Mental Health Inequalities in Adolescents Growing Up in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Cross-Sectional Survey, SHaW Study. by Jayati Das-Munshi, Crick Lund, Catherine Mathews, Charlotte Clark, Catherine Rothon, Stephen Stansfeld

“…Self-ascribed ethnicity was determined using procedures similar to the South African census and previous national surveys.…”
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Retrospective case-control study of intraoperative EEG correlates in postoperative delirium by Longbiao Zhao, Dongjie Qiu, Li Jia

“…Raw EEG recordings spanning the entire surgical procedure were preprocessed using EEGLAB. For spectral analysis, power spectral density (PSD) within each frequency band was computed by averaging across all frequency points in that band.ResultsOf the 80 patients, 18 (22.5%) developed POD, while 62 (77.5%) did not. …”
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Assessment of advanced demineralized bone fiber graft forms in rabbit posterolateral spine fusion: A feasibility study by Nelson Scarborough, Hania Shahzad, Brian Barnes, Safdar N. Khan

“…The findings suggest that these graft forms could be highly beneficial in clinical settings, providing surgeons with more versatile and potentially more effective options for spinal fusion procedures.…”
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Proposed practice parameters for the performance of radiofrequency echographic multispectrometry (REMS) evaluations by Kimberly Zambito, Yevgeniya Kushchayeva, Andrew Bush, Paola Pisani, Sergiy Kushchayeva, Mary Peters, Nick Birch

“…This will be of direct value and significance to orthopaedic surgeons when planning surgical procedures, including fracture fixation and surgery of the hip and spine, since BMD alone is a poor predictor of fracture risk. …”
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About the possibility of rehabilitation of athletes with fractures of the bones of the lower extremities (literature review) by T. V. Sorokovikova, A. M. Morozov, K. A. Aleksanyan, K. G. Salmanova, E. A. Fisyuk, M. A. Belyak

“…The optimal algorithm is a combination of classical rehabilitation measures, which include therapeutic physical training, diet therapy, psychotherapy and physical therapy procedures such as massage, taping, low-frequency magnetic therapy, UHF in low-heat doses, electrophoresis of analgesics, calcium and phosphorus drugs and thermotherapy.Conclusion. …”
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Towards a dynamic model to estimate evolving risk of major bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention. by Nathan C Hurley, Nihar Desai, Sanket S Dhruva, Rohan Khera, Wade Schulz, Chenxi Huang, Jeptha Curtis, Frederick Masoudi, John Rumsfeld, Sahand Negahban, Harlan M Krumholz, Bobak J Mortazavi

“…The primary outcome was any in-hospital bleeding event within 72 hours after the start of the PCI procedure. Discrimination improved from an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of 0.812 using only presentation variables to 0.845 using all variables. …”
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Are “European” Scrotal Hernias Repairable With the Minimal Open Pre-Peritoneal Technique? by Marc Soler, Jean Francois Gillion

“…The mean operating time was longer (58 min vs. 39 min; p < 0.0001) in the SH group. The SH procedures were performed under general anaesthesia with a laryngeal mask in 92% of cases. …”
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Expression and Potential Role of MMP-9 in Intrauterine Adhesion by Congqing Li, Wenyan Wang, Shiying Sun, Youjiang Xu, Ziang Fang, Lin Cong

“…One month later, an office hysteroscopy procedure was performed, and endometrial tissue specimens were obtained during operation again (postoperative group). …”
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A Review: Causes, Consequences, and Management Strategies of Facial Overfilling by Peng CX, Xv W, Ao YJ

“…Through scientific preventive strategies, precise treatment plans, and ongoing research and innovation, the occurrence of overfilling can be effectively reduced, advancing facial filler procedures toward greater safety and naturalness.Keywords: overfilled syndrome, bread bun, hyaluronic acid, hyaluronidase, portable ultrasound…”
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Associations of preoperative hematocrit and platelet count with morbidity after pathologic fracture fixation by Mohyeddine El Sayed, Ryley Zastrow, Sassine Youssef, Adam S. Levin

“…Background: Anemia and abnormal platelet count are common among patients with cancer and are associated with complications after orthopaedic procedures. We studied associations between these conditions and morbidity within 30 days after surgery for pathologic femur or humerus fracture. …”
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Factors Affecting the Quality of Internship among Public Health Students in Iran: A Narrative Review Study by MoradAli Zareipour, Masoumeh Abazari, Mohammad Saeed Fattahi Ardakani, Mojtaba Jadgal

“…Methods: This study employed a narrative review methodology, with research procedures conducted in accordance with the SANRA checklist. …”
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Risk factors for infection in older adults with home care: a mixed methods systematic review with meta-analysis by Ann Liljas, Madelene Barboza, Carmela Basanisi, Gabrielle Muzzi, Abaynesh Haftu Nigussie, Janne Agerholm, Bo Burström, Ester Gubi

“…The evidence resulted in five synthesised findings covering attitudes, behaviors, home environment, personal interactions, lack of equipment, unsafe disposal of material, pets, unsafe practices and procedures, and lack of training. The combined quantitative and qualitative evidence sheds light on separate yet interconnected elements of risks for infection that may reinforce each other, potentially exposing vulnerable older adults to amplified risks.…”
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Transvenous Dual-Chamber Pacemaker Implantation in a Patient with Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis by Nguyen Duy T, Nguyen Van L, Pham Phuong Thao A, Pham Thai B, Ta Anh H, Pham Son L, Luong Cong T

“…The ventricular lead was positioned in the right ventricular outflow tract using a Biotronik active fixation lead with a “C” shaped stylet, and the atrial lead was placed in the right atrial lateral wall. The procedure took 115 minutes with 17.5 minutes of fluoroscopy. …”
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MODERN VIEW ON FISSURE SEALING IN CHILDREN by L.F. Kaskova, N.V. Yanko, L.F. Chupryna, I.Y. Vashchenko, L.I. Amosova, N.A. Morhun

“…Adherence to the technique at all stages of sealing or preventive restoration and patient cooperation during the procedure with subsequent follow-up are factors that affect their effectiveness. …”
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Soft Tissue Sarcoma Masquerading as Chronic Hematoma: A Case Report and Literature Review by Amit Gupta, Aditya Menon, Manish Agarwal, Vikas M Agashe

“…A surgeon performed an exploratory procedure and drainage without obtaining cultures or conducting a histopathological exam. …”
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Linking errors introduced by rapid guessing responses when employing multigroup concurrent IRT scaling by Jiayi Deng

“…Despite observed differential RG, the multigroup concurrent IRT calibration procedure showed robustness to anchor and misfit item identification and ability estimation. …”
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Subacute postoperative atrial fibrillation after heart surgery: Incidence and predictive factors in cardiac rehabilitation by Vincenzo Rizza, Francesco Maranta, Lorenzo Cianfanelli, Iside Cartella, Francesco Maisano, Ottavio Alfieri, Domenico Cianflone

“…Conclusions sPOAF is common after CS. Age, mitral valve procedures, acute POAF, and preoperative NLR were proved to increase sPOAF occurrence in CR. …”
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Experimental Study of Diamond Burr Polishing Methods of Bowman’s Membrane by S. V. Trufanov, A. A. Fedorov, V. R. Mamikonyan, L. Yu. Tekeeva, S. A. Malozhen, A. A. Karamyan

“…The remaining nearly intact  Bowman’s membrane after procedure can prevent some postoperative complications such as haze and induced refractive disorders.…”
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Role of Local Infiltration of Methylene Blue as an Analgesic in Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy: A Prospective Study by Pranav Mandovra, Vishakha Kalikar, Prasang Bajaj, Roy Patankar

“…Objective: Evaluate the role of local infiltration of the MB as an analgesic in the procedure for prolapse and hemorrhoids (PPH) surgery. …”
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Hemosorption by a Column Adsorber Based on Hyper-Cross-Linked Styrene-Divinylbenzene Copolymer with Immobilized Lipopolysaccharide-Selective Ligand in Combined Intensive Care of Lu... by N. D. Ushakova, S. N. Tikhonova, D. A. Rozenko

“…A single 4-hour selective sorption procedure in the combined therapy of a critically ill postoperative patient produced fast (within 24 hrs.) effects: decreased leukocytosis (the leukocyte count fell down from 32X109 to 13X109, L-1) and endotoxin activity (EAA — from 0.67 to 0.32, units), reduced blood plasma anti-inflammatory cytokine (IL-6 — from 1860 to 62, pg/ml) and procalcitonin (PCT — from 46 to 0.32, ng/ml), recovery of gas exchange, discontinuation of hemodynamic support with pressor amines as no longer needed (as early as 2 hours after sorption).Conclusion. …”
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