Effectiveness of Local Wound Infiltration with Morphine, Ketorolac, and Bupivacaine Compared to Bupivacaine Alone Following Tibial Osteotomy in Pediatric Patients: A Randomized Con... by Piyanuch Musikachart, Thanase Ariyawatkul, Jidapa Wongcharoenwatana, Nath Adulkasem, Perajit Eamsobhana

“…Primary outcomes were Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores measured every 4 hours during the first 48 hours after surgery. …”
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Effect of butorphanol tartrate combined with dexmedetomidine on postoperative analgesia by Xu Xiaofeng, Zhan Linsen, Lu Huarong, Yu Gongmin, Xia Changxing, Xu Yongqing, Liu Gang, Chai Yuhui, Lan Yunping

“…The aim of the study was to assess the effect of butorphanol tartrate (BT) combined with DM on postoperative analgesia. Methods. A total of 100 elderly patients undergoing general anesthesia surgery from January 2019 to June 2022 were selected. …”
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors of bacillary layer detachment in central serous chorioretinopathy: a comparative multicenter study by Antonio M. Casella, Raphaela M. Fuganti, Ahmad M. Mansour, José Ignácio Fernández-Vigo, Suthasinee Sinawat, Ali Osman Saatci, Jay Chhablani, Arman Zarnegar, Juliana Prazeres, Igor Kozak, Lorenzo López Guajardo, Michel E. Farah, Claudio Zett, Francisco Rodriguez, William E. Smiddy, Janet L. Davis, Philip J. Rosenfeld, Stephen G. Schwartz, Luiz H. Lima, Maurício Maia

“…Inclusion criteria included a CSC diagnosis with RPE leakage, BALAD confirmed by three authors, age over 18, and a detailed medical history from the 30 days before symptom onset. The study assessed visual acuity, choroidal thickness, psychiatric disorders, corticosteroid use, prior CSC treatments, and hyperreflective material on OCT. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Bone Graft Materials in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sami Al Eissa, Fahad Al Helal, Majed Abaalkhail, Abdullah Al Shehri, Raed Al Mousa, Abdullah Bin Shabib, Hussam Al Angari, Abdulrahman M. AlJahani, Dana W. AlDughiman

“…Titanium cages had a fusion rate of 87% (95% CI: 75%-99%), with moderate heterogeneity (I² = 79.9%). Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores for back pain in Heinz et al. (2017) decreased from 7.47 to 3.08 in Group A and from 6.78 to 3.17 in Group B at 12 months post-op. …”
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Association between out-of-pocket expenditure and health-related quality of life among patients receiving cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study from Nepal by Pratik Khanal, Suman Sapkota, Nirmal Poudel, Achyut Raj Pandey, Bidwata Bhattarai, Etna Khatiwada, Ravi Kant Mishra, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Kjell Arne Johansson, Krishna Kumar Aryal

“…We used the European Quality of Life 5 dimensions (EQ-5D-5L) and the European Quality of Life Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) to obtain their HRQoL. …”
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Effects of exercise and exercise timing on energy intake and appetite control in Danish individuals with overweight or obesity with and without type 2 diabetes: a protocol for a ra... by Louise Groth Grunnet, Martin Bæk Blond, Jonas Salling Quist, Kristine Beaulieu, Graham Finlayson, Kristine Færch, Lea Jalking, Natja Poder Launbo, Marie Møller Jensen, Hanne Enghoff Pedersen, Marina Kjærgaard Gerstenberg

“…Blood samples will be collected and subjective appetite will be assessed using Visual Analogue Scales in the fasted state before exercise/rest, immediately post-exercise/rest and at 15, 30, 45 and 60 min post-exercise/rest. …”
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Efficiency and safety of leflunomide in rheumatoid arthritis: Results of a Russian observational multicenter of trial by R. M. Balabanova, T. V. Dubinina, D. V. Goryachev, O. N. Anoshenkova, E. A. Antonova, I. Yu. Ilyevsky, O. V. Semagina, N. V. Yasyukevih

“…In 2011, the Russian Federation registered and since it has been successfully using leflunomide**.Objective: to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of leflunomide** used to treat RA in routine clinical practice.Subjects and methods.The investigation enrolled patients with varying duration of RA that met the 1987 classification criteria. …”
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Dynamical network-based evaluation for neuromuscular dysfunction in stroke-induced hemiplegia during standing by Jinping Li, Na Zhang, Ying Xu, Juan Wang, Xianglian Kang, Runing Ji, Ke Li, Ying Hou

“…The DC values and rankings of back, hip and calf muscles on the affected side were significantly decreased, whereas those on the unaffected side were significantly increased in hemiplegia group compared with the healthy group (p < 0.05). Without visual feedback, subjects exhibited enhanced muscle coordination and increased muscle involvement (p < 0.05). …”
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Effect of holistic nursing interventions for patients undergoing Laser-assisted tympanostomy under otoendoscopy for secretory otitis media (分泌性中耳炎耳内镜下鼓膜激光打孔治疗中整体护理干预的应用效果)... by ZHOU Xiaojing (周晓静), ZHANG Yi (张燚), CHEN Xiaoping (陈晓平), GUAN Li (管丽)

“…Results The scores of Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS), Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) on pain in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P＜0. 05). …”
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Path model explaining the association between fear of falling and health-related quality of life in (pre-)frail older adults by Tjard Sattler, Sophie Gottschalk, Hans-Helmut König, Tobias Braun, Gisela Büchele, Michael Denkinger, Tim Fleiner, Corinna Nerz, Kilian Rapp, Martina Schäufele, Christian Werner, Judith Dams

“…Unlike previous studies that examined only few mediating variables, this study aimed to develop a more comprehensive path model explaining the association between FoF and HrQoL. Methods A theoretical path model was developed based on existing evidence and expert feedback and fitted to cross-sectional baseline data on 385 community-dwelling (pre-)frail older adults from the PromeTheus randomized controlled trial using robust weighted least squares estimation. …”
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Percutaneous unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation in geriatric patients by Rongqing Qin, Rongqing Qin, Anhong Guan, Anhong Guan, Min Zhu, Pin Zhou, Bing Zhou, Bing Zhou, Ruihua Zhou, Ruihua Zhou, Zaiyong Guan, Zaiyong Guan

“…PurposeThe purpose of this study is to investigate the surgical efficacy and safety of percutaneous unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy (UBED) for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation (LDH) in geriatric patients.MethodsSeventy-two geriatric patients, aged 65–86 years (mean age: 73.2 years), with single or two-level LDH who underwent UBED from January 2020 to September 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) inhibition promotes retinal ganglion cell survival and facilitates M1-like microglial transformation via the PI3K/Akt pathway in glaucoma by Junjue Chen, Huimin Zhong, Bingqiao Shen, Huan Yu, Yang Zhang, Ruiqi Han, Ping Huang, Shouyue Huang, Yisheng Zhong

“…In addition, we found that ablation of TXNIP promoted retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) survival and alleviated visual function impairment in experimental glaucoma. …”
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AI-Based Noise-Reduction Filter for Whole-Body Planar Bone Scintigraphy Reliably Improves Low-Count Images by Csaba Csikos, Sándor Barna, Ákos Kovács, Péter Czina, Ádám Budai, Melinda Szoliková, Iván Gábor Nagy, Borbála Husztik, Gábor Kiszler, Ildikó Garai

“…<b>Results</b>: Based on visual assessment, observers agreed that image contrast and quality were better in the BS-AI-filtered images, increasing their diagnostic confidence. …”
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A Closer Look at Periocular Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Systematic Review of Literature by David Oliver-Gutierrez, Elena Ros-Sanchez, Gloria Segura-Duch, Tirso Alonso, Miguel Ángel Arcediano, Alejandra Herranz-Cabarcos, Jessica Matas, Roberto Castro Seco, R. L. P. van der Veen, Anna Boixadera, José García-Arumí, Joan Oliveres

“…Septic shock occurred in 26.8% of the patients, and the overall mortality rate was 4.9%. Visual acuity was unaffected in 67.5% of the patients, though 18.2% progressed to blindness on the affected side. …”
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Assessment of grain production levels and analysis of obstacle factors in China: a sustainable, stable and green perspective by Caixia Shangguan, Ruijundi Ma, Yan Lu, Hui Zhang, Mingjin Tian, Yongzhong Teng, Li Jing, Xia Zhang, Hongbin Liu, Ke Li, Xingxing Mei

“…The entropy-weighted TOPSIS method and the obstacle degree model were employed to assess production levels and determine critical constraints, while ArcGIS was used to visualize the spatial distribution across China’s nine major agricultural regions.ResultsThe results reveal that Grain production followed a development trend of initial decline, slow recovery, and rapid growth, with significant differences in the subsystems. …”
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Multidisciplinary, Clinical Assessment of Accelerated Deep-Learning MRI Protocols at 1.5 T and 3 T After Intracranial Tumor Surgery and Their Influence on Residual Tumor Perception by Christer Ruff, Till-Karsten Hauser, Constantin Roder, Daniel Feucht, Paula Bombach, Leonie Zerweck, Deborah Staber, Frank Paulsen, Ulrike Ernemann, Georg Gohla

“…The image quality metrics NQM, SNR, and PSNR showed better results for DLR. Visual assessment of residual tumor was similar at 3 T but differed at 1.5 T, with more residual tumor detected with DLR, especially by the neurosurgeon (<i>n</i> = 4). …”
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Computational analysis of reproducibility and image quality of 2011 and 2017 models of Heidelberg Spectralis SD-OCT machines by Kyoung A Viola Lee, Corey Tesdahl, Keith Zimmerman, Kimberly Jun, Sabrina Khalil, Alexander Shahin, Abdullah Abou-Samra, Ramesh Ayyala, Radouil Tzekov

“…Agreement between the devices was analyzed through Bland-Altman plots, and spatial variability was visualized using heatmaps. The dimensionality reduction techniques Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Multidimensional Scaling (MDS) were employed to explore data patterns. …”
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Comprehensive coronary CT angiography in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Binh T Nguyen, Edward Hulten, Venkatesh L Murthy, Tarin Phillips, Gregory M Blake, Jonathan A Aun, Lisa M Conte, Ritika Gadodia, Aakash Tuli, Sara L Robinson, Travis E Harrell

“…Publication bias was assessed by visual inspection of funnel plots and formal testing by Egger’s and Begg’s tests. …”
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Analysis of the short-to-intermediate-term efficacy of autologous costochondral transplantation in treatment for Hepple V osteochondral lesion of talus by Jiazheng Wang, Jieyuan Zhang, Shaolin Fu, Xueqian Li, Cheng Wang, Chenglin Wu, Shutao Zhang, Xin Ma, Zhongmin Shi

“…Statistical analysis included normality assessment, intra-group comparisons (one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and LSD method for normal quantitative data, Mann–Whitney U for non-normal data, and chi-square for categorical variables). …”
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Development and validation of a clinical-friendly model for predicting 180-day mortality in the older with community-acquired pneumonia by Bingxuan Weng, Lixue Huang, Wenshu Jiao, Yuanqi Wang, Mengyuan Wang, Xuefeng Zhong, Xunliang Tong, Jin Jin, Yanming Li

“…We aimed to develop and validate a pneumonia scoring system to predict 180-day mortality, and compare its performance with the commonly used CURB-65 score. Methods The prospective cohort study enrolled patients aged 65 years and older with CAP from 10 medical centers in China between April 2021 and December 2023. …”
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