-Beck, Konrad Schmidt, Jochen Gensichen, for the PICTURE study group

“…Findings When asked N = 8 patients about the most stressful memory of their stay at ICU, the main themes were helplessness, pain, fixation, inability to communicate and sleep disturbances. …”
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初次单侧全膝关节置换术后慢性疼痛围术期危险因素分析 by 张劲军, 梁成杰, 李伟红, 余婕, 邬培慧, 安珂, 孙来保

“…回顾性电话问卷，疼痛数字评分法（NRS）和ID pain 评分量表法计算患者术后3个月的疼痛程度和性质，收集患者围术期相关信息。对相关信息采用二元 Logistic 回归分析，筛查TKA 后 CPSP 可能的独立影响因素。…”
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Tilted Implants for Full-Arch Rehabilitations in Completely Edentulous Maxilla: A Retrospective Study by Nicolò Cavalli, Bruno Barbaro, Davide Spasari, Francesco Azzola, Alberto Ciatti, Luca Francetti

“…Biological complications were recorded such as alveolar mucositis (11.8% patients), peri-implantitis (5.9% patients), and temporomandibular joint pain (5.9% patients). The most common prosthetic complications were the fracture or detachment of one or multiple acrylic teeth in both the temporary (20.6% patients) and definitive (17.7% patients) prosthesis and the minor acrylic fractures in the temporary (14.7% patients) and definitive (2.9% patients) prosthesis. …”
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Intravenous anesthesia with high-flow nasal cannula improves recovery in elderly undergoing ureteroscopic lithotripsy: a prospective controlled study by Lifei Tang, Ran Guo, Yaochen Quan, Haiwen Zhang, Yingcong Qian, Youjia Yu, Shaoyong Song, Jian Li

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The Perioperative NonaGEnaRIan And cenTenarian suRgICal (GERIATRIC) Risk Stratification Tool by Laurence Weinberg, PhD, Dong Kyu Lee, PhD, Luke Fletcher, MD, Bobby Ou Yang, MD, Jadon Karp, MD, Anoop N Koshy, PhD, Ranjan Guha, FANZCA, Hugh Slifirski, MD, Michael R D’Silva, MD, Rinaldo Bellomo, PhD, Leonid Churilov, PhD

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Assessment of Geriatric Problems and Risk Factors for Delirium in Surgical Medicine: Protocol for Multidisciplinary Prospective Clinical Study by Henriette Louise Möllmann, Eman Alhammadi, Soufian Boulghoudan, Julian Kuhlmann, Anica Mevissen, Philipp Olbrich, Louisa Rahm, Helmut Frohnhofen

“…A geriatric assessment with the content of basal and instrumental activities of daily living (basal activities of daily living [Katz index], instrumental activities of daily living [Lawton and Brody score], cognition [6-item screener and clock drawing test], mobility [de Morton Mobility Index and Sit-to-Stand test], sleep [Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Insomnia Severity Index/STOP-BANG], drug therapy [polypharmacy and quality of medication, Fit For The Aged classification, and anticholinergic burden score], and pain assessment and delirium risk (Delirium Risk Assessment Tool) will be performed. …”
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