Fractionated plasma separation and adsorption integrated with continuous veno-venous hemofiltration in patients with acute bipyridine herbicide poisoning by Jian-Hua Dong, Minghong Zhang, Xi Yang, Bian Wu, Li Huang, Chuan Li, Yongchun Ge

“…The efficacy of FPSA-CVVH in eliminating cytokines, the 90-d survival rate of poisoned patients, and adverse reactions to the treatment were observed.Results Fourteen patients (77.8%) had acute kidney injuries and 10 (55.6%) had acute liver injuries. …”
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Arterial anastomotic pseudoaneurysms in renal transplants: Case series and a scoping review by Ajay Kumar Dabas, DNB, Vishal Singh, DNB, Brijesh Biswas, DNB, Manvendu Jha, DNB, Amit Agrawal, DNB, Amit Shah, DNB, Puneet Aggarwal, DNB, Aditya Gupta, MCh, Ajay Kumar Sharma, MS, FRCS

“…Infective etiology was confirmed by histopathology or culture in 156 cases; Candida, Aspergillus, and Pseudomonas were the most common microbes. However, only 101 had clinical sepsis. Fifty-one had symptoms due to compression of adjacent artery/vein/nerve. …”
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The influence of type 2 diabetes mellitus on clinical manifestations of osteoarthritis by E. A. Taskina, L. I. Alekseeva, N. G. Kashevarova, E. A. Strebkova, E. P. Sharapova, N. M. Savushkina, K. M. Mikhailov, T. A. Raskina, I. B. Vinogradova, E. N. Otteva, E. V. Zonova, O. N. Anoshenkova, A. M. Lila

“…However, patients with DM were older, had higher BMI values, longer disease duration and were more frequently diagnosed with radiological stage III OA. …”
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Influence of rough micro-threaded and laser micro-textured implant-neck on peri-implant tissues: A systematic review by Wayel Mohammed Huraib, Fawaz Pullishery, Thamer Abdulmohshin Al-Ghalib, Adham Abdulmajeed Tash Niyazi, Haitham Binhuraib, Mahmoud El Homossany, Malak Saeed Bamigdad

“…The smooth machined-neck implants without a micro-threaded neck had a loading MBL of 0.38 ± 0.51 mm to 3.75 ± 0.4 mm. …”
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Different strokes: differences in the characteristics and outcomes of BCVI and non-BCVI strokes in trauma patients by Lillian S Kao, Charles E Wade, Xu Zhang, Bryan A Cotton, Sean I Savitz, Michelle K McNutt, Cedar Slovacek, David Rosenbaum, Hari Kishan Reddy Indupuru, John Harvin

“…Background Although strokes are rare in trauma patients, they are associated with worse functional and cognitive outcomes and decreased mobility. …”
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Stress Hyperglycemia Is Associated with Unfavorable Outcomes After Mechanical Thrombectomy in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Jie Gao, Xiangliang Chen, Qing Huang, Mengmeng Gu, Ye Hong, Gelin Xu

“…At three months, the SHR3 group had a worse distribution of modified Rankin scale (aOR, 2.261; 95% CI, 1.495–3.421; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and faced a higher risk of functional dependence (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 1.629; 95% CI, 1.230–2.158; <i>p</i> = 0.001) as well as all-cause mortality (aHR, 1.986; 95% CI, 1.235–3.194; <i>p</i> = 0.005). …”
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Effects of a structured SBIRT training program for hospital nursing leaders on utilization of SBIRT within their medical-surgical units: cohort study by Robin Newhouse, Jon Agley, Giorgos Bakoyannis, Melora Ferren, C. Daniel Mullins, Alyson Keen, Erik Parker

“…For hospital group 2, patients also had greater odds of being screened for alcohol (3.92), drugs (6.31), and tobacco (2.41) at 16-months. …”
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Transoral versus extraoral approach for mandibular angle fractures: A comparative study by Sathya Kumar Devireddy, R.V. Kishore Kumar, Rajasekhar Gali, Sridhar Reddy Kanubaddy, Mallikarjuna Rao Dasari, Mohammad Akheel

“…Group I patients approached transorally showed a mean of 49.7 min while that of Group II patients approached extraorally showed a mean of 73.4 min. Group I had a minimum difficulty level index in 60%, moderate difficulty level in 33.3% and severe difficulty level in 6.7% while Group II had a minimum and moderate difficulty level in 46.7% and severe difficulty level in 6.7%. …”
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Genomics and integrative clinical data machine learning scoring model to ascertain likely Lynch syndrome patients by Ramadhani Chambuso, Takudzwa Nyasha Musarurwa, Alessandro Pietro Aldera, Armin Deffur, Hayli Geffen, Douglas Perkins, Raj Ramesar

“…Annovar, Intervar, Variant Effect Predictor (VEP), and OncoKB software tools were used to functionally annotate and interpret somatic variants detected. …”
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Association of early prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure with markers of renal tubulointerstitial dysfunction by V. A. Lysenko, V. V. Syvolap

“…This study included 57 patients (43.9 % men, n = 25; 56.1 % women, n = 32) with ischemic CHF, stage II A–B, II–IV functional class per NYHA. Among them, 49.1 % (n = 28) had sinus rhythm, and 50.9 % (n = 29) had atrial fibrillation. …”
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Clinical value of complex ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure and arterial rigidity in elderly patients by M. A. Markova, E. E. Tyulkina, Yu. V. Kotovskaya, Zh. D. Kobalava

“…Sixteen patients had Functional Class II-III angina (n=16), and 32 received antihypertensive therapy. 24-hour BMP and PWT parameters were measured. …”
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Do Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Have an (In)Adequate Level of Physical Activity? A Latent Class Analysis Approach by Sretko Lukovic, Marko Baralic, Nina Tomonjic, Jovana Mihailovic, Aleksandra Neskovic, Marina Vujovic Sestakov, Ivana Pavlovic, Branko Barac, Tatjana Zivanovic Radnic, Predrag Ostojic

“…Patients in the first class had pronounced fatigue, kinesiophobia and more frequent symptoms of depression. …”
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The Effect of Ceftriaxone on Penicillin-Induced Epileptiform Activity in Rats: An Electrophysiological Study by Şeyma Özsoy, Zeynep Kasap Acungil

“…Conclusion: These findings suggest that acute ceftriaxone had an anticonvulsant effect on penicillin-induced focal onset epileptic activity. …”
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Promoting emotional & behavioral health for pediatric patients with Fontan circulation: integrating psychology into a dedicated multidisciplinary clinic by Nicholas P. Seivert, Nicholas P. Seivert, Kathryn M. Dodds, Kathryn M. Dodds, Abigail Demianczyk, David J. Goldberg, David J. Goldberg, Jack Rychik, Jack Rychik

“…Correlations explored the relations between selected screening measures.Results158 patients (mean age = 12.5 years) were seen between January 2019 – June 2022. 92% completed a psychology consultation. Most had hypoplastic left heart syndrome (54%), were male, White, and had commercial insurance. …”
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Bone mineral density in patients with early axial spondyloarthritis by E. E. Gubar, T. V. Dubinina, A. D. Demina, O. A. Rumyantseva, M. M. Urumova, S. V. Shubin, A. A. Godzenko, A. V. Smirnov, S. I. Glukhova, Sh. F. Erdes

“…Six out of 65 patients without MRI spondylitis in LS had its reduced BMD and the remaining (n=59) patients had its normal BMD (p=0.0014).Conclusion. …”
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Predictive potential of cardiovascular risk factors and their associations with arterial stiffness in people of European and Korean ethnic groups by T. A. Brodskaya, V. A. Nevzorova, K. I. Shakhgeldyan, B. I. Geltser, D. A. Vrazhnov, Yu. V. Kistenev

“…Its predictive potential was realized only in combination with functional and metabolic status parameters of patients. …”
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Identification of a Novel Subtype of Ocular Hypertensive Eyes with the Lowest Risk of Progression Under Treatment by Asma Poursoroush, Vida Abedi, Xiaoqin Huang, Jiang Li, Alireza Vafaei Sadr, Amy L. de Jongh Curry, Louis R. Pasquale, Michael V. Boland, Chris A. Johnson, Siamak Yousefi

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The Effects of Pregnancy and Childbirth on Women's Health-Related Quality of Life: A Scoping Review by Asmaa Othman

“…Early second-trimester pregnant women had the best health-related quality of life drops in the third trimester. …”
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The Effectiveness of Therapeutic Exercise Interventions With Virtual Reality on Balance and Walking Among Persons With Chronic Stroke: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Re... by Maria Krohn, Aki Rintala, Jaakko Immonen, Tuulikki Sjögren

“…We evaluated the Berg Balance Scale score, Functional Reach Test performance, Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale score, Six-minute Walk Test, Two-minute Walk Test, 10-meter Walk Test results, and cadence (outcome measures). …”
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Characteristics of Land Use Change and Evaluation of Ecological Sensitivity in Chongqing by XIE Xianjian, GOU Qiantao, WU Han

“…[Results] (1) In the study area, the landscape matrix was predominantly composed of farmland, accounting for more than 45% of the total area. There had been a significant reduction in both cropland and grassland, while the areas of forest land and urban-rural construction land had increased markedly from 2000 to 2020. (2) Over the course of 20 years, the average value of the comprehensive ecological sensitivity index rose from 1.037 to 1.045, indicating an overall improvement in the ecological environment of the study area. …”
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