Safety and Efficacy of Two Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stents as the Sole Procedure in Japanese Patients with Medically Uncontrolled Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Pilot Case Series by Daisuke Shiba, Shingo Hosoda, Saori Yaguchi, Naoki Ozeki, Kenya Yuki, Kazuo Tsubota

“…To evaluate efficacy and safety of a trabecular micro-bypass stent system when used as the sole procedure in Japanese patients with medically uncontrolled primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). …”
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Effective and safe surgery for keratinocyte skin cancer in the elderly over 80 years of age: a single-institution retrospective study of 345 patients over one year by Luca D. Fontana, Clara Richter, Ramon Lang, Christian Greis, Jürg Hafner

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Efficacy of non-invasive ventilation and oxygen therapy on immunocompromised patients with acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis... by Juhong Shi, Gang Liu, Meng Wang, Tao Wang, Yi Li, Yi Yang, Xuezhong Yu, Huadong Zhu, Yong Ma, Zongru Li, Lixi Zhang, Kun He, Jianqiang He

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The Effect of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Monoclonal Antibodies on Quality of Life among Migraine Patients: Pilot Study at the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Scien... by Monika Remenčiūtė, Greta Varžaitytė, Gintarė Žemgulytė

“…Three months after treatment, CM changed to EM for 19 patients (79.2%), 27 patients (65.9%) had ≥50% reduction in the number of MMD and total migraine disability assessment (MIDAS) score was reduced by >50% in 31 patients (75.6%). …”
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Integrating the GRACE Score with the Ceramide Risk Score Enhances the Predictive Accuracy of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percut... by Xiaofei Wang, Chengzhe Liu, Fu Yu, Zizhuo Zhang, Jiale Wang, Xiaoyu Shi, Tianyou Xu, Qiang Deng, Liping Zhou, Wanyue Sang, Hong Jiang, Lilei Yu

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Symptom patterns in patients newly sick listed for common mental disorders and associations with work-related and socioeconomic factors: a cross-sectional study in Swedish primary... by Cecilia Björkelund, Dominique Hange, Eva-Lisa Petersson, Irene Svenningsson, Nashmil Ariai, Lilian Wiegner

“…Only patient’s perception of own poor work ability was associated with high scores on all three domains.Trial registration number NCT03250026.…”
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Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Plus Blue Dye for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: A Multicenter, Prospective Cohort Stu... by Miao Liu, Yang Yang, Bin Hua, Rui Feng, Tianyu Xu, Mengyuan Wang, Xiaowei Qi, Yingming Cao, Bo Zhou, Fuzhong Tong, Peng Liu, Hongjun Liu, Lin Cheng, Houpu Yang, Fei Xie, Siyuan Wang, Chaobin Wang, Yuan Peng, Danhua Shen, Lei Chen, Jun Jiang, Shu Wang

“…ABSTRACT Background Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) using radioisotope tracer plus blue dye is the gold standard after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in initially cN1 breast cancer patients, but clinical use still has limitations. This study aims to examine diagnostic performance of dual indocyanine green (ICG) and methylene blue tracing for SLNB in patients who have completed NAC for breast cancer with initially cN1 disease. …”
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RECQL4 affects MHC class II‐mediated signalling and favours an immune‐evasive signature that limits response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in patients with malignant melan... by Sara Egea‐Rodriguez, Renáta Váraljai, Thierry M. Nordmann, Restuan Lubis, Manuel Philip, Florian Rambow, Alexander Roesch, Michael Flaig, Susanne Horn, Raphael Stoll, Fang Zhao, Annette Paschen, Bert Klebl, Ian D. Hickson, Dirk Schadendorf, Matthias Mann, Iris Helfrich

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First validation of the novel Freiburg Neurointerventional Score purposely designed for use by emergency medical dispatchers for detecting anterior circulation large-vessel occlusi... by Erik Farin-Glattacker, Christian A Taschner, Hans-Jörg Busch, Wolf-Dirk Niesen, Matthias L Herrmann, Florian F Schuchardt, Clara Franck, Simone Meier, Max Henningsen, Friederike S Brohl, Christoph Sonntag, Nicole Wimmesberger, Jochen Brich

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Subjective cognitive deficits and its correlates among patients with bipolar disorder: Findings from the bipolar disorder course and outcome study from India (BiD-CoIN study) by Sandeep Grover, Ajit Avasthi, Rahul Chakravarty, Amitava Dan, Kaustav Chakraborty, Rajarshi Neogi, Avinash Desouza, Omkar Nayak, Samir Praharaj, Vikas Menon, Raman Deep, Manish Bathla, Alka A. Subramanyam, Naresh Nebhinani, Prosenjit Ghosh, Bhavesh Lakdawala, Ranjan Bhattacharya

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Dynamics of Somatic and Comorbid Mental Disorders (Distress, Anxiety, Somatisation and Depression) in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome during Therapy with Alimemazine: Result... by V. T. Ivashkin, O. Z. Okhlobystina, M. V. Mayevskaya, O. S. Shifrin, Z. A. Mamieva, Yu. E. Azimova

“…The number of patients reporting no symptoms increased by 18.3 %, indicating a complete reduction of severe disorders. …”
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Determining the Feasibility of Ambulance-Based Randomised Controlled Trials in Patients with Ultra-Acute Stroke: Study Protocol for the “Rapid Intervention with GTN in Hypertensive... by Sandeep Ankolekar, Gillian Sare, Chamila Geeganage, Michael Fuller, Lynn Stokes, Nikola Sprigg, Ruth Parry, A. Niroshan Siriwardena, Philip M. W. Bath

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Supporting primary care clinicians in caring for patients with alcohol use disorder: study protocol for Records for Alcohol Care Enhancement (RACE), a factorial four-arm randomized... by Kara M. Magane, Richard Saitz, Sarah Fielman, Marc R. LaRochelle, Christopher W. Shanahan, Christine A. Pace, Michael LaValley, Kaley Penington, Skylar Karzhevsky, Emily Hurstak

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Study of comorbidities in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients at tertiary health care centre in south Gujarat just in the era of Covid-19 pandemic − a cross-sectional st... by Sreerag Varior, Parul Vadgama, Robinkumar Patel, Bhoomika Patel, Jignesh Gengadiya

“…The prevalence of ischemic heart disease (8.5%), depression (16.5%), anemia (16%), osteoarthritis (13%), and chronic kidney disease (9.5%) were other comorbidities among the patients. …”
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Effect of Zhan Zhuang Qigong on upper limb static tremor and aerobic exercise capacity in patients with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for a randomised contro... by Hang Su, Xiaoyu Jiang, Limin Wang, Linlin Zhang, Qing Wang, Xihua Liu, Xiaoming Xi, Yuxiao Chen, Xinjie Qu, Haihao Cao, Wenyu Sun, Guoming Chen, Huifen Liu, Jiahui Jiang, Hongyan Bi

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The Use of Corticosteroid Randomisation after Significant Head Injury (CRASH) Prognostic Model as Mortality Predictor of Traumatic Brain Injury Patients Underwent Surgery in Low-Mi... by Radian A. Halimi, Iwan Fuadi, Dionisius Alby

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The effect of preoperative deep breathing exercise with incentive spirometer initiated in the preoperative period on respiratory parameters and complications in patients underwent... by Hatice Öner Cengiz, Zeynep Uluşan Özkan, Eylem Gani

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Relationship between the latent profiles of health information-seeking behaviour and glycated haemoglobin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional survey in rural... by Xin Zhang, Lin Zeng, Yan-Ping Zhang, Jing-Feng Chen, Chao-Qun Bai, Xiao-Xue Lei, Gui-Fen Fu

“…The glycaemic control rate was defined as the proportion of individuals whose HbA1c levels are less than 7.0%, indicating good control, in relation to the total number of individuals assessed.Results A total of 2178 valid questionnaires were received in this study, and respondents were divided into three categories according to the LPA of their HISB: negative (18.3%), occlusive (46.8%) and inefficient (34.9%). …”
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Health-related quality of life in patients with liver cirrhosis following adjunctive nurse-based care versus standard medical care: a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled... by Anncarin Svanberg, Maria Hjorth, Daniel Sjöberg, Elenor Kaminsky, Fredrik Rorsman, Riccardo Lo Martire

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Cluster randomised controlled trial on the effects of long-term home-based exercise for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with recent exacerbation: research proto... by Ulla Møller Weinreich, Lars Pilegaard Thomsen, Jane Andreasen, Anna Lei Stoustrup, Thorvaldur S Palsson

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