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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Embedding the patient voice into research on spontaneous preterm birth-themes from a Preterm Birth Advisory Council. by Gillian Corbett, Mandy Daly, Dylan Keegan, Patricia Horgan, Catriona Keyes, Larissa Luethe, Siobhan Corcoran, Fionnuala M McAuliffe

“…<h4>Background</h4>Spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) has a deep immediate impact on patients but also alters their care and experience in subsequent pregnancies. …”
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Impact of Physical Activity on Cancer-Specific and Overall Survival of Patients with Colorectal Cancer by Gaetan Des Guetz, Bernard Uzzan, Thierry Bouillet, Patrick Nicolas, Kader Chouahnia, Laurent Zelek, Jean-François Morere

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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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Characteristics of the treatment process among patients with hip fractures against the background of COVID-19 by S.O. Guriev, E.O. Skobenko

“…Already from the beginning of the ­COVID-19 epidemic, both in Ukraine and in the world, there was a problem of providing trauma care to victims with traumatic injuries, which was combined with similar problems with medical care for other categories of patients. The system of routing patients with hip fractures against the background of COVID-19 during the epidemic period, depending on the severity of the course, will allow to organize a system of providing medical care to such patients, which will correspond to both the personnel and material resources necessary to overcome the consequences of this pandemic. …”
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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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Evaluation of Preptin and other Biomarkers in Coronary Artery Disease Patients with and without Diabetes Mellitus by Saja T. Yassen, Layla O. Farhan

“…The level of Preptin in patients with CAD with and without T2DM was evaluated. …”
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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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Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplants: Time Evolution, Role of Acute Rejection, Risk Factors, and Impact on Patient and Graft Outcome by Martin Chaumont, Judith Racapé, Nilufer Broeders, Fadoua El Mountahi, Annick Massart, Thomas Baudoux, Jean-Michel Hougardy, Dimitri Mikhalsky, Anwar Hamade, Alain Le Moine, Daniel Abramowicz, Pierre Vereerstraeten

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Earlier the Patients Entering Into Prenatal Care, Higher the Cesarean Rates: Analysis of 17.035 Cases by Pinar Calis, Burak Gultekin, Fatma Doga Ocal, Gurcan Akgul, Afra Alkan

“… Objective: To analyze whether the time the patients entering into prenatal care affects the route of delivery, maternal, and fetal outcomes. …”
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No Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA on Urethral Swab in Patients with Positive Nasopharyngeal Swab by Lorenzo Spirito, Biagio Pinchera, Angela Patrì, Mario Delfino, Ciro Imbimbo, Paola Salvatore, Ivan Gentile, Gabriella Fabbrocini

“…Methods. We enrolled ten patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection who attended the Infectious Diseases Unit of the A.O.U. …”
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Laboratory diagnosis of H. pylori among dyspeptic patients using Culture and Rapid urease test by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ali Yahya Saeed

“…Invasive techniques frequently disapproved by patients because it is inconvenient but still remain reliable methods. …”
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Improving Individualized Salbutamol Treatment: A Population Pharmacokinetic Model for Oral Salbutamol in Virtual Patients by Lara Marques, Nuno Vale

“…Although asthma management predominantly relies on inhaled salbutamol, understanding how these formulations interact with patient-specific characteristics could improve personalized medicine approaches, potentially uncovering the therapeutic benefits of alternative formulations for an individual patient. …”
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Exploratory study of patients’ and carers’ preferences for postdischarge surgical wound monitoring using survey and interviews by Keith Wilson, Nigel Westwood, Catherine Wloch, Pauline Harrington, Luke J Rogers, Judith Tanner, Gavin Murphy, Colin S Brown, Jeremy Dearling, Ricky Vaja, Melissa Rochon, Lyn Brierley Jones

“…Objectives To explore patients’ and carers’ preferences for postdischarge surgical wound monitoring.Design Explanatory mixed methods study with an online survey followed by online interviews.Setting The online survey was distributed via the Cardiothoracic Interdisciplinary Research Network and cardiac surgery patient and public involvement groups in London and Leicester, UK. …”
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A Clinical Nomogram for Predicting Substandard Serum Valproic Acid Concentrations in Chinese Patients With Epilepsy by Zi-Hao Duan, MS, Chun-Yuan He, MS, Jie Chen, BS, Jun-Jie Jiang, BS, Zhi-Xiang Zhu, PhD, Jing Li, MS, Fa-Cai Wang, MD

“…However, there is still a lack of a quick method to predict whether a patient's serum VPA concentration will reach the standard. …”
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Duodenal Organoids From Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis Patients Exhibit Absorptive and Barrier Alterations by Alia Hadefi, Morgane Leprovots, Gilles Dinsart, Maryam Marefati, Marjorie Vermeersch, Daniel Monteyne, David Pérez-Morga, Anne Lefort, Frédérick Libert, Laurine Verset, Claire Liefferinckx, Christophe Moreno, Jacques Devière, Eric Trépo, Marie-Isabelle Garcia

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Features of Medical Care Providing to Patients with Digestive Diseases in the Krasnodar Region during the COVID-19 Pandemic by N. V. Korochanskaya, V. M. Durleshter, S. A. Gabriel, O. V. Kovalevskaya, S. N. Serikova, M. A. Basenko

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, the routing of gastroenterological patients, dispensary observation and preventive measures have undergone some changes. …”
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Patient preferences for drug therapy in inflammatory arthritis: protocol for a living systematic review and evidence map to inform clinical practice guidelines by Rachelle Buchbinder, Peter Tugwell, Pablo Alonso-Coello, Mickael Hiligsmann, Nick Bansback, Laurie Proulx, Dawn P Richards, Wojtek Wiercioch, Glen Hazlewood, Samuel Whittle, Jordi Pardo Pardo, Marie Falahee, Holger Schünemann, Robby Nieuwlaat, Pakeezah Saadat, Simon Kuper

“…Introduction The pharmacological management of inflammatory arthritis often requires choices that involve trade-offs between benefits, risks and other attributes such as administration route, frequency and cost. This living systematic review aims to inform international clinical guidelines on inflammatory arthritis by creating an evidence map of patient preference studies concerning the trade-offs in pharmacological management of inflammatory arthritis.Methods and analysis We will include published and peer-reviewed full-text studies in any language that quantitatively assess preferences of patients for the pharmacological management of inflammatory arthritis (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis). …”
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