Quality of life, pain, depression, fatigue and sleep in patients with remission or mild fibromyalgia: a comparison with remission or low disease activity rheumatoid arthritis and h... by Yidan Wang, Pengxiao Liu, Zihao Li, Shiya Wu, Meijuan Long, Yang Li, Juan Jiao, Zheng Xie

“…Methods This cross-sectional study evaluated a total of 266 RFM and 252 RRA patients and 50 HCs using Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR), Widespread Pain Index (WPI), Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Numerical Rating Scale, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Short Form-36 Health Status Questionnaire (SF-36). …”
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Patient-reported outcome measures for systemic lupus erythematosus: an expert Delphi consensus to guide implementation in routine care by Isabel Castrejón, Laura Cano, María José Cuadrado, Joaquín Borrás, Maria Galindo, Tarek C. Salman-Monte, Carlos Amorós, Carmen San Román, Isabel Cabezas, Marta Comellas, Alejandro Muñoz

“…PROMs most frequently used in clinical practice are pain (56%), patient’s global assessment (44%) and fatigue (39%), all on visual analogue scales. Panellists agreed on the need to implement multidisciplinary consultation (79%), unify complementary tests (88%), incorporate pharmacists into the healthcare team (70%), and develop home medication dispensing and informed telepharmacy programmes (72%) to improve quality of care in patients with SLE. …”
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Neural mechanisms of spatial navigation in ASD and TD children: insights from EEG microstate and functional connectivity analysis by Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Yao Wang, Jianing Wang, Chong Lu, Chong Lu, Chong Lu, Chong Lu, Chong Lu

“…These findings suggest that microstate and FC analyses could serve as biomarkers for understanding visual spatial navigation in ASD, related to perceptual abnormalities. …”
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Perfect health not so perfect after all – a methodological study on patient-reported outcome measures in 2574 patients following percutaneous coronary intervention by T. M. Norekvål, M. M. Iversen, K. Oterhals, H. Allore, B. Borregaard, T. R. Pettersen, D. R. Thompson, A. D. Zwisler, K. Breivik

“…The generic EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and visual analogue scale, and the disease-specific Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS) comprising 35 items measuring seven areas of health status and daily life challenges were used to scrutinize the aims. …”
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Effect of hip pericapsular nerve⁃lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block with bupivacaine liposome on postoperative motor⁃sparing analgesia in elderly patients undergoing total hip a... by WAN Lun，LI Huiming，ZHAN Yucheng，LI Chenglong

“…Outcomes were observed including visual analog scale (VAS) scores during rest and movement (VASrest and VASmove) at 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 and 72 h postoperatively, time to first rescue analgesia, cumulative sufentanil consumption within 72 h, and the indexes were evaluated including quadriceps strength, and postoperative adverse events［postoperative nausea/vomiting (PONV) , delirium, pulmonary infection］. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy of angiotensin receptor–neprilysin inhibitor in patients with aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation: protocol for a randomis... by Hideki Hanaoka, Yoshio Kobayashi, Hideki Kitahara, Takeshi Sugawara, Goro Matsumiya, Yosuke Inaba, Shogo Okita, Hiroaki Yaginuma, Hiroki Goto, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Tomoyoshi Kanda, Kaoru Matsuura

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Impact of national and supranational policies on social inequalities in major NCDs and related risk factors in Europe: a scoping review protocol by Mall Leinsalu, Rainer Reile, Norun Hjertager Krog, Digo Chakraverty, Gerd Monika Flodgren, Julia Doetsch, Trude Robsahm, Astri Syse, Kadri Tammur, Julia Waldhauer

“…Results will be synthesised narratively using descriptive statistics and visuals.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval will not be sought as scoping reviews do not involve primary data collection or direct interaction with human participants. …”
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Subserratus Anterior Plane Block vs Thoracic Paravertebral Block for Postoperative Analgesia in Laparoscopic Radical Nephrectomy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled, Double-Blind... by Lin J, Wu H, Wen Z, Li Y, Jiang C, Lin B, Gu Y

“…Secondary outcomes will include pain visual analogue scale (VAS) scores at various predefined time points within 48 hours post-surgery, analgesic consumption during and after surgery, time to first administration of rescue analgesics, incidence of perioperative cardiopulmonary adverse events, assessment of block characteristics, quality of recovery, time to ambulation and initiation of an oral diet, and length of stay in both the postoperative anesthesia care unit (PACU) and the hospital. …”
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Results of a clinical study of Traumeel® S and Zeel® T in patients with knee osteoarthritis and concomitant cardiovascular disease by L. I. Alekseeva, V. I. Mazurov, E. V. Zonova, O. B. Ershova, O. V. Reshetko

“…Other criteria were the dynamics of each symptom of knee OA according to the WOMAC questionnaire (pain, stiffness, and functional impairment, total score) on each visit, pain intensity in the target joint on a visual analogue scale (VAS), time it takes to travel 15 m, and the patient's overall disease assessment on the VAS. …”
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On the academic ideology of “Sorting the gangue is sorting the images” by Hongwei MA, Ye ZHANG, Peng WANG, Xiangang CAO, Zhen NIE, Xiaorong WEI, Wenjian ZHOU, Mingzhen ZHANG

“…Aiming at the problem of image-based coal gangue recognition, a recognition principle and metsorting rates visual images and X-ray images is proposed, which can effectively improve the accuracy of coal gangue recognition; Aiming at the problem of feature extraction in coal gangue image sorting, a plane and depth feature extraction and fusion algorithm based on coal gangue images is proposed. …”
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Clarithromycin, ixazomib, pomalidomide, dexamethasone for relapsed/refractory myeloma: survival and correlative analysis by Aaron S. Rosenberg, Emanual Maverakis, Caitlin Costello, Elizabeth A. Brem, Matthew Joseph Wieduwilt, Guillaume Luxardi, Paul Kaesberg, Keon Abedi, Samantha Herbert, Joseph Tuscano

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Popliteal Artery Injury After Arthroscopic Knee Surgery: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort Study by Zhenmu Xu, Kai Jiang, Yueming Chen, Hao He, Weihong Zhu

“…The primary outcome was joint function, which was evaluated by a postoperative range of motion (ROM), International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) scores, Lysholm knee scores, and Visual Vascular Quality of Life Questionnaire (VascuQoL) scores. …”
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Effect of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Intensity of Post-dural Puncture Headache: Results of Two Randomized Sham Controlled Trials by Bledar Gjikolaj, Mario Stampanoni Bassi, Antonio Bruno, Valeria De Ioanni, Ettore Dolcetti, Sheila Peter, Giovanni Galifi, Antonella Conte, Luana Gilio, Diego Centonze, Fabio Buttari

“…In the two trials, the primary outcome was the severity of PDPH measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain. Secondary outcomes included the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) to evaluate other pain-related symptoms associated with LP. …”
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Recommendations for the optimization of student led free vision screening programs by Nirupama Devanathan, Melanie Scheive, Amrish Selvam, Baraa S. Nawash, Alec Murphy, McKenna Morrow, Shruti Anant, Jessica S. Kruger, Chi-Wah Rudy Yung, Thomas V. Johnson

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Three-dimensional analysis of facial morphology in nine-year-old children with different unilateral orofacial clefts compared to normative data by Marjolein Crins-de Koning, Robin Bruggink, Marloes Nienhuijs, Till Wagner, Ewald M. Bronkhorst, Edwin M. Ongkosuwito

“…However, in the upper lip region a significant difference was observed between the UCLP and UCL groups (P = 0.004, CI [−2.93 to −0.48]). Further visual examination of the distance maps indicated that more severe clefts corresponded to increased retrusion in the midface and the tip of the nose, though these differences were not statistically significant across groups. …”
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Feasibility and therapeutic efficacy of a two-week low-level laser acupuncture therapy for shoulder and neck pain in office workers: Protocol for a pilot, single-blind, double-arme... by Carol Chunfeng Wang, Lisa Whitehead, Travis Cruickshank, Johnny Lo, Jianhong Cecilia Xia, Jun Wen

“…The secondary outcome is to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of LLLA on SNP using the visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ); the work productivity and activity assessment (WPAI:SHP); 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) for quality of life assessment; and the past 3-month out-of-pocket (OOP) cost for prescription and non-prescription SNP therapy, which is an indicative of the economic burden of SNP on patients and health care systems. …”
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A comparative study of robot-assisted navigation versus C-arm fluoroscopy in percutaneous pedicle screw fixation for the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures by Lichuan Liang, Chen Zhao, Lei Luo, Liehua Liu, Pei Li, Yongjian Gao, Qiang Zhou

“…Pain was evaluated using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) preoperatively and at 1 day, 3 days, and 1 month postoperatively. …”
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Cataract‐Causing Mutant R188C of βB2 Crystallin With Low Structural Stability is Sensitive to Environmental Stresses and Prone to Aggregates Formation by Yibo Yu, Silong Chen, Ying Zhang, Hang Song, Jiarui Guo, Chengpeng Wu, Wei Wu, Jingjie Xu, Xiaoyu Cheng, Chenqi Luo, Jing Guo, Yip Chee Chew, Ke Yao, Xiangjun Chen, Lidan Hu

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Effectiveness and safety of percutaneous endoscopic debridement and drainage for spinal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guozhong Zhou, Xiaorong Liu, Zhi Liang, Xuesong Chen, Chao Song

“…Similarly, the c-reactive protein (CRP), visual analogue scale, and oswestry disability index scores significantly reduced postoperatively. …”
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Abstract 104: Fetal Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA) Occlusion from Occluded Cavernous ICA Stent by Aydan Kahriman, William Borchert, Adam Blenden, Hesham Masoud

“…Results 77 years old female with left cavernous‐ICA stent presented from a rehab facility with complaints of word finding difficulty, confusion, right hemiparesis, right sided neglect, and visual disturbance. In the emergency department (ED), her NIHSS was 28. …”
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