Evaluating implementation of a hospital‐based cancer registry to improve childhood cancer care in low‐ and middle‐income countries by Melissa R. Maas, Allison Yang, Michele A. Muir, James B. Collins IV, Courtney Canter, Gevorg Tamamyan, Inam Chitsike, Francine Kouya, Kim Hoa Nguyen, Alia Ahmad, Ana Patricia Alcasabas, Yi‐Jin Gao, Kimberly J. Johnson, Gia Ferrara, Nickhill Bhakta, Benyam Muluneh

“…Hospital‐based cancer registries (HBCRs) collect detailed patient information to critically evaluate and evolve care. …”
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Lowering B-type natriuretic peptide levels and increasing cardiac function: the role of levosimendan in the treatment of heart failure by Jianfeng Meng, Ye Zuo

“…All patients received recombinant human neuronal natriuretic peptide (rhBNP) and the treatment group additionally received levosimendan. …”
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Effectiveness of Anti-Gravity Treadmill Exercise After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Elina Jääskeläinen, Mikko Manninen, Heikki Hurri, Mikko Rantasalo, Yun Zhou, Hannu Kautiainen, Leena Ristolainen

“…Research data were collected through questionnaires and functional tests. All patients in both groups responded to the questionnaires and participated in functional tests before surgery as well as 4 and 12 months after surgery. …”
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Mortality and readmission following hip fracture surgery: a retrospective study comparing conventional and fast-track care by Kristin Haugan, Lars G Johnsen, Trude Basso, Olav A Foss

“…Objective To compare the efficacies of two pathways—conventional and fast-track care—in patients with hip fracture.Design Retrospective single-centre study.Setting University hospital in middle Norway.Participants 1820 patients aged ≥65 years with hip fracture (intracapsular, intertrochanteric or subtrochanteric).Interventions 788 patients were treated according to conventional care from April 2008 to September 2011, and 1032 patients were treated according to fast-track care from October 2011 to December 2013.Primary and secondary outcome Primary: mortality and readmission to hospital, within 365 days follow-up. …”
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The association between serum fructosamine and random spot urine fructose levels with the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – an analytical cross-sectional study by H Kamuzinzi, M Kgomo, P Rheeder, N Dada, P Bester

“…A secondary objective was to determine the association, if any, between serum transaminases, the aspartate aminotransferase (AST) to platelet ratio index (APRI) score, serum fructosamine and urine fructose in different groups with steatosis. Methods. Using a cross-sectional study design, 65 patients with three different levels of NAFLD, as detected by imaging, were enrolled. …”
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Efficacy and cost-effectiveness of an ACT and compassion-based intervention for women with breast cancer: study protocol of two randomised controlled trials {1} by Inês A. Trindade, Andreia Soares, David Skvarc, Diogo Carreiras, Joana Pereira, Óscar Lourenço, Filipa Sampaio, Bruno de Sousa, Teresa C. Martins, Paula Boaventura, Joana Marta-Simões, Mind Project Team, Helena Moreira

“…Greater improvements in psychosocial, biological and resource use are expected in the Mind group, when compared to the control group(s). Results will likely support the potential benefits of the Mind programme for breast cancer patients and highlight the clinical relevance of integrative and holistic interventions in oncology. …”
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Defining and measuring suspicion of sepsis: an analysis of routine data by Charles Vincent, Bethan Page, Matthew Inada-Kim, Imran Maqsood

“…Objectives To define the target population of patients who have suspicion of sepsis (SOS) and to provide a basis for assessing the burden of SOS, and the evaluation of sepsis guidelines and improvement programmes.Design Retrospective analysis of routinely collected hospital administrative data.Setting Secondary care, eight National Health Service (NHS) Acute Trusts.Participants Hospital Episode Statistics data for 2013–2014 was used to identify all admissions with a primary diagnosis listed in the ‘suspicion of sepsis’ (SOS) coding set. …”
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Development of the SPREAD framework to support the scaling of de-implementation strategies: a mixed-methods study by Gert P Westert, Rudolf B Kool, Simone A van Dulmen, Patrick P T Jeurissen, Danielle Kroon

“…The analyses of the focus groups resulted in additional topics and determinants, namely, medical training, professional networks, interests of stakeholders, clinical guidelines and patients’ perspectives. …”
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Exploring the Mediating Role of Multiple Organ Dysfunction in Sepsis-Induced Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation and Its Impact on Worsening Prognosis by Guangjie Wang MD, Chenxiao Hao MD, Sun Yao MD, Yiqin Wang PHD, Zongtao Xu MD, Huiying Zhao MD, Youzhong An MD

“…Employing mediation analysis estimated direct and indirect associations. Of 549 participants, 131 were in the DIC group, with the remaining 418 in the non-DIC group. …”
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Potential pharmacological effect of Quercetin Phytosome™ in the management of hyperuricemia: results from real-life clinical studies by Francesco Di Pierro, Francesco Di Pierro, Francesco Di Pierro, Fazle Rabbani, Meherullah Tareen, Roohi Nigar, Amjad Khan, Nicola Zerbinati, Maria L. Tanda, Massimiliano Cazzaniga, Alexander Bertuccioli, Alexander Bertuccioli, Paolo Falasca, Gabriele Damiani, Nicola Villanova

“…Cohort 2 included 22 mildly hyperuricemic adults with metabolic disorders receiving QP, while Cohort 3 comprised 64 obese adults with hypercholesterolemia, further divided into moderately hyperuricemic QP-treated group (n = 20), a moderately hyperuricemic Berberine Phytosome™ and monacolins (BM)-treated group (n = 22), and a normouricemic BM-treated group (n = 22). …”
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Comparative study of autonomic function in diabetics and yoga practitioners using Ewing’s battery by Tasneem Amadawala, Charushila Rukadikar, Dileep Deshpande

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study included 270 participants, divided into two groups: 135 diabetics (Group I) and 135 yoga practitioners (Group II). …”
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Need to clamp indwelling urinary catheters before removal after different durations: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaoyan Fan, Sumin Ma, Jiayi Gu

“…Categorical variables were analysed using relative risk (RR) and 95% CI.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was urinary tract infection incidence, and secondary outcomes included hours to first voiding, incidence of urinary retention and recatheterisation and residual urine volume.Results Seventeen papers (15 RCTs and 2 quasi-RCTs) comprising 3908 participants were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled results of the meta-analysis showed that the clamping group had a significantly higher risk of urinary tract infections (RR=1.47; 95% CI 1.26 to 1.72; p<0.00001) and a longer hour to first void (SMD=0.19; 95% CI 0.08 to 0.29; p=0.0004) compared with the free drainage group. …”
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Building on and tailoring to: Adapting a cancer caregiver psychoeducational intervention for rural settings by Erin E. Kent, Kelly R. Tan, Zev M. Nakamura, Jesse Kovacs, Mindy Gellin, Allison Deal, Eliza M. Park, Maija Reblin

“…Additional systemic challenges, including lack of systematic documentation of caregivers, persist and may especially disadvantage under‐represented and underserved groups, such as rural dwellers. The enCompass intervention is undergoing ongoing single‐arm pilot of rural cancer patient/caregiver dyads targeting caregiver coping self‐efficacy and patient/caregiver distress (Clinical Trials #NCT05828927).…”
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The Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on in Vitro Fertilization-Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Treatment: A Prospective Comparative Study by Zeynep Ozturk Inal, Hasan Ali Inal

“…The participants were stratified according to maternal body mass index as Group 1 (body mass index <25 kg/m2; n=394), Group 2 (25 kg/m2< body mass index <30 kg/m2; n=303), and Group 3 (body mass index >30 kg/m2; n=172). …”
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Phantom motor execution as a treatment for phantom limb pain: protocol of an international, double-blind, randomised controlled clinical trial by Brian E McGuire, Lina Bunketorp-Käll, Eva Lendaro, Liselotte Hermansson, Helena Burger, Corry K Van der Sluis, Monika Pilch, Katarzyna Kulbacka-Ortiz, Ingrid Rignér, Anita Stockselius, Lena Gudmundson, Cathrine Widehammar, Wendy Hill, Sybille Geers, Max Ortiz-Catalan

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Efficacy of an avocado-based Mediterranean diet on serum lipids for secondary prevention after ischemic stroke: a randomized phase 2 controlled pilot trial by Verónica V. Olavarría, Paola R. Campodónico, Valeska Vollrath, Paula von Geldern, Carolina Velásquez, Patricia Pavez, Barbara Valente, Pamela Donoso, Alexandra Ginesta, Gabriel Cavada, Enrico Mazzon, Víctor Navia, Matías Guzmán, Pablo Brinck, Andrés Gallardo, Pablo Gonzalez, Pablo M. Lavados

“…Moreover, no significant differences in adverse events were observed between the groups. Conclusion Compared with a low-fat diet, the avocado-based MeDi did not significantly lower LDL-C in IS patients after three months. …”
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A Pre and Postnatal Physical Therapy Protocol for Recreational Athletes: A Case Series by Rachel Selman, Kate S. Early

“…Improving understanding of exercise training in this population may minimize musculoskeletal symptoms and encourage additional research to improve the standard of care for this group of patients. # Level of Evidence Level 4…”
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Effect of The Duration of The Diagnosis on DNA Methylation Changes in Three Different Diabetic Genes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Harem Othman Smail

“…The results of the study indicated that the DNA methylation rates of T2DM patients and the control group differed significantly.  …”
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Body image of men and women with congenital heart disease over a 15 years observational period by Siegfried Geyer, Claudia Dellas, Elmar Brähler, Johannes Beller

“…The findings were based on a long-term study of CHD-patients with two surveys about 15 years apart with N = 244 who participated in both. …”
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Impact of Concussions on Postural Stability Performance Using the Head Shake-Sensory Organization Test by John D Heick, Abdulaziz Alkathiry

“…Scores were analyzed for differences between the two groups. # Results Twenty-five participants (nine patients with history of concussion and 16 healthy controls; mean age, 21.08±4.10 years) completed testing. …”
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