Nursing Skill Assessment of Hospital Nurses in Management of Critically Ill Patients by Lingli Xu, Qiyu Sun, Jiayi Feng, Li Jing Huang, Chunjing Xu, Weihong Shen, Jian Ding, Yongmei Jin

“…The number of patients that are satisfied in the observation group was the same as in the control group, both 15. …”
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Factors Associated with Midterm Visual Field Variability in Patients with Stable Glaucoma by Maria Emília V. Guimarães, Carolina P. B. Gracitelli, Syril Dorairaj, Fábio N. Kanadani, Tiago S. Prata

“…To evaluate factors associated with midterm visual field (VF) variability in stable glaucoma patients in Brazil. Methods. This retrospective observational study included 59 eyes of 39 stable glaucoma patients. …”
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Changes of Immunological Profiles in Patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in the Course of Treatment by Zuzana Humlová, Hana Klamová, Ivana Janatková, Karin Malícková, Petra Králíková, Ivan Šterzl, Zdeněk Roth, Eva Hamšíková, Vladimír Vonka

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Blood coagulation monitoring of patients with mechanical heart valve visiting Imam by Nafiseh Montazeri, Sajad Pourmehr, Arash Ziapour, Reza Heidari Moghadam

“…Ninety-one patients (65.5%) had primary-school education, 22 (15.8%) middle school education, 17 (12.2%) high school education and 9 (6.5%) had a university degree. …”
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Medication burden in patients with dialysis-dependent CKD: a systematic review by Xuemei Liu, Ping Chen, Yun Liu, Xiaoyan Jia, Dongmei Xu

“…The combined number of medications was 9.74 ± 3.37 in HD and 8 ± 3 in PD. …”
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Spirituality of HIV-infected female patients treated in a secondary care hospital in Thailand: a preliminary investigation by Natawan Khumsaen, Panarat Chenchob, Supannee Peawnalaw

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Factors in Vaccine Refusal by Patients Applying for COVID-19 PCR Test by Ferhat ARSLAN, Behcet AL, Gorkem Alper SOLAKOGLU, Omer Faruk GULSOY, Cagatay NUHOGLU, Sema AYTEN

“…Results: 54.6% of the participants were male and 45.4% were female. 60.7% of the patients applied for testing due to symptoms, 25.4% due to contact with people with symptoms, and 23.9% due to travel. 43.3% of the cases had COVID-19 infection; 53.6% of them had tested an average of 2-5 times in the last year. …”
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The Impact of Effective Vaccination on Clinical and Radiological Involvement in COVID-19 Patients by Coskun DOGAN, Deniz BILICI, Burcu ARPINAR YIGITBAS, Omer ZENGIN, Orhan ZOR, Oguzhan AKMAN, Ilyas KOCABAG, Gonul Seven YALCIN, Esra ERTAN YAZAR

“…The number of patients who received high-dose glucocorticoid therapy in the unvaccinated group was higher (28 cases vs. 11 cases; p<0.001). …”
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Emergency diagnostic laparoscopy in abdominal trauma: a study of 41 patients by Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Julio Lasarte Ferrer, Orelvis Martínez Martínez, Libán Álvarez Cáceres, Armando Fermín Álvarez Corcuera del Pera, Denis Monzón Vega

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Basal Cell Carcinoma in Asians: A Retrospective Analysis of Ten Patients by Michael G. Moore, Richard G. Bennett

“…Asians developed their first BCC at an older age than the age of first BCC in Caucasian controls (68.9 years versus 58.3 years; 𝑃<0.05). During their lifetime, Asians had fewer BCCs than the number of BCCs in Caucasian controls (1.11 versus 5.41; 𝑃<0.02), despite a similar estimated lifetime daily sun exposure (hours/day) for both groups. …”
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Presence of Cognitive Deterioration and Anatomical-Clinical Topography in Patients with Epilepsy in Cienfuegos by Rolando Lázaro Rivera López, Aleima Rodríguez Carvajal, Ricardo Verdecia Fraga

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Рerioperative period of high-risk patients with coronary artery disease by O.K. Gogayeva

“…The aim – to analyze the perioperative period of high-risk patients with coronary artery disease. Materials and methods. 194 patients (age 64.2 ± 8.9 years) with surgery performed, discharged from the specialized clinic within period from 2009 to 2019. …”
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Single cell transcriptomics in blood of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Yeonjeong Heo, Jeeyoung Kim, Seok-Ho Hong, Woo Jin Kim

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Miniaturization and characterization of patient derived hepatocellular carcinoma tumor organoid cultures for cancer drug discovery applications by David A. Close, Paul A. Johnston

“…Patient derived tumor organoid (PDTO) models retain the structural, morphological, genetic, and clonal heterogeneity of the original tumors. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Apixaban for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Algeria by Yazid Aoudia, Thitima Kongnakorn, Evie Merinopoulou, Mohamed Said Bettayeb, Sid Ahmed Kherraf

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Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Esophageal Dilatation in Pediatric Patients with Esophageal Strictures by Hasan M. A. Isa, Khadija A. Hasan, Husain Y. Ahmed, Afaf M. Mohamed

“…The median number of dilatation sessions per patient was three (interquartile range=2–5). …”
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Global Trends in Studies on the Presence of Demodex spp in Patients Diagnosed with Blepharitis by Rahmi Yildiz, Milad Afşar, Sadi Elasan

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Prevalence of Noncardiac Findings in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Christopher W. May, William T. Mansfield, Andrew B. Landes, Adrian M. Moran

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Effect of antioxidant capsule supplementation on oxidative stress markers in hypertensive patients by Novaes-Gaeta Ludmila N., Moraes Mariele C., Katayama Keyla Y., Sangaletti Carine T., Irigoyen Maria Claudia, Freitas Sarah, Viana Ariane, de Angelis Katia, Caldini Elia G., Lopes Heno F.

“…Conclusion: The study results suggest that supplementation with fruit capsules rich in antioxidants for 4 weeks significantly reduces oxidative stress in hypertensive patients. Studies with a larger number of patients are needed to confirm the findings.…”
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Intervention program through therapeutic physical exercise in patients with lung cancer by Onesio Esteban de León Gutierrez, Israel Triana Pérez, Iván Castillo Ledo

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