A “Catastrophic” Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia by D. Barcellona, M. Melis, G. Floris, A. Mameli, A. Muroni, G. Defazio, F. Marongiu

“…We describe the case of a woman undergone to knee replacement and affected by urosepsis who developed a HIT after exposure to enoxaparin. …”
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Clostridium difficile Peritonitis: An Emerging Infection in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Saira Chaughtai, Bhavika Gandhi, Zeeshan Chaughtai, Dana Tarina, Mohammad A. Hossain, Arif Asif

“…According to the CDC, approximately 83,000 patients who developed C. difficile experienced at least one recurrence and 29,000 died within 30 days of the initial diagnosis. …”
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Determinants of Neural Tube Defects among Newborns in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Abay Woday Tadesse, Ayesheshim Muluneh Kassa, Setognal Birara Aychiluhm

“…A case-control study design was conducted among 400 newborns (133 cases and 267 controls) who were born at randomly selected public hospitals. …”
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Effects of competition and bundled payment on the performance of hip replacement surgery in Stockholm, Sweden: results from a quasi-experimental study by Fanny Goude, Göran Garellick, Clas Rehnberg, Mikko Peltola, Henrik Malchau, Sverre Kittelsen

“…Objective To evaluate the effects of competition and a bundled payment model on the performance of hip replacement surgery.Design A quasi-experimental study where a difference-in-differences analytical framework is applied to analyse routinely collected patient-level data from multiple registers.Setting Hospitals providing hip replacement surgery in Sweden.Participants The study included patients who underwent elective primary total hip replacement due to osteoarthritis from 2005 to 2012. …”
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The impact of perceived caregiver anxiety and stress during childhood on late-life depression: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study by Liuyin Jin, Liuyin Jin, Dongdong Wang, Dengxian Yang, Qiong Jin, Mengye Cao, Yuanyuan Li, Jiajie Yang, Guoming Xie, Wenwu Zhang

“…Adverse childhood experiences related to caregiver mental health may significantly influence emotional well-being, and this study utilizes data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) to explore these associations.MethodsCHARLS data were analyzed for individuals who reported perceived caregiver anxiety and stress. …”
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The association of previous and current non-chronic low back pain with daily physical activity in middle- and older-aged adults by Tatiana Rehder Gonçalves, Diana Barbosa Cunha, Mauro Felippe Felix Mediano, Amal A. Wanigatunga, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Jennifer A. Schrack

“…Methods This is a cross-sectional analysis including volunteers from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging who answered questions about LBP and wore an Actiheart accelerometer for 7days. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials by K M Saif-Ur-Rahman, Md Shariful Islam, Anupam Sarker, Rina Das, Saraban Ether

“…This systematic review searches for non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) among patients who are non-diabetic and pre-diabetic from LMICs.Settings LMICs.Participants Adult population aged over 18 years without having diabetes.Primary and secondary outcomes Primary outcome is to measure the change in the incidence of T2DM. …”
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Hypoglycaemia and monitoring practices following insulin-dextrose therapy for hyperkalaemia by Samuel Ford, Julian Williams, Ian Coombes, Adam La Caze

“…Methods: Adult patients with hyperkalaemia (>5.5 mmol/L) who received IDT in a large metropolitan ED were included. …”
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Sex Difference in the Association of Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Prevalence in Patients with Adrenal Adenoma and Different Degrees of Cortisol Excess by Shoichiro Izawa, Kazuhisa Matsumoto, Kazuhiko Matsuzawa, Takuyuki Katabami, Takanobu Yoshimoto, Michio Otsuki, Masakatsu Sone, Yoshiyu Takeda, Shintaro Okamura, Takamasa Ichijo, Mika Tsuiki, Tomoko Suzuki, Mitsuhide Naruse, Akiyo Tanabe

“…In total, 112 of 237 patients, who were predominantly female (P<0.001) and had lower BMI (P=0.013), had OS/OP. …”
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Stem Cell Transplantation for Ovarian Cancer Patient with Associated Myelodysplasia After Maintenance Therapy with Olaparib: A Case Report by Linn Z, Gu Z, Wang L, Cai S

“…In this report, we highlight the case of a 42-year-old female patient who was diagnosed with ovarian endometrioid carcinoma, FIGO Stage IIB. …”
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Detection of Gastroesophageal Reflux Esophagitis Using 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose Positron Emission Tomography by Min-Kuei Tsai, Hueisch-Jy Ding, Hsueh-Chou Lai, Kuo-Yang Yen, Chia-Ing Li, Yu-Yi Lin, Kai-Yuan Cheng, Keh-Bin Wang, Chia-Hung Kao

“…This is a retrospective study reviewing 408 healthy check-up subjects (169 females and 239 men), who underwent both FDG-PET and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy during September 2008 to December 2009. …”
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Clinical experiences with robotic computed tomography-guided interventions: A comparison with manual technique by Ashwin Kumar A, Sivakumar Kannappan, Geetha G

“…Materials and Methods: A total of sixty patients who underwent CT-guided biopsies were retrospectively divided into two groups: Group A (manual procedure) and Group B (robot-assisted procedure). …”
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Post-operative Rehabilitation for Scapular Muscle Reattachment: A Case Report by Wendy Burke, W Ben Kibler, Tim L Uhl

“…This case report is unique because it offers a patient perspective who is a physical therapist and underwent this surgery twice. …”
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The Role of the Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Acute Kidney Injury by Fen Jiang, Zhen Shi, Xiangyang Liu, Jiaxuan Xiang, Jie Lei, Bo Yang, XiangLi Lei, Xuewei Li

“…This retrospective analysis included 595 adult patients with AIS who were hospitalized to the NICU of the First Affiliated Hospital of South China between January 2017 and December 2019. …”
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EUS-FNA Diagnosis with Core Biopsy of Pancreatic Metastases from Primary Breast Cancer by Samuel Galante Romanini, Juan Pablo Román Serrano, Juliana Silveira Lima de Castro, Isabela Trindade Torres, Alex Ingold, André Lucchiari Borini, Luiz Augusto Sanches Zulske, Maria Bruna Feitosa Matias, Jéssica Said de Marchi, José Andrés Sanchez Pulla, José Celso Ardengh

“…In addition, we should always be aware of the finding of a secondary lesion in patients who have already been diagnosed with cancer, even if it is located in unusual organs, as in this case, where two metastases of a breast carcinoma to the pancreas were detected.…”
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Preoperative vs Postoperative Patient Outcome and Recovery Expectations of Total Joint Arthroplasty by Siddhartha Dandamudi, BBA, Kyleen Jan, MD, Madelyn Malvitz, BS, Anne DeBenedetti, MSc, Omar Behery, MD, MPH, Brett R. Levine, MD, MS

“…Expectations of long-term pain differed: 48.3% of preoperative patients expected no pain and 1.7% expected to be unable to move; postoperatively, 7.3% (P < .0001) reported no pain and 10.3% (P = .03) were unable to move; 17.3% of patients finished PT within 2 weeks, compared to 1.7% who believed this was possible (P =.0027). A total of 73.1% of postoperative patients requested additional weeks of PT. …”
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Impact of standard and long-lasting ivermectin formulations in cattle and buffalo on wild Anopheles survival on Sumba Island, Indonesia by Kevin C. Kobylinski, Tri B. T. Satoto, Wisnu Nurcahyo, Yudi Ratna Nugraheni, Vincentius A. Testamenti, I Putu B. A. Winata, Yosua L. Pono, Diana Timoria, Piyanan Assawasuwannakit, Mary Chambers, J. Kevin Baird, Joel Tarning, Lorenz von Seidlein, Claus Bøgh

“…The duration of mosquito-lethal effect of long-lasting ivermectin was superior to standard ivermectin and in cattle it well exceeded the WHO criteria for new endectocides having a mortality hazard ratio greater than 4 through 30 days after administration. …”
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DETERMINATION OF LOCAL DIAGNOSTIC REFERENCE LEVEL (LDL) PEDIATRIC PATIENTS ON CT HEAD EXAMINATION BASED ON SIZE-SPECIFIC DOSE ESTIMATES (SSDE) VALUES by Risalatul Latifah, Naily Z. Jannah, Dezy Z.I Nurdin, Budi P

“…Methods: The study was conducted by collecting data on pediatric patient doses with an age range of 0-1 years, 2-5 years and 6-10 years who underwent a head CT scan within the period from July to December 2017. …”
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Acute Angiographic and Intermediate-Term Clinical Results of Patients with Non-Left Main Coronary Bifurcation Lesions Treated with BVS by Jailed Semi-Inflated Balloon Technique and... by Chieh-Shou Su, Keng-Hao Chang, Chih-Hung Lai, Yu-Wei Chen, Tzu-Hsiang Lin, Hung-Chih Pan, Tsun-Jui Liu, Wen-Lieng Lee

“…Sixty-eight patients with non-LM CABD who had undergone provisional one-stent implantation with SB protection by JSIBT between January 2015 and December 2017 were retrospectively enrolled. …”
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Association between Smoking and Liver Fibrosis among Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Hongjie Ou, Yaojie Fu, Wei Liao, Caixia Zheng, Xiaolu Wu

“…For patients with NAFLD who smoke, priority screening and timely intervention should be provided if they are at risk of liver fibrosis.…”
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