Systematic review of the impact of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease on mortality and adverse clinical outcomes for individuals with chronic kidney disease by Paul Roderick, Julie Parkes, Theresa Hydes, Ryan Buchanan, Oliver J Kennedy, Simon Fraser

“…Objectives To investigate if non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) impacts mortality and adverse outcomes for individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD).Design Systematic review.Data sources PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science were searched up to 1 February 2020 with no restriction on the earliest date.Eligibility criteria for selecting studies Observational cohort studies that reported either the risk of all-cause mortality, incidence of non-fatal cardiovascular events (CVE) or progression of kidney disease among adults with established CKD who have NAFLD compared with those without.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers extracted data and assessed bias independently.Results Of 2604 records identified, 3 studies were included (UK (n=852), South Korea (n=1525) and USA (n=1413)). …”
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Discovery of reproductive tissue-associated bacteria and the modes of microbiota acquisition in male honey bees (drones) by Alexis Burks, Patrick Gallagher, Kasie Raymann

“…However, we currently know very little about the impact of microbes on the health of male honey bees (drones), who only make up a small portion of the colony population but play a very key role in the success of future colonies by mating with virgin queens. …”
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A complex case of right heart masses in a leukemia patient: a case report by Xiaoning Wang, Mahsa Fatahichegeni, Mohammad Amin Ansarian, Seifollah Ranjbarha, Juan Ren

“…This case report discusses a 33-year-old male who was initially diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). …”
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MRI findings in patients with psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures: Prevalence, distribution, and classification of the findings. A single tertiary epilepsy center experience by Aleix Jareno‐Badenas, Mario Matute‐González, Luis Pintor, Estefanía Conde‐Blanco, Mar Carreño, Xavier Setoain, Camilo Pineda, Fernando Diego Choque‐Chávez, Tomás Fernández, Núria Bargalló, Sofía González‐Ortiz

“…The MRI findings were evaluated and classified by two radiologists, who reported the category of the findings, laterality, and location. …”
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Clinical Impact of Viral Load on the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Liver-Related Mortality in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Ran Noh, Doo Hyuck Lee, Byoung Woon Kwon, Yong Hyun Kim, Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song

“…A total of 111 subjects with chronic HCV infection who were available for serum quantitation of HCV RNA were recruited in this retrospective cohort. …”
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Hydrogeochemical characterization of groundwater using water quality index and multivariate statistical analysis in Binji town and environs, Sokoto basin, Northwestern Nigeria by Ibrahim Mohammed Abdullahi, Lawali Abubakar, Garba Saidu, Hassan Yusuf

“…Ca ion exceeded the Nigerian standard for drinking water quality (NSDWQ) and the World Health Organization (WHO) set limits in one sample, Mg in 14 samples while K exceeded in four samples. …”
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Practical Experience of Endoscope Reprocessing and Working-Platform Disinfection in COVID-19 Patients: A Report from Guangdong China during the Pandemic by Xianqi Lin, Zhenyi Zhang, Minzhao Gao, Zhenling Zhang, Zhidong Lin, Siwen Huang, Jiangnan Ren, Meijuan Luo, Xiaoqing Xu, Guilan Chen, Hongjun Chen, Renxu Lai, Xiaochun Wu, Lihua Zhang, Xiaofeng Li

“…Based on our experience with the 11 COVID-19 patients who had undergone endoscopy, we provide an endoscopic reprocessing method for the bedside endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 patients for reference.…”
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Gait characteristics in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a review on the effects of CSF tap test and shunt surgery by Iva Hereitová, Alessandra Griffa, Gilles Allali, Tomáš Dorňák

“…Changes in balance-related gait parameters after CSFTT might be useful in deciding whether to perform shunt surgery in iNPH patients who hope for improvement in gait ability. The dual-task paradigm after CSFTT could improve the clinical evaluation of higher level frontal gait disturbances in patients with suspected iNPH before shunting.…”
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Perioperative Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesic Efficacy of Morphine with Combined Nefopam and Parecoxib versus Parecoxib in Gynecologic Surgery: A Randomized, Double-Blind... by Varinee Lekprasert, Lapuskorn Yapanan, Wichai Ittichaikulthol, Rungrawan Buachai, Phimol Soisod, Areepan Sophonsritsuk

“…This randomized double-blinded control trial recruited participants (n = 72) who underwent gynecologic surgeries and divided them into either a nefopam or control group. …”
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Partial weight bearing and long-term survival outcomes in extracapsular hip fractures treated with trochanteric Gamma3 nails by Carlos Hernández-Pascual, José Ángel Santos-Sánchez, Jorge Hernández-Rodríguez, Carlos Fernando Silva-Viamonte, Carmen Pablos-Hernández, Pablo Alonso-Rodríguez, José Antonio Mirón-Canelo

“…Methods Retrospective cohort study of osteoporotic ECF in ≥ 65-year-old patients who underwent surgery with trochanteric Gamma3 nails in 2014 (n = 218), followed in the long-term (consolidation or stabilisation). …”
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The MRI-based vertebral bone quality score is a predictor of pedicle screw loosening following instrumented posterior lumbar fusion by Yung-Hsueh Hu, Jian-Hong Chou, Yu-Cheng Yeh, Ming-Kai Hsieh, Tsung-Ting Tsai, Wen-Jer Chen, Lih-Hui Chen, Po-Liang Lai, Chi-Chien Niu

“…Methods: Data from patients who have received one or two-level instrumented TLIF from February 2014 to March 2015 were retrospectively collected. …”
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Can we prevent poststroke cognitive impairment? An umbrella review of risk factors and treatments by Clare Flach, Abdel Douiri, Vibhore Prasad, Majed Obaid, Iain Marshall

“…We aimed to synthesise the existing evidence evaluating risk factors and the effects of treatments to prevent/improve cognitive function in patients who had a stroke with cognitive impairment.Design Umbrella review.Data source Medline, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Cochrane and PROSPERO were searched from inception until 11 June 2019.Eligibility criteria Published systematic review (SR) that incorporated randomised controlled trials to investigate an intervention to improve poststroke cognitive impairment, or SR of longitudinal observational studies that evaluated the risk factors of this condition. …”
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Clinical analysis of pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma coexisting with lung cancer by Heng Yang, Man-Hui Li, Qiu-Hong Li, Ke-Bin Cheng, Wei-Jun Cao

“…Methods We retrospectively analyzed the clinical, imaging, genetic mutations and pathological data among adult patients with pulmonary MALT lymphoma coexisting with lung cancer who were confirmed by pathological examinations after operation at Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital between 1st January 2013 and 31st May 2024. …”
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Pain Measurement through Temperature Changes in Children Undergoing Dental Extractions by Eleazar S. Kolosovas-Machuca, Mario A. Martínez-Jiménez, José L. Ramírez-GarcíaLuna, Francisco J. González, Amaury J. Pozos-Guillen, Nadia P. Campos-Lara, Mauricio Pierdant-Perez

“…Thermographic changes in the lacrimal caruncle can be detected in patients who undergo dental extractions. These changes appear to be stable throughout time and to possess very little intersubject variation, thus making them a candidate for a surrogate marker of pain and discomfort. …”
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The correlation between blood lipids and intrahepatic cholestasis syndrome during pregnancy by Huibin Huang, Juan Li, Tianhua Chen, Meidan Lu, Gunsang Zhuoma, Lijin Chen, Yuebin Gan, Huiming Ye

“…Background To analyse changes in lipid levels during the development of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and identify new biomarkers for predicting ICP.Methods A retrospective case-control study was conducted to analyse 473 pregnant women who underwent regular prenatal examinations and delivered at the Women and Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, between June 2020 and June 2023, including 269 normal pregnancy controls and 204 pregnant women with cholestasis.Results Patients with ICP with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels than in those without GDM. …”
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Evaluation of prescribing practices and treatment failure for purulent skin and soft tissue infections in patients with obesity by Mackenzie L. Miller, Destiny M. Hughson, Noah D. Blower, Andrew P. Jameson, Lisa E. Dumkow

“…Patients: Adult patients with a body mass index of ≥ 30 kg/m2 who received ≥ 5 days of oral antibiotics for purulent cellulitis were included. …”
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Selective correlation of hippocampal volumes with WADA memory scores in mesial temporal sclerosis patients by Lourdes Khalife, Wassim Nasreddine, Fatima Jaafar, Huda Abboodi, Karim Nasreddine, Ahmad Beydoun

“…This study aims to explore the correlation between automated measures of hippocampal volume and WADA memory scores and to evaluate whether these volumetric measurements can reliably predict WADA memory scores.MethodsThis study included patients who underwent a comprehensive presurgical assessment along with bilateral WADA testing. …”
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Cohort profile: Outcome Monitoring After Cardiac Surgery (OMACS) – a prospective UK cohort study of cardiac surgery patients at the Bristol Heart Institute by Chris A Rogers, Gianni Angelini, Lucy Culliford, Rachel Brierley, Barnaby Reeves, Katherine Joyce, Terrie Walker-Smith, Rachel Maishman, Emma Hopkins, Penny Lambert, Helena Smartt

“…Purpose The Outcome Monitoring After Cardiac Surgery (OMACS) cohort study was set-up with the aim of establishing a rich source of biological samples and health status data from patients who undergo cardiac surgery. The objectives were to use these data to inform the design of new clinical studies and to provide samples and data to answer research questions.Participants Recruitment began on 23 May 2016 and ended 31 May 2022. …”
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Comparison of mNGS with conventional methods for diagnosis of cryptococcal meningitis: a retrospective study by Zai-Jie Jiang, Jian-Chen Hong, Bi-Wei Lin, Wei-Qing Zhang, Qi-Chao Fan, Bi-Hui Yang, Xiang-Ping Yao

“…Here, we retrospectively evaluated data from cryptococcal meningitis patients who were tested using mNGS and/or routine testing, including fungal culture, India ink staining, and cryptococcal antigen (CrAg) testing. …”
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A Microflow Chip Technique for Monitoring Platelets in Late Pregnancy: A Possible Risk Factor for Thrombosis by He C, Ma H, Zhang T, Liu Y, Zhang C, Deng S

“…Cui He,1 Haidong Ma,2 Tingting Zhang,1 Yu Liu,1 Cuiying Zhang,3 Surong Deng1 1Department of Blood Transfusion of Yong-chuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 402160, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pharmacy of Yong-chuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 402160, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Yong-chuan Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 402160, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Surong Deng, Email 172346252@qq.comPurpose: To study the platelet adhesion and aggregation behaviour of late pregnancy women under arterial shear rate using microfluidic chip technology and evaluate the risk of thrombosis in late pregnancy.Methods: We included pregnant women who were registered in the obstetrics department of our hospital between January 2021 and October 2022 and underwent regular prenatal examinations. …”
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