Influencing factors for delay in healthcare-seeking, definitive diagnosis, identification in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Minhang District by MA Qiongjin, YAN Huiqin, WU Yunhua, GUO Xu, YANG Lijia, TANG Lihong, YANG Shengyuan

“…Conclusions: Year, gender, occupation, case identification route and level of the first-diagnosed hospital are influencing factors for delay in healthcare-seeking in PTB patients. …”
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Comparison of vaginal versus intramuscular progesterone in programmed cycles for frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer in patients with endometriosis by Ziqi Jin, Guoxia Yang, Tianrui Wen, Benyu Miao, Chen Wang, Qingyan Zhang, Fang Gu, Yanwen Xu

“…According to the routes of luteal support, patients were divided into vaginal progesterone and intramuscular progesterone groups. …”
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Intranasal racemic ketamine maintenance therapy for patients with treatment-resistant depression: a naturalistic feasibility study by Katelyn Halpape, Raelle Pashovitz, Annabelle Wanson, Monika Hooper, Evyn M. Peters

“…Most data supporting ketamine for treatment-resistant depression refers to the intravenous route of administration, leaving alternative routes lacking in data, especially as maintenance regimens. …”
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The Clinical and Steroid-Free Remission of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation to Patients with Ulcerative Colitis: A Meta-Analysis by Wai Ching Lam, Chen Zhao, Wen Juan Ma, Liang Yao

“…Fecal microbiota transplantations were associated with significant clinical remission and response in ulcerative colitis patients while there was no significant difference found between FMT and placebo in steroid-free remission. …”
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Patients’ Use of e-Consultations as an Alternative to Other General Practitioner Services: Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Eli Kristiansen, Helen Atherton, Bjarne Austad, Trine Strand Bergmo, Børge Lønnebakke Norberg, Chris Salisbury, Paolo Zanaboni

“…Conclusionse-Consultations were often the patients’ first choice of access route, and users expected a fast response. e-Consultations were mostly perceived as an alternative to GP appointments or calling the front desk. …”
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Effects of biologic therapy on novel indices of lung inhomogeneity in patients with severe type-2 high asthma by Nayia Petousi, Nick P Talbot, Ian Pavord, Peter A Robbins, Nicholas M J Smith, Graham Richmond, Asma Alamoudi, Lorenzo Petralia, Haopeng Xu, Dominic Sandhu, Grant AD Ritchie

“…An early σlnCl response following anti-IL5 biologics identifies patients more likely to experience improvements in symptoms and lung function when systemic eosinophils are depleted. σlnCl may provide a sensitive route for tracking inflammation involving the small airways.…”
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Differential between Protein and mRNA Expression of CCR7 and SSTR5 Receptors in Crohn's Disease Patients by Nathalie Taquet, Serge Dumont, Jean-Luc Vonesch, Didier Hentsch, Jean-Marie Reimund, Christian D. Muller

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Continuous Thoracic Sympathetic Ganglion Block in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Patients with Spinal Cord Stimulation Implantation by EungDon Kim, MiSun Roh, SooHyang Kim, DaeHyun Jo

“…We administered continuous thoracic sympathetic block using catheter in CRPS patients who underwent SCS implantations and achieved desirable outcomes. …”
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Sedative Effect of Nasal Midazolam-Ketamine at Different Doses on 3-6-year-old Uncooperative Dental Patients by Masoud Fallahinejad Ghajari, Ghassem Ansari, Mostafa Mohaveri, Ahmad Eghbali Zarch, Sajjad Razavi

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Association between Alpha- Klotho Protein, Calcium, and Phosphate concentrations in Adult Iraqi Patients with Beta-Thalassemia Major by Ahmed J. Kadhim, Hedef D. El-Yaseen, Ali M. Jawad

“…Patients with thalassemia had decreased levels of serum calcium compared to the control group. …”
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Nasogastric Nutrition versus Nasojejunal Nutrition in Patients with Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Youfeng Zhu, Haiyan Yin, Rui Zhang, Xiaoling Ye, Jianrui Wei

“…Previous studies have shown that the nasogastric (NG) route seems equivalent to the nasojejunal (NJ) route in patients with severe acute pancreatitis (SAP). …”
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Percutaneous cholecystostomy for delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy in patients with acute cholecystitis: analysis of a single-centre experience and literature review by Erdinc Kamer, Fevzi Cengiz, Volkan Cakir, Omur Balli, Turan Acar, Mustafa Peskersoy, Mehmet Haciyanli

“…Introduction : Percutaneous cholecystostomy (PC) has been used as a relatively safe and efficient temporising measure in the treatment of acute cholecystitis (AC) in high-risk patients with serious co-morbidity and in elderly patients. …”
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Surgical trends, outcomes and disparities in minimal invasive surgery for patients with endometrial cancer in England: a retrospective cohort study by Thomas Ind, Esther L. Moss, George Morgan, Antony P. Martin, Panos Sarhanis

“…When patients from LSEG and black patients were treated in hospitals with high MIS rates, the MIS rate increased close to that of the HSEG and white patients (81.0% and 74.1% vs 83.2% and 82.6%).Conclusions Further investigation is needed to understand the barriers to MIS and improve access so that as many patients as possible can benefit from the reduced morbidity/mortality associated with MIS.…”
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Micronutrient needs in critically Ill children undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy and protein requirements in acute kidney injury patients by Demet Demirkol, Gerard Cortina, Akash Deep

“…Nutrition is one of the cornerstones in the treatment and support of critically ill patients. Nutritional support includes the provision of calories, protein, electrolytes, vitamins, and trace elements through enteral or parenteral routes. …”
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Prevalence of Transfusion Transmitted Virus Infection in Hemodialysis Patients and Injection Drug Users Compared to Healthy Blood Donors in Isfahan, Iran by Behrooz Ataei, Alireza Emami Naeini, Farzin Khorvash, Mohammad Reza Yazdani, Abbas-Ali Javadi

“…The pathogenicity and transmission routes of Transfusion Transmitted Virus (TTV) remain unclear. …”
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Transaortic Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump Catheter Insertion through a Separate Saphenous Vein Graft in Patients with Severe Aortoiliac Disease by Faruk Toktas, Senol Yavuz, Cuneyt Eris, Suleyman Surer

“…Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is the most widely used mechanical assist device for hemodynamic support in high risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The aim of our study was to confirm whether transaortic route is a suitable alternative to allow IABP insertion in patients with severe aortoiliac diseases. …”
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Nonlinear association between proteinuria levels and the risk of cardiovascular disease events and all-cause mortality among chronic kidney disease patients by Haiying Song, Yuheng Liao, Haofei Hu, Qijun Wan

“…Background The association between proteinuria levels and cardiovascular disease (CVD) development and all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients remains controversial.Methods In this investigation, we conducted a retrospective analysis involving 1138 patients who were registered in the CKD-Research of Outcomes in Treatment and Epidemiology (ROUTE) study. …”
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Shorter versus longer durations of antibiotic treatment for patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gordon Guyatt, Arnav Agarwal, Mark Loeb, John Basmaji, Ya Gao, Maryam Ghadimi, Layla Bakaa, Luis Enrique Colunga Lozano, Saad Asif, Aninditee Das

“…Eligible studies will compare durations with a minimum difference of two days of antibiotic therapy, irrespective of antibiotic agent, class, route, frequency or dosage, and will report on any patient-important outcome of benefit or harm. …”
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Application of high-quality nursing under the humanistic care nursing model in hospitalized elderly patients with chronic diseases (人文关怀护理模式下的优质护理在住院老年慢性病患者中的应用效果)... by LI Yueru (李月茹), CAO Hongjing (曹红京), LI Ning (李宁), LI Jing (李静), PENG Kun (彭堃)

“…They were randomly divided into the study group and the control group, with 35 patients in each group. Patients in the control group received routing nursing interventions, and those in the study group were given high-quality nursing services under the humanistic care nursing model. …”
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Is There a Real Relationship between the Presence of Helicobacter pylori in Dental Plaque and Gastric Infection? A Genotyping and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Study on... by Mojtaba Moosavian, Elyas Kushki, Tahereh Navidifar, Eskandar Hajiani, Mahdi Mandegari

“…This study aimed to determine the genotype and evaluate the association between the presence of H. pylori in dental plaque and gastric biopsy specimens in dyspeptic patients in Ahvaz, Southwest Iran. Methods. In this study, 106 patients with recruited dyspeptic complaints were selected, and from each patient, two gastric antral biopsy specimens and two dental plagues were examined. …”
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