Quo Vadis PCA? A Review on Current Concepts, Economic Considerations, Patient-Related Aspects, and Future Development with respect to Patient-Controlled Analgesia by S. Nardi-Hiebl, L. H. J. Eberhart, M. Gehling, T. Koch, T. Schlesinger, P. Kranke

“…The market has seen new technologies leveraging noninvasive routes of administration and, thus, further increasing patient and staff satisfaction as well as promoting safety aspects. …”
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Barriers to timely diagnosis and management of breast cancer in Africa: Implications for improved outcomes by Roland Muyisa, Emile Watumwa, Judith Malembe, Jacques Wahangire, Ghyslaine Kalivanda, Apollinaire Saa Sita, Soly Kamwira

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Splenorenal Manifestations of Bartonella henselae Infection in a Pediatric Patient by Taylor Rising, Nicholas Fulton, Pauravi Vasavada

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Assistive/Socially Assistive Robotic Platform for Therapy and Recovery: Patient Perspectives by Matthew White, Mary Vining Radomski, Marsha Finkelstein, Daniel Allan Samuel Nilsson, Lars Ingimar Eugen Oddsson

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Safety of Ovarian Tissue Autotransplantation for Cancer Patients by Laurence Bockstaele, Sophie Tsepelidis, Julie Dechene, Yvon Englert, Isabelle Demeestere

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Unexpected Abscess Localization of the Anterior Abdominal Wall in an ADPKD Patient Undergoing Hemodialysis by Nikos Sabanis, Eleni Paschou, Eleni Gavriilaki, Maria Mourounoglou, Sotirios Vasileiou

“…Herein, we present a case of anterior abdominal wall abscess caused by Enterococcus faecalis in a patient with ADPKD undergoing hemodialysis. Although the precise pathway of infection remains uncertain, the previous medical history as well as the clinical course of our patient led us to hypothesize an alternative route of infection from the gastrointestinal tract through an aberrant intestinal barrier into the bloodstream and eventually to an atypical location.…”
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Positive models of suffering and psychiatry by Ahmed Samei Huda

“…In the positive model, suffering can contain an important message of needed change, indicate a response to a psychosocial predicament or be a route to spiritual enlightenment. This approach is briefly critiqued, and circumstances where patients might prefer this approach are described. …”
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Comparative Ethics of Modern Payment Models by Jacob Riegler

“…In consideration of related values, bioethics must expand the discourse around patient care ethics to cover patient interactions with the health system and market forces outside the clinical context. …”
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Leadless pacemaker implantation in a patient with congenital azygos continuation of the inferior vena cava by Lanyan Guo, Minxia Zhang, Ying Zhao, Qun Yan, Xuyang Feng, Ling Tao

“…We report a patient with normal preoperative laboratory and image results, but azygos continuation of the inferior vena cava (IVC) was suspected during the procedure. …”
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Transportation considerations in underserved patient populations receiving multidisciplinary head and neck cancer care by Luke Stanisce, Donald H Solomon, Liam O'Neill, Nadir Ahmad, Brian Swendseid, Gregory J Kubicek, Yekaterina Koshkareva

“…BackgroundUnderinsured patients with advanced head and neck cancer experience worse outcomes compared to their well-insured peers.MethodsRetrospective logistic regression analysis testing associations between demographic, geospatial, transportation, disease, and treatment factors in 50 government insured or uninsured patients receiving curative-intent, multidisciplinary cancer care.ResultsForty percent of patients missed at least one treatment or surveillance appointment within the first year. …”
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Clostridium difficile Peritonitis: An Emerging Infection in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Saira Chaughtai, Bhavika Gandhi, Zeeshan Chaughtai, Dana Tarina, Mohammad A. Hossain, Arif Asif

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Health Literacy Status and Understanding of the Prescription Instructions in Diabetic Patients by Shivangini Singh, Sahana Devadasa Acharya, Ashwin Kamath, Sheetal D. Ullal, Rathnakar P. Urval

“…A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 263 adult diabetic patients who were assessed for their understanding of route of intake of the prescribed medication(s), frequency of intake, number of medication(s) to be consumed each time, indication for the medication(s), and the relation of drug intake with food. …”
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Syringoid eccrine carcinoma of the nipple in a male patient with lymph node metastasis: A case report by Mukund Sable, Nibedita Sahoo, Chinamyee Panigrahi, Pritinanda Mishra, Pradeep Kumar

“…As per English literature, this is the second case of SEC in nipple of male patient.…”
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Unusual Localization of Clostridium Difficile Infection in an Isolated Segment of the Descending Colon in a Critical Care Patient by Evgeni Brotfain, Leonid Koyfman, Amit Frenkel, Jochanan G. Peiser, Abraham Borer, Benjamin F. Gruenbaum, Alexander Zlotnik, Moti Klein

“…Both antibiotics were given into the mucus fistula over 30 min. The patient was discharged from the unit four weeks after admission. …”
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Trans-arterial omental flap protection for infected femoral artery aneurysm in a patient with Parkes-Weber syndrome by Natsumi Iijima, MD, Ryosuke Taniguchi, MD, PhD, Masaru Kimura, MD, PhD, Takuro Shirasu, MD, PhD, Toshio Takayama, MD, PhD, Katsuyuki Hoshina, MD, PhD

“…The patient’s condition was uneventful 9 months postoperatively.…”
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The impact of preliminary patient hydration on physiological [18F]PSMA-1007 uptake in the urinary bladder on PET/CT by T. L. Antonevskaya, A. I. Khalimon, O. V. Mukhortova, M. M. Khodzhibekova, A. I. Nikiforuk, D. D. Zubkov, G. F. Khamadeeva, D. Yu. Khodakova, T. N. Lazutina, I. V. Pylova, A. V. Leontyev, I. P. Aslanidi

“…Scans were performed using three different PET/CT-systems: GE Discovery IQ Gen 2 (USA), Siemens Biograph 64 mCT and Biograph 64 TruePoint (Germany). All patients were divided into two groups: the group with hydration (n = 95, 53 %), which included the subgroups of patients with oral (n = 76, 80 %) and intravenous (n = 19, 20 %) routes of hydration, and the control group with no hydration (n = 85, 47 %). [18F]PSMA‑1007 uptake in the urinary bladder was quantified using SUVmean (Mean Standardized Uptake value), measured within a spherical VOI with a fixed volume of 2.5 cm3 delineating the bladder boundaries. …”
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Psychosocial Underpinnings of Pain and Sleep Disturbance in Safety-Net Primary Care Patients by Sarah Griffin, Joseph Tan, Paul B. Perrin, Allison B. Williams, Erin R. Smith, Bruce Rybarczyk

“…The aim of this study was to uncover possible psychosocial underpinnings of pain and sleep disturbance in a safety-net primary care sample. Methods. Patients (n = 210) awaiting care in a safety-net primary care clinic waiting room completed measures of cynical hostility, social support, mental health, sleep disturbance, and pain. …”
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Statistical Risk Characteristics and Risk Scoring of Hospital-Acquired Malnutrition for Pediatric Patients by Khreshna Syuhada, Dessie Wanda, Risti Nur’aini, Chairun Ardiantari, Ayu Susilo

“…The findings showed several risk factors or characteristics for HaM prevalence: sex, age, medical diagnosis, diet, nutrition route, and NEWS score. The early warning system to pediatric patients is conducted by calculating malnutrition-at-risk in which a value beyond 100.5 is considered as having high potential risk for HaM. …”
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USG-guided bilateral sphenopalatine ganglion block: A useful anesthetic adjuvant for trans nasal trans sphenoidal pituitary surgery in a patient with severely low ejection fraction by Ravi Chaudhary, Yashwant S. Payal, Bishnupriya Mohapatra, Sony Sony, Shivam Shekhar

“…Trans-Nasal Trans-Sphenoidal (TNTS) route has become the preferred conduit for operating on a surgically amenable pathology of pituitary gland. …”
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Spatial and Behavioural Cognition of Wayfinding System in Hospital Buildings in Terms of Oncology Patients’ Comfort by MAZURKIEWICZ Weronika, SITEK Michał

“…Completed research walks testing selected patient routes in the clinic space made it possible to identify decision points as nodal spaces in the wayfinding system. …”
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