Multicenter Study of Comorbidities in Patients with Periprosthetic Fractures After Total Hip Arthroplasty and Their Association with Immediate Postoperative Complications by Victor Niculescu, Alexandru Lisias Dimitriu, Delia Carmen Nistor-Cseppento, Sebastian Tirla, Anamaria Gherle, Bogdan Uivaraseanu, Cristian Burnei

“…<b>Results:</b> Of all patients with PFs, 81.48% had minor complications—grade 1, 9.26% had grade 2 complications (complications requiring medical treatment or other minor interventions), and 3.70% had complications requiring surgery or invasive procedures. Clavien–Dindo grade 5 (patient death) had an incidence of 3.70%. …”
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Electroacupuncture at ST36/SP6 Restores Surgical Stress‐Induced Impairment of Dendritic Cell Maturation via GR/GILZ Signaling in Mice by Mengting Jiang, Caixia Liu, Yinzhou Zhang, Sibei Li, Yuhui Li, Chengcheng Zhou

“…Electroacupuncture was administered 12 h before and during the surgical procedure. Post‐surgery, levels of corticosterone (CORT) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) in the serum were quantified using ELISA. …”
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Why do nulliparous teenagers have the highest rate of unassisted vaginal deliveries compared to their older counterparts? by Pierre-Yves Robillard, Silvia Iacobelli, Malik Boukerrou, Brahim Boumahni, Francesco Bonsante, Phuong Lien Tran, Gustaaf Dekker

“…Analysis of the main indications for cesarean sections (c-sections) and also need for operative vaginal procedures of all nulliparous pregnant women with an age range from 14 to 40+ yrs.Results Out of 33,785 singleton primiparous livebirth pregnancies, vaginal births represented 91% at the ages 14–15 dropping to just 55% at ≥40 yrs. …”
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Therapeutic potential of Cannabis sativa against tick-induced injuries (Rhipicephalus linnaei): biochemical and histopathological evaluation in rabbits by O. Silva, D. Sapatini, M. L. Rodrigues, B. F. Evangelista, B. S. Vicente, A. S. Marques, M. L. J. Leitão, B. C. Lancia, M. I. Camargo-Mathias

“…Therefore, in the work that originated this project investigated the effects of C. sativa flower extract in oil dilutions of 0.2, 0.4, and 0.8 mg/mL, applied to skin lesions of rabbit hosts of R. linnaei ticks, to evaluate their healing. In addition, this procedure made it necessary to evaluate, what was done in the present work, the hepatic tissue of these animals, as the extract, while functioning as a tickicide and promoting healing of skin lesions, should also be harmless to the hosts to be considered viable for ectoparasite control. …”
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Co-developing an intervention to facilitate safe and early transition to neonatal home care for very preterm infants: a mixed-method study evaluating the impact of patient and publ... by Sofia Arwehed, Ylva Thernström Blomqvist, Elin Carlsson Filipowicz, Anna Axelin

“…Contributing factors include limited parental presence, insufficient stimulation, and exposure to stressful procedures. In Nordic countries, neonatal home care programmes support early discharge by enabling parents to manage nasogastric tube feeding at home under specialist supervision. …”
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“Since I never felt pain, it didn’t occur to me to visit a dental clinic”: a qualitative exploration of social perceptions and influencers of oral care-seeking behaviour among adul... by Shakeerah O. Gbadebo, Promise U. Okereke, Gbemisola A. Oke, Oluwole O. Dosumu

“…Key barriers included financial constraints, fear of dental procedures, limited accessibility to services, and misinformation, often passed through family or community networks. …”
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Pengembangan Sistem Manajemen Pengetahuan di Organisasi Asosiasi Alumni Program Beasiswa Amerika - Indonesia (ALPHA-I) by Muhammad Nurwegiono, Sri Nurdiati, Sony Hartono Wijaya

“…The second problem is the explicit knowledge of employees to record the Standard Operational Procedure (SOP), activity reports, meeting report, partner list, and other relevant documents were written by books. …”
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An ampullary adenoma presenting with jaundice caused by duodenal intussusception: a case report by Hiroyuki Nojima, Hiroaki Shimizu, Mihono Hirota, Takashi Murakami, Masato Yamazaki, Kazuto Yamazaki, Kiyohiko Shuto, Chihiro Kosugi, Mikihito Mori, Akihiro Usui, Tetsutaro Sazuka, Keiji Koda

“…Owing to the possibility of a postoperative cancer diagnosis which may have caused the biliary obstruction and the difficulty in making an accurate preoperative diagnosis, it is imperative to choose the appropriate surgical procedure such as a pancreaticoduodenectomy.…”
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Prevalence of Early Vascular Aging Syndrome in Men Working Under Noise Exposure by M. D. Rudoi

“…All patients underwent volumetric sphygmography according to the standard procedure in the morning on the VaSera 1500N device (FukudaDenshi, Japan), the device automatically determined the cardio-ankle vascular index on the right and left (R/L — CAVI), the estimated age of the arteries. …”
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Rational and reliable diagnosis of periprosthetic hip and knee joint infection using two nuclear-medicine methods: 99mTc-ciprofloxacin and 99mTc-MDP scintigraphy by Pucar Dragan, Janković Zoran, Starčević Srđan

“…An average time span between the two nuclear medicine imaging procedures was 3–5 days. Three-phase 99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy was performed first. …”
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Effectiveness of low-dose aspirin in reducing the risk of preeclampsia in women with chronic hypertension: an integrative literature review by Prisca Asiimwe, Grace Nambozi, Laura Brennaman, Joseph Ngonzi, Gad Ruzaaza

“…Methods The review followed the Whittemore and Knafl procedure which involves problem identification, literature search, data extraction/evaluation, data analysis and presentation of findings. 17 studies were evaluated in the integrative literature review obtained from international databases including PubMed, Hinari and Google Scholar. …”
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The psychological status of patients with delayed intravitreal injection for treatment of diabetic macular edema due to the COVID-19 pandemic. by Mohamad Azlan Zaini, Ayesha Mohd Zain, Norshamsiah Md Din, Mushawiahti Mustapha, Hatta Sidi

“…<h4>Background</h4>Since the enforcement of the Movement Control Order (MCO) to contain the spread of COVID -19 infection in Malaysia, most clinic appointments have been rescheduled and procedures and surgeries postponed to a later date. …”
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Development and validation of a self-management questionnaire for people living with HIV in low- and middle-income countries (HIV-SM LMIC tool) by Tegene Legese Dadi, Hanneke Koekebakker, Girmay Medhin, Mark Spigt

“…Method Item development followed a recommended procedure. Item concepts were based on two previously published articles by the same authors, guided by the Individual Family Self-management (IFSMT) theoretical framework. …”
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Comparing the bowel cleansing efficacy between sodium picosulfate vs. 2L polyethylene glycol electrolyte lavage solution for colonoscopy: a prospective observational study by Jing Shan, Yang Su, Dan Luo, Lin Jiang, Chen Zhang, Yifeng Liu, Xiaobin Sun

“…In terms of adverse reactions, the 2 L PEG-ELS group reported more nausea (11.7% vs. 5.7%, P < 0.001) and the PICO group reported more sleep disturbances (24.5% vs. 14.6%, P < 0.001), but the willingness to repeat the procedure with the same regimen was similar high in the 2 L PEG-ELS and PICO groups (99% vs. 99.2%, P = 0.588). …”
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Immune-enhancing effect and mechanism of natural plant-derived immunostimulatory molecule ophiopogonin by LIU Shulin, WEI Jing, ZHU Baohang

“…The immunization dose was 5 μg of antigen per mouse and 100 μg of adjuvant per mouse, and immunization was carried out according to the intramuscular injection immunization procedure on days 0, 21, and 42. The titers of specific IgG and its subtype antibodies were detected by ELISA. …”
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Live yeast supplementation improves apparent nutrient digestibility of high-fibre diet in mature quarter horses by Silvia Sandrini, Vera Perricone, Alessia Pea, Clara Cenati, Giovanni Savoini, Gianluca Baldi, Alessandro Agazzi

“…Data were analysed using a MIXED procedure for repeated measurements of SAS. No effects of S. cerevisiae supplementation were observed on BW and DMI during the whole trial. …”
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Retrospective Evaluation of Transcatheter Edge‐To‐Edge Mitral Valve Repair in Dogs With Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease by Jeong‐Min Lee, Kyoung‐a Youp, Sun‐Tae Lee, Ah‐Ra Lee, Young‐Wook Cho, Youn‐Seo Jung, Jiwoong Her, Seung‐Keun Lee

“…Seven dogs died within 9 days because of mitral leaflet tear or single‐leaflet device attachment (4/7 dogs, 57.1%), tracheal collapse (1/7 dogs, 14.3%), presumed post‐procedure neurologic deficit with a history of hydrocephalus (1/7 dogs, 14.3%), and presumed cardiogenic shock (1/7 dogs, 14.3%). …”
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Participatory development and proof-of-concept of a dyadic-based, AI-driven, just-in-time adaptive intervention mechanism for preventing anxiety and depressive disorders via app: s... by Anna-Carlotta Zarski, Theresa Sextl-Plötz, Juliane Schmidt-Hantke, Natalie Sarah Hess, Claudia Buntrock

“…The goal is to tailor the app to users’ needs and inform the design, procedures, and safety management of a future large-scale efficacy RCT.…”
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Predictors for vertebral height deterioration in fractured vertebrae operated by percutaneous vertebroplasty by Benqiang Tang, Xueming Chen, Libin Cui, Yanhui Wang, Xin Yuan, Yadong Liu, Liang Liu

“…Patients were followed up for at least 12 months after procedure according to treatment protocol. VHD was defined as the presence of a decrease of vertebral height at final follow-up compared to preoperative. …”
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Evaluating compliance with proper application of compression stockings in surgical patients: a clinical audit by Merin Annassery, Aravind Thayyil Raman

“…Introduction: Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a serious but largely preventable complication following surgical procedures, particularly in non-ambulant patients. Mechanical prophylaxis using anti-embolism compression stockings significantly reduces the risk of DVT, with studies demonstrating a 60–80% reduction in relative risk.1 However, the prophylactic effectiveness of these stockings is contingent upon correct sizing, fitting and patient adherence.2 Misapplication can lead to ineffective prophylaxis or even iatrogenic harm.3National guidelines from National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE)4 and local Trust protocols5 emphasise proper use, frequent monitoring, and patient education as essential components of effective thromboprophylaxis. …”
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