Development and Validation of a Nosocomial Infection Nomogram Model in the NICU: A Novel and Nurse-Led Way to Prediction in Preterm Infants by Shang Y, Chen L, Hu X, Zhang K, Cheng Q, Shui X, Deng Z

“…Nurses are close observers and primary caregivers for neonates at the bedside of the NICU, who are best positioned to capture the risk signals of NI. …”
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Covid-19 pandemic-related changes in teleworking, emotional exhaustion, and occupational burnout: a cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study by Anshu Uppal, Nick Pullen, Hélène Baysson, Stephanie Schrempft, Aminata Rosalie Bouhet, María-Eugenia Zaballa, Julien Lamour, Mayssam Nehme, Idris Guessous, Silvia Stringhini, Elsa Lorthe, Specchio-COVID19 study group

“…Methods Data were derived from two samples from a digital cohort study based in Geneva, Switzerland: one population-based, and one from a sample of workers who were likely mobilized in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Hemodiafiltration with endogenous reinfusion for uremic toxin removal in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis: a pilot study by Renhua Lu, Yan Fang, Wangshu Wu, Xiaojun Zeng, Tingting Liu, Yue Qian, Yuanyuan Xie, Yijun Zhou, Leyi Gu

“…Objective To delineate the efficacy and safety profile of hemodiafiltration with endogenous reinfusion (HFR) for uremic toxin removal in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (MHD).Methods Patients who have been on MHD for a period of at least 3 months were enrolled. …”
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Clinical course, management and outcomes of COVID-19 in HIV-infected renal transplant recipients: A case series by L Bertels, K Manning, A Redd, T du Toit, Z Barday, E Muller

“…This retrospective study reports on rates of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and mortality among SA HIV‐infected kidney transplant recipients who received organs from HIV‐infected donors (HIV positive to HIV positive), before and after vaccination. …”
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Atrial fibrillation outcomes in patients from Asia and non-Asia countries: insights from GARFIELD-AF by Karen Pieper, Xian-hong Fang, Kai Sun, Ajay K Kakkar, Saverio Virdone, Shinya Goto, Gloria Kayani, Zhi-Cheng Jing, John Camm, Chun-Yan Cheng, Tian-Yu Lian, Xi-Jie Zhu, Xian-Mei Li

“…Both Asian and non-Asian patients who received NOAC at enrolment experienced lower all-cause mortality and non-haemorrhagic stroke/SE compared with patients on other treatments or none.All-cause mortality, non-cardiovascular mortality and major bleeding were less frequent in patients from Asia versus non-Asia (HR (95% CI): 0.62 (0.39 to 0.99), 0.52 (0.28 to 0.97), 0.58 (0.36 to 0.96), respectively). …”
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Child Night Blindness and Bitot’s Spots Are Public Health Problems in Lay Armachiho District, Central Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study... by Ajebew Bantihun, Kedir Abdela Gonete, Azeb Atnafu Getie, Asmamaw Atnafu

“…Age of 48-59 months (AOR=4.23; 95%CI=1.13,14.86) and mothers who did not wash their hands after using the toilet (AOR=3.02; 95%CI=1.01,9.13) were predictor variables for Bitot’s spots. …”
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Evaluation of 902 Total Abdominal Hysterectomies Performed for Benign Reasons by Fazilet Kübra Boynukalın, Ömer Tolga Güler, Mehmet Coşkun, Özgür Özyüncü, Nasuh Utku Doğan

“…STUDY DESIGN: Demographic information, surgical indications, intraoperative and postoperative complications, hospitalization periods and clinical follow-up information of the patients who underwent abdominal hysterectomy at Hacettepe University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology between 2000 and 2004 were retrieved from patients’ files and follow-up forms. …”
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Influencing Factors of Pressure Ulcer in Critically Ill Patients by Li WANG, Qianting CAI, Ping CHEN

“…Thirty critically ill patients with pressure ulcers were collected in our hospital as the case group, and 30 patients who were admitted to the hospital during the same period without severe pressure ulcers were selected as the control group, and their clinic characteristics data were collected from clinical records, laboratory tests and by simple questionnaires. …”
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Clinical Application of Laser Walking Stick in Subacute Hemiplegia Walking Training by XIONG Mingyue, ZHAO Yawen, PAN Zhe, TANG Mei, ZHENG Cheng, LUO Yi, TAN Jie

“…Objective: To observe the clinical application of laser cane in walking training of hemiplegic patients, and to explore the effect of a new visual cue device on the recovery of walking ability of hemiplegic patients.MethodsA total of 36 patients with subacute hemiplegia who met the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 18 cases in each group. …”
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Epidemiology of Lumbar Puncture and the Validity of Meningeal Signs in Predicting Meningitis in Children: A Cross-sectional Study by Mehjabin, Shiji Joseph, Arun Ravi, Kalyani Pillai

“…The records of paediatric patients (aged 1 month to 12 years) who underwent LP during the one year from August 2018 to July 2019 at the centre were collected. …”
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Comparison of positive BioFire FilmArray meningitis/encephalitis (ME) panels, CSF cultures, CSF parameters, clinical presentation and in-patient mortality among patients with bacte... by Thein Myint, Jaime Soria, Yuanzheng Gao, Marice Ruiz Conejo Castillo, Vaneet Arora, Julie A. Ribes

“…This study highlights the importance of using MEP as a diagnostic tool, especially in patients who have already received antibiotics, where traditional culture-based methods may not be diagnostic. …”
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Chronic Energy Deficiency and Its Determinant Factors among Adults Aged 18–59 Years in Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Samuel Dagne, Yonatan Menber, Yosef Wassihun, Gedefaw Dires, Atitegeb Abera, Seteamlak Adane, Melese Linger, Zelalem T. Haile

“…A total of 9280 adults aged 18–59 years were included in the study and 2911 (28.7%) (95% CI: 27.0%–30.4%) of whom were chronic energy deficient. Adults who have no work (AOR = 1.41, 95% CI: 1.16, 1.72), male adults from Tigray region (AOR = 2.23, 95% CI: 1.61, 3.09), Afar region (AOR = 2.98, 95% CI: 2.04, 4.36), Somali region (AOR = 3.14, 95% CI: 2.19, 4.52), Gambella region (AOR = 1.89, 95% CI: 1.29, 2.76), Harari region (AOR = 1.54, 95% CI: 1.09, 2.19), Amhara region (AOR = 1.53, 95% CI: 1.09, 2.13), Oromia region (AOR = 1.53, 95% CI: 1.07, 2.19), Dire Dawa (AOR = 1.45, 95% CI: 1.03, 2.05), adults live lonely (AOR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.21, 1.71), and adults residing in poor wealth index households (AOR = 1.26 : 95% CI: 1.07, 1.49) were significantly associated with chronic energy deficiency. …”
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Primipaternity in multiparas as a predominant high risk factor for preeclampsia over prolonged birth intervals: A study of 33,000 singleton pregnancies in Reunion Island. by Pierre-Yves Robillard, Silvia Iacobelli, Simon Lorrain, Francesco Bonsante, Malik Boukerrou, Marco Scioscia, Phuong Lien Tran, Gustaaf Dekker

“…<h4>Results</h4>Among the 53,572 multiparous singleton pregnancies, we identified 33,312 (62%) of multiparas who gave consecutive births, allowing calculation of birth intervals. …”
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Preliminary Clinical Study on Therapy of Lidocaine Local Block Combined with Acupuncture-rehabilitation in Treatment of Post-stroke Upper Limb Spasticity by Ji LI, Li ZHANG, Ying GUAN, Lu WANG, Guile XIN, Yanli XING, Qiang TANG

“…Objective:To compare the clinical efficacy of Lidocaine local block combined with acupuncture-rehabilitation method and conventional acupuncture-rehabilitation method in the treatment of upper limb spasticity among post-stroke patients.Methods:Sixty cases of post-stroke upper limb spasticity patients who met the inclusion criteria in our hospital from June 2017 to June 2020, were selected. …”
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Jack Surgery: Reconstructing Collapsed Femoral Head in Association Research Circulation Osseous Stage III Osteonecrosis: A Series of 13 Cases by Ying Zhong, Yichen Gong, Shuaijie Lv, Wenxi Du, Xun Liu, Jianhua Zhang, Peijian Tong

“…Methods From February 2019 to July 2022, 13 patients (15 hips) who received Jack surgery in the research center were included in this retrospective study. …”
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Feasibility of trancutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation in Black and Hispanic/Latino people with peripheral neuropathy by Marlon L. Wong, Eva Widerström-Noga, Jessica L. Bolanos, Gabriel Gonzalez, Frank J. Penedo, Peter J. Hosein, Melissa M. Tovin, Juan P. Gonzalez, Lisa M. McTeague

“…It is also critical that this research on taVNS include the perspectives of Black and Hispanic/Latino patients, who are often underrepresented in research.MethodsThis research was comprised of two consecutive studies: a survey and a pilot randomized sham-controlled trial (RCT). …”
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Hypofractionated image-guided radiotherapy with 70 Gy in 28 fractions for prostate cancer confined to the pelvis: a single institute experience in Taiwan by Hui-Lei Mu, Mau-Shin Chi, Hui-Ling Ko, Guang-Dar Juang, Thomas I-Sheng Hwang, Kwan-Hwa Chi, Kai-Lin Yang

“…Methods We retrospectively included patients with prostate cancer across all risk groups who were treated with hypofractionated image-guided radiotherapy 70 Gy (Gy) in 28 fractions (at 2.5 Gy/fraction) between 2007 and 2022. …”
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Using XBGoost, an interpretable machine learning model, for diagnosing prostate cancer in patients with PSA < 20 ng/ml based on the PSAMR indicator by Dengke Li, Baoyuan Chang, Qunlian Huang

“…Data from 655 patients who underwent transperineal prostate biopsy at the First Affiliated Hospital of Wannan Medical College from July 2021 to January 2023 were collected and analyzed. …”
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Changes in the use practitioner-based complementary and alternative medicine over time in Canada: Cohort and period effects. by Mayilee Canizares, Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Monique A M Gignac, Richard H Glazier, Elizabeth M Badley

“…<h4>Setting</h4>We used data from 10186 participants, who were aged 20-69 years at the first cycle of data collection in the longitudinal component of the Canadian National Population Health Survey (1994/95-2010/11). …”
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Impact of Surgical Margin Status and Tumor Volume on Mortality After Robotic Radical Prostatectomy by Zaki Zeidan, Joshua Tran, Yeagyeong Hwang, Linda My Huynh, Mai Xuan Nguyen, Erica Huang, Whitney Zhang, Thomas Ahlering

“…Methods: We analyzed data for 1552 patients who underwent robot-assisted RP performed by a single surgeon between 2002 and 2018 at a tertiary referral center with up to 15-yr follow-up. …”
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