Microbial Profiles and Risk Factors of Preexisting Biliary Infection in Patients with Therapeutic Endoscopy by Hua-Qiang Ruan, Guo-Lin Liao, Peng Peng, Shi-Quan Liu, Chang-Liang Wu, Jian-Fu Qin, Zhi-Hai Liang, Guo-Du Tang, Meng-Bin Qin, Jie-An Huang

“…The bile infection may already exist before the administration of an interventional procedure, despite no clinical manifestations of cholangitis detected. …”
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Did the COVID-19 pandemic change the pattern of trauma and its outcomes? Experiences of the National Trauma Registry of Iran by Hamid Reza Jahantigh, Mohammadreza Zafarghandi, Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar, Vali Baigi, Esmaeil Fakharian, Hamid Pahlavanhosseini, Habibollah Pirnejad, Reza Farahmand Rad, Salman Daliri, Mehdi Nasr Isfahani, Moein Khormali, Seyed Mohammad Piri, sara mirzamohamadi, Payman Salamati

“…The data were collected by interviewing and patients’ documents, including demographic data, cause of injury, in-hospital mortality, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.Results: Seventeen thousand four traumatic patients were included in the registry. …”
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Short-term and Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Combined Caudate Lobectomy for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Involving the Hepatic Hilus: A Propensity Score Analysis by Di Zeng, Yaoqun Wang, Ningyuan Wen, Bei Li, Nansheng Cheng, Jiong Lu

“…We aimed to compare the short-term and long-term outcomes of the combined procedure with those of only CL for curative resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma involving the hepatic hilus. …”
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Development and validation of a novel risk assessment model for accurate prediction of intraoperative hypothermia in adult patients undergoing different types of surgery: insights... by Bingbing Cao, Yongxing Li, Xiangnan Chen, Yong Liu, Yao Li, Haihua Shu, Qiang Wu, Fengtao Ji

“…The analysis included information of 3,405 adult surgical patients from three independent centres in China who underwent elective surgical procedures with body temperature monitoring. Intraoperative hypothermia was defined as a core temperature below 36 °C during surgery. …”
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Prioritising time-critical injuries and interventions for trapped motor vehicle collision patients: a Delphi study by Tim Nutbeam, Rob Fenwick, Ian Marritt, Brian Lee, Luke Staveley-Wadham, Nigel Lang, Louise Johnson, Nicolas Mattock, Jane Ogilvie, Emily Foote, Francis Screech, Lara Lebeau–Humarau, Caroline Leech

“…Findings should inform the development of standard operating procedures, triage tools, and training frameworks across emergency services, with further research needed to validate assessment heuristics and address barriers to implementation.…”
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Vaginal yolk sac tumor resected by a novel laparo/endoscope-assisted posterior sagittal approach: a case report by Motohiro Kano, Ryoya Furugane, Keita Hogetsu, Yuji Yamada, Junnosuke Maniwa, Tamotsu Kobayashi, Naoki Hashizume, Teizaburo Mori, Eiichiro Watanabe, Masataka Takahashi, Akihiro Fujino, Yutaka Kanamori, Keita Terashima, Kimikazu Matsumoto, Akihiro Yoneda

“…During surgery, we utilized laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures to ensure tumor-free surgical margins at the cervix, rectum, and lateral wall of the vagina. …”
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The Russian-Language Version of the HOOS Questionnaire for Assessing Hip Joint Condition: Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Validation, and Testing by Anzhela S. Mulyk, Tatiana I. Ionova, Tatiana P. Nikitina, Anton A. Akulaev, Aleksandr V. Gubin

“…To date, there is no official Russian version of HOOS that has undergone all the language adaptation and validation procedures. The aim of the study — to perform the cross-cultural and linguistic adaptation of the HOOS questionnaire for assessing quality of life in patients with hip joint pathology, as well as to validate the Russian version of the questionnaire, and test it in patients with hip osteoarthritis undergoing surgical treatment. …”
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Significant Inverse Correlation of Serum Levels of Osteoprotegerin (OPG) and Transferrin Saturation in Thalassemia Dependent Transfusion (TDT) Patients by Indra Wijaya, M Lucky Nurdiansyah Prameswara, Dimmy Prasetya, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Bachti Alisjahbana, Andri Reza Rahmadi

“…Bone mass dual X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) is a gold standard for the diagnosis of osteoporosis, these procedures are not commonly available in Indonesia. …”
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Factors analysis and nursing countermeasures of breakage of PICC line in a patient with sequelae of cerebral hemorrhage (1例脑出血后遗症期患者PICC导管破裂的原因分析及护理对策)... by ZHOU Xiaomei (周小梅), MO Yinglei (莫英蕾), WU Qiqi (吴绮琪), FANG Lixuan (方丽璇)

“…Efforts should be made to reduce the risk of breakage of PICC line and ensure the safety of patients with PICC placement by conducting systematic risk assessment, standard procedures, continuous personnel education and a sound management system. …”
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Significance of kidney and spleen volumes analyzed via three-dimensional computed tomography prior to allogeneic stem cell transplantation by Shota Nono, Yukinori Nakamura, Yuka Fujioka, Kaoru Yamamoto, Yoshihiro Tokunaga, Kohei Okamura, Kohei Sakai, Taishi Ando, Hiroko Nakabayashi, Yasuharu Ohta, Toshiaki Yujiri

“…Abstract The association between organ volumes prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) and patient outcomes following the procedure remains unclear. Therefore, we evaluated the association between organ volumes—including of the kidneys, spleen, and liver—as evaluated via three-dimensional computed tomography (3D-CT), and outcomes following allo-HSCT. …”
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Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction polypill implementation strategy in Sri Lanka: design and protocol of a pilot type I hybrid randomised clinical trial by Anushka Patel, Anthony Rodgers, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, Anubha Agarwal, Mark D Huffman, Abdul Salam, Rupasvi Dhurjati, Asita de Silva, Charles W Goss, Mansi Agarwal, Saumiyah Ajanthan, Anuradha Dahanayaka, Chanaka Fernando, Gamini Galappatthy, Adam Hively, Pathiyil B Jayagopal, Padinhare P Mohanan, Mohamed Rahuman, Karl Roberts, Hyndavi Salwa

“…The primary outcome is feasibility of recruitment measured by recruitment rate and adherence to study protocols measured by completion rate of study-related procedures. Other key outcomes include adherence to GDMT and assessment of serious adverse events among other exploratory outcomes.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the ethics review committee at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya (Sri Lanka), the institutional review board at Washington University in St. …”
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Reappraisal Value of a Modified Rotational Atherectomy Technique in Contemporary Coronary Angioplasty Era by Haojian Dong, Daisuke Hachinohe, Zhiqiang Nie, Yoshifumi Kashima, Jianfang Luo, Takuya Haraguchi, Hidemasa Shitan, Tomohiko Watanabe, Yutaka Tadano, Umihiko Kaneko, Takuro Sugie, Ken Kobayashi, Daitaro Kanno, Morio Enomoto, Katsuhiko Sato, Tsutomu Fujita

“…To introduce a modified rotational atherectomy (RA) procedure and investigate the early and midterm outcomes of the RA-facilitating diversified percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a large group of aged patients with higher cardiovascular risk. …”
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Single Center Experience on Endovascular Treatment of Occlusion and/or Stenosis of Bilateral Carotid Arteries by Şule Dalkiliç, Sena Boncuk Ulaş, Levent Avci, Beyza Nur Bozkurt, Alihan Abdullah Akbaş, Vasfiye Sezer, Esra Ünal, Ayşe Kristina Polat, Semanur Aksu, Derya Kara Genç, Halil Alper Eryilmaz, Türkan Acar, Yeşim Guzey Aras, Bilgehan Atilgan Acar

“…Demographic and endovascular procedure data were analyzed. Results A total of 82 patients were included in this study, 69 male (84.14%) and 13 female (15.85%). …”
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Brain-behavior correlates of rhythmic timing and auditory-motor synchronization in children with developmental coordination disorder: an EEG study by Marija Pranjić, Marija Pranjić, Jason Leung, Ka Lun Tam, Helene Polatajko, Timothy Welsh, Tom Chau, Tom Chau, Michael Thaut, Michael Thaut

“…We employed neuropsychological tests, caregiver reports, adaptive psychophysical procedures, finger-tapping paradigms, and electroencephalography (EEG) recordings to determine whether children with DCD have auditory-perceptual difficulties, whether rhythmic auditory cues can improve their motor performance, and whether extensive musical training contributes to enhanced auditory-motor abilities. …”
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Evaluating the new family medicine internship programmes in the Western Cape, South Africa by Lauren N. Hutton, Louis S. Jenkins, Robert Mash, Klaus von Pressentin, Steve Reid, Jennie Morgan, Paul Kapp

“…They learnt to manage undifferentiated and chronic conditions (91.6%), to refer patients (94.3%) and conduct procedures (77.8%). Most interns were not exposed to community-based services (68.0%) and continuity of care (54.1%). …”
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Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement after Previous Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sharaf-Eldin Shehada, Yacine Elhmidi, Öznur Öztürk, Markus Kasel, Antonio H. Frangieh, Fanar Mourad, Jaroslav Benedik, Jaafar El Bahi, Mohamed El Gabry, Matthias Thielmann, Heinz Jakob, Daniel Wendt

“…Conclusions. TAVR as a redo procedure offers a safe alternative for patients presenting with aortic valve diseases after previous cardiac surgery especially those with prior CABG.…”
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Epizootic outbreak of influenza A / H5N1 among wild and farm birds in the vicinity of Komsomolsk‐on‐Amur in the autumn of 2022 by M. Yu. Shchelkanov, M. N. Dunaeva, A. A. Belik, M. V. Getke, A. B. Pott, I. S. Chalenko, O. V. Iunikhina, I. E. Dombrovskaya, D. V. Pankratov

“…Aim of the work was to investigate an epizootic outbreak in the vicinity of Komsomolsk‐on‐Amur (Khabarovsk Territory) in October 2022 among wild and agricultural birds.Material and methods included analysis of epizootic data, pathologic and anatomical examination of the carcasses of dead birds, collection of field material and its transportation to the laboratory without breaking the cold chain, indication of influenza A virus RNA using real‐time PCR, isolation of viral strains on a model of developing chicken embryos with subsequent assessment of virus activity using a hemagglutination reaction and infectious titer in the a swine embryo kidney cell line, sequencing of complete genome of isolated viral strains using nanopore and Sanger technologies followed by bioinformatics analysis procedures.Results obtained show that epizootics among wild birds began in February 2022 and the mass death among chickens at the Komsomolskaya poultry farm was accompanied by the death of wild birds in its vicinity. …”
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Preclinical validation of electrospun fibers to achieve vaginal colonization by Lactobacillus crispatus by Christy N. Armstrong, Christy N. Armstrong, Sudeshna Saha, Sudeshna Saha, Marnie A. Aagard, Marnie A. Aagard, Mohamed Y. Mahmoud, Mohamed Y. Mahmoud, Nissi M. Varki, Nissi M. Varki, Nissi M. Varki, Nicole M. Gilbert, Nicole M. Gilbert, Hermann B. Frieboes, Hermann B. Frieboes, Hermann B. Frieboes, Hermann B. Frieboes, Warren G. Lewis, Warren G. Lewis, Amanda L. Lewis, Amanda L. Lewis

“…Blank electrospun fibers that passed quality control checkpoints were administered vaginally in a murine model and compared to animals receiving mock procedures.ResultsFiber administration had no significant effects on mucus glycan markers, vaginal epithelial exfoliation, keratinization, tissue edema or neutrophil infiltration. …”
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Staged repair of borderline hypoplastic heart disease with early biventricular conversionCentral MessagePerspective by Nicholas D. Andersen, MD, Douglas M. Overbey, MD, Neel K. Prabhu, MD, Andrew W. McCrary, MD, MSc, Jennifer I. Sherwin, MD, Veerajalandhar Allareddy, MD, Joseph W. Turek, MD, PhD

“…Methods: Between 2018 and 2023, 14 newborns with borderline hypoplastic heart disease deemed high risk for primary biventricular repair underwent palliative procedures as a neonate/infant, followed by staged or direct biventricular conversion. …”
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Design of a recyclable Y2O3-g-C3N4 as an auspicious nanosorbent for removing malachite green dye by Zainab M.H. El-Qahtani, A. Modwi, Hanadi M. AbdelSalam, Tahani M. Albogami, I.A. Osman, Eida S. Al-Farraj, Azizah A. Algreiby

“…Due to its ease of manufacture and ecologically acceptable procedure, the Y2O3-g-C3N4 nanostructure was recognized as a desirable and promising candidate for eradicating tainted organic dyes. …”
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