Navigating the Debate on Managing Large (≥4 cm) Thyroid Nodules by Samantha N. Steinmetz-Wood, Amanda G. Kennedy, Bradley J. Tompkins, Matthew P. Gilbert

“…Data were analyzed with Wilcoxon rank sum tests, chi square, or Fisher’s exact tests. Results. 177 patients had a ≥4 cm nodule during the timeframe and half (54.2%) had surgery. …”
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Risk Factors and Survival Analysis of COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers in West Jakarta Hospital by Virmandiani Virmandiani, Asri C Adisasmita, Febby Elvanesa Sandra Dewi

“…Kaplan–Meier method and the log-rank test showed the difference between Shift and Non-shift groups HR=1.43; [95% IK 1.06-1.94]; p=0.019. …”
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Comparative evaluation of spontaneous breathing trial techniques for ventilator weaning: a bench study by Guillaume Fossat, Roberto Martínez Alejos, Emeline Fresnel, Mai-Anh Nay, Clément Medrinal, Marius Lebret

“…The tests were performed under three lung conditions (normal, obstructive, restrictive) and two respiratory drive and effort settings (normal and intense), resulting in 24 scenarios. …”
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The Outcome of COVID-19 Patients with Moderate to Severe Disease: A Single Institution Study by Iffat Rafeeq, Anees Ahmed Gardezi, Nuzhat Rafeeq, Shagufta Parveen, Abeera Ahmad

“…Investigations including complete blood count, serum ferritin, quantitative CRP, liver function tests, renal function tests, blood sugar fasting, and random chest radiographs and ECG were performed. …”
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Effect of a Multidimensional Pharmaceutical Care Intervention on Inhalation Technique in Patients with Asthma and COPD by Wanqing Wang, Tao Xu, Qiong Qin, Liyan Miao, Jian’an Bao, Rong Chen

“…The inhaler technique score, correctness of inhaler usage, beliefs about medicines questionnaire (BMQ) score, asthma control test (ACT), and COPD assessment test (CAT) were measured pre- and postintervention. …”
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Predictors of infection, symptoms development, and mortality in people with SARS-CoV-2 living in retirement nursing homes. by Andrea De Vito, Vito Fiore, Elija Princic, Nicholas Geremia, Catello Mario Panu Napodano, Alberto Augusto Muredda, Ivana Maida, Giordano Madeddu, Sergio Babudieri

“…Variables were compared with Student's t-test or Pearson chi-square test as appropriate. Uni- and multivariate analyses were conducted to evaluate variables' influence on infection and symptoms development. …”
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Eosinopenia as a predictor of clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia: A retrospective cohort study. by Wigdan Farah, Zhen Wang, Ognjen Gajic, Yewande E Odeyemi

“…Analysis was performed using nonparametric Wilcoxon rank-sum test for continuous variables and the chi-square test for categorical variables. …”
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Enhancing Mental Health and Cognitive Functioning in Victims of Violence: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Sleep Disorders Among Journalists, Human Rights Defenders, and Relatives... by Araceli Martínez-Moreno, Guadalupe Terán-Pérez, Yoaly Arana-Lechuga, Javier Velázquez-Moctezuma, Oscar Sánchez-Escandón, Daniela Guarneros-Roniger, Roberto E. Mercadillo

“…In a second phase, neuropsychological tests and polysomnographic recordings identified cognitive impairments in attention, memory, and decision-making in some participants, along with sleep disorders such as insomnia, primary snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, and bruxism. …”
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Patient Perspective on Use of an Interactive Website for Sleep Apnea by Carl Stepnowsky, Christine Edwards, Tania Zamora, Robert Barker, Zia Agha

“…Incomplete patient adherence with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) limits the effectiveness of treatment and results in suboptimal obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) outcomes. An interactive website specifically designed for patients with OSA was designed and utilized in a randomized clinical trial to test its effect on increasing CPAP adherence. …”
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Successful treatment for disseminated nasopharyngeal cancer with bone marrow metastases: a clinical case by Z. A. Radzhabova, E. V. Tkachenko, I. A. Morozov, D. A. Rakitina, R. A. Nazhmudinov

“…The risk factors include over 65 years of age; hyponutrition; previous aggressive chemotherapy; the presence of open wounds; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and low hemoglobin levels. …”
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Bio-Composite Nanogels Based on Chitosan and Hyaluronic Acid for the Treatment of Lung Infections by Francesca Della Sala, Marco Barretta, Mario di Gennaro, Rubina Paradiso, Giorgia Borriello, Assunta Borzacchiello

“…Pathogen infections constitute a serious problem in the field of lung diseases, especially in severe conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). …”
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Association of Computer Tomography Features Of COVID-19 with Outcomes, Clinical and Laboratory Parameters by A. V. Melekhov, M. A. Sayfullin, V. S. Petrovichev, A. I. Agaeva, K. Y. Golubykh, I. G. Nikitin

“…Patients with positive and negative PCR tests had no significant differences in mean CT score and CO-RADS score. …”
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Significant improvement of olfactory performance in sleep apnea patients after three months of nasal CPAP therapy - Observational study and randomized trial. by Bettina Boerner, Gabrielo M Tini, Patrick Fachinger, Sereina M Graber, Sarosh Irani

“…Continuous positive airway pressure is an effective treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and is often applied by nasal masks (nCPAP). …”
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The association of systemic microvascular changes with lung function and lung density: a cross-sectional study. by Bianca Harris, Ronald Klein, Michael Jerosch-Herold, Eric A Hoffman, Firas S Ahmed, David R Jacobs, Barbara E K Klein, Tien Y Wong, Joao A C Lima, Mary Frances Cotch, R Graham Barr

“…Little is known about microvascular changes in smoking-related lung disease. We tested if microvascular changes in the retina, kidneys and heart were associated with obstructive spirometry and low lung density on computed tomography. …”
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Genetic evidence of bidirectional mendelian randomization study on the causality between gut microbiome and respiratory diseases contributes to gut-lung axis by Xiaoqing Zhou, Shuyan Shen, Zhen Wang

“…To ensure reliability, F-statistics and sensitivity tests were conducted. Furthermore, we performed a reverse MR analysis of the pre-Mendelian positive findings to possible reverse causality. …”
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The extract of Ophiocephalus striatus affect levels of TNF-α, TGF-β1, IL-17 and suPAR, pulmonary diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide, and health-related quality of life in stabl... by Susanthy Djajalaksana, Nunuk S. Muktiati, Teguh R. Sartono, Vitri Iriani, Ratih Renata, Sasongko Adhi, Harun A. Rasyid

“…Measurements of the following health-related parameters for the QoL due to COPD were performed before and after the nutritional intervention of 3,000 mg of O. striatus extract daily for 12 weeks: TNF-α, TGF-β1, IL-17 and suPAR levels (by ELISA), neutrophils (by blood test), DLCO (by body plethysmography), and CAT score. …”
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Longitudinal image-based prediction of surgical intervention in infants with hydronephrosis using deep learning: Is a single ultrasound enough? by Adree Khondker, Stanley Bryan Z Hua, Jethro C C Kwong, Kunj Sheth, Daniel Alvarez, Kyla N Velaer, John Weaver, Alice Xiang, Gregory E Tasian, Armando J Lorenzo, Anna Goldenberg, Mandy Rickard, Lauren Erdman

“…The outcome of interest was low risk versus high risk of obstructive hydronephrosis requiring pyeloplasty. The model was trained on data from Toronto, ON and validated on an internal holdout set, and tested on an internal prospective set and two external institutions. …”
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Association of Hematological and Biochemical Parameters with Clinical Profile of COVID-19 Patients in Visakhapatnam, India by Himavathy Kodandarao Gara, Dharma Rao Vanamali, Adhikarla Surya Veeramani Kartheek

“…Conclusion: Neutrophilia, lymphopenia, and deranged liver function tests were significantly present in COVID-19 patients. …”
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Efficiency of a music-based intervention as an adjunct to the first noninvasive ventilation session in acute exacerbation of COPD: A randomized single-blind controlled trial protoc... by Imen Ben Saida, Dhekra Chebil, Wassim Jomaa, Marwa Zghidi, Khalil Attia, Mohamed Boussarsar

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) is a cornerstone in the management of Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD). The aim of this study is to assess the impact of music-based intervention on the efficiency of NIV in patients with AECOPD.…”
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Frequency of arrythmia depending on the severity of the functional class in patients with metabolic syndrome and heart failure by D. K. Kurbanova, R. L. Dashdamirov

“…Instrumental examinations included daily monitoring of the electrocardiogram by the Holter method (with CONTEC, TLC 5000), 6-minute walking test, blood ion analysis, MS indicators, and lipid spectrum research. …”
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