Detecting Rates, Trends and Determinants of Cesarean Section Deliveries in Iran Using Generalized Additive Mixed Models by Marzieh Mahmoodi, Abbas Moghimbeigi, Javad Faradmal, Masoome Ghahramani

“…Background: The present study aimed to investigate the trend of cesarean section and its related factors through the recent years. Methods: The study data containing delivery information from Hamadan hospitals and are recorded from 2001 to 2014. …”
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Bilateral orchidopexy for intermittent testicular torsion by Paul K. Hegarty, Mona Kalantar, Penelope A. Hegarty, Helen Zafirakis, Jack E. Monahan

“…Secondarily, this study aims to assess the rate of pain improvement following orchidopexy. Methods This is a prospective cohort of patients. …”
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The role of group projects in enhancing soft skills by Vijaya Bhaskar C, Sujatha Priyadharshini P.R., Prabha Govindharaj, Praveen Sam D

“…Teachers used a mixed-method approach that includes questionnaires and semi-structured interviews to collect responses from students regarding their demonstration of soft skills during the group projects. …”
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Let’s be pediatricians: What influences Saudi medical students’ interest in pursuing a career in pediatrics by Yossef Alnasser, Aljohara I. Alharthi, Reema M. AlJohani, Abdullah S. Alsaedi, Shouq I. Alajlani, Fahad H. Bin Shalhoub, Jamal A. S. Omar

“…This study aims to explore Saudi medical students’ interest in pediatrics while trying to capture influencing factors and barriers. Method: A cross-sectional design was adopted to conduct this study. …”
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Metastasis Leher Tersembunyi pada Karsinoma Lidah T1-T2 by Taufiqurrahman ., Camelia Herdini

“…</p><p>Kata kunci: karsinoma lidah, metastasis leher tersembunyi, diseksi leher supraomohioid</p><p> </p><p>Abstract<br />Carcinoma of tongue has a high propensity for nodal metastasis in the neck, even in early stages (T1–T2). There is no method of imaging or other examination that will detect occult nodal metastasis. …”
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Research of Bacterial Contamination of The Surgical Field During Phacoemulsification by T. Yu. Bogdanova, A. N. Kulikov, E. V. Danilenko, L. A. Kraeva

“…To evaluate the sterility of the surgical field and anterior chamber fluid (ACF) during elective (PEC).Materials and methods. 75 eyes were examined. …”
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Neonatal and maternal outcomes at early vs. full term following induction of labor; A secondary analysis of the OBLIGE randomized trial by Sara Carlhäll, Jane Alsweiler, Malcolm Battin, Jessica Wilson, Lynn Sadler, John M. D. Thompson, Michelle R. Wise

“…Material and methods An observational cohort study as a secondary analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial of 1087 New Zealand women with a planned IOL ≥37+0 GW. …”
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Sex differences in frailty manifestations in patients with coronary artery disease by K. E. Krivoshapova, N. A. Galimova, E. D. Bazdyrev, O. L. Barbarash

“…To analyze the differences in detection rate of prefrailty and frailty syndrome (FS) in male and female patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing elective coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG).Material and methods. …”
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The effect of adding dexmedetomidine or dexamethasone to bupivacaine–fentanyl mixture in spinal anesthesia for cesarean section by Sameh Abdelkhalik Ahmed, Hashem Adel Lotfy, Tarek Abdel Hay Mostafa

“…This study investigated the effect of adding either dexmedetomidine or dexamethasone to the intrathecal bupivacaine–fentanyl mixture on the postoperative analgesia duration, after elective cesarean section. Material and Methods: This prospective, randomized, double-blind study was conducted on 90 full-term parturients undergoing elective cesarean section, who were randomly distributed into three groups. …”
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Attitudes of pregnant women and mothers of children with orofacial clefts toward prenatal diagnosis of nonsyndromic orofacial clefts in a semiurban set-up in India by Poornima Kadagad, Pascal Pinto, Rajesh Powar

“…Subjects/Participants: One hundred pregnant women consulting the Obstetrics department and 100 mothers of children with orofacial clefts in the Cleft and Craniofacial Unit were selected. Materials and Methods: Group I subjects were interviewed using a questionnaire and were shown preoperative and postoperative pictures of children treated for cleft lip and palate. …”
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Outcomes of Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Using Custom Femoral Stems in Patients With Secondary Hip Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review by Kevin Ilo, BSc, FRCS, Prith Hallikeri, FRCS, Habillan Naathan, BMBS, Bernard Van Duren, D Phil, FRCS, Mark Higgins, FRCS, Iain McNamara, MD, FRCS, Toby Smith, BSc, MSc, PhD

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Are Planned Caesarean Hysterectomies Performed Too Early in Placenta Accreta Spectrum Cases? by Aytekin Uzkar, Selim Karaküçük

“…There is currently no consensus regarding the optimal gestational age at which elective surgery should be performed to reduce the potential complications of PAS. …”
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Maternal and perinatal outcomes of live births after uterus transplantation: A systematic review by Mats Brännström, Hans Bokström, Henrik Hagberg, Ylva Carlsson

“…The aim of the study was to systematically review maternal and neonatal outcomes in the pregnancies of women who have undergone UTx. Material and Methods The population of this review were women that have undergone UTx and delivered child(ren). …”
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Major risk factors of maternal adverse outcome in women with two or more previous cesarean sections by Egić Amira, Karadžov-Orlić Nataša, Mojović Donka, Milovanović Zaga, Vučeljić Jovana, Krsmanović Suzana

“…The aim of this study was to assess factors that might have major impact on maternal adverse outcome in women with two or more previous cesarean sections. Methods. This retrospective study included women with single term pregnancy after two or more cesarean deliveries in a 10-year period (2004−2013) in the University Clinic “Narodni front” in Belgrade, Serbia. …”
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Evaluation of wastage of commonly used anaesthetic agents in the operating theatres of a South African teaching hospital by P Majara, G Leballo

“…However, safe anaesthetic drug administration during both elective and emergency surgeries can be achieved without increasing wastage or costs. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on governmental hospitals performance indicators in city of Yazd, Iran: an interrupted time-series analysis by Mohammad Ranjbar, Mohammad Bazyar, Ommolbanin Sarkari, Hossein Ameri, Blake Angell, Yibeltal Assefa

“…Objective This study aimed to investigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on key performance indicators of public hospitals in Iran. Methods In this quasi-experimental study, we used time-series analysis to examine eight key indicators of hospital performance: number of outpatient visits, number of elective hospitalization, average length of stay, hospital mortality rate, number of surgeries, hospitalization rate, emergency visits, bed occupancy rate, and hospitals’ revenue. …”
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Transient Elevation of Liver Function Tests and Bilirubin Levels After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Alexandros Giakoustidis, Menelaos Papakonstantinou, Christos Gkoutzios, Paraskevi Chatzikomnitsa, Areti Danai Gkaitatzi, Athanasia Myriskou, Petros Bangeas, Panagiotis Dimitrios Loufopoulos, Vasileios N. Papadopoulos, Dimitrios Giakoustidis

“…The aim of this study is to present a series of patients of our institute with elevated liver enzymes and bilirubin after laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the absence of intraoperative injury or any other obvious etiology and to provide a possible explanation of this finding. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: From 2019 to 2023, 200 patients underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy at the Papageorgiou General Hospital and at the European Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki utilizing the “critical view of safety” method. …”
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Apnoeic oxygenation during paediatric tracheal intubation: a study protocol for a single-centre, cluster randomised clinical trial (ApOx-Pedi-Trial) by Markus A Weigand, Marietta Kirchner, Stefan Mohr, Davut Deniz Uzun, Benjamin P Zimmermann, Sebastian Knoeller, Aleksandar R Zivkovic, Felix C F Schmitt

“…However, its efficacy in airway management during elective surgeries has not been adequately studied.Methods and analysis The ApOx-Pedi-Trial is a single-centre, cluster randomised, controlled clinical trial comparing the use of low-flow apnoeic oxygenation during the induction of general anaesthesia in infants and children up to 6 years of age undergoing elective surgery at the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital to standard of care (no apnoeic oxygenation). …”
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Adjunctive azithromycin prophylaxis protects women from uterine cesarean scar defect: A randomized controlled trial by Ding Huang, Sha Chen, Yanqing Cai, Liye Shi, Yiru Shi, Min Zeng, Weiwei Cheng, Jian Zhang, Hongjie Pan

“…This study investigated the protective effect of adjunctive azithromycin in combination with single‐dose cephalosporin against CSD in women undergoing non‐elective cesarean delivery. Material and methods A randomized, double‐blind, controlled clinical trial was conducted in a University hospital in Shanghai, China. …”
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Clients’ experiences in their first entry to the operating room: a descriptive phenomenological study by Nasim Alipour, Amir Jalali, Rostam Jalali, Alireza Khatony

“…This study explains the experiences of clients in the first entry to the operating room. Methods This qualitative study was conducted using a descriptive phenomenological method. …”
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