Analysis of factors causing delays in seeking medical attention and its relationship with short-term prognosis in patient with acute ischemic stroke (急性缺血性脑卒中患者延迟就医原因与短期预后相关性分析)... by PENG Hong (彭红), CHEN Xiangyang (陈向阳), ZHANG Xiuliang (张修亮)

“…The general information and clinical data of patients were retrospectively analyzed. According to the time to medical attention, those with time to medical attention more than 3. 5 h were included as the Delay group, and those with time to medical attention less than 3. 5 h were assigned to the Non-Delay group. …”
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The diagnostic value of the combined application of blood lipid metabolism markers and interleukin-6 in osteoporosis and osteopenia by Liping Fan, Jiahao Chen, Chong Chen, Yongwei Zhang, Yeqing Yang, Zhe Chen

“…Methods Data from 276 patients treated in the orthopaedics department were retrospectively analysed. Their general information was collected, and the relationships among the blood lipid profile, IL-6 with bone turnover markers, and bone mineral density (BMD) were analysed. …”
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Renal dysfunction contributes to deteriorated survival outcomes in patients with upper and lower gastrointestinal bleeding: insights from a cohort study of 1160 cases by Orsolya Anna Simon, Levente Frim, Nelli Farkas, Zoltán Sipos, Nóra Vörhendi, Eszter Boros, Dániel Pálinkás, Brigitta Teutsch, Patrícia Kalló, Vivien Vass, Andrea Szentesi, Roland Hágendorn, Péter Hegyi, Bálint Erőss, Imre Szabó

“…A multi-level data-validation system provided high-quality data, which was retrospectively analysed. Numerous primary (in-hospital mortality, discharge, need for endoscopic intervention, in-hospital rebleeding, length of hospitalisation, need for emergency surgery, need for endoscopic examination and need for intensive care unit) and secondary (detection of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), recognition of cancer as the source of bleeding, need for any kind of transfusion or clotting factor, anticoagulation therapy) outcomes were observed. …”
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A simple staging system using biomarkers for wild‐type transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy in Japan by Naoya Nakashima, Seiji Takashio, Mami Morioka, Masato Nishi, Toshihiro Yamada, Kyoko Hirakawa, Masanobu Ishii, Noriaki Tabata, Kenshi Yamanaga, Koichiro Fujisue, Daisuke Sueta, Hisanori Kanazawa, Tadashi Hoshiyama, Shinsuke Hanatani, Satoshi Araki, Hiroki Usuku, Eiichiro Yamamoto, Mitsuharu Ueda, Kenichi Matsushita, Kenichi Tsujita

“…Methods and results We retrospectively evaluated 176 patients with ATTRwt‐CM. …”
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Optimization and evaluation of precision distribution of loaned instruments and implants for orthopedic surgery (骨科外来器械及植入物精准配送的流程优化与效果评价)... by XIA Yesong (夏叶松), ZOU Xiufang (邹秀芳), FU Chaojuan (付朝娟)

“…The time cost in checking loaned surgical instruments, wrong charging fee for implants and medical dispute event were observed and analyzed retrospectively. The surgical nurses’ satisfaction with distribution of loaned instruments and implants for orthopedic surgery was evaluated. …”
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Effect of auricular acupoint sticking and pressing therapy on preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing thoracolumbar surgery under general anesthesia (耳穴... by CHEN Ying (陈英), XIE Wei (谢薇), YANG Mei (杨梅), REN Liwen (任丽雯), ZHANG Yating (张雅婷), YANG Ji (杨吉), REN Xiuya (任秀亚)

“…Objective To observe the effect of auricular acupoint sticking and pressing therapy on preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing thoracolumbar surgery under general anesthesia. Methods To retrospectively analysis the clinical data of 126 patients who underwent posterior thoracolumbar surgery under general anesthesia, including 37 patients who underwent auricular point sticking and pressing 24 hours before surgery (group A), 48 patients who underwent auricular point sticking and pressing after surgery(group B) and 41 patients without auricular acupoint sticking and pressing therapy after operation (group C). …”
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25 años de cirugía de Ross: seguimiento y resultados en pacientes reoperados en nuestro centro by Consuelo M. Sisinni-Ganly, Julio C. Lugo-Adán, Francisco Estévez-Cid, Rocío Casais-Pampín, Juan J. Legarra-Calderón

“…Methods: Since 1998, 108 patients underwent Ross surgery at our center, with root replacement (RR) surgical technique used in 105 of them. We retrospectively reviewed data from a subgroup of patients who underwent reintervention after Ross surgery due to dysfunction of the autograft or homograft. …”
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First-line chemotherapy with selective internal radiation therapy for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: The French ACABi GERCOR PRONOBIL cohort by Nicolas Adamus, Julien Edeline, Julie Henriques, Nadim Fares, Thierry Lecomte, Anthony Turpin, Dewi Vernerey, Mathilde Vincens, Brice Chanez, David Tougeron, Christophe Tournigand, Eric Assenat, Matthieu Delaye, Sylvain Manfredi, Olivier Bouché, Nicolas Williet, Angelique Vienot, Lorraine Blaise, Léo Mas, Cindy Neuzillet, Alice Boilève, Gaël S. Roth

“…The Real-SIRTCCA study retrospectively assessed the benefit of adding SIRT to chemotherapy in this setting within the French nationwide observational cohort ACABi-GERCOR-PRONOBIL. …”
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Establishment and evaluation of nomogram model for risk of PICC related upper extremity deep vein thrombosis in elderly patients (高龄患者PICC导管相关性上肢深静脉血栓发生风险的列线图模型构建与评估)... by YAN Ying (闫影), QI Xiaojiu (齐晓玖), SU Qian (苏倩), WANG Pei (王培)

“…Methods The clinical data of 362 elderly patients with PICC in researched hospital from January 2014 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed by self-design questionnaire. …”
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Characteristics of cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in adults with different degrees of obesity by Shukun Deng, Shengrui Mei, Qunyan Zhou, Wenjun Zhi, Wenjun Wu, Junyan Cai, Peng Yuan

“…ObjectiveTo explore the characteristics of cardiopulmonary exercise capacity in adults with different degrees of obesity through cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET).MethodsFrom September 2019 to January 2024, the data of patients undergoing CPET in the Rehabilitation Department of the Affiliated Wuxi People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University were analyzed retrospectively. A total of 231 cases were included. They were categorized into five groups based on their body mass index (BMI): the control group (18.5 ≤ BMI < 24 kg/m2, n = 28), the overweight group (24.0 ≤ BMI < 28 kg/m2, n = 48), the mild obesity group (28 ≤ BMI < 35 kg/m2, n = 75), the moderate obesity group (35.0 ≤ BMI < 40 kg/m2, n = 47), and the severe obesity group (BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2, n = 33). …”
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Diferencias en la elección de la modalidad de diálisis entre inmigrantes y españoles en Barcelona by María Dolores Arenas-Jiménez, José Luis Fernández-Martin, Isabel Galcerán Herrera, Marisol Fernández-Chamarro, Guillermo Pedreira-Robles, Silvia Collado Nieto, Julia Farrera Núñez, Eva Rodríguez García, Alicia Moreno Rodríguez, Laura Morro Fernández, Marta Crespo Barrio, Julio Pascual Santos

“…In a total of 673 patients with ACKD (stage 4 and 5) seen at the outpatient ACKD clinic of Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain) from 2009 to 2020, we retrospectively compared immigrant and Spanish patients in order to analyze the impact of migration on RRT decision-making and its subsequent evolution in advanced CKD (ACKD) consultation and identifies the social and economic needs of this population. …”
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Differences in dialysis modality choice between immigrant and native populations in Barcelona, Spain by María Dolores Arenas-Jiménez, Jose Luis Fernandez-Martin, Isabel Galcerán Herrera, Marisol Fernández-Chamarro, Guillermo Pedreira-Robles, Silvia Collado Nieto, Julia Farrera Núñez, Eva Rodríguez García, Alicia Moreno Rodríguez, Laura Morro Fernández, Marta Crespo Barrio, Julio Pascual Santos

“…In a total of 673 patients with ACKD (stage 4 and 5) seen at the outpatient ACKD clinic of Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain) from 2009 to 2020, we retrospectively compared immigrant and Spanish patients in order to analyze the impact of migration on RRT decision-making and its subsequent evolution in advanced CKD (ACKD) consultation and identifies the social and economic needs of this population. …”
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