The Effect of Pre-Biopsy Prostate MRI on the Congruency and Upgrading of Gleason Grade Groups Between Prostate Biopsy and Radical Prostatectomy by Peter Stapleton, Thomas Milton, Niranjan Sathianathen, Michael O’Callaghan

“…Data were also obtain on suspected confounding variables; age, PSA, time to RP, T-stage at diagnosis and RP, number of cores, number of positive cores, prostate size, tumour volume and procedure type. The results were assessed through cross tabulation and uni- and multi-variate logistic regression while adjusting for confounders. …”
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A rare complication of DRESS syndrome in the treatment of cardiac device-related lead thrombus and infective endocarditis by James Tomlinson, Anil Gurung, Oliver Watkinson

“…Despite stopping the offending drug, disease flares may persist and the disease course is typically prolonged between 2 and 8 weeks.4 Several medications have been widely implicated in the aetiology of DRESS, including vancomycin and B-lactam antibiotics, with onset of symptoms varying between 12 days and 4 weeks.5,6 Antibiotics, anticonvulsants (particularly phenytoin) and sulfonamides are the most common offending agents.7,8The prevalence of intracardiac thrombi on transvenous leads from cardiac implantable devices varies widely, ranging from 1.4% to 30%.9 Most of these thrombi are found incidentally during lead extraction or on intracardiac echocardiography during ablation procedures.9 Anticoagulation therapy is the mainstay of treatment for most intracardiac pacemaker lead thrombus, although thrombolytics and/or thrombectomy is occasionally required in acute or subacute cases of venous occlusion. …”
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Comparison of thulium and holmium lasers with conventional transurethral bladder resection for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer by S. V. Popov, R. G. Huseynov, E. V. Pomeshkin, O. N. Scriabin, K. V. Sivak, V. V. Perepelitsa, T. A. Lelyavina, E. A. Malyshev

“…The gold standard of treatment for intermediate- and high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is transurethral resection of the bladder (TURB) in combination with intravesical therapy. However, this procedure may cause serious complications. At the same time, studies of various lasers for the treatment of NMIBC have demonstrated their safety and efficacy. …”
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Efficiency in stress echo service delivery without compromising on diagnostic accuracy: quality improvement project on the need to advise cessation of rate-controlling medication b... by Emil Tom John, Laya Hariharan, Muhammad (Syed Zohaib) Amjad, Attila Kardos

“…The findings indicate that patients undergoing DSE while on RCMx can proceed without compromising test accuracy, while also avoiding the adverse effects associated with discontinuing RCMx, thereby enhancing the overall safety and tolerability of the procedure.…”
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Illegal Activities of Cartel Organizations in the Field of Public Procurement as a New Object of Statistical Study by A. E. Lyapin

“…A large number of labor and financial resources are involved in this area, while regularly changing legislation in this area, as well as the complexity of procurement procedures for different categories of goods, works, and services create favorable conditions and allow unscrupulous bidders, as well as corrupt customer representatives, to obtain unjustified profits and illegal remuneration. …”
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CELL THERAPY OF EPILEPSIA. CLINICAL AND IMMUNOLOGICAL ASPECTS by T. V. Dokukina, M. P. Potapnev, S. M. Kosmacheva, F. P. Hlebokazov, E. L. Slobina, T. S. Golubeva, N. N. Misjuk, M. V. Mahrov, I. V. Shamruk, P. P. Korolevich, A. I. Martynenko, I. V. Bychenko, T. O. Bud’ko

“…In total, 40 transplantation procedures using AMSCBM were performed (20 intravenous and 20 endolumbar injections). …”
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Comparison of Levobupivacaine 0.5% versus Ropivacaine 0.75% with Dexmedetomidine as an Adjuvant in Ultrasound-guided Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: A Randomised Clinical St... by Dinesh Kumar Sahu, Km Akshay, Alpa S Sonawane, Atul Sharma, Reena Parampill

“…In the quest to find a better local anaesthetic and adjuvant combination, dexmedetomidine has recently emerged as a promising adjuvant to local anaesthetics during regional anaesthesia procedures. Aim: To study the efficacy of levobupivacaine and ropivacaine with dexmedetomidine as an adjuvant using ultrasound in the Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block (SCPB). …”
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Colon cancer with extensive invasion of the abdominal wall treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and a free anterolateral thigh flap by Tsukasa Aritake, Akira Ouchi, Koji Komori, Takashi Kinoshita, Yusuke Sato, Ryota Nakamura, Keisuke Takanari, Hiroya Taniguchi, Kei Muro, Seiichi Kato, Tetsuya Abe, Seiji Ito, Yasuhiro Shimizu

“…After two courses of FOLFOXIRI (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan), he developed an entero-cutaneous fistula due to tumor penetration and required emergency diverting ileostomy construction. After the procedure, contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed good tumor shrinkage. …”
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Safety and efficacy of robot-assisted percutaneous kyphoplasty under local anesthesia in a day-surgery setting for osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Yaming Wu, Yang Yuan, Yi Yin, Yaqin Gong, Yaowei Ye, Li Wu, Lizhen Qian

“…Data collection included the following parameters: pain intensity (Visual Analog Scale, VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), operative time, cement volume, complications, length of hospital stay, and hospitalization costs.ResultsAll procedures were successfully completed under local anesthesia with a mean operative time of 56.1 ± 10.2 minutes. …”
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BIOMECHANICAL STUDY OF SINGLE ROOTED TEETH RESTORED WITH DOWEL CORS by M. M. Klepach, B.Y. Silenko, T. A. Khmil, M. V. Khrebor, Y. I. Silenko

“…The package, which is built and analyzed considers an elastic three-dimensional models of dental arches on the basis of finite-element procedures, determines the displacement of each node of the finite element with three axes, the normal and shear stresses, and equivalent stresses according to Huber-Mises, which are calculated according to the formula of mechanics of solid deformable body. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of robotic-arm assisted versus manual total knee arthroplasty in the UK by Gurdeep S. Sagoo, Nick D. Clement, Yaneth Gil-Rojas, Nawaraj Bhattarai, Steven Galloway, Jenny B. Baron, Karen Smith, David J. Weir, David J. Deehan

“…Conclusion: Over a short one-year time horizon, rTKA was not a cost-effective procedure compared to mTKA. However, when results were extrapolated out to a ten-year time horizon, which would need to be confirmed in future research, rTKA was likely to be cost-effective. …”
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Clinical application of preoperative autologous blood donation under anesthesia monitoring by DU Chunhong, SHI Yongjiu, SUI Weijia, ZHOU Lingyi, ZHANG Xinge

“…[Objective] To evaluate the safety and efficacy of preoperative autologous blood donation (PABD) under anesthesia monitoring in elective surgical procedures, and to provide scientific data for promoting its clinical application. …”
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Interpretable noninvasive diagnosis of tuberculous pleural effusion using LGBM and SHAP: development and clinical application of a machine learning model by Bihua Yao, Xingyu Yu, Liannv Qiu, Er-min Gu, Siyu Mao, Lei Jiang, Jijun Tong, Jianguo Wu

“…Interpretation This interpretable machine learning model offers a noninvasive, accurate solution for early TPE diagnosis, significantly reducing reliance on invasive procedures. The integration of SHAP ensures the model’s clinical interpretability, mitigating concerns surrounding the “black-box” nature of many machine learning approaches. …”
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SMALL INTESTINAL BACTERIAL OVERGROWTH IN PEOPLE WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW by Maria Lidiane Lavor LANDIM, José Dirceu RIBEIRO, Daniela de Souza Paiva BORGLI, Danielle Rossana Queiroz Martins BONILHA, Elizete Aparecida LOMAZI, Maria de Fátima Correa Pimenta SERVIDONI

“…There are some divergencies over the operational procedures used to carry out and interpret breath tests in pwCF. …”
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Capacidad de carga de las transmisiones por tornillo sinfín y corona. // Load capacity of worm gears transmissions. by G. Rivero Llerena, L. Martínez Delgado, B. Calixto Sirene

“…In this paper are exposed the contact errors influence on worm gears load capacity. It consists in a procedure for<br />calculating the gear‘s tooth active surface and a mathematic expression to predict the load capacity according to contact<br />requisites for specific preciseness.…”
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What are the effects of teaching Evidence-Based Health Care (EBHC) at different levels of health professions education? An updated overview of systematic reviews. by Malgorzata M Bala, Tina Poklepović Peričić, Joanna Zajac, Anke Rohwer, Jitka Klugarova, Maritta Välimäki, Tella Lantta, Luca Pingani, Miloslav Klugar, Mike Clarke, Taryn Young

“…The process followed standard procedures specified for the previous version of the overview, with a modified search. …”
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From Hormones to Harvests: A Pathway to Strengthening Plant Resilience for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals by Dipayan Das, Hamdy Kashtoh, Jibanjyoti Panda, Sarvesh Rustagi, Yugal Kishore Mohanta, Niraj Singh, Kwang-Hyun Baek

“…Conventional approaches, including traditional breeding procedures, often cannot handle the complex and simultaneous effects of biotic pressures such as pest infestations, disease attacks, and nutritional imbalances, as well as abiotic stresses including heat, salt, drought, and heavy metal toxicity. …”
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The Practices of Public Hospital Registered Nurses Regarding Post-Stroke Dysphagia, in China by Lu QY, Bu MR, Zhu Y, Huang ZY, Gao SH, Yuan C

“…Qing-Yi Lu,1,&amp;ast; Man-Rong Bu,1,&amp;ast; Yang Zhu,1 Zhi-Yu Huang,2 Shi-Hao Gao,1 Changyan Yuan1 1Department of Rehabilitation, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 40042, People’s Republic of China; 2Nursing Department, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, 40042, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Changyan Yuan, Department of Rehabilitation, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 10, Changjiang Street, Yuzhong District, Chongqing, 40042, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 023-68746185, Email 972221253@qq.com Shi-Hao Gao, Email f.gll@163.comBackground: Dysphagia is one of the most common complications in post-stroke patients, post-stroke medical disease management (eg, thrombectomy procedures) do have a huge influence on the long-term outcomes, with frontline clinical nurses serving as pivotal gatekeepers for early identification and management in post-stroke dysphagia (PSD). …”
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EXERCISE THERAPY ON UNSTABLE SUPPORT AND HYDROKINETIC THERAPY IN THE REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH BACK PAIN by E. V. Filatova, O. A. Boulakh, E. V. Polkovnikova, N. M. Privalova, Kh. M. Malaev

“…A comparative analysis of the efficiency of different procedures of exercise therapy is carried out: hydrokinesitherapy and therapeutic gymnastics with the use of exercise on an unstable support (stabiloplatform) depending on the sex of patients.Materials and methods. …”
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'Hypo box' audit to assess its presence, contents compliance and location on the medical wards in accordance to the Joint British Diabetes Societies for Inpatient Care guidelines by Ayley Loh, Elizabeth Humberstone, Jeyasurya Subbarayan, Doom Joy Chen-Unongo, Jeyanthy Rajkanna

“…To standardise this process, a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) aligned with the JBDS-IP guidelines to outline the responsibilities for checking, restocking and maintaining the ‘hypo box’ was created. …”
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