DMMR status and synchronous lesions predicts metachronous lesions after curative resection for rectal cancer by Xijie Chen, Xijie Chen, Xijie Chen, Junguo Chen, Junguo Chen, Junguo Chen, Liang Xu, Liang Xu, Dezheng Lin, Dezheng Lin, Dezheng Lin, Xiaoling Hong, Xiaoling Hong, Xiaoling Hong, Junsheng Peng, Junsheng Peng, Junsheng Peng, Xiaowen He, Xiaowen He, Xiaowen He, Jiancong Hu, Jiancong Hu, Jiancong Hu

“…BackgroundThere are no established standard colonoscopy surveillance protocols for patients after curative rectal cancer resection. We investigated the predictive factors for colorectal neoplasms during surveillance colonoscopies to identify patients who are at risk of developing metachronous neoplasms in the residual colorectum.MethodsThis was a single-center, retrospective study that included patients with diagnosis of rectal carcinoma who had undergone curative resection from October 2012 to June 2018. …”
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Prostate Cancer Patients' Perceptions Regarding the Relevance of a Digital Rectal Examination During Their Follow‐Up After Radiation Therapy by Clément Klein, Ninon Bosc, Sylvie Marty, Laura Calen, Candice Debard, Grégoire Robert, Thibaud Haaser

“…Materials and Methods We conducted a survey of 107 men in remission after radiotherapy for prostate cancer in the Radiotherapy Oncology Department of Bordeaux University Hospital, France. …”
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Use of Drugs Associated with QT Interval Prolongation at the Hospital Level during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Colombia by Andrés Gaviria-Mendoza, Manuel Enrique Machado-Duque, Luis Fernando Valladales-Restrepo, Carlos Fernando Tovar-Yepes, Jorge Enrique Machado-Alba

“…The high proportion of patients treated at the hospital level who receive drugs with risk of prolonging the QT interval should alert those responsible for their care to avoid fatal outcomes, especially during the COVID-19 epidemic, when some QT drugs are being used more frequently.…”
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Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Repair with Suture Tape Augmentation Can Yield Good Midterm Clinical Outcomes Regardless of Skeletal Maturity and Joint Laxity by Shinichiro Takada, Hirotaka Nakashima, Keisuke Nakayama, Soshi Uchida

“…This study aimed to evaluate the midterm clinical outcomes of MPFL repair with suture tape augmentation in patients with patellar dislocation. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of patients who underwent MPFL repair with suture tape augmentation for at least one episode of patellar dislocation between 2015 and 2020. …”
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Evaluation of Childhood Traumas, Depressive Symptoms, and Dissociative Experiences in Tinnitus Cases by Mustafa Altıntaş, Deniz Sarlak, Erdinç Özturk, Osman Celbiş

“…Methods: The study included 90 voluntary patients (45 patients with tinnitus and 45 in the control group) aged older than 18 years who applied to the otorhinolaryngology clinic between November 2018 and February 2019 and were diagnosed with subjective tinnitus. …”
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Risk Factors for Stroke-associated Pneumonia: A Prospective Cohort Study by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Ezequiel López Espinosa, Noelsis García Verdecia, Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> a prospective single-cohort study was conducted involving 390 patients aged 16-93 years who met clinical and neuroimaging criteria for acute stroke treated at the Carlos Manuel de Céspedes Hospital from January 2012 through March 2015. …”
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Dickens in Arabia: Going Astray in Tripoli by Gillian PIGGOTT

“…The starting point of the article is an engagement with Dickens’s reception among Lebanese students, accounting for the enthusiasm with which the students embraced his novels, particularly Oliver Twist. The undergraduates, who were bi- or trilingual, claimed the novelist spoke directly to them, despite the fact that he wrote in English and was concerned with existence over 150 years ago. …”
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Microfragmented Adipose Tissue Injection (MFAT) May Be a Solution to the Rationing of Total Knee Replacement: A Prospective, Gender-Bias Mitigated, Reproducible Analysis at Two Years by Nima Heidari, Tiffanie-Marie Borg, Stefano Olgiati, Mark Slevin, Alessandro Danovi, Brady Fish, Adrian Wilson, Ali Noorani

“…MFAT injection improves quality of life in patients with KOA who are deemed suitable for the knee replacement. …”
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Evaluation of the Social Skill Levels of the Horseman Jereed Players with Respect to DiffrentVariables by Meriç Eraslan, Mustafa Baş, Seran Aka

“…Moreover, it has been concluded that the social skills levels of the ones who are single (p=0,005) , under 21(p=0,000- p=0,013- p=0,002) or over 42 (p=0,000- p=0,026), university graduate (p=0,000- p=0,000)  and living under good (p=0,001- p=0,000) to very good life standards (p=0,000- p=0,000 )  have better social skills levels than those who're married, over 21 or under 42, high school, junior or middle school graduate, living under bad to very bad life standards.…”
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Dual in vivo T cell depleted haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with post-transplant cyclophosphamide and anti-thymocyte globulin as a third salvage transplant... by Azadeh Kiumarsi, Amirarsalan Alaei, Mohsen Nikbakht, Saeed Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza Ostad-Ali, Zahra Rasti, Tahereh Rostami

“…Although a second HSCT is the only established salvage therapy for patients who experience GF, there are no uniform, standardized strategies for performing these second transplants. …”
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Surgical site infections prevalence among caesarean section patients by Tasneem Alkout, Abdulhamid M. Alkout, Esraa Rasheed, Osama Etekbali, Fathi Abousnina, Alhadi Araibi

“…Material and methods: Samples were collected from patients who had developed wound infection following cesarean section and cultured on blood, chocolate and chromatic agar. …”
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Evaluating Adult Cystic Fibrosis Care in BC: Disparities in Access to a Multidisciplinary Treatment Centre by James M. Roberts, Pearce G. Wilcox, Bradley S. Quon

“…Methods. We performed a retrospective chart review of 168 patients who accessed CF care primarily through the St. …”
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Evaluation of Inhaler Technique in Patients with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Andaman and Nicobar Islands – An Observational Study by M. Natraj, Vishal Singh, T. Anbarasan

“…Materials and Methods: This was an observational study done at the Department of Respiratory Medicine, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. We enrolled a total of 100 patients who presented to our department during the study period of January 2024 to June 2024. …”
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Consumer’s Purchase Intention Towards Sustainable Fashion Products: Effect of Perceived Consumer Effectiveness and Attitude by Annisa Tusholihah, Liza Nora

“…Quantitative data was collected through an online questionnaire via Google Form and distributed to people who met the sample size requirements: consumers over 17 years old who live in Jabodetabek and have minimal awareness of sustainable fashion products. …”
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Neonatal Surgery Intensive Care Unit: Hacettepe University Experience by Umit Ayse Tandircioglu, Hasan Tolga Celik, Sule Yigit, Murat Yurdakok

“…The hospitalization periods of the babies followed up in our neonatal intensive care unit in the last two years were evaluated. Thereupon, premature babies with other diseases were hospitalized for an average of 9.6 days; however, those patients who require surgery were hospitalized for 33.0 days (p<0.05). …”
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Speckled-egg staining appearance of cryptococcal osteomyelitis in an immunocompetent patient by Matthew Alexander Stack, John-Paul Lavik, Jack G. Schneider, Brynne E. Cross

“…However, cryptococcal infections are being increasingly reported in atypical hosts, at times with non-characteristic histochemical staining appearances. …”
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Longer-term safety and efficacy of baricitinib for atopic dermatitis in pediatric patients 2 to <18 years old: a randomized clinical trial of extended treatment to 3.6 years by Andreas Wollenberg, Masanori Ikeda, Chia-Yu Chu, Lawrence F. Eichenfield, Marieke M. B. Seyger, Apurva Prakash, Robinette Angle, Danting Zhu, Marco Pontes, Amy S. Paller

“…Safety was summarized for all randomized patients who received ≥1 dose of study treatment.Results In total 467 patients received baricitinib for 750.7 patient-years. …”
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Incident Cheyne-Stokes respiration occurring in CPAP-treated patients and cardiovascular risk: a 2-years prospective follow-up (The Alertapnee study) by Arnaud Prigent, Joëlle Texereau, Sébastien Bailly, Renaud Gervais, Anne-Laure Serandour, Régis Luraine, Jean Louis Pépin

“…This ancillary study aimed to assess CSR progression and clinical outcomes during a second year of follow-up in 66 patients who had experienced at least one CSR episode in the first year. …”
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Tramadol use and incident dementia in older adults with musculoskeletal pain: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Si Nae Oh, Hye Jun Kim, Jae Yong Shim, Kyuwoong Kim, Seogsong Jeong, Sun Jae Park, Sang Hyun Lee, Joong Won Ha, Sang Min Park

“…Abstract We aimed to assess the association of tramadol use with the risk of dementia. …”
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No improvement in pregnancy and perinatal outcomes with combined luteal support in modified natural cycle frozen embryo transfer by Wen Zhang, Sheling Wu, Bingnan Ren, Ruolin Jia, Wenjuan Zhang, Bijun Wang, Xiaofang Du, Yichun Guan

“…ObjectiveWe investigated whether the addition of a luteal phase support drug benefits pregnancy and perinatal outcomes in modified natural-cycle frozen-thawed embryo transfer (mNC-FET) for women up to the age of 35 years.MethodsWe analyzed the clinical data of 3658 mNC-FET cycles of women up to the age of 35 years from the Reproductive Center of the Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2018 to December 2020 in a retrospective cohort study. …”
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