Impact of triglyceride-glucose index on risk of cardiovascular disease among non-diabetic hypertension patients: a 10-year prospective cohort study by Xin Chen, Jinyou Yang, Dan Wang, Jiali Liu, Hang Jin, Yongqing Zhang, Quanyong Xiang

“…Methods A total of 9313 hypertensive patients without diabetes aged 30–70 years in Jiangsu Province who participated in the baseline survey from January 2010 to December 2010 and were followed up to May 2020 were included in this study. …”
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Burden of micronutrient deficiency among patients with type 2 diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis by Sanjay Kalra, Shiv Dutt Gupta, Daya Krishan Mangal, Diksha Gautam, Anuj Kumar Pandey, Nida Shaikh, Himanshu Tolani, Yeshwanth Sonnathi, Kamlesh Chand Sharma, Jagdish Prasad, Rajeev Tewari, Fahmina Anwar

“…The prevalence of micronutrient deficiency varied across WHO regions.Conclusions Micronutrient deficiencies were common in T2D patients, the most common being vitamin D deficiency. …”
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Mapping provider and consumer voices using the AACTT framework: a focus group study of advance care planning by Lisa Guccione, Stephanie Best, Sonia Fullerton, Sanchia Aranda, Jill J. Francis

“…The action, actor, context, target, time (AACTT) framework provides a consistent approach to identifying key elements such as ‘who’ (actor) does ‘what’ (action), ‘where’ (context), ‘to or with whom’ (target) and ‘when’ (time). …”
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Prediction of outcomes after chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer by neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio by Jing Yu, Longzhang Huang, Ting Dong, Lihua Cao

“…Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) have been widely applied to the diagnosis of cancers.Methods The clinicopathologic data of 180 patients with stage IB2-IIB cervical cancer who underwent radical concurrent chemoradiotherapy from January 2018 to December 2019 were retrospectively analysed. …”
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Spatial epidemiology based on the analysis of COVID-19 in Africa by Joyce Akhalakwa Mukolwe, John Kamwele Mutinda, Amos Kipkorir Langat

“…The study utilizes secondary data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Our World in Data, covering the period from 2020 to 2022. …”
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Impact of mild hypothermic circulatory arrest on surgical outcomes in acute type a aortic dissection patients: a single-centre study by Zhenxiong Li, Hao Tang, Chao Deng, Kangjun Shen, Jingyu Li, Song Tian, WenYao Zhan, Ling Tan

“…Abstract Background As hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) is being more frequently induced in patients undergoing aortic arch surgery, its safety at different degrees has become a crucial area of study. …”
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Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children of the first year of life: diagnostic and treatment approaches by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova, O.I. Kvilinska

“…Materials and methods. 11 patients who were diagnosed with EHPVO before age of 12 month are included into the study. …”
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Relationship Between Novel Inflammatory Indices and the Incidence of Postoperative Pneumonia After Endovascular Embolization for Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage by Li S, Li H, Qiu W, Wu B, Wang J, Li Y, Gao H

“…Shaojie Li,1,* Hongjian Li,2,* Weizhi Qiu,1,* Baofang Wu,1 Jiayin Wang,1 Yasong Li,1 Hongzhi Gao1 1Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, Fujian, 362000, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Medical Imaging, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, 634700, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yasong Li; Hongzhi Gao, Email 503553815@qq.com; gaohongzhi@fjmu.edu.cnBackground: Accurate identification of the risk of postoperative pneumonia (POP) in aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is essential for the implementation of stratified treatment. …”
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Comparison of 8 Weeks of Selected TRX Training and Weight Training on Improving Motor Function and Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain in Women Aged 35 to 55 by Fatemeh Rezaei

“…Methods Thirty female patients with chronic nonspecific back pain, who were willing to participate in the study, were selected and divided into two groups: weight training (Age: 44.20 ± 7.46 years, Height: 1.65 ± 0.03 m, Weight: 58.60 ± 3.69 kg, Body Mass Index: 21.38 ± 1.76 kg/m²) and TRX (Age: 47.26 ± 5.86 years, Height: 1.66 ± 0.02 m, Weight: 56.13 ± 4.40 kg, Body Mass Index: 20.18 ± 1.32 kg/m²). …”
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Indicators Of Morbidity And Mortality From Diseases of the Digestive System in the Krasnodar Krai and the Quality of Medical Care for Gastroenterological Patients by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, K. I. Popandopulo

“…The analysis was carried out according to C 51 “Distribution of deaths by gender, age groups and causes of death” form of the Territorial Authority of the Federal State Statistics Service for the Krasnodar Krai for the period from 2006 to 2018, as well as on the basis of the “Demography” block database of the Parus software of the healthcare management system of the Krasnodar Krai for 6 months of 2019. 1341 medical records of patients receiving outpatient medical care and the medical records of people who had died from digestive diseases in 2017-2019 were reviewed.Results. …”
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Retrospective analysis of trauma patients transported by dispatch monitored type B ambulances to Dhulikhel Hospital, Kavre, Nepal, 2019–2023 by Maxwell L. Mantych, Shiva Neupane, Machchendra Sapkota, Laura D. Cassidy, Sarah C. Young, Ronald Anguzu, Samjhana Basnet

“…Conclusion Trauma cases accounted for 15% (227/1541) of all patients who received transport and prehospital care services from a Type B ambulance monitored by the Dispatch Center between 2019 and 2023. …”
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Optimal exercise modalities and doses for therapeutic management of osteoarthritis of the knee by Max Whitfield, Owen W. Tomlinson

“…However, those who do no exercise should use the present review in collaboration with clinicians via shared decision making to create a holistic exercise prescription. …”
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Artificial intelligence-enabled non-invasive ubiquitous anemia screening: The HEMO-AI pilot study on pediatric population by Daniel Gordon, Jason Hoffman, Keren Gamrasni, Yotam Barlev, Alex Levine, Tamar Landau, Ronen Shpiegel, Avishai Lahad, Ariel Koren, Carina Levin, Osnat Naor, Hannah Lee, Xin Liu, Shwetak Patel, Gilad Chayen, Michael Brandwein

“…A population-based sample of 823 patients aged 6 months to 18 years who had undergone a venous blood draw for a complete blood count since being admitted to the hospital were enrolled. …”
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Outcome of critically ill patients receiving systemic chemotherapy on the intensive care unit by Panagiotis Karagiannis, Felix Klingler, Viktor Arelin, Winfried Alsdorf, Christina König, Kevin Roedl, Walter Fiedler, Katja Weisel, Stefan Kluge, Carsten Bokemeyer, Dominic Wichmann

“…ObjectiveAnalyze the outcomes of critically ill patients who developed new-onset organ dysfunction and received systemic chemotherapy during their ICU stay.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingA tertiary medical center in Germany with an Intensive Care Medicine department consists of 11 intensive care units comprising 140 beds, serving all subspecialties of adult intensive care medicine.Patients167 patients receiving systemic oncological treatment from January 1st, 2015 to December 31st, 2021, with a data cut-off on December 31st, 2022.InterventionsNone.Measurements and main resultsA total of 167 patients were included. …”
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Abord laparoscopique d’un volumineux kyste hépatique simple : à propos d’un cas [A laparoscopic approach to a large simple hepatic cyst : a case report] by Meriem Bouzida, Mustapha Zeggane, Noura Zahi, Benyahia Boukhatem, Noureddine Ait Benamer

“…English Abstract : Laparoscopic fenestration has recently been considered a standard procedure for non parasitic symptomatic liver cysts.The objective of our observation was to show the laparoscopic approach of a large cyst of the hepatic dome. A 54-year-old wo­man with no pathological history who consulted for chronic pain in the right hypo­chondrium. …”
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Yoga Practice as a Potential Sarcopenia Prevention Strategy in Indonesian Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study by Meiliana A, Dewi NM, Latarissa IR, Barliana MI, Alfian SD, Yulianti T, Wijaya A

“…The research focused on key biomarkers and functional assessments, including serum insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels, telomere length, gait speed, hand grip strength, and SARC-F questionnaire scores.Results: The results showed that participants aged 71– 80 years who practiced yoga for more than a year had significantly higher IGF-1 levels (p=0.04). …”
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Study of the immune state in different variants of anesthetic support for total laryngectomy by Yu.Yu. Kobelyatskyi, I.O. Shkitak

“…Peculiarities of operative interventions for malignant neoplasms of the larynx, their traumatic nature, and side effects of opioid use require the search for optimization of anesthesia and perioperative analgesia aimed at reducing surgically and anesthetically induced immunosuppression and related negative consequences.Aim: to investigate the immune status of laryngeal cancer patients with different options of anesthetic support for total laryngectomy and to evaluate the relationship between perioperative im­munosuppression and the use of various adjuvant components of analgesia (dexmedetomidine and lidocaine).100 patients with T3-4N0-3M0 laryngeal cancer who underwent total laryngectomy were included in the study. …”
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Gait characteristics in idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus: a review on the effects of CSF tap test and shunt surgery by Iva Hereitová, Alessandra Griffa, Gilles Allali, Tomáš Dorňák

“…Methods The PRISMA guidelines were used to perform the systematic review. We conducted a search of the following electronic databases: PubMed, Medline, Web of Science and EBSCO. …”
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Determinants of tobacco use transitions in smoker nursing students in Catalonia: A prospective longitudinal study by Kenza Laroussy, Esteve Fernández, Yolanda Castellano, Marcela Fu, Antoni Baena, Ariadna Feliu, Armando Peruga, Mercè Margalef, Olena Tigova, Jordi Galimany, Montserrat Puig, Carmen Moreno, Albert Bueno, Antonio López, Judith Roca, Judith Saura, Cristina Martínez

“…Methods We conducted a prospective longitudinal study of Catalan nursing students between 2015–2016 and 2018–2019. …”
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Can we prevent poststroke cognitive impairment? An umbrella review of risk factors and treatments by Clare Flach, Abdel Douiri, Vibhore Prasad, Majed Obaid, Iain Marshall

“…Objectives Cognitive impairment poststroke is progressive. We aimed to synthesise the existing evidence evaluating risk factors and the effects of treatments to prevent/improve cognitive function in patients who had a stroke with cognitive impairment.Design Umbrella review.Data source Medline, PsycINFO, EMBASE, Cochrane and PROSPERO were searched from inception until 11 June 2019.Eligibility criteria Published systematic review (SR) that incorporated randomised controlled trials to investigate an intervention to improve poststroke cognitive impairment, or SR of longitudinal observational studies that evaluated the risk factors of this condition. …”
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