Estimated Prevalence of Glaucoma in South Korea Using the National Claims Database by Sang Jin Seo, Yun Ha Lee, Sang Yeop Lee, Hyoung Won Bae, Samin Hong, Gong Je Seong, Chan Yun Kim

“…The number of patients with glaucoma increased by 54% between 2008 and 2013 (9% average annual increase). …”
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Metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease and biliary lithiasis in children with Down Syndrome: a retrospective study by Renato Nisihara, Nayane Hiba Fuga, Liete Maia, Marcelo Gasparin Mansur, Fernanda Liberatti, Maiana Rossasi, Nanci Oliveira

“…Alanine transferase (ALT) and aspartate transferase (AST) levels were within normal ranges and showed no differences concerning sex or age. Four patients (3.2%) had diagnosis of MAFLD. The prevalence of gallstone varied widely in terms of the number and size of stones among patients, affecting 11 (8.9%) of them, with no significant difference in age or sex. …”
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The Extent of Lymphadenectomy at the Time of Radical Cystectomy for Bladder Cancer and its Impact on Prognosis and Survival by David Y. Josephson, John P. Stein

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Meralgia Paresthetica Review: Update on Presentation, Pathophysiology, and Treatment by Yanet de la Caridad Gomez, Edgar Remotti, Deandra Uju Momah, Emily Zhang, Daniel D. Swanson, Rosa Kim, Ivan Urits, Alan D. Kaye, Christopher L Robinson

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The Course of Endoscopic Treatment Success in Biliary Complications After Living Donor Liver Transplantation by Engin ATAMAN, Murat HARPUTLUOGLU, Yilmaz BILGIC, Yasir Furkan CAGIN, Mehmet Ali ERDOGAN, Ramazan KUTLU, Koray KUTLUTURK, Ibrahim ORMAN, Osman SAGLAM, Ali Riza CALISKAN

“…Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the success rate of endoscopic treatment of biliary complications in patients with LDLT increases in correlation with the increasing experience of clinicians treating these patients.…”
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Current Treatment Approaches to HCC with a Special Consideration to Transplantation by N. Bhardwaj, M. T. P. R. Perera, M. A. Silva

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The Role of Circulating Regulatory T Cell Levels on Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Mario García-Carrasco, Pamela Soto-Santillán, Claudia Mendoza-Pinto, Rebeca González-Ramírez, Ana Lidia López-Carmona, Pamela Munguía-Realpozo, Ivet Etchegaray-Morales, Socorro Méndez-Martínez, José Luis Gálvez-Romero, Aurelio López-Colombo, Alejandro Ruiz-Arguelles

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Role of Janus Kinase inhibitors in the management of pulmonary involvement due to Long COVID-19 disease: A case control study by Pawan Kumar Singh, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Lokesh Kumar Lalwani, Dhruva Chaudhry, Manjunath B. Govindagoudar, Chaudhari Pramod Sriram, Aman Ahuja

“…At the time of follow-up, the majority of cases had a significant reduction in C-reactive protein (CRP) and D-dimer; however, the change in CRP and D-dimer was similar in both groups. The number of patients off oxygen support at 4 weeks was higher in the JAKi group (85% in the corticosteroid group vs. 95.2% in the JAKi group, P = 0.269), and the median time to liberation from oxygen support was significantly lower in JAKi group (19 days in corticosteroid group vs. 9 days in JAKi group, P < 0.001). …”
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Preventive local analgesia in orthopedic and Traumatology surgery. by Hugo Jiménez Vázquez, Evangelina Dávila Cabo, Eduardo Sarmiento Sánchez, Carlos M. Hernández

“…<strong>Results:</strong> a group of 13 patients presented pain in the first 24-48 hours after surgery followed by another group of 9 patients who alleviated pain in the period between 12 and 23 hours after surgery. …”
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Breg Cells in Celiac Disease Isolated or Associated to Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis by Maria Giulia Santaguida, Ilenia Gatto, Giorgio Mangino, Camilla Virili, Ilaria Stramazzo, Poupak Fallahi, Alessandro Antonelli, Patrizia Gargiulo, Giovanna Romeo, Marco Centanni

“…Therefore, we have characterized their distribution in the peripheral blood obtained from 10 patients with isolated HT, 10 patients with HT + CD, 9 patients with isolated CD, and 9 healthy donors (HD). …”
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Rate of Perceived Exertion Based on Repetitions in Reserve Versus Percentage of One-Repetition Maximum for Resistance Training Prescription in Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study by Alessandro Gismondi, Ferdinando Iellamo, Giuseppe Caminiti, Barbara Sposato, Emanuele Gregorace, Valentino D’Antoni, Deborah Di Biasio, Sara Vadalà, Alessio Franchini, Annalisa Mancuso, Valentina Morsella, Maurizio Volterrani

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Augmented Reality Navigation System Enhances the Accuracy of Spinal Surgery Pedicle Screw Placement: A Randomized, Multicenter, Parallel‐Controlled Clinical Trial by Yichao Ma, Jiangpeng Wu, Yanlong Dong, Hongmei Tang, Xiaojun Ma

“…The study included 150 patients, aged 18–75, with 75 patients in each group. …”
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Comparative analysis of LMA Blockbuster® clinical performance: Blind versus Miller laryngoscope-guided insertion in paediatric general anaesthesia – A double-blinded, randomised co... by Pooja Bihani, Shivanand, Rishabh Jaju, Naveen Paliwal, Sarita Janweja, Ankit Vyas

“…Methods: This randomised controlled trial study enroled 100 patients aged 1–4 years undergoing elective surgery. …”
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Effect of Different Denture Base Materials and Changed Mouth Temperature on Dimensional Stability of Complete Dentures by Khalid A. O. Arafa

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Midterm Experience of Ipsilateral Axillary-Axillary Arteriovenous Loop Graft as Tertiary Access for Haemodialysis by J. P. Hunter, M. L. Nicholson

“…Results. 25 procedures were performed on 22 patients. Median age was 51 years, with 9 males and 13 females. …”
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The Effects of Vitamin D Supplement on Prevention of Recurrence of Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women with a History of Preeclampsia by Sanam Behjat Sasan, Farnaz Zandvakili, Nasrin Soufizadeh, Elaheh Baybordi

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Relation of Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life with Outcome after Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty by Suprakash Chaudhury, Kalpana Srivastava

“…Background. Despite, increasing number of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) being performed, there is a paucity of Indian studies on the psychological effects of PTCA. …”
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Investigating resting-state functional connectivity changes within procedural memory network across neuropsychiatric disorders using fMRI by Mahdi Mohammadkhanloo, Mohammad Pooyan, Hamid Sharini, Mitra Yousefpour

“…BD patients exhibited increased rs-FC between multiple regions, including Claustrum r - Caudate r (p = 0.00058), subthalamic nucleus r - Pallidum l (p = 0.00060), substantia nigra l - Cereb2 l (p = 0.00082), Cereb10 r - SMA r (p = 0.00086), and Cereb9 r - SMA l (p = 0.00093) as well as decreased rs-FC in subthalamic nucleus r - Cereb6 l (p = 0.00013) and Cereb9 r - Cereb9 l (p = 0.00033). …”
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One-Year Review Of Reduced Fetal Movements In Izzat Ali Shah MCH Center: A Predictor Of Poor Perinatal Outcome by Humera Rani, Gulwish Salahuddin, Ayesha Naz, Noreen Majeed, Faiza Safdar, Shazia Rafique

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Oral conditions treated in the UNIANDES Dental Care Unit adult clinic by Yenny Catherine Linares González, Diego Fernando Ganàn Perrazo, Paola Andrea Mena Silva, Catalina del Rosario Boada Zurita

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> 56.9 % of the patients belong to the female gender, the greatest number of dental cares occurred in young adults aged between 20 and 40 years old, dental caries was the most frequent oral pathology and simple restorations were stand out among the most frequently performed procedures.…”
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