Peripheral Artery Tonometry Reveals Impaired Endothelial Function before Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with Periprocedural Myocardial Injury by Zhangwei Chen, You Zhou, Jiasheng Yin, Qinglai Gao, Ao Chen, Yan Xia, Danbo Lu, Dong Huang, Juying Qian, Junbo Ge

“…Methods. 268 patients suspected with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and scheduled for elective coronary angiography were enrolled. …”
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Haemorrhoidal artery ligation compared to alternative surgical techniques for the treatment of grade II-IV haemorrhoids: A systematic review by Dayna van de Hoef, Aisling Hogan

“…This review assesses clinical outcomes of this technique in comparison to alternative modern techniques. Methods. The literature was searched on MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library databases. …”
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Modern concepts in non-surgical esthetics; a review by Anca Pantea Stoian, Razvan Hainarosie, Catalina Pietrosanu, Andreea Rusescu, Liliana F. Andronache, Stana Paunica, Cristian Balalau, Teodora S. Pituru

“…This paper reviews modern methods used in non-surgical esthetics, especially in Romania. …”
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Automated External Defibrillator Use: a Clinical Note by Ondrej Franek

“…Objective: to evaluate the safety of postoperative analgesia via continuous intravenous infusion of promedol versus its traditional intramuscular injection. Subjects and methods. In the postoperative period, analgesia via continuous intravenous infusions of different promedol doses was performed in 20 children aged 5 months to 3 years, who had undergone elective surgical interventions. …”
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Who Needs to Be Allocated in ICU after Thoracic Surgery? An Observational Study by Liana Pinheiro, Ilka Lopes Santoro, Sonia Maria Faresin

“…The aims of this study were to identify predictive factors for effective use of ICU admission after lung resection and to develop a risk composite measure to predict its effective use. Methods. 120 adult patients undergoing elective lung resection were enrolled in an observational prospective cohort study. …”
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A multi-pronged approach to addressing curricular challenges in undergraduate immunology education by Elena Tonc, Elena Tonc, Devavani Chatterjea, Devavani Chatterjea

“…We addressed this barrier with a multi-pronged approach of elective immunology courses, first-year seminars, a majors’ survey course with a skills-based lab, advanced topical seminars, and an inquiry-based immunological research methods course. …”
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Limitations of the Use of Pressure Waves to Verify Correct Epidural Needle Position in Dogs by Chiara Adami, Alessandra Bergadano, Claudia Spadavecchia

“…The use of pressure waves to confirm the correct position of the epidural needle has been described in several domestic species and proposed as a valid alternative to standard methods, namely, control radiographic exam and fluoroscopy. …”
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Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of Open Surgical and Endovascular Repair for Type B Aortic Dissection by Michael E. Brunt, Natalia N. Egorova, Alan J. Moskowitz

“…To identify national outcomes of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for type B aortic dissections (TBADs). Methods. The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database was examined from 2005 to 2008 using ICD-9 codes to identify patients with TBAD who underwent TEVAR or open surgical repair. …”
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Preoperative Nutritional Risk Assessment for Predicting Complications after Radical Cystectomy plus Urinary Diversion for Bladder Cancer by Xing Wei, Jia Wang, Haitao Liu, Weizhe Fan, Gang Guo

“…To investigate the predictive value of preoperative nutritional risk assessment on the occurrence of complications after radical cystectomy plus urinary diversion for bladder cancer. Methods. Retrospective analysis of 178 patients with bladder cancer between July 2010 and March 2022 who underwent elective radical cystectomy plus urinary diversion was conducted. …”
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Comparison of BlockBuster® Laryngeal Mask Airway, King Vision® Video Laryngoscope, and flexible intubation scope for orotracheal intubation in adult patients with simulated immobil... by Neha Sinha, Kharat Bhat, Samiksha Khanuja, Mahima Gupta, Megha Wadhwani, Pratibha Panjiar

“…This study compared the intubation characteristics of BlockBuster laryngeal mask airway (BBLM), King Vision video laryngoscope (KKVL) and flexible intubation scope (FIS) in patients with simulated immobilised cervical spine. Methods: This study was performed on 120 adult patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I–II scheduled for elective surgery under general anaesthesia requiring orotracheal intubation. …”
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IMPACTOF THE ‘SHUTTLE TIME –BADMINTON’PROGRAM ON STUDENTS’PHYSICAL FITNESS by R. Ivanova, D. Simeonova

“…The data were traced using the system for assessing the students’ physical fitness in the Republic of Bulgaria at the beginning and end of the 2022/23 school year. The statistical methods used for data processing were Variation analysis and Student's paired-sample t-test. …”
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Comparison of intubating conditions in two different head elevations for direct laryngoscopy in stretcher – A prospective randomized controlled study by Tejasri Ketireddy, Kavitha Jayaram, Singam Geetha, Archana Pathy, Padmaja Durga

“…The aim of the study was to compare the glottic visualization and intubating conditions during direct laryngoscopy using conventional head cushion or Popitz Pillow for patients intubated in stretcher. Methods: This prospective randomized controlled study was conducted on patients with the age of 18 and 60 years, of any gender undergoing elective spine surgery in prone position. …”
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Inclusion of Pediatric Dentistry in the Curricular Structure of Dental Courses in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil by Elisa Maria Rosa de Barros Coelho, Amanda Baptista da Silva Heck, Gabriela Fernandes Kern dos Santos, Simone Helena Ferreira, João Batista Blessmann Weber, Paulo Floriani Kramer

“…Objective: To investigate the inclusion of pediatric dentistry in the curricular matrix of dental courses in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Material and Methods: A descriptive exploratory study was conducted. …”
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Preoperative Anaemia and Associated Postoperative Outcomes in Noncardiac Surgery Patients in Central Region of Ghana by Gladys Amponsah, Alice Charwudzi

“…This study aims to determine the prevalence of PA among noncardiac surgical patients and its implications for their postoperative outcomes. Methods. This study was designed as an observational study; data including demographics and clinical and laboratory results were collected from the patients’ records and through interviews. …”
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Clinicopathological Factors Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis by Kamal Deep Joshi, Anubhav Singh, Nitu Singh, Abhinav Bhardwaj, Abhimannyu Choudhury, Shilpi Saxena, Dharamendra Kumar Singh

“…The current study was done with an aim to find the association of various clinicopathological factors to the presence of cervical lymph node metastasis in OSCC. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis of hospital records from January 2020 to June 2023 was conducted in a tertiary care center. …”
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Information Value of Calculated Hematological Indices in the Assessment of Cardiac Risk in Oncological Surgery by D. A. Sokolov, I. A. Kozlov

“…The objective: to study information value of the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) in the cardiac risk assessment in abdominal oncological surgery.Subjects and Methods. 94 patients of 68 [62‒73] years old who underwent elective surgery were examined.Results. …”
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Life-purpose orientations of patients with coronary artery disease by E. A. Zakharyan, I. V. Zyabkina

“…To study the role of life-purpose orientations in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) in the context of their clinical characteristics.Material and methods. The study included 286 people, including 242 patients with an established diagnosis of CAD and 44 healthy volunteers (control group). …”
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Preventing postoperative complications after robot-assisted transabdominal preperetoneal repair: clinical case by D. M. Sharafutdinov, R. R. Shavaleev, I. R. Kabirov, V. N. Pavlov

“…The most frequent complication after transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair is postoperative seroma.Materials and methods. A 35-year-old patient C. with a right-sided inguinal hernia sought medical care in our clinic. …”
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Organization of hospital services for an outbreak of arboviral infections. Cienfuegos 2018 by Carlos García Gómez, María Ocavina Rodríguez Roque, Viviana García Escudero, Andrés Pável Peña Batista, Mailé Ramírez Martínez, Onel Rodríguez Chávez

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima Hospital in the province of Cienfuegos during the outbreak of cases suspected of arbovirus infections. <br /><strong>Methods:</strong> descriptive research in the field of the hospital organization of health services in epidemic situations. …”
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Evaluation of Post-Operative Pain Management Techniques in Oral Surgery by Jeswin Singh Mongia, Annaluru Sri Sasank Tejaswee, Vishnu Gowtham Marella, Donka Srilakshmi, Mazen Ahmad Almasri, Pavan Tenglikar, BS Dayanithi

“…Objective: This prospective research directed to estimate the efficacy and safety of different post-operative pain management techniques in oral surgery subjects. Methods: Patients scheduled for various oral surgical procedures were recruited from a single oral surgery clinic between January 2022 and December 2023. …”
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