The computerized algorithm for renal assessment improves diagnostic accuracy of renal impairment in hospitalized patients by Chun-You Chen, Te-I. Chang, Cheng-Hsien Chen, Shih-Chang Hsu, Yen-Ling Chu, Nai-Jen Huang, Yuh-Mou Sue, Tso-Hsiao Chen, Po-Hsun Huang, Chung-Te Liu, Hui-Ling Hsieh

“…The present study retrospectively included 1551 patients hospitalized in Wanfang Hospital with serum creatinine (SCr) levels > 1.3 mg/dL. …”
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Clinical study on the treatment of chronic heart failure with a novel D‐shant atrium shunt device by Xiaoke Shang, Mei Liu, Yucheng Zhong, Xueli Wang, Song Chen, Xiaojuan Fu, Ming Sun, Mingxing Xie, Yuhe Ke, Ying Guan, Changdong Zhang, Nianguo Dong

“…Methods and results From May 2020 to September 2020, six patients who were diagnosed with chronic heart failure and completed percutaneous D‐shant atrium shunt device implantation in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, were retrospectively included. The shunt location was evaluated by echocardiography and digital subtraction angiography. …”
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Comparison of retinal vascular abnormalities in the fellow eyes of children with Coats’ disease and normal subjects using ultra-widefield fundus fluorescein angiography by Shenshen Yan, Haixia Ji, Yuzhu Liu, Haicheng She, Haiying Zhou

“…Methods: Children diagnosed with Coats’ disease who underwent UWFFA were retrospectively reviewed. Healthy eyes with complete UWFFA data were selected as controls. …”
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Application of nursing program in reducing the rate of unplanned extubation of nasogastric tube (护理专案模式在降低患者胃管非计划拔管发生率中的应用) by LI Lan (李兰), ZHOU Min (周敏)

“…The potential reasons of UEX were retrospectively analyzed, and a standard procedure of maintenance of nasogastric feeding tube was established. …”
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Efficacy of total transanal laparoscopic pull‑through and pure transanal endorectal pull‑through in the treatment of common‑type Hirschsprung disease by Guizhen Huang, Wenqian Huang, Chi Sun, Meng Li, Chaosheng He, Yi Su, Weili Xu, Suolin Li

“…Materials and methods: We retrospectively evaluated clinical data and follow-up results of 60 children with common-type HD who underwent TTLP or PTEP. …”
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Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Modulating Upper Extremity Sympathetic Skin Response in Alleviating Cancer Survivors With Chemotherapy-Induced Periphe... by Xu Y, Wu J, Jiang Q, Lv Y, Zhou J, Wang Z, Zhao H, Du D

“…Yongming Xu,1,* Junzhen Wu,1,* Qingqing Jiang,2 Yingying Lv,1 Jin Zhou,1 Zhiyu Wang,3 Hui Zhao,3 Dongping Du1 1Department of Pain Management Center, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Internal Oncology, Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dongping Du, Department of Pain Management Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-21-24058896, Email dudp@sjtu.edu.cn Hui Zhao, Department of Neurology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, 600 Yishan Road, Shanghai, 200233, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-21-24058328, Fax +86-21-240598328, Email zhao-hui@sjtu.edu.cnObjective:  Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common side effect of chemotherapy and it is currently intractable We compared the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) against non-TEAS groups and investigated the variables that predict effective relief of upper extremity pain in cancer survivors with CIPN.Methods: We retrospectively collected data of cancer survivors who developed CIPN between May 2017 to March 2022. …”
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The role of Anti-PAD4, Anti-CarP, and Anti-RA33 antibodies combined with RF and ACPA in predicting abatacept response in rheumatoid arthritis by Alberto Floris, Maria Maddalena Angioni, Mattia Fadda, Micaela Rita Naitza, Mattia Congia, Elisabetta Chessa, Matteo Piga, Alberto Cauli

“…The RF and ACPA status were retrospectively assessed by reviewing the patients’ clinical records. …”
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Genetic and audiological determinants of hearing loss in high-risk neonates by Yanan Shi, Naiyao Zhang, Na Du, Tongxi Zheng, Ying Yu, Youjin Li

“…The risk factors were analyzed retrospectively by Chi-Square test and stepwise logistic regression. …”
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Influencing factors of survival rate after replantation of severed palm and fingers and related nursing strategies (断指断掌再植术后成活率影响因素分析及护理对策)... by WEI Suhui (韦素惠), MO Julian (莫菊莲), TENG Lichu (滕立初)

“…Methods The clinical data of 68 patients undergoing replantation of severed palm or severed finger were retrospectively analyzed. Univariate analysis and logistic regression model were performed to identify potential factors influencing the survival rate after replantation. …”
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The joint effects of inflammation and renal function status on in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute ischemic stroke treated with intravenous thrombolysis by Zhichao Huang, Xiaoyue Zhu, Xiuman Xu, Yi Wang, Yafang Zhu, Dongqin Chen, Yongjun Cao, Xia Zhang

“…Abstract Objective We aimed to determine the predictive value of renal function status [estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)] in conjunction with inflammatory biomarkers [white blood cell(WBC) and C-reactive protein (CRP)] for in-hospital outcomes in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients treated with intravenous thrombolysis (IVT). Methods We retrospectively screened a total of 409 AIS patients treated with IVT. …”
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Clinical Study of Sentinel Lymph Node Detection to Evaluate Pelvic Lymph Node Metastasis to Determine the Prognosis of Patients with Early Cervical Cancer by Peipei Li, Shuai Feng, Guodong Zhou, Lu Zhang, Xiugui Sheng, Dapeng Li

“…The current study is aimed at investigating the feasibility and accuracy of combined tracer method for localization of SLN in initial stages of cervical cancer and to evaluate the clinical value of SLN biopsy in replacing pelvic lymph node resection. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed 348 cases who were admitted to the Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Shandong Provincial Cancer Hospital, China, between February 2003 and June 2018 with FIGO stage IA2 to IIA2 cervical cancer and undergone through SLN biopsy. …”
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Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury for Critically Ill Cardiogenic Shock Patients with Machine Learning Algorithms by Zhang X, Xiong Y, Liu H, Liu Q, Chen S

“…Clinical information, including demographics, comorbidities, vital signs, critical illness scores and laboratory tests was retrospectively collected. Five machine learning algorithms (LightGBM, decision tree, XGBoost, random forest, and ensemble model) and one conventional logistic regression were applied for the prediction of AKI in critically ill individuals with CS. …”
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Evaluation of treatment for diffuse large B-cell lymphoma using plasma D-dimer levels by Ruonan Shao, Danchen Meng, Beibei Gao, Lu Zhang, Qingqi Meng, Yanqiu Hou, Zhangbiao Long, Jinsong Yan, Xiaofeng Shi

“…This study means to retrospectively evaluate the role of D-dimer in prediction of treatment efficacy in patients with DLBCL. 151 patients with newly diagnosed DLBCL were enrolled. …”
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Impact of Bone-Modifying Agents on Post-Bone Metastasis Survival Across Cancer Types by Hironari Tamiya, Kazumi Nishino, Yuji Kato, Reina Nakahashi-Kato, Yurika Kosuga-Tsujimoto, Shota Kinoshita, Rie Suzuki, Makiyo Watanabe, Toru Wakamatsu, Shigeki Kakunaga, Satoshi Takenaka

“…Methods: A total of 539 cancer patients were retrospectively analyzed to identify significant independent factors in post-bone metastasis survival. …”
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The aptamer BC 007 for treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy: evaluation in Doberman  Pinschers of efficacy and outcomes by Sabine Werner, Gerd Wallukat, Niels‐Peter Becker, Katrin Wenzel, Johannes Müller, Ingolf Schimke, Gerhard Wess

“…For controlling, two groups were created: 14 β1‐AAB‐positive DP with DCM not treated with BC 007 (Control 1) and 14 DP with DCM closely matched to the BC 007‐treated DP (Control 2), retrospectively selected from the institutional database of DP. …”
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Analysis of the effect of initial hemostasis resuscitation with recombinant human coagulation factor VII a on the treatment of postoperative hemorrhage in cardiac surgery by Yan Yu, Maomao Liu, Xuran Lu, Li Yu, Nan Liu

“…Methods The clinical data of patients who received rFVIIa hemostatic treatment after cardiac surgery at Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, from January 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021 were retrospectively collected. A total of 152 cases were included in the study. …”
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A dosimetric comparison of non-coplanar volumetric modulated arc therapy and non-coplanar fixed field intensity modulated radiation therapy in hippocampus-avoidance whole-brain rad... by Huaqu Zeng, MinZhi Zhong, Zongyou Chen, Shukui Tang, Zunbei Wen

“…ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the dosimetric differences between non-coplanar volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and non-coplanar fixed-field intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in hippocampus-avoidance whole-brain radiation therapy with a simultaneous integrated boost (HA-WBRT+SIB) for brain metastases using the Monaco treatment planning system (TPS).MethodA total of 22 patients with brain metastases were retrospectively enrolled. Two radiotherapy treatment plans were designed for each patient: non-coplanar VMAT and non-coplanar fixed field IMRT. …”
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Effect of visceral fat area on prognosis of patients undergoing radical gastrectomy and construction of nomogram by Zhicheng Huang, Baohua Zheng, Zhiwei Wang, Xiaobin Chen, Yu Wang

“…Abstract Background We aim to investigate the impact of visceral fat area (VFA) on the prognosis of patients following radical gastric resection and develop a nomogram prediction model to forecast the prognosis of gastric cancer patients. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 156 patients who underwent laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for distal gastric cancer in the 900th hospital of the Joint Logistics Support Force from April 2018 to April 2020. …”
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Assessment of hemodynamic disturbances and impaired ventricular filling in asymptomatic fontan patients: A 4D flow CMR study by Li-Wei Hu, Xiaodan Zhao, Shuang Leng, RongZhen Ouyang, Qian Wang, Ai-Min Sun, Yi-Man Liu, Wei Dong, Liang Zhong, Yu-Min Zhong

“…Methods: Twenty-five Fontan patients (mean age: 10 ± 3 years, male/female: 15/10) and fourteen control subjects (mean age: 10 ± 2 years, male/female: 8/6) were recruited retrospectively for the study. The Fontan patients were further categorized into three groups based on their ventricular function: left ventricular (LV), right ventricular (RV), and biventricular (BiV). …”
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Effect of chemoradiotherapy on the dynamics of circulating lymphocyte subsets in patients with non-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Lilan Yi, Lilan Yi, Yinfang Gu, Yinfang Gu, Longhua Guo, Longhua Guo, Xiaofang Zou, Xiaofang Zou, Guowu Wu, Guowu Wu

“…The composition of lymphocyte subsets before treatment, post-completion of CRT, and one month following CRT was retrospectively analyzed. Further, the relationship between the composition of circulating lymphocyte subpopulations and distinguish clinical responses was evaluated.ResultsThe proportion of CD3+ T cells showed an initial increase followed by a significant decrease at baseline, post-completion of CRT, and one month following CRT. …”
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