Identifying Complex Scheduling Patterns Among Patients With Cancer With Transportation and Housing Needs: Feasibility Pilot Study by Allan Fong, Christian Boxley, Laura Schubel, Christopher Gallagher, Katarina AuBuchon, Hannah Arem

“…ResultsThe patients had a median of 88 unique appointments (IQR 60.3), 62 arrived appointments (IQR 47.8), 13 rescheduled appointments (IQR 13.5), 9 canceled appointments (IQR 10), and 1.5 missed appointments (IQR 5). …”
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Using microfluidic shear to assess transfusion requirements in trauma patients by Rachael A Callcut, James T Ross, Anamaria J Robles, Leslie H Vuoncino, Ashli C Barnes, Leonardo W Graeff, Taylor L Anway, Nico T Vincent, Nithya Tippireddy, Kimi M Tanaka, Randi J Mays

“…Data were compared using Kruskal-Wallis tests and simple linear regression.Results From March 2021 to January 2023, 108 samples were obtained. Median age was 37.5 (IQR 27.5–52) years; patients were 77% male. 71% suffered blunt trauma, 26% had an Injury Severity Score of ≥25. …”
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Hypoglycaemia due to insulin therapy for the management of hyperkalaemia in hospitalised adults: A scoping review. by Mogamat-Yazied Chothia, Toby Humphrey, Anel Schoonees, Usuf Mohamed Ebrahim Chikte, Mogamat Razeen Davids

“…The prevalence of hypoglycaemia by any definition was 17.2% (95% CI 16.6-17.8%). The median timing of hypoglycaemia was 124 minutes after insulin administration (IQR 102-168 minutes). …”
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Brief Report: Not Created Equal: Survival Differences by KRAS Mutation Subtype in NSCLC Treated With Immunotherapy by Lova Sun, MD, MSCE, Yunyun Zhou, PhD, Elizabeth A. Handorf, PhD, Hossein Borghaei, DO, Jessica Bauman, MD, Charu Aggarwal, MD

“…In the 50% or higher PD-L1 subgroup, patients with KRAS G12V had worse survival (median overall survival [mOS] = 8.2 mo) compared with KRASwt (mOS = 13.3 mo) and other KRAS subgroups (mOS ranging from 13.4 to 19.9 mo). …”
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Development of a Prognostic Nomogram Incorporating the Naples Prognostic Score for Postoperative Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients by Xu XL, Cheng H

“…Subsequently, two nomograms were developed to predict DFS and OS based on these factors and underwent rigorous validation.Results: The median DFS and OS were 31.5 months and 36.5 months, respectively. …”
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Clinical and molecular characteristics and long-term outcomes of pediatric intracranial meningiomas: a comprehensive analysis from a single neurosurgical center by Leihao Ren, Jiaojiao Deng, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Qing Xie, Ye Gong, Lingyang Hua

“…Ventricular location was found in 16 patients (21.6%). 19 patients (25.7%) experienced recurrence during a median follow-up period of 33 months (range 2 -145.25 months). …”
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Real-world experience with TTFields in glioma patients with emphasis on therapy usage by Claudius Jelgersma, Joan Alsolivany, Gülsüm Akkas, David Wasilewski, David Wasilewski, Bastian Gastl, Martin Misch, David Capper, David Capper, David Kaul, David Kaul, Lars Bullinger, Lars Bullinger, Peter Vajkoczy, Julia Onken, Julia Onken, Julia Onken

“…For the remaining patients, the median age was 51 years (range: 20–76 years) and the mean preoperative Karnofsky index was 80%–90%. …”
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Mobile-based in-home telerehabilitation compared with in-hospital face-to-face rehabilitation for elderly patients after total hip arthroplasty in China's level 1 trauma center: a... by Yang Zhou, Yiming Lyu, Qiaojie Wang, Yanhong Ma, Lihua Huang, Xin Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…Patients were evaluated at baseline, 4 weeks, and 12 weeks postoperatively employing functional tests (Timed Up & Go test and Berg balance test) and self-reported questionnaires (Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) and Short Form 12 (SF-12)).ResultsThere was no significant difference between the two groups for the demographic and clinical characteristics. 61 participants were analyzed (PT group: n = 31, women: 48.4% of participants; TELE group: n = 30, 33.3% of participants) whose median age was 70 and 69 years, in PT group (IQR: 63–73) and TELE group (IQR: 66–72) respectively. …”
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A phase Ia study of a novel anti-HER2 antibody–drug conjugate GQ1001 in patients with previously treated HER2 positive advanced solid tumors by Chenfei Zhou, Bin Wang, Christina Teng, Hui Yang, Sarina A. Piha-Paul, Gary Richardson, Ashanya Malalasekera, Yajun Sun, Wei Wang, Jieqiong Liu, Yan Shi, Xianbao Zhan, Charlotte Lemech

“…Results A total of 32 patients were enrolled, predominantly in breast (9), gastric or gastro-esophageal junction (9) and salivary gland cancer (4). Median number of prior-line of therapies was 3 (0–11) and 37.5% patients received ≥ 2 lines of anti-HER2 therapies. …”
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Black posterior vitreous detachment: A 10-year historical cohort of pigmented uveal tumors by Vicktoria Vishnevskia-Dai, Hila Goldberg, Michael Ostrovsky, Ofira Zloto, Rachel Shemesh

“…The IOP remained stable, with a mean of 13.5 ± 0.63 mmHg at the first appointment and 14.5 ± 0.50 mmHg at the last appointment (p = 0.2328). The median follow-up duration was 63.5 months. Patients presented with a mean initial lesion thickness of 4.8 ± 1.01 mm, which remained stable throughout the follow-up with a mean thickness of 3.2 ± 0.71 (p = 0.2173). …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with burnout among healthcare providers at Kasulu district in Kigoma region, 2024: an analytical cross-sectional study in a primary healthcare set... by Omary Ubuguyu, Godbless Henry Mfuru, Khadija I Yahya-Malima

“…Despite its importance, limited data exist on burnout among primary healthcare providers in Tanzania.Objectives To determine the prevalence of burnout and associated factors among healthcare providers in Kasulu district, Kigoma region, 2024.Study design Analytical cross-sectional study conducted from January to June 2024.Study setting Primary health facilities at Kasulu district in Kigoma region.Participants Healthcare providers working in Kasulu district for more than 6 months before study.Primary outcome Burnout.Results Among 266 healthcare providers with a response rate of 99%, 59.4% were male. The median age was 32 years (IQR 27–37). Burnout prevalence was 54.5% (95% CI 48.5% to 60.4%), higher among nurses (61.3%), those living off-site (69.6%) and those considering leaving their careers (86.2%). …”
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A De Novo Frameshift Variant in SMC1A Causes Non‐Classic Cornelia de Lange Syndrome With Epilepsy: A Case Report and Literature Review by Ying Yang, Liqing Chen, Zhenzhen Wang, Yaling Ding, Yan Liu

“…A review of the literature identified several characteristics of non‐classic CdLS with epilepsy caused by SMC1A variants: the majority of cases were non‐classic (81.5%), predominantly female (68.2%), with a median onset age of 11.5 months. Common features included severe/profound developmental delay (52.6%), hypotonia (18.2%), cardiovascular anomalies (36.4%), and intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) (22.7%). …”
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Analysis of ICIs alone or in combination rechallenged outcomes after progression from first-line ICIs plus chemotherapy in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Guisen Yin, Xin Liu, Xiangtao Yu, Song Tan, Fen Liu

“…The ORR was 16.44%, the DCR was 68.49%, and the median PFS was 4.6 months. Patients treated with the new immune drug therapy had longer PFS than those treated with the original immunotherapy (5.0 months vs. 3.7 months, p = 0.0438). …”
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Inter-rater reliability and prognostic value of baseline Radiographic Assessment of Lung Edema (RALE) scores in observational cohort studies of inpatients with COVID-19 by Andrew I Kim, William Bain, Alison Morris, Barbara Methe, Bryan J McVerry, Georgios D Kitsios, Daniel Kotok, Janet S Lee, Nameer Al-Yousif, Christine E Girard, Jana J Jacobs, Konstantin Golubykh, Hafiz Qurashi, Michael Lu, Saketram Komanduri, Anatoliy Korzhuk, Halimat O Lawal, Nicholas Abourizk, Caitlin Schaefer, Kevin J Mitchell, Catherine M Dietz, Ellen K Hughes, Clara S Brandt, Georgia M Fitzgerald, Robin Joyce, Asmaa S Chaudhry, Jose D Rivera, Shruti Shettigar, Allen Lavina, Samantha R Gillenwater, Anas Hadeh, Faraaz A Shah, Matthew Bittner, Niall Prendergast, John Evankovich, Navitha Ramesh, Cathy Kessinger

“…In the discovery cohort, the required level of respiratory support at the time of CXR acquisition (supplemental oxygen or non-invasive ventilation (n=178); invasive-mechanical ventilation (n=234), extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (n=13)) was significantly associated with RALE scores (median (IQR): 20.0 (14.1–26.7), 26.0 (20.5–34.0) and 44.5 (34.5–48.0), respectively, p<0.0001). …”
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Competency in Chest Radiography Interpretation by Junior Doctors and Final Year Medical Students at a Teaching Hospital by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Anthony Baffour Appiah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Dorothea Anim

“…Participants were given 3 minutes to interpret each image. Median and interquartile ranges were used to describe continuous variables, while frequencies and percentages were used to describe categorical variables. …”
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Prediction of CD4 T-Lymphocyte Count Using WHO Clinical Staging among ART-Naïve HIV-Infected Adolescents and Adults in Northern Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study by Abraham Desta Aregay, Kibriti Mehari Kidane, Asfawosen Berhe Aregay, Kiros Ajemu Fenta, Ataklti Gebretsadik Woldegebriel, Hagos Godefay, Tewolde Wubayehu Woldearegay

“…Analysis was done using STATA-14.0 to estimate the frequencies, mean, and median of CD4 T-cell count in each WHO stages. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, kappa test, and correlations were calculated to show the relationships between WHO stages and CD T-cell count. …”
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Frequency and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity: a 5-year single-center study in a Tertiary Care Hospital by Maaly Abdel Fattah, Anas AlKhabaz, Ibrahim Issa, Hadeel Alhemsi, Kassem AlSaad, Eyad AlMidani, Faisal Khan

“…The majority (52%, n=177) were male; 148 (43.9%) were products of multifetal gestation, the mean GA was 29.35±2.77, and the median BW was 1195.1±338 gm. Caesarean section was the main mode of delivery in 80.5% of our sample (269 babies). …”
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Ratio of remnant cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in relation to gestational diabetes mellitus risk in early pregnancy among Korean women. by Jing Sheng, Chun-Fang Ma, Xiao-Fei Wu, Xiang-Xiang Li

“…<h4>Results</h4>The average age of the pregnant women was 32.07 ± 3.78 years, and the RC/HDL-C ratio had a median value of 0.39. The prevalence of GDM was 6.01%. …”
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Noninvasive diagnostic methods of liver fibrosis in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis: role of indirect serological markers by A. F. Sheptulina, Ye. N. Shirokova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Results. In PBC group (median age Me [interquartile range] was 54 years [49-62]) 50,5% (n=48) of patients had significant liver fibrosis (F≥2) and 21,1% (n=20) - liver cirrhosis (F4). …”
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Non-small cell lung cancer in ever-smokers vs never-smokers by Jeremy R. Burt, Naim Qaqish, Greg Stoddard, Amani Jridi, Parker Sage Anderson, Lacey Woods, Anna Newman, Malorie R. Carter, Reham Ellessy, Jordan Chamberlin, Ismail Kabakus

“…S had nearly double the risk of all-cause mortality in 5 years (HR = 1.73, p = 0.056) and 10 years (HR = 1.77, p = 0.02). Median survival was 6.6 years for NS and 3.9 years for S, with NS surviving 2.7 years longer on average (p = 0.045). …”
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