The Effectiveness of Add-on Treatment with Nutraceutical by V. T. Ivashkin, M. A. Morozova, E. A. Poluektova, O. S. Shifrin, A. G. Beniashvili, G. E. Rupchev, A. A. Alekseev, Yu. M. Poluektov, Z. A. Mamieva, A. L. Kovaleva, A. I. Ulyanin, E. A. Trush

“…Patients of the experimental and control groups did not differ from each other either in terms of demographics, basic treatment, or in the severity of symptoms at the beginning of the study.The effectiveness of the treatment in the patients, who received add-on “SZ Gastro” was significantly higher than in the patients of the control group: in the control group the percentage of improvement of somatic symptoms was 22.35 %, in the experimental group it amounted to 49.18 % (χ2 = 15.9; p = 0.0001). …”
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Evaluation of Active Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring in Severe Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty by Alireza Manafi Rasi, MD, Sina Afzal, Dr., MD, Mojtaba Baroutkoub, MD, Hasan Shakiba, MD, Pooya Kalani, MD, Mehdi Tavassoli, MD, Reza Zarei, MD

“…Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, we recruited patients with Crowe types III and IV DDH, who underwent THA. The study comprised 2 cohorts: one without nerve monitoring and the other with active IONM under epidural anesthesia. …”
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The economic burden of post-endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedure infections in Italy by Paolo Sciattella, Annarosa Fornero, Susanna Giordano, Claudio De Angelis, Francesco Cattel

“…The study included all patients who underwent their first inpatient ERCP between 2018 and 2021. …”
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Comparative Analysis of the Safety and Functional Outcomes of Anterior versus Retropupillary Iris-Claw IOL Fixation by Paolo Mora, Giacomo Calzetti, Stefania Favilla, Matteo Forlini, Salvatore Tedesco, Purva Date, Viola Tagliavini, Arturo Carta, Rino Frisina, Emilio Pedrotti, Stefano Gandolfi

“…Preoperatively, the groups were similar in all parameters except for a significantly higher proportion of retropupillary fixations in patients who had previously experienced a closed-globe trauma (p=0.03). …”
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Viral suppression and adherence in adolescents living with HIV in rural Tanzania. by Ezekiel Luoga, James Okuma, Lilian Moshi, George Sigalla, Dorcas Mnzava, Daniel H Paris, Tracy R Glass, Fiona Vanobberghen, Maja Weisser, Getrud Joseph Mollel, KIULARCO working group

“…<h4>Results</h4>Of 319 included adolescents, 159 (50%) were male, 143 (45%) aged 10-13 years, 213 (74%) had disclosed their HIV status, 72 (23%) lived ≥50 kilometers from the clinic, 161 (55%) had a WHO stage III/IV and 80 (33%) had CD4 cell counts <500 cells/mm3. …”
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Efficacy of Amflow®, a Real-Time-Portable Feedback Device for Delivering Appropriate Ventilation in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomised, Controlled, Cross-Over Simulation Study by Jong Won Kim, Sang O Park, Kyeong Ryong Lee, Dae Young Hong, Kwang Je Baek

“…A total of 40 trained participants who underwent training for SB ventilation were recruited. …”
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Pengaruh Lamanya Pemberian Citicoline dalam Memperbaiki Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer (Rnfl) dan Lapang Pandangan pada Primary Open Angle Glaucoma (Poag) by Kemala Sayuti, Harmen ., Hondrizal .

“…The study was conducted in patients with POAG who take place in September 2010 - January 2011 with consecutive sampling technique. …”
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Assessing the relevance and uptake of core outcome sets (an agreed minimum collection of outcomes to measure in research studies) in Cochrane systematic reviews: a review by Tianjing Li, Karen Hughes, Jamie J Kirkham, Mike Clarke, Sarah L Gorst, Paula R Williamson, Ricardo de Ávila Oliveira, Ian J Saldanha, Jochen Schmitt

“…Relevant existing COS could be considered for a review update in 35% of the others (33/93). Most editors who responded (31/36, 86%) thought that COS should definitely or possibly be used to inform the choice of outcomes in a review.Conclusions Systematic reviewers are continuing to note outcome heterogeneity but are starting to use COS to inform their reviews. …”
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Transcatheter aortic valve implantation complexity score by Christopher Malkin, Daniel J Blackman, Noman Ali, Amr Abdelrahman, Michael Cunnington, Paul Bamford, Sacchin Arockiam, Suleman Aktaa, Rowan Hall

“…For validation purposes, comparisons were made between patients in the three complexity levels with respect to procedural duration as well as VARC-3 technical success, device success and early safety.Results The validation study included 1034 consecutive patients who underwent TAVI between June 2021 and October 2023. …”
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Application of four-finger lifting method in the deltoid intramuscular injection of COVID-19 vaccine (四指提拉注射法在新型冠状病毒疫苗接种中应用) by ZHENG Wen (郑雯), ZHI Hui (智慧)

“…Methods Totally 180 recipients who required COVID-19 vaccine injection were randomly divided into the observation group and control group, with 90 cases in each group. …”
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Retrospective study of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage: vasospasm and other complications (Part III) by S. Bakanauskaitė, J. Grigaitė, R. Danilevičienė, G. Lizaitienė, L. Piliponis, J. Ščerbak, D. Jatužis, J. Valaikienė

“…This retrospective study included 102 patients diagnosed with spontaneous SAH, aged at least 18 years, who were treated in the Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos (VUL SK) in 2014-2017. …”
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Comparison of Corneal Epitheliotrophic Factors of Undiluted Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma and Autologous Serum Eye Drops for Dry Eye Disease by Passara Jongkhajornpong, Kaevalin Lekhanont, Sasivimol Rattanasiri, Prapaporn Pisitkun, Ammarin Thakkinstian

“…Ninety-six patients with moderate-to-severe dry eye disease, who were randomly assigned to receive either 100% APRP or 100% AS, were enrolled in the study. …”
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Knowledge and attitude among Egyptian medical students regarding the role of human papillomavirus vaccine in prevention of oropharyngeal cancer: a questionnaire-based observational... by Mohammed. N. Abdelaziz, Abdullah Hefnawy, Hajer Azzam, Omar Reisha, Omar Hamdy

“…The study was a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study consisting of 696 participants from the first to fifth-year students enrolled in any Egyptian medical school registered in the academic year 2023–2024, specifically from June to August 2024, except non-medical, graduate, and non-Egyptian students who met the exclusion criteria. We privately gathered answers via colleagues and electronically via online Google forms posted on social media groups. …”
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Age- and Gender-Related Differences in LDL-Cholesterol Management in Outpatients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Giuseppina Russo, Basilio Pintaudi, Carlo Giorda, Giuseppe Lucisano, Antonio Nicolucci, Maria Rosaria Cristofaro, Concetta Suraci, Maria Franca Mulas, Angela Napoli, Maria Chiara Rossi, Valeria Manicardi

“…LDL-C management is worst in women with T2DM, who are monitored and reach targets less frequently than T2DM men. …”
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Transoral endoscopic thyroid lobectomy and ipsilateral central neck lymph node dissection vestibular approach: analysis of the learning curve and clinical outcomes evaluation by Yuhang Deng, Jiaojiao Zhao, Mei Tao, Haixin Zhao, Ruoxin Fan, Xiaoming Wang, Xiubo Lu

“…This study aims to fill this void by presenting a comprehensive analysis of the learning curve and assessing the procedure’s feasibility in managing thyroid cancer.MethodsBetween June 2020 and June 2023, a retrospective analysis was conducted on 195 patients who had undergone the transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University. …”
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Biomechanical coordination and variability alters following repetitive movement fatigue in overhead athletes with painful shoulder by Rahman Sheikhhoseini, Sajjad Abdollahi, Mohammad Salsali, Mehrdad Anbarian

“…This difference suggests that individuals in the CSP group who experienced chronic pain may have developed a strategy to minimize pain and fatigue during the task. …”
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Reliability of mpMRI in diagnosing cancer prostate following intravesical BCG for bladder cancer by Arjun Pon Avudaiappan, Pushan Prabhakar, Rachel Siretskiy, Andrew Renshaw, Ahmed Eldefrawy, Murugesan Manoharan

“…Materials and Methods We reviewed the NMIBC patients treated with intravesical BCG therapy between 2017 and 2023 and investigated those who underwent mpMRI and MR fusion biopsy in suspicion of CaP. …”
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The Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Northeast China by Liang Wen, Yu Wang, Zhong Lin, Feng Hua Wang, Xiao Xia Ding, Dong Li, Kemi Feng, Yuan Bo Liang, Dong Xiao Zhang, Yu Dou, Gang Zhai

“…Low vision was defined as presenting VA of better-seeing eye <20/60 and ≥20/400, and blindness was defined as VA <20/400, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) definitions. The primary causes of blindness and low vision were assessed by senior ophthalmologists. …”
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The Mindful Compassion Program Integrated with Body-Mind-Spirit Empowerment for Reducing Depression in Lung Cancer Patient-Caregiver Dyads by Fei-Hsiu Hsiao, Chao-Chi Ho, Chong-Jen Yu, Jin-Yuan Shih, Zhong-Zhe Lin, Feng-Ying Huang, Yu-Ting Chen, Chia-Chen Hsieh

“…Method: Participants consisted of 56 dyads, who were randomly assigned to either the dyadic or patient-only groups. …”
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畸型精子症患者精子DNA 完整性与年龄及常规精液参数的关系 by 郭丽媛, 周华, 王晓蔓, 刘敏

“…【方法】收集2013年1月至2016年12月在我院生殖中心就诊的255例畸型精子症患者的精液标本，将患者按年龄分为≤ 30岁、30～35 岁和≥ 35 岁3 组，按WHO 第5 版手册进行精液常规分析，采用精子染色质扩散法（SCD）检测精子DNA完整性。【结果】畸形精子症患者精子DNA碎片指数（DFI）与前向运动精子百分率（PR%）、精子总活力呈负相关（P < 0.001；P < 0.001），与年龄、正常形态精子百分率（NF%）可能存在弱相关关系（P = 0.003；P = 0.027）。…”
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