Feasibility and potential value of a local governmental frail check-up program for the risk assessment of long-term care in apparently healthy older citizens: a prospective study by Yoji Nagai, Yasumasa Kakei, Tatsuo Kagimura, Shinsuke Kojima, Hisatomo Kowa, Tohmi Osaki, Ryoma Kayano, Yasuji Yamamoto

“…The program comprised a questionnaire on general frailty (Comprehensive score) and evaluation of other frailty-related measures, cognitive function-related activities of daily living (Cognitive Function Instrument), and health-related quality of life (EQ-5D-5L). …”
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RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN RHEUMATOLOGICAL CARE OF RUSSIA: THE SEVERITY OF THE DISEASE IN A RUSSIAN PATIENT POPULATION: A CROSS-SECTIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY (RAISER) by O M Folomeeva, E L Nasonov, I A Andrianova, E A Galushko, D V Goryachev, T V Dubinina, A P Zhornyak, O A Krichevskaya, Sh F Erdes, O M Folomeyeva, E L Nasonov, I A Andrianova, E A Galushko, D V Goryachev, T V Dubinina, A P Zhornyak, O A Krichevskaya, Sh F Erdes

“…The examined cohort of Russian patients with rheumatoid arthritis, which reflects experience in real clinical practice, is generally characterized by the severe course of the disease in both clinical and functional parameters.…”
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The impact of remdesivir on renal and liver functions in severe COVID-19 patients with presence of viral load by Petr Waldauf, Ivana Jurisinova, Eva Svobodova, Michaela Diblickova, Tomas Tencer, Jan Zavora, Gabriela Smela, Lenka Kupidlovska, Vaclava Adamkova, Marta Fridrichova, Karolina Jerabkova, Jakub Mikes, Frantisek Duska, Ladislav Dusek, Martin Balik

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Dealing with schizophrenia in general practice by N. Khamker

“…General practitioners can play a role in various phases of the illness, from early intervention to chronic care, in liaison with the psychiatrist.…”
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Navigating data availability challenges in healthcare: assessing the added value of pulmonary function testing to the Care Assessment Need score for mortality risk by Arianne K Baldomero, Anders Westanmo, Amy Gravely, Meredith C McCormack, Khalid A Ishani

“…Objectives Pulmonary function testing (PFT) data, such as forced expiratory volume (FEV1) has become increasingly siloed from the electronic health record (EHR). …”
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Assessment of Right Ventricle Function in Patients with Mitral Repair: Case Series by Yannis Amador, Jacobo Moreno Garijo, Azad Mashari, Giovanni Gadotti, Wilma M. Hopman, Tirone E David, Massimiliano Meineri

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Transformer-based multimodal precision intervention model for enhancing diaphragm function in elderly patients by Ma Xinli, Zhao Jie, Yan Ming, Zhang Yanping, Li Fan, Jia Jing, Ding Lu

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Cognitive recovery assessment in patients after desflurane versus sevoflurane-based general anaesthesia: A randomised, comparative, double-blinded study by Ankita Verma, Nidhi Arun, Annu Choudhary, Md Parwaj H. Ansari

“…Postoperatively, all patients were transferred to the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU), and cognitive function was reevaluated at 30, 90, and 150 minutes. …”
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Trends in kidney function testing in UK primary care since the introduction of the quality and outcomes framework: a retrospective cohort study using CPRD by Jason Oke, Rafael Perera, Christopher O’Callaghan, Jeffrey Aronson, Daniel Lasserson, Clare Taylor, Benjamin Feakins, Emily McFadden, Nathan Hill, Richard Stevens

“…Objectives To characterise serum creatinine and urinary protein testing in UK general practices from 2005 to 2013 and to examine how the frequency of testing varies across demographic factors, with the presence of chronic conditions and with the prescribing of drugs for which kidney function monitoring is recommended.Design Retrospective open cohort study.Setting Routinely collected data from 630 UK general practices contributing to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.Participants 4 573 275 patients aged over 18 years registered at up-to-standard practices between 1 April 2005 and 31 March 2013. …”
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OPTIMIZING THE DIAGNOSIS, A MONITORING AND TREATMENT SYSTEM FOR PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS IN REAL PRACTICE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES FOR ORGANIZING AN ALL-RUSSIAN REGISTER OF PATIENTS WITH PSO... by T. V. Korotaeva, Yu. L. Korsakova, E. Yu. Loginova, E. E. Gubar, A. D. Koltakova, E. E. Medved, S. S. Kudishina, A. V. Petrov, M. V. Sedunova, I. N. Pristavsky, E. A. Vasilenko, I. N. Bondareva, I. F. Umnova, P. A. Shesternya, E. L. Nasonov

“…The paper presents the design, general characteristics of and possibilities of data usage from the All-Russian register of patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA).The purpose of creating and introducing the register into Russian healthcare practice is to evaluate the effectiveness of the diagnosis and treatment of PsA. …”
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Care needs profiles of Crohn’s disease patients and their associations with symptom clusters, post-traumatic growth, and family function: a latent profile analysis by Rongfei Duan, Wan Mei, Ming Lei, Danlei Chen, Ting Pan, Fang Kong, Yan Chen

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Comparative Analysis of Memory and Alertness in the Perioperative Period of Operative Delivery in Pregnant Women With Preeclampsia and Without it With Different Kinds of Anesthesia by A. V. Shchegolev, D. M. Shirokov, O. A. Chernykh, B. N. Bogomolov, A. I. Levshankov

“…The article investigates the choice of anesthesia technique during a caesarean section, which would minimally affect such components of cognitive functions as memory and alertness.The aim of the study is to increase the safety of anesthetic care in women of reproductive age by choosing the method of anesthesia.Material and methods. …”
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Institutional distrust and levels of functional impairment related to indoor air-associated symptoms: A Finnish population-based study by Sanna Selinheimo, Einar Eidstø, Jussi Lampi, Anniina Salmela, Juha Pekkanen

“…We investigated the relationship between functional impairment due to IA-associated symptoms and distrust in social institutions, both in general and distrust particularly in IA-related questions. …”
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LitCog Caregiver Cohort: a prospective, observational cohort study investigating US caregivers’ health literacy, self-care skills and cognitive function by Rachel O'Conor, Michael Wolf, Laura M Curtis, Lauren Opsasnick, Morgan Bonham, Julia Yoshino Benavente, Grace Magnuson, Mary Morrissey Kwasny

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An Observational Study on the Effect of Canagliflozin on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Tertiary Care Hospital of West Bengal by Kalyan Kumar Das, Spandan Bhadury, Debasis Chakrabarti

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What is the role of artificial intelligence in general surgery? by Seung Min Baik, Ryung-Ah Lee

“…The clinical integration of AI has also been examined in specialties, including pathology, radiology, and oncology. General surgery primarily involves manual manipulation and includes preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care, all of which are critical for saving lives. …”
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General Principles of Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis in Children by Shorobura M.

“…Symptoms of the exacerbation of MS can occur and increase from a few days to several weeks, although for very young children, there is a sudden beginning. Emergency medical care is needed for children who have symptoms of relapse of the MS disrupting functions or causing discomfort. …”
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Two-year trajectory of functional recovery and quality of life in post-intensive care syndrome: a multicenter prospective observational study on mechanically ventilated patients wi... by Junji Hatakeyama, Kensuke Nakamura, Shigeaki Inoue, Keibun Liu, Kazuma Yamakawa, Takeshi Nishida, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Satoru Hashimoto, Naoki Kanda, Shotaro Aso, Shinya Suganuma, Shuhei Maruyama, Yoshitaka Ogata, Akira Takasu, Daisuke Kawakami, Hiroaki Shimizu, Katsura Hayakawa, Takeshi Yoshida, Taku Oshima, Tatsuya Fuchigami, Hironori Yawata, Kyoji Oe, Akira Kawauchi, Hidehiro Yamagata, Masahiro Harada, Yuichi Sato, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Kei Sugiki, Takahiro Hakozaki, Satoru Beppu, Masaki Anraku, Noboru Kato, Tomomi Iwashita, Hiroshi Kamijo, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Michio Nagashima, Hirona Nishimaki, Kentaro Tokuda, Osamu Nishida

“…The prevalence of PICS and factors impairing or restoring function were examined using generalized estimating equations considering trajectories. …”
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STORCH Brazil: multicenter cohort study protocol to investigate neurodevelopmental paths and functioning in infants exposed to STORCH in Brazil by Daniele Almeida Soares-Marangoni, Amanda de Oliveira Arguelho, Ayrles Silva Gonçalves Barbosa Mendonça, Carine Carolina Wiesiolek, Carolina Daniel de Lima-Alvarez, Eloá Maria dos Chiquetti, Everton Falcão de Oliveira, Márcio José de Medeiros, Silvana Alves Pereira, Renata Hydee Hasue

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The assessment and treatment of panic disorder in general practice by N. Koen, D.J. Stein

“…General practitioners also play an invaluable role in the acute and long-term care and appropriate referral of individuals with PD. …”
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