Race/Ethnicity, Primary Language, and Income Are Not Demographic Drivers of Mortality in Breast Cancer Patients at a Diverse Safety Net Academic Medical Center by Divya A. Parikh, Rani Chudasama, Ankit Agarwal, Alexandar Rand, Muhammad M. Qureshi, Taylor Ngo, Ariel E. Hirsch

“…In this retrospective study, breast cancer patients who were single, presented at a later stage, or were older had increased incidence of mortality. …”
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Use of Procalcitonin to Guide Discontinuation of Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Persistent Intra-Abdominal Collections: A Case Series by Gabriel Motoa, Amy Pate, Carlos Franco-Paredes, Daniel B. Chastain, Andrés F. Henao-Martínez, Leila Hojat

“…In this case series, we describe clinical presentations and outcomes using PCT to guide cessation of antimicrobial therapy in patients with persistent IAA who exhibited clinical improvement. Methods. A retrospective analysis of patients with IAA who had PCT levels available to review was performed in a tertiary academic teaching institution in the United States between 2017 and 2018. …”
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Use of antibiotics in a Cienfuegos municipality population by Diana Rosa Fernández Ruiz, Zaida Pérez Meneses, Olga Lidia Cuevas Pérez, Maira Quirós Enríquez, Belkis Barrios Romero, Yeni Dueñas Pérez

“…The highest percentage of use was by medical prescription (75.7%); the 23.7% self-medicated and the people who did it the most were female (71.4%) and with a level between pre-university (34.3%) and university (51.4%).…”
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Intravitreal Dexamethasone in the Management of Delayed-Onset Bleb-Associated Endophthalmitis by David J. Jacobs, Avinash Pathengay, Harry W. Flynn, Theodore Leng, Darlene Miller, Wei Shi

“…Clinical data were compared using the 2-sided Student's t-test for patients who received IVD and patients who did not receive IVD. …”
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Awareness and Uptake of Family Screening in Patients Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer at a Young Age by Niamh M. Hogan, Marion Hanley, Aisling M. Hogan, Margaret Sheehan, Oliver J. McAnena, Mark P. Regan, Michael J. Kerin, Myles R. Joyce

“…Background. One-fifth of people who develop colorectal cancer (CRC) have a first-degree relative (FDR) also affected. …”
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THROMBOEMBOLIC COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS by Mariya Kavka

“…A retrospective analysis of clinical information was performed regarding 206 patients with a diagnosis of acute calculous cholecystitis, who were hospitalized in the Emergency Medical Care Hospital of Lviv (current name: St. …”
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The Effect of Cesarean Delivery Skin Incision Approach in Morbidly Obese Women on the Rate of Classical Hysterotomy by Brian E. Brocato, Edwin M. Thorpe, Luis M. Gomez, Jim Y. Wan, Giancarlo Mari

“…To assess the risk of classical hysterotomy and surgical morbidity among women with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40 kg/m2 who underwent a supraumbilical incision at the time of cesarean delivery. …”
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Systemic and Local Effects Among Patients With Betel Quid-Related Oral Cancer by Hui-Ching Chuang MD, PhD, FACS, Ming-Hsien Tsai MD, Yu-Tsai Lin MD, MS, FACS, Ming-Huei Chou PhD, Kun-Lin Yang MD, Chih-Yen Chien MD, FACS

“…In conclusion, those patients who have the history of smoking, alcohol drinking, and betel quid chewing would present much more unique clinical characteristics than those who only have a history of smoking and alcohol drinking. …”
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The Effect of Kidney Transplantation on Pulmonary Hypertension in End-stage Kidney Disease Patients on Hemodialysis by Christine Mary Jane, K. Vinod Kumar, R. Anil Kumar, V. Narayanan Unni, Bipi K. Prasannan, Jojo K. Pullockara, U. R. S. Vishnu Dev

“…Methods: A prospective cohort study was done in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients on hemodialysis with PH (defined as pulmonary artery systolic pressure [PASP] of 35 mmHg or above) who subsequently underwent KT. Follow-up echocardiogram was done at an average of 15 months post KT. …”
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Patient satisfaction of a city multi-disciplinary hospital with medical care by S. A. Suslin, A. V. Vavilov, R. I. Ginnyatulina

“…A fairly low proportion of patients (less than 10%) who spent personal funds during inpatient treatment was noted. …”
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Diabetes mellitus risk in post-myocardial infarction patients: FINDRISC versus self-assessment—a cross sectional study by Karianne Nölken, Jakob Linseisen, Philip Raake, Christine Meisinger, Timo Schmitz

“…Methods The study population includes individuals from the Myocardial Infarction Registry in Augsburg, Germany, who had not been previously diagnosed with diabetes and who received a postal follow-up questionnaire after hospital discharge. …”
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Application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Upper Limb Motor Function Following Cerebral Infarction: A Clinical Case Analysis by Greta Gimbutaitė, Paulina Stočkūnaitė, Laura Petrusevičienė

“…The objective of this report is to present and discuss the clinical case of a patient who received transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) as part of a rehabilitation program following cerebral infarction. …”
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Metagenomic Profiling of Oral Microbiome Dynamics During Chemoradiotherapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients by Dominique A. Torozan, Cédric Christian Laczny, Kirsten Roomp, Paul Wilmes, Jochen Fleckenstein, Jochen G. Schneider

“…Microbial markers found in patients who later developed HGM should be evaluated using independent cohorts to qualify their specific biomarker potential.…”
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The impact of Brazilian samba on balance and quality of life of individuals with Parkinson’s disease by Líria Cruz Fonseca, Ana Cristina Tillmann, Jéssica Moratelli, Alessandra Swarowsky, Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo Guimarães

“…The CG was formed by those who did not participate in the intervention, and the EG by individuals who participated in the Brazilian samba dance protocol. …”
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Could Total Colectomy with Ileorectal Anastomosis Be an Alternative to Total Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in Selected Ulcerative Colitis Patients? by Francesco Tonelli, Carmela Di Martino, Francesco Giudici

“…Functional and QoL studies were performed as a matched pair analysis, comparing 98 patients who underwent IRA versus 98 patients who underwent IPAA. …”
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Comparisons of Physicians’, Nurses’, and Social Welfare Professionals’ Experiences With Participation in Information System Development: Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Susanna Martikainen, Johanna Viitanen, Samuel Salovaara, Ulla-Mari Kinnunen, Tinja Lääveri

“…When comparing the groups, physicians were least aware of feedback processes and least satisfied with vendors’ interest in end-user feedback and the manner and speed of HIS development. Those who had dedicated working time for development were less critical of vendors’ interest and responsiveness to development ideas than those who had not participated at all. …”
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LEGAL ANALYSIS OF TARGETING AS A BASIS FOR THE PROVISION OF SOCIAL ASSISTANCE by Daria Bozhko

“…The relevance of the chosen topic lies in the fact that the system of social assistance is always based on the main principle - to support those who are unable to take care of themselves. Summary of the main results of the study. …”
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Mental health status and the quality of life of infertile women receiving fertility treatment in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. by A B M Nahid Hasan, Azaz Bin Sharif, Ishrat Jahan, Mosammat Rashida Begum

“…Aborted infertile women had 1.8 (95% CI: 1.10 to 3.26) times the odds of depression. Infertile women who married between 20 and 24 years old were 49% (95% CI: 0.27 to 0.98) less anxious than those who married earlier. …”
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Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Achondroplasia after Global Limb-lengthening Surgery: A Case Series by Ignacio Ginebreda, Maximiliano Ibáñez, Nicole Canu, Carolina Echavarria, Joana Lebre, Miriam Pérez

“…Subjects and Methods: This retrospective case series reviewed patients with achondroplasia who underwent global (tibial, femoral, and humeral) elongation between 1986 and 2012 at our institution. …”
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A Safe Framework for Quantitative In Vivo Human Evaluation of Image Guidance by Piper C. Cannon, James M. Ferguson, E. Bryn Pitt, Jason A. Shrand, Shaan A. Setia, Naren Nimmagadda, Eric J. Barth, Nicholas L. Kavoussi, Robert L. Galloway, S. Duke Herrell, Robert J. Webster

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> This framework (called the &#x201C;bystander protocol&#x201D;) involves two surgeons, one who solely performs the therapeutic process without image guidance, and another who solely periodically collects data to evaluate image guidance. …”
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