The possibilities of intravascular ultrasound of coronary arteries in the choice of tactics and evaluation of the results of endovascular treatment in elderly and senile patients by D. A. Vorobevskii, K. L. Kozlov, S. V. Vlasenko, S. G. Scherbak, T. R. Vildanov

“…To evaluate the results of coronary intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in elderly and senile patients in various clinical situations.Materials and methods. The study included 155 patients aged >60 years, 118 of whom underwent elective percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), and 37 patients were emergently hospitalized for non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). …”
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Comparison of pregnancy outcomes between induction of labor at 40 weeks and 41 weeks in low-risk women with Singleton pregnancies: a retrospective cohort study by Hua He, Wei Ren, Shiyu Li, Chaoli Chen, Wenpei Zheng

“…This retrospective cohort study compared pregnancy outcomes between induction of labor (IOL) at 40 weeks and 41 weeks in low-risk women with singleton pregnancies and investigated maternal motivations regarding elective IOL. Methods A total of 603 pregnant women were included in this study, with 342 (56.7%) undergoing IOL at 40–40+ 6 weeks and 261 (43.3%) at 41–41+ 6 weeks. …”
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CONTEXTUAL APPROACHTOTEACHINGTHE ELECTIVEDISCIPLINE “THEORYOF MASS COMMUNICATION” TO BACHELORS OF PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITIES (SPECIALITIES “GEOGRAPHY” AND “MUSICAL ART”) by Duboviy Zakhar, Lakomova Olena

“…In the research, methods of content analysis, specification, problem-posing, as well as task-based and contextual approaches were used. …”
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Predictive Factors for Return to Driving After Lower Limb Arthroplasty by Vasileios Giannoudis, MBChB, MRes, Katie Lee, BSc, Farag Shuweihdi, PhD, Andrew Manktelow, MBBS, BSc, FRCS(Ed), FRCS(Orth), Benjamin Bloch, BSc, MBBS, FRCS (Tr & Orth), Bernard van Duren, BEng, MBChB, DPhil, CEng, FIMechE, FRCS, Hemant Pandit, FRCS (Orth), D Phil (Oxon)

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Examining the effect of educational games on middle school students’ attitudes towards physical education and sports lessons and their motor skills by Kezban Gülşen Eşkil, Belgin Gökyürek

“…Abstract Aim The aim of this research is to examine the changes in children’s motor skills and attitudes towards the lesson through the use of 12-week educational games as an addition to the existing physical education and sports curriculum and the elective sports and physical activity course. Methods The study was conducted with 5th and 6th-grade students from Şehit Yakup Çınar Middle School in Sincan district, Ankara during the 2022-2023 Academic Year. …”
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Heavy gravity combined with light gravity local anesthetic in subarachnoid anesthesia for cesarean section did not reduce the incidence of intraoperative hypotension in maternal wo... by Wei Qiao, Linlin Liu, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Kairui Liu, Lingzhi Wang

“…Abstract Background Subarachnoid anesthesia is the primary anesthetic method for elective cesarean section surgery, characterized by rapidly taking effect and reliable analgesia. …”
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Investigating the effect of ondansetron in reducing myoclonic movements caused by intravenous administration of etomidate by Mohammad Alipour, Seyed Javad Purafzali Firuzabadi

“…Candidate patients for elective eye surgery with ASA class I-II were selected using the available sampling method. …”
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A comparative study of key quality performance indicators in anesthesia and surgery in operation theatre at a tertiary care hospital in Rishikesh by Bhavna Gupta, Sanjay Agrawal, Anubha Agarwal

“…Background and Aims: A Key Performance Indicator (KPI) is a critical metric measuring organizational success or specific activities, reflecting the periodic achievement of operational goals aligned with strategic objectives. Material and Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study of key quality performance indicators, (CQI-NABH) concerning anesthesia and surgical services was conducted at a tertiary care hospital after taking institutional ethical clearance (AIIMS/IEC/21/150). …”
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Long-Term Outcomes after Rotational Atherectomy for Calcified Chronic Total Occlusion versus Nonchronic Total Occlusion Coronary Lesions by Karim Elbasha, Nader Mankerious, Mohamed Alawady, Ghada Ibrahim, Radwa Abdullah, Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, Rayyan Hemetsberger, Ralph Toelg, Gert Richardt, Abdelhakim Allali

“…Moreover, this report evaluates the role of the elective RA approach in calcified CTOs. Methods and Results. …”
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Investigating the Secondary Care System Burden of Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia (GSDIa) Using the Hospital Episode Statistics Database by Eliza Kruger, Shreena Giblin

“… # Objective We sought to quantify the number of patients with GSDIa within secondary care settings across England and to evaluate the burden of disease associated with living with GSDIa. # Methods This study utilized the United Kingdom Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) database across a 69-month time period (April 2015–December 2020) to investigate National Health Service (NHS) resource use and GSDIa mortality…”
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Factors predicting preoperative anxiety among adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery in China: A cross-sectional study by Aizhen Xing, Pornpat Hengudomsub, Panicha Ponpinij

“…Objective: This study aimed to explore preoperative anxiety and its predictors, including fear of surgery, preoperative sleep quality, perception of illness severity, and perceived social support among adult patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 142 adult patients undergoing elective cardiac surgery using simple random sampling. …”
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Trends in the epidemiology of fear of childbirth and association with intended mode of delivery: A nationwide register‐based cohort study in Finland by Matias Vaajala, Rasmus Liukkonen, Ilari Kuitunen, Ville Ponkilainen, Ville M. Mattila, Maiju Kekki

“…Material and methods Data from the National Medical Birth Register were used to evaluate the epidemiology of FOC and to determine the main risk factors for FOC in Finland between 2004 and 2018. …”
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Quadratus Lumborum Block Versus Transversus Abdominis Plane Block for Postoperative Analgesia After Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery by Mihaela Roxana Oliță, Mihai Adrian Eftimie, Bogdan Obrișcă, Bogdan Sorohan, Dragoș Eugen Georgescu, Liliana Elena Mirea, Dana Rodica Tomescu

“…This study aims to compare postoperative analgesia between the blocks in laparoscopic colorectal surgery. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: A retrospective analysis was performed on patients with elective colorectal surgeries who received bilateral US TAP blocks in the supine position or US anterior QL block in the lateral position at the end of the surgery and before extubating, with Ropivacaine 0.25%. …”
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Association of chronic kidney disease with acute clinical outcomes and hospitalization costs of cancer resection. by Sara Sakowitz, Syed Shahyan Bakhtiyar, Saad Mallick, Amulya Vadlakonda, Ifigenia Oxyzolou, Konmal Ali, Nikhil Chervu, Peyman Benharash

“…<h4>Methods</h4>All adult hospitalizations entailing elective resection for lung, esophageal, gastric, pancreatic, hepatic, or colon cancer were identified in the 2016-2020 National Inpatient Sample. …”
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Effect of Uterine Artery Clamping in Reducing Cesarean Hysterectomy in Pregnancies Complicated by Placenta Accrete Spectrum by Balen Mohammad Jabar, Maryam Bakir Mahmood, Taher Abdullah Hussein Hawramy, Naz Azad Abdullah

“…A sample of sixty pregnant women with placenta accreta spectrum surgically managed by elective cesarean section and divided into two study groups (32 women underwent elective cesarean section with uterine artery clamping [interventional group] and 28 women underwent elective cesarean section without uterine artery clamping [control group]. …”
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LIPOPROTEIN-ASSOCIATED PHOSPHOLIPASE A2 IN CARDIOVASCULAR RISK STRATIFICATION AFTER CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES: WHICH DECISION RULE THRESHOLD TO CHOOSE? by A. T. Teplyakov, A. V. Kuznetsova, N. V. Protopopova, A. V. Andriyanova, T. E. Suslova, O. N. Nasanova, V. V. Kalyuzhin

“…The research objective is to determine the posterior probability of adverse cardiovascular events after elective coronary intervention in patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) associated with type 2 diabetes, at high level of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) in blood serum, as well as to find out the optimal separation point value for this predictor, which increase allows to identify high risk with accuracy.Material and methods. …”
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Liver transplantation for alcoholic hepatitis: A systematic review with meta-analysis. by Astrid Marot, Margaux Dubois, Eric Trépo, Christophe Moreno, Pierre Deltenre

“…<h4>Aim</h4>Synthesize the available evidence on liver transplantation for AH to assess alcohol relapse and 6-month survival.<h4>Methods</h4>Meta-analysis of trials evaluating liver transplantation for AH, either clinically severe or diagnosed on the explant.…”
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Antenatal Corticosteroids for Reducing Adverse Maternal and Child Outcomes in Special Populations of Women at Risk of Imminent Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Rachel M Amiya, Linda B Mlunde, Erika Ota, Toshiyuki Swa, Olufemi T Oladapo, Rintaro Mori

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A systematic search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, POPLINE, and World Health Organization Regional Databases was conducted for all comparative studies. …”
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Patients’ experience of care index: A new, reliable, and useful questionnaire in lumbar spine surgery by Arkan Sam Sayed Noor, Björn Knutsson

“…Discussion and conclusion: The PEC index seems to be a promising tool with a clinically useful composite questionnaire for assessing PEC in patients undergoing elective spine surgery. In clinical settings, the index can accompany other outcome scores to evaluate and compare different diagnoses and management methods.…”
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Efficiency of Cardiotropic Therapy in Neonatal Infants with Posthypoxic Myocardial Damage by Yu. N. Belova, A. A. Tarasova, I. F. Ostreikov

“…Objective: to define the optimal tranexamic acid dosage regimen to reduce perioperative blood loss during total endo-prosthetic hip joint replacement (TEHJR). Subjects and methods. A randomized controlled trial enrolled 90 patients admitted for elective primary cementless TEHJR. …”
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