The Possible Correlation between the Patient's Immune Tolerance Level During Cesaerean Section and the Incidence of Subsequent Emergency Peripartum Hysterectomy by Lukasz Wicherek, Krystna Galazka

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Impact of patient compliance with inhaler therapy on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease severity: a rural tertiary care perspective by Nandakishore K. S., Preethiraj Ballal, Anirudha Katipalla, Shruthi Rai P., Supreetha T., Dixith T., Sanjay Srinivas, Shree Dhanusha, Pramod Pujar, Sushmitha Sudeesh, Vignesh T. M.

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The proportion of clinically relevant alarms decreases as patient clinical severity decreases in intensive care units: a pilot study by Ryota Inokuchi, Kent Doi, Kazuaki Shinohara, Kensuke Nakamura, Takehiro Matsubara, Susumu Nakajima, Hajime Sato, Masataka Gunshin, Takahiro Hiruma, Takeshi Ishii, Yoichi Kitsuta, Naoki Yahagi, Yuko Nanjo, Masahiro Echigo, Aoi Tanaka, Mitsuo Umezu

“…The monitoring devices that triggered alarms the most often were the direct measurement of arterial pressure (33.5%), oxygen saturation (24.2%), and electrocardiogram (22.9%). The numbers of relevant alarms were 12.4% (direct measurement of arterial pressure), 2.4% (oxygen saturation) and 5.3% (electrocardiogram). …”
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Prevalence and Imaging Characteristics of Palatine Tonsilloliths Detected by CT in 2,873 Consecutive Patients by Akira Takahashi, Chieko Sugawara, Takaharu Kudoh, Daisuke Uchida, Tetsuya Tamatani, Hirokazu Nagai, Youji Miyamoto

“…The size of the tonsilloliths ranged from 1 to 10 mm. For the patients with multiple CT examinations,　the number of tonsilloliths increased in 51 (3.9%) and decreased in 84 (6.5%) of the tonsils. …”
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Medical versus surgical methods of early abortion: protocol for a systematic review and environmental scan of patient decision aids by Rachel Thompson, Kyla Z Donnelly

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What is the evidence for efficacy of advance care planning in improving patient outcomes? A systematic review of randomised controlled trials by Chetna Malhotra, Mahham Shafiq, Ada Portia Macarubbo Batcagan-Abueg

“…However, we found more consistent evidence that ACP interventions improve proximal patient outcomes including quality of patient–physician communication (68%; 13/19), preference for comfort care (70%; 16/23), decisional conflict (64%; 9/14) and patient-caregiver congruence in preference (82%; 18/22) and that it improved ACP documentation (a process outcome; 63%; 34/54).Conclusion This review provides the most comprehensive evidence to date regarding the efficacy of ACP on key patient outcomes and healthcare use/costs. …”
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Phosphate binder in dialysis: a cross-sectional study of patients' adherence and pill burden by Brunelle Bruna Scavello Coelho Ferezin, Luiza Karla Ramos Pereira de Araújo, Carolina Marquez Lima, Hugo Abensur, Benedito Jorge Pereira, Maria Aparecida Dalboni, Rosa Maria Affonso Moyses, Rosilene Motta Elias

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Proximal Hypospadias Repair Outcomes in Patients with a Specific Disorder of Sexual Development Diagnosis by Blake W. Palmer, William Reiner, Brad P. Kropp

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Correlation between cognitive status and tomographic findings in patients with neurocysticercosis. Ecuador, 2019 – 2020 by Jorge Luis Anaya González, Francisco López-Muñoz, Erlen Carmona Alvarez-Builla, Adriana Edit Miniet Castillo

“…The cognitive evaluation showed normal results in 74.2% of the cases, as well as mild to moderate dementia in 9.7% of the patients. The most affected area was the language (54.8%). …”
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Study of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Breast Cancer Patients among Arab Ancestries by Yasser Osman, Tarek Elsharkawy, Tariq Mohammad Hashim, Jumana Abdulwahab Alratroot, Fatima Aljindan, Liqa Almulla, Hind Saleh Alsuwat, Waad Mohammed Al Otaibi, Fatma Mohammed Hegazi, Abdallah M. Ibrahim, J. Francis Borgio, Sayed AbdulAzeez

“…The aim of this study is to investigate the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with breast cancer in our population of Arab patients. We investigated 26 breast cancer patients and an equal number of healthy age- and sex-matched control volunteers. …”
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Paediatric Contacts of Adult COVID-19 Patients: Clinical Parameters, Risk Factors, and Outcome by Ammara Farooq, Taimur Khalil Sheikh, Fibhaa Syed, Tehmina Mustafa

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Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Qing Zhou, Zhao-Feng Shen, Ben-sheng Wu, Cheng-biao Xu, Zhong-qi He, Tuo Chen, Hong-tao Shang, Chao-fan Xie, Si-yi Huang, Yu-gen Chen, Hai-bo Chen, Shu-tang Han

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Examining the Outcomes of Hybrid Coronary Revascularization in Acute STEMI Patients from 2015 to 2022 by Mozhgan Bahramian, Seyed Ali Moezi bady, Maryam Bahramian, Ahmad Amouzeshi

“…This study was conducted on 33 patients with a mean age of 64.88 ± 9.24 years (69.7% male). …”
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Physical and social health needs of postoperative bariatric surgery patients: a focus group by Angela C. Glauser, Robin L. Marcus, Larissa A. McGarrity, Anne Thackeray, Eric T. Volckmann, Alexandra L. Terrill

“…Methods A 90-min focus group was conducted using a semi-structured interview guide. Bariatric surgery patients were enrolled using purposive sampling. The mean number of months since surgery was 20.2 (SD 10.8). …”
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Assessment of Lymphocyte and Neutrophil Concentration with Many Types of Covid-19 Vaccine in Corona Patients by Hayder Nsiefe Jasim, Issam Jumaa Nasser, Ameerah Mrebee Zarzoor

“…One of the objectives of this study is to know the concentration and number of white cells, specifically lymphocytes and neutrophils, for two groups of people, first unvaccinated patients with corona and second, vaccinated corona patients. …”
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Evaluation of Patients’ Received Doses in Chest CT Scan Protocols for COVID-19 Diagnosis by Sadegh Shurche, Tinoosh Almasi, Maryam Tima, Nima Rostampour

“…Materials and Methods: The total number of patients was 8290, with 4070 requesting a CT scan of the lungs. …”
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The lymphocyte levels of Hashimoto thyroiditis patients were significantly lower than that of healthy population by Hui Xue, Ruyi Xu

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COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A telephonic survey in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusxs by Reuben Praharsh Kumar, Sandra Manuel, D Elizabeth, Vineeta Shobha

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Characteristics of adherent and non-adherent patients with hypertension in a Norwegian cross-sectional study by Eirik Olsen, Lene V. Halvorsen, Stine Rognstad, Arleen Aune, Karl Marius Brobak, Ola Undrum Bergland, Vibeke N. Kjær, Knut Liestøl, Marit D. Solbu, Rune Mo, Eva Gerdts, Morten Rostrup, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Aud Høieggen, Mimi S. Opdal, Anne Cecilie K. Larstorp, Camilla L. Søraas

“…Among these, n = 79 (6.9%) patients were identified as non-adherent, and n = 1,072 (93.1%) patients were identified as adherent by pharmacologists who reviewed the drug concentrations in blood in relation to self-reported prescribed medications. …”
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The Effect of Peritubal Infiltration with Bupivacaine and Morphine on Postoperative Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy by Isra Karaduman, Derya Karasu, Canan Yilmaz, Sedat Oner, Hilal Erdem Solak, Gulsen Korfali

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