Risk factors associated with poor pain outcomes following primary knee replacement surgery: Analysis of data from the clinical practice research datalink, hospital episode statisti... by Hasan Raza Mohammad, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Antonella Delmestri, John Broomfield, Rita Patel, Joerg Huber, Cesar Garriga, Christopher Eccleston, Rafael Pinedo-Villanueva, Tamer T Malak, Nigel Arden, Andrew Price, Vikki Wylde, Tim J Peters, Ashley W Blom, Andrew Judge

“…These findings will support development of interventions to reduce the numbers of patients who have poor pain outcomes.…”
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Nonfluent/Agrammatic PPA with In-Vivo Cortical Amyloidosis and Pick’s Disease Pathology by Francesca Caso, Benno Gesierich, Maya Henry, Manu Sidhu, Amanda LaMarre, Miranda Babiak, Bruce L. Miller, Gil D. Rabinovici, Eric J. Huang, Giuseppe Magnani, Massimo Filippi, Giancarlo Comi, William W. Seeley, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini

“…We present comprehensive, prospective longitudinal data for a 66 year old, right-handed female who met current criteria for the nonfluent/agrammatic variant of primary progressive aphasia (nfvPPA). …”
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Connecting the uninsured to care: Engaging new primary care patients at a new York City safety net system by Caroline Cooke, Christine Zhang, Jonathan Jiménez, Remle Newton-Dame

“…Methods: We reviewed demographics and diagnoses for 14,953 NYC Care adults who first visited primary care between November 1, 2020 and October 31, 2021, along with their total primary care visits, referrals, specialty visits, and acute visits one year following care initiation. …”
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Preoperative hemoglobin and perioperative blood transfusion in major head and neck surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Munib Ali, Joseph C. Dort, Khara M. Sauro

“…The primary outcome was the proportion of patients who had a PBT. Subgroup analysis examined sources of heterogeneity for perioperative predictors of PBT (age, sex, flap type, flap site and preoperative Hgb). …”
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Real-time seizure detection in paediatric intensive care patients: the RESET child brain protocol by Kristen Gibbons, Andreas Schibler, Anthony Slater, Louise Sparkes, Michaela Waak, Stephen Malone, Jane Harnischfeger, Sandra Gurr

“…Post-hoc dedicated neurologists, who remain blinded to the QEEG analysis, will interpret the cEEG. …”
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A comparative study between central quadrantectomy and nipple resection with areola preservation Versus Grisotti flap mammoplasty in central breast lesions extending to nipple: a r... by Philobater Bahgat Adly Awad, Basma Hussein Abdelaziz Hassan, Abanoub Adel Shafek Awad, Abdelrahman Ahmed Younis Mohamed Attaia, Kerolos Bahgat Adly Awad, Dina Mohamed Hanafy, Ahmed Gamal El Din Osman

“…This trial involved 40 individuals who had central breast lesions that extended to the nipple and were monitored for two years following surgery. …”
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Cefazolin Alone Versus Cefazolin With Tobramycin or Gentamicin as Intraoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Total Joint Arthroplasty by Meera M. Dhodapkar, MD, MHS, Scott J. Halperin, MD, MHS, Zachary Radford, MD, Lee E. Rubin, MD, FAAOS, FAOA, Jonathan N. Grauer, MD, Mengnai Li, FAAOS, MD, PhD

“…For both THA and TKA, 2 subcohorts were created: (1) Patients who received cefazolin alone and (2) cefazolin and tobramycin or gentamicin. …”
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Functional Analysis of Patients with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Based on Exploratory Item Response Theory Modeling by FAN Yabei, CHEN Jinjin, GE Panli, CHENG Xi, ZHANG Yichen, LIN Feng

“…ObjectiveBased on Hammersmith Function Motor Scale Expanded （HFMSE），the study aimed at constructing item response model （IRM） to evaluate the functioning of patients with spinal muscular atrophy （SMA） and exploring the metrical characteristics of HFMSE.MethodsWe recruited 23 SMA patients who received corrective treatment in the Department of Geriatric Neurology and the Department of Pediatrics of the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University from February 2021 to June 2023. …”
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Can T1W and T2W Dixon Sequences Replace the Standard MRI Protocol in Diagnosing Sacroiliitis? by Nur Betül Karatoprak, Zeynep Maraş Özdemir, Sinan Karatoprak, Ayşegül Sağır Kahraman, Leyla Karaca, Servet Yolbaş

“…Materials/Methods: This single-centre, prospective study included 107 patients who underwent 3 Tesla MRIs. The patients with inflammatory low-back pain (aged 18–50 years) were included. …”
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Familial Mediterranean Gene (MEFV) Mutation in Parents of Children with Familial Mediterranean Fever: What Are the Exceptions? by Leila Shahbaznejad, Sayed-Reza Raeeskarami, Raheleh Assari, Abbas Shakoori, Hamidreza Azhideh, Yahya Aghighi, Fatemeh Tahghighi, Vahid Ziaee

“…In the considerable count of the FMF patients, only one mutation is found in the MEFV and parents, who were the obligatory carriers for that mutation, were asymptomatic. …”
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Designing and evaluating alternative livelihoods for shark conservation: a case study on thresher sharks in Alor Island, Indonesia by Rafid A. Shidqi, Dewi R. Sari, Jeheskiel Alopen, Yodhikson M. Bang, Igo Arianto, Primiaty N. S. Kopong, Vivekananda Gitandjali TD, Etoile Smulders, Hollie Booth

“…Total thresher shark catches were 91% lower among fishers who participated in our intervention compared to non-participants. …”
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Anthropometric and Body Composition Measurements Related to Osteoporosis in Geriatric Population by Sadiye Murat, Bilinç Doğruöz Karatekin, Filiz Demirdağ, Esma Nur Kolbaşı

“…Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of a total of 482 patients who consulted the geriatric outpatient clinic between 2018 and 2019. …”
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Prevalence of visually significant cataract and cataract surgical coverage in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Angus W Turner, Mark A Chia, Hessom Razavi, Marcel M Nejatian, Saiuj Bhat, Amy Kalantary, Joshua R Taylor

“…Policies to improve diagnosis and surgery rates should be prioritised, particularly for Indigenous Australians who experience a disproportionate burden of advanced cataract and reduced access to surgery.PROSPERO registration number CRD42022340197.…”
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Awaking Blood Pressure Surge and Progression to Microalbuminuria in Type 2 Normotensive Diabetic Patients by Michelangela Barbieri, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Ilaria Fava, Celestino Sardu, Nicola Angelico, Pasquale Paolisso, Angela Abbatecola, Giuseppe Paolisso, Raffaele Marfella

“…Mean SD MBPS significantly increased in those who developed microalbuminuria from a mean [SD] of 10.6 [1.4] to 36.8 [7.1], p<0.001. …”
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Misdiagnosis and analysis of clinical characteristics in patients with giant cystic pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma by Yue Zhang, Bo Zhou

“…There was more intraoperative bleeding, more patients who underwent blood transfusions, and a longer postoperative hospital stay; however, the difference was not statistically significant. …”
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Prehospital care for ovarian cancer in Catalonia: could we do better in primary care? Retrospective cohort study by Mercè Marzo-Castillejo, Josep M Borras, Carmen Vela-Vallespín, Paula Manchon‐Walsh, Luisa Aliste

“…Objective To assess the impact of prehospital factors (diagnostic pathways, first presentation to healthcare services, intervals, participation in primary care) on 1-year and 5-year survival in people with epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).Design Retrospective quasi-population-based cohort study.Setting Catalan Integrated Public Healthcare System.Participants People with EOC who underwent surgery with a curative intent in public Catalan hospitals between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2014.Outcome measures Data from primary and secondary care clinical histories and care processes in the 18 months leading up to confirmation (signs and symptoms at presentation, diagnosis pathways, referrals, diagnosis interval) of the EOC diagnosis (stage, histology type, treatment). …”
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Using routine data to examine factors associated with stillbirth in three tertiary maternity facilities in Kabul, Afghanistan by Zainab Ezadi, Sayed Murtaza Sadat Hofiani, Aliki Christou

“…Factors independently associated with stillbirth while adjusting for maternal age and baby’s sex were: being referred from another facility which increased the odds of stillbirth by over three times (aOR 3.24; 95% CI 1.17, 8.85) compared to those who were not referred; being born extremely preterm (< 28 weeks) (aOR 13.98; 95% CI 7.44, 26.27), very preterm (28–31 weeks) (aOR 3.91; 95% CI 2.73, 5.62), and moderate to late preterm (32–36 weeks) (aOR 2.32; 95% CI 1.60, 3.37) compared to term babies; and being small-for-gestational age (aOR 1.70; 95% CI 1.10, 2.64) compared to those that were average size for gestational age. …”
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Prevalence of breast fibroadenoma in healthy physical examination population in Guangdong province of China: a cross-sectional study by Yingjia Li, Lijun Zhu, Xiaoqi Zeng, Shanshan Jiang, Simin Ruan, Huanrong Ma, Changsheng Ye, Jianyu Dong

“…Objective To provide an accurate assessment of the prevalence of breast fibroadenoma in a large population and to confirm the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for fibroadenoma.Design This was a cross-sectional survey.Setting This research was conducted at Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.Participants A total of 11 898 women aged 18–40 years who underwent breast screening between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2019 were included in the fibroadenoma prevalence study. …”
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Efficacy of Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Moderate-Severe Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Retrospective Study by Yujiao Zheng, Fan Yang, Lin Han, Xiaowen Gou, Fengmei Lian, Wenke Liu, Linhua Zhao, Bing Pang, Xiyan Zhao, Xiaolin Tong

“…The modified HGWD was effective in the treatment of moderate and severe pDPN and can thus be offered as a new alternative treatment option for pDPN patients who failed to respond to regular pharmaceutical therapies.…”
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Standard Urine Collection Bag as an Improvised Bogotá Bag as a Temporary Abdominal Closure Method in an Open Abdomen in Preventing Abdominal Compartment Syndrome by Ahmed Shabhay, Zarina Shabhay, Kondo Chilonga, David Msuya, Theresia Mwakyembe, Samwel Chugulu

“…We report a case of a 29-year-old male who developed incisional anterior abdominal wall wound dehiscence. …”
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