Nomogram based on pan-immune-inflammation value to predict short-term prognosis in spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage by Shuai Wang, Shuai Wang, Wei Zhang, Jingjing Li, Jingjing Li, Xinxin Yang, Yuqiao Wang, Yuqiao Wang

“…The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.86, indicating good discrimination ability. …”
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Effects of liquid resuscitation guided by internal jugular vein variability during deep inhalation on preventing propofol-induced hypotension in elderly patients by Xue-lian Wei, Ya-zhi Xi, Lei Xie, Zhen-ping Li, Huan-liang Tang, Qing-he Zhou

“…At the same time, a total of 87 patients with IJVV-A > 23.42% during deep inhalation were included in the data analysis. The incidence of hypotension in Group A was 26.8%, compared to 63.0% in Group B, revealing a statistically significant difference (P < 0.001). …”
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Role of joint function screening and correction in preventing training injuries for new recruits: a randomized controlled trial by LEI Enyu, CHEN Zhen, LI Bing

“…Joint function were collected before and after training. The demographic data, assessment score of training, and incidence of training injuries were collected through the participant’s own organizational unit. …”
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Timing of ultrasonography in the diagnosis of fallopian tubal heterotopic pregnancy by HUANG Qin, HUANG Ying, LI Wen

“…The incidence of THP, pregnancy outcomes, the sensitivity and specificity of ultrasound diagnostic results, and the consistency between postoperative pathological results, discharge diagnosis and preoperative ultrasound diagnosis results (i.e. accuracy) were retrospective analyzed. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was used to evaluate the diagnostic value of ultrasonography for THP in these three groups.Results·In all the ectopic pregnancy cases, 72 THP cases were confirmed by postoperative pathology or further ultrasonography. …”
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Predictors of mortality in sepsis patients with Acinetobacter baumannii and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia by Danavath Nagendra, Vandana Kalwaje Eshwara, Souvik Chaudhuri, Vishal Shanbhag, Thejesh Srinivas

“…Blood cultures were analyzed using the BACT/ALERT VIRTUO system. Data were analyzed using logistic regression, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, and an artificial neural network (ANN) model to determine the normalized importance of key predictors of mortality. …”
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AUTOLOGOUS HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IN HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA: PRELIMINARY RESULTS IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN NORTHEAST BRAZIL by ES Eulalio, EMBE Silva, TL Okamoto, ZML Ratts, YCESF Lima, JS Braga, GBM Queiroz, FRM Brito, MS Campos, AS Gois

“…All cases were submitted for analysis. Method: Retrospective descriptive analysis of clinical data from the medical records of patients who underwent the procedure during the studied period. …”
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Replace government healthcare with patient-controlled health care by Deane Waldman

“…In addition, aspects of the article analysis also apply to single-payer countries (Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Spain). …”
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Can Peritumoral Radiomics Based on MRI Predict the Microvascular Invasion Status of Combined Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma Before Surgery? by Guo L, Huang C, Hao P, Jia N, Zhang L

“…The model’s effectiveness was comprehensively evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC), area under curve (AUC), and decision curve analysis (DCA), and the model results were output using Shapley Additive exPlans (SHAP).Results: The differences in HBeAg, capsule, target sign, and lymph node metastasis between MVI negative and positive groups were statistically significant (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Preoperative Mechanical Ventilation Prior to Surgical Repair for Type A Aortic Dissection: Incidence, Risk, and Outcomes by Angelo M. Dell’Aquila, Konrad Wisniewski, Adrian-Iustin Georgevici, Gábor Szabó, Francesco Onorati, Till J. Demal, Andreas Rukosujew, Sven Peterss, Caroline Radner, Joscha Buech, Antonio Fiore, Andrea Perrotti, Angel G. Pinto, Javier Rodriguez Lega, Marek Pol, Petr Kacer, Enzo Mazzaro, Giuseppe Gatti, Igor Vendramin, Daniela Piani, Luisa Ferrante, Mauro Rinaldi, Eduard Quintana, Robert Pruna-Guillen, Dario Di Perna, Zein El-Dean, Hiwa Sherzad, Giovanni Mariscalco, Mark Field, Amer Harky, Manoj Kuduvalli, Matteo Pettinari, Stefano Rosato, Tatu Juvonen, Timo Mäkikallio, Lenard Conradi, Giorgio Mastroiacovo, Fausto Biancari

“…This study aims to investigate this unexplored issue in a multicenter European registry. Methods: Data from 3735 patients included in the European Registry of Type A Aortic Dissection (ERTAAD) were the subject of this analysis. …”
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Development and validation of a diagnostic model for migraine without aura in inpatients by Zhu-Hong Chen, Zhu-Hong Chen, Guan Yang, Chi Zhang, Chi Zhang, Dan Su, Dan Su, Yu-Ting Li, Yu-Xuan Shang, Wei Zhang, Wen Wang

“…Model efficacy was evaluated using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC), alongside with nomogram, calibration curve, and decision curve analysis (DCA).ResultsThe study included 477 females (average age 46.62 ± 15.64) and 160 males (average age 39.78 ± 19.53). …”
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Effectiveness of total hip arthroplasty versus non-surgery on patient-reported hip function at 3 months: a target trial emulation study of patients with osteoarthritis by Amanda D Klaassen, Wiard Jorritsma, Nienke W Willigenburg, Carina L E Gerritsma, Bas L E F Ten Have, Dirk Jan F Moojen, Maaike G J Gademan, Rolf H H Groenwold, Rudolf W Poolman

“…We aimed to assess the causal effects of total hip arthroplasty (THA) compared with nonoperative treatment in reducing patient-reported hip disability at 3 months in patients with osteoarthritis, using real-world data. Methods: We emulated a target trial using real-world data of 2 Dutch hospitals between April 2020 and January 2022. …”
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Dual-modality ultrasound/photoacoustic tomography for mapping tissue oxygen saturation distribution in intestinal strangulation by Jie Zhou, Mengchuan Ou, Bo Yuan, Bingzi Yan, Xichuan Wang, Shuaiqi Qiao, Yijie Huang, Lian Feng, Lin Huang, Yan Luo

“…In this study, US/PAT was utilized for imaging rat models of IO, with the data used for reconstruction, statistical analysis, and distribution evaluation. …”
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Study into the Impact of the Pandemic on Travel Patterns within the Metropolitan Area of Rio de Janeiro by Eunice Horácio de Souza de Barros Teixeira Rodrigues, Larissa Rodrigues Turini, Joyce Azevedo Caetano, Marina Leite de Barros Baltar, Cintia Machado de Oliveira, Glaydston Mattos Ribeiro, Rômulo Dante Orrico Filho

“…The study was divided into four distinct phases, namely understanding the problems, choosing the study area, field research and making recommendations based not only on the literature but on consultation with operators and experts. The methodological process involves the analysis of data from the field research, to assess any changes in patterns that may have been identified. …”
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Success Rates of Vitrectomy in Treatment of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment by Yasser Helmy Mohamed, Kozue Ono, Hirofumi Kinoshita, Masafumi Uematsu, Eiko Tsuiki, Azusa Fujikawa, Takashi Kitaoka

“…The final anatomical success rate was 100% after 2–6 operations (mean = 3.14±1.03). Functional success rate after the primary reattachment operation was 96.7%, while it was 97.2% at the end of the follow-up. …”
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A machine learning model to predict neurological deterioration after mild traumatic brain injury in older adults by Daisu Abe, Motoki Inaji, Takeshi Hase, Eiichi Suehiro, Naoto Shiomi, Hiroshi Yatsushige, Shin Hirota, Shu Hasegawa, Hiroshi Karibe, Akihiro Miyata, Kenya Kawakita, Kohei Haji, Hideo Aihara, Shoji Yokobori, Takeshi Maeda, Takahiro Onuki, Kotaro Oshio, Nobukazu Komoribayashi, Michiyasu Suzuki, Taketoshi Maehara

“…Through SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis, five important features (D-dimer, fibrinogen, acute subdural hematoma thickness, cerebral contusion size, and systolic blood pressure) were identified and used to construct a better performing model (cross-validation AUROC of 0.84 and AUPRC of 0.34; testing data AUROC of 0.77 and AUPRC of 0.19). …”
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Immunological biomarkers associated with survival in a cohort of Argentinian patients with common variable immunodeficiency by Adrian Kahn, MD, PhD, Gabriela Luque, BSc, Eduardo Cuestas, MD, PhD, Ana Basquiera, MD, PhD, Brenda Ricchi, BSc, Klaus Schmitz-Abe, PhD, Louis-Marie Charbonnier, MD, Mehdi Benamar, PhD, Ruben Dario Motrich, PhD, Talal A. Chatila, MD, PhD, Virginia E. Rivero, PhD

“…Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis identified a survival cutoff point for each parameter (CD4+ T cells: 546 cells/mL; AUC, 0.87; sensitivity, 60%; specificity, 100%; memory switched B cells: 0.84 cells/mL; AUC, 0.92; sensitivity, 100%; specificity, 85%; and NK cells: 45 cells/mL; AUC, 0.92; sensitivity, 83%; specificity, 100%). …”
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The infiltrating ability of abdominal wall endometriosis is associated with ectopic endometrial glandular activity by Xiao Zhang, Ying-Ying He, Nan Jiang, Zhi-Gang Sun, Feng Yan, ? Cidanyangzong, Fang Long, Fang-Xin Shi, Xiao-Guang Xu, Zhen Xiao

“…Analysis showed that the diameter of the lesion was positively correlated with the infiltrating depth of the lesion, as well as the level of serum CA125 and the operation time. …”
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Examining the link between intensive care unit nurses’ burnout and perceived quality of life: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Hazel Novela Villagracia, Tajah Ali Akhdair, Salwa Abd El Gawad Sallam, Rico William A. Villagracia, Bushra Alshammari, Awatif M. Alrasheeday, Shaimaa Mohamed Nageeb, Lea L. Dando, Odeta A. Nacubuan, Turki Ahmed Alsaif, Sage Mesias Raguindin, Ingrid Jacinto- Caspillo, Salman Amish Alshammari, Mubarak Ashewi Eid Alshammari, Rizal Angelo N. Grande, Daniel Joseph E. Berdida

“…Two self-report scales (23-item Burnout Assessment Tool and 15-item Quality of Life Scale) were used to collect data from March to June 2024. Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficients to explore the relationship between burnout levels and QoL dimensions. …”
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Structural equation modeling to evaluate the financial performance of Indonesian conventional commercial banks by Mia Ayu Gusti, Alpon Satrianto, Candrianto, Egy Juniardi, Heppy Setya Prima

“…Structural equation modeling is used to analyze time series data from quarter 1993 to quarter 2023. This analysis covers conventional commercial banks registered in Indonesia, namely Bank Mandiri, Bank Rakyat Indonesia, Bank Negara Indonesia, and Bank Tabungan Negara. …”
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Genetically-stable engineered optogenetic gene switches modulate spatial cell morphogenesis in two- and three-dimensional tissue cultures by Hannes M. Beyer, Sant Kumar, Marius Nieke, Carroll M. C. Diehl, Kun Tang, Sara Shumka, Cha San Koh, Christian Fleck, Jamie A. Davies, Mustafa Khammash, Matias D. Zurbriggen

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