Endoscopic management of hemorrhagic pancreatic fluid collections: A propensity‐matched analysis by Rishi Pawa, Robert Dorrell, Greg Russell, Madison Nguyen, Clancy Clark, Girish Mishra, Swati Pawa

“…Wilcoxon two‐sample tests were used to compare continuous variables and Fisher's exact test was used to compare categorical variables. …”
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Optimising neonatal services for very preterm births between 27+0 and 31+6 weeks gestation in England: the OPTI-PREM mixed-methods study by Thillagavathie Pillay, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Natalie Armstrong, Sarah E Seaton, Miaoqing Yang, Victor L Banda, Kelvin Dawson, Abdul QT Ismail, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Caroline Cupit, Alexis Paton, Bradley N Manktelow, Elizabeth S Draper, Neena Modi, Helen E Campbell, Elaine M Boyle

“…These results suggested that neonatal intensive care units are likely to represent value for money for the National Health Service. …”
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QTc prolongation and dysrhythmia risk in emergency department patients administered ondansetron by Evan Lawyer, Jessica Krizo, Kailee Pollock, Carline Mangira, Erin L. Simon

“…Patients were categorized by QTc length. Categorical variables were described using frequencies and percentages and p-values obtained from Pearson Chi square or Fisher's exact tests where appropriate. …”
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Alternative discharge destination following lobectomy: Analysis of a national quality improvement databaseCentral MessagePerspective by Victoria Yin, MD, MPH, Sean C. Wightman, MD, Takashi Harano, MD, Scott M. Atay, MD, Anthony W. Kim, MD

“…Adding surgical approach (C-statistic = 0.673; model C) or age group (C-statistic = 0.682; model D) as independent variables with mFI-5 improved model fit. Conclusions: Patients who were frail or age >75 years were more likely to have postlobectomy ADCD. …”
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Invasive mosquitofish impact a threatened toothcarp through water quality impairment and resource competition by Irene Gil-Luna, Lluís Zamora, Pilar Risueño, Ignacio Doadrio, Carlos Fernández-Delgado, Anne E. Magurran, Emili García-Berthou

“…We observed clear fish treatment effects on several variables. At low initial fish densities, the population growth rate of mosquitofish was orders of magnitude greater than that of the Spanish toothcarp, likely contributing to its invasive success and ecological impact. …”
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Utilization and Determinants of Anticancer Drugs Under China’s National Drug Price Negotiation Policy by Tuo B, Zhao H, Hu A, Jiang J

“…This study aims to assess the utilization and influence factors of anticancer drugs under NDPN policy in China.Patients and Methods: Gastric cancer patients within chemotherapy were included. Independent variables were measured by age, gender, insurance type, total medical expenditure (THE), length of stay (LOS), drug-to-total-expense ratio (DTR). …”
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Plastome characterization and its phylogenetic implications on Lithocarpus (Fagaceae) by Lifang Yang, Shoujun Zhang, Chunya Wu, Xiaolong Jiang, Min Deng

“…Results The Lithocarpus plastomes exhibit a typical quadripartite structure, ranging in length from 161,010 to 161,476 bp, and containing 131 genes, including 86 protein-coding genes, 8 rRNA genes, and 37 tRNA genes. …”
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Integrated transportation system planning with gravitational search algorithm approach based on fuzzy mutant controller by Alireza Hosseinzadeh Kashani, Seyed Ahmad Shayannia, Mohammad Mehdi Movahedi, Soheila Sardar

“…However, a review of the literature reveals that simultaneous constraints related to warehouse capacity, vehicle capacity, and route length have not been considered together. Considering these three constraints simultaneously brings the problem closer to reality.…”
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Limitations of informed consent in routine clinical practice - An observational survey study to characterize patient populations with limited understanding of the routine informed... by Elisabeth Bär, Tobias Bock, Bettina Bock, Anne Goldbach, Julia Heusner, Saskia Schuppener, Sven Bercker

“…Comparisons between groups were conducted via Mann-Whitney U test for ordinal and continuous variables, and the chi-square (χ²) test for nominal variables. …”
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Anisotropic flexible stress sensors based on Loofah/CN/MWCNTs by 刘璐, 贾晓丽, 黄书童, 张景龙, 李守宝, 柯燎亮

“…MethodsThe loofah, after being cleaned and dried, was radially pre-compressed and cut into squares with a side length of 2 cm. It was then immersed in deionized water for 30 minutes at room temperature to enhance its hydrophilicity. …”
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Estimating the Relevance of First Offensive Shot Tactics in Table Tennis via Simulation Based on a Finite Markov Chain Model by Rothe F., Liu R., Lames M.

“…Furthermore, the theory of finite Markov chains allows for the calculation of model variables which are of significant interest not only for validation but also for performance analysis, like wining probabilities or expected rally lengths starting from different states. …”
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The Current Evidence Levels for Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Interventions in Treating Depression: A Narrative Review by Mikhail Ye. Melnikov

“…La Vaque et al. criteria endorsed by the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and International Society for Neuroregulation & Research were accepted as a means of study evaluation. Heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback was found to be moderately supportable as a treatment of MDD while outcome measure was a subjective questionnaire like Beck Depression Inventory (level 3/5, “probably efficacious”). …”
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Factors Associated with Do Not Resuscitate Status and Palliative Care in Hospitalized Patients: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis by Jean-Sebastien Rachoin, Nicole Debski, Krystal Hunter, Elizabeth Cerceo

“…We recorded demographic variables, do not resuscitate (DNR) status, and palliative care (PC) status and analyzed the associations between outcomes, mortality, and length of stay (LOS). …”
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Cytomegalovirus Blood DNAemia in Patients with Severe SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia by Jean-Baptiste Mesland, Christine Collienne, Virginie Montiel, Alexis Werion, Philippe Hantson, Xavier Wittebole, Pierre-François Laterre, Ludovic Gerard

“…Patients with CMV blood DNAemia had longer ICU and hospital length of stay, as well as longer duration of IMV, and were more likely to have received dexamethasone. …”
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Factors influencing the effectiveness of remote patient monitoring interventions: a realist review by Monica L Taylor, Emma E Thomas, Centaine L Snoswell, Anthony C Smith, Liam J Caffery, Annie Banbury, Helen M Haydon, Victor M Gallegos Rejas

“…These were synthesised into six theories of intervention success: (1) targeting populations at high risk; (2) accurately detecting a decline in health; (3) providing responsive and timely care; (4) personalising care; (5) enhancing self-management, and (6) ensuring collaborative and coordinated care.Conclusion While RPM interventions are complex, if they are designed with patients, providers and the implementation setting in mind and incorporate the key variables identified within this review, it is more likely that they will be effective at reducing acute hospital events.PROSPERO registration number CRD42020142523.…”
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Analysis of physical activity levels and influencing factors in cancer survivors after pancreaticoduodenectomy by Qiuju Tian, Meiqin Xue, Leying Chen, Min Zhang, Weiyi Zhu, Beiwen Wu

“…Logistic regression showed that cancer survivors without pancreatic fistula were 2.453 times more likely to perform active physical activity in survival than those with pancreatic leakage (p = 0.041). …”
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Extended aortic coverage in thoracic aortic endovascular repair is not associated with spinal cord ischemiaCentral MessagePerspective by George C. Chachati, MD, Sarah Yousef, MD, James A. Brown, MD, Nishant Agrawal, Shwetabh Tarun, Kristian Punu, Derek Serna-Gallegos, MD, FACS, Julie Phillippi, PhD, Ibrahim Sultan, MD

“…This study evaluates whether extended aortic length coverage is a significant risk factor for SCI. …”
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Hispanic Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion for Neuromuscular Scoliosis Sustain Health Inequalities by Armando S. Martinez, David Momtaz, Travis Kotzur, Alexandra McLennan, Abdullah Ghali, Farhan Ahmad, Ebubechi Adindu, Alan C. Santiago-Rodriquez, Ali Seifi, Brian Smith

“…Data included demographic and hospital variables, including days from admission to the procedure, length of stay, recovery time, total charge, discharge disposition, and mortality rates. …”
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The impact of frailty on functional recovery after cardiac surgery—a case control study by M. Abdelmonem, M. Elsayed, D. Awadallah, O. Don, R. H. Bennett, O. G. Mackay, S. Pookayil, C. Archer, M. Mahgoub, M. J. Bennett

“…A total of 224 (33.5%) of the patients were ‘frail’. They were more likely to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart failure and diabetes and to be in the lowest decile for deprivation. …”
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Assessment of surface quality and damages induced during dry helical milling of hybrid composite fiber metal laminates by Satish Shenoy Baloor, Suleyman Cinar Cagan, Gururaj Bolar, Madhusudhan Balkundhi, Anoop Aroor Dinesh

“…Nevertheless, the surface finish was enhanced by using higher levels of process variables. Surface defects like chip adhesions, deformation marks, and material smearing were observed. …”
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