Development and validation of a model to predict cognitive impairment in traumatic brain injury patients: a prospective observational studyResearch in context by Xiaofang Yuan, Qingrong Xu, Fengxia Du, Xiaoxia Gao, Jing Guo, Jianan Zhang, Yehuan Wu, Zhongkai Zhou, Youjia Yu, Yi Zhang

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Foot screening and customized health education program for patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: A nurse-led, real-world observational study by Shuhong Liu, Hexiao Ding, Dandan Li, Fen Lu, Gumei Luo, Yujin He, Hui Li, Xiuhong Zeng, Kaixin Li, Dong-E Gong, Xiling Hu, Yanming Chen, Xubin Yang

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Efficacy and Safety of Sofosbuvir-Based Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents Treatment for Patients with Genotype 3/6 Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Yong-yu Mei, You-ming Chen, Yuan-kai Wu, Xiao-hong Zhang, Wen-xiong Xu

“…The numbers of chronic hepatitis, compensated cirrhosis, and decompensated cirrhosis patients were 39, 9, and 6, respectively. …”
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Antiviral Treatment Alters the Frequency of Activating and Inhibitory Receptor-Expressing Natural Killer Cells in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infected Patients by Juan Lv, Qinglong Jin, Haibo Sun, Xiumei Chi, Xiaoli Hu, Hongqing Yan, Yu Pan, Weihua Xiao, Zhigang Tian, Jinlin Hou, Damo Xu, Zhengkun Tu, Junqi Niu

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Human Papillomavirus Prevalence in Oral and Oropharyngeal Rinse and Gargle Specimens of Dental Patients and of an HIV-Positive Cohort from Pretoria, South Africa by Neil H. Wood, Koketso S. Makua, Ramokone L. Lebelo, Nina Redzic, Ina Benoy, Olivier M. Vanderveken, Johannes Bogers

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Is There a Relationship between Serum Anti-Mullerian Hormone Levels and Abortion Rates in Patients Who Received In vitro Fertilisation-Embryo Transfer Cycles? by Pinar Karacin, Serdar Dilbaz, Oya Aldemir, Berna Dilbaz, Yaprak Engin Ustun

“…Results: L-AMH (n = 164), I-AMH (n = 153) and H-AMH (n = 59) groups were similar in terms of obstetric histories and number of cycles applied, with an abortion rate of 23.8%, 19.6% and 16.9%, respectively (P = 0.466). …”
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12 Weeks of Combined Endurance and Resistance Training Reduces Innate Markers of Inflammation in a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis by Nathalie Deckx, Inez Wens, Amber H. Nuyts, Niel Hens, Benedicte Y. De Winter, Gudrun Koppen, Herman Goossens, Pierre Van Damme, Zwi N. Berneman, Bert O. Eijnde, Nathalie Cools

“…Since recent evidence supports a crucial role of dendritic cells (DC) in the pathogenesis of MS, we investigated the effect of a 12-week combined exercise program in MS patients on the number and function of DC. We demonstrate an increased number of plasmacytoid DC (pDC) following the exercise program. …”
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Incident Cheyne-Stokes respiration occurring in CPAP-treated patients and cardiovascular risk: a 2-years prospective follow-up (The Alertapnee study) by Arnaud Prigent, Joëlle Texereau, Sébastien Bailly, Renaud Gervais, Anne-Laure Serandour, Régis Luraine, Jean Louis Pépin

“…Patients who experienced a SCE in year 2 had significantly more nights with CSR (median 48/90nights; IQR = 35) and a significantly greater mean percentage of CSR (median 13.8%; interquartile range (IQR) = 13.7) as compared with patients free of SCE (median 9.5/90 nights IQR = 27.8 (p = 0.012); 6.1% IQR = 4.5 (p = 0.008), respectively). …”
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Effects of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Outcomes among Patients with Polytrauma at a Single Regional Trauma Center in South Korea by Sun Hyun Kim, Dongyeon Ryu, Hohyun Kim, Kangho Lee, Chang Ho Jeon, Hyuk Jin Choi, Jae Hoon Jang, Jae Hun Kim, Seok Ran Yeom

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Descriptive Analysis Of Electrolyte Imbalance In Relation To Severity Of Illness In Covid-19 Pediatric Patients Admitted In A Tertiary Care Hospital In Rawalpindi Pakistan by Rai Muhammad Asghar, Muddassar Sharif, Khalid Saheel, Asad Shabbir, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Hussain

“…Hypocalcemia was found in 9(14.7%) patients. 11(18%) patients with Hyponatremia and 6(9.8%) patients with hypernatremia expired. …”
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Effects of ultrasound-guided recruitment manoeuvres on postoperative pulmonary complications in laparoscopic bariatric surgery patients: study protocol for a randomised clinical tr... by Yu-Qi Liao, Jin-Dong Yang, Yi He, Xin Tong, Jing Wen, Yan-Jun Liu, Qiang Fu

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Efficacy, efficiency and safety of a cardiac telerehabilitation programme using wearable sensors in patients with coronary heart disease: the TELEWEAR-CR study protocol by Andrew Xanthopoulos, Eleni Kapreli, Garyfallia Pepera, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis, Varsamo Antoniou, Gregory Giamouzis, Constantinos Davos, Ladislav Batalik, Vasileios Stavrou, John Skoularigis

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Microscopic decompressive laminectomy versus percutaneous endoscopic decompressive laminectomy in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: protocol for a systematic review and meta-an... by Hua Zhang, Rong Wang, Guodong Gao, Xiuxia Li, Xiaogang Zhang, Daping Qin, Guodong Yang

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Automated red cell exchange in sickle cell disease patients: Retrospective analysis of series of cases in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India by Girijanandini Kanungo, Priyanka Nagrath, Priyanka Samal, Santosh Mishra

“…End hematocrit was observed to be 33% in three cases, 31.9% in one case, and 30% in the rest three. A total number of red blood cells (RBCs) transfusion in all the cases were 7, 6, 8, 5, 6, 7, and 7 with an average hematocrit of 55%, 56%, 54%, 56%, 55%, 51.7%, and 52.2%, respectively. …”
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Experiencing the risk of overutilising opioids among patients with chronic non-cancer pain in ambulatory care (ERONA): the protocol of an exploratory, randomised controlled trial by Odette Wegwarth, Joerg J Meerpohl, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Claudia Spies, Christine Schmucker, Erika Schulte, Edris Nury, Dirk Brockmann, Stefan Wind, Eva Goebel, Wolf-Dieter Ludwig, Ralph Hertwig

“…A follow-up will occur after 9 months, when participants will be queried on their actual risk behaviour. …”
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The Impact of Type 2 Diabetes on the Efficacy of ADP Receptor Blockers in Patients with Acute ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Pilot Prospective Study by Matej Samoš, Marián Fedor, František Kovář, Peter Galajda, Tomáš Bolek, Lucia Stančiaková, Jana Fedorová, Ján Staško, Peter Kubisz, Marián Mokáň

“…The number of ADP receptor blocker nonresponders did not differ significantly between T2D and ND patients. …”
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Overcoming barriers to engagement and adherence to a home-based physical activity intervention for patients with heart failure: a qualitative focus group study by Guy A MacGowan, Sarah Charman, Djordje G Jakovljevic, Nduka C Okwose, Nicola O'Brien, Sophie Cassidy, David Brodie, Kristian Bailey, Leah Avery

“…Data were analysed using thematic analysis.Participants A purposive sample of 16 patients, 82% male, aged 68±7 years, with heart failure duration of 10±9 years were recruited.Intervention A 12-week behavioural intervention targeting physical activity was delivered once per week by telephone.Results Ten main themes were generated that provided a comprehensive overview of the active ingredients of the intervention in terms of engagement and adherence. …”
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High Fixation Failure Rate of Cephalomedullary Nail Fixation in Patients with Low-Energy Basicervical Femoral Fractures: Do We Need Extramedullary Reduction? by Chang-Jin Yon, Ki-Cheor Bae, Young-Hun Kim, Kyung-Jae Lee

“…<i>Results:</i> There were 13 patients (59.1%) in Group E and 9 patients (40.9%) in Group A. …”
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High tumor mutational burden assessed through next-generation sequencing predicts favorable survival in microsatellite stable metastatic colon cancer patients by Annabella Di Mauro, Mariachiara Santorsola, Giovanni Savarese, Roberto Sirica, Monica Ianniello, Alessia Maria Cossu, Anna Ceccarelli, Francesco Sabbatino, Marco Bocchetti, Anna Chiara Carratù, Francesca Pentimalli, Gerardo Ferrara, Guglielmo Nasti, Michele Caraglia, Alessandro Ottaiano

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Screening of COPD patients using the COPD diagnostic questionnaire and a portable spirometer in primary healthcare institutions: a cross-sectional, diagnostic study by Feng Chen, Qingrong Nie, Xuefeng Han, Chunjuan Li, Qimeng Liu, Feifei Xu, Li Zhang, Le Qiao, Maoxin Li, Ying Zhang, Haiyan Wang

“…Abstract Background Portable spirometers and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) diagnostic questionnaires are commonly used for screening patients with COPD in primary healthcare institutions, but their accuracy is often inadequate. …”
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