The operative cooperation and nursing in transradial intervention for cerebrovascular diseases (经桡动脉入路行脑血管介入治疗的手术配合与护理) by SHI Lijuan (施李娟), HU Yaqin (胡亚琴), MIAO Dan (苗丹), SONG Zongye (宋宗叶), WANG Xiaoyan (王晓燕), JIANG Wei (江薇)

“…Objective To summarized the operative cooperation and nursing management in transradial intervention for cerebrovascular diseases. Methods To retrospectively analyze the clinical data of 255 patients who underwent transradial intervention for cerebrovascular diseases. …”
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Impact of titanium mesh cage slotting width on anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion for compression cervical spondylosis with MRI T2WI hyperintensity: a one-year follow-up study by Rongguo Yu, Xiurong Yuan, Kangkang Huang, Tingkui Wu, Hong Wang, Chen Ding, Beiyu Wang, Hao Liu

“…Objective This study aimed to investigate the impact of TMC slotting width on the clinical and radiological outcomes of ACCF in patients with spinal cord compression type cervical spondylosis with intensity on T2WIHS (CST2WIHS). Methods We retrospectively analyzed 69 patients who underwent single-level ACCF between December 2010 and October 2021. …”
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A comparative study between condensed polytetrafluoroethylene mesh versus other composite meshes in Endo-laparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphy by Meredeth Chin, James Lee Wai Kit, Sujith Wijerathne, Avelyn Aw, Daryl Chia Kai Ann, Sean Lee Kien Fatt, Tharun Ragupathi, Harry Ng Ho Man, Davide Lomanto

“…Objective: The aim of our study is to assess the safety and efficacy of Omyra (cPTFE) mesh versus other mesh types in LVHR. Method: We retrospectively collected data from 62 patients who underwent LVHR using cPTFE, as well as other mesh types from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2020. …”
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Evaluation of three diagnostic algorithms to reduce normal scan rates, radiation exposure and costs in patients with suspected chronic coronary syndrome referred for 82Rb-Positron... by Christian Müller, Damian Wild, Philip Haaf, Felix Mahfoud, Michael J Zellweger, Simon M Frey, Gabrielle Huré, Jan-Philipp Leibfarth, Kathrin Thommen, Melissa L Amrein, Ibrahim Schaefer, Klara Rumora, Igor G Schneider, Federico Caobelli

“…However, the efficacy and safety of these approaches remain unclear.Methods Three diagnostic algorithms based on PTP, as summarised in the 2019 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) CCS guidelines, were retrospectively applied to 1792 patients with suspected CCS referred for 82Rb-Positron Emission Tomography (82Rb-PET): (1) defer testing if PTP ≤5%; (2) defer if PTP <15%; and (3) defer if PTP ≤5% or PTP 5–15% and CACS 0. …”
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MammaPrint Feasibility in a Large Tertiary Urban Medical Center: An Initial Experience by C. Francisco Espinel, Shaughn Keating, Hanina Hibshoosh, Bret Taback, Kathie-Ann Joseph, Mahmoud El-Tamer, Sheldon Feldman

“…The tumors were independently evaluated for receptor status using immunohistochemistry (IHC). Retrospectively, we identified patients who were assessed by MP/TP during this period. …”
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Predicting the risk of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction using an interpretable machine learning model by Qingqing Lin, Qingqing Lin, Wenxiang Zhao, Wenxiang Zhao, Hailin Zhang, Hailin Zhang, Wenhao Chen, Sheng Lian, Qinyun Ruan, Qinyun Ruan, Zhaoyang Qu, Zhaoyang Qu, Yimin Lin, Yimin Lin, Dajun Chai, Dajun Chai, Dajun Chai, Dajun Chai, Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaoyan Lin

“…We aimed to use interpretable machine learning (ML) methods to develop a risk prediction model for HF in AMI patients.MethodsWe retrospectively included patients initially with AMI who received percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in our hospital from November 2016 to February 2020. …”
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Effect of enhanced recovery after surgery on older patients undergoing transvaginal pelvic floor reconstruction surgery: a randomised controlled trial by Xuezhu Huang, Sisi Deng, Xiaofeng Lei, Shentao Lu, Ling Dai, Chunyan She

“…Trial registration This study was retrospectively registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (registration number: ChiCTR2400084608). …”
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Diagnostic investigation, intervention, and outcome for post-subtotal gastrectomy patients who present with jaundice by Duan Wang, Duan Wang, Liang Zhu, Fanyi Kong, Fanyi Kong, Yingyu Pan, Yingyu Pan, Wei Liu, Xuan Wang, Weidong Pan, Jian Cao, Qiang Xu, Dong Wu, Dong Wu, Dong Wu

“…The clinical information, imaging and interventional examination data of those patients were retrospectively collected.ResultsBetween 2018 and 2023, 36 patients with previous subtotal gastrectomy were hospitalized for ob-structive jaundice at our hospital. …”
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Outcomes in Catheter Ablation of Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia in Myocarditis Compared with Ischemic Heart Disease by Sheng Su, Le Li, Xi Peng, Likun Zhou, Zhuxin Zhang, Yulong Xiong, Zhenhao Zhang, Mengtong Xu, Yan Yao

“…Methods: Patients undergoing CA for sustained VT confirmed by endomyocardial biopsy as myocarditis, and patients with IHD experiencing sustained VT undergoing CA were retrospectively enrolled from February 2017 to March 2023. …”
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Influencing factors of postpartum urinary retention in women with natural childbirth and related nursing interventions (自然分娩产妇产后尿潴留影响因素及对策) by XIANG Jie (向洁), MO Tao (莫桃)

“…Methods The clinical data of 115 women with natural childbirth were retrospectively analyzed, in which 57 cases with postpartum urinary retention were set as observation group, and 58 cases without postpartum urinary retention were set as control group. …”
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Radiomics for Predicting the Development of Brain Edema from Normal-Appearing Early Brain-CT After Cardiac Arrest and Return of Spontaneous Circulation by Michael Scheschenja, Eva-Marie Müller-Stüler, Simon Viniol, Joel Wessendorf, Moritz B. Bastian, Jarmila Jedelská, Alexander M. König, Andreas H. Mahnken

“…<b>Methods:</b> This study retrospectively assessed post-CA patients between 2016 and 2023 who received immediate brain CTs. …”
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Risk Factors of Bacteremia following Multiple Traumas by Hak-Jae Lee, Eol Choi, Nak-Joon Choi, Hyun-Woo Sun, Jae-Suk Lee, Jeong-Woo Lee, Tae-Yoon Kim, Yoon-Joong Jung, Suk-Kyung Hong

“…The aim of this study was to identify risk factors and to describe epidemiological patterns for early onset (EOB) and late onset (LOB) bacteremia after trauma. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed medical records of all trauma patients admitted to the surgical intensive care unit and general ward between January 2011 and December 2015. …”
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Giant and irregular pituitary neuroendocrine tumors surgery: comparison of simultaneous combined endoscopic endonasal and transcranial and purely endoscopic endonasal surgery at a... by Jun Fu, Wenwei Luo, Chunlin Zhang, Zhicheng Wang, Wenjian Fan, Yuanxiang Lin, Dezhi Kang, Jianping Song, Changzhen Jiang, Xiaorong Yan

“…Methods The data of GIPitNETs patients who underwent surgery between March 2018 and May 2023 at a single center were retrospectively reviewed. All included cases were divided into CECS and EES groups according to the treatment modality received. …”
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Tumor biomarkers contribute to the diagnosis and clinical management of the O-RADS MRI risk stratification system for epithelial ovarian tumors by Shengjie Xu, Weijian Gong, Xiyi Chen, Jiatong Wang, Yuan Zhu, Tao Zhang, Yun Gu, Jinxia Zheng, Juan Xu

“…Methods A total of 54 benign, 104 borderline, and 203 malignant EOTs (BeEOTs, BEOTs and MEOTs) were enrolled and retrospectively assigned risk scores. The role of tumor biomarkers in diagnosing and managing EOTs within each risk category was evaluated by combining receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves with clinicopathological characteristics. …”
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Effect of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Regimen on Tacrolimus Pharmacokinetics by Haruno Oku, BS, Saki Yoshida, BS, Takumi Hotta, BS, Hirohito Muroi, BS, Keizo Fukushima, PhD, Kei Irie, PhD, Tatsuya Hirano, BS, Yoshimitsu Shimomura, MD, Takayuki Ishikawa, MD, PhD, Hiroaki Ikesue, PhD, Nobuyuki Muroi, PhD, Tohru Hashida, PhD, Nobuyuki Sugioka, PhD

“…We also examined applicability of dosing strategy of tacrolimus considering the RBC count. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed clinical data—including whole-blood tacrolimus concentrations—from patients with HSCT. …”
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Baseline [18F]FDG PET/CT radiomics for predicting interim efficacy in follicular lymphoma treated with first-line R-CHOP by Zeying Wen, Xiaohe Gao, Qingxia Wu, Jianwei Yang, Jian Sun, Keliu Wu, Hongfei Zhao, Ruihua Wang, Yanmei Li

“…Methods This study retrospectively analyzed data from 97 patients with FL diagnosed via histopathological examination between July 2012 and November 2023. …”
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Real-world prognostic factors in autotransplanted multiple myeloma patients with severe renal impairment: study of the Polish Myeloma Study Group by Anna Waszczuk-Gajda, David H. Vesole, Jolanta Małyszko, Artur Jurczyszyn, Tomasz Wróbel, Joanna Drozd-Sokołowska, Piotr Boguradzki, Krzysztof Mądry, Agnieszka Tomaszewska, Jarosław Biliński, Maria Król, Longin Niemczyk, Magdalena Olszewska-Szopa, Wieslaw W. Jedrzejczak, Grzegorz W. Basak

“…Material and methods We retrospectively analysed 44 patients with MM and CKD (eGFR < 40 ml/min), present both at diagnosis and at autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), with no improvement of renal function in-between. …”
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The Effect of Platelet and Mean Platelet Volume Levels on Standard-dose Methylprednisolone Treatment Response in Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia by Emrah KILICASLAN, Murat YILDIRIM, Selim SAYIN, Erdem CEVIK, Meltem AYLI, Muhammet Kursat KAPTAN

“…The hemogram indices of the CR, R, and NR groups measured at the start of the treatment were compared retrospectively. Results: One hundred forty four patients with ITP were included in the study. …”
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A multidisciplinary pain management program for patients with chronic low back pain: a randomized, single-blind, controlled, feasibility study by Anna Dalmau-Roig, Christian Dürsteler, Mirari Ochandorena-Acha, Francisco Vilchez-Oya, Inés Martin-Villalba, Amadeu Obach, Marc Terradas-Monllor

“…Trial registration NCT05974072 (registration date July 11, 2023; retrospectively registered; ClinicalTrials.gov).…”
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Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis, associated anomalies and pregnancy outcomes of fetal right aortic arch by Yuting Xie, Zongjie Weng, Ronghua Wang, Qiumei Wu, Wen Ling, Jinwen Chen, Shan Guo

“…ObjectiveThe aim was to summarise the prenatal ultrasound characteristics, associated anomalies and pregnancy outcomes of fetal right aortic arch (RAA) and to discuss the value of prenatal ultrasound diagnosis and prognostic analysis.MethodsWe retrospectively analysed 157 cases of fetal RAA diagnosed via prenatal ultrasound in our hospital from October 2017 to October 2022. …”
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