Second-generation laryngeal mask airway as an alternative to endotracheal tube in prolonged laparoscopic abdominal surgery: a comparative analysis of intraoperative gas exchanges by Sukhee Park, Ja Eun Lee, Gyu Sung Choi, Jong Man Kim, Justin Sangwook Ko, Duck Hwan Choi, Gaab Soo Kim

“…In total, 394 patients who underwent laparoscopic liver resection via either second-generation LMA or ETT were retrospectively analysed. The following parameters were compared between the two groups of patients: end-tidal pressure of carbon dioxide (ETCO2), tidal volume (TV), respiratory rate (RR), peak inspiratory pressure (PIP), arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO2), pH and ratio of arterial partial pressure of oxygen to fractional inspired oxygen (PFR) during surgery. …”
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Is There a Difference in Terms of Perinatal Outcomes Between Fresh and Frozen Embryo Transfers? by Ayse Zehra Ozdemir, Pervin Karli

“…STUDY DESIGN: All patients who underwent fresh embryo transfers and frozen embryo transfers at the in vitro fertilization center, Ondokuz Mayis University between 2010 and 2017 were screened retrospectively and the pregnancy results were evaluated at one-year follow-up. …”
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Association between Neutrophilic Granulocyte Percentage and Diabetes Mellitus in Cushing’s Syndrome Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study by Baomin Wang, Yumei Yang, Haoyue Yuan, Xiaomu Li

“…A total of 150 patients with Cushing’s syndrome were retrospectively screened from 2017 to 2019. The demographic data, clinical data, and blood samples (lipids, adrenal, glucose, and inflammatory blood cell parameters) were recorded. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection: Clinical, Endoscopic, and Histological Findings in Lebanese Pediatric Patients by F. AL Kirdy, M. Rajab, N. El-Rifai

“…Demographic data, clinical characteristics, endoscopic and histopathological findings, and gastritis score were recorded retrospectively. Results. During the study period, 651 children underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Drug-Eluting Bead Transarterial Chemoembolization Loaded with Raltitrexed for the Treatment of Unresectable or Recurrent Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Yonghua Bi, Dechao Jiao, Jianzhuang Ren, Xinwei Han

“…Between May 2018 and October 2021, 41 patients with unresectable or recurrent HCC treated by DEB-TACE loaded with raltitrexed were retrospectively enrolled. The primary end points were overall survival and progression-free survival. …”
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Comparison of Frozen and Final Pathology Results in Patients Operated for Endometrial Hyperplasia by Gonca Turker Ergun, Ugurcan Zorlu, Burak Elmas, Bengü Nur Baris Akcan, Gul Kurtaran, Kadir Cetinkaya, Melike Doganay

“…STUDY DESIGN: The clinical findings, imaging results, and all pathology reports of patients who underwent total abdominal hysterectomy for endometrial hyperplasia (atypical or non-atypical) between January 2020 and January 2023 at our hospital were retrospectively evaluated. Demographic and clinical characteristics (age, menopausal status, parity, body mass index, presence of diabetes and hypertension) and pathology results were recorded from patient records. …”
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Earlier the Patients Entering Into Prenatal Care, Higher the Cesarean Rates: Analysis of 17.035 Cases by Pinar Calis, Burak Gultekin, Fatma Doga Ocal, Gurcan Akgul, Afra Alkan

“…Study Design: The electronic medical files of 17,035 women who delivered at the same hospital between January 2008 and December 2014, were retrospectively reviewed. Pregnant women were distributed into one of 5 groups (No-prenatal-visit group, Only-pregestational-visit group, First-visit-prior-to-24-weeks-follow-up group, Early-third-trimester-follow-up group, Late-third-trimester-follow-up group) according to the time of their first pregnancy follow-up visit. …”
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Incidence and outcomes of dysnatremia in crush injury patients admitted to Türkiye’s largest hospital following the Kahramanmaraş earthquake by Merve Yazla, Fatih Mehmet Aksoy

“…Materials and methods Between February 6th, 2023 and February 20th, 2023, a total of 422 patients with earthquake-related crush injuries after the Kahramanmaras earthquake were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups: the survivor group and the exitus group. …”
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Analysis of Various Types of Glomerulonephritis with Crescents at a Single Center by Tomo Nakakita, Kenichi Akiyama, Kazunori Karasawa, Yoei Miyabe, Takahito Moriyama, Keiko Uchida, Kosaku Nitta

“…Therefore, we analyzed the clinicopathological features and renal prognosis of glomerulonephritis cases that exhibited at least one crescentic lesion. Methods. We retrospectively evaluated 265 adult patients diagnosed with glomerulonephritis with at least one crescent formation based on the results of renal biopsy. …”
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Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the prognosis of mucor mycosis in diabetic patients in Egypt: a comparative multicenter study by Mahmoud ElSamkary, Radwa Elsherif, Tarek M. Saad, Samah M. Fawzy

“…Patients and methods The presented multicenter study compared retrospectively two groups of diabetic patients with clinically and radiologically documented rhino-orbital-cerebral mucor mycosis. …”
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Impact of an online mindfulness-based program on wellbeing and trait mindfulness for research postgraduate students: a randomized-controlled trial by Jia-Qi Xu, Yee-Man Jennifer Tang, Hoi Ying Katherine Chen

“…Registration The study was retrospectively registered with the ISRCTN Registry on 11/11/2022 (registration number: ISRCTN18262344).…”
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Chest CT characterization of children with necrotizing pneumonia due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection by Jiapu Hou, Ruiyang Sun, Xue Zhang, Wanyu Jia, Peng Li, Chunlan Song

“…Abstract We summarize the chest CT manifestations and prognoses of children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia combined with necrotizing pneumonia. We retrospectively analyzed the chest CT manifestations and prognoses of 155 cases of necrotizing pneumonia in children due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and compared the differences in clinical features and laboratory indices between the group with unilateral monolobar necrosis of the lungs (Group A) and the group with unilateral multilobar and bilateral necrosis (Group B). …”
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The Feasibility and Safety of the Clip-and-Snare Method with a Prelooping Technique for Gastric Submucosal Tumors Removal: A Single-Center Experience (with Video) by Qi Tang, Rui-Yue Shi, Jun Yao, Li-Sheng Wang, De-Feng Li

“…This study compared the efficacy and safety of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) combined with clip-and-snare method and a prelooping technique (CSM-PLT) with ESD alone for the treatment of gastric submucosal tumors (gSMTs). Methods. We retrospectively enrolled a matched group of 86 patients who received ESD combined with CSM-PLT or ESD alone from July 2010 to July 2020. …”
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Molecular, Biochemical, and Clinical Characterization of Thirteen Patients with Glycogen Storage Disease 1a in Malaysia by Siti Aishah Abdul Wahab, Yusnita Yakob, Mohd Khairul Nizam Mohd Khalid, Noraishah Ali, Huey Yin Leong, Lock Hock Ngu

“…The information about 13 clinically classified GSD1a patients was retrospectively studied. The G6PC mutation analysis was performed by PCR-DNA sequencing. …”
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Temporary Fecal Diversion in the Management of Colorectal and Perianal Crohn’s Disease by Rudolf Mennigen, Britta Heptner, Norbert Senninger, Emile Rijcken

“…To evaluate the results of temporary fecal diversion in colorectal and perianal Crohn’s disease. Method. We retrospectively identified 29 consecutive patients (14 females, 15 males; median age: 30.0 years, range: 18–76) undergoing temporary fecal diversion for colorectal (n=14), ileal (n=4), and/or perianal Crohn’s disease (n=22). …”
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Scrub typhus association with autoimmune biomarkers and clinical implications. by Hwanseung You, Jeongeun Song, Seonglyeong Kim, Sang-Min Oh, Joo-Hee Hwang, Jeong-Hwan Hwang, Wan-Hee Yoo, Yunjung Choi, Chang-Seop Lee

“…<h4>Method</h4>Data from a total of 139 patients diagnosed with scrub typhus and 30 healthy controls were retrospectively analyzed through serum samples to assess the levels of ANAs and related autoantibodies. …”
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Subsequent pregnancy outcomes and fertility rates in the case series that underwent bilateral hypogastric artery ligation (BHGAL) due to severe postpartum hemorrhage by OKUTUCU Gulcan, EVSEN Mehmet S, PEKER Nurullah, YAMAN TUNC Senem, ICEN Mehmet S

“…The records of cases were obtained from the hospital database, retrospectively. Maternal demographic data, morbidities or complications associated with BHGAL surgery, any additional haemostatic interventional or surgical procedures, preoperative admission and lowest postoperative haematocrit-hemoglobin values, blood products given, type of anaesthesia, intensive care unit (ICU) and length of hospital stay were recorded. …”
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Predictors of the occurrence of cardiovascular events in patients with atrial flutter during long-term follow-up by A.V. Aker, U.P. Chernyaga-Royko, N.S. Pavlyk, O.J. Zharinov

“…All patients were retrospectively divided into two groups: patients without complications (n = 85) and those with primary end point (n = 41). …”
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Change in angle of depressed medial tibial plateau following extra-articular mechanical realignment surgery in children with Blount’s disease who presented late for treatment by Zi Hao Phang, Mohammed Albaker, Roshan Gunalan, Adrian Yen Xian Lee, Aik Saw

“…Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine whether any change in degree of medial tibia plateau depression after extra-articular mechanical realignment surgery was observed in children with Blount’s disease who presented late for treatment in their adolescence and young adulthood. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the radiographic parameters of 22 patients (32 lower limbs) with Blount’s disease who underwent gradual correction of deformity using a ring external fixator without surgical elevation of the depressed medial tibial plateau at a mean age of 15 (range 10–37) years. …”
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Assessment of complications and success rates of Percutaneous nephrolithotomy: single tract vs. multi tract approaches by Ömür Memik, Onur Karslı

“…Material and Methods The medical records of consecutive patients who underwent PNL for staghorn, partial staghorn, and complex kidney stones between 2014 and 2022 were retrospectively reviewed. The demographic data, stone volumes, fluoroscopy and operation durations, changes in hemoglobin levels, numbers of blood transfusions, stone-free rates, perioperative complications, duration of nephrostomy removal, and length of hospital stay parameters were noted. …”
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