Multiple-Camera Patient Tracking Method Based on Motion-Group Parameter Reconstruction by Simeon Karpuzov, George Petkov, Stiliyan Kalitzin

“…The visual tracking of patients with specific adverse conditions such as epileptic seizures is an important task related to the prevention of unwanted medical situations and events. …”
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Concurrent Stenoocclusive Disease of Intracranial and Extracranial Arteries in a Patient with Polycythemia Vera by Le H. Hua, Robert L. Dodd, Neil E. Schwartz

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Fibrous Dysplasia of the Ethmoid Bone Diagnosed in a 10-Year-Old Patient by Zofia Resler, Monika Morawska-Kochman, Katarzyna Resler, Tomasz Zatoński

“…In this case, a 10-year-old patient was diagnosed with fibrous dysplasia of the ethmoid sinus at an early age. …”
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Effect of Dexmedetomidine Added to Lidocaine Cartridge on the Level of Patient Sedation, Cooperation, and Patient and Surgeon Satisfaction during Mandibular Third-Molar Extraction Surgery: A Randomized Double-Blind Controlled Trial by Milad Etemadi Sh, Nasser Kaviani, Kimia Salimian, Golnaz Tajmiri

“…SDFQ reports showed that patients in the “DEX” group were 1.5 times more relaxed than those in the “LIDO alone” group. …”
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Acute kidney injury in critically ill COVID-19 patients in a tertiary hospital: short and long-term kidney and patient outcomes by Juliana Alves Manhães de Andrade, Gisele Meinerz, Raphael Palma, Eduardo Rech, Marco Antônio Vinciprova Dall’Agnese, Cristiane Bundchen, Fernanda Bordignon Nunes, Gisele Branchini, Elizete Keitel

“…AKI stages 1, 2, and 3 were detected in 3.6%, 5.6%, and 90.8% of patients, respectively. KRT was indicated in 90% of patients. …”
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Patient Satisfaction and Visual Performance in Patients with Ocular Pathology after Bilateral Implantation of a New Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lens by Laureano A. Rementería-Capelo, Pilar Lorente, Virginia Carrillo, José M. Sánchez-Pina, Javier Ruiz-Alcocer, Inés Contreras

“…To evaluate visual results and patient-perceived outcomes in patients with ocular pathologies implanted with a new extended depth-of-focus intraocular lens (IOL). …”
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Differences in Home Health Nursing Care for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Stage of Progress: Patients in Hoehn and Yahr Stages III, IV, and V by Yumi Iwasa, Izumi Saito, Miyoko Suzuki

“…We analyzed the visiting nursing records of patients and observed the clinical care provided by nurses in patients’ homes and nursing homes to compare the attributes of patients and differences in nursing care by HY stage. …”
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Overall Survival of Elderly Patients Having Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Is Comparable to Younger Patients: Results from a South Asian Population by Pramodh Chitral Chandrasinghe, Dileepa Senajith Ediriweera, Thaaqib Nazar, Sumudu Kumarage, Janaki Hewavisenthi, Kemal Ismail Deen

“…There has been a continuous debate on whether elderly patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) fair worse. The aim of this study is to assess the thirty-day mortality (TDM) and overall survival (OS) of elderly patients undergoing surgery for CRC. …”
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Examining Symptom Management and Quality of Life of Loop Diuretic-Induced Overactive Bladder Among Heart Failure Patients: Physician and Patient Perspectives by Xin Pan PharmD, MPH, Christopher S Wilcox MD, PhD, Bertram Pitt MD, Salim Shah MPhil, PhD, Anandi V Law B.Pharm., MS, PhD, FAPhA

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Treatment-related toxicity, utility and patient-reported outcomes of head and neck cancer patients treated with proton therapy: A longitudinal study by Yi Hsuan Chen, Michiel Kroesen, Mischa Hoogeman, Matthijs Versteegh, Carin Uyl-de Groot, Hedwig M. Blommestein

“…Despite the high expectations of PT, there is very limited data on patients’ HRQoL after radiotherapy. This study evaluated HRQoL in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients receiving PT and established a robust benchmark for future comparison of PT and the radiotherapy advancements. …”
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Lived experiences of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) management: a qualitative phenomenological study in Southwest China by Li Ma, Ping Chen, Cheng Yi, Wanting Hou, Changlin Li, Qingyue Liang, Xiumei Zhao

“…Objectives To explore the lived experiences of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer enrolled in a patient-reported outcomes (PROs) management programme and to preliminarily understand how PROs management influences various aspects of patient care and overall quality of life.Design A qualitative phenomenological study.Setting A national cancer care centre in Southwest China specialised in cancer care, with a comprehensive PROs management programme.Participants 15 participants diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.Results Five key themes emerged from our interviews, including enhanced communication with healthcare providers, attributed to the structured nature of PROs; increased perceived sense of care, with patients feeling more valued and heard; PROs management facilitated better treatment decision-making, with patients feeling more involved and empowered; improved communication with family members, aiding in better understanding and support; and varied perceptions of the impact on quality of life, with some noting improvements in specific aspects like symptom management, while others were uncertain about the overall benefit.Conclusions PROs management plays a significant role in improving communication between patients with advanced pancreatic cancer and their healthcare providers, enhancing patients’ involvement in treatment decisions, and potentially improving family dynamics. …”
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Dementia and patient outcomes after hip surgery in older patients: A retrospective observational study using nationwide administrative data in Japan. by Noriko Morioka, Mutsuko Moriwaki, Jun Tomio, Kiyohide Fushimi, Yasuko Ogata

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The All-Cause Mortality and a Screening Tool to Determine High-Risk Patients among Prevalent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients by Mohamad Adam Bujang, Pei Xuan Kuan, Xun Ting Tiong, Fatin Ellisya Saperi, Mastura Ismail, Feisul Idzwan Mustafa, Abd Muneer Abd Hamid

“…This study aims to determine the all-cause mortality and the associated risk factors for all-cause mortality among the prevalent type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients within five years’ period and to develop a screening tool to determine high-risk patients. …”
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The Motivating Function of Healthcare Professional in eHealth and mHealth Interventions for Type 2 Diabetes Patients and the Mediating Role of Patient Engagement by Guendalina Graffigna, Serena Barello, Andrea Bonanomi, Julia Menichetti

“…Furthermore, patient engagement has been demonstrated to be a mediator of the relationship between the perceived ability of healthcare professionals in motivating type 2 diabetes patients and patients’ activation. …”
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Predictors of Functional and Quality of Life Outcomes following Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in Parkinson’s Disease Patients: Disease, Patient, and Surgical Factors by Hesham Abboud, Gencer Genc, Nicolas R. Thompson, Srivadee Oravivattanakul, Faisal Alsallom, Dennys Reyes, Kathy Wilson, Russell Cerejo, Xin Xin Yu, Darlene Floden, Anwar Ahmed, Michal Gostkowski, Ayman Ezzeldin, Hazem Marouf, Ossama Y. Mansour, Andre Machado, Hubert H. Fernandez

“…Results. There were 130 patients in the dataset. Preoperative and postoperative UPDRS II and EQ-5D were available for 45 patients, PGIS for 67 patients, and CGIS for 116 patients. …”
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Usefulness of the Brief Scale for Psychiatric Problems in Orthopaedic Patients (BS-POP) for Predicting Poor Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression Surgery by Kazuyuki Watanabe, Koji Otani, Takuya Nikaido, Kinshi Kato, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Junichi Handa, Shoji Yabuki, Shin-Ichi Kikuchi, Shin-Ichi Konno

“…The Brief Scale for Psychiatric Problems in Orthopaedic Patients (BS-POP) is an original questionnaire that evaluates psychosocial problems in orthopaedic patients. …”
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IMPACT-CABG Trial: Implantation of CD133+ Stem Cells in Patients Undergoing Coronary Bypass Surgery—Presentation of the First Treated Patient by Jessica Forcillo, Louis-Mathieu Stevens, Samer Mansour, Ignacio Prieto, Denis-Claude Roy, Nicolas Noiseux

“…Patients are followed for 2 years with different imaging techniques including the stress magnetic resonance to evaluate the global and regional myocardial viability. …”
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The clinical features and outcomes of diabetes patients infected with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 192,693 patients by Kai Liu, Shu Liu, Ting-ting Xu, Hong Qiao

“…ObjectivesWe sought to explore the relevance of analyses that include critical laboratory parameters and drug treatment, clinical characteristics of diabetic patients who are infected with COVID-19, to the development of individualized treatment strategies for diabetic patients infected with COVID-19.MethodsWe searched Cochrane, Embase, FMRS, Pubmed, Springer, Web of Science databases for systematic reviews and meta-analyses to estimate the clinical characteristics and prognosis of confirmed covid-19 infections in patients with and without diabetes.ResultsOur meta-analysis included a total of 32 studies with 192,693 COVID-19 patients. …”
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Molecular Detection of Candida tropicalis Isolated from Immunocompromised Patients with Otitis Media by Aymen Nazar Khalil, Abbas M. Ammari

Subjects: “…Candida tropicalis, Als2 gene, Otomycosis, Immunocompromised patients…”
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