EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE LITHOTRIPSY FOR UNCOMPLICATED PELVIC CONCREMENTS by A. V. Khasigov, M. A. Khazhokov, A. V. Ilyash, V. P. Glukhov, Yu. L. Naboka, I. A. Gudima

“…The survey included 110 patients with simple renal calculi who passed electromagnetic ESWL procedures. The first group consisted of 75 patients with calculi ≤ 15 mm in diameter, the second group included 35 patients with stones > 15 mm. …”
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Chest Tube Removal: Efficacy of Cold Application and Breathing Exercises on Pain and Anxiety Level by Rasha M. Elmetwaly, Reham A. E. El Sayed

“…A Purposive sample included 60 patients undergoing cardiothoracic surgical procedures and having at least two chest tubes in place. …”
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Ethanol lock therapy (E-Lock) in the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CR-BSI) after major heart surgery (MHS): a randomized clinical trial. by María Jesús Pérez-Granda, José María Barrio, Patricia Muñoz, Javier Hortal, Cristina Rincón, Pablo Martin Rabadán, Maria Sagrario Pernia, Emilio Bouza

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This is an academic, prospective, randomized, non-blinded and controlled clinical trial assessing the incidence of CR-BSI of patients with E-locks (E-lock) and the tolerance to the procedure in comparison with patients receiving conventional catheter-care (CCC). …”
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Follow-up endoscopy rates as an indicator of effectiveness in colon capsule endoscopy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ian Io Lei, Alexandra Agache, Alexander Robertson, Camilla Thorndal, Ulrik Deding, Ramesh Arasaradnam, Anastasios Koulaouzidis

“…Electronic databases, including Medline, Embase and PubMed, were searched for studies reporting follow-up endoscopy rates after CCE, including subsequent endoscopic procedures and radiological imaging. There were no language restrictions or limitations in CCE referral indications, patient recruitment criteria or pathologies investigated. …”
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Early clinical outcomes using a 6.3 Fr single use ureteroscope compared to a 7.5 Fr device by Petrisor-Aurelian Geavlete, Catalin-Andrei Bulai, Razvan-Dragos Multescu, Cosmin-Victor Ene, Adrian Militaru, Ana-Maria Andreea Punga, Bogdan-Florin Geavlete

“…While economic and sterility benefits were not evaluated, the findings support the adoption of smaller-diameter devices for minimally invasive procedures, though further studies are warranted to validate their broader clinical impact.…”
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FEATURES OF AN ESTIMATION OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS AT THE ENTERPRISES OF AVIATION INSTRUMENT by Petr P. Dobrov

“…The bulk of the toolkit developed procedures formalized and rigorously justified, which greatly reduces the proportion of subjectivity inherent in all existing methods of management analysis.…”
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A quantitative analysis of two-dimensional manually segmented transrectal ultrasound axial images in planning high dose rate brachytherapy for prostate cancer by Dabić-Stanković Kata, Rajković Katarina, Aćimović Miodrag, Milošević Nebojša, Stanković Jovan

“…Prostate delineation, pre-planning and catheter implantation procedures, in high-dose rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT), are commonly based on the prostate manually segmented transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) images. …”
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Stability of Ready-to-Use and Laboratory-Prepared Culture Media by S. I. Kuleshova, S. A. Protsak, S. A. Lisunova, G. Yu. Romanyuk

“…The culture media quality, which depends to a large extent on growth promotion properties, determines the reliability and accuracy of test results obtained by microbiological methods. The procedure for culture media preparation is quite labourconsuming and includes several stages: successive dissolution of components exactly as specified in the recipe (qualitative and quantitative composition), sterilisation, adjusting the pH of the medium, and testing of growth promotion properties—therefore it is important to demonstrate the stability of each particular culture medium.The aim of the study was to evaluate growth promotion properties of the culture media prepared in the laboratory from a dry mixture, and to assess their stability during long-term storage.Materials and methods: stability testing was performed for fluid thioglycollate medium (FTM) and soybean-casein digest broth (SCD) prepared in the laboratory. …”
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Robotic-assisted Supermicrosurgery in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Literature Review by Hannah Brown, BS, Ryleigh A. Brown, MPH, Leticia Lenkiu, BS, Aseela SamSam, DO, Joseph Lopez, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACS, Rajendra Sawh-Martinez, MD, MHS, FACS

“…Our results showed that lymphaticovenous anastomoses represent 37% of reported plastic and reconstructive surgery supermicrosurgery robot clinical uses, whereas free flaps and nerve repairs comprised just 14% and 2%, respectively. These procedures were found to correspond with significant but short learning curves. …”
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Cartoon-assisted visual/auditory distraction usage in paediatric dental care, assessment of effects on patient anxiety, pain, and behaviour: a randomised crossover clinical trial by Nilüfer Üstün, Beyza Ballı Akgöl, Merve Bayram

“…Conclusion Cartoon-assisted visual and auditory distraction can alleviate pain perception and improve behavior during pediatric dental procedures. However, it does not appear to reduce dental anxiety or pain perception during local anesthesia. …”
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Delayed Neurological Deficit in Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fracture: An Analysis of Surgical Outcome by Thirumalai Murugan, Arivasan Rathinam, Sathiya Prakash

“…In experienced hands and with appropriate patient selection, posterior short segment fixation (PSF) and vertebroplasty is a safe and efficacious procedure for the treatment of osteoporotic compression fractures with neurological deficit.…”
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Prognostic value of the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index in patients undergoing cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ping Luo, Kai Shi, Yu Luo, Hai-Bo Ren

“…Poor nutritional status has been linked to unfavorable surgical outcomes, but its prognostic value in cardiac procedures remains uncertain. This meta-analysis investigates the relationship between the GNRI and prognosis in cardiac surgery patients.MethodsA comprehensive literature search was performed across the PubMed, Embase, and Web of Science databases. …”
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The aortal arch plasty in a new-born babies, using “end-to-side” anastomosis by Ya. P. Truba, І. V. Dzyurii, O. O. Motrechko, O. S. Golovenko, V. V. Lazoryshynets

“…The lethality causes were not connected with the aortal arch reconstructive procedure, using anastomosis «end to side». Duration of follow-up was 1 mo - 9.3 yrs, (2.8 ± 2.5) yrs at average. …”
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Exploring the Influence of Personality Traits on Casual Attributions in Language Learning by Süleyman Kasap, Fırat Ünsal

“…Subsequently, the mixed-method design, participant information, data collection tools, and procedures were elaborated upon in detail. Employing Weiner's attribution theory, the obtained data were thoroughly deliberated upon, leading to the formulation of recommendations for prospective research. …”
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Comparison of Healing Time in Closed Fractures of the Tibial Diaphysis and Tibial-Fibula after ORIF Plate and Screw at Waled Regional Public Hospital, Indonesia by Dede Nurlaela Sakinah, Widiyatmiko Arifin Putro, Merliana Debyanti

“…In cases of tibia and fibula fractures, the most commonly used surgical procedure in Indonesia is Open Reduction and Internal Fixation (ORIF) using Plates and Screw. …”
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Survival rate of indirectly bonded brackets using single vs. two-component orthodontic adhesive: A 12-month split-mouth clinical trial by Federica Pellitteri, Francesca Cremonini, Marco Bellavia, Mario Palone, Luca Lombardo

“…Firstly, a 37 % orthophosphoric acid etching gel was used for 20 s, subsequently the single or two components light-cured adhesives were applied through a split-mouth cross-arch procedure. The patients underwent a 12-month follow-up period and brackets failures were rebounded, but not further included in the study. …”
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Level of awareness of parents towards pediatric lumbar punctures in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Nouf Bin Muammar, Norah Al Rohaimi, Banan Aleid, Aminah Al Harbi, Amal Yousif

“…Background: Despite Lumbar Punctures (LPs) known to be a safe procedure in experts&apos; hands, many parents fear performing it on their children; thus, refusing consent. …”
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Correlation between the number of intravitreal injections and acquired blepharoptosis caused by eyelid speculum: a prospective study by Batuhan Aksoy, Senihe R. Yildirim

“…Objectives To investigate the correlation between the number of intravitreal injection applications and possible involutional blepharoptosis secondary to the eyelid speculum used during this procedure with real-life data. Patients and methods This prospective study consisted of 34 eyes of 30 patients. …”
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Mechanical paramaters of sprint in female soccer players at different skill levels by Marcin Krawczyk, Marcin Maciejczyk, Mariusz Pociecha, Mariusz Ozimek, Przemysław Markowicz, Paulina Wałaszek, Katarzyna Trytek

“…Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that depending on sprint distance used for testing and training procedures in female soccer players, the most informative parameters are Pmax, RFpeak, F0, and V0. …”
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Characteristics of hand injuries caused by corn-husker equipment: a new type of agricultural injury by Chao-Jian Pang, Xiao-Yan Huo, Yuan Liu, Zong-You Yang, Lu Liu, Xiao-Bo Fan, Shang-Wen Xu

“…Depending on the type of damage, different surgical methods were used, including debridement and suturing, amputation, fracture fixation, negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), skin flap and skin graft procedures, replantation, and tendon repair. Bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity tests were performed when wound secretions were present.ResultsThe average age was 42.1 years, and 76.4% of the patients were male. 17.6% were classified as HISS I, 20.6% each as HISS II and HISS III, and 41.2% as HISS IV. …”
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