Bariatric surgery in Poland, 2023: growth, trends, and impact of the KOS‑BAR program by Michał R. Janik, Przemysław Sroczyński, Piotr Major

“…SG accounted for 82% of surgeries, followed by RYGB (9.7%) and one anastomosis gastric bypass (3.9%). …”
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A comparative analysis of the health monitoring process using deep learning methods for brain tumour by N. Manjunathan, N. Gomathi

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Real-Life Report on Chemoembolization Using DEBIRI for Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer by M. Stutz, A. Mamo, D. Valenti, A. Hausvater, T. Cabrera, P. Metrakos, P. Chaudhury, G. Steacy, E. Garoufalis, P. Kavan

“…The most reported postembolization events were nausea (8/27), vomiting (6/27), right upper quadrant pain (16/27), fatigue (9/27), and the development of ascites (6/27). 5/26 patients required hospitalization after TACE for severe pain. …”
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SLC35A2 is a novel prognostic biomarker and promotes cell proliferation and metastasis via Wnt/β-catenin/EMT signaling pathway in breast cancer by Rushu Yan, Tianwen Chen

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A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Etiology and Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infections by Aferdita Ademi, Ferizat Dika Haxhirexha, Agron Dogjani, Kastriot Haxhirexha

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Effects of a hybrid digital cognitive–behavioural therapy for insomnia and emotion regulation in the workplace (SLEEP): study protocol for a randomised waitlist control trial by Nicole K Y Tang, Caroline Meyer, Talar Rita Moukhtarian, Krishane Patel, Carla Toro, Sean Russel, Guy Daly, Lukasz Walasek

“…The primary outcomes are the Insomnia Severity Index, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and the Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7. …”
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Intelligent skin disease prediction system using transfer learning and explainable artificial intelligence by Sagheer Abbas, Fahad Ahmed, Wasim Ahmad Khan, Munir Ahmad, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Taher M. Ghazal

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A Five-Year Data Report of Long-Term Central Venous Catheters Focusing on Early Complications by Harald Lenz, Kirsti Myre, Tomas Draegni, Elizabeth Dorph

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Risk factors of recurrent periprosthetic joint infection of the knee after two-stage reimplantation by Do Weon Lee, Hyuk-Soo Han, Du Hyun Ro

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Experience of entecavir in renal graft recipients with chronic hepatitis B by M. L. Zubkin, Ye. P. Sel'kova, F. K. Kokoyeva, T. A. Semenenko, V. I. Chervinko, A. N. Kolomoyets, E. M. Balakirev, A. V. Frolov, T. P. Nekrasova

“…The viral load before prescription of entecavir at these patients was 1,6×103 and 3,9×104 copies/ml respectively. …”
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Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access (EMPallA): protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of specialty outpatient versus nurse-led tel... by Jeanne Cho, Michael Hill, Corita R Grudzen, Deborah J Shim, Abigail M Schmucker, Keith S Goldfeld, Lauren Southerland, Jeffrey M Caterino, Marie-Carmelle Elie, Robert Swor, Susan E Cohen, Arum Kim, Joseph Lowy, Jennifer S Scherer, Nancy E Bael, Ellin Gafford, Joshua Lakin, Paige Barker, Angela Chmielewski, Jennifer Kapo, Audrey Tan, Rebecca Yamarik, Susan Salz, Stephen Ryan, Anne Kim, Isabel Castro, Amelia Hargrove, Laura Stuecher, Nora Daut, Juanita Booker-Vaughns, Garrett K Chan, J Nicholas Dionne-odom, Patrick Dunn, Robert Galvin, Ernest A Hopkins III, Margaret M Maguire, Neha Reddy Pidatala, Dawn Rosini, Sally Welsh, Karen Jubanyik, Ada L Rubin, Kei Ouchi, Rebecca Murray, Nicole Tang, Marie Bakitas, Abraham Brody, Caroline Blaum, Mara Flannery, Richard Tamirian, Pamela Marsack, Jennifer Bonito, Romilla Batra, Donna C Sadasivan, Eric David Isaacs, Constance L Kizzie-Gillett, William K Vaughan, Pluscedia G Williams, Angela Young-Brinn

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WORKLOAD DYNAMICS OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS IN BULGARIAN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM: EVIDENCES FROM AGGREGATE DATA by Nikolay Atanasov, Krikor Indjian

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Efficacy and Safety of Cataract Surgery Combined with Ab Interno Canaloplasty and Micro-Trabecular Bypass Stent Surgery in Open-Angle Glaucoma by Porter MS, Flowers A, Wood BP, Gallardo MJ

“…Baseline IOP and number of medications of severe patients (n=12) were 19.0± 4.8 and 1.9± 1.1. …”
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COVID-19 pandemic: mental health (distress as depression) in orthodontists by Eloisa Peixoto Soares Ueno, Liana Fattori, Edgard Michel-Crosato, Wilze Laura Bruscato, José Rino Neto, João Batista de Paiva

“…This study analysed sociodemographic factors, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (PTSD), and depression levels caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in orthodontists.Materials and Methods A sociodemographic questionnaire, the Impact of Event Scale (IES), and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) were used. Following data collection, multiple statistical analyses were applied: scores were compared using the Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests, followed by Dunnett's multiple comparisons. …”
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Determinants of burnout syndrome among undergraduate nursing students in Poland: a cross-sectional study by Katarzyna Szwamel, Wiesława Kowalska, Ewa Mazur, Anna Janus, Iwona Bonikowska, Justyna Jasik-Pyzdrowska

“…Burnout may affect the learning process, achieving professional skills, and future effectiveness while working with a patient and, eventually, might lead to the decision to quit the job. …”
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Effect of Individualized Rehabilitation on Primary Knee Osteoarthritis by Qian PEI, Xu JIANG, Qiang HUANG, Xianfeng GUO

“…According to the random number table method, the patients were divided into observation group and control group, with forty cases in each group. …”
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Imaging Diagnostics, Biomarkers, and Emerging Trends in Orthopedic Research and Treatment by Gabriela Oliwia Trestka, Wiktoria Domino, Urszula Zelik, Maria Przygoda, Joanna Śnieżna, Kamila Stępień, Sabina Adamczyk, Wojciech Florczak, Jagienka Włodyka, Jakub Dziewic, Karol Dzwonnik

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Is acupuncture effective for knee osteoarthritis? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jing-Wen Yang, Jian-Feng Tu, Myeong Soo Lee, Chuan-Yang Liu, Ling-Yu Qi, Fang-Ting Yu, Shi-Yan Yan, Jin-Ling Li, Lu-Lu Lin, Xiao-Wan Hao, Xin-Tong Su, Li-Qiong Wang

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A stratified two-stage tumor molecular profiling algorithm to identify clinically actionable molecular alterations in pancreatic cancer☆ by S. Hussung, D. Akhoundova, C. Pistoni, D. Lenggenhager, A. Töpfer, C. Pauli, B. Pestalozzi, C. Britschgi, M. Zoche, M. Rechsteiner, H. Moch, A. Weber, R. Fritsch

“…Some 63/94 (67.0%) patients underwent TMP according to the algorithm, of which 5/63 (7.9%) fulfilled criteria for subsequent stage 2 comprehensive testing. …”
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Building an Immune-Related Genes Model to Predict Treatment, Extracellular Matrix, and Prognosis of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Yushi Yang, Yang Feng, Qin Liu, Ji Yin, Chenglong Cheng, Cheng Fan, Chenhui Xuan, Jun Yang

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