Studying the Humoral Response against SARS-CoV-2 in Cuban COVID-19 Recovered Patients by Ivette Orosa Vázquez, Marianniz Díaz, Yaima Zúñiga Rosales, Klayris Amada, Janoi Chang, Ernesto Relova Hernández, Yaima Tundidor, Hilda Roblejo Balbuena, Giselle Monzón, Bárbara Torres Rives, Enrique Noa Romero, Danay Carrillo Valdés, Irinia Valdivia Álvarez, Aurora Delahanty Fernández, Claudia Díaz, Joaquín Solozabal, Mileidys Gil, Belinda Sánchez, Gertrudis Rojas, Beatriz Marcheco, Tania Carmenate

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The comparison of dexmedetomidine and midazolam used for sedation of patients during upper endoscopy: A prospective, randomized study by Yavuz Demiraran, Esin Korkut, Ali Tamer, Ilknur Yorulmaz, Buket Kocaman, Gulbin Sezen, Yusuf Akcan

“…In the midazolam group, the number of patients who had adverse effects was higher than the dexmedetomidine group ( < 0.05). …”
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Comparative effects of gong’s mobilization and mobilization with movement in patients with adhesive capsulitis: a randomized clinical trial by Fareeha Amjad, Hasha Asghar

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Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on respiratory function in mechanically ventilated patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiong Xingyu, Zhang Dandan, Cheng Shouzhen

“…The search targeted randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing pulmonary rehabilitation or usual care, for improving respiratory function in mechanically ventilated patients. We performed a meta-analysis utilizing Endnote X9 and R 4.3.1. …”
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Patterns of regional recurrence in papillary thyroid cancer patients with lateral neck metastases undergoing neck dissection by Jason J. Xu, Eugene Yu, Caitlin McMullen, Jesse Pasternak, Jim Brierley, Richard Tsang, Han Zhang, Antoine Eskander, Lorne Rotstein, Anna M. Sawka, Ralph Gilbert, Jonathan Irish, Patrick Gullane, Dale Brown, John R. de Almeida, David P. Goldstein

“…Significant predictors of regional failure were the total number of suspicious nodes on preoperative imaging (p = 0.029), largest positive node on initial neck dissection (p < 0.01), and whether patients received adjuvant radiotherapy (p = 0.028). …”
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Clinical risk score to predict in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients: a retrospective cohort study by Adriano Peris, Andrea Ungar, Niccolò Marchionni, Federico Lavorini, Alessandro Bartoloni, Stefano Fumagalli, Rossella Marcucci, Giulia Cesaroni, Riccardo Pini, Carlo Nozzoli, Carlo Fumagalli, Renzo Rozzini, Matteo Vannini, Flaminia Coccia, Francesca Mazzeo, Maria Cola, Paolo Fontanari, Alessandro Morettini, Filippo Pieralli, Loredana Poggesi

“…These were used to build a COVID-19 in-hospital mortality risk score (COVID-19MRS).Results Mean age was 67±13 years (mean±SD), and 66.9% were male. Using Cox regression analysis, tertiles of increasing age (≥75, upper vs &lt;62 years, lower: HR 7.92; p&lt;0.001) and number of chronic diseases (≥4 vs 0–1: HR 2.09; p=0.007), respiratory rate (HR 1.04 per unit increase; p=0.001), PaO2/FiO2 (HR 0.995 per unit increase; p&lt;0.001), serum creatinine (HR 1.34 per unit increase; p&lt;0.001) and platelet count (HR 0.995 per unit increase; p=0.001) were predictors of mortality. …”
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Pilot study of a comprehensive multidisciplinary inpatient-based approach to smoking cessation in patients with vascular disease by Tanner Kim, MD, Anand Brahmandam, MBBS, Dana Alameddine, MD, Rachel Forman, MD, Amin Hardik, MD, Lisa Fucito, PhD, Carlos Mena-Hurtado, MD, Raul Guzman, MD, Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar, MD, MS, MPH

“…Results: A total of 48 patients were enrolled. The mean number of cigarettes consumed before enrollment was 17 ± 9 per day over a mean period of 40 ± 11 years. …”
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The Association of Health Literacy with High-Quality Home Blood Pressure Monitoring for Hypertensive Patients in Outpatient Settings by Sau Nga Fu, Man Chi Dao, Carlos King Ho Wong, Bernard Man Yung Cheung

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Serum chemerin level in patients with liver cirrhosis and primary and multifocal hepatocellular carcinoma with consideration of insulin level by Monika Pazgan-Simon, Anna Szymanek-Pasternal, Joanna Górka-Dynysiewicz, Anna Nowicka, Krzysztof Simon, Ewa Grzebyk, Michał Kukla

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Decreased expression of LEF1 caused defective decidualization by inhibiting IL-11 expression in patients with adenomyosis by Jingru Duan, Xiaowei Zhou, Hanfei Zhu, Mingjuan Zhou, Mengyu Liu, Yan Zhou, Wenzhu Li, Bufang Xu, Aijun Zhang

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Molecular Epidemiological Characteristics of blaIMP-4-Carrying Klebsiella pneumoniae ST-11 in Hospitalized Patients by Xue YE, Zhang D, Du S, Chen D, Liu S, Peng T, Li C, Zhang J, Wang X

“…Phylogenetic analysis showed that 203 CRKP isolates came from 7 clusters and exhibited a strong correlation with the isolation source. eBURST analyses indicated that CRKP isolates have undergone different evolutionary processes. Patients with ST-11 CRKP underwent more mechanical ventilation (50% vs 32.9%, P=0.020) and gastric catheterization (15.7% vs 6.1%, P=0.042) within 3 months before sample collection, and also had higher drug-resistance rate than non-ST-11 CRKP. …”
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Tenecteplase vs Reteplase in Patients with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Adham Mohamed PharmD, Sara Mahmoud PharmD, Amr M. Fahmi PhD, Ahmed Mahfouz MSc, Tayseer Kanaan MD, Jihad Jaber MD, Mansour Alkhawi MD, Saleh Alkhalaf MD, Hassan Kodimi MD, Ahmed Shaaban MD, Omar Alshibli MD, Awad Almasalmeh MD, Salaheddin Arafa MD, Salah Elbdri MD, Suhail Falah MD, Fayez Altrad MD, Ezeldin Soaly MD, Rasha Elenany PharmD, Sumaya Alyafei PharmD, Abdul Rahman Arabi MD

“…Despite the increased number of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capable facilities, fibrinolytic therapy is still being utilized especially in rural areas. …”
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Validation of chest trauma scoring systems in polytrauma: a retrospective study with 1,038 patients in Korea by Hongrye Kim, Mou Seop Lee, Su Young Yoon, Jonghee Han, Jin Young Lee, Junepill Seok

“…However, age was higher in the complications group (64.1±17.5 years vs. 54.9±17.6 years, P<0.001). The proportion of head trauma patients was higher (58.3% vs. 24.6%, P<0.001) and the Glasgow Coma Scale score was worse (median [interquartile range], 12 [6.5–15] vs. 15 [14–15]; P<0.001) in the complications group. …”
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Network characteristics of referrals for chronic disease patients: results from hierarchical medical reform in Shenzhen, China by Fangfang Gong, Junxia Luo, Zhihong Wang, Ping Tang, Guangyu Hu, Ying Zhou, Hanqun Lin

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The impact of locus of control on somatic and psychological profiles of patients with irritable bowel syndrome engaging in aerobic exercise by Laura Prospero, Giuseppe Riezzo, Benedetta D’Attoma, Antonia Ignazzi, Antonella Bianco, Isabella Franco, Ritanna Curci, Angelo Campanella, Claudia Beatrice Bagnato, Piero Porcelli, Gianluigi Giannelli, Francesco Russo

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Exosome proteomic analyses identify inflammatory phenotype and novel biomarkers in African American prostate cancer patients by Gati K. Panigrahi, Prakash P. Praharaj, Hiroki Kittaka, Asit R. Mridha, Olen M. Black, Rakesh Singh, Roger Mercer, Adrie van Bokhoven, Kathleen C. Torkko, Chapla Agarwal, Rajesh Agarwal, Zakaria Y. Abd Elmageed, Hariom Yadav, Santosh K. Mishra, Gagan Deep

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Evaluation of the Ability of Miltefosine Associated with Topical GM-CSF in Modulating the Immune Response of Patients with Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Fábio Peixoto, Maurício T. Nascimento, Rúbia Costa, Juliana Silva, Gaby Renard, Luiz Henrique Guimarães, Gerson Penna, Manoel Barral-Netto, Lucas P. Carvalho, Paulo R. L. Machado, Edgar M. Carvalho

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Safety and efficacy of sugammadex in management of patients with myasthenia gravis undergoing general anesthesia: A systematic review by Alan D. Kaye, Emily A. Villafarra, Erin S. Everett, Erin E. Ware, Sydney A. Mashaw, William D. Brouillette, Camille G. Elder, Taylor Moss, Luke Muiznieks, Edwin Herron, Shahab Ahmadzadeh, Sahar Shekoohi

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IMPORTANCE OF SOURCE CONTROL IN THE SUBGROUP OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS FOR SEPTIC SHOCK PATIENTS: ANALYSIS OF 390 CASES by Uğur Önal, Deniz Akyol, Olcay Buse Kenanoğlu, Merve Mert, Dilşah Başkol, Seichan Chousein Memetali, Gamze Şanlıdağ, Cansu Bulut, Arda Kaya, Ayşe Uyan Önal, Nazlıhan Yalçın, Günel Guliyeva, Şükrü Dirik, Oğuzhan Acet, Damla Akdağ, Melike Demir, Osman Bozbıyık, Berk Göktepe, Tufan Gümüş, İlkin Çankayalı, Kubilay Demirağ, Mehmet Uyar, Hilal Sipahi, Hüseyin Aytaç Erdem, Meltem Işıkgöz Taşbakan, Bilgin Arda, Şöhret Aydemir, Sercan Ulusoy, Oğuz Reşat Sipahi

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Implementation of 2% Chlorhexidine Bathing to Reduce Healthcare-Associated Infections Among Patients in the Intensive Care Unit by Hsu-Liang Chang, Tzu-Ying Liu, Po-Shou Huang, Chin-Hwan Chen, Chia-Wen Yen, Hui-Zhu Chen, Shin-Huei Kuo, Tun-Chieh Chen, Shang-Yi Lin, Po-Liang Lu

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