Optic nerve sheath diameter in chronic myeloproliferative disorders by E.M. Yunusova, T.R. Mukhamadeev, B.A. Bakirov

“…Furthermore, ONSD was found to be significantly greater in patients with chronic MPD who also had increased white blood cell count, platelet count, and fibrinogen levels, as well as decreased hemoglobin levels, compared to those without a history of chronic MPD. …”
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Does the Systemic Immune Inflammation Index and Plasma Atherogenic Index Predict Poor Prognosis in Patients Undergoing Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty? by Nergiz Aydın, Sefa Tatar, Ahmet Taha Şahin, Yakup Alsancak

“…Methods: This single-center retrospective study included 103 patients who underwent PMBV due to rheumatic mitral valve disease between January 2014 and January 2019. …”
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Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy and De-escalation of Surgery in Locally Advanced Breast Implant-associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma by Marzia Salgarello, Jaroslaw Krupa, Rebecca Allchin, Simon Pilgrim, Fiona Miall, Arianna Di Napoli, Maurizio Martelli, Giulio Tarantino

“…The first case was a 52-year-old patient with a left breast mass-like stage III disease who underwent combined targeted immunotherapy and chemotherapy (brentuximab vedotin [BV]–cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, prednisone [CHP]). …”
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Multidisciplinary Approach to Perihilar and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: A Single-Center Experience by Adnan Gundogdu, Taha Anil Kodalak, Hakan Kucukaslan, Serdar Topaloglu, Ummuhan Turali, Sukru Oguz, Davut Dohman, Hasan Dinc, Feyyaz Ozdemir, Mehmet Arslan, Umit Cobanoglu, Erdem Karabulut, Adnan Calik, Mehmet Halil Ozturk

“…The mean OS time of patients who underwent resection for IHCC was 28.7 ± 35.5 months. …”
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Safety of interleukin inhibitors in patients with plaque psoriasis and history of neoplasms: a multicenter retrospective study – IL PSO (Italian landscape psoriasis) by Mario Valenti, Luciano Ibba, Sara Di Giulio, Luigi Gargiulo, Piergiorgio Malagoli, Anna Balato, Carlo G. Carrera, Paolo Dapavo, Eugenia V. Di Brizzi, Valentina Dini, Francesca Gaiani, Francesco Loconsole, Angelo V. Marzano, Matteo Megna, Alessandra Michelucci, Luca Potestio, Simone Ribero, Antonio Costanzo, Alessandra Narcisi

“…In particular, we evaluated 116 patients who developed the neoplasm before starting the biologic with a mean time from diagnosis of neoplasia to the first biologic dose of 8.31 years. …”
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Long-acting family planning uptake and associated factors among women in the reproductive age group in East Africa: multilevel analysis by Ermias Bekele Enyew, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Habtamu Setegn Ngusie, Mulugeta Desalegn Kasaye, Shimels Derso Kebede, Mahider Shimelis Feyisa

“…In the multilevel logistic regression analysis, women in the age group of 35–49 years (AOR 1.09, 95% CI 1.06–1.17), women who were married (AOR 1.31, 95% CI 1.10–1.56), and women who were exposed to media (AOR 1.06, 95% CI 1.00–1.13) were significantly associated with LACM uptake. …”
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Study protocol for a stepped-wedge implementation study investigating the intersectoral collaboration of implementing the TREAT INTERACT intervention for primary school teachers an... by Ane-Marthe Solheim Skar, Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen, Nora Braathu, Harriet Aber, Harald Bækkelund, Melf-Jakob Kühl, Marjorie Mukisa, Joyce Sserunjogi Nalugya, Norbert Skokauskas, Vilde Skylstad, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, TREAT research consortium, Juliet Ndimwibo Babirye

“…The main objective of the TREAT INTERACT study is to adapt, implement, and evaluate the impact of a novel, intersectoral approach to prevent, identify, refer, and treat mental health problems in children through a user centred task-sharing implementation of the TREAT INTERACT intervention, inspired by the World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Gap Action Programme Intervention Guide (mhGAP-IG) for primary school staff in Mbale, Uganda. …”
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Сhanges in the donor site following bone-patellar tendon-bone graft harvesting with open or closed defects by Pavel A. Trachuk, Aleksandr P. Trachuk, Oleg E. Bogopolskiy

“…Group 2 (prospective) included 30 patients who received full-layer suturing of the patellar tendon and patellar and tibial bone defects plasty. …”
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Hubungan Antara Lamanya Ketuban Pecah Dini dengan Keberhasilan Induksi Persalinan pada Pasien Aterm di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Juan Habli Soufal, Ariadi ., Sofina Rusdan Rusdan

“…The results showed that  16 patients (34.04%) who experienced PROM ≥ 6 hours showed successful induction of labor and 31 patients (65.96%) failed. …”
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COVID-19-related stress, anxiety and vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in South-Western Nigeria by Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Tajudin Adesegun Adetunji, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Baderinwa Opeyemi Akanji, Olusola Fajobi, Olanrewaju Elugbaju, Olanrewaju Ibikunle Ibigbami, Temilola Oladunmomi Owojuyigbe, Samuel Anu Olowookere, Olusegun Temitope Afolabi, Adedeji Ayodeji Onayade

“…Vaccine hesitancy, COVID-19 related stress and anxiety were assessed using the Vaccine Hesitancy Scale (VHS) and SAVE-6 scale respectively. Also, the WHO-5 index was used to assess the perceived mental wellbeing among study participants. …”
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Challenges in diagnosing polyethylene glycol and polysorbate 80 allergies: implications for allergic reactions in COVID-19 mRNA vaccination program: experience from Qatar by Sami Aqel, Sherin Thalappil, Asaad Imameldin, Dalal Mudawi, Muna Al Maslamani, Abdullatif Al-Khal, Hassan Mobayed, Maryam Ali Al-Nesf, Tayseer Ibrahim

“…By ID, seven tested positive for polysorbate 80 and one for PEG. Among patients who experienced anaphylaxis, 50% had positive allergy test results. …”
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Explainable machine learning model for predicting decline in platelet count after interventional closure in children with patent ductus arteriosus by Song-Yue Zhang, Yi-Dong Zhang, Hao Li, Qiao-Yu Wang, Qiao-Fang Ye, Xun-Min Wang, Tian-He Xia, Yue-E He, Xing Rong, Ting-Ting Wu, Rong-Zhou Wu

“…Moreover, SHapley Additive exPlanation (SHAP) to explain the importance of features and the ML models.ResultsThis study included 330 children who underwent successful transcatheter closure of PDA, of which 113 (34.2%) experienced DPC. …”
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Exploring Medium- and Long-Term Respiratory and Functional Sequelae in Young Adults Post-COVID-19 by Büşra Ülker Ekşi, Eylül Pınar Kısa, Özge Ertan Harputlu, Begüm Kara Kaya, Zeynep Hoşbay, Buket Akıncı

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> Participants aged 18–25 who had COVID-19 within the last 3–6 months (Post-COVID Group 1, n = 25) and 6–12 months (Post-COVID Group 2, n = 25) and age–gender-matched healthy controls (n = 25) were included in this study. …”
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Long-term results of antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C with sustained virologic response by T. M. Ignatova, T. N. Lopatkina, V. P. Chulanov, Ye. V. Gaydasheva, S. N. Batskikh, G. V. Mikhaylovskaya, D. T. Abdurakhmanov, S. Yu. Karpov, Ye. N. Nikulkina, O. A. Chernova

“…Overall 208 patients with CHC, including 12 at the stage of liver cirrhosis (LC), who achieved SVO were investigated. Mean duration of the follow-up was 56,1±35,4 months. …”
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Risk Factors of Post-Tonsillectomy Bleeding and Differences Between Children and Adults: Implications for Risk Assessment by Bülent Öcal, Mehmet Murat Günay, Kemal Keseroğlu, Murad Mutlu, İlker Akyıldız, Cem Saka, Emel Çadallı Tatar, Mehmet Hakan Korkmaz

“…Methods: The medical records of 1,082 patients who underwent tonsillectomy between May 2018 and April 2019 were reviewed. …”
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A surveillance study to determine the accuracy of mild traumatic brain injury diagnosis in an emergency department: protocol for a retrospective cohort study by Ian D Cameron, Ilaria Pozzato, Ashley Craig, Bamini Gopinath, Mark Gillett, Annette Kifley, Kim Van Vu, Susanne Meares, Anthony Liang

“…The study population will include persons aged 18–65 years who attended the ED with any clinical features potentially indicative of mTBI. …”
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Evaluation of Lacrimal Punctal Changes by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography after Punctal Dilation Versus Punctal Plug Insertion in Cases of Inflammatory Punctual Steno... by Islam Awny, Elshimaa A Mateen Mossa, Tasneem Mohammed Bakheet, Hany Mahmoud, Amr Mounir

“…The second epiphora group (EG2 20 eyes) who managed by punctal dilatation augmented with an application of perforated punctal plugs for two months. …”
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Assessment of nurses’ knowledge and practice of pressure injuries prevention for critically ill patients in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study by Sophie Mukantwari, Emmanuel Bikorimana, Liberatha Rumagihwa, Ime U. Akaninyene, Christian Ntakirutimana, Joseph Mucumbitsi, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana, David Ikwuka

“…Results The study found that 40.0% of nurses had inadequate knowledge towards pressure injury prevention, and 60.0% reported that they inadequately practiced pressure injury prevention among critically ill patients. Nurses who have not been trained in pressure injury prevention have a 52.4% reduction in the odd of having adequate practice compared to those who have been trained (OR 0.476; 95% CI 0.211–0.996). …”
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Evolocumab safety and efficacy in hypercholesteremia patients with or without diabetes: a retrospective real-world analysis by Sultan Ibrahim Alraddadi, Hind Almodaimegh, Abdullah Kharbosh, Hadeel Alharbi, Ahmed Ibrahim Fathelrahman, Mona Yaser Alsheikh, Lama Alfehaid

“…All patients who had been on maximally tolerated statin and ezetimibe therapy for at least 4 months before starting evolocumab were included. …”
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Can “LITE” Procedure Combined With a Short Course Antibiotic Treatment Be Effective in Treating the Chronic PJI?—A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial by Yang Chen, Haiqi Ding, Qijin Wang, Zida Huang, Chaofan Zhang, Wenbo Li, Yansheng Lin, Yufeng Guo, Xinyu Fang, Wenming Zhang

“…Methods We conducted a prospective study enrolling patients with chronic PJI who underwent the LITE procedure at our institution from April 2018 to November 2021. …”
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