Comparison between Prophylactic versus Therapeutic Doses of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Severely Ill Coronavirus Disease 2019 Patients in Relation to Disease Progression and Ou... by Ahmed Elmelhat, Essam Elbourai, Hany Dewedar, Taghrid Elgergawi, Maryam Alkhanbouli, Salwa Ahmed, Zoiya Malik, Alaa Nugud, Shadha Mohammed, Hozaifah Mohammad, Abdullah Husain

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Investigating Influence of Multiple Risk Factors on Survival Likelihood in Esophageal Cancer Patients: Evidence from Assam, North-East India by Biraj kumar Kalita, Kshetrimayum Anand Singh, Manoj Kalita

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Prevalence, classification, risk factors and outcome impact of delirium in patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysis protocol for systematic review by Jia Shi, Yue Liu, Chenghui Zhou, Baohui Lou, Jingfei Guo, Chao Xiong

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A review on diagnosis and treatment approaches to calcium pyrophosphate deposition disease by Negar Hosseinnejad, Aleksandra Cygnarowicz, Aneta Klaudia Wojtas, Krystyna Zabojska, Urszula Korotko, Aneta Mandziuk, Kinga Witowska, Mariola Turemka, Mikolaj Biskupski, Karolina Sacher

“…Brief description of the state of knowledge  CPP crystals in joints can lead to an inflammatory response and lead to joint damage. …”
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Assessing the relationship between the distress levels in patients with irreversible terminal delirium and the good quality of death from the perspective of bereaved family by Pei Zhou, Cheng Tang, Jingyi Wang, Chunhua Zhang, Jun Zhong

“…Abstract Background Research on achieving a good death for terminally delirious patients is scarce, with limited knowledge about the level of good death and influencing factors. …”
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Detailed Histologic Evaluation of Eosinophilic Esophagitis in Pediatric Patients Presenting with Dysphagia or Abdominal Pain and Comparison of the Histology between the Two Groups by Thirumazhisai S. Gunasekaran, Christopher Chu, Nemencio Ronquillo, Rohini Chennuri, Brian Adley, Kristina Borgen, Alan Schwartz, Robert Newberry, James Berman

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Diagnostic performance of DCE-MRI radiomics in predicting axillary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients: A meta-analysis. by Fei Dong, Jie Li, Junbo Wang, Xiaohui Yang

“…To evaluate this performance, we conducted a meta-analysis performing a comprehensive literature search across databases including PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS, Web of Science (WOS), Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), Wanfang Data, and the Chinese BioMedical Literature Database (CBM) until March 31, 2024. …”
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Cardiomeds, an mHealth App for Self-Management to Support Swiss Patients With Heart Failure: 2-Stage Mixed Methods Usability Study by Lisa Simioni, Elena Tessitore, Hamdi Hagberg, Aurélie Schneider-Paccot, Katherine Blondon, Liliane Gschwind, Philippe Meyer, Frederic Ehrler

“…ConclusionsThe usability test indicated that Cardiomeds is a suitable and user-friendly app for patients with HF. The app will be further tested in a randomized clinical trial (2022-00731) after acute HF hospitalization to assess its impact on patients’ knowledge about HF, self-care, and quality of life.…”
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Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and its determinants among adult cancer patients on chemotherapy in northwest Ethiopia oncology centers, 2022 by Tesfaye Engdaw Habtie, Melsew Dagne Abate, Gebremeskel Kibret Abebe, Zenaw Tessema Wolie, Addis Wondmagegn Alamaw, Haymanot Zeleke Mitiku

“…To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is a lack of data on the magnitude and determinants of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in Ethiopia.ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess the magnitude and associated factors of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy among adult cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in northwest Ethiopia oncology centers in 2022.MethodAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 406 eligible adult cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in northwest Ethiopia oncology centers, between May and July 2022.ResultsOut of 406 adult cancer patients included in the study, 54.4% had peripheral neuropathy. …”
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Patients’ and healthcare professionals’ beliefs, perceptions and needs towards chronic kidney disease self-management in China: a qualitative study by Rianne M J J van der Kleij, Hongxia Shen, Paul J M van der Boog, Wenjiao Wang, Xiaoyue Song, Zhengyan Li, Xiaoping Lou, Niels Chavannes

“…Most patients and HCPs solely mentioned medical management of CKD, and self-management was largely unknown or misinterpreted as adherence to medical treatment. …”
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Intensive blood pressure management for ischemic stroke patients following endovascular thrombectomy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Shenglei Jiang, Yitao Zhou, Yangbin Zhou, Ganying Huang

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Incidence and Risk Factors of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia among Patients with Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Observational Study by Morteza Shamsizadeh, Ali Fathi Jouzdani, Farshid Rahimi-Bashar

“…The incidence and risk factors for ventilator-related pneumonia (VAP) in patients with delirium are deficient, and there is a lack of in-depth knowledge of the impact of VAP on outcomes in this population. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Vaccinated and Non-Vaccinated Patients of Erbil Province, Kurdistan Region-Iraq by Dlshad Abdullah Hassan, Sazan Qadir Maulud, Rzgar Farooq Rashid, Jivan Qasim Ahmed, Rezhna Khider Ali

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A study of the nature and level of trust between patients and healthcare providers, its dimensions and determinants: a scoping review protocol by Supathiratheavy Rasiah, Safurah Jaafar, Safiah Yusof, Gnanajothy Ponnudurai, Katrina Pooi Yin Chung, Sasikala Devi Amirthalingam

“…It also aims to identify the factors that influence trust between patients, users of health services (clients) and providers of healthcare at all levels of care from primary care to tertiary care, and across all health sectors (public and private). …”
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Salivary Flow Alteration in Patients Undergoing Treatment for Schizophrenia: Disease-Drug-Target Gene/Protein Association Study for Side-effects by Anusa Arunachalam Mohandoss, Rooban Thavarajah

“…Background: Salivary flow alteration (SA), is a known unwarranted effect of schizophrenic medications. It manifest either as reduced (xerostomia) or increased (sialorrhea) SA, among treated schizophrenic patients. …”
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Uptake of best practice recommendations in the management of patients with diabetes and periodontitis: a cross-sectional survey of healthcare professionals in primary care by Philip M Preshaw, Justin Presseau, Tim Rapley, Susan M Bissett

“…Objectives To investigate the practices of healthcare professionals in relation to best practice recommendations for the multidisciplinary management of people with diabetes and periodontitis, focusing on two clinical behaviours: informing patients about the links between diabetes and periodontitis, and suggesting patients with poorly controlled diabetes go for a dental check-up.Design Cross-sectional design utilising online questionnaires to assess self-reported performance and constructs from Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) and Normalisation Process Theory.Setting Primary care medical practices (n=37) in North East, North Cumbria and South West of England Clinical Research Networks.Participants 96 general practitioners (GPs), 48 nurses and 21 healthcare assistants (HCAs).Results Participants reported little to no informing patients about the links between diabetes and periodontitis or suggesting that they go for a dental check-up. …”
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Efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine Cordyceps sinensis as an adjunctive treatment in patients with renal dysfunction: a systematic-review and meta-analysis by Fenfang Wu, Chunhua Xu, Xinlei Si, Fei He, Kang Xu, Yu Zhang, Shan Lin

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Characteristics of the gut microbiota and the effect of Bifidobacterium in very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease patients with IL10RA mutations by Xu Xu, Yuanqi Gao, Yuan Xiao, Yi Yu, Jiebin Huang, Wen Su, Na Li, Chundi Xu, Shenshen Gao, Xinqiong Wang

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Timing of Dose Reductions and Survival Outcomes in Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitors by Pınar Kubilay Tolunay, Bediz Kurt İnci, Şura Usta, Ali Topkaç, Berkan Karabuğa, Ergin Aydemir, İrem Öner, Büşra Akay Hacan, Öztürk Ateş, Cengiz Karaçin, Ülkü Yalçıntaş Arslan

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Characterization of the prevalence of HIV-infected patients aged 50 years and above in Tiantai County, Zhejiang Province from 2006 to 2020 by GE Junhua, HU Haiyan, PANG Tianlan, WANG Shanling, ZHU Guiwei

“…The mean age of the elderly at diagnosis of HIV infection was (64.8±9.1) years old, and the average age of infection was (58.1±9.3) years old. Patients who were male (79.10%), married with a spouse (58.21%), with an educational level of primary school and below (68.16%), with a local registered residence (75.12%) and peasants (88.06%) were associated with increased risk of HIV infection. …”
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