Assessment of Hemoglobin Variants in Patients Receiving Health Care at the Ho Teaching Hospital: A Three-Year Retrospective Study by Daniel Kpodji Awaitey, Elliot Elikplim Akorsu, Emmanuel Allote Allotey, David Annor Kwasie, Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Philip Apraku Tawiah, Stephen Adomako Amankwah, Albert Abaka-Yawson

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Simultaneous Debridement and Titanium Mesh Reconstruction in Patients with Compound Depressed Skull Fracture: A Retrospective Descriptive Study by Srikant Das, Acharya Suryakant Pattajoshi, Mahesh Kumar Kusta, Dibakar Sarkar

“…Results: The mean age of the subjects was 28.48±13.79 years. The predominant mechanism of injury was Road Traffic Accident (RTA), affecting 59 (60.2%) patients. …”
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Development and Validation of a Machine Learning Model for the Prediction of Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies and Febrile Neutropenia by Antonio Gallardo-Pizarro, Christian Teijón-Lumbreras, Patricia Monzo-Gallo, Tommaso Francesco Aiello, Mariana Chumbita, Olivier Peyrony, Emmanuelle Gras, Cristina Pitart, Josep Mensa, Jordi Esteve, Alex Soriano, Carolina Garcia-Vidal

“…Cluster 3 had a higher incidence of MDR-GNB BSIs, accounting for 75% of all MDR-GNB BSIs. …”
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The impact of war on ACS admissions and triage – a single center experience by Sharon Bruoha, Tatiana Stolichny, Vladimir Chitoroga, Michael Shilo, Michael Friger, Jamal Jafari, Evgeny Chernogoz, Maggie Cohen Grisaru, Amos Katz, Chaim Yosefy, Gili Givaty

“…Methods: All patients admitted with ACS to our medical center, between October 7th, 2023, and January 6th, 2024, were retrospectively included. …”
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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous thermal ablation of parotid tumors: experience from two-centers by Min Zhuang, Yucheng Lin, Songsong Wu, Man Lu, Zirui Jiang, Ting Wei, Lu Wang, Shishi Wang, Jie Zou, Yi He

“…The mean VRR at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after TA was 37.03%±10.23%, 56.52%±8.76%, 82.28%±7.89%, and 89.39%±6.45%, respectively. Mean CS also changed from 3.39 ± 0.66 to 1.75 ± 0.93 (p < 0.001) by the end of follow-up time. …”
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Parastomal hernia repair: A 10-year retrospective study at District General Hospital—Recurrence and complications by Ali Javaid, Karim Muhammad, Nafees Qureshi

“…The reported occurrence rate of PSH is 48.1% after colostomy and 28.3% after ileostomy formation. Most PSHs occur within the first 2 years of the formation of the stoma. …”
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How long does it take to start minimal enteral feeding in preterm Neonates admitted to NICUs in Southern Oromia, Ethiopia? by Anteneh Fikrie, Terefu Yambo, Alo Edin, Miesa Gelchu, Dejene Hailu, Mark Spigt

“…Furthermore, neonates with sepsis (AHR: 1.76, CI: 1.36, 2.28) and hypothermia (AHR: 1.51, CI: 1.19, 1.93) had delayed TF initiation. …”
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Femoral neck system (FNS) versus 4 cannulated compression screws (CCSs) in the treatment of young patients with Pauwels type III femoral neck fracture: a retrospective comparative... by Yang Gao, Tianle Ma, Xiaohu Chang, Peng Jia, Xiaoteng Li, Xin Tang

“…Patients treated with FNS had longer operative durations (82.33 ± 28.85 min vs. 66.58 ± 14.38 min, p = 0.006), higher blood loss (106.67 ± 65.83 mLvs.70.00 ± 27.39 mL, p < 0.001), and increased hospitalization expenses (58,345.98 ± 3706.57 RMB vs. 35,427.63 ± 3019.30 RMB, p < 0.0001). …”
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Association of epidural labor analgesia with maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with preeclampsia: a propensity score-matched single-center retrospective cohort study by Xi-Zhu Wu, Tuan-Fang Fang, Yi-Han Zheng, Su-Jing Zhang, Yi Xie, Xiang Gao, Guo-Lin Lu

“…Methods This study reviewed the medical records of women with preeclampsia at ≥ 28 weeks of gestation between January 2015 and December 2020. …”
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The association between systemic inflammatory response index and contrast-associated acute kidney injury in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention by Jun-Han Chen, Li-Wei Zhang, Wen-Jia Liang, Wei-ze Lin, Xiao-Fang Chen, Zhi-Jie Lin, Chang-Xi Wang, Kai-Yang Lin, Yan-Song Guo

“…Additionally, COX regression analysis showed that SIRI > 1.39 was significantly associated with long-term mortality at a median follow-up of 2.8 years. [Hazard ratio (HR)=1.448, 95%CI: 1.188–1.765; p < 0.001]. …”
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Clinical outcomes following surgical fixation of acromion fractures by Tram L. Tran, MD, MPH, Molly G. Sekar, MD, Nik Bhardwaja, BS, Jessica McGraw-Heinrich, MD, Michael D. McKee, MD, Niloofar Dehghan, MD

“…Background: Acromial fractures are rare in the traumatic setting; however, they have recently gained attention due to the increase in incidence as a result of a postoperative complication of reverse total shoulder arthroplasty. …”
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A Novel Point-of-Care Prediction Model for Steatotic Liver Disease: Expected Role of Mass Screening in the Global Obesity Crisis by Jeayeon Park, Goh Eun Chung, Yoosoo Chang, So Eun Kim, Won Sohn, Seungho Ryu, Yunmi Ko, Youngsu Park, Moon Haeng Hur, Yun Bin Lee, Eun Ju Cho, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Su Jong Yu, Jung-Hwan Yoon, Yoon Jun Kim

“…Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 28,506 adults who had routine health check-ups in South Korea from January to December 2022. …”
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Clinical novel exploration of intractable fever in stroke rehabilitation: a single-center cross-sectional retrospective study by Huang Jingjie, Wu Bangqi, Qin Peng, Zhang Ziyi, Cheng Yupei, Wang Chaoran, Chen Yuyan, Bai Jing

“…Compared to patients with acute fever, those with intractable fever had higher NIHSS scores (33.3% vs. 15.5%, P < 0.05), a greater incidence of consciousness disorders (66.7% vs. 28.9%, P < 0.05), and a higher rate of tracheostomy (55.6% vs. 15.5%, P < 0.05). …”
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Study of height-spread sporadic-E layers observed in the South American Magnetic Anomaly by Juliano Moro, Juliano Moro, Jiyao Xu, José Valentin Bageston, Lígia Alves da Silva, Lígia Alves da Silva, Laysa Cristina Araújo Resende, Laysa Cristina Araújo Resende, Clezio Marcos De Nardin, Vânia Fátima Andrioli, Vânia Fátima Andrioli, Angela Machado Santos, Angela Machado Santos, Giorgio Arlan da Silva Picanço, Hui Li, Liu Zhengkuan, Chi Wang, Nelson Jorge Schuch

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Lower respiratory tract infection admissions and deaths among children under 5 years in public sector facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, before and during the C... by K Kehoe, E Morden, N Zinyakatira, A Heekes, H E Jones, S R Walter, T Jacobs, J Murray, H Buys, M T Redaniel, M-A Davies

“…There were 36 277 children admitted for LRTIs during the study period, of whom 58% were male and 51% were aged 28 days ‐ 1 year. COVID‐19 restrictions were associated with a 13% step reduction in LRTI admissions compared with the pre‐COVID‐19 period (incidence rate ratio (IRR) 0.87, 95% confidence interval (CI)) 0.80 ‐ 0.94). …”
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Epidemiology and impact of device-specific infections on patients receiving left ventricular assist devices by Amit Iyengar, MD MSE, Jason Feinman, MD, Joyce Jiang, BS, Cindy Song, BA, Spencer Kim, BA, Alvin Mathew, MD, Sophia Golec, MD, Aarti Rao, MD, Ankitha Radakrishnan, MD, Michaela Asher, MPhil, David Rekhtman, BS, John DePaolo, MD PhD, Noah Moss, MD, Shinobu Itagaki, MD, Anelechi Anyanwu, MD, Joyce Wald, DO, Marisa Cevasco, MD MPH, Aditya Parikh, MD

“…We sought to evaluate the incidence, epidemiology, and morbidity associated with LSIs in patients receiving modern centrifugal LVADs at 2 tertiary care centers. …”
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A prospective observational cohort study of HIV infection in Indonesia: baseline characteristics and one-year mortality by Tuti P. Merati, Evy Yunihastuti, Rudi Wisaksana, Nia Kurniati, Dona Arlinda, Muhammad Karyana, Nugroho H. Susanto, Dewi Lokida, Herman Kosasih, Aly Diana, Lois E. Bang, Melinda Setiyaningrum, Desrinawati M. Amin, Eppy Eppy, Wiwit A. S. N. Cahyawati, Emon W. Danudirgo, I Made Gede Darmaja, Nur Farhanah, Carta A. Gunawan, Usman Hadi, Kurnia F. Jamil, Sudirman Katu, Tambar Kembaren, I Gede Rai Kosa, Danang L. Norosingomurti, Asep Purnama, Ida S. Laksanawati, Adria Rusli, I Ketut Agus Somia, Yanri W. Subronto, Ivan L. Toruan, Renee Ridzon, C. Jason Liang, Aaron T. Neal, Ray Y. Chen, INA-PROACTIVE Study Group

“…Abstract Introduction The incidence rate of newly diagnosed HIV infection in Indonesia decreased from 21 per 100,000 in 2011 to 10 per 100,000 in 2021. …”
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COVID-19 in discharged patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease: one-year follow-up and evaluation by Enrong Ran, Enrong Ran, Yutong Zou, Chuanyi Zhao, Kai Liu, Jiamin Yuan, Wenjie Yang, Lijun Zhao, Qing Yang, Jia Yang, Xuegui Ju, Linli Cai, Yanlin Lang, Xingyuan Li, Ke Liu, Fang Liu, Fang Liu

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Factors associated with breast lymphedema after adjuvant radiation therapy in women undergoing breast conservation therapy by Summer Sami Yono, Cara Cannella, Madeleine Gonte, Sanjay Rama, Simeng Zhu, Jenna Luker, Maristella S. Evangelista, Jessica Bensenhaver, Eleanor M. Walker, Dunya Atisha

“…The aim of this study was to define the incidence of breast lymphedema and identify factors associated with the risk of developing breast lymphedema (BL) in women undergoing breast-conserving therapy. …”
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Application of evidence-based nursing combined with individualized health education intervention for patients undergoing gynecological surgery (循证护理联合个性化健康教育干预在妇科手术患者中的应用)... by FAN Ying (范莹), ZHANG Hong (张宏), LIU Li (刘莉), ZHEN Qiao (郑巧), GAO Huiyun (高灰云), CHEN Cheng (陈程)

“…Methods A total of 160 patients who underwent gynecological surgery in the hospital from January 2021 to December 2021 were selected as the research subjects. …”
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