The Effects of Preeclampsia Severity and Thrombocytopenia on the Prognosis of Hypertensive Pregnant Women by Emre Beşe, Fatma Devran Bıldırcın, Erdal Malatyalıoğlu

“… OBJECTIVE: The present study was aimed to determine the effects of preeclampsia severity and thrombocytopenia on maternal and fetal prognosis in hypertensive pregnant women, and to discuss the clinical and biochemical findings in light of the literature. STUDY DESIGN: Three hundred and one pregnant patients, who had been admitted to the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of our clinic, with the diagnosis of preeclampsia between October 2006 and October 2008, were retrospectively evaluated. …”
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Antenatal Ultrasound Findings in Fetus with Down Syndrome by Mehmet Serdar KÜTÜK, Mahmut Tuncay ÖZGÜN, Mehmet Dolanbay, Gülsüm Uysal, Aslı Uzak, Elif Kulengir, Semih Uludağ, Mustafa Başbuğ

“… OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study is to assess the importance and role of the ultrasound imaging in the diagnosis of Down syndrome based on our own experience. STUDY DESIGN: The study was conducted in Erciyes University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Prenatal Diagnosis Unit between 2010-2012. …”
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Common Organisms causing surgical site infection(SSI) in Postoperative patients in a tertiary care Hospital by Fatima Mustafa, Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Abdullah Mustafa, Arifa Manzoor, Safia Safa, Samiullah Khogyani

“… Objective: To investigate the types and frequency of organisms causing surgical site infections in postoperative patients and their association with other factors. Study Design: Cross-sectional Duration and Place of Study: Surgical Unit-II of –removed for blind review---and from 1st March 2021 – 31st July 2021. …”
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Reliability and Agreement of Hand-Held Dynamometry Using Three Standard Rater Test Positions by Frank Aerts, Holly Sheets, Chance Anderson, Natalie Bussie, Rose Hoskins, Amanda Maninga, Emily Novak

“…The study compared measurements obtained by rater-stabilization to external fixation methods. # Study Design Intra-rater and inter-rater reliability study…”
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Serum Leptin as a Marker for Severity of Endometriosis by Shatha Sami Hussein, Fatin Shallal Farhan, Alaa Ibrahim Ali

“…To test the role of serum leptin in determination of severity of endometriosis. Study Design. A cross-sectional study done in Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital from 1st of January 2018 to 1st of January 2019. …”
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Incidence of Road Traffic Injury and Associated Factors among Patients Visiting the Emergency Department of Tikur Anbessa Specialized Teaching Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Bewket Tadesse Tiruneh, Berihun Assefa Dachew, Berhanu Boru Bifftu

“…Institutional based cross-sectional study design was conducted. A total of 356 systematically selected study subjects were included in the study. …”
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Perinatal Palliative Care: Barriers and Attitudes of Neonatologists and Nurses in Poland by Aleksandra Korzeniewska-Eksterowicz, Maria Respondek-Liberska, Łukasz Przysło, Wojciech Fendler, Wojciech Młynarski, Ewa Gulczyńska

“…To identify barriers and personnel attitudes towards realization of palliative care principles in neonatological units. Study Design. An anonymous questionnaire was posted to all heads of departments and head nurses of all the 27 neonatological units in the Lodz area. …”
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The Effectiveness of Trunk and Balance Warm-up Exercises in Prevention, Severity, and Length of Limitation From Overuse and Acute Lower Limb Injuries in Male Volleyball Players by Yuki Muramoto, Hironobu Kuruma

“… # Purpose To examine the effects of trunk and balance warm-up exercises on the prevention, severity, and length of limitation of overuse and acute lower limb injuries in male volleyball players. # Study Design Prospective, single-cohort study. # Methods This study involved the 2019 (control group) and 2021 (intervention group) male volleyball teams. …”
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The Effect of Prenatal Invasive Tests on Neonatal Birthweight by Atakan Tanacan, Emine Aydın, Ayşe Nur Çakar, Murat Çağan, Dinçer Göksuluk, Mehmet Sinan Beksaç

“… OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of prenatal invasive procedures on neonatal birth weight. STUDY DESIGN: The present study consists of three group of pregnancies; 1) Amniocentesis group (n=97), 2) Chorionic Villus Sampling group (n=36), 3) Control group (matched patients without any intrauterine intervention, n=100). …”
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Neonatal Surgery Intensive Care Unit: Hacettepe University Experience by Umit Ayse Tandircioglu, Hasan Tolga Celik, Sule Yigit, Murat Yurdakok

“…This study aims to examine the data gathered from the neonatal intensive care unit of our hospital and to understand how this model contributed to the health improvement of newborns with surgical problems. STUDY DESIGN: The file records of newborns admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit were retrospectively analyzed from January 2014 to December 2019. …”
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The Effect of Self-Myofascial Release on the Pennation Angle of the Vastus Medialis Oblique and the Vastus Lateralis in Athletic Male Individuals: An Ultrasound Investigation by Queenie Mae Torrente, Alban Killingback, Philip J Adds, Claire Robertson

“… # Hypothesis There will be a significant decrease in the pennation angles of the VMO and VL after seven weeks of SMR using a foam roller. # Study Design Cohort Study # Methods Twenty-five young, athletic, male participants were recruited to use a foam roller, along the full length of both anterior thighs, three times weekly, on three separate days, for seven weeks. …”
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Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Iron Deficiency Anemia by Neslihan Yerebasmaz, Şeyma Asiltürk, Erdem Fadıllıoğlu, Özlem Şengül, Serdar Yalvaç, Ömer Kandemir

“… OBJECTIVE: To determine whether gestational diabetes mellitus is influenced by the presence of iron deficiency anemia in early pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective cohort study included 131 gestational diabetes mellitus and 300 non-gestational diabetes mellitus pregnants that were screened and diagnosed between the 24-28 week of gestation. …”
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The Role of AMPS in Parkinson’s Disease Management: Scoping Review and Meta-Analysis by Roberto Tedeschi, Danilo Donati, Federica Giorgi

“…Data extraction focused on study design, intervention details, sample characteristics, and key outcomes. …”
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Perbedaan Kecemasan dan Koping Mahasiswa Program A dan Program B dalam Penyelesaian Skripsi by Esi Afriyanti, Dira Chika Vidrianta, Elvi Oktarina

“…The research utilized a comparative, cross-sectional study design. The population consisted of 99 students from the nursing faculty across both programs. …”
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Does the Apoptosis Value of Cumulus Cells Play a Role in Rescue Oocyte in Vitro Maturation? by Tulay Irez, Sinem Ercan Dogan, Enver Ciraci, Saadet Busra Aksoyer, Muhammet Sait Toprak, Nurten Dayioglu, Onur Guralp

“… OBJECTIVE: In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of the cumulus cell’s apoptosis parameter in the maturation of immature rescue oocytes. STUDY DESIGN: In this experimental study, donated immature germinal vesicle oocytes were cultured for, in vitro maturation, embryo development in matured germinal vesicle oocytes were compared with apoptotic properties of cumulus cells. …”
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Machine Learning in Acute Stroke Neuroimaging. A Systematic Literature Review by D. Matuliauskas, I. Stražnickaitė, A. Samuilis, D. Jatužis

“…The study aims to overview studies that compare diagnostic performance of AI applications in stroke detection and seg- mentation of stroke lesions with and without human clinicians, appraising the models, study design, and metrics used. Materials and methods. …”
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Detection of macular and peripheral ocular microvascular changes after carotid artery revascularization using widefield SS-OCTA by Ting Luo, Lu Wang, Li Zhang

“…PurposeThis study aims to investigate microvascular changes in the macular and peripheral regions, as well as alterations in the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) of the ipsilateral eye using widefield swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography (SS-OCTA) in patients with severe carotid artery stenosis (SCAS) after carotid artery revascularization (CAR).DesignThis study employed a prospective study design.MethodsSCAS patients were examined using widefield SS-OCTA, which covered an area of 16 × 16 mm centered on the fovea. …”
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Tyrosine Kinase-2, Angiopoietin-2, and Thrombomodulin Axes in the Late-Onset Fetal Growth Restriction: A Prospective Cohort Study by Esra Altan Erbilen, Fusun Gulizar Varol

“… OBJECTIVE: Investigating the interaction among three interconnected proteins, namely receptor Tyrosine Kinase-2 (Tie-2), the vascular remodeling cytokine Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2), and the coagulation inhibitor Thrombomodulin (TM), may offer fresh insights into the multifactorial origins of late-onset fetal growth restriction (LFGR). STUDY DESIGN: In this prospective cohort study, we assessed the maternal serum concentrations of Tie-2, Ang-2, and TM in pregnancies that developed LFGR (n=30) and a control group (n=59) within the gestational weeks of 32-39 gestational weeks at Trakya University Hospital (January 2021-December 2021). …”
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Assessment of Nuchal Translucency Nasal Bone and Ductus Venosus Flow in the First Trimester: Pregnancy Outcomes by Şafak Özdemirci, Deniz Esinler, Funda Özdemirci, Melek Bilge, Funda Akpınar, İnci Kahyaoğlu

“… OBJECTIVE: To report the first trimester prenatal obstetric ultrasonography findings and pregnancy outcomes. STUDY DESIGN: This study was designed as a retrospective cohort one. …”
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Prevalence and demographic distribution of anaemia among those visiting a teaching hospital located in tribal predominant block of Jharkhand: Retrospective record based analysis by Vasanth Chellamuthu, Srinivasan Chelladurai, Vinayagamoorthy Venogopal, Bhagyasri Ray, S Sharanabasappa, Vasantha C. Kalyani, Satya Patra

“…A retrospective, chart-based study design was adopted to achieve the objectives. All inpatient case records available from the Department of Laboratory Medicine and the electronic hospital information system of the institute were reviewed between January 1, 2021, and January 31, 2024. …”
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