Protocol of an Efficacy Study on Nursing Consultation in Weight Management and Metabolic Syndrome Based on the Carbohydrate–Insulin Theory in Individuals with First-Episode Psychos... by Lander Madaria, Claudia Aymerich, Ana Catalan, Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Torres

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: This study will determine whether a mental health nursing consultation based on the carbohydrate–insulin model of obesity is effective in reducing weight and the risk of MetS in individuals with early-onset psychosis. This study was retrospectively registered on Clinical Trials—NCT06650943.…”
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Feasibility and Efficacy of S-Adenosyl-L-methionine in Patients with HBV-Related HCC with Different BCLC Stages by Tao Guo, Yukun He, Weijie Ma, Zhisu Liu, Quanyan Liu

“…To understand the feasibility and efficacy of treatment with SAMe in patients with hepatitis B-related HCC with different Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stages. Methods. We retrospectively enrolled 697 patients with BCLC early-stage (stages 0-A) and advanced-stage (stages B-C) HCC who underwent SAMe therapy (354 cases) or no SAMe therapy (343 cases). …”
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Possible Relation between Lack of Posterior Vitreous Detachment and Severe Endogenous Endophthalmitis by Kazuhiko Umazume, Jun Suzuki, Yoshihiko Usui, Yoshihiro Wakabayashi, Hiroshi Goto

“…Ten patients (10 eyes) with EE treated at Tokyo Medical University Hospital in 2014 were reviewed. We retrospectively studied the causative organisms, systemic complications, pre/postoperative mean best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and status of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD). …”
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Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy and Endoscopic Ultrasound for Pretreatment Pathological Diagnosis of Gastric Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors by Hiroaki Ito, Haruhiro Inoue, Shomei Ryozawa, Haruo Ikeda, Noriko Odaka, Nikolas Eleftheriadis, Roberta Maselli, Norimasa Sando, Satoshi Kimura, Shin-ei Kudo

“…Material and Methods. We retrospectively studied patients with gastric GIST who had undergone pretreatment endoscopic biopsy and surgery, and examined their clinicopathological data. …”
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Association between overt hepatic encephalopathy and liver pathology after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt creation in cirrhotic patients by Chaoyang Wang, Yuyang Gu, Guofeng Zhou, Pengfei Chen, Guorui Zhao, Jianzhuang Ren, Wenguang Zhang, Huanzhang Niu

“…From July 2015 to April 2024, 73 patients from 4 hospitals in China who received TIPS creation and liver biopsy were retrospectively enrolled in this study. Based on whether OHE occurred within 3 months after TIPS creation, the patients were categorized into OHE (n = 29) and non-OHE (n = 44) groups. …”
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Deciphering the significance of neutrophil to lymphocyte and monocyte to lymphocyte ratios in tuberculosis: A case-control study from southern India [version 2; peer review: 2 appr... by Poorva Bakshi, Shikha Jayasheelan, Rakshatha Nayak, Sharada Rai

“…We investigated the usefulness of the haematological parameters and their ratios, like the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and Monocyte to Lymphocyte ratio (MLR), for diagnosing tuberculosis. Methods We retrospectively grouped 114 patients with fever into those diagnosed with TB and control groups. …”
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Distribution of the Highest Plantar Pressure Regions in Patients with Diabetes and Its Association with Peripheral Neuropathy, Gender, Age, and BMI: One Centre Study by Edyta Sutkowska, Krzysztof Sutkowski, Michał Sokołowski, Edward Franek, Szymon Dragan

“…Medical records of nonulcer patients were retrospectively analysed. The relationship between pressure patterns on the sole obtained during a pedobarographic test as a semiquantitative assessment with colourful print analysis and neuropathy, gender, age, and BMI was searched. …”
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Morbidity of 200 Consecutive Cases of Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Living Donor Nephrectomies: A Single-Center Experience by Pedro W. Baron, Ramzi Ben-Youssef, Okechukwu N. Ojogho, Arputharaj Kore, D. Duane Baldwin

“…Study Design. We retrospectively reviewed the data of the first 200 hand-assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrectomies performed between January 2003 and February 2009. …”
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Utilization of CT Pulmonary Angiography in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in a Major Urban Emergency Department by Adil Shujaat, Janet M. Shapiro, Edward Eden

“…(3) Can CTPA be used to evaluate right ventricular dilatation (RVD)? Methods. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical information of 231 consecutive emergency department patients who underwent CTPA for suspected PE over a one-year period. …”
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Sharp needle reconstructs peripheral outflow for patients with malfunctional arteriovenous fistula by Yong Xu, Shu-Yuan Zhu, Yuan-Ming Li, Xin-Xin Liu, Hao Zhang, Lu-Fang Wang

“…Objective To investigate the feasibility and efficacy of combining ultrasound-guided sharp needle technique with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) for treating outflow stenosis or dysfunction in arteriovenous fistula (AVF) among hemodialysis patients.Methods From October 2021 to March 2023, patients with occluded or malfunctional fistula veins not amenable to regularly angioplasty were retrospectively enrolled in the study. They underwent ultrasound-guided sharp needle intervention followed by PTA. …”
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A Multicenter Study on Clinical Outcomes of Simultaneous Implantable Collamer Lens Removal and Phacoemulsification with Intraocular Lens Implantation in Eyes Developing Cataract by Kazutaka Kamiya, Kimiya Shimizu, Yoshihiro Kitazawa, Takashi Kojima, Tomoaki Nakamura, Kazuo Ichikawa, Kahoko Fujimoto, the Japan ICL Study Group

“…Abstract Introduction This study evaluated the clinical outcomes of simultaneous implantable collamer lens (ICL) removal and phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation in a multicenter study. Methods We retrospectively investigated 83 eyes of 72 patients requiring ICL extraction and cataract surgery at five institutions. …”
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The Effect of Different Glycaemic States on Renal Transplant Outcomes by Angela Sheu, Barbara Depczynski, Anthony J. O’Sullivan, Grant Luxton, George Mangos

“…Adult recipients of renal transplants from a single centre over 5.5 years were retrospectively reviewed. Measured outcomes during transplant admission included glycaemia and complications (infective complications, acute rejection, and return to dialysis) and, at 12 months, glycaemic control and complications (cardiovascular complication, graft failure). …”
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Efficacy of Anakinra for Various Types of Crystal-Induced Arthritis in Complex Hospitalized Patients: A Case Series and Review of the Literature by A. Aouba, S. Deshayes, L. Frenzel, A. Decottignies, C. Pressiat, B. Bienvenu, F. Boue, G. Damaj, O. Hermine, S. Georgin-Lavialle

“…There are few data on anakinra use after failure of conventional medications for crystal-induced peripheral arthritis and/or crowned dens syndrome among complex hospitalized patients. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed the outcome of six patients affected with subacute crystal-induced arthritis who had received anakinra in second or third line therapy, including three patients with crowned dens syndrome and three others with gouty arthritis. …”
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Surgical Synechiolysis of Iridocapsular Adhesion and Sulcus Placement of a Rigid Intraocular Lens on an Oversized Residual Capsular Rim by Jiao Lyu, Qi Zhang, Haiying Jin, Tingyi Liang, Jili Chen, Peiquan Zhao

“…Eight aphakic eyes from eight consecutive patients were studied retrospectively. Synechiolysis was performed to maximally expose the residual capsulorhexis. …”
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Repeated Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Comparison with Primary Liver Resections concerning Perioperative and Long-Term Outcome by Kristoffer Jönsson, Gerd Gröndahl, Martin Salö, Bobby Tingstedt, Roland Andersson

“…Method. 32 patients underwent 34 repeated liver resections due to recurrence of CRLM an studied retrospectively to identify potential differences between the primary and the repeat resections. …”
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The Effectiveness of Self-Expandable Metallic Stent Insertion in Treating Right-Sided Colonic Obstruction: A Comparison between SEMS and Decompression Tube Placement and an Investi... by Rintaro Moroi, Katsuya Endo, Ryo Ichikawa, Hiroshi Nagai, Hirohiko Shinkai, Tomoya Kimura, Fumitake Ishiyama, Kei Yaguchi, Shoichi Kayaba, Tooru Shimosegawa

“…The data from thirty-seven patients who underwent SEMS or conventional decompression tube placement for malignant colonic obstruction in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. Technical and clinical success, complications, and technical difficulties were analyzed. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Exclusive Enteral Nutrition for Percutaneously Undrainable Abdominal Abscesses in Crohn’s Disease by Yibin Zhu, Liang Xu, Wei Liu, Weilin Qi, Qian Cao, Wei Zhou

“…A consecutive cohort of 83 CD patients with percutaneously undrainable abdominal abscesses between January 2011 and June 2015 was retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into the EEN group and the non-EEN group. …”
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Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Trends in Pakistan: Activity Survey from Pakistan Bone Marrow Transplant Group by Natasha Ali, Raheel Iftikhar, Muhammad Ayaz Mir, Syed Waqas Bokhari, Jehanzeb Ur Rehman, Uzma Zaidi, Shahzad Nasir, Salman Naseem Adil, Tariq Satti, Qamar Un Nisa Chaudhry, Muhammad Farhan, Tasneem Farzana, Tariq Ghafoor, Bushra Ahsan, Azhar S. Khan, Farrukh Ali Khan, Syeda Itrat Fatima, Shafaq Abdul Samad, Aliya Batool, Hafiz Muhammad Nadeem, Syed Nasir Abbas Bukhari, Saqib Hussain Ansari, Parvez Ahmed

“…A total of 12 transplant centers contributed data on the modified PBMT survey form retrospectively and 806 haematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCTs) were carried out during the study duration. …”
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Etiological Aspects of Infectious Endocarditis in a Tertiary Hospital in Northeastern Romania by Isabela Ioana Loghin, Amelia Elena Surdu, Șerban Alin Rusu, Ion Cecan, Victor Daniel Dorobăț, Amelia Andreea Mihăescu, Carmen Mihaela Dorobăţ

“…Parascheva” Clinical Hospital of Infectious Diseases in Iasi, Romania, and retrospectively analyzed cases of IE from January 1, 2019, to September 30, 2024. …”
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Influences of 27-Gauge Vitrectomy on Corneal Topographic Conditions by Takafumi Hirashima, Takao Utsumi, Miou Hirose, Hideyasu Oh

“…Fifty-six eyes of 56 patients undergoing 27-gauge vitrectomy were retrospectively studied. Twenty-three eyes with epiretinal membrane (ERM), 23 eyes with macular hole (MH), and 10 eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) were included. …”
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