Trends and differences in the rates of autopsy in the United States, 2003 to 2020: A nationwide analysis by Dean M. Nelson, BBiomed, MD, Stephanie J. Rowe, BBiomed, MD, Adam Trytell, MBBS (Hons), Louise Fahy, MB BCh, BAO, Kelila Freedman, MSc, Andreas Pflaumer, MD, FHRS, Dion Stub, MBBS, PhD, Andre La Gerche, MBBS, PhD, Elizabeth D. Paratz, MBBS, PhD

“…Results: Annual autopsy rates decreased across the time period in all-comers, with an average autopsy rate of 3.66% (P < .001); however, this relationship was not demonstrated in CVDs. …”
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Bone mineral density in comparison to anthropometric parameters and level of gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy by Zvekić-Svorcan Jelena, Stojšić Mirjana, Krasnik Rastislava, Nenadov Nataša, Demeši-Drljan Čila, Mikov Aleksandra, Radovanov Maja

“…Our sample of 23 children comprised of 56.5% boys and 43.5% girls, aged 13.00 ± 3.56 years, of whom 3/4 had a severe form of gross motor dysfunction (GMFCS-E&R levels IV and V). …”
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Transanal endoscopic microsurgery in the treatment of patients with benign neoplasms and early rectal cancer by V. A. Avdeenko, A. A. Nevolskikh, A. R. Brodsky, R. F. Zibirov, I. A. Orekhov, T. P. Pochuev, Yu. Yu. Mikhaleva, T. P. Berezovskaya, S. A. Myalina, L. O. Petrov, S. A. Ivanov

“…Postoperative complications were observed in 15 cases (23.4 %). Grade 3 complications according to the clavien-dindo classification were observed in 5 (7.8 %) cases. …”
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Device‐therapy in chronic heart failure: Cardiac contractility modulation versus cardiac resynchronization therapy by Goekhan Yuecel, Leo Gaasch, Abbass Kodeih, Svetlana Hetjens, Babak Yazdani, Stefan Pfleger, Daniel Duerschmied, William T. Abraham, Ibrahim Akin, Juergen Kuschyk

“…Follow‐up improvements in NYHA (2.43 ± 0.67 vs. 2.28 ± 0.72), LVEF (30.5 ± 10.7 vs. 35.2 ± 10.5%) and TAPSE (17.2 ± 5.2 vs. 17.1 ± 4.8 to 18.9 ± 3.4 vs. 17.3 ± 3.6 mm, each P < 0.05) were comparable. …”
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A rapid host–protein test for differentiating bacterial from viral infection: Apollo diagnostic accuracy study by Richard G. Bachur, Sheldon L. Kaplan, Cesar A. Arias, Natasha Ballard, Karen C. Carroll, Andrea T. Cruz, Richard Gordon Jr., Salim Halabi, Jeffrey D. Harris, Kristina G. Hulten, Theresa Jacob, Mark D. Kellogg, Adi Klein, Pninit Shaked Mishan, Sergey M. Motov, Octavia M. Peck‐Palmer, Leticia M. Ryan, Ma'anit Shapira, George S. Suits, Henry E. Wang, Alexandra Weissman, Richard E. Rothman

“…Patients were enrolled from 9 EDs and 3 UCCs in the United States and Israel. Patients >3 months of age presenting with fever and clinical suspicion of acute infection were considered eligible. …”
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Ecolodge Success Model: Antecedents and Consequences by Zohreh Dehdashti Shahrokh, Mohammadreza Karimi Alavijeh, Molood Esfahani

“…For this purpose, we examined the previous researches through a systematic review, and with the method of metasynthesising and three-stage coding, the desired objectives and model were extracted. 2. …”
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CO04 | Direct oral anticoagulants in antiphospholipid syndrome: a single center real-life experience

“…Moreover, those had a higher rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and a lower rate of arterial thrombosis (ATE) and microvascular thrombosis, respectively, 96.7 % vs. 59.8%, p<0.0001, 23.3% vs. 66.9 %, p<0.0001 and 13.3 % vs. 40.2 %, p=0.006. …”
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CD79A and IL7R mRNA Levels in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Adults with Acute B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Pilot Study by Andrea Iracema Milán Salvatierra, Juan Carlos Bravata Alcántara, Víctor Manuel Alvarado Castro, Estibeyesbo Said Plascencia Nieto, Faustino Cruz Leyto, Mónica Tejeda Romero, Jorge Cruz Rico, Bogar Pineda Terreros, Sandra López Palafox, Adriana Jiménez, Juan Ramón Padilla Mendoza, José Bonilla Delgado, Catalina Flores-Maldonado, Enoc Mariano Cortés Malagón

“…Four (21%) patients had CNS3 status. Four (21%) patients had CNS3 status. …”
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Survival Outcomes in Metastatic Germ Cell Tumors: A Multicenter Study from Turkey by Gul Sema Yildiran Keskin, Ozge Yetginoglu, Sertac Vurgun, Evrican Zin Guzel, Fariz Emrah Ozkan, Mesut Yilmaz, Cem Murat Soylemez, Yesim Agyol, Sinem Akbas, Muhammed Fatih Sagiroglu, Gizem Yildirim, Huseyin Salih Semiz, Ali Murat Tatli, Ferhat Ekinci, Ramazan Cosar, Ramazan Acar, Musa Baris Aykan, Ismail Erturk, Nuri Karadurmus

“…<i>Results</i>: The median age of the cohort was 28 years, and 76.3% of patients were diagnosed with non-seminoma. …”
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Interpretation of mass spectra by a Vocus proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometer (PTR-MS) at an urban site: insights from gas chromatographic pre-separation by Y. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y. Wang, C. Li, Y. Li, S. Yin, M. S. Claflin, B. M. Lerner, D. Worsnop, L. Wang, L. Wang, L. Wang, L. Wang, L. Wang

“…We classified 176 individual PTR signals with associated compounds resolved by the GC based on whether they could be used to quantify a VOC species without pre-separation. In this classification, Category I includes 45 decent signal ions that were produced from a single VOC species and thus can be used for reliable quantification, although some of the Category I ions are not the conventionally used protonated quasi-molecular ions (MH<span class="inline-formula">⁺</span>). …”
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Thoracolumbar fractures: Factors predicting failure of percutaneous short- and long-segment posterior fixation by David Ferreira, António Cruz, Ana Vilela, Joana Azevedo, André Santos Moreira, João Pereira, Paulo Gil Ribeiro, Nuno Oliveira, Pedro Varanda, Bruno Direito-Santos

“…Age ≥65 years old (aOR = 3.66, p = 0.020), PLC injury (aOR = 2.94, p = 0.048) and SSPF (aOR = 6.75, p = 0.013) were statistically significant factors contributing to failure. …”
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Late Neoarchean sanukitoids in the North China Craton: A geodynamic perspective by Guozheng Sun, Shuwen Liu, Lintao Wang, Yang Yu, Shengyao Yu, Huahua Cao, Lei Gao, Yalu Hu, Jinghao Fu

“…Sanukitoid suites consist of late Archean (3.0–2.5 Ga-old) plutonic rocks ranging from diorites, monzodiorites, and granodiorite, typically with abundant cognate mafic enclaves. …”
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Features of oral peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified by HUANG Runyu, ZHANG Chunye, ZHANG Ying, ZHAO Zhengyan, YANG Yang, WU Lan

“…The cases were positive for CD3 (19/19), CD4 (11/13), CD8 (7/12), CD2 (5/6), CD7 (5/5), TIA-1 (6/7), GB (9/13), perforin (4/6). …”
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National-Level Consumption of Antimicrobials in the Veterinary Sector in Uganda: A Report on Analysis of Import Data for 2021 by Marion Murungi, Patrick Vudriko, Helen Byomire Ndagije, Diana Nakitto Kesi, Allan Serwanga, Kalidi Rajab, Leonard Manirakiza, John Paul Waswa, Hassan Kasujja, Mark Barigye, Ddembe Kaweesi, Harriet Akello, Juliet Namugambe, Reuben Kiggundu, Niranjan Konduri

“…Methods: The World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) methodology was applied using the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical classification codes for veterinary medicines. Results: Approximately 88,387.37 kg (88.39 tonnes) of veterinary antimicrobials were consumed in 2021. …”
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Eutectogel-Based Drug Delivery: An Innovative Approach for Atenolol Administration by Roberta Cassano, Roberta Sole, Carlo Siciliano, Noemi Baldino, Olga Mileti, Debora Procopio, Federica Curcio, Gabriella Calviello, Simona Serini, Sonia Trombino, Maria Luisa Di Gioia

“…According to the Biopharmaceutics Classification System (BCS), atenolol belongs to Class III, characterized by high solubility but low permeability. …”
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Development and validation of a deep learning-based pathomics signature for prognosis and chemotherapy benefits in colorectal cancer: a retrospective multicenter cohort study by Shenghan Lou, Yanming Huang, Fenqi Du, Jingmin Xue, Genshen Mo, Hao Li, Zhanjiang Yu, Yuanchun Li, Hang Wang, Yuze Huang, Haonan Xie, Wenjie Song, Xinyue Zhang, Huiying Li, Chun Lou, Peng Han, Peng Han, Peng Han

“…IntroductionThe conventional tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) classification system remains limited in accurately forecasting prognosis and guiding adjuvant chemotherapy decisions for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). …”
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Surgical Site Infection Rates in Five Middle Eastern Countries: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium Findings by Victor Daniel Rosenthal, Ruijie Yin, Zhilin Jin, Safaa Abdulaziz Alkhawaja, Saleh Fakher Mohamed Sowar, Athraa S.H. Naser, Fatema E.S. Naser, Amani El-Kholy, Victor Bayani, Wafaa Alwakil, Ziad A. Memish

“…However, the following four types of SPs showed SSI rates significantly higher than those of CDC/NHSN: Appendix surgery, 1.8% vs. 1.1% (RR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.02–2.36; p =0.041); coronary artery bypass, 4.5% vs.1.4% (RR = 3.32, 95% CI: 1.82–6.08; p < 0.001); open reduction of fracture, 2.5% vs. 1.1% (RR = 2.24, 95% CI: 1.50–3.36; p < 0.001); and exploratory abdominal surgery, 3.8% vs. 1.7% (RR=2.30, 95% CI: 1.56–3.39, p < 0.001). …”
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Spectrum of congenital anomalies detected through anatomy ultrasound at a referral hospital in Ghana by Alim Swarray-Deen, Morgan Yapundich, Sarah Boudova, Kwaku Doffour-Dapaah, Jeff Osei-Agyapong, Perez Sepenu, Alex K. Boateng, Teresa A. Mensah, Patrick Anum, Nana Essuman Oduro, Theophilus Adu-Bredu, Promise E. Sefogah, Jerry Coleman, Samuel A. Oppong

“…Results The mean maternal age and median gestational age at the time of ultrasound were 31.1 (SD 6.3) years and 26.9 (IQR 22.5–31.0) weeks, respectively. 3,981 anatomy ultrasounds were performed during the study period, and 7.0% (280/3,981) of fetuses had anomalies. …”
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Prevalence and Structure of the Malocclusions in Children from Boarding Schools by Smolyar N., Fuhr N.

“…However, up to 12 and 15 years we have seen the growing of prevalence of anomalies of the individual teeth to 16.67 ± 3.17 % and 23.39 ± 3.80 % respectively. However, already at the age of 12 years, when the self-regulation should take place, the prevalence of all forms of malocclusions is increased, and in the age of 15 years the prevalence of anomalies of individual teeth in children from boarding-schools reached 23.39 ± 3.80 %, prevalence of dental arches – 80.65 ± 3.55 % and anomalies of occlusion – 49.19 ± 4.49 %. …”
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The Role of Atrial Fibrillation and Oral Anticoagulation Status in Health‐Related Quality of Life 12 Months After Ischemic Stroke or TIA by Manuel C. Olma, Lena Steindorf‐Sabath, Serdar Tütüncü, Claudia Kunze, Cornelia Fiessler, Paulus Kirchhof, Joanna Dietzel, Johannes Schurig, Patrick Oschmann, Ludwig Niehaus, Christian Urbanek, Götz Thomalla, Darius G. Nabavi, Joachim Röther, Ulrich Laufs, Roland Veltkamp, Peter U. Heuschmann, Karl Georg Haeusler, Matthias Endres, for the MonDAFIS Investigators

“…HRQOL was measured using the EQ‐5D‐3L‐questionnaire (including EQ‐index/EQ‐VAS) at baseline and after 12 months using multivariable linear mixed models. …”
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