High Healthcare Utilization in Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease Prior to Transition to Adult Care: A Retrospective Study by Julie Kanter, Menaka Bhor, Xin Li, Frank Li, Jincy Paulose

“…**Methods:** From 1/1/2015-6/30/2017 using MarketScan Databases, patients were included if they were 16 to 18 years old at the index date, had ≥1 inpatient or 2 outpatient SCD diagnosis claims during the identification period, and were continuously enrolled in the database for at least one year prior (baseline) and post index date. …”
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Effectiveness of Ascophyllum nodosum and Fucus vesiculosus on Metabolic Syndrome Components: A Real-World, Observational Study by Antonio Nicolucci, Maria Chiara Rossi, Massimiliano Petrelli

“…Overall, 505 patients were enrolled by 282 physicians. After 6 months of treatment with Gdue, body weight was reduced on average by 7.3 kg (-8.0; -6.6), waist circumference by 7.5 cm (-8.2; -6.8), fasting blood glucose by 16.3 mg/dL (-17.8; -14.7), HbA1c by 0.55% (-0.62; -0.49), systolic and diastolic blood pressure by 7.1 mmHg (-8.3; -6.0) and 4.2 mmHg (-5.0; -3.5), respectively, LDL cholesterol by 18.2 mg/dL (-21.2; -15.3), and triglycerides by 39 mg/dL (-45; -32). …”
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Long-Term Real-World Outcomes of Tenofovir Alafenamide in Chronic Hepatitis B: Detailed Analysis of Treatment-Naive and Experienced Patients by Yu-Xuan Song, Guang-Jun Song, Hui Ma, Bo Feng, Yan-Di Xie

“…Methods: Patients who were candidates for TAF treatment and were followed up at 12-week intervals over 192 weeks were enrolled in this study. Results: One hundred and forty-four patients (50 treatment-naive and 94 treatment-experienced) were included in this study. …”
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Intravitreal Injections for Macular Edema Secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusion: Long-Term Functional and Anatomic Outcomes by Emilia Maggio, Maurizio Mete, Giorgia Maraone, Marcella Attanasio, Massimo Guerriero, Grazia Pertile

“…A total of 223 consecutive eyes with ME secondary to RVO, treated with the first three intravitreal Ranibizumab or dexamethasone injections between August 2008 and September 2018, were enrolled in the study. Subsequent retreatment was guided by best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) measurements, aimed at achieving macular fluid regression and BCVA stability. …”
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Comparative Outcomes of Meropenem–Vaborbactam vs. Ceftazidime–Avibactam Among Adults Hospitalized with an Infectious Syndrome in the US, 2019–2021 by Marya D. Zilberberg, Brian H. Nathanson, Mark A. Redell, Kate Sulham, Andrew F. Shorr

“…<b>Results</b>: Among 1,989,765 patients who met enrollment criteria, 455 received MEV and 2320 CZA. …”
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Characterization and Detection Strategy Exploration in Cryptogenic Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Insights From a Super‐Aged Region in Japan by Takaaki Sugihara, Takakazu Nagahara, Takuya Kihara, Suguru Ikeda, Yoshiki Hoshino, Yukako Matsuki, Takuki Sakaguchi, Hiroki Kurumi, Takumi Onoyama, Tomoaki Takata, Tomomitsu Matono, Hajime Isomoto

“…Methods A retrospective study was conducted from April 2012 to March 2022, enrolling 372 newly diagnosed hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. …”
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Patient satisfaction with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag localization compared with wire localization for nonpalpable breast lesions: the RFID trial by Raphaël Pete, Céleste Pinard, Fanny Sirodot, Ioana Molnar, Margot Dressaire, Angeline Ginzac, Catherine Abrial, Xavier Durando, Marielle Tekath

“…Results Eighty patients were sequentially enrolled in two groups: the wire group (n = 40) and the RFID group (n = 40). …”
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Both CYP2C19 and PON1 Q192R Genotypes Influence Platelet Response to Clopidogrel by Thrombelastography in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Wenxing Peng, Xiujin Shi, Xiaoyu Xu, Yang Lin

“…Methods. 459 ACS patients with aspirin and clopidogrel were enrolled in this observational case control study from July 13, 2015, to November 11, 2017. …”
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Efficacy of Early Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Transluminal Drainage for Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula by Nao Fujimori, Takashi Osoegawa, Akira Aso, Soichi Itaba, Yosuke Minoda, Masatoshi Murakami, Kazuhide Matsumoto, Katsuhito Teramatsu, Yu Takamatsu, Takehiro Takaoka, Takamasa Oono, Eikichi Ihara, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Takao Ohtsuka, Masafumi Nakamura, Yoshihiro Ogawa

“…Thirty patients (median age, 64.5 years) were enrolled. The most common initial operation was distal pancreatectomy with splenectomy (60.0%). …”
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Prácticas clínicas para el manejo de la bacteriuria asintomática preoperatoria en cirugía endourológica de litiasis urinaria by Johana M. Guachetá-Bomba, Carlos H. Abonía-Velasco, Martha C. Valderrama-Ríos, Wilfredo Donoso-Donoso, Andrés F. Puentes-Bernal, Juan P. Álzate-Granados, David A. Castañeda-Millán

“…La conducta prequir&uacute;rgica m&aacute;s frecuente en el manejo de la BA preoperatoria fue iniciar tratamiento antibi&oacute;tico dirigido por urocultivo 72 horas antes del procedimiento quir&uacute;rgico y llevar al paciente a cirug&iacute;a dentro de los siguientes tres d&iacute;as. Se evidenciaron diferencias en la pr&aacute;ctica cl&iacute;nica (uso de antibi&oacute;tico postoperatorio, tratamiento de la BA en pacientes con derivaci&oacute;n urinaria, tiempo de validez del urocultivo preoperatorio, recomendaci&oacute;n de diferir procedimiento hasta tener urocultivo negativo) seg&uacute;n la especialidad y el volumen asistencial. …”
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Mortality Predictive Value of APACHE II and SOFA Scores in COVID-19 Patients in the Intensive Care Unit by Mohammad Taghi Beigmohammadi, Laya Amoozadeh, Forough Rezaei Motlagh, Mojgan Rahimi, Maziar Maghsoudloo, Behzad Jafarnejad, Babak Eslami, Mohammad Reza Salehi, Kazem Zendehdel

“…In a cohort study, we enrolled 204 confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care units at the Imam Khomeini hospital complex. …”
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Um olhar Queer para a sala de aula de matemática: discussões diante da percepção de licenciandos by Davi Nascimento, Ana Lúcia Leal

“…Em virtude das perspectivas preconceituosas, ainda existentes, dentro e fora da Escola, urge assumirmos a perspectiva da inclusão e o respeito às diferenças, instigando uma Formação verdadeiramente Humana que esteja pautada no autoconhecimento e autocuidado. …”
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Prevalence, correlates of postpartum depression during the COVID-19 pandemic; and validation of the arabic edinburgh postnatal depression scale among Lebanese women by Christian El Kahwaji, Elie Barakat, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Camille Akkari, Savio Barakat, Souheil Hallit

“…Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between May 2022 and July 2022, with 402 Lebanese adult postpartum women (mean age 31.46 ± 4.88 years) enrolled from the maternity ward at CHU-Notre Dame des Secours Hospital in Byblos, Lebanon by responding to an online survey after obtaining informed concent. …”
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Effect of Pregnant Mothers’ Forum Participation on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Dale District, Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Secti... by Bizuayehu Bogale, Ayalew Astatkie, Negash Wakgari

“…Hence, efforts should be targeted to strengthen the pregnant mothers’ forum and enroll the pregnant women to antenatal care service at early stage of the pregnancy.…”
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Obesity in pregnancy: infant health service utilisation and costs on the NHS by Ronan A Lyons, Ashrafunnesa Khanom, Sinead T Brophy, Kelly L Morgan, Muhammad A Rahman, Rebecca A Hill

“…Objective To estimate the direct healthcare cost of infants born to overweight or obese mothers to the National Health Service in the UK.Design Retrospective prevalence-based study.Setting Combined linked anonymised electronic data sets on a cohort of mother–child pairs enrolled on the Growing Up in Wales: Environments for Healthy Living (EHL) study. …”
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Reference values for the 1-minute sit-to-stand test to assess functional capacity and short-term mortality in people with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and fibrotic connective tiss... by Meng-Yun Tsai, Kuo-Tung Huang, Chiann-Yi Hsu, Yi-Hsuan Yu, Pin-Kuei Fu

“…Methods This prospective study enrolled participants diagnosed with F-ILD based on multidisciplinary team discussions. …”
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Comparison of Corneal Epitheliotrophic Factors of Undiluted Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma and Autologous Serum Eye Drops for Dry Eye Disease by Passara Jongkhajornpong, Kaevalin Lekhanont, Sasivimol Rattanasiri, Prapaporn Pisitkun, Ammarin Thakkinstian

“…Ninety-six patients with moderate-to-severe dry eye disease, who were randomly assigned to receive either 100% APRP or 100% AS, were enrolled in the study. Primary outcome measures were the concentrations of epitheliotrophic factors, including epithelial growth factor (EGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), β-nerve growth factor (β-NGF), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF)-AA, PDGF-BB, transforming growth factor (TGF)-α, TGF-β1, and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in 100% APRP and 100% AS. …”
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Evaluación de variables meteorológicas para la caracterización climática de la región de Cuyo (Argentina) by Federico Ferrelli

“…Para su estudio, son necesarias series climáticas de al menos 30 años. En ciertas ocasiones estas suelen ser escasas o incompletas. …”
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The efficacy and safety of induction chemotherapy combined with sintilimab followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy plus sintilimab sequencing maintaining with sintilimab for patie... by Ruifeng Wang, Tianhui Guo, Qi Wang, Wen Gao, Yimiao Yu, Jun Zhang, Wenqian Fu, Haiji Wang, Biyuan Zhang

“…Results In total, 29 eligible patients were enrolled and analyzed. The median follow-up time was 20.5 months. …”
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ANÁLISIS DEL ESTADO DE LAS REDES DE SERVICIOS BÁSICOS DE CAVIAHUE EN RELACIÓN A LA PROYECCIÓN TURÍSTICA by Mariana Suárez, Mariana Vilo

“…La premisa política de la Provincia del Neuquén durante la década del sesenta presentó un marcado carácter desarrollista que, en concordancia con lo que venía dándose a nivel nacional, suponía la ampliación de las funciones del Estado y la estructuración de políticas sociales y territoriales en búsqueda de un desarrollo integral. Dentro de este marco político el turismo cumplía un rol protagónico, debido a que era uno de los sectores económicos con mayores potencialidades por ese entonces. …”
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