Uniportal endoscopic decompression and debridement for infectious diseases of spine with neurological deficits: a retrospective study in China by Hui Lv, Jianhong Zhou, Yuan Guo, Sheng Liao, Hui Chen, Fei Luo, Jianzhong Xu, Zhongrong Zhang, Zehua Zhang

“…However, the efficacy of UEDD in this complex patient population is not well-characterized. Methods This retrospective study analyzed 32 consecutive IDS patients who underwent UEDD surgery. …”
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Impact of Lidocaine Concentration on Analgesic Efficacy and Adverse Events in Dermatologic Infiltrative Anesthesia by Van Thanh Le Thai, Tri Thong Nguyen, Quoc Hung Ta, Anh Tuan Ngo, Thanh Yen Thai Thanh Yen, Phuong Thao Nguyen, Vi Anh Le, Ngoc Khanh Nam Tran, Hanh Vy Tran

“…Objective: We aimed to investigate the correlation between three different concentrations of lidocaine (2% lidocaine with 1:100,000 epinephrine diluted at ratios of 1:2, 1:4, and 1:6) used in infiltrative anesthesia and their analgesic efficacy and adverse effects in dermatologic procedures. Methods: This study employed a randomized design, with 240 patients assigned to receive varying concentrations of lidocaine with epinephrine (2% lidocaine  with 1:100,000 epinephrine diluted at ratios of 1:2, 1:4, or 1:6) during 7 common dermatologic procedures: punch biopsy, excisional biopsy, CO2 laser biopsy, surgical excision, CO2 laser excision, fractional CO2 laser treatment, and filler injection. …”
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Preserflo™ microshunt for the treatment of refractory childhood glaucoma: A case series study by Yuri Tanaka, Shiho Kasahara, Ryo Tomita, Norie Nonobe, Kazuhide Kawase, Kenya Yuki

“…Purpose: We report the outcomes of five patients with pediatric glaucoma, who were treated with Preserflo™ microshunt surgery. Methods: This prospective study included five consecutive patients who underwent Preserflo™ microshunt surgery at the Nagoya University Hospital. …”
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Efficacy of brief intervention for drug misuse in primary care facilities: systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Toshi A Furukawa, Yan Luo, Norio Watanabe, Ethan Sahker, Masatsugu Sakata, Rie Toyomoto, Chiyoung Hwang, Kazufumi Yoshida

“…The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to determine the efficacy of BI for drug misuse in primary care settings.Methods and analysis We will include all randomised controlled trials comparing primary care-delivered BI for drug misuse with no intervention or minimal screening/assessment and usual care. …”
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Minilaparoscopic Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Insights from a Single-Center Retrospective Cohort Study with Legal Considerations by Valentina Billone, Giuseppe Gullo, Eleonora Conti, Silvia Ganduscio, Sofia Burgio, Giovanni Baglio, Gaspare Cucinella, Lina De Paola, Susanna Marinelli

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: We compared mini-laparoscopic and laparoscopic hysterectomy in terms of surgery duration, postoperative pain, conversion rate, blood loss, postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo classification), and the length of hospital stay. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: Patients were recruited between 1 January 2017 and 1 January 2024, at the Department of Gynecology, “Villa Sofia-Cervello” Hospital. …”
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Enhancing Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Via Normobaric Hyperoxia by Weili Li, Wenbo Hu, Shuhua Yuan, Jiahao Chen, Qi Wang, Jiayue Ding, Zhiying Chen, Zhifeng Qi, Ju Han

“…Serum markers were assessed using ELISA, and intracranial contrast extravasation was visualized using dual‐energy computed tomography scan. …”
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Evaluation of enhanced pain management programs for patients undergoing surgery for severe knee osteoarthritis: a retrospective study by Peng Liu, Jiabing Li, Weimin Liang, Xiao Yang, Jiang Hu, Chongxin Huang, Ji Zhou

“…This study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of different postoperative analgesic protocols to inform optimized perioperative pain strategies.Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 714 patients with knee OA who underwent total knee arthroplasty (TKA, n = 551), unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA, n = 92), or high tibial osteotomy (HTO, n = 71). …”
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Femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis for the correction of residual ametropia after penetrating keratoplasty: 1-year follow-up by Dario Pasquale Mucciolo, Giancarlo Albani, Luca Terracciano, Marco Branchetti, Laura Luchetti, Vittoria Murro, Gianni Virgili, Gianni Virgili, Fabrizio Giansanti

“…We evaluated the 1-yr follow up of laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis using femtosecond laser (LASIK) for the correction of residual ametropia after penetrating keratoplasty (PK).MethodsTen eyes of 10 patients were treated using corneal Femto-LASIK (F-LASIK) (WaveLight® Refractive Suite, Alcon) to correct refractive errors after PK at Careggi Teaching Hospital (Florence, Italy). …”
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Characterisation of HER2‐Driven Morphometric Signature in Breast Cancer and Prediction of Risk of Recurrence by N. M. Atallah, S. Makhlouf, M. Nabil, A. Ibrahim, M. S. Toss, N. P. Mongan, E. Rakha

“…In this study, we hypothesised that the degree of HER2 oncogenic activity, and hence response to anti‐HER2 therapy is translated into a morphological signature that can be of prognostic/predictive value. Methods We developed a HER2‐driven signature based on a set of morphometric features identified through digital image analysis and visual assessment in a sizable cohort of BC patients. …”
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Analysis of structural and vascular changes of the optic nerve head and macula in different stages of primary open angle glaucoma by Petrović Maja, Resan Mirko, Stanković-Babić Gordana, Šarenac-Vulović Tatjana, Radenković Marija, Veselinović Aleksandar, Trenkić Marija, Cvetanović Marija

“…Patient characteristics were similar except for decreased visual acuity, thinner corneas, higher intraocular pressure and higher cup/disc ratio in POAG patients. …”
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Two-year follow-up of unilateral biportal endoscopy assisted extraforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: how to perform indirect decompression and fusion under endoscopy: a retrospecti... by Takaki Yoshimizu, Sanshiro Saito, Teruaki Miyake, Tetsutaro Mizuno, Ushio Nosaka, Keisuke Ishii, Mizuki Watanabe, Kanji Sasaki

“…However, no studies have compared the efficacy of ELIF performed under unilateral biportal endoscopy with that of OLIF. Methods Forty-nine adults who underwent single-level L4/5 interbody fusion for degenerative spondylolisthesis were divided into BE-ELIF (n=27) and OLIF (n=22) groups based on the surgical approach used. …”
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EFFECT OF COMPLEX TREATMENT USING PLATELET AUTOPLASMA ON CLINICAL AND LABORATORY PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS WITH ENDOGENOUS UVEITIS AND MACULAR EDEMA by N. S. Arbeneva, T. A. Chekhova, V. I. Bratko, O. O. Obukhovа, O. M. Gorbenko, A. P. Shvayuk, O. V. Poveshchenko, A. N. Trunov, V. V. Chernykh

“…Purpose: to study the clinical and laboratory efficacy of the platelet autoplasma use in the complex treatment of endogenous uveitis associated with systemic diseases accompanied by macular edema. Material and methods. The study included 46 people (72 eyes) with endogenous uveitis and macular edema. …”
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Differential diagnosis of clear cell renal cell carcinoma with low signal intensity on T2WI from angiomyolipoma without visible fat on MR imaging by Zi-xuan Chen, Yi Zhang, Shuai Ren, Ying-ying Cao, Qi Lan, Fan Xia, Zhong-qiu Wang, Wen-li Qiu

“…PurposeThis study aimed to determine the potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameters in differentiating between angiomyolipoma without visible fat (AML.wovf) and clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) with low signal intensity on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI).Materials and methodsThis is a retrospective study involving 36 cases of ccRCC and 17 cases of AML.wovf from September 2016 to July 2023. …”
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Exploring the relationship between cue-induced craving and withdrawal craving in MUD individuals based on a virtual-reality cue exposure paradigm by Qiuping Huang, Xinxin Chen, Ying Tang, Xuhao Wang, Wenwu Wang, Li Chao, Yiqi Nie, Shihua Peng, Lin Zhao, Hongxian Shen, Zhenjiang Liao

“…Abstract Background This study developed a virtual reality (VR) drug cue exposure paradigm for individuals with methamphetamine use disorder (MUD) to investigate the characteristics of withdrawal craving and cue-induced craving and their relationship. Methods A total of 150 male participants diagnosed with MUD completed questionnaires to assess their demographic characteristics and substance addiction profiles. …”
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Efficient and Motion Correction-Free Myocardial Perfusion Segmentation in Small MRI Data Using Deep Transfer Learning From Cine Images: A Promising Framework for Clinical Implement... by German Garcia-Jara, Angel Jimenez-Molina, Esteban Reyes, Nicolas Tapia-Rivas, Cristobal Ramos-Gomez, Jose De Grazia, Matias Sepulveda

“…Perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging is used to quantify the heart&#x2019;s blood flow, which requires the segmentation of the myocardium, a laborious task. Deep learning-based methods, the most accurate to accomplish this task, still rely on expensive motion correction steps and require large labeled datasets. …”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial on the effect of local analgesia for pain relief after minimal invasive sacroiliac joint fusion: the ARTEMIS study by Kris L L Movig, Sem M M Hermans, Jorm M Nellensteijn, Henk van Santbrink, Rob Knoef, Mattheus K Reinders, Daisy M N Hoofwijk, Jan W Potters, Inez Curfs, Wouter L W van Hemert

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of intraoperative SIJ infiltration with analgesia in reducing postoperative pain after MISJF.Methods and analysis We will perform a two-centre, prospective, double-blind, randomised controlled trial to determine whether SIJ infiltration with 1.5–5 cc bupivacaine 0.50% is superior to 1.5–5 cc placebo (NaCl 0.9%) in reducing postoperative pain in patients after MISJF, and to determine whether bupivacaine significantly reduces opioid use in the direct postoperative period. …”
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Incidence of Surgical Glove Perforations during Surgical Procedures at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Islamabad by Hina Idrees, Isbah Rashid, Muhammad Aqib, Sajid Ali Shah, Sana Sharafat Ali, Muhammad Faheem Ahsan, S H Waqar

“…Gloves were examined by standardized visual and hydro-insufflation techniques to check for perforations. …”
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InDel Markers for Identifying Interspecific Hybrid Offspring of Apple and Pear by Wenqi Fan, Baoan Wang, Yao Xiao, Jinfeng Huang, Dongmei Wang, Shengyuan Wang, Wei Li, Qiulei Zhang, Fuli Huang, Chenxi Shi, Tianzhong Li

“….), can introduce unique genetic traits that aren’t possible through traditional hybridization methods. However, these hybrids often display maternal traits, making it difficult to visually identify hybrid offspring in the early stages. …”
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UAV-Based LiDAR and Multispectral Imaging for Estimating Dry Bean Plant Height, Lodging and Seed Yield by Shubham Subrot Panigrahi, Keshav D. Singh, Parthiba Balasubramanian, Hongquan Wang, Manoj Natarajan, Prabahar Ravichandran

“…Dry bean, the fourth-largest pulse crop in Canada is increasingly impacted by climate variability, needing efficient methods to support cultivar development. This study investigates the potential of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-based Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and multispectral imaging (MSI) for high-throughput phenotyping of dry bean traits. …”
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Olokizumab in patients with inflammatory phenotype of osteoarthritis, treatment experience by A. M. Lila, L. I. Alekseeva, E. A. Taskina, N. G. Kashevarova, E. P. Sharapova, E. A. Strebkova, N. M. Savushkina, A. R. Khalmetova, V. A. Nesterenko, A. S. Avdeeva, E. Yu. Samarkina, M. E. Diatroptov, O. G. Alekseeva

“…Objective: to investigate the efficacy and safety of olokizumab (OKZ) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) with synovitis, persistent pain and ineffectiveness of previous conservative therapy.   Material and methods. The study included 15 patients with stage II–III knee OA who fulfilled the ACR criteria and had pain ≥50 mm on a visual analogue scale (VAS), synovitis and treatment failure. …”
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