The Prognostic Value of Peripheral Blood Inflammatory Markers in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Lenvatinib Combined with PD-1 Inhibitors by Xin Y, Liu N, Peng G, Huang X, Cao X, Zhou X

“…Yujing Xin,1 Ning Liu,2 Gang Peng,3 Xiaoyu Huang,3 Xiaojing Cao,3 Xiang Zhou3 1Department of Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Software, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250101, People’s Republic of China; 3National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xiang Zhou, Email zhou.xiang@yeah.netPurpose: To investigate the prognostic value of inflammatory indexes based on peripheral blood cells in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients treated with Lenvatinib combined with PD-1 inhibitors.Methods: This study retrospectively collected baseline inflammatory indexes from HCC patients received Lenvatinib and PD-1 inhibitor-based combination therapy at the Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences between October 2018 and October 2021. …”
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Postoperative Pain and Opiate Requirement is Increased Following Second-Side Surgery Among Patients Undergoing Staged Total Knee Arthroplasty by Vivek P. Chadayammuri, MD, Shuvalaxmi D. Haselton, MS, Elizabeth Diaz, PA-C, Roger H. Emerson, MD

“…Methods: 160 consecutive patients undergoing staged bilateral TKA between August 2017 and January-2021 was retrospectively reviewed. Patients with a history of chronic opioid dependency were excluded. …”
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Related studies on measuring the normal values of optic nerve sheath diameter in healthy Chinese adults based on CT scans by Lei Han, Ning Su, Chao Wu, Jiamin Yang, Xiaolin Liu

“…The data of healthy adults who underwent head scan in Baotou Central Hospital from March 2022 to May 2023 were retrospectively collected. The ETD of both eyes and the ONSD (ONSD3mm, ONSD10mm) at 3 mm and 10 mm behind the eyeball were measured, and the relationship between ONSD and age, sex and ETD was analyzed by linear regression. …”
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Predicting Time to First Rejection Episode in Lung Transplant Patients Using a Comprehensive Multi-Indicator Model by Chen Y, Li E, Yang Q, Chang Z, Yu B, Lu J, Wu H, Zheng P, Cheng ZJ, Sun B

“…This study aimed to develop and validate a prognostic model using laboratory data to predict the time to first rejection episode in lung transplant recipients.Methods: Data from 160 lung transplant recipients were retrospectively collected. Univariate Cox analysis assessed the impact of patient characteristics on time to first rejection episode. …”
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Usefulness of a TDM-Guided Approach for Optimizing Teicoplanin Exposure in the Treatment of Secondary Bloodstream Infections Caused by Glycopeptide-Susceptible <i>Enterococcus faec... by Milo Gatti, Matteo Rinaldi, Maddalena Giannella, Pierluigi Viale, Federico Pea

“…Hospitalized patients having in the period 1 March 2021–31 October 2024 a documented BSI caused by glycopeptide-susceptible <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> being treated with teicoplanin as definitive targeted therapy optimized by means of a real-time TDM-guided expert clinical pharmacological advice (ECPA) program were retrospectively included. Teicoplanin trough concentrations (C_min) ranging from 20 to 30 mg/L were defined as the desired target of efficacy based on international guidelines. …”
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Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children. The diagnosis is established - what is next? by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova

“…The data of patients, which was collected retrospectively from 245 case histories between January 2011 and January 2022, revealed 55 (22.4%) children with EHPVO, who had not undergone surgical procedures. …”
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Innovator ranibizumab ComparEd to Biosimilar ranibizumab in combination with Expansile gas in submaculaR HemorrhaGe: the ICEBERG study by Debdulal Chakraborty, Tushar Kanti Sinha, Soumen Mondal, Subhendu Boral, Arnab Das, Saptorshi Majumbar, Angshuman Mukherjee, Ranabir Bhattacharya, Sumit Randhir Singh

“…Methods Treatment naïve neovascular age related macular degeneration (n-AMD) patients with SMH were retrospectively analyzed. Patients received either innovator or biosimilar RBZ (3 loading doses followed by pro re nata regimen) and single injection of intravitreal C3F8. …”
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A Comparison of Dental Students&rsquo; Self-Assessment and Instructors&rsquo; Assessment in Competency Examinations in a Preclinical Operative Dentistry Course by Alghilan MA, Munaga S, Aldakhil A

“…This study compared dental students’ self-assessments and instructors’ assessments in competency examinations and evaluated the progress and potential predictors of self-assessment performance, including achievement level and gender, in a Preclinical Operative Dentistry course.Methods: The preclinical operative dentistry assessment and self-assessment records by instructors and students, respectively, were collected retrospectively from intra-semester and final examination assessment rubrics. …”
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Neuropsychological morbidity in the First Seizure Clinic: Prominent mood symptoms and memory issues in epilepsy by Remy Pugh, David N. Vaughan, Graeme D. Jackson, Jennie Ponsford, Chris Tailby

“…Cognitive differences were explored between the most frequently encountered patient subgroups (epilepsy, n = 48; first unprovoked seizure, n = 24; acute symptomatic seizure, n = 24; syncope, n = 35) via a multivariate analysis of variance, with diagnostic labels applied retrospectively after a period of follow‐up. Results People with epilepsy were most likely to show cognitive impairments, particularly in learning and memory, with performances worse than all other FSC groups (F [3127] = 2.44, p = 0.03). …”
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Adjusting on-scene CPR duration based on transport time interval in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a nationwide multicenter study by Daseul Kim, Jae Yong Yu, Minha Kim, Gun Tak Lee, Sang Do Shin, Sung Yeon Hwang, Daun Jeong

“…This study evaluated the association between on-scene CPR duration and 30-day neurologically favorable survival based on the transport time interval (TTI) in patients with OHCA. We retrospectively analyzed data from the Korean Cardiac Arrest Research Consortium registry of OHCA, comprising 65 participating hospitals in South Korea, between October 2015 and December 2021. …”
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Anlotinib as Maintenance Therapy After First-Line Chemotherapy Combined with Consolidation Radiation for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer by Jinbo Ma MD, Xiaoyan Ma MS, Wei Zhang MD, Shanliang Hu MS, Rukun Zang MS, Xiaolong Wu MS, Jie Song MD

“…Patients and Methods A total of 150 patients with ES-SCLC treated with first-line chemotherapy and CTRT from April 2017 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. After the completion of chemoradiotherapy, patients received anlotinib according to their desire. …”
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Racial and gender disparities in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion at a comprehensive stroke center by Olivia Duru, Ryan G. Eaton, Nathan Ritchey, Sharon Heaton, Ciarán J. Powers

“…METHODS: Using the American Heart Association Quality Improvement Programs Registry, we retrospectively reviewed the records of 1,143 patients with LVO between December 1, 2014, and May 31, 2021. …”
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Mid-term to long-term outcome and risk factors for failure of 158 hips with two-stage revision for periprosthetic hip joint infection by M. Abuelnour, C. McNamee, A. B. Rafi, W. Hohlbein, W. Hohlbein, P. Keogh, J. Cashman

“…<strong>Methods</strong>: We retrospectively identified 158 hips (154 patients) treated with two-stage revision surgery for hip PJI between 2001 and 2021. …”
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Evaluating the correlation between pretreatment 18F-FDG PET/CT metabolic parameters and tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte levels in nonluminal breast cancer and impact on survival by Muge Tamam, Halim Ozcevik, Gamze Kulduk, Merve Nur Acar Tayyar, Gunduzalp Bugrahan Babacan

“…Background and ObjectivesThis study aims to evaluate the correlation between Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) levels and Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) metabolic parameters, including spleen and bone marrow FDG uptake and tumor heterogeneity in non-luminal breast cancers (NLBC), and to elucidate their association with survival outcomes.MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed data from 100 females with stage 2–4 NLBC who underwent pretreatment 18F-FDG Positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET/CT). …”
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Non-Completely Displaced Traumatic Rib Fractures: Potentially Less Crucial for Pulmonary Adverse Outcomes, Regardless of Classification by Hongrye Kim, Su Young Yoon, Jonghee Han, Junepill Seok, Wu Seong Kang

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: We retrospectively reviewed trauma registry and medical records from January 2019 to December 2023. …”
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Predictors of Mortality, Drug Resistance, and Determinants among Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Infections in Chinese Elderly Patients by Yufei Zhang, Chengyun Zou, Jie Qin, Muyi Li, Xing Wang, Tian Wei, Haiying Wang

“…Hospitalized patients aged ≥65 years with CRE infection from January 2020 to December 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. Isolates identification and molecular characterization of CRE were carried out. …”
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Risk prediction model for poor prognosis after intravenous thrombolysis among ischemic stroke patients aged ≥ 80 years and analysis of follow-up by Ying Wang, Dongwei Liu, Mokhtar Aldhabi, Zuolei Chen, Le Feng, Huanmin Gao, Lin Yin

“…Abstract To develop and validate practical prediction tools to estimate poor outcomes in patients ≥ 80 years old with acute ischemic stroke after intravenous alteplase thrombolysis, aiding clinical decision-making.To explore the longest benefit window after thrombolysis in the elderly. 1: A retrospectively analysis was conducted on acute stroke patients who underwent intravenous thrombolysis. …”
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AI-based automatic patient positioning in a digital-BGO PET/CT scanner: efficacy and impact by John A. Kennedy, Tala Palchan-Hazan, Zohar Keidar

“…To measure the transverse displacement of the patient center from the scanner isocenter (off-centering), CT slices were retrospectively selected and automatically analyzed using in-house software. …”
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Subtalar arthroereisis for simultaneous treatment of flexible pes planus during surgical correction of hallux valgus by Fan Yang, Chenglin Wu, Jiazheng Wang, Guohua Mei, Jian Zou, Jianfeng Xue, Yan Su, Xin Ma, Jieyuan Zhang, Zhongmin Shi

“…Methods A total of 85 feet with hallux valgus associated with adult flexible pes planus were retrospectively reviewed. All patients were treated with scarf osteotomy (SO). …”
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Medial Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomy with Partial Meniscectomy and Without Cyst Excision for Popliteal Cysts: A Case Series by Kang-Il Kim, Jun-Ho Kim

“…<b>Methods:</b> This study retrospectively used serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluations to assess 26 consecutive patients who underwent MOWHTO. …”
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