Patrones de resistencia en agentes bacterianos involucrados en otitis caninas en Medellín, Colombia, durante 2019: análisis retrospectivo by M. Duque, N. Uribe, J. Buitragc

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The Role of OCT Angiography in the Assessment of Epiretinal Macular Membrane by Daniela Bacherini, Francesco Dragotto, Tomaso Caporossi, Chiara Lenzetti, Lucia Finocchio, Alfonso Savastano, Maria Cristina Savastano, Francesco Barca, Martina Dragotto, Lorenzo Vannozzi, Francesco Nasini, Francesco Faraldi, Stanislao Rizzo, Gianni Virgili, Fabrizio Giansanti

“…Materials and Methods. 23 eyes affected by ERM and those which underwent phacovitrectomy associated with ERM peeling were enrolled. They were evaluated using structural OCT and OCTA before surgery and at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively. …”
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Development and pilot testing of a nurse-led common-sense model of self-regulation-based heart failure self-care program by Zehao Huang, Sek Ying Chair

“…A total of 26 participants were enrolled in the pilot study, achieving an eligibility of 79.4%, a recruitment rate of 96.3%, and a retention rate of 92.3%. …”
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A closer look: factors impacting HIV durable viral suppression among a cohort of clinic attendees in Trinidad & Tobago by Elena Cyrus, Deidre A. Okeke, Omari Lavia, Mary Jo Trepka, Allysha Maragh-Bass, Lunthita Duthely, Michael Sciauodone, Jeffrey Edwards

“…Regression analysis showed that women (OR = 1.43, 95% CI 0.99–2.07), individuals on long-term antiretroviral therapy (ART) (>5 years) (OR = 1.66, 95% CI 1.03–2.66), and those with extended clinic enrolment (>5 years) (OR = 1.82, 95% CI 1.08–3.06) had higher odds of achieving DVS. …”
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Expansion of medical school admission quotas in Korea, is it really necessary? by Jeong Hun Park, Jungchan Lee, Kye-Hyun Kim, Yo Han Shin, Seog-Kyun Mun

“…Conclusions Medical experts expressed concerns that the rapid increase in medical school enrollment would exacerbate the phenomenon of concentration, increase the cost of medical care, and collapse the medical system. …”
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Association of frequent intradialytic hypotension with the clinical outcomes of patients on hemodialysis: a prospective cohort study by Yuanhao Wu, Jianda Lu, Tingting Wang, Xiaoye Zhu, Jun Xue, Li You

“…All-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause hospitalization events were followed up for 36 months. This study enrolled 163 HD patients. The incidence of IDH was 11.1% according to Definition 1 and 10.5% according to Definition 2. …”
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How to Reliably Measure Stroke Volume Index in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: A Comparison of Thermodilution, Direct and Indirect Fick, and Cardiac MRI by Andrea Baccelli, Deepa Gopalan, Rachel J. Davies, Gulammehdi Haji, Wendy Gin-Sing, Luke S. Howard, Francesco Lo Giudice

“…We aimed to compare these different invasive methods, and in a subgroup of patients, to a non-invasive method using MRI. Methods. We enrolled 103 PAH patients undergoing a diagnostic or follow-up right heart catheterization at our centre (mean age 56 years, 56% female). …”
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γ-Gammaglutamyl transferase predicts all-cause mortality within three-year intervals in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis by Yan-Bing Chen, Xiao-Jiang Zhan, Jun Xiao, Heng-Mei Zhu

“…This study aimed to assess the prognostic significance of γ-GGT in predicting all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among PD patients.Methods A retrospective study was conducted, enrolling 640 PD patients from a single center. The one-year, three-year, and five-year mortality rates for all causes and cardiovascular causes were evaluated. …”
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Cross-sectional study on the risk of breast cancer and practices among young women in Central India by Arti Tiwari, Maharaj Singh, Bharati Sahu, Shatrughan Pareek

“…Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled women aged between 20 and 40 years who participated through a self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Key personal insights and changing needs of osteoarthritis patients: an international quantitative survey analysis by Zoltan Szekanecz, Diana Osadcii-Zaiat, András Bajkó, Hajnalka Minda, Dóra Szerencsés

“…The quantitative survey was conducted among 400 patients in Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, and Kazakhstan. All enrolled participants had experienced chronic musculoskeletal pain due to OA for at least three years and had received treatment with topical or oral medications. …”
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Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels before and after Intravitreous Ranibizumab Injection for Retinopathy of Prematurity by Xuting Chen, Lin Zhou, Qi Zhang, Yu Xu, Peiquan Zhao, Hongping Xia

“…Fifteen infants (6 girls and 9 boys) were enrolled. The serum concentrations of VEGF 1 day before and 1 day, 3 days, and 7 days after a total of 0.5 mg intravitreal injections of ranibizumab were 226.9 (198.4, 272.4), 12.8 (7.0, 22.4), 16 (12.0, 20.8), and 33.7 (24.0, 48.0) pg/ml, respectively. …”
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Neoadjuvant apatinib addition to sintilimab and carboplatin-taxane based chemotherapy in patients with early triple-negative breast cancer: the phase 2 NeoSAC trial by Guoshuang Shen, Zhilin Liu, Miaozhou Wang, Yi Zhao, Xinlan Liu, Yujin Hou, Wenbiao Ma, Jingqi Han, Xiaofeng Zhou, Dengfeng Ren, Fuxing Zhao, Zitao Li, Shifen Huang, Yongzhi Chen, Yingjian He, Yan Liu, Zijun Zhu, Yongxin Li, Jinming Li, Mengting Da, Hongnan Mo, Feng Du, Liang Cui, Jing Bai, Zhen Liu, Fei Ma, Jiuda Zhao

“…Specimens collected pre-neoadjuvant therapy and post-surgery were retained for comprehensive analysis of predictive biomarkers and the impact on the tumor microenvironment. Among 34 enrolled patients, 24 achieved pCR (70.6%; 95% confidence interval (CI), 53.0-85.3), and 79.4% (95% CI, 65.1-93.7) had residual cancer burden 0-I. …”
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Perioperative Exhaled Nitric Oxide as an Indicator for Postoperative Pneumonia in Surgical Lung Cancer Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study Based on 183 Cases by Gui-Xian Liu, Yue Yang, Lei Chen, Mi-Qi Gu, Jin-Tao He, Xin Wang

“…The POP group had significantly higher postoperative FeNO (median: 30.0 vs. 19.0 ppb, P<0.001) as well as change in FeNO (median: 10.0 vs. 0.0 ppb, P<0.001) before and after the surgery. …”
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DPP4 Activities Are Associated with Osteopenia/Osteoporosis and Fracture Risk in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes by Min Qiu, Shuheng Zhai, Da Liu

“…A total of 147 subjects with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes were enrolled for this cross-sectional study. The bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine (L1-4) and femoral neck (FN) was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). …”
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring Among Patients With Type 1 Diabetes in Rwanda (CAPT1D) Phase I: Prospective Observational Feasibility Study by Jason Baker, Giacomo Cappon, Jean Claude Habineza, Corey H Basch, Steven Mey, Diana L Malkin-Washeim, Christian Schuetz, Niyonsenga Simon Pierre, Etienne Uwingabire, Alvera Mukamazimpaka, Paul Mbonyi, Sandhya Narayanan

“…A cohort of 50 participants diagnosed with T1D were enrolled. Participants were at least 21 years old, undergoing multiple daily insulin therapy, and not currently pregnant. …”
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Validation of a delirium predictive model in patients admitted to surgical intensive care units: a multicentre prospective observational cohort study by Kaweesak Chittawatanarat, Onuma Chaiwat, Sirirat Mueankwan, Sunthiti Morakul, Pitchaya Dilokpattanamongkol, Chayanan Thanakiattiwibun, Arunotai Siriussawakul

“…Objective To internally and externally validate a delirium predictive model for adult patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) following surgery.Design A prospective, observational, multicentre study.Setting Three university-affiliated teaching hospitals in Thailand.Participants Adults aged over 18 years were enrolled if they were admitted to a surgical ICU (SICU) and had the surgery within 7 days before SICU admission.Main outcome measures Postoperative delirium was assessed using the Thai version of the Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU. …”
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The Effects of C. lacerata on Insulin Resistance in Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Arim Choi, Jung Hye Kim, Hye-Kyung Chung, Chul Woo Ahn, Hee Joon Choi, Yu-Sik Kim, Ji Sun Nam

“…Ninety patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) for more than 6 months were enrolled. Subjects were randomly divided into placebo (n=45) or C. lacerata (n=45) groups and then assigned to take placebo or C. lacerata capsules (500 mg/capsule) for a 12-week intervention period. …”
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The clinical evaluation of the triglyceride-glucose index as a risk factor for coronary artery disease and severity of coronary artery stenosis in patients with chronic kidney dise... by Dan Liu, Xiaoyang Guan, Ruoxin Chen, Ci Song, Shanhu Qiu, Shengchun Xu, Jingyuan Cao, Hong Liu

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the related factors of CAD and severe CAS.Results A total of 943 patients were enrolled in this cross-sectional study and 720 (76.4%) of these patients were diagnosed with CAD. …”
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Prognostic significance of perioperative circulating CD56bright NK cell and recovery of NK cell activity in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing radical surgery by Jeng-Fu You, Cheng-Chi Lee, Yun-Shien Lee, Yih-Jong Chern, Chun-Kai Liao, Hung-Chih Hsu

“…Methods: We prospectively enrolled 45 patients with CRC. Venous blood samples were collected preoperatively and on postoperative day 3 (POD3) and 30 (POD30). …”
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A gestão da segurança contra incêndios: percepções dos gestores da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina sobre as medidas de segurança em edificações universitárias by Renata Machado, Márcia Barros de Sales

“…Este estudo, foi de natureza descritiva exploratória, teve como caminho metodológico a realização de estudo de caso, e teve a participação de 15 gestores universitários, sendo: seis gestores dos órgãos executivos centrais e nove gestores diretores dos centros de ensino da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). …”
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