Intervening to eliminate the centre-effect variation in home dialysis use: protocol for Inter-CEPt—a sequential mixed-methods study designing an intervention bundle by Sarah Damery, Kerry Allen, Lisa Dikomitis, Harry Hill, David Coyle, Maatla Tshimologo, Mark Lambie, Simon J Davies, Iestyn Williams, James Fotheringham, Louise Phillips-Darby, Ivonne Solis-Trapala

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Combined Phacoemulsification and Goniosynechialysis under an Endoscope for Chronic Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma by Li Nie, Weihua Pan, Aiwu Fang, Zhangliang Li, Zhenbin Qian, Lin Fu, Yau Kei Chan

“…Thirty-eight eyes of 31 patients were included. The mean follow-up duration was 16.3 ± 3.9 months. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of the Pathogenicity of Different Strains of Schistosoma mansoni by Antônio Aurélio Euzébio, Nádia Regina Borim Zuim, Arício Xavier Linhares, Luiz Augusto Magalhães, Eliana Maria Zanotti-Magalhães

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Silent struggles: a qualitative study exploring mental health challenges of undergraduate healthcare students by Shahd Al-Najdi, Abdulla Mansoor, Ola Al Hayk, Najah Al-Hashimi, Kamran Ali, Alaa Daud

“…A purposive sampling method was used to recruit students from five healthcare disciplines- Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Health Sciences and Nursing- who had self-reported mild to moderate depressive symptoms based on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS21). …”
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Vaginal progesterone as luteal phase support in natural cycle frozen-thawed embryo transfer (ProFET): protocol for a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial by Kenny A Rodriguez-Wallberg, Christina Bergh, Ali Khatibi, Annika Strandell, Mats Brännström, Caroline Stadelmann, Kristbjörg Heiður Olsen, Margareta Kitlinski, Susanne Liffner, Eva Lundborg, Göran Westlander, Gabriella Widlund, Åsa Magnusson

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Neuromuscular monitoring and incidence of postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade: a prospective observational study by Alessandra Piersanti, Rossella Garra, Fabio Sbaraglia, Miryam Del Vicario, Rosa Lamacchia, Marco Rossi

“…The primary objective of this study was to determine the incidence of RNMB (defined as a train-of-four ratio ≤ 0.9). The secondary objectives were the number of postoperative adverse respiratory events and, for exploratory purposes, the estimation of potential risk factors through logistic regression analysis. …”
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Systolic blood pressure response during exercise testing in symptomatic severe aortic stenosis by Kristofer Hedman, Anna Carlén, Eva Nylander, Éva Tamás, Carl Bellander, Henric Nilsson

“…Postoperatively, the SBP reaction improved, with no patient having a drop in SBP.Trial registration number NCT02790008.…”
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Evaluation of two electronic-rehabilitation programmes for persistent knee pain: protocol for a randomised feasibility trial by Philip G Conaghan, Kim L Bennell, Mark Conner, Rana S Hinman, Sarah R Kingsbury, Elizabeth M A Hensor, Gretl A McHugh, Christine Comer, Dawn Groves-Williams, Rachel K Nelligan

“…Feasibility variables, patient-reported outcomes and clinical findings measured at baseline, 3 and 9 months will be assessed and integrated with qualitative interview data from a subset of Group E-Rehab and My Knee UK participants. …”
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Direct-acting oral anticoagulant removal by intraoperative hemoadsorption in CABG and/or single valve surgery: interim analysis of the International Safe and Timely Antithrombotic... by Michael Schmoeckel, Matthias Thielmann, Keti Vitanova, Thomas Eberle, Nandor Marczin, Kambiz Hassan, Andreas Liebold, Sandra Lindstedt, Georg Mächler, Marijana Matejic-Spasic, Daniel Wendt, Efthymios N. Deliargyris, Robert F. Storey

“…Results A total of 62 patients were included from 7 institutions in Austria, Germany, Sweden, and the UK (mean age 69.9 ± 7.5years, 71% male). …”
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Rationale and design of a multicentre randomised controlled trial on circulating tumour DNA-guided neoadjuvant treatment strategy for locally advanced rectal cancer (CINTS-R) by Bin Wu, Yi Xiao, Xiao Zhang, Tao Xu, Qian Liu, Wei Fu, Yang An, Yongheng Li, Guole Lin, Huadan Xue, Guoju Wu, Jiaolin Zhou, Hongwei Yao, Zhenjun Wang, Weijie Chen, Junyang Lu, Guannan Zhang, Xiaoyuan Qiu

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Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Utilization Trends in the United States: Evidence From 2012 to 2021 National Electronic Medical Records Network by Abdulrahman Alsuhibani, PharmD, MSc, PhD, Jonathan R. Thompson, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Patricia R. Wigle, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, FCCP, Jeff Jianfei Guo, BPharm, PhD, Alex C. Lin, MS, PhD, Marepalli B. Rao, MS, PhD, Ana L. Hincapie, MS, PhD

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The Immunohistochemistry Profile of Lymphocytic Gastritis in Celiac Disease and Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Interplay between Infection and Inflammation by Efrat Broide, Judith Sandbank, Eitan Scapa, Nimrod Alain Kimchi, Michael Shapiro, Aaron Lerner

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Innovative models of healthcare delivery: an umbrella review of reviews by Frances Rapport, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Yvonne Zurynski, Peter D Hibbert, Kate Churruca, Louise A Ellis, Chiara Pomare, Robyn Clay-Williams, Stephanie Best, Janet C Long, Gaston Arnolda, Bróna Nic Giolla Easpaig, Zeyad Mahmoud, Mitchell N Sarkies, Hoa Mi Nguyen, Karen Hutchinson, Gilbert Thomas Knaggs, Katherine Maka, Elizabeth E Austin, Diana Fajardo Pulido, Sarah Hatem, Natalie Roberts, Emilie Francis Auton, Genevieve Dammery, Isabelle Meulenbroeks, Ann Carrigan, Mai-Tran Nguyen

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Real-World Evidence of Clinical Outcomes of the Use of the Adalimumab Biosimilar SB5 in Rheumatic and Gastrointestinal Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: 12-Month Data from the... by Bruno Fautrel, Yoram Bouhnik, Carine Salliot, Franck Carbonnel, Mathurin Fumery, Christophe Bernardeau, Yves Maugars, Mathurin Flamant, Fabienne Coury, Ben Braithwaite, Salima Hateb, Janet Addison, the PERFUSE investigators

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Comparison of video laryngoscope and direct laryngoscope for endotracheal intubation across different body mass index categories: A prospective study by Gulay Esen, Arzu Acikel

“…Notable variations were detected in mouth opening, thyromental distance, and C-L and IDS levels across different laryngoscopy methods. Patients in the VL group exhibited a greater frequency of mouth opening of [Med-Science 2024; 13(4.000): 921-9]…”
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The Prognostic Significance of Sleep and Circadian Rhythm for Myocardial Infarction Outcomes: Case-Control Study by Wei-Chih Chin, Pao-Hsien Chu, Lung-Sheng Wu, Kuang-Tso Lee, Chen Lin, Chien-Te Ho, Wei-Sheng Yang, I-Hang Chung, Yu-Shu Huang

“…ResultsThe study included 34 patients with MI (mean age 57.65, SD 9.03 years) and 17 age- and gender-matched controls. …”
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Fetal cardiac function in pregnancy affected by congenital heart disease: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study by Anna Erenbourg, Tracie Barber, Vera Cecotti, Stefano Faiola, Ilaria Fantasia, Tamara Stampaljia, Hagai Avnet, Beata Radzymińska-Chruściel, Neama Meriki, Alec Welsh

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Impact of Spleen Size on Outcomes in Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Children by Cetin Ali Karadag, Basak Erginel, Ozgur Kuzdan, Nihat Sever, Melih Akın, Abdullah Yıldız, Ali İhsan Dokucu

“…Results. The mean number of ports was 3.27 and 3.46, the mean length of the operation was 116.36 min and 132.17 min, rate of conversion to open procedure was 9.09% and 10.25%, and the mean length of hospital stay was 3.36 days and 3.23 days, respectively, in Group I and Group II. …”
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Evolution of Treatment Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Esophageal Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Analysis of 1500 Consecutive Esophagostomies by Yasue Kimura, MD, PhD, Eiji Oki, MD, PhD, Tomonori Nakanoko, MD, PhD, Qingjiang Hu, MD, PhD, Keita Natsugoe, MD, Sho Nanbara, MD, PhD, Ryota Nakanishi, MD, PhD, Yuichiro Nakashima, MD, PhD, Mitsuhiko Ota, MD, PhD, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, MD, PhD

“…It is important to analyze data from a large number of consecutive patients from a single institution. …”
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RadBone: bone toxicity following pelvic radiotherapy – a prospective randomised controlled feasibility study evaluating a musculoskeletal health package in women with gynaecologica... by Janelle Yorke, Sarah O’Connell, Sally Taylor, Karen Johnson, Robert G Bristow, Martin Eden, Kate Haslett, John Moore, Rohit Kochhar, Victoria Chatzimavridou Grigoriadou, Lisa H Barraclough, Ivona Baricevic-Jones, Zoe Merchant, Thomas Westwood, Anthony David Whetton, Claire E Higham

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