Infrared illumination for difficult peripheral venous catheterisation in critically ill adult patients: the prospective, randomised, multicentre ICARE trial by Étienne Audureau, Sophie Demeret, Nicolas Mongardon, Damien Contou, Matthieu Schmidt, Muriel Fartoukh, Armand Mekontso Dessap, Daniel Da Silva, Frédérique Schortgen, Rachida Ouedraogo, Aline Alves, Amélie Bruant, Oumar Sy, Cécilia Tabra Osorio, Amélie Chenal, Laurence Krzyzaniak, Marianne Le Joncour, Latifa Ait Benaissa, Meriem Bouguerra, Stéphanie Tanguy Dubois, Eric Starczala, Chirine Petyt, Séverine Dezellus, Jean Francois Georger, Ann-Cécile Pallud, Damien Carras, Fabien Boussely

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Clinical and angiographic profile of left main coronary artery disease in patients with chronic coronary syndrome: a retrospective study by Abdulsalam Mahmoud Algamal, Mahmoud Abdelbadie Salem, Ahmed Ibrahim Bedier, Mohammed Salah A. Hussein, Mona Malek Abdelrahim, Shady Hussein Elhusseiny

“…About 9.8% of LMD patients were < 50 years. Compared to males, females with LMD had significantly older age and increasing prevalence with age from 9.7% in patients < 50 years to 27.4% in patients > 70 years. …”
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Association between different modalities of opioid use disorder-related care delivery and opioid use disorder-related patient outcomes: A retrospective cohort study by Nahiyan Bin Noor, George Pro, Mahip Acharya, Hari Eswaran, Corey J. Hayes

“…Objective: This study assessed the impact of different modalities of delivery of opioid use disorder (OUD)-related care on several patient outcomes. Methods: This study was conducted among patients newly diagnosed with OUD and receiving OUD-related care between March 2020 and March 2022, using data from Epic Cosmos. …”
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Application of Kano model management combined with standardized skin care in preventing incontinence-associated dermatitis in patients with acute stroke by QIU Songwang, ZHAO Xiaohong

“…[Objective] To explore the application of Kano model management combined with standardized skin care in preventing incontinence-associated dermatitis in patients with acute stroke. [Methods] Ninety patients with acute stroke admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University from January to December 2021 were divided into two groups using a random number table method. …”
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Impact of corticosteroids on the efficacy of first-line pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer by Amytis Roboubi, Eric Wasielewski, Soraya Bordier, Amélie Turlotte, Geoffrey Pavaut, Arnaud Scherpereel, Alexis Cortot, Clément Gauvain

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Serum Lactate Dehydrogenase Is a Novel Predictor for the Severity in the Patients With MAFLD: A Cross-Sectional Study in Hefei, China by Yu L, Bao S, Zhu F, Xu Y, Zu F, Liu Y, Jiang R, Chen S, Chen W

“…Patients with MetS (214.1[209.0– 219.2]) had significantly higher serum LDH levels than those without MetS (188.7[181.6– 195.9]). …”
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Novel brain SPECT imaging unravels abnormal cerebral perfusion in patients with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and cognitive dysfunction by Marie-Claire Seeley, Howard O’Brien, Gemma Wilson, Clair Coat, Tess Smith, Kevin Hickson, Reynold Casse, Amanda J. Page, Celine Gallagher, Dennis H. Lau

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Frequency of Different Types of Diagnostic Errors in Patients with Central Nervous System Infections: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by HamidReza Naderi, Fereshte Sheybani, Omid Khosravi, Mehdi Jabbari Nooghabi

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Immune Mediator Profile in Aqueous Humor Differs in Patients with Primary Acquired Ocular Toxoplasmosis and Recurrent Acute Ocular Toxoplasmosis by Claudia Thieme, Stephan Schlickeiser, Sylvia Metzner, Claudia Dames, Uwe Pleyer

“…Patients with rOT showed elevated levels of IL-2, IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-15, IL-4, IL-5, IL-9, IL-17, IL-1Rα, IL-6, IL-1β, and chemokines MIP-1α, IP-10, Eotaxin, IL-8, RANTES, PDGF-bb, G-CSF, and MCP-1 compared to controls (p<0.05). …”
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Effectiveness of sacral neuromodulation with 3D-printing and ultrasound localization for treating neurogenic bladder in patients with pelvic structural anomalies by Runze Liu, Yuxuan Zhou, Qiang Hao, Yaoguang Zhang, Peng Zhang, Guoqing Chen, Yong Zhang

“…Methods: This prospective study involved 56 patients diagnosed with neurogenic bladder and pelvic anomalies. …”
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Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of a Single Lorecivivint Injection in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Multicenter, Observational Extension Trial by Christopher J. Swearingen, Jeyanesh R. S. Tambiah, Ismail Simsek, Heli Ghandehari, Sarah Kennedy, Yusuf Yazici

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Manometric Measurement of the Sphincter of Oddi in Patients with Common Bile Duct Stones: A Consecutive Study of the Han Population of China by Yadong Feng, Jie Zhang, Chunhua Jiao, Hong Zhu, Wenfang Cheng, Shunfu Xu, Bin Xiao, Jinliang Ni, Xiaoxing Chen

“…Patients and Methods. In this study, 76 patients with CBD stones were enrolled in a single tertiary endoscopy center. …”
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A Machine Learning Approach Using Topic Modeling to Identify and Assess Experiences of Patients With Colorectal Cancer: Explorative Study by Kelly Voigt, Yingtao Sun, Ayush Patandin, Johanna Hendriks, Richard Hendrik Goossens, Cornelis Verhoef, Olga Husson, Dirk Grünhagen, Jiwon Jung

“…Health technologies are necessary for sustaining optimal patient journeys. To understand individuals’ daily lives during their patient journey, qualitative studies are crucial. …”
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Development and validation of a prognostic prediction model for elderly gastric cancer patients based on oxidative stress biochemical markers by Xing-Qi Zhang, Ze-Ning Huang, Ju Wu, Chang-Yue Zheng, Xiao-Dong Liu, Ying-Qi Huang, Qi-Yue Chen, Ping Li, Jian-Wei Xie, Chao-Hui Zheng, Jian-Xian Lin, Yan-Bing Zhou, Chang-Ming Huang

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Response Rate and Impact on Lipid Profiles of Obeticholic Acid Treatment for Patients with Primary Biliary Cholangitis: A Meta-Analysis by Yuan Gao, Li Li, Bei Li, Yutao Zhan

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Excess ventilation and chemosensitivity in patients with inefficient ventilation and chronic coronary syndrome or heart failure: a case–control study by Prisca Eser, Dominic Käesermann, Pietro Calamai, Anja Kalberer, Laura Stütz, Sarina Huber, James Duffin, Matthias Wilhelm

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Perspectives on which health settings geriatricians should staff: a qualitative study of patients, care providers and health administrators by Eric Kai-Chung Wong, Andrea C. Tricco, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, David M. J. Naimark, Sharon E. Straus, Joanna E. M. Sale

“…Results Of the 27 participants (8 patients/caregivers, 9 physicians, 10 administrators), the mean age was 53 years and 14 participants (52%) identified as a woman (13 [48%] identified as a man). …”
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Cognitive Deficit-Related Interhemispheric Asynchrony within the Medial Hub of the Default Mode Network Aids in Classifying the Hyperthyroid Patients by Mengmeng Zhi, Zhenghua Hou, Yuqun Zhang, Yingying Yue, Ling Li, Yonggui Yuan

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Protocol and clinical characteristics of patients under ‘at-home care’ for COVID-19 in South Korea: a retrospective cohort study by Jin Ju Park, Yu Bin Seo, Jacob Lee, Sun Hee Na, Young Kyun Choi

“…Objective As the number of patients with COVID-19 increased, at-home care was introduced for the first time in South Korea. …”
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Emergence of Exhausted B Cells in Asymptomatic HIV-1-Infected Patients Naïve for HAART is Related to Reduced Immune Surveillance by Manuela Fogli, Carlo Torti, Fabio Malacarne, Simona Fiorentini, Melania Albani, Ilaria Izzo, Cinzia Giagulli, Fabrizio Maggi, Giampiero Carosi, Arnaldo Caruso

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