Association between 5-item modified frailty index and clinical outcomes in elderly rectal cancer patients after radical surgery by Hong Wu, Feiyu Shi, Chenhao Hu, Lei Zhang, Penghong Qu, Junjun She

“…Comparisons among these groups revealed that higher 5-item mFI scores were associated with an increased incidence of both overall and severe postoperative morbidity, prolonged recovery times, and elevated total medical costs. Multivariate logistic regression analysis indicated that an mFI score of ≥ 2 [odds ratio = 2.856, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.542–5.290, P < 0.001] was an independent risk factor for severe postoperative complications. …”
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A CD36-based prediction model for sepsis-induced myocardial injury by Yun Xie, Hui Lv, Daonan Chen, Peijie Huang, Zhigang Zhou, Ruilan Wang

“…Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference in CD36 levels between surgical and medical patients. A predictive model for SIMI was formulated as follows: ln [P/(1-P)] = -0.000818age + 0.4975756CD36 − 5.400293. …”
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Clinical Outcomes in Patients Receiving Originator Follitropin Alfa and Follitropin Alfa Biosimilars in Real-world Clinical Practice: A Retrospective Study by Nayana Hitesh Patel, Niket H. Patel, Molina Niket Patel, Harsha K. Bhadarka, Kairavi Sunilkumar Vyas

“…Settings and Design: Medical records of 364 infertile women who underwent ART between 2016 and 2020 at Akanksha Hospital and Research Institute, Gujrat, India, were retrospectively analysed. …”
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RF communication between dual band implantable and on body antennas for biotelemetry application by Yara A. Kamel, Hesham A. Mohamed, Hala ELsadek, Hadia M. ELhennawy

“…These antennas work in the 2.4-2.4835 GHz and 5.725-5.875 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) bands. The main features of the designed transmitting antenna are its simplicity, the wide-band characteristics, which preserve the detuning effect caused by environmental heterogeneity, and the CP property at both operational ISM bands. …”
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High-Risk Genotypes Associated with Poor Response to Controlled Ovarian Stimulation in Indian Women by Anuradha Udumudi, K. Chaitra Lava, Vandana Hegde

“…Patients with infertility without any history of polycystic ovary syndrome and hypogonadotropic hypogonadism were included in the study. Detailed clinical, medical and family history was obtained from patients. …”
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Partial weight bearing and long-term survival outcomes in extracapsular hip fractures treated with trochanteric Gamma3 nails by Carlos Hernández-Pascual, José Ángel Santos-Sánchez, Jorge Hernández-Rodríguez, Carlos Fernando Silva-Viamonte, Carmen Pablos-Hernández, Pablo Alonso-Rodríguez, José Antonio Mirón-Canelo

“…Variables were collected from medical records and complementary studies. We used FMS (Fracture Mobility Score) and the National Mortality Database from the Spanish Ministry of Health at > 5 years. …”
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How to teach the anatomy of the inguinal canal? A multimodal approach by Shina Yeo Qing Chun, Nathaniel Dexter Salim, Lai YuFu Jarrell, Joshua Koh Zhi Yuan, Eng-Tat Ang, Davide Lomanto

“…Introduction: Learning the anatomy of the inguinal canal is challenging for medical students and residents. Current teaching via didactic lectures may not suffice for optimal learning, and visualization of the complicated 3D-structure of the inguinal canal. …”
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Comparison of three- and six-component scoring models for predicting the futility in cancer resuscitation: a retrospective study by A. Pramono, N. Maryani

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective quantitative study employs secondary data from living and deceased cancer patients through secondary data from hospital patients’ medical records. The number of subjects collected in the study was 177 people with eight risk factor variables for death or predictions of the futility of performing CPR. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Biomarkers in Type 2 Diabetes Patients With and Without Comorbidities: Insights Into the Role of Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease by Symeon Savvopoulos, Haralampos Hatzikirou, Herbert F Jelinek

“…Mitochondrial oxidative stress indicators, coagulation, and inflammatory markers help assess diabetes disease development and provide appropriate medications. Future studies will examine longitudinal biomarker evolution.…”
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En plaque meningioma of the temporal bone: A systematic review on the imaging and management of a rare tumor by Arianna Burato, Giuseppe Maruccio, Livio Presutti, Ignacio Javier Fernandez, Gabriele Molteni, Giulia Molinari

“…Forty percent of patients underwent various medical and surgical treatment before reaching the diagnosis. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization Associated with Leukopenia and Neutropenia in Kidney Transplant Recipients Receiving Valganciclovir in the United States by Qinghua Li, Vladimir Turzhitsky, Pamela Moise, Harry Jin, Kaylen Brzozowski, Irina Kolobova

“…**Methods:** Using TriNetX Dataworks-USA, a federated, de-identified electronic medical record database, we identified adult KTRs who underwent their first kidney transplant from January 2012 to September 2020. …”
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Clinicians’ experience with infographic summaries from the BMJ Rapid Recommendations: a qualitative user-testing study among residents and interns at a large teaching hospital in S... by Thomas Agoritsas, Per Vandvik, Tiffany Hirschel

“…We assessed six facets of user experience using a revised version of Morville’s framework: usefulness, understandability, usability, credibility, desirability and identification.Setting Setting include Geneva’s University Hospital, a large teaching hospital in Switzerland.Participants Participants include a convenience sample of residents and interns without restriction regarding medical field or division of care.Results Most users reported a positive experience. …”
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Cesarean section and the gestational duration of subsequent pregnancies: A nationwide register-based cohort study. by Felix Evers, Christopher Flatley, Karin Ytterberg, Julius Juodakis, Pol Solé-Navais, Bo Jacobsson

“…<h4>Material and methods</h4>This retrospective cohort study used clinical data registered in the Swedish Medical Birth Register. 612 935 women with their first two pregnancies and 157 581 women with their first three pregnancies were included. …”
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How value perspectives influence decision-making in the South African private healthcare sector: A cross-sectional comparative study. by Anchen Laubscher, Reitze N Rodseth, Francois Retief, Adrian Saville

“…These values changed as the severity of the surgical and medical scenarios changed. Patient experience was consistently assigned a higher value than event cost, thereby making a strong argument for its inclusion into the healthcare value equation.…”
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Characteristics of plastic bronchitis in children with infectious pneumonia by Xulong Cai, Mali Lin, Li Zhou, Wencai Sheng, Wanyan Jiao, Hongliang Bian, Tongjin Yin

“…We explored the characteristics of plastic bronchitis (PB) in clinical practice by analysing clinical medical records. Methods A retrospective study was conducted. …”
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The Real-World Utilization Pattern of Increased Utilization of Advanced Topical Adjunctive Hemostats in a Vertically Integrated Healthcare System by Lee Stern, Yi-Chien Lee, Biwen Tao, Lois Lamerato, Gaurav Gangoli, Richard Kocharian, Walter Danker III

“…This retrospective observational study described the utilization pattern of the SURGICEL® family of oxidized regenerated cellulose products (SURGICEL® ORIGINAL, SURGICEL® FIBRILLAR™, SURGICEL SNoW®) in a large, vertically integrated healthcare system, by utilizing electronic medical records (EMR) extracted from August 2013 through June 2015 at Henry Ford Health System (HFHS). …”
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The Direct Healthcare Expenditures of Prostate Cancer by Disease Severity: Evidence from US National Survey Data by Peter J. Mallow, Jie Chen, John A. Rizzo, John R. Penrod, Geralyn C. Trudel, Teresa M. Zyczynski

“…**Methods:** Using 1996–2010 data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), a large, nationally representative US database, multivariate analyses were used to assess the relationship between PC and direct annual healthcare costs to insurers and patients, at individual and US aggregate levels. …”
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Principles to award learning achievements for lifelong learning in health using micro-credentials: an international Delphi study by Sharon Mitchell, John Hart, Muntaha Gharaibeh, Graham T. McMahon, Anthea Rhoda, Siobhan Fitzpatrick, Tana Wuliji, Janusz Janczukowicz

“…This research supports the efforts by UN agency representatives and experts in qualification systems, medical education, the health and care sector, regulation, and accreditation, to build foundations from which to launch normative work on the application of micro-credentials to award learning achievements for health and care workers. …”
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Pre-existing atrial fibrillation and risk of arterial thromboembolism and death following pneumonia: a population-based cohort study by Reimar Wernich Thomsen, Christian Fynbo Christiansen, Bodil Steen Rasmussen, Lars Hvilsted Rasmussen, Jacob Gamst

“…Prognosis is closely related to preadmission medical treatment for AF.…”
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The art of being healthy: a qualitative study to develop a thematic framework for understanding the relationship between health and the arts by Matthew Knuiman, Peter Wright, Michael Rosenberg, Christina R Davies

“…A health–arts framework is of value to researchers seeking to build the evidence base; health professionals interested in understanding the health–arts relationship, especially those who use social prescribing for health promotion or to complement treatments; in teaching medical, nursing and health-science students about arts outcomes, as well as artists and health professionals in the development of policy and programmes.Design A qualitative study was conducted. …”
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