Management of benign primary vertebral tumors: WFNS spine committee recommendations by Francesco Costa, Francesco Restelli, Niccolò Innocenti, Corinna Zygourakis, Zan Chen, Mirza Pojskic, Onur Yaman, Artem Gushcha, Salman Sharif, Mehmet Zileli

“…Specific management recommendations were confirmed for osteoid osteoma, osteoblastoma, ABCs, giant cell tumors, and hemangiomas, including the role of embolization, biopsy, and emerging percutaneous procedures. Conclusions: The WFNS Spine Committee finalized multiple recommendation guidelines on the management of benign primary vertebral tumors. …”
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Criteria for assessment of activities of daily living in a person with endocrine pathology by V.S. Vernygorodsky, M.V. Vlasenko, V.I. Pankiv, O.K. Krokhmalyuk, M.V. Vernygorodska, O.A. Tovkai, T.Yu. Yuzvenko

“…A list of anatomical defects and diseases in which the disability group is established without a period of reassessment is provided. The procedure for first-time referral for assessment of a person’s functioning in specific situations is described. …”
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Functional outcomes following injury in pediatric patients without traumatic brain injury by Ryo Yamamoto, Lillian Liao, Keitaro Yajima, Akira Endo, Kazuma Yamakawa, Junichi Sasaki

“…The unfavorable function was defined as dependency in daily life at discharge (Glasgow Outcome Scale ≤ 3), and predictors for unfavorable functional outcomes were examined using a generalized estimating equations (GEE) model, including age, sex, physical disability before injury, injury mechanism, transportation time, prehospital procedures, vital signs on arrival, surgery in each body region, transfusion, AIS in each region, and institutions. …”
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Robotic repair of atrial septal defect: Pre-groove vertical right atriotomy approachCentral MessagePerspective by Kitae Kim, MD, Yun Seok Kim, MD, Hong Rae Kim, MD, PhD, Ho Jin Kim, MD, PhD, Jae Suk Yoo, MD, PhD, Joon Bum Kim, MD, PhD, Sung-Ho Jung, MD, PhD, Jae Won Lee, MD, PhD

“…During ASD closure procedures, right atriotomy was performed either conventionally in an oblique manner or parallel to the interatrial groove. …”
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Emergent salvage surgery for massive hemoptysis after proton beam therapy for lung cancer: a case report by Haruaki Hino, Kahori Nakahama, Makoto Ogata, Kayoko Kibata, Chika Miyasaka, Takahiro Utsumi, Natsumi Maru, Hiroshi Matsui, Yohei Taniguchi, Tomohito Saito, Koji Tsuta, Tomohiro Murakawa

“…Our case suggested that the procedure played an important role in controlling serious bleeding and/or infectious conditions. …”
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Revisiting angiomyolipomas: The significance of a rich blood supply on imaging for risk-adapted decision making by David Alonso López Curtis, Alberto Artiles Medina, José Daniel Subiela, Ana Fernández-Mardomingo Díaz, Fernando González Tello, Alfonso Muriel García, Irene de la Parra Sánchez, César Mínguez Ojeda, Miguel Ángel Jiménez Cidre, Victoria Gómez Dos Santos, Francisco Javier Burgos Revilla

“…During follow-up, 12 patients (8.0%) required selective angioembolization, including 6 in whom the procedure was urgent due to spontaneous bleeding. At 5 years of follow-up, we found a 4.5% risk of HC and 3.6% of patients had a clinically significant growth rate of ≥3 mm/year. …”
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Identification of hazardous road locations using ambulance data by Anne Vingaard Olesen, Tim Alex Lindskou, Rasmus Øhlenschlæger, Torben Anders Kløjgaard, Anders Brogaard Tallaksen, Jens Lauritsen, Erika Frischknecht Christensen, Harry Lahrmann

“…As such, more precise coordinates are needed, as well as further methodological development and an anonymisation procedure legally approved by the authorities to make data available for traffic safety work operations. …”
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Research on the Adsorption Mechanism and Performance of Cotton Stalk-Based Biochar by Qiushuang Cui, Yong Huang, Xufei Ma, Sining Li, Ruyun Bai, Huan Li, Wen Liu, Hanyu Wei

“…The results showed that the biochar generated using both procedures formed pores that connected to the interior of the biochar and had extensive microporous and mesoporous structures. …”
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Reducing Postoperative Neurological Complications in Uniportal Full-Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Efficacy of the GUARD Technique Combined With Delayed Ligamentum Flavectomy by Hao-Chun Chuang, Yu-Chia Hsu, Yuan-Fu Liu, Chao-Jui Chang, Yu-Meng Hsiao, Yi-Hung Huang, Keng-Chang Liu, Chien-Min Chen, Hyeun Sung Kim, Cheng-Li Lin

“…These techniques are easy to learn and integrate into existing surgical workflows, offering a valuable improvement for surgeons performing FE-TLIF procedures.…”
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Mapping and assessing the coral reef health in Kadatua, Tiwutonkidi and Siompu Islands, South East Sulawesi, Indonesia by Daniel Deonisius Pelasula, Sam Wouthuyzen, Mufti Petala Patria, Simon Izaak Patty, Petrus Christianus Makatipu, Baru Sadarun, Wiesye Violent Pelupessy, Suiyuan Wang, Johanis Dominggus Lekallete

“…The results of the mapping using Landsat-8 OLI data classified five groups of benthic habitats: algae, corals, seaweed, rubble, and sand, after following the standard image processing procedure and utilizing sun-glint, water column correction and maximum likelihood classification. …”
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ESTIMATING THE LEVEL OF TROPOSPHERIC ABSORPTION AT MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES AND OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS OF PERTINENT AERONOMIC AND RADIO ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS IN THE "MAXIMUM CONFID... by V. V. Myshenko, O. M. Korolev, Yu. V. Karelin, A. V. Antyufeyev, D. L. Chechotkin, D. V. Shulga, O. G. Turutanov, A. A. Poladich

“…The estimates obtained within this procedure are regarded as the most probable values of the atmospheric absorption constant (troposphere opacity in the zenith direction), the scattering coefficient of the antenna system, and the noise temperature of the radio receiver (together with the antenna). …”
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Fermented Ophiocordyceps sinensis mycelium products for preventing contrast-associated acute kidney injury: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials by Fenglan Pu, Tianli Li, Chen Shen, Yingqiao Wang, Chunmei Tang, Xiaowen Zhang, Lijiao Yan, Qihe Xu, Jianping Liu

“…Compared with routine preventive procedure (RPP) (saline hydration and alprostadil), FOSM products plus RPP showed beneficial effects in reducing the incidence of CA-AKI (14.62% and 5.35%, respectively; RD −0.06, 95% CI −0.09 to −0.03). …”
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Prognosis of programmed ventricular stimulation in adult patients with syncope of unexplained origin: A historical cohort by Bruno Schaaf Finkler, Roberto Sant'Anna, Javier Pinos, Danilo Barros Zanotta, Thiago Camargo Moreira, Felipe Della Barba deJesus, Pedro Dutra Batista, Helena Guedes daRocha, Barbara Adelmann deLima, Marco Aurélio Lumertz Saffi, Gustavo Glotz deLima, Marcelo Kruse, Tiago Luiz Luz Leiria

“…In this interval, 575 patients underwent the procedure. Results Patients with induced ventricular arrhythmias had a higher occurrence of structural heart disease (36.7% vs. 76.5%), ischemic heart disease (28.2 vs. 57.1%), heart failure (15.5% vs. 34.4%), and lower left ventricular ejection fraction (59.16% vs. 47.51%), when compared to the outcome with a negative study. …”
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Early Real-World Experience with CoreValve Evolut PRO and R Systems for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Gaurav Rao, Shikha Sheth, Joseph Donnelly, Andrew Scatola, Umair Tariq, Saaron Laighold, Cindy Grines, Bruce Rutkin

“…Endpoints, defined by the Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 criteria, included device success, paravalvular leak (PVL), and a composite safety endpoint including mortality, stroke, major vascular complications, life-threatening bleeding, acute kidney injury, coronary artery obstruction, and repeat procedure for valve-related dysfunction. Results. 60 Evolut PRO and 56 Evolut R patients met the study criteria. …”
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Extended radical resection and chest wall reconstruction for a pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma: a case report by Yingzhi Zhao, Shaohua Xie, Haoqian Zheng, Kaixin Zhang, Xin Gao, Wenwu Liu, Wei Dai, Hongfan Yu, Qiuling Shi, Bin Hu, Qiang Li, Tianpeng Xie, Xing Wei

“…We performed extended radical resection for lung cancer under open surgery and reconstructed the chest wall using stainless steel wire and polypropylene meshes. The procedure was uneventful, and the patient was discharged 7 days postoperatively. …”
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Exploring the use of physical rehabilitation for sepsis survivors: a scoping review by Michelle E Kho, Bram Rochwerg, Jenna Smith-Turchyn, Christopher Farley, Jordon L Hvizd, Anastasia N L Newman, Heather O’Grady, Sophia Werdens Abram, Neeraja Nannapaneni, Shannon McKenney

“…Objectives To explore the use, parameters, safety and outcomes of physical rehabilitation for adults with sepsis.Design We conducted a scoping review following the Joanna Briggs Institute framework.Participants Studies were eligible for inclusion in the study if they included: (1) adults 18 and older, (2) with a previous diagnosis of sepsis, (3) using a physical rehabilitation intervention at any point of sepsis management, (4) published in English or French.Procedure We searched seven databases and screened titles and abstracts, reviewed full texts and performed data extraction independently and in duplicate. …”
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A formulation of combined Poria cocos and Cordyceps militaris rice ameliorates depressive-like effects by downregulating p38 MAPK signaling pathways by Yun-Ju Huang, Hsin-Yu Wu, Wan-Ting Chang, Kuan-Hung Lu, Yu-En Lin, Huai-Syuan Huang, Yun-Sheng Lu, Lee-Yan Sheen

“…To investigate a formulation of combined Poria cocos and Cordyceps militaris rice (PC-CMR) alleviates anxiety behaviours and depressive-like effects for the first time. Experimental procedure: After five-week of stress, rats were induced by unpredictable chronic mild stress (UCMS) treated with PC-CMR formulation. …”
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Structure of a Sulfated Capsular Polysaccharide from the Marine Bacterium <i>Cobetia marina</i> KMM 1449 and a Genomic Insight into Its Biosynthesis by Maxim S. Kokoulin, Yulia V. Savicheva, Alina P. Filshtein, Ludmila A. Romanenko, Marina P. Isaeva

“…The CPS was isolated by saline solution, purified by a series of chromatographic procedures, and studied by chemical methods along with 1D and 2D ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. …”
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Port-Related Complications in Laparoscopic Surgeries: A Prospective Observational Study of the Iranian Population by Hojatolah Khoshnoudi, Majid Samsami, Mojtaba Ahmadi Zivyari, Alireza Haghbin Toutounchi, Hamed Tahmasbi, Tahmaseb Jouzdani, Seyed pedram Kouchak Hosseini, Fatemeh Parsaeian, Mohammad Aghaei, Behzad Nematihonar

“…The low complication rate of 3.2% aligns with global standards,underscoring the safety of laparoscopic procedures in well-equipped settings.…”
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A posterior pericardial chest tube is associated with reduced incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: A propensity score–matched studyCentral MessageP... by Luis Gisli Rabelo, BS, Igor Zindovic, MD, PhD, Daniel Oudin Astrom, PhD, Egill Gauti Thorsteinsson, BS, Johan Sjogren, MD, PhD, Kristjana Lind Olafsdottir, BS, Matthildur Maria Magnusdottir, BS, Anders Jeppsson, MD, PhD, Tomas Gudbjartsson, MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: This observational study suggested that posterior pericardial chest tube drainage is associated with a significant reduction of POAF after routine CABG and/or AVR procedures. The results are hypothesis-generating and must be confirmed in prospective randomized trials.…”
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