Perioperative SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery in Gynecology Clinic: Tertiary Center Experience by Gulnihal Reyhan Toptas, Eylem Unlubilgin, Tugba Kinay, Ali Riza Dogan, Mehmet Akif Akgul, Sitare Aslanova, Emel Ebru Ercan, Vakkas Korkmaz, Sezin Erturk Aksakal, Yaprak Ustun

“…In addition, nine patients who were previously diagnosed with COVID-19 were operated on. …”
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The challenges of evidence-based prehabilitation in a real-life context for patients preparing for colorectal surgery—a cohort study and multiple case analysis by A. D. Talen, N. L. U. van Meeteren, J. A. Barten, I. Pereboom, W. P. Krijnen, H. Jager-Wittenaar, B. C. Bongers, G. van der Sluis

“…Methods In this observational cohort study with multiple case analyses, all patients who underwent colorectal surgery from January 2023 to June 2023 were enrolled. …”
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‘Striving to achieve control’. Registered nurses’ experiences of palliative care quality during the COVID-19 pandemic – a qualitative study by Tuva Sandsdalen, Ann Karin Helgesen, Vigdis Abrahamsen Grøndahl, Carina Bååth, Maria Larsson, Christina Melin Johansson, Cecilia Olsson, Maria Tillfors, Jane Österlind, Reidun Hov, Marie Dahlen Granrud

“…Both specialist and community healthcare services cared for patients that faced life-threatening illness and who were influenced by the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Burnout in New Zealand resident doctors: a cross-sectional study of prevalence and risk factors by Denys Shay, Susanna Every-Palmer, Alex B Boyle, Tanushk Martyn, Earle Savage, Simon B M MacLean

“…This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of burnout in New Zealand resident doctors (doctors who have yet to complete their specialty training).Design Cross-sectional survey study of resident doctors in New Zealand.Setting Distributed by email.Participants 509 resident doctors currently working in New Zealand. …”
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Modeling control strategies for concurrent epidemics of seasonal and pandemic H1N1 influenza by Olivia Prosper, Omar Saucedo, Doria Thompson, Griselle Torres-Garcia, Xiaohong Wang, Carlos Castillo-Chavez

“…Nations capable of acquiring large vaccine supplies soon became aware that those who could pay would have to compete for a limited vaccine stockpile. …”
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Clinical Aspects and Prognosis Evaluation of Cirrhotic Patients Hospitalized with Acute Kidney Injury by Célio Geraldo de Oliveira Gomes, Marcus Vinicius Melo de Andrade, Ludmila Resende Guedes, Henrique Carvalho Rocha, Roberto Gardone Guimarães, Fernando Antônio Castro Carvalho, Eduardo Garcia Vilela

“…Methods. 52 patients with cirrhosis admitted to an academic tertiary center who presented acute kidney injury according to the International Club of Ascites criteria were evaluated. …”
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PENERAPAN GREEN BUILDING DI PERKANTORAN MENARA SUARA MERDEKA, SEMARANG by Soraya Rizky Nabilla

“…This is supported by its architects, and its contractors who are experienced in realizing green building. …”
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Safety and immunogenicity of Ad26.COV2.S in adolescents: Phase 2 randomized clinical trial by Jelena Tica, Veronica V. Rezelj, Benoit Baron, Vitalija van Paassen, Javier Zaidman, Lee Fairlie, Gert Scheper, Mathieu Le Gars, Frank Struyf, Macaya Douoguih, Javier Ruiz-Guiñazú

“…Participants were randomly assigned to receive Ad26.COV2.S at reduced dose levels of 0.625 × 1010 (0.5 mL), 1.25 × 1010 (0.5 mL) or 2.5 × 1010 (0.5 mL or low volume 0.25 mL) vp in a 1- or 2-dose (56-day interval) primary schedule. Adolescents who received a 1-dose primary schedule received a 2.5 × 1010 vp booster dose 6 months later. …”
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Gene mutation in diabetic patients with lung adenocarcinoma: a real-world retrospective cohort study by Lei Yang, Yang Hong, TingTing Zeng, HongMei Yue, DePeng Jiang

“…Therefore, we will compare the genetic mutations in patients with lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) who have diabetes against those who do not.MethodsWe included 279 patients diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma (143 with diabetes and 136 without diabetes) at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University between 2016 and 2023, and analyzed the clinical characteristics and genetic mutation profiles of all participants.ResultsIn comparison to ADC patients without diabetes, those with diabetes exhibited a lower overall gene mutation rate (49.7% vs. 65.4%, P = 0.008). …”
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Magnitude of consistent condom use and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: Implication for reducing infections and re-infection. A systematic review a... by Firomsa Bekele, Lalise Tafese, Teshome Debushe

“…The continuous and appropriate use of condoms, particularly among those who have HIV-positive clients, is essential to a comprehensive and long-term approach to avoiding HIV and other STIs as well as unintended pregnancy. …”
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Benefits and Risks of Clopidogrel vs. Aspirin Monotherapy after Recent Ischemic Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Maurizio Paciaroni, Birsen Ince, Bo Hu, Jiann-Shing Jeng, Kursad Kutluk, Liping Liu, Min Lou, Vladimir Parfenov, Ka Sing Lawrence Wong, Babak Zamani, Dara Paek, Jung Min Han, Michael del Aguila, Shalini Girotra

“…A total of 29,357 adult patients who had recent ischemic stroke received either clopidogrel (n=14,293) or aspirin (n=15,064) for secondary prevention. …”
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Designing a Policy-Making Model for Biomass Energy Development Training in the Agricultural Supply Chain Sector by Tahereh Pourelmi, Seyed Mohammad Shobeiri, Enayatollah Yazdanpanah, Gholam Reza Bakhshi Khaniki, Mahdieh Rezaei

“…The data were collected by reviewing resources and interviewing ten experts, who were mainly policy-making managers of biomass energy development training and academic researchers. …”
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The Addis Declaration on Immunization: Assessing the Effectiveness and Efficiency of Immunization Service Delivery Systems in Africa as of the End of 2023 by Franck Mboussou, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Bridget Farham, Ado Bwaka, Sarah Wanyoike, Amos Petu, Sidy Ndiaye, Andre Bita Fouda, Johnson Muluh Ticha, Adidja Amani, Regis Obiang, Magaran Monzon Bagayoko, Benido Impouma

“…Four countries (7.4%) had 44.5 skilled health workers per 10,000 people. Out of the 54 WHO Member States, 7 achieved at least three of the four indicators of the fourth ADI commitment (13%). …”
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A Risk Management Approach to Global Pandemics of Infectious Disease and Anti-Microbial Resistance by Annie Sparrow, Meghan Smith-Torino, Samuel M. Shamamba, Bisimwa Chirakarhula, Maranatha A. Lwaboshi, Christine Stabell Benn, Konstantin Chumakov

“…These distinct motivations necessitate tailored responses, yet the WHO aggregates these attacks in a manner that hampers effective intervention. …”
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Do serial troponins predict the need for cardiac evaluation in trauma patients after ground-level fall? by Rachael A Callcut, Alyssa R Bellini, James T Ross, Madelyn Larson, Skyler Pearson, Anamaria J Robles

“…Here, we examine the role of serial troponins in predicting the need for further cardiac workup in trauma patients after sustaining a fall.Methods Retrospective review of all adult trauma activations for ground-level fall from January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 in patients who were hemodynamically and neurologically normal at presentation. …”
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Optimizing Obstructive Sleep Apnea Risk Assessment in Hypertension: Development of a Predictive Nomogram in China by Yang Y, Sun X, Liang J, Liao WF, Ye W, Zheng Z, Du L, Chen M, Zhang Y, Lin W, Huang J, Yao W, Chen R

“…Similarly, data from patients with hypertension who underwent PSG at the Sleep Medicine Center of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, China, were collected, and these participants were assigned to the validation group (used to test the model’s performance). …”
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Predictive value of the perivascular fat attenuation index for MACE in young people suspected of CAD by Yani Yu, Dongkai Shan, Xi Wang, Zinuan Liu, Guanhua Dou, Junjie Yang, Yuqi Liu, Yundai Chen

“…Method A retrospective analysis was performed on adults aged ≤ 45 years who underwent CCTA due to suspected CAD between 2015 and 2016 and who were followed up for at least 5 years following their visit (n = 503). …”
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The relationship between work-life balance and psychological well-being: an empirical study of metro rail travelers working in the information technology sector by K. D. V. Prasad, K. D. V. Prasad, Mruthyanjaya Rao, Rajesh Vaidya, Rajesh Vaidya, Kottala Sriyogi, Kottala Sriyogi, Shivoham Singh, Shivoham Singh, Ved Srinivas

“…The study also investigated the impact of occupational stress and work–life balance on the psychological well-being of metro travelers who work in the information technology sector, modeling lower- and higher-order constructs.MethodsA quantitative survey method was used, and the data were gathered from information technology employees who frequently travel on Metro Rail to commute to the office and return home when the COVID-19 pandemic peaked in India in 2022. …”
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HCV Eradication with Direct-Acting Antivirals Does Not Impact HCC Progression on the Waiting List or HCC Recurrence after Liver Transplantation by Juliet A. Emamaullee, Mariusz Bral, Glenda Meeberg, Aldo J. Montano-Loza, Vincent G. Bain, Kelly Warren Burak, David Bigam, A. M. James Shapiro, Norman Kneteman

“…Patients on the LT waitlist or who were transplanted between January 2014 and December 2015 were included. …”
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Preoperative Education is Associated with Adherence to Downstream Components and Outcomes in a Colorectal Surgery Enhanced Recovery Program by Bayley A. Jones, MD, Joshua Richman, MD, PhD, Michael Rubyan, PhD, MPH, Lauren Wood, MSPH, Alfonsus Adrian H. Harsono, MD, MSPH, Wendelyn Oslock, MD, MBA, Nathan English, MBChB, Burkely P. Smith, MD, Robert Hollis, MD, MSPH, Larry R. Hearld, PhD, Isabel Scarinci, PhD, MPH, Daniel I. Chu, MD, MSPH

“…On adjusted analysis, patients who received preoperative education (n = 877, 88%) had higher adherence rates for the following ERP components: no prolonged fasting (estimate = +19.6%; P < 0.001), preoperative blocks (+8.0%; P = 0.02), preoperative multimodal analgesia (+18.0%; P < 0.001), early regular diet (+15.9%; P < 0.001), and postoperative multimodal analgesia (+6.4%; P < 0.001). …”
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