Evaluating the Reliability of Anatomic Landmarks in Safe Lumbar Puncture Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Does Sex Matter? by Maryam Rahmani, Seyed Mehran Vaziri Bozorg, Ahmad Reza Ghasemi Esfe, Afsaneh Morteza, Omid Khalilzadeh, Elham Pedarzadeh, Madjid Shakiba

“…To determine the level of the conus medullaris-Tuffier's line, and conus medullaris-Tuffier's line distance using imaging and evaluate their relation to age and gender. Methods. We performed a cross-sectional study of 189 adult participants, who underwent MR imaging of lumbosacral spine. …”
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Clinical and epidemiological characteristics of imported intestinal infections in children by E. Yu. Pylaeva, N. N. Zverevа, А. А. Erovichenkov, S. K. Pylaeva, E. A. Artamonova, N. Yu. Pshenichnaya, A. M. Demkina, O. N. Solodovnikova, Yu. N. Khlypovka, A. Yu. Dyagileva, A. Kh. Nurpeysova, A. U. Berestovskaia, O. V. Shamsheva, D. N. Protsenko

“…In the case of traveling abroad, the prevailing purpose was tourism, with equal proportions staying in a hotel or private sector. …”
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Acute safety, cardiovascular, perceptual and neuromuscular responses to autoregulated and non-autoregulated blood flow restriction training during elbow rehabilitation in people wi... by Daniel C. Ogrezeanu, Andrea Tur-Boned, Nicholas Rolnick, Nicholas Rolnick, Juan J. Carrasco, Juan J. Carrasco, Carlos Cruz-Montecinos, Carlos Cruz-Montecinos, Joaquín Calatayud, Santiago Bonanad, Sofía Pérez-Alenda

“…Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the acute safety, cardiovascular, neuromuscular and perceptual responses during AUTO and NAUTO BFR training in PWH.MethodsEleven severe PWH under prophylaxis performed two sessions of elbow flexion and extension using elastic bands at 50% of the limb occlusion pressure (LOP) with different BFR settings (AUTO vs. …”
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Humanising processes after harm part 2: compounded harm experienced by patients and their families after safety incidents by Lauren Ramsey, Joanne Hughes, Debra Hazeldine, Sarah Seddon, Mary Gould, Jo Wailling, Jenni Murray, Siobhan McHugh, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Daisy Halligan, Katherine Ludwin, Jane K. O’Hara

“…However, the latter, termed ‘compounded harm’ is rarely acknowledged.AimsWe aimed to explore the ways compounded harm is experienced by patients and their families as a result of organisational responses to safety incidents and propose how this may be reduced in practice.MethodsWe used framework analysis to qualitatively explore data derived from interviews with 42 people with lived or professional experience of safety incident responses. …”
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Development and the need for implementation of a health-related quality of life measurement strategy for patients with soft tissue sarcoma undergoing preoperative radiotherapy by Geraldien Florine Foppele, Lisette M. Wiltink, Marta Fiocco, Jules Lansu, Astrid N. Scholten, Winan J. van Houdt, Yvonne Schrage, Winette T.A. van der Graaf, Rick L.M. Haas, Olga Husson

“…Patients and methods: To address this gap, a sarcoma-specific tool was developed complementing the most used cancer-generic EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire, with additional items tailored to the specific challenges of radiotherapy and surgery in sarcoma patients. …”
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Evaluation of GFAP/UCH-L1 biomarkers for computed tomography exclusion in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) by Jacopo M. Legramante, Marilena Minieri, Marzia Belli, Alfredo Giovannelli, Alessia Agnoli, Daniela Bajo, Lorenza Bellincampi, Anna Maria De Angelis, Alessandro Terrinoni, Massimo Pieri, Eleonora Nicolai, Vito N. Di Lecce, Carla Paganelli, Gianluigi Ferrazza, Susanna Longo, Marco Ciotti, Sergio Bernardini

“…This study retrospectively evaluated the possible use of these combined biomarkers as negative predictors for excluding brain injuries in patients with suspected mTBI in the emergency department. Methods Adult patients (n = 130) enrolled at Tor Vergata University Hospital (Rome, Italy), consecutively registered at the triage of the emergency department between October 2022 and January 2023, with non-penetrating TBI and Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score of 13–15, were considered. …”
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SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS AND INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS: CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC PARALLELS AND IMAGINARY MIMICRY by S. P. Filonenko, A. A. Nikulina, E. A. Smirnova, E. V. Korotchenko

“…Aim of the study – draw attention to the differential diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and infective endocarditis.Materials and methods. Patient A., 44 years old, was admitted to the cardiologic department of Ryazan Regional Clinical Cardiology Clinic diagnosed with probable infective subacute endocarditis, glomerulonephritis, with complaints of weakness, fatigue, increase in body temperature up to 37.7 °C preferably in the evening, dry cough, shortness of breath on mild exertion, swelling of legs and feet. …”
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Dental Students’ Perception and Self-Perceived Confidence Level in Key Dental Procedures for General Practice and the Impact of Competency Implementation on Their Confidence Level,... by Wijdan R. Elmanaseer, Salah A. Al-Omoush, Rasha A. Alamoush, Rawan Abu Zaghlan, Firas Alsoleihat

“…The data were analysed using SPSS statistics and Levene’s Test for Equality of Variances and t-test for Equality of Means calculated. …”
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Association of SP-A and SP-D Surfactant Proteins with the Severity of CommunityAcquired Pneumonia by O. S. Kharlamova, K. Y. Nikolayev, Y. I. Ragino, M. I. Voyevoda

“…To evaluate the associations of surfactant proteins SP-A and SP-D in blood plasma with the severity of CAP.Material and methods. The study included 247 patients admitted to the therapeutic department. …”
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Prognostic value of immunohistochemical marker HER2/neu in patients resected for gastric cancer stage IIIA by O. M. Levyk

“…The aim of research Study the prognostic significance of immunohistochemical marker HER-2/neu in patients resected for gastric cancer stage IIIA. Materials and methods Materials for the study were histologic surgical specimens of the primary tumor in 21 patients who had surgery in the Zaporozhye Regional Clinical Oncology Center due to stomach cancer stage IIIA, including 14 men (67%) and 7 females (33%). …”
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Measurement of the interface of external connection implants with metal or zirconia abutments under scanning electron microscopy by Blanca Nieves-Rodriguez, Jair Rodríguez-Ivich, Nana Kwame Ampomah, Fabio Luiz Andretti

“…Several studies have found that the shape of the abutment and implant, the kind of connection between the implant and abutment (external, internal, conical, and their variants), the material of the implant and abutment, tightening torque value of the screw, surface topography and preparation, and the marginal fit between components can all have an impact on the size of the microgap. Methods Eighty external hex implants (4.1 mm) from the same company were divided into four equal groups. …”
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Therapeutic Effects of Topical Traditional Chinese Medicine on Upper Extremity Fractures by Lin WY, Lu CA, Chang CW, Yeh YC

“…This pilot study evaluated the safety and efficacy of two established TCM formulations during the acute phase of injury.Patients and Methods: In this single-center, four-arm randomized controlled trial (NCT04593849), 24 adults with conservatively managed upper extremity fractures and Tscherne C0 or C1 tissue injuries were allocated to one of four groups: Wan-Yin-Gao-Jia-Jean-Wey (WYGJJW), Ru-Yih-Jin-Huang-Saan (RYJHS), TCM placebo, or control. …”
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Real-World Validity of Tissue-Agnostic Circulating Tumor DNA Response Monitoring in Lung Cancers Treated With Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, or Targeted Agents by Anne C. Chiang, MD, PhD, Russell W. Madison, MS, Zoe June Assaf, PhD, Alexander Fine, PhD, Yi Cao, PhD, Ole Gjoerup, PhD, Yanmei Huang, PhD, Dexter X. Jin, PhD, Jason Hughes, PhD, Vladan Antic, MD, PhD, Amanda Young, PhD, David Fabrizio, MS, David Shames, PhD, Sophia Maund, PhD, Alexia Exarchos, MPH, Shailendra Lakhanpal, MD, Richard Zuniga, MD, Lincoln W. Pasquina, PhD, Katja Schulze, PhD

“…We evaluated the validity of tissue-agnostic ctDNA quantification across four treatment modalities in NSCLC and SCLC. Methods: Data from consenting patients were collected from electronic health records as part of the Prospective Clinico-Genomic study (NCT04180176). ctDNA tumor fraction (TF) was retrospectively calculated for plasma collected six to 15 weeks after therapy initiation. …”
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Association of Sociodemographic Factors With Overtriage, Undertriage, and Value of Care After Major Surgery by Tyler J. Loftus, MD, Matthew M. Ruppert, MS, Benjamin Shickel, PhD, Tezcan Ozrazgat-Baslanti, PhD, Jeremy A. Balch, MD, Kenneth L. Abbott, MD, Die Hu, MS, Adnan Javed, MD, Firas Madbak, MD, Faheem Guirgis, MD, David Skarupa, MD, Philip A. Efron, MD, Patrick J. Tighe, MD, William R. Hogan, MD, Parisa Rashidi, PhD, Gilbert R. Upchurch, Jr, MD, Azra Bihorac, MD

“…In a fair system, overtriage of low-acuity patients to intensive care units (ICUs) and undertriage of high-acuity patients to general wards would affect all sociodemographic subgroups equally. Methods:. This multicenter, longitudinal cohort study of hospital admissions immediately after major surgery compared hospital mortality and value of care (risk-adjusted mortality/total costs) across 4 cohorts: overtriage (N = 660), risk-matched overtriage controls admitted to general wards (N = 3077), undertriage (N = 2335), and risk-matched undertriage controls admitted to ICUs (N = 4774). …”
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Exoskeleton Training for Spinal Cord Injury Neuropathic Pain (ExSCIP): Protocol for a Phase 2 Feasibility Randomised Trial [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with rese... by Orlaith Doherty, Conor White, Nanna Brix Finnerup, Eimear Smith, Mark Pollock, Nathan Kirwan, Olive Lennon, Catherine Blake

“…Our primary aim is to assess the impact of exoskeleton-based walking on NP intensity and interference after SCI and examine feasibility outcomes for progression to a definitive trial. Methods This is a phase 2 single-blinded, randomised feasibility study. …”
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Association Between Sociodemographic Disparities and Door to Computerized Tomography Time in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke Across COVID-19 Periods in the Emergency Department... by Yu-Lin Hsieh, Ching-Fang Tiffany Tzeng, Maha Khan, Andrew Shedd, Thomas Damrow, Dahlia Hassani, Matthew Danley, Jaydeep Shah, Jennifer Walker, Eric H. Chou

“…However, sociodemographic backgrounds may impact the DTCT in acute stroke patients. Methods: This was a retrospective, multicenter, cohort study between January 2018 and August 2022 throughout North Texas. …”
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Therapeutic effect of focused-extracorporeal shockwave therapy on muscular and adjacent tissue stiffness and pain changes in myofascial pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial... by Pijakkana Vasvit, Kultida Klarod, Oranat Sukkho, Sirirat Kiatkulanusorn, Phurichaya Werasirirat, Xue-Qiang Wang, Yong-Hui Zhang, Juntip Namsawang, Pornpimol Muanjai, Nongnuch Luangpon

“…This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of fESWT and sham-fESWT in alleviating muscular stiffness, pain, and functional disability. Methods: Sixty-four office workers (mean age 31.4 ± 9.5 years) with myofascial pain syndrome of the upper trapezius were randomly and equally assigned to receive either the fESWT or sham-fESWT. …”
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Effect of Moxibustion on HIF-1α and VEGF Levels in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Yuanyuan Gong, Zeyun Yu, Yingni Wang, Yan Xiong, Yumei Zhou, Chen-xi Liao, Yuan Li, Yun Luo, Yu Bai, Bailu Chen, Yuzhi Tang, Ping Wu

“…To evaluate the effect of moxibustion on serum levels of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in patients with RA and to explore the possible mechanism of moxibustion. Methods. This study involved 46 RA patients who had fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to a treatment group and a control group in an equal ratio. …”
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Drug utilisation trends in a physical rehabilitation hospital by Ljubojević Gordana, Mastikosa Milan, Dostanić-Došenović Tanja, Novaković-Bursać Snježana, Tomić Nataša, Talić Goran, Škrbić Ranko, Stojiljković Miloš P.

“…The objective of this study was to analyse the drug utilisation patterns in a rehabilitation hospital over the period 2011–2016. Methods. The Anatomic Therapeutic Chemical classification/Defined Daily Dose (ATC/DDD) methodology was used to monitor the drug utilisation expressed as a number of DDD per 100 patient-days (HPD). …”
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A nerve root decompression position identified by 3D CT scan: the modified reversed contralateral axial rotation position for patients with lumbar disc prolapse by Ahmed Raffet, Mark Laslett, Raymond Lee, Noha Khaled, Ghada Abdel Moneim Mohamed, Hossam Y. Sayed, Ahmed H. Omar, Maged M. Hawana, Mahmoud M. Ali, Salam M. Elhafez, Mohamed M. ElMeligie, Hossam Eddein Fawaz

“…Purpose To investigate real-time effects of specific 3 dimensional positioning of the trunk on the cross sectional area (CSA) of the LIVF in patients with lumbar disc prolapse and radiculopathy using 3D-CT scan imaging. Methods Ninety males aged between 20 and 40 years with unilateral lumbar disc prolapse and radiculopathy were separated into three equal groups based on the level of disc prolapse. …”
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