Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Support COVID-19 Patients: A Propensity-Matched Cohort Study by Björn Stessel, Maayeen Bin Saad, Lotte Ullrick, Laurien Geebelen, Jeroen Lehaen, Philippe Jr Timmermans, Michiel Van Tornout, Ina Callebaut, Jeroen Vandenbrande, Jasperina Dubois

“…A total of 24 ECMO patients were propensity matched to an equal number of MVA patients. ICU mortality was significantly higher in the ECMO arm (45.8%) compared with the MVA cohort (16.67%) (OR 4.23 (1.11, 16.17); p=0.02). …”
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Efficacy of a Mixed Wavelength Laser for Vaginal Health in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Salinas Pena J, Tameish S, Guilarte Calzada C, Cavallé Busquets P

“…The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a mixed-wavelength laser in alleviating GSM symptoms compared to sham.Patients and Methods: A randomized single-blind sham-controlled trial was conducted. 31 postmenopausal women with Vaginal Maturation Value (VMV < 50%) were randomized into laser or sham intervention groups, receiving three monthly treatments. …”
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Association Between Glycated Hemoglobin and Diabetic Retinopathy in Individuals with Diabetes: A Focus on the Modifying Effect of Ambulatory Blood Pressure by Yang S, Liu H, Liang Y, Wu L, Zheng Q, Wu J

“…The purpose of this research was to assess the associations among ABP, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and DR in a diabetic population, with an emphasis on individuals exhibiting suboptimal glycemic and BP control.Methods: This study included 498 diabetic patients with comprehensive ABP data. …”
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Impact of Same Red Blood Cell Infusion at Different Intervals on Premature Infants&rsquo; Hemoglobin Levels by Huang H, Wu K, Deng G, Zhang Y

“…We aimed to determine the effect of infusion of the same RBC package at different time intervals on Hb levels in premature infants.Patients and Methods: Data were collected about premature infants who received the same package of RBC transfusion at two different intervals. …”
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Serious Adverse Drug Reactions to Long-Term Oral Liquid Morphine in Patients with Chronic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Palliative Care by Duncan B, Natuhwera G, Nassuuna D, Katusabe R, Kasozi H, Acuda W

“…This survey aimed to identify serious adverse drug reactions to long-term OLM in patients with chronic pain receiving palliative care.Methods: In Phase 1, the database of patients receiving palliative care at Hospice Africa Uganda was analyzed to find patients taking OLM from 12.7.2017 to 19.10.2017. …”
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Development and Validation of a Predictive Model for Anxiety Trajectories in Patients with Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Study by Li X, Wei BK, Li F, Yan HH, Shen J

“…Xia Li,1,&ast; Ben-Kai Wei,2,&ast; Fan Li,1 Huan-Huan Yan,1 Jun Shen1 1Department of Breast Surgery, the First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, 222000, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of General Surgery, the First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, 222000, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jun Shen, Department of Breast Surgery, the First People’s Hospital of Lianyungang, The Affiliated Hospital of XuZhou Medical University, Lianyungang, 222002, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8618961325323, Email shenjun2257@126.comObjective: This study aims to develop and validate a predictive model for short-term post-treatment anxiety trajectories in patients with breast cancer, utilizing baseline patient characteristics and initial anxiety scores to inform precise clinical interventions.Methods: Baseline characteristics were collected from 424 patients diagnosed with breast cancer who underwent surgical treatment at our hospital between January 1, 2021, and December 30, 2022. …”
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Latent Profile Analysis of Post-Surgical Psychological Distress in Young Thyroid Cancer Patients and Its Association with Self-Management Efficacy by Zhang J, Xiong D, Li C, Li D, Wang Y, Fang Y, Yang Y

“…This study aims to identify distinct profiles of psychological distress in young thyroid cancer patients post-surgery and assess differences in self-management efficacy across these profiles.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in one general hospital in Chongqing, China. …”
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Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Epidemiological Cross-Sectional Study and Mendelian Randomization Analysis by Yu T, Zhou Y, Wu X, Fang Z, Liu C

“…The aim of this study was to examine whether individuals at risk for OSA are more likely to develop NAFLD.Patients and Methods: This study employed a cross-sectional design coupled with Mendelian randomization, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) collected between 2017 and 2020. …”
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Influenza A (H1N1): Past season’s wonder flu in Vojvodina by Joveš-Sević Biljana, Obradović Dušanka, Batranović Uroš, Stojanović Miloš, Sovilj-Gmizić Stanislava, Bošković Tatjana

“…Among 64 patients Influenza A (H1N1) infection was confirmed by rt-PCR in 50, defined as probable in 7 and as suspected in 6 patients. There was an equal number of male and female patients. Their mean age was 46 years (SD ± 12.1). …”
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Cirrhotic Patients with Acute Variceal Bleeding and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Nested Case&ndash;Control Study by Liu G, Xiao S, Xiang T, Wang X, Shen Y, Yang L, Luo X

“…Hence, we assessed the clinical outcomes and prognostic factors of these patients.Methods: This study retrospectively enrolled 1532 AVB patients with cirrhosis from January 2016 to December 2022. …”
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Clinical value of drug-coated balloon versus second-generation drug-eluting stent for de novo lesions in large coronary arteries: insights from the real world by Kang Zhao, Quan Guo, Zhenzhou Zhao, Haiyu Tang, Ran You, Liang Peng, Lixin Rao, Muwei Li

“…Abstract Background This study aims to evaluate the long-term outcomes of patients with large coronary arteries (LCA, reference vessel diameter more than 3.0 mm) de novo lesions treated by drug-coated balloon (DCB) versus second-generation drug-eluting stent (sDES) in real-world clinical practice. Methods Between January 2020 and June 2021, 2857 consecutive patients with equal number of LCA de novo lesions, including 708 lesions treated with paclitaxel DCB-only (DCB-only cohort) and 2149 lesions with sDES-only (sDES-only cohort), were enrolled in this retrospective study. …”
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Design and evaluation of the “Feel Good” feasibility study – a multi-component fruit and vegetable intervention in children measuring cognitive and mental health outcomes by Nicola A. Gillies, Jeanette P. Rapson, Amy L. Lovell, Karen E. Waldie, Clare R. Wall

“…This study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of a multi-component FV intervention which measures mental and cognitive health outcomes in children. Methods The ‘Feel Good Study’ was a cluster-randomised controlled feasibility study conducted in four New Zealand primary schools, with equal allocation of schools to intervention and wait-list control arms. …”
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Is Stretching exercises Superior to Steroids for Sustained Relief in Plantar Fasciitis? Evidence from a Prospective Study by Divya Nand Pandey, Harsh Pratap Singh, Chetan Singh, Shrikant Raj, Harshit Tripathi, Ayush Prakash

“…Gender distribution was nearly equal, and 14% had bilateral involvement. Most participants (64%) were overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25–30), a known risk factor. …”
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Mesalazine-Induced Acute Pancreatitis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients: A Systematic Review by Pan J, Li Z, Ye C, Zhang X, Yang Q, Zhang X, Zhou Y, Zhang J

“…This study aims to explore the characteristics of mesalazine-induced AP.Methods: The databases of CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP, PubMed and Web of Science were searched (up to March, 2024), and the case reports of mesalazine-related AP in IBD patients were collected and descriptively analyzed.Results: Thirty-four reports were included, describing 42 patients (22 males, 16 females, 4 unspecified) with mesalazine-related AP. …”
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Immunodiagnostic Tests in the Assessment of Specific Sensitization to <i>M. tuberculosis</i> in Children under the Current Epidemical Situation by L. V. Poddubnаya, E. P. Shilovа, D. A. Kudlаy, N. P. Doktorovа

“…In the case of converted tuberculin test and infection with M. tuberculosis for 2 years or more, pronounced and hyperergic reactions to TRA test were registered with equal frequency and did not depend on the timing and duration of infection. …”
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Multicenter Study on Transarterial Chemoembolization Combined with Radiofrequency Ablation for Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Primary versus Recurrent HCC by Chen YT, Chen BWT, Xu JM, You XC, Tang Y, Wu SJ, Fang ZT

“…Yu-Tang Chen,1,2,&ast; Bo-Wen-Tao Chen,3,&ast; Jun-Ming Xu,1,4,&ast; Xiao-Cui You,1 Yi Tang,3 Shao-Jie Wu,3 Zhu-Ting Fang1,3 1Department of Oncology and Vascular Interventional Therapy, Clinical Oncology School of Fujian Medical University, Fujian Cancer Hospital (Fujian Branch of Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center), Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Interventional Radiology, Sanming Second Hospital, Sanming, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Interventional Radiology, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Shengli Clinical Medical, College of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou University Affiliated Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Interventional Radiology, Zhangzhou Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Zhangzhou, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhu-Ting Fang, Email ztfang@fjzlhospital.comPurpose: To evaluate the efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) combined with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for both primary and recurrent early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and to analyze the significant prognostic factors.Patients and Methods: Data from patients with early-stage primary or recurrent HCC who underwent TACE plus RFA between August 2019 and May 2024 were collected from three major general hospitals. 158 patients were divided into a primary group and a recurrent group on the basis of their baseline characteristics. …”
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The Association Between Chronotype and Weight Change Among Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Lin X, Kuang X, Ding S, Tian L, Fang J, Chen S, Shi H, Jin X

“…Xinya Lin,1,&ast; Xiaodan Kuang,2,&ast; Shiyun Ding,3 Liuhong Tian,2 Jiaming Fang,2 Shulei Chen,2 Hongying Shi,2 Xiaofeng Jin4 1School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 3School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaofeng Jin, Email 1095172945@qq.com Hongying Shi, Email shying918@163.comPurpose: This study analyzed the differences in weight change among medical students with different chronotypes and evaluated the association between chronotype and weight change after controlling for confounders.Methods: Using proportional stratified cluster random sampling, 1300 medical students (excluding freshmen) were selected from April to September 2021. …”
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Predictors of antenatal care services utilization by pregnant women in Afghanistan: Evidence from the Afghanistan Health Survey 2018. by Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Essa Tawfiq, Charuai Suwanbamrung, Abdul Wahed Wasiq, Paleeratana Wongrith

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>This study assessed the predictors of ANC service utilization among Afghan pregnant women, using secondary data from the Afghanistan Health Survey 2018 (AHS2018).<h4>Methods</h4>In this study, we used data from 10,855 ever-married women, aged 13-49 years, who gave birth in the two years prior to the survey or those women who were currently pregnant. …”
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Integrated Data Mining and Animal Experiments to Investigate the Efficacy and Potential Pharmacological Mechanism of a Traditional Tibetan Functional Food Terminalia chebula Retz.... by Liu W, Zhang M, Tan J, Liu H, Wang L, Liao J, Huang D, Jie W, Jin X

“…This study aimed to identify novel anti-hyperuricemic herb derived from traditional Tibetan medicine.Methods: Traditional Tibetan medicine prescriptions for HUA were analyzed using data mining techniques, identifying T. chebula as a high-frequency herb. …”
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Intrinsic Capacity Deficits and 6-Month Outcomes in Older Adults with Acute LRTIs: A Multi-Center Study by Weng B, Jin J, Huang L, Jiao W, Wang M, Zhang X, Tong X, Li Y

“…This study aims to characterize the domains and patterns of IC deficits and assess their influence on 6-month mortality and re-hospitalization in this population.Methods: This was a multi-center prospective cohort study conducted in China. …”
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