It takes a ‘spark’. Exploring parent perception of long-term sports participation after a practitioner-led, peer-group sports intervention for ambulant, school-aged children with c... by Georgina Clutterbuck, Mikaila Gent, Daniel Thomson

“…Methods: Parents of children who attended Sports Stars two to three years earlier participated in interviews exploring intervention experience and ongoing sports participation. …”
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Learning curve and complications of unilateral biportal endoscopy–unilateral laminectomy bilateral decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis by Jiashen Shao, Zihan Fan, Hai Meng, Qi Fei

“…Results: A total of 122 consecutive patients who underwent single-segment UBE-ULBD were included in this study. …”
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Exploring knowledge, attitudes, practices, and determinants regarding emergency contraception use among female university students in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cros... by Patricia Lukusa Mishika, Olivier Mukuku, Amos Kamundu, Kaymarlin Govender, Stanislas Okitotsho Wembonyama, André Kabamba Mutombo

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 677 female students from two universities in Goma who were selected via a cluster sampling method. …”
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Comparing REM- and NREM-Related Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study by K. Al Oweidat, S. A. AlRyalat, M. Al-Essa, N. Obeidat

“…We included patients with a diagnosis of OSA who had Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) greater than or equal to five. …”
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Treatment decision regret after precision prostatectomy: An analysis of patient‐reported outcomes predicting decision regret by Kaushik P. Kolanukuduru, Wooju Jeong, Larisa Pistin, Firas Abdollah, Ash K. Tewari, Mani Menon

“…The median time to DRS was 10 months (IQR 7.5–11.8). Only two patients (3.1%) reported significant DR after PP (DRS > 25), while 53 patients (83%) reported no regret (DRS = 0). …”
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Abnormal Visual Function: An Under-recognized Risk Factor of Road Traffic Injuries by Hassan Hashemi, Payam Nabovati, Abbasali Yekta, Ali Borojerdi, Hamidreza Fallahkohan, Farhad Rezvan, Mehdi Khabazkhoob

“…The case group comprised drivers who had met with accidents and were at fault for the accident. …”
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Identification of Predictive Factors for Massive Transfusion Activation in Trauma Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Thosapol Ueamsaranworakul, Ratcharin Niamjumnong, Kumpol Kornthatchapong, Winchana Srivilaithon

“…Conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement, this systematic review included original studies published in English, involving trauma patients aged 15 years or older who received MTP. The risk of bias (RoB) was assessed using the RoB in Nonrandomized Studies of Interventions-I and RoB 2 tools, and statistical analysis was performed, focusing on the homogeneity of effect sizes across trials. …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Infection After Fracture Fixation: A Multicenter Cohort Study by Baisheng Wang, Jingdong Zhang, Wenfeng Han, Xin Tang, Feng Tian

“…This study screened medical records of patients who underwent internal fixation for fractures at participating medical institutions from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2020. …”
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Incidence and long-term patient reported outcome measures of patients with radiological cauda equina compression but without clinical features of cauda equina syndrome by Hamzah Alsheikh Soleiman, Mary Solou, Andreas K. Demetriades

“…Conclusion: This study highlights the existence of patients who are referred urgently with radiological cauda equina compression but who lack clinical CES symptoms. …”
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Long-term outcomes of drainless anatomical lung resection surgery for pulmonary malignancies by Ting-Fang Kuo, Mong-Wei Lin, Ke-Cheng Chen, Shuenn-Wen Kuo, Pei-Ming Huang, Jang-Ming Lee

“…This study aimed to investigate the perioperative outcomes, 3-year overall, and disease-free survival rates of patients who underwent minimally invasive anatomical lung resection surgery with the drainless technique for pulmonary malignancies. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Interstitial Lung Disease Patients with Acute Respiratory Failure Admitted to the ICU by Sourabh Pahuja, Milta Kuriakose, Satyam Agarwal, Pradeep Bajad, Arjun Khanna, Deepak Talwar

“…Mortality was higher in those with lower PaO2/FiO2 ratio than among the survivors. Sputum culture positivity had a statistically significant impact on mortality. …”
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Rash with DERMABOND PRINEO Skin Closure System Use in Bilateral Reduction Mammoplasty: A Case Series by R. W. Knackstedt, J. A. Dixon, P. J. O’Neill, F. A. Herrera

“…Retrospective chart review of bilateral reduction mammoplasty patients who received DERMABOND PRINEO Skin Closure System dressing at our institution was performed. …”
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Development of Professional Competences of teachers and Psychologists in the Conditions of Joint training by I. A. Korobeinikov, T. V. Kuzmicheva

“…The sampling consisted of the full-time students of 2010-2011 enrollment who were selected in two groups – control and experimental. …”
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Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese Older Adults: A National Prospective Cohort Study by Fang Lv, Xiaoling Cai, Dayi Hu, Changyu Pan, Danyi Zhang, Jie Xu, Linong Ji

“…The older NEW2D (n=1362) had a lower BMI, HbA1c%, diastolic blood pressure, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), and total cholesterol, higher systolic blood pressure, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels at baseline. 47.8%, 66.7%, and 39.4% reached the target of HbA1c<7.0%, BP<140/90 mmHg, and LDL−C<2.6 mmol/L, respectively. …”
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Using the Knowledge Acquired During Studies in Shaping Attitudes Towards Sustainable Development by Małgorzata Jagodzińska, Anna Strumińska-Doktór

“…The research sample comprised 78 students representing the field of pedagogy studies, including 61.5% in the area of teacher studies (preschool and early school education) and 38.5% in the area of non-teaching studies (i.e., students without pedagogical qualifications, that is, educators who do not follow the core curriculum of general education[1]; such graduates perform educational and caring functions). …”
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Migraine diagnosis in patients with sinus headache symptoms: a cross-sectional study at Khartoum ENT Hospital by Mohamed Salah Mohamed Abdelgafour, Abdelgadir Ahmed Eltayeb, Mohammed El-Awad

“…Abstract Background Sinus headache is the most common diagnosis reported by patients with migraine who received a non-migraine diagnosis. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of migraine among patients present with sinus headache to Khartoum ENT Hospital. …”
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Traumatic peripheral nerve injuries in young Korean soldiers: a recent 10-year retrospective study by Chul Jung, Jae-hyun Yun, Eun Jin Kim, Jaechan Park, Jiwoon Yeom, Kyoung-Eun Kim

“…However, knowledge of traumatic PNI is limited. We describe epidemiology and clinical characteristics of traumatic PNI in Korea and identify the predictors of traumatic complete PNI. …”
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‘Everyone should know what they’re on’: a qualitative study of attitudes towards and use of patient held lists of medicines among patients, carers and healthcare professionals in p... by Caitriona Cahir, Kathleen E Bennett, Sheena M Mc Hugh, Ciara Kirke, Muriel Pate, Bernadine O'Donovan

“…Objectives Managing multiple medicines can be challenging for patients with multimorbidity, who are at high risk of adverse outcomes, for example, hospitalisation. …”
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Urban vs Suburban: Is the Door-to-Balloon Time Affected by Geographic, Socioeconomic, or Racial Differences? A Tale of Two Campuses by Marc Zughaib, Patrick Ters, Robby Singh, Marcel Zughaib

“…Methods. We retrospectively collected data on all patients who presented to either Campus 1 or Campus 2 with a STEMI from 2016 to 17. …”
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Drug Abuse Prevention Among Students In Improving The Lives Meaning Through Counseling Logo by Kadek Suranata

“…Abuse of drugs, psychotropic substances, illegal drugs and other addictive substances (drugs) among teenagers especially students to be a problem from time to time keeps going on and it seems difficult to be finalized. …”
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