Identifying Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax from Administrative Databases: A Validation Study by Eric Frechette, Keegan Guidolin, Ayman Seyam, Yun-Hee Choi, Sarah Jones, J. Andrew McClure, Jennifer Winick-Ng, Blayne Welk, Richard A. Malthaner

“…The charts of 150 patients who consulted the emergency room (ER) with a recorded main diagnosis of pneumothorax were reviewed to define the type of pneumothorax that occurred. …”
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Regional cerebral oxygen saturation during initial mobilization of critically ill patients is associated with clinical outcomes: a prospective observational study by Ryota Imai, Takafumi Abe, Kentaro Iwata, Seigo Yamaguchi, Takeshi Kitai, Atsuhiro Tsubaki

“…Methods This prospective study included critically ill patients admitted to the Uonuma Kikan Hospital Emergency Center who received physical therapy between June 2020 and December 2022. …”
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The problem of rare tumors in gynecology: a clinical case of benign retroperitoneal sclerosing pelvic pecoma in 49-year-old woman by V. I. Lanchinsky, Yu. V. Chushkov, A. B. Ponomarev, Yu. I. Osmanov, A. I. Ishchenko, N. V. Vorobev

“…Our article describes a clinical case of a patient who had a preliminary diagnosis of uterine fibroids, and because of this fact the planned surgical treatment was carried out. …”
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Correlates of maternal health services utilization among adolescent mothers in Ghana: analysis of Ghana maternal health survey 2017 by Anita Anima Daniels, Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, Obed Ernest A. Nettey

“…For instance, adolescent mothers aged 18–19 years (AOR = 1.65, 95% CI: 1.01–2.70) had increased odds of early initiation compared to those aged 15–17 years. Adolescent mothers who were uninsured (AOR = 0.30, 95% CI: 0.15–0.63) were less likely to obtain optimal ANC visits than insured mothers. …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Singleton Term Breech Vaginal Delivery at a Tertiary Care Center in Nepal: A Retrospective Analysis by Tulasa Basnet, Baburam Dixit Thapa, Dipti Das, Ramesh Shrestha, Sarita Sitaula, Anu Thapa

“…A retrospective review of case records of all women who had vaginal breech delivery from April 13, 2016, to April 12, 2018, was conducted, over a period of two years. …”
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Targeting Glutathione-S Transferase Enzymes in Musculoskeletal Sarcomas: A Promising Therapeutic Strategy by Michela Pasello, Maria Cristina Manara, Francesca Michelacci, Marilù Fanelli, Claudia Maria Hattinger, Giordano Nicoletti, Lorena Landuzzi, Pier Luigi Lollini, Annamaria Caccuri, Piero Picci, Katia Scotlandi, Massimo Serra

“…The whole body of evidence found in this study indicated that targeting GSTs in osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma may be an interesting new therapeutic option, which can be considered for patients who are scarcely responsive to conventional regimens.…”
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Accuracy of Markerless 3D Motion Capture Evaluation to Differentiate between On/Off Status in Parkinson’s Disease after Deep Brain Stimulation by Hector R. Martinez, Alexis Garcia-Sarreon, Carlos Camara-Lemarroy, Fortino Salazar, María L. Guerrero-González

“…Methods. Six PD patients who underwent deep brain stimulation (DBS) bilaterally in the subthalamic nucleus were evaluated using BME and the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS-III) with DBS turned On and Off. …”
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The Adverse Effect of Spasticity on 3-Month Poststroke Outcome Using a Population-Based Model by S. R. Belagaje, C. Lindsell, C. J. Moomaw, K. Alwell, M. L. Flaherty, D. Woo, K. Dunning, P. Khatri, O. Adeoye, D. Kleindorfer, J. Broderick, B. Kissela

“…on direct interview at 3 months from stroke onset. Patients who had expired by 90 days (n=30) or did not have spasticity data available (n=102) were excluded. …”
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The Empowerment of High-Impact Educational Practice Construct Based on Kelantan Rabbani Education Policy by Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Mujiburrahman Muhammad Saleh, Nur Shahidah Ab Hamid, Mazlan Ibrahim, Azizi Umar

“…The plan is also supported by High-Impact Educational Practices (HIEP) to produce holistic graduates who are knowledgeable and ethically aligned with the National Higher Education Philosophy. …”
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The Effect of an Educational Intervention Based on the Health Belief Model on the Level of Breastfeeding Self-efficacy in Mothers Referring to Qazvin Health Centers: A Randomized C... by fatemeh mohammadi, mahdi ranjbaran, hamed bigdeli, zinat jourabchi

“…Materials and Methods: This research constitutes a randomized controlled clinical trial involving 120 pregnant women who sought care at Qazvin health centers. Through the random allocation method of 4 blocks, the participants were assigned to either the intervention group or the control group. …”
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Comparison of 8 Weeks of Selected TRX Training and Weight Training on Improving Motor Function and Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain in Women Aged 35 to 55 by Fatemeh Rezaei

“…Methods Thirty female patients with chronic nonspecific back pain, who were willing to participate in the study, were selected and divided into two groups: weight training (Age: 44.20 ± 7.46 years, Height: 1.65 ± 0.03 m, Weight: 58.60 ± 3.69 kg, Body Mass Index: 21.38 ± 1.76 kg/m²) and TRX (Age: 47.26 ± 5.86 years, Height: 1.66 ± 0.02 m, Weight: 56.13 ± 4.40 kg, Body Mass Index: 20.18 ± 1.32 kg/m²). …”
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis – An Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India: A PULM MUCOR Study by Ashwin Oliver Arul, K. Rajiv Karthik, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher

“…Methodology: This study retrospectively analyzed case records of patients diagnosed with pulmonary mucormycosis who presented to the departments of pulmonary medicine, respiratory medicine, and infectious diseases at a large 3000-bed tertiary teaching hospital in Southern India between 2012 and 2022. …”
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Changes in faecal haemoglobin values over sequential rounds of faecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in a surveillance population by Amanda J Cross, Kate Wooldrage, Gemma Mortell, Gwen A Murphy

“…Participants positive (≥40 µg haemoglobin/g faeces) at 1 year or 2 years were offered early colonoscopy and excluded, otherwise, colonoscopy was offered at 3 years. Only those who completed three FIT rounds and attended the 3-year colonoscopy were included. …”
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Impact of immigration-specific stress on safety attitudes: a national cross-sectional study on overseas qualified nurses in Japan by Xinyi Chang, Xiuzhu Gu

“…Background Many countries have addressed the global issue of nursing shortage by recruiting overseas nurses who are also qualified in the host country. Nevertheless, such nurses may encounter various obstacles in their personal and professional lives in the host country, leading to apprehensions about their perceptions of workplace safety in healthcare organisations.Objective This study investigated the current state of immigration-specific stress among overseas qualified nurses (OQNs) working in Japan and its impact on safety attitudes.Settings Invitation letters with a Quick Response (QR) code for a survey were sent to 119 hospitals across Japan that accepted OQNs as per the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. …”
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Scoping review of the characteristics assessed by vulnerability indices applied to people experiencing homelessness. by Jane Currie, Elizabeth Grech, Erin Longbottom, Jasmine Yee, Ruth Hastings, Amy Aitkenhead, Amy Cason, Karin Obrecht

“…Conducting appropriate psychometric testing is critical so that an index can be used to accurately inform decision making and accurately prioritise people experiencing homelessness who are most at risk of mortality and morbidity. …”
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Submucosal Tunnel Endoscopic Resection for Esophageal Submucosal Tumors: A Multicenter Study by Sufang Tu, Silin Huang, Guohua Li, Xiaowei Tang, Haitao Qing, Qiaoping Gao, Jingwen Fu, Guoping Du, Wei Gong

“…A total of 119 lesions were included from 115 patients who were successfully treated with STER. The mean age of the patients was 49.7 ± 10.7 years. …”
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Developing incisional hernia after open liver resection and liver transplantation: A single-center risk factor analysis by Saeed Aldarwish, Paula Guda, Mark Philipp, Clemens Schafmayer, Sebastian Hinz

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospectively, we analyzed the development of incisional hernia within the first 36 postoperative months clinically and image-morphologically among 155 patients who had undergone an open liver resection or liver transplantation and met the inclusion criteria between 2015 and 2020 in our institution. …”
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Ultrasound radiomics-based logistic regression model for fibrotic NASH by Fei Xia, Wei Wei, Junli Wang, Yuhe Wang, Kun Wang, Chaoxue Zhang, Qiwei Zhu

“…Abstract Background Those who have severe fibrosis (F2 ≥ 2 stage) are at the greatest risk for the advancement of the illness among non-alcoholic fatty liver patients. …”
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Effect of age on the treatment duration and proposed “impacted incisor severity score” of impacted maxillary incisor: A retrospective study by Umer Mukhtar, Manoj kumar Jaiswal, Rigzen Tamchos, Ashima Goyal, Satinder Pal Singh, Aditi Kapur

“…Patients were then divided into group 1 (<11years) and group 2 (11–15years) with a mean age of 9.51 ± 1.2 and 13.31 ± 1.74, respectively. Patients who reported at 11–15 years of age were significantly more as compared to <11years (p = 0.014). …”
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Digital multiple health behaviour change intervention targeting online help seekers: protocol for the COACH randomised factorial trial by Hanna Henriksson, Pontus Henriksson, Marie Löf, Preben Bendtsen, Marcus Bendtsen, Katarina Åsberg, Oskar Lundgren, Jenny Blomqvist

“…Included will be those who are at least 18 years of age and have at least one unhealthy behaviour. …”
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