Is Topical Tranexamic Acid Effective in Reducing Hematoma and Seroma in Breast Surgery? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Ammar S.A. Hashemi, MD, Sara M. Hussein, MD, Zainab H. Alshehab, Abdullah A. Al Qurashi, MD, Lucas Kreutz-Rodrigues, MD, Basel A. Sharaf, MD, DDS, FACS

“…No significant differences were found in overall hematoma rates (RR = 0.32; 95% CI, 0.08–1.195; P = 0.09), seroma formation (RR = 1.22; 95% CI, 0.99–1.51; P = 0.07), or infection rates (RR = 0.85; 95% CI, 0.46–1.56; P = 0.59). …”
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Peripheral Nerve Blocks Are Associated With Decreased Early Medical Complications, Dislocations, and Opioid Consumption Following Total Hip Arthroplasty by Brian P. McCormick, MD, Sean B. Sequeira, MD, Mark D. Hasenauer, MD, Robert P. McKinstry, MD, Frank R. Ebert, MD, Henry R. Boucher, MD

“…THA patients who received PNBs had lower incidences of deep vein thrombosis (odds ratio [OR] 0.67, P = .004), urinary tract infection (OR 0.76, P < .001), and dislocation (OR 0.51, P < .001). …”
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Estimation of genetic parameters for reproductive traits in Korean dairy cattle by Jae-Gu Lee, Jeongwoo Seo, Mahboob Alam, Hyungjun Song, Seokhyun Lee, Joohyeon Cho, Chang-Gwon Dang, Joonho Lee

“…Traits analyzed included heifer conception rate (HCR), interval from calving to first insemination (CF), cow conception rate (CCR), interval from first to last insemination (FL), and days open (DO). …”
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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella strains isolated from both No-Antibiotics-Ever (NAE) and conventional broiler complexes by Yagya Adhikari, Dianna V. Bourassa, Sabin Poudel, Matthew A. Bailey, Richard J. Buhr, Kenneth S. Macklin

“…In addition, the odds of ATR Salmonella detection were 7 times (1.37 – 43.45; 95 % CL) more likely in the isolates from NAE complex as compared to conventional broiler complex (p = 0.0233). …”
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Morbidity and mortality patterns of preterm low birthweight neonates admitted to referral hospitals in the Amhara region of Ethiopia: retrospective follow-up study by Yalemtsehay Dagnaw Genie, Belete Fenta Kebede, Mulualem Silesh Zerihun, Desalew Tilahun Beyene

“…Sepsis (AOR: 2.0; 95% CI 1.03 to 3.89), respiratory distress (AOR: 4.6; 95% CI 2.51 to 8.40), hypoglycaemia (AOR 3.91; 95% CI 1.09 to 10.52), APGAR score at fifth minute &lt;7 (AOR 0.39; 95% CI (0.18 to 0.82) and duration of hospital stay below mean (&lt;9.82 days) (AOR 0.17; 95% CI 0.09 to 0.33) were associated with mortality.Conclusion The mortality rate of preterm low birthweight neonates was high, indicating that this is a public health issue. …”
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Epidemiologic features of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Russia by O. M. Drapkina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The prevalence of NAFLD among adult population of the Russian Federation was 27%, including 80,3% of hepatic steatosis cases, 16,8% — nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and 2,9% — liver cirrhosis. …”
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Comparison of the CT-based micromotion analysis method versus marker-based RSA in measuring femoral head translation and evaluation of its intra- and interobserver reliability: a prospective agreement diagnostic study on 27 patients up to 1 year by Vasileios Angelomenos, Bita Shareghi, Raed Itayem, Maziar Mohaddes

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Становлення права на судовий захист в Україні (ІХ – ХІV ст.) by O. V. Martyniuk, Y. V. Hotsuliak

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Anti-HBs Positivity Related to Past HBV Infection and Vaccination in Older Adults in Polish Population—Cohort-Based Study by Katarzyna Zięba, Kacper Jagiełło, Joanna Musialik, Łukasz Wierucki, Adam Hajduk, Małgorzata Mossakowska, Jerzy Chudek

“…Results: Serological status implying past hepatitis B and serological profile consistent with anti-HBV vaccination corresponded to 15.2% (95% CI: 13.4–17.0) and 25.2% (95% CI: 23.4–27.0) prevalences, respectively. …”
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Factors influencing organizational citizenship behavior among employees: Evidence from the commercial banking industry by Khadiza Rahman Tanchi, Mohammad Bin Amin, Swapna Khatun, Md. Mobarak Karim, László Erdey

“…The perceived training (β = 0.287; p &lt; 0.05) had the highest effect on organizational citizenship behavior, while organizational commitment (β = 0.275; p &lt; 0.05) had the lowest effect on organizational citizenship behavior. …”
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The association between maternal tobacco smoking during pregnancy and the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in offspring: A systematic review and meta-analysi... by Mahdi Mohammadian, Lusine G Khachatryan, Filipp V Vadiyan, Mostafa Maleki, Fatemeh Fatahian, Abdollah Mohammadian-Hafshejani

“…By employing the trim and fill method, the revised OR was estimated to be 1.54 (95% CI: 1.40-1.70; P < 0.001). The OR were 2.37 (95% CI: 1.72-3.28; P < 0.001) in cross-sectional studies, 1.72 (95% CI: 1.49-2.00; P < 0.001) in case-control studies, and 1.53 (95% CI: 1.34-1.74; P < 0.001) in cohort studies. …”
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Weight-Based Standardized Sugammadex Dosing in Pediatrics: A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Compliance with Dosing Guidelines and Reduce Waste and Cost by Sydney E. S. Brown, Michael Meyer, Andrea Meyer, Ruth Cassidy, Xinyi Zhao, Deborah Wagner, Laura Wetzel, Douglas A. Colquhoun

“…Among cases with 0 or 1 measured twitches on TOF that should receive at least 4 mg/kg, fewer received at least 3.6 mg/kg (post: 56.7% vs. pre: 66.8%), and a greater proportion received less than 2.2 mg/kg (post: 27.4% vs. pre: 20.7%). …”
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Empowering Nursing Practices: Enhancing Patient Care Through Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Towards Urinary Catheterisation in Taicang City by Lihong Zhang, Hong Zhang, Yaxuan Wang, Hui Li, Ting Liu, Jingjing Qian, Chi Wang

“…The mean KAP scores were 13.44 ± 1.62 (possible range: 0–17), 45.28 ± 3.87 (possible range: 10–50) and 43.85 ± 5.98 (possible range: 10–50), which indicated moderate knowledge, positive attitude and proactive practice, respectively. …”
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COVID-19 workplace countermeasures that occupational physicians could not change in Japan: a qualitative study by Yu Igarashi, Seiichiro Tateishi, Juri Matsuoka, Tomoko Sawajima, Mika Kawasumi, Arisa Harada, Koji Mori

“…The responses were categorized into basic systems, occupational health services, workplace countermeasures, vaccines, and incidents, with a code count of 7, 8,147, 10, and 82, respectively. The type of countermeasure was 115 for countermeasures to be strengthened (CBS), 110 for measures to be mitigated (CBM), and 29 for neither. …”
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Comparative Study of Chikungunya Only and Chikungunya-Scrub Typhus Coinfection in Children: Findings from a Hospital-Based Observational Study from Central Nepal by Santosh Pathak, Nagendra Chaudhary, Prativa Dhakal, Sanjay Ray Yadav, Binod Kumar Gupta, Om Prakash Kurmi

“…Besides, altered sensorium (31%), jaundice (26.2%), dry cough (21.4%), shortness of breath (19%), and seizures (16.7%) were other clinical manifestations present in this group of children. …”
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Usefulness of a TDM-Guided Approach for Optimizing Teicoplanin Exposure in the Treatment of Secondary Bloodstream Infections Caused by Glycopeptide-Susceptible <i>Enterococcus faec... by Milo Gatti, Matteo Rinaldi, Maddalena Giannella, Pierluigi Viale, Federico Pea

“…The desired target of teicoplanin C_min was attained in 62.7% of patients at the first TDM assessment and significantly increased to 85.1% (<i>p</i> = 0.003) at subsequent TDM-guided ECPA instances during the overall treatment course. …”
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Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children. The diagnosis is established - what is next? by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova

“…The mean age of patients in the group was 5.1±0.54 years, 34 (61.8%) patients were males. 36 (65.5%) patients had complicated delivery with subsequent umbilical catheter insertion. 27 (47.1%) patients manifested bleeding episodes. …”
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Microstructural transformation of GO to rGO by ascorbate acid green-agent enhanced using sonication method by Masruroh, Freygieon Ogiek Rizal Sukma, Kormil Saputra, Nandang Mufti, Kusumandari, Anton Prasetyo, Rachmat T Tjahjanto, Dionysius J D H Santjojo

“…FTIR analysis showed a decrease in the absorption intensity of the O=C=O (2200–2450 cm ^−1 ), C–O (1024–1150 cm ^−1 ), and O–H (3650–3800 cm ^−1 ) peaks, indicating a decrease in oxygen groups. …”
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Multi-omic spatial effects on high-resolution AI-derived retinal thickness by V. E. Jackson, Y. Wu, R. Bonelli, J. P. Owen, L. W. Scott, S. Farashi, Y. Kihara, M. L. Gantner, C. Egan, K. M. Williams, B. R. E. Ansell, A. Tufail, A. Y. Lee, M. Bahlo

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Experimental study on monitoring microwave ablation efficacy by real-time shear wave elastography in ex vivo porcine brain by Rui Li, Yukang Zhang, Linggang Cheng, Shuai Zheng, Hongbing Li, Hongxia Zhang, Lijuan Du, Wen He, Wei Zhang

“…In this study, the SWE value of tissues in different pathological states was further analyzed by the ROC curve (AUC = 0.86), and the threshold for distinguishing normal tissue from tissue after ablation was 13.7 kPa. The accuracy of evaluating ablation tissue using SWE can reach 84.72%, providing data support for real-time quantitative observation of the ablation range.Conclusion: In conclusion the accurate visualization and real-time evaluation of the organizational change range of the MWA process can be realized by real-time SWE.…”
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