Secondary aphakic glaucoma in children: a 15-year retrospective study by N.N. Sadovnikova, V.V. Brzheskiy, M.A. Zertsalova, A.Yu. Baranov

“…Petersburg, Russian Federation </p> <p> <b>Aim</b>: to assess the incidence of glaucoma in children who underwent congenital cataract surgery, to determine the risk factors for its development. …”
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The Lived Experience of Adult Cancer Survivors After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Qualitative Study From Saudi Arabia by Almutairi H, Aboshaiqah A, Alzahrani M, Almutairi AF, Salam M

“…A purposive sampling method was used to recruit eleven patients with cancer who underwent HSCT at an adult oncology center in Saudi Arabia. …”
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Risk factors for methotrexate treatment failure in tubal ectopic pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study by Linru Fu, Xinyan Liu, Zhao Tian, Zhe Du, Xinyi Wang, Xiuqi Wang, Xiaodong Li, Tao Xu, Zhijing Sun

“…MTX treatment failure was defined as the need for surgery after MTX administration. The study included two groups: patients who failed MTX treatment (n = 91) and those who succeeded in treatment (n = 268). …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Oldest-Old Social Capital and Health and the Role of Digital Inequalities: Longitudinal Cohort Study by Luca Guido Valla, Michele Rossi, Alessandra Gaia, Antonio Guaita, Elena Rolandi

“…Participants underwent multidimensional assessment at baseline (2010) and after 2, 4, 8, and 12 years. We restricted our analysis to cohort members who participated in the last wave (ie, 2022) and who did not have a diagnosis of dementia (n=391). …”
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Prediction of Reproductive Outcomes of Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Cycles Using a Multivariate Scoring System by Ahmed Abuelsoud Abden, Momen Ahmed Kamel, Ahmed Nabil Fetih, Ali Haroun Yousef

“…A receiver operating curve (ROC) and a multivariate logistic regression model were used to investigate the predictability of the Younis scoring model for cycle outcomes. Results: Two hundred ninety-two ICSI-ET cycles were analysed. …”
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Remote Lifestyle Intervention to Reduce Postpartum Weight Retention: Protocol for a Community-Engaged Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Controlled Trial by Lindsay M Martin, Christine D McKinney, Lia Escobar Acosta, Janelle W Coughlin, Noelene K Jeffers, Alexandra Solano-Umaña, Kathryn A Carson, Nae-Yuh Wang, Wendy L Bennett, Kelly M Bower

“…ObjectiveThe goal of this trial is to test the effectiveness of a culturally adapted remote lifestyle intervention (Healthy for Two–Home Visiting) implemented within home visiting compared to usual home visiting services on postpartum weight retention among pregnant or postpartum individuals, in particular those who identify as non-Hispanic Black and Latinx. …”
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Gestational Weight Gain and Small for Gestational Age in Obese Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Wen Chen, Beiyi Li, Kexin Gan, Jing Liu, Yajing Yang, Xiuqin Lv, Huijuan Ma

“…Studies were identified by searching the Web of Science, Embase, and PubMed databases up to June 30th, 2022. …”
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Intracranial pressure monitoring in patients with spontaneous onset of orthostatic headache by Linda D’Antona, Sanjay Cheema, Dwij Mehta, Fion Bremner, Laurence Dale Watkins, Ahmed Kassem Toma, Manjit Singh Matharu

“…Consecutive patients with spontaneous orthostatic headaches and inconclusive diagnostic work-up who underwent 24-hour ICP monitoring were considered eligible. …”
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Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with adverse obstetric outcomes among pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Cristina Reverzani, Daniel Zaake, Faridah Nansubuga, Herman Ssempewo, Leonard Manirakiza, Anthony Kayiira, Gilbert Tumwine

“…Objective There is a dearth of published data on the vitamin D status of the Ugandan population; the objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women in Uganda and its associations with maternal characteristics and adverse foetal-maternal outcomes.Study design and setting We conducted a cross-sectional study on pregnant women admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda for delivery during the study period from July to December 2023.Participants The study was conducted on 351 pregnant women aged ≥18 years who consented to participate in the study, who had a single intrauterine pregnancy and a gestational age greater than 26 weeks, and who delivered at St. …”
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Emerging burden of post-cancer therapy complications on unplanned hospitalisation and costs among Australian cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study over 14 years by Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Md. Shahjalal, Padam Kanta Dahal, Md. Parvez Mosharaf, Sabuj Kanti Mistry, Kamrun Nahar Koly, Sujana Haque Chowdhury, Andre M. N. Renzaho, Jeff Gow, Khorshed Alam, Olivia Wawryk

“…A significant proportion of patients (71%) experienced multiple complications, with the most common being anemia (26%), sepsis (15%), nausea and vomiting (14%), and neutropenia (11%). …”
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Age and sex differences in the relationship of body weight changes with colon cancer risks: A nationwide cohort study by Jae Hyun Kim, Young Ko, Hyun Jung Kim, Seun Ja Park

“…Whereas, females within the BMI range of 18–30 kg/m2 who exhibited > 20% weight loss demonstrated a reduced risk (HR 0.77, P > z 0.04 [95% CI 0.60–0.98]). …”
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Determinants of poor access to health care among women of reproductive age in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study by Augustus Osborne, Peter Bai James, Camilla Bangura

“…Women with secondary [aOR = 0.74; 95% CI: 0.62, 0.89] and higher education [aOR = 0.48; 95% CI: 0.34, 0.68] had lower odds of poor healthcare access than those without education. Women who watch television [aOR = 0.70; 95% CI: 0.56, 0.86] had lower odds of poor access to healthcare than those who did not. …”
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Early Intervention for Children With Developmental Disabilities and Their Families via Telehealth: Systematic Review by Yoomi Shin, Eun Ju Park, Anna Lee

“…The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the ways that telehealth compares to conventional in-person interventions in improving developmental outcomes for children and supporting family well-being. …”
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Hubungan Status Gizi Bayi dengan Pemberian ASI Ekslusif, Tingkat Pendidikan Ibu dan Status Ekonomi Keluarga di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Padang Pasir by Aisyah Nilakesuma, Yusri Dianne Jurnalis, Selfi Renita Rusjdi

“…Sedangkan menurut status ekonomi keluarga, bayi yang berada pada keluarga tidak miskin sebanyak 83,7% berstatus gizi normal.<br />Kata kunci: status gizi, ASI ekslusif, tingkat pendidikan ibu, status ekonomi keluarga</p><p>Abstract<br />Nutritional status is one yardstick for assessing health an infant development. …”
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On writing about illness in Kuwait. A discussion with Shahd Al Shammari by Marion Breteau

“…This is the case for S. Al Shammari who took this opportunity to look at the Head Above Water project. …”
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Hubungan Anemia dengan Kejadian Bayi Berat Lahir Rendah pada Kehamilan Aterm di RSUD Achmad Darwis Suliki by Maryam Syifaurrahmah Syifaurrahmah, Yusrawati ., Zulkarnain Edward

“…<strong>Abstrak</strong><p>Anemia pada ibu hamil adalah kondisi ibu dengan kadar <em>hemoglobin</em> (Hb) dalam darah &lt;11,0 g%. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Standard Precaution Training on Disposition of Occupational Blood Exposure Among Healthcare Trainees: A Pre-Post Intervention Study by Zhang X, Li H, Li N, Li Y, Kong L, Zhang M, Wang P, Ma Y, Ni L, Liu L, Meng X

“…The accuracy rate for trainees who experienced OBE was 69.87% before training and 77.11% after training. …”
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西藏察雅县3～7岁儿童营养状况分析 by 郭蕾, 唐本玉, 施欣, 尼玛, 次仁吉宗, 张娟, 朱顺叶

“…采用标准统计量检定法（<italic>Z</italic>值法），使用WHO儿童成长测评软件计算每个儿童的年龄别身高<italic>Z</italic>值（HAZ）年龄别体质量<italic>Z</italic>值（WAZ）、年龄别体质量指数<italic>Z</italic>值（BAZ）及3～4岁儿童的身高别体质量<italic>Z</italic>值（WHZ）。…”
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Decision-Making Factors Among Dentists for Using Dental Magnifying Loupes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alghilan MA, AlShehri A, Almeshrafi A, Alrumi A, Aldibasi O

“…Maryam A Alghilan,1,2 Aram AlShehri,1,2 Azzam Almeshrafi,3 Abdulmajeed Alrumi,4 Omar Aldibasi2 1Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 3King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 4King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Maryam A Alghilan, Restorative and Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, P.O. Box 3660, Riyadh, 11481, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Tel +966 11 4299 999 Ext. 95738, Email ghilanm@ksau-hs.edu.saPurpose: Dental magnifying loupes (DMLs) allow better visualization of the operative field and operator’s seating postures. …”
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Effect of optimizing the nursing process of green channel on time course of intravenous thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke (优化绿色通道护理流程对急诊缺血性脑卒中静脉溶栓时间节点的影响)... by PENG Hong (彭红), LIU Ruihua (刘瑞华), LI Xue (李雪), ZHAN Qian (张倩)

“…Methods Totally 99 AIS patients who received intravenous thrombolysis were divided into two groups according to the according to date of hospital admission: 41 cases who received intravenous thrombolysis before implementation of optimized nursing process of green channel (between November 2020 and March 2021) were included as the control group, 48 cases who received intravenous thrombolysis after implementation of optimized nursing process of green channel (between April 2021 and October 2021) were included as the observation group. …”
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