Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on the Number of General Anesthesia Cases in 34 Tertiary Hospitals in Japan: A Multicenter Retrospective Study by Tomonori Takazawa, Yuki Sugiyama, Yasuhiro Amano, Tetsuhito Hara, Eiki Kanemaru, Takao Kato, Takashi Kawano, Tsukasa Kochiyama, Tatsuya Tsuji, Shigeru Saito

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Changes in the number and characteristics of tertiary hospital psychiatric admissions in south Croatia before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective study by Tea Vukićević, Tonka Borovina Marasović, Andrea Botica, Tonći Mastelić, Toni Utrobičić, Trpimir Glavina, Livia Puljak, Svjetlana Došenović

“…The proportion of hospitalized patients diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizotypal, and delusional disorders was significantly higher during the pandemic (61% vs. 52%), while neurotic, stress-related, and somatoform disorders decreased significantly (5.9% vs. 10%, P = 0.001). …”
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Comparison of the Genetic Alterations between Primary Colorectal Cancers and Their Corresponding Patient-Derived Xenograft Tissues by Sang Mi Yu, Seung-Hyun Jung, Yeun-Jun Chung

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Long-term safety of tofacitinib up to 9.5 years: a comprehensive integrated analysis of the rheumatoid arthritis clinical development programme by Peter Nash, Yoshiya Tanaka, Kevin L Winthrop, Eun Bong Lee, Xavier Mariette, Jeffrey R Curtis, Kenneth Kwok, Connie Chen, Pinaki Biswas, Lisy Wang, Christina Charles-Schoeman, Ann Madsen, Stanley B Cohen, Andrea Shapiro, Jürgen Wollenhaupt

“…Incidence rates (IRs; patients with events/100 patient-years [PY]; 95% CIs) of first-time occurrences were obtained for adverse events (AEs) of interest.Results 7061 patients received tofacitinib (total exposure: 22 875 PY; median [range] exposure: 3.1 [0 to 9.6] years). …”
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Optic Neuritis in an Adult Patient with Chickenpox by Ana Rita Azevedo, Rita Simões, Filipe Silva, Susana Pina, Cristina Santos, Peter Pêgo, Filomena Silva, Susana Teixeira

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EU-TIRADS-Based Omission of Fine-Needle Aspiration and Cytology from Thyroid Nodules Overlooks a Substantial Number of Follicular Thyroid Cancers by Tamas Solymosi, Laszlo Hegedüs, Miklos Bodor, Endre V. Nagy

“…In such nodules (n = 118), the number of suspicious features (marked hypoechogenicity, microcalcifications, irregular shape, and irregular border) per lesion was lower in FTC (0.7 ± 0.6) than in PTC (1.7 ± 1.0) or MTC (1.8 ± 0.7; p<0.02), resulting in EU-TIRADS scores of 4.1 ± 0.6, 4.8 ± 0.3, and 4.9 ± 0.2, respectively (p<0.01). …”
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Prognostic Implications of the Number of Lymph Node Metastases in Oral Tongue Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Population Study of the SEER Database and an Institutional Registry by Wenjie Huang, Yu Zhang, Hao Li, Zhiying Liang, Shumin Zhou, Jie Pan, Hui Xie, Chao Luo, Shuqi Li, Guangying Ruan, Fei Ai, Yanfeng Chen

“…ABSTRACT Background To investigate the impact of the number of positive lymph nodes (PLNs) on long‐term survival and pathological nodal stage in patients with oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma (OTSCC). …”
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Randomised controlled trial comparing intraoperative cell salvage and autotransfusion with standard care in the treatment of hip fractures: a protocol for the WHITE 9 study by Mike Murphy, Nicholas Parsons, James Mason, Juul Achten, Duncan Appelbe, Edward Dickenson, Damian Griffin, Katy Mironov, Matthew Wyse, Amrita Athwal, Xavier Luke Griffin, Heather O'Connor

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The Doctor-Patient relationship: A bibliometric analysis by Meghana Konda, Murdoc Gould, Rohan Mangal, Anjali Daniel, Thor Stead, Latha Ganti

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Evaluating the therapeutic communication skills of nursing students in the clinical setting: The experiences of students, patients and patients’ relatives by Neşe Mercan, Sevinç Mersin

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Understanding Patient Needs for Quality Health Services at Primary Healthcare After the Covid-19 Pandemic by Sudirman Sudirman, Saiful Ambodale, Niluh Desy Purnama Sari, Subardin. AB, Ni Kadek Armini

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The variation in the number of roots and canals morphology of permanent mandibular first molar teeth by using cone beam computed tomography imaging in a sample of Erbil city by Hassan Ali Mahmoyd Albarzanji, Alaa Muhamed Sadiq Muhamed Jamil

“…Different measurements were done on the CBCT of each patient by investigating the root numbers, the number of canals and root canal configuration which classified by using Wein’s and Vertucci’s classification. …”
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A high number of tumor deposits (≥ 4) is an isolated predictor of local recurrence and distant metastasis in non-metastatic colorectal cancer: a single center study by Ahmed Bendari, Ebubekir Ucar, Alaa Bendari, Hamed Hammoud, FNU Kiran, Reham Al-Refai, Sunder Sham, Sanjay Kirshan Kumar, Ryan Des Jean, Manju Harshan

“…Among the cases, 91 (65.9%) patients had no recurrence, and 47 (34.1%) patients developed a recurrence during follow-up. …”
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Assessment of Patients Adherence to Oral Regimen of Drug-Resistant   Tuberculosis among Iraqi Patients by Noor Alaa Jasim, Manal Khalid Abdulridha, Ahmed Asmar Mankhy, Ahmed Hadi Tarish

“…At fourteen weeks, (14.9%) of the patients interrupted the course. The patients who interrupted to treatment were mostly due to far residence because the TB institute was the only institute in Iraq where patients treated and diagnosed in Baghdad, others of them were causeless interrupted their treatment, and fewer due to adverse drug events such as anemia due to took linezolid drug and arthralgia because of levofloxacin drug. …”
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Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria: Diagnostic Challenges in Pediatric Patient by Dharshana Krishnaprasadh, Inna Kaminecki, Anna Sechser Perl, Jonathan Teitelbaum

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Second Cancers in a Patient with Gastric MALT Lymphoma by Lucy Navsaria, Alfonso Badillo, Michael Wang

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Effect of Music on Patient Experience during Intravitreal Injection by Jonathan Cheuk-hung Chan, Lok Pong Chan, Chi Pong Yeung, Tin Wai Tang, Yip Mang O, Wai Ching Lam

“…Introduction. Many patients remain anxious during intravitreal injections, despite its increasing use. …”
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Algorithm of management of patient with alcohol-induced liver disease by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova

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Buccal health in asthmatic patients. by Nora Sexto Delgado, Aracelis Navarro Sánchez, Mabay Ocampo Sexto, Joel González Beriao

“…<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> To establish the risk of suffering from dental cavities in asthmatic patients. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> A non match case and control study constituted by 100 children selected at simple random from the universe of asthmatic patients belonging to the General Comprehensive doctor offices number 7,9,10, 11, 43, and 44 from Area II in Cienfuegos municipality. …”
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Absence of Standard Modifiable Risk Factors in Middle Eastern Patients with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. The Jordan Absence of Standard Modifiable Risk Factors (SMuRF-Le... by Hammoudeh AJ, Aldalal’ah M, Smadi EA, Alrishoud D, Alomari A, Alkhawaldeh M, Rizik A, Okour MF, Araydah M

“…This rate is lower than that reported by most of published studies, mainly due to the high prevalence of the 4 SMuRFs. SMuRF-less patients were younger, had less comorbid disease, received less secondary prevention pharmacotherapy and had higher rate of one year mortality than those with SMuRFs.Clinical Trials: The study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, unique identifier number NCT06199869.Keywords: atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, standard modifiable risk factors, SMuRF-less patients, Middle Eastern patients…”
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