Association between different dimensions of the C-reactive protein-triglyceride-glucose index and future cardiovascular disease risk in individuals with cardiovascular-kidney-metab... by Jintao Chen, Liying Yan, Lei He, Weixue Wang

“…Additionally, Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed that cumulative CTI had a better predictive performance for CVD risk compared to the cumulative TyG index (AUC: 0.596 vs 0.560, DeLong test p < 0.05). …”
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Hemiarthroplasties via Posterior Trochanter Osteotomy for Treating Femoral Neck Fractures in Post-Cerebrovascular Disease by Jia YA, Qiao LN, Liu ZB, Xue L, Bi WM, Chen MF, Kang K, Wang F

“…Ying-Ao Jia,1,&amp;ast; Li-Na Qiao,2,&amp;ast; Zhi-Bin Liu,1 Liang Xue,1 Wei-Ming Bi,1 Meng-Fei Chen,1 Kai Kang,1 Fei Wang1 1Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Yan’an University, Yan’an, 716000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Yan’an University, Yan’an, 716000, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Fei Wang, Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Yan’an University, Yan’an, Shaanxi, 716000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18691133000, Email ww_ff@sina.comObjective: The study investigated to examine the clinical outcomes of hemiarthroplasties using posterior femoral trochanter osteotomy for the treatment of femoral neck fractures in patients at the sequelae stage of cerebrovascular disease.Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on the data of 53 patients who had been admitted to the Department of Orthopedics at Yan’an University Affiliated Hospital between May 2020 and May 2023. …”
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Alveolar bone loss is associated with oral cancer: a case-control study by Leah Trumet, Leah Trumet, Roman Fuchs, Roman Fuchs, Joy Backhaus, Bettina Grötsch, Kerstin Galler, Marco Kesting, Marco Kesting, Manuel Weber, Manuel Weber

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Machine learning-based radiomics for differentiating lung cancer subtypes in brain metastases using CE-T1WI by Xueming Xia, Wei Du, Qiheng Gou

“…The models’ performance was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and area under the curve (AUC) calculations, complemented by additional metrics such as accuracy, specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV).ResultsA total of 833 radiomic features were extracted from the ROIs. …”
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The safety and efficacy of spray cryotherapy after endoscopic sinus surgery in chronic rhinosinusitis: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials [version 2; peer review:... by Adham A. Aljariri, Ibrahim T. Abuawwad, Mohammad T. Abuawwad, Ayham R. Sara, Mohammad J. J. Taha, Obaida Falah, Abdulqadir J. Nashwan, Majed Akili, Ahmad J. Taha, Abdullah A. Elhakim

“…The most common post-operative consequences include synechia, nasal blockage, and disease recurrence. …”
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Surgery/anesthesia may cause monocytes to promote tumor development by Yang-Yang Wang, Rui-Lou Zhu, En-Qiang Chang, Xiao-Zhuan Liu, Guang-Zhi Wang, Ning-Tao Li, Wei Zhang, Jun Zhou, Ming-Yang Sun, Xin Zou, Jie Hao, Jia-Qiang Zhang

“…Methods We performed an in-depth analysis of our previously published data, which included a total of 4 patients were recruited in this study. …”
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AGW-YOLO-Based UAV Remote Sensing Approach for Monitoring Levee Cracks by HU Weibo, ZHOU Shaoliang, ZHAO Erfeng, ZHAO Xueqiang

“…To enhance the dataset's generalization performance, various data augmentation techniques, including random image rotation, were applied. …”
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Development of a nomogram for predicting renal survival in patients with biopsy-proven diabetic nephropathy by Zishan Lin, Zishan Lin, Zishan Lin, Tao Hong, Tao Hong, Tao Hong, Wenfeng Wang, Wenfeng Wang, Wenfeng Wang, Shidong Xie, Shidong Xie, Shidong Xie, Xiaohong Zhang, Xiaohong Zhang, Xiaohong Zhang, Xuan Tao, Feng Yang, Caiming Chen, Caiming Chen, Caiming Chen, Dewen Jiang, Dewen Jiang, Dewen Jiang, Jianxin Wan, Jianxin Wan, Jianxin Wan, Hong Chen, Yanfang Xu, Yanfang Xu, Yanfang Xu

“…This study aims to develop a non-invasive predictive model to evaluate the risk and timing of ESKD onset in this population.MethodsThis study retrospectively analyzed data from 140 biopsy-confirmed DN patients. Key predictive variables were identified using multivariate Cox regression analysis, and a visual predictive nomogram was developed. …”
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Seditious Spaces by Nurul Azreen Azlan

“…I found that Kuala Lumpur, founded during the colonial era, was actually more supportive of protest activities than Putrajaya, a city purpose built by the newly independent democratic regime. Analysis based on data collected around Bersih 4 was organised into four themes. …”
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Correlation of gastrointestinal symptoms with sleep disorders， anxiety and depression in hemodialysis patients identified by LASSO-logistic regression by Li Xiao-ye, Ding Yu-rong, Zhang Jing

“…ObjectiveTo explore the correlation of gastrointestinal symptoms with sleep disorder， anxiety and depression in hemodialysis patients based on the Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator （LASSO） -Logistic regression.MethodsA total of 101 hemodialysis patients admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University（Anhui Public Health Clinical Center）from July 2022 to July 2024 were selected. …”
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Measurement of calcitonin and cea in the needle washout fluid from thyroid nodule for the diagnosis of medullary thyroid carcinoma by N. V. Severskaya, I. V. Chebotareva, N. V. Zhelonkina, A. S. Belyakova, P. A. Isaev, V. V. Polkin, A. A. Ilyin, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…We conducted a retrospective analysis of 164 samples of fine-needle aspirate washout fluid collected from 92 patients with thyroid nodules, who underwent FNa followed by cytological examination and measurement of FNA-CT. seventeen cases with mtc and 41 with non-mtc nodules were histologically verified. one hundred and six nodules identified as non-mtc by cytology were not operated on. …”
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Making temporary homes by Marjolein Overtoom

“…The interviews were analysed with Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, and the visual data (photos made by the interviewees and sometimes the researcher, and drawings made by the researcher) was used to place the content of the interviews in a physical context. …”
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Predictive Model for In-Hospital Death in Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Multicenter Retrospective Study in Southwest China by Tang Y, Zhang Z, Yu Y, He Y, Yuan Y, Wu X, Xu Q, Niu J, Wu X, Tan J

“…Model performance was assessed through area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) analysis and calibration plots. …”
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12.5% of all women's and 7.7% of all men's players from the 2022 and 2023 FIFA World Cups underwent a previous anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction by Diego Costa Astur, Gabriel De Melo Salgado, Marina Dal Piva, David Ken Nagata Radamessi, Edward Patrick Sinibaldi, Antonio Bezerra De Albuquerque Filho, Hassan Ahmad Hauache Neto, Leonardo Adeo Ramos, Moisés Cohen

“…Methods This is a media analysis study, and data were collected from official club and FIFA® websites: a list of athletes who played during the men's 2022 and women's 2023 FIFA® World Cup, a list of athletes who already did an ACL reconstruction (ACLR) and rehabilitation before the competition, and stages from each team during the competition. …”
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Timing of Transplant Surgery and Its Impact on Short- and Long-term Outcome After Renal Transplantation by Katharina T. Stellrecht, MD, Clara Daschner, MD, Justus J. C. Windeler, MD, Matthias Jung, MD, Urs Benck, MD, Professors Degree, Peter Schnülle, MD, Professors Degree, Thomas Singer, MD, Andreas L. H. Gerken, MD, Stanislav Vershenya, MD, Michael Keese, MD, Professors Degree, Kay Schwenke, MD, Professors Degree, Berthold Hocher, MD, Professors Degree, Bernd Krüger, MD, Professors Degree, Babak Yazdani, MD, Professors Degree, Anna-Isabelle Kälsch, MD, Professors Degree, Jan Jochims, MD, Bernhard K. Krämer, MD, Professors Degree

“…Methods. A retrospective analysis was conducted on data from all patients who received a deceased donor kidney transplant at the University Medical Center Mannheim between January 1, 1997, and January 31, 2015. …”
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Efficacy and safety of robot-assisted laparoscopic sacral fixation for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse by Liu Xiaodong, Wang Jiawen, Meng Lingfeng, Zhao Shuangyi, Zhou Yunhe, Chu Xin, Wu Jianye, Zhang Yaoguang

“…[Methods] A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 17 female patients with pelvic organ prolapse who underwent robot-assisted laparoscopic sacral fixation at Beijing Hospital between September 2019 and June 2023. …”
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Hysterectomy is not associated with increased risk of urinary incontinence—a northern Finland birth cohort 1966 study by Heini Salo, Roosa Manninen, Anna Terho, Johanna Laru, Henri Sova, Sari Koivurova, Henna‐Riikka Rossi

“…All women with UI diagnoses and operations were identified in the register, and women with preoperative UI diagnosis (n = 36) were excluded from the analysis to assess de novo UI. …”
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Clinical application of preoperative autologous blood donation under anesthesia monitoring by DU Chunhong, SHI Yongjiu, SUI Weijia, ZHOU Lingyi, ZHANG Xinge

“…Autologous blood transfusion was performed in 443 patients (38.1%) during or after operation, with no adverse reaction during blood transfusion. 2) The systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of patients after blood collection were lower than before blood collection, and the SpO2 was higher than before blood collection, with statistically significant differences (P<0.05); There was no significant difference in heart rate before and after blood collection (P>0.05); Our analysis found that age, gender, blood collection volume, department, or mild-to-moderate circulatory system complications didn’t significantly affect BP, HR and SpO2 fluctuations (P>0.05). 3) The experimental group had shorter hospital stays and lower transfusion costs than the control group (P<0.05). 4) No significant differences were observed in Hb, Hct, Plt levels or coagulation function (PT, APTT) between the two groups after operation (P>0.05). …”
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The CT-Imaging Location of Lumbar 3 Sympathetic Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation for Sympathetic-Related Diseases Therapy by Wang R, Gao Z, Ma L

“…Ruxiang Wang,1,&ast; Zhuoyue Gao,2,&ast; Ling Ma1 1Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Daqing Oilfield General Hospital, Daqing, 163001, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ling Ma, Email 1319108@qq.comPurpose: The location characteristic of the lumbar 3 sympathetic trunk under Computed Tomography (CT) was discovered through 106 cases, imaging analysis after successful lumbar 3 sympathetic radiofrequency thermocoagulation operations serving the clinic and reducing the operation time.Methods: There are 113 patients underwent bilateral L3 lumbar sympathetic thermal radiofrequency procedures in our hospital from January 2017 to January 2021, with 106 cases of successful procedure. …”
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Comparison between microendoscopic laminectomy and open posterior decompression surgery for two-level lumbar spinal stenosis: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Hideki Nakamoto, Junya Miyahara, Hiroyuki Nakarai, So Kato, Yuki Taniguchi, Naohiro Kawamura, Akiro Higashikawa, Yujiro Takeshita, Masayoshi Fukushima, Takashi Ono, Nobuhiro Hara, Hiroki Iwai, Sakae Tanaka, Yasushi Oshima

“…Chart sheets were used to prospectively evaluate demographic data, including diagnosis, operative procedure, operation time, estimated blood loss, and perioperative complications. …”
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