Biochemical Status of Beta-Thalassemia Major Patients in Erbil City by Omar Surchi, Sarkawt Ali

“… Background and objectives: β -thalassemia major patient is one of the hereditary hemolytic diseases, which can cause many hematological and biochemical changes in the affected patient. …”
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Analysis of the Salivary Microbiome in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Patients by Peizeng Jia, Jianyin Zou, Shankai Yin, Feng Chen, Hongliang Yi, Qian Zhang

“…Thus, this study aimed to explore the different salivary microbiome in patients with OSAS and controls. Materials and Methods. …”
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Clonal hematopoiesis in patients with autoimmune thrombocytopenia: an international multicenter study by Bruno Fattizzo, Alfredo Marchetti, Alessandro Bosi, Carmelo Gurnari, Juri Alessandro Giannotta, Giacinto Luca Pedone, Elena Rossi, Valentina Carrai, Andrea Guido, Filippo Brioschi, Monica Carpenedo, Monica Crugnola, Domenica Caramazza, Livia Leuzzi, Monia Marchetti, Gabriele Merati, Simona Malato, Fabrizio Vianello, Andrea Patriarca, Hussein Awada, Marta Bortolotti, Marta Canzi, Niccolò Bolli, Marco Capecchi, Frederick Chen, Andrea Artoni, Jaroslaw P. Maciejewski, Wilma Barcellini

“…Patients underwent NGS evaluation after a median of 3.6 years from ITP onset, and 83% had received at least 1 therapy line, for a median of 2 lines (range, 0-9); 51 of 167 patients (30%) had at least 1 mutation. …”
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Recovery of the Intestinal Microbiota Metabolic Activity in Patients with Bronchial Asthma by O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. D. Potskhverashvili, N. I. Kokina

“…The study included 30 patients with allergic bronchial asthma (BA). All patients underwent a generally accepted range of clinical laboratory tests, functional respiratory tests and a hydrogen breath test with lactulose to detect SIBO. …”
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Serum Adiponectin Levels in Advanced-Stage Parkinson's Disease Patients by Erica Cassani, Raffaella Cancello, Ferruccio Cavanna, Sabrina Maestrini, Anna Maria Di Blasio, Antonio Liuzzi, Gianni Pezzoli, Michela Barichella

“…Patients with advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) experience body weight loss and reductions in the most common cardiovascular risk factors. …”
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Delirium and Associated Length of Stay and Costs in Critically Ill Patients by Claudia Dziegielewski, Charlenn Skead, Toros Canturk, Colleen Webber, Shannon M. Fernando, Laura H. Thompson, Madison Foster, Vanja Ristovic, Peter G. Lawlor, Dipayan Chaudhuri, Chintan Dave, Brent Herritt, Shirley H. Bush, Salmaan Kanji, Peter Tanuseputro, Kednapa Thavorn, Erin Rosenberg, Kwadwo Kyeremanteng

“…Delirium frequently affects critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of delirium on ICU and hospital length of stay (LOS) and perform a cost analysis. …”
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A SCOPING REVIEW OF MHEALTH TECHNOLOGIES FOR PATIENTS UNDERGOING HAEMODIALYSIS by Sarah Amalia, Erna Rochmawati

“…Background: The prevalence of patients requiring haemodialysis increases annually, highlighting the need for improved quality of care. …”
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Impact of childhood trauma on cognitive function in patients with bipolar disorder by Zhiyang Zhang, Zhiyang Zhang, Chenyu Zhou, Chenyu Zhou, Zhen Mao, Zhen Mao, Yue Sun, Yue Sun, Lei Zhao, Lei Zhao, Tian Li, Tian Li, Chuanyue Wang, Chuanyue Wang, Qijing Bo, Qijing Bo

“…BackgroundPatients with bipolar disorder (BD) frequently exhibit cognitive impairments. …”
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Understanding the Challenges Experienced by COPD Patients: A Qualitative Study by Özlem Oruç, Saime Erol, Zahide Aksoy

“…Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the difficulties experienced by COPD patients, understand their needs, and provide a reference for the content of COPD patient empowerment programs.Method: In this study using phenomenological design, semi-structured individual in-depth interviews were conducted with 11 COPD patients using purposive sampling between May 2023 and July 2023. …”
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Magnetically Guided Capsule Endoscopy in Pediatric Patients with Abdominal Pain by Mingping Xie, Yuting Qian, Shidan Cheng, Lifu Wang, Ruizhe Shen

“…Patients and Methods. We enrolled 48 patients with abdominal pain aged 6–18 years. …”
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Impact of Orthognathic Surgery on Quality of Life in Patients with Dentofacial Deformities by Faezeh Eslamipour, Arash Najimi, Azade Tadayonfard, Zeinab Azamian

“…Subjects included forty-three 18–40-year-old Iranian orthognathic patients who were referred to private offices in Isfahan. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and gene mutations in 11 patients with lipoprotein glomerulopathy by Yan Qin, Xiao-Jing Sun, Yi-Fang Hu, Meng Jing, Xiao-Juan Yu, Ming-Hui Zhao, Ying Tan

“…APOE gene testing revealed that one patient had no mutations, while the remaining ten patients exhibited mutations in the APOE gene, with three patients presenting with multiple mutations simultaneously. …”
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Spectrum and trends of cancer among HIV patients in Southwestern Uganda. by Raymond Atwine, Mitala Yekosani, Abraham Birungi, Brian Ssenkumba, Barbra Tuhamize, Richard Ezinga, Keneth Male, Taseera Kabanda

“…Only the outcome of patients with ADCs were available. The outcome varied with sex (p < 0.036), baseline CD4 (p < 0.048), and HIV stage (p < 0.002). …”
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Maintaining optimal physical activity of patients following cardiac rehabilitation by Anna L. Persiyanova-Dubrova, Marina G. Bubnova, David M. Aronov, Inna F. Matveeva

“…Various strategies, including motivational, are used to maintain patients’ PA after cardiac rehabilitation program. …”
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Hypercapnic Ventilatory Response in the Weaning of Patients with Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation by Chung-Shu Lee, Ning-Hung Chen, Li-Pang Chuang, Chih-Hao Chang, Li-Fu Li, Shih-Wei Lin, Hsiung-Ying Huang

“…To investigate whether hypercapnic ventilatory response (defined as the ratio of the change in minute ventilation [ΔV˙E] to the change in end-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide [ΔPETCO2]) is a predictor of successful weaning in patients with prolonged mechanical ventilation (PMV) and to determine a reference value for clinical use. …”
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Effectiveness of an Inpatient Movement Disorders Program for Patients with Atypical Parkinsonism by Anna D. Hohler, Jyeming M. Tsao, Douglas I. Katz, T. Joy DiPiero, Christina L. Hehl, Alissa Leonard, Valerie Allen, Maura Gardner, Heidi Phenix, Marie Saint-Hilaire, Terry Ellis

“…Ninety-one patients with atypical parkinsonism participated in an inpatient movement disorders program. …”
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Differences between Infected and Noninfected Patients with Acute Alcoholic Hepatitis by GY Minuk, A Cohen, V Thompson

“…The results of the study revealed that patients with alcoholic hepatitis and bacterial infections had higher temperatures (38.4±0.9°C versus 37.9±0.7°C, P<0.05) and white blood cell counts (16.4±7.9 versus 11.2±6.4×109/L, P<0.005), but lower serum bilirubin levels (39±42 versus 115±152, P<0.05), than patients with alcoholic hepatitis alone. …”
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Role of TIPS in Improving Survival of Patients with Decompensated Liver Disease by Sundeep J. Punamiya, Deepak N. Amarapurkar

“…Use of TIPS early in the period of decompensation also appears promising in further improvement of survival of cirrhotic patients.…”
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Are Electromyography Data a Fingerprint for Patients with Cerebral Palsy (CP)? by Mehrdad Davoudi, Firooz Salami, Robert Reisig, Dimitrios A. Patikas, Nicholas A. Beckmann, Katharina S. Gather, Sebastian I. Wolf

“…The patients underwent at least one soft tissue surgery on their shank and foot muscles. …”
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Intestinal Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Patients with Bronchial Asthma by O. Yu. Zolnikova, N. D. Potskhverashvili, N. I. Kokina, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Tostudy the content and profile of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) in faeces of patients with bronchial asthma and healthy individuals, as well as to evaluate possible correlations between the SCFA spectrum and clinical phenotype of patients with bronchial asthma. …”
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