Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio as a prognostic indicator in COVID-19: Evidence from a northern tanzanian cohort. by Norman Jonas Kyala, Innocent Mboya, Elichilia Shao, Francis Sakita, Kajiru Gadiel Kilonzo, Laura Shirima, Abid Sadiq, Elifuraha Mkwizu, Nyasatu Chamba, Annette Marandu, Sophia Muhali, Faryal Raza, Eliasa Ndale, Damas Bayo, Daniel Mujuni, Furaha Lyamuya

“…<h4>Results</h4>The study included 504 patients, with a median age of 64 years, 57.1% were males, and 68.3% had severe COVID-19. …”
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Cerebral blood flow change with fluid resuscitation in acute ischemic stroke by Joseph Miller, John Aidan Moloney, Noah Elagamy, Jacob Tuttle, Sam Tirgari, Sean Calo, Richard Thompson, Bashar Nahab, Christopher Lewandowski, Phillip Levy

“…The mean age was 53 ± 13 years, 50% were female, and the median NIHSS was 6 (interquartile range: 4–7). Outcomes measured included various cerebrovascular and cardiovascular parameters. …”
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Validation of the Polish version of the Functional Oral Intake Scale against flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing and the International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initi... by Magdalena Milewska, Barbara Jamroz, Mariusz Panczyk, Joanna Chmielewska-Walczak, Tomasz Czernicki, Marta Dabrowska-Bender, Marcin Folwarski, Marcin Folwarski, Dorota Szostak-Wegierek

“…Lower FOIS-PL scores corresponded with more impaired swallowing safety (PAS &gt; 5). The median FOISPL score was 5 for individuals with pharyngeal residue and 6 for those without (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Combined with Gastrointestinal Perforation and Prognostic Value of Circulating Tumor DNA by Hong Yang, Dongwen Rong, Wenhui Yang

“…The survival rate in the high expression group was lower than that in the low expression group (7.02% (4/57) vs 36.38% (15/40)) (P<0.001). The median survival time for the two groups was 18.20 and 28.10 months, respectively. …”
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Reduction of Lipid-Core Burden Index in Nonculprit Lesions at Follow-Up after ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Study of Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold versus Optim... by Joelle Kefer, Patrick Chenu, Olivier Gurné, Frederic Maes, Théophile Tamakloé, Christophe Beauloye

“…At angiographic follow-up (712 [657; 740] days), a significant and similar reduction of maxLCBI4 mm was observed in both groups, with a median change of 306 [257; 377] in group 1 vs. 300 [278; 346] in group 2 p=0.44. …”
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Rehospitalization burden and morbidity risk in patients with heart failure with mid‐range ejection fraction by Enrique Santas, Rafael de laEspriella, Patricia Palau, Gema Miñana, Martina Amiguet, Juan Sanchis, Josep Lupón, Antoni Bayes‐Genís, Francisco Javier Chorro, Julio Núñez Villota

“…Covariate‐adjusted incidence rate ratios (IRRs) were used to evaluate the association between EF status and recurrent all‐cause and HF‐related admissions. At a median follow‐up of 2.6 years (inter‐quartile range: 1.0–5.3), 1663 (59.3%) patients died, and 6035 all‐cause readmissions were registered in 2026 patients (72.3%), 2163 of them HF related. …”
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Microcirculatory depth of focus measurement shows reduction of tissue edema by albumin resuscitation in burn patients by Olcay Dilken, Annemieke Dijkstra, Göksel Güven, Bülent Ergin, Nicole Trommel, Margriet E. van Baar, Helma WC Hofland, Can Ince, Cornelis H. van der Vlies

“…Results: Nine patients were recruited with a mean total body surface area of 36% ± 23%. By T12, a median of 4085 mL (interquartile range [IQR]: 3714–6756 mL) of crystalloids and 446 mL (IQR: 176–700 mL) of 20% albumin were administered. …”
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Multimorbidity clusters and their associations with health-related quality of life in two UK cohorts by Lewis Steell, Stefanie J. Krauth, Sayem Ahmed, Grace O. Dibben, Emma McIntosh, Peter Hanlon, Jim Lewsey, Barbara I. Nicholl, David A. McAllister, Susan M. Smith, Rachael Evans, Zahira Ahmed, Sarah Dean, Colin Greaves, Shaun Barber, Patrick Doherty, Nikki Gardiner, Tracy Ibbotson, Kate Jolly, Paula Ormandy, Sharon A. Simpson, Rod S. Taylor, Sally J. Singh, Frances S. Mair, Bhautesh D. Jani, the PERFORM research team

“…HRQoL data were collected at median 5 (UKHLS) and 10 (UK Biobank) years follow-up. …”
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Pancreatic Cancer: Molecular, Biochemical, Chemopreventive, and Therapeutic Aspects by Juan Iovanna, José Luis Neira

“…Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer death, with a median survival of 6 months and a dismal 5-year survival rate of 35%, a figure which has remained relatively unchanged over the past 25 years. …”
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The impact of war on people with type 2 diabetes in Ukraine: a survey studyResearch in context by Oksana Sulaieva, Viktoriia Yerokhovych, Sergii Zemskov, Iuliia Komisarenko, Vitalii Gurianov, Volodymyr Pankiv, Oleksandr Tovkai, Tetyana Yuzvenko, Violetta Yuzvenko, Andrii Tovkai, Zlatoslava Shaienko, Tetyana Falalyeyeva, Nadiya Skrypnyk, Taras Romaniv, Nadiya Pasyechko, Taras Krytskyy, Solomiia Danyliuk, Andrii Klantsa, Dmytro Krasnienkov, Oleksandr Gurbych, Nazarii Kobyliak

“…Findings: Two years of war experience was associated with significant increase in the median HbA1c from 7.8% (7.0–8.93) to 8.4% (7.4–9.9; p < 0.001), with the highest value occurring in eastern and northern Ukraine. …”
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Comparison of retinal vascular abnormalities in the fellow eyes of children with Coats’ disease and normal subjects using ultra-widefield fundus fluorescein angiography by Shenshen Yan, Haixia Ji, Yuzhu Liu, Haicheng She, Haiying Zhou

“…Results: Among the 190 eyes of 95 patients with unilateral Coats’ disease, 83 (87.4%) were male, and the median age was 9.00 (7.00, 12.25) years (4–18 years). 93 (97.9%) fellow eyes had peripheral capillary telangiectasia that most commonly located in the temporal periphery. 59 (62.1%) fellow eyes had microaneurysms and 19 (20.0%) had vascular leakage; 29 (30.5%) fellow eyes had peripheral vascular tortuosity and 86 (90.5%) eyes had peripheral right-angle vessels. …”
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Nonlinear association between glycated hemoglobin levels and mortality in elderly patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease: a national health and nutrition examination sur... by Lihua Huang, Liuliu He, Qingfeng Zeng, Jinjing Huang, Xiaoyan Luo, Qiuming Zhong

“…Hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for all-cause and CVD mortality were calculated using weighted Cox proportional hazards and restricted cubic spline models.ResultsAmong the 1,931 participants (mean [SE] age, 73.2 [0.2] years; 61.9% female), over a median follow-up period of 7.6 years, a total of 1,003 deaths were observed, including 412 from CVD. …”
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The Association between Serum Level of Vitamin D and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Real-World Data by Xiaomin Zhang, Zhiqi Chen, Yi Xiang, Yiquan Zhou, Molian Tang, Jun Cai, Xinyi Xu, Hongyuan Cui, Yi Feng, Renying Xu

“…The average age and BMI were 57.5 ± 16.2 years and 23.4 ± 3.7 kg/m2, respectively, while medium vitamin D level was 16.1 ng/mL (interquartile range: 11.4 ng/mL, 21.6 ng/mL) and median CCI was one point (interquartile range: 0 point, two points). …”
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Impact of late effects after treatment for bladder cancer with radical cystectomy on Quality of life: a case-control study by Rikke V. Milling, Ninna K. Nielsen, Charlotte Graugaard-Jensen, Peter Christensen, Helle Pappot, Jørgen B. Jensen

“…Results: A total of 628 (54.3%) MIBC patients and their 1,204 (37.3%) matched controls responded. Median age was 73. Mean time since RC was 4.9 (SD 2.1) years. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index predicts adverse cardiovascular events in patients with H-type hypertension combined with coronary heart disease: a retrospective cohort study by Changjiang Li, Shun Zhao, Yingkai Li, Songyuan He, Wen Jian, Yanci Liu, Zichao Cheng, Hongyu Peng

“…Results A total of 546 patients were included, with a median follow-up time of 39.00 ± 0.69 months, and 73 MACEs occurred, with higher tertiles of the TyG index associated with a higher cumulative risk of MACEs (log-rank, P = 0.001). …”
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Emergency Endovascular Interventions on Descending Thoracic Aorta: A Single-Center Experience by Piotr Buczkowski, Mateusz Puslecki, Marcin Ligowski, Marek Dabrowski, Sebastian Stefaniak, Zuzanna Fryska, Jerzy Kulesza, Robert Juszkat, Marek Jemielity, Bartlomiej Perek

“…During the follow-up period, lasting 6 through 164 months (median 67), 11 patients died. Annual, five- and ten-year probability of survival was 86.4 ± 0.04%, 80.0 ± 0.05%, and 76.6 ± 0.06%, respectively. …”
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Association of pre- and post-diagnosis dietary total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and composite dietary antioxidant index (CDAI) with overall survival in patients with ovarian cancer... by Dong-Dong Wang, Ming-Qian Jia, He-Li Xu, Yu Li, Jia-Xin Liu, Jia-Cheng Liu, Jia-Nan Sun, Fan Cao, Lang Wu, Fang-Hua Liu, Yi-Zi Li, Yi-Fan Wei, Xiao-Ying Li, Qian Xiao, Song Gao, Dong-Hui Huang, Tao Zhang, Ting-Ting Gong, Qi-Jun Wu

“…Results Among the total 560 patients with OC, there were 211 (37.68%) deaths during a median follow-up of 44.40 (interquartile range: 26.97–61.37) months. …”
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Engaging the private sector as part of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis service delivery in Vietnam: a comparative analysis of uptake, persistence and HIV seroconversion from 2018 to 2... by Bao Ngoc Vu, Kimberly Green, Huong Phan, Long Tran, Phuong Phan, Tham Tran, Linh Doan, Yen Vu, Chau Pham, Dao Nguyen, Anh Doan, Trang Ngo, Phuong Tran, Vuong Nguyen, Bieu Nguyen, Thai Phan, Ha Nguyen

“…We used the Kaplan-Meier time-to-event approach to estimate PrEP persistence and mixed-effects logistic regression analysis to assess factors associated with the PrEP persistence.ResultsFrom October 2017 to September 2023, 29,944 individuals initiated PrEP, and among these, 79.3% started PrEP at a private sector clinic while 20.7% initiated in a public sector clinic. The median duration of PrEP use persistence at private clinics was significantly longer than that at public clinics (268 days vs. 148 days, respectively). …”
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Multicenter Evaluation of Morbidity and Predictors of Response to Imiquimod Treatment for Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia by Ofir Avitan, Laura Elst, Manon Vreeburg, Tynisha Rafael, Katja Jordanova, Niels Graafland, Kees Hendricksen, Bas W.G. van Rhijn, Henk G. van der Poel, Maarten Albersen, Oscar Brouwer

“…Key findings and limitations: The study included a total of 44 patients, with a median age of 65.4 yr (interquartile range 56–72). …”
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Role of IPF genetic risk loci in post-COVID-19 lung abnormalities: a cohort study by James Johnston, Christopher Carlsten, Christopher J Ryerson, Alyson W Wong, Cameron J Hague, Julia Yang, Janice Leung, Daniel-Costin Marinescu, Aditi Shah, Darra Murphy

“…Mean age was 63±16 years, 62% were male, 31% were ever-smokers and median hospital length of stay was 9±11 days, with 23% requiring mechanical ventilation. …”
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