Results of clinical approbation of information leaflet for patients treated with intravitreal injections of drugs by V. V. Neroev, O. V. Zaytseva, E. V. Bobykin, A. Zh. Fursova, P. A. Nechiporenko, V. Y. Krokhalev, O. V. Morozova, R. M. Sutyushev

“…The clinical assessment of the leaflet “Intravitreal injections (information for patients)”, which contains brief information about what the procedure is, contraindications, preparation details, symptoms of the postoperative period that require urgent assistance, allows us to recommend the leaflet for use in the clinical healthcare practice of the Russian Federation.…”
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Effects of dental treatment under general anesthesia on the oral health quality of life and dental fear of preschool children: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tu Huang, Jinchu Liang, Chunrong Li, Zihao Wang

“…However, methods to improve dental fear in children during this procedure remain to be explored.…”
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Cartridge-based nucleic amplification (CBNAAT)/GeneXpert test as a diagnostic modality for the detection of genital tuberculosis in women with infertility by Shaozae, Chavini K., Rai, Yogita, Jaiswal, Nishtha, Jais, Manoj B.

“…A significant agreement was found between the diagnostic procedures of MGIT and GeneXpert, with a kappa value of 0.66 and a p-value of 0.047 (significant p-value <0.05). …”
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The incidence of COVID-19 medical workers. The issues of biosafety and occupational risk factors by T. A. Platonova, A. A. Golubkova, A. V. Tutelyan, S. S. Smirnova

“…The likelihood of infection in the workplace was increased by factors such as providing care to patients with confirmed COVID-19, participating in procedures related to aerosol generation, working with biomaterials of patients with COVID-19, contact with surfaces in the environment of a COVID-19 patient, ignorance of infectious safety issues due to lack of instruction before admission to work. …”
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Enhanced crisis resilience of general practitioner-centred care: a retrospective cohort study of patients with coronary artery disease during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany by Catriona Friedmacher, Dorothea Lemke, Renate Klaaßen-Mielke, Anastasiya Glushan, Angelina Müller, Kateryna Karimova

“…Methods Retrospective cohort study monitoring 170,466 CAD patients, conducted using biannually aggregated German insurance claims data (AOK-BaWü), comparing 2019 (pre-pandemic) with 2020 (COVID-19 pandemic), examining access (contacts), therapy (e.g. statin therapy), and clinical outcomes (acute myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, stroke, invasive procedures and pacemaker/defibrillator). Results Patients enrolled in the GP-centred care programme (GPCC) had more frequent cohort-specific contacts, increasing during the pandemic, compared to those receiving standard care. …”
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Medico-Social Approach to the Development of a Methodology for Assessing the “Quality of Life” after Cataract Phacoemulsification. Part 2 by I. G. Ovechkin, N. I. Ovechkin, A. V. Shakula, A. I. Pavlov, D. F. Pokrovsky

“…At the same time, the following scaling procedure was used: “Practically no problems” (occur during 0–4 % of the patient’s total active time), “Mild problems” (5–24 %), “Moderate problems” (25–49 %), “Severe problems” (50–95 %), “Absolute problems” (96–100 %). …”
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A Comparative Study to Assess Functional Outcomes and Proprioception in Remnant-Preserving versus Standard Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Sharat Balemane, Sushanth Sudhir Rao, Hishanil Rasheed, Imthiaz Ahammed

“…Introduction: Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is a commonly performed procedure for patients experiencing persistent symptomatic instability, aimed at achieving a functionally stable knee while minimizing the risk of secondary injuries and long-term complications. …”
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Multimodal radiomics model with triple -timepoint contrast-enhanced ultrasound for precise diagnosis of C-TIRADS 4 thyroid nodules by Linlin Shao, Lili Zhang, Lifang Liu, Fangfang Sun, Hongyu Li, Tongfeng Liu, Feng Hu, Lirong Zhao

“…The model’s superior diagnostic performance (AUC 0.967) demonstrates the transformative potential of multimodal integration in overcoming single-modality limitations and enhancing clinical decision-making, positioning this approach as a promising solution to mitigate unnecessary diagnostic procedures and overtreatment.…”
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Designing Effective Protocol-Based Pharmacotherapy Management: Assessment of the Development Processes and Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care Prescription Management by Masatsugu Sato, Shiho Fujita, Masahiko Kimura, Ken Takeuchi, Yukihiro Hamahata, Yoshikazu Matsuda

“…We retrospectively analyzed the PBPM application rate during three months before and after this initiative based on the proportion of prescriptions processed under standard procedure (SP), pharmacist provisional prescribing (PPP), and PBPM (PBPM-P). …”
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Evaluation of Orthodontic Treatment Success in Terms of Symmetry in Patients with Class III Malocclusion after Maxillary Expansion and Protraction by Nisreen M. Saleh, Neslihan Senisik, Luay Zaidan

“…Three-dimensional photographs were taken from the individuals before the ME&amp;P (T0), 6 months after the ME&amp;P procedure and before starting fixed orthodontic treatment (T1), and after removing all orthodontic appliances from the mouth at the end of the fixed orthodontic treatment (T2). 3dMD Vultus&reg; software was used to evaluate the data of 34 linear and 16 volumetric as a total of 50 measurements in soft tissue analysis.Results: The right-left volume differences, the Root Mean Square (RMS) values, and linear width measurements in the upper, mid, and lower face regions when evaluated at the T1-T0, T2-T1, and T2-T0 period intervals, were found to a decrease in these values and improvement of asymmetry.Conclusion: The asymmetry in the soft tissue in all face regions was corrected with ME&amp;P and fixed orthodontic treatment. …”
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MYOCARDIAL BIOPSY IN GENERAL CARE CLINIC: PATIENTS SELECTION, THE RESULTS, SIGNIFICANCE FOR TREATMENT STRATEGY by O. V. Blagova, V. A. Sulimov, A. V. Nedostup, E. A. Kogan

“…To analyze the results of first 50 endomyocardial biopsies (EMB) in general care clinic, to clarify the selection criteria and procedure role in management decision in patients with various noncoronarogenic diseases of myocardium. …”
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Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA in Patients with Severe Polytrauma by M. Sh Khubutia, A. K Shabanov, M. V Skulachev, G. V, Bulava, I. M Savchenko, O. A. Grebenchikov, A. A. Sergeev, D. B. Zorov, R. A. Zinovkin

“…The amount of mtDNA and nDNA was determined within the first at 12 and 24 hours, then on days 3 and 5—7 after injury by the authors&#8217; modified procedure using as the exogenous control of a circular DNA molecule. …”
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Frequency of homologous blood transfusion in patients undergoing cleft lip and palate surgery by Adeyemo Wasiu, Ogunlewe Mobolanle, Desalu Ibironke, Ladeinde Akinola, Adeyemo Titilope, Mofikoya Bolaji, Hassan Olakunle, Akanmu Alani

“…Cleft palate repair was the most common procedure (45&#x0025;) followed by unilateral cleft lip repair (41&#x0025;). …”
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Drug-coated balloon treatment for tasc c/d infrapopliteal disease: Two-year matched cohort outcomes by Yu Yan, Haixia Tu, Mingxuan Li

“…Patients who underwent procedures at our center for Trans-Atlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) C/D IPA lesions between June 2020 and June 2022 and met the inclusion criteria were enrolled in this retrospective cohort study, which used the propensity score matching (PSM) method. …”
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Medico-Social Approach to the Development of a Methodology for Assessing the “Quality of Life” after Cataract Phacoemulsification. Part 1 by I. G. Ovechkin, N. I. Ovechkin, A. V. Shakula, A. I. Pavlov, D. F. Pokrovsky

“…A distinctive feature and scientific novelty of the questionnaire is the use of a “social model” of health based on the development of “domains” of the international classification of functioning, as well as optimization of the procedure for scaling patient responses.…”
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Comparison of Video Head Impulse Test Results of Pediatric Patients with Dizziness with Healthy Volunteers by Eren Yılmaz, İbrahim Yağcı, Mustafa Caner Kesimli, Aytuğ Altundağ

“…The use of glasses suitable for children will facilitate the procedure.…”
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THE CURRENT STATE OF RUSSIAN AND CHINESE ECOTRANSLATION STUDIES: A SCIENTOMETRIC APPROACH by Liudmila V. Kushnina, Ekaterina A. Fomenko

“…The analysis of publications was conducted using the key words in Chinese corresponding to ecotranslatology and ecology of translation, covering the period from January 1, 2014, to December 31, 2023. The analysis procedure consisted of three stages. In the first and second stages, scientometric indicators were manually collected from Russian-language and Chinese-language databases. …”
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Effectiveness of individual audio-visual coaching, respiratory modulated stereotactic body radiotherapy for localized hepatocellular carcinoma: Analysis of 29 cases from a single a... by Liang-Cheng Chen, Hon-Yi Lin, Moon-Sing Lee, Wen-Yen Chiou, Li-Wen Huang, Chia-Hui Chew, Feng-Chun Hsu, Shih-Kai Hung

“…We constructed a task-oriented multidisciplinary team to establish a standard operation process of respiratory modulation procedures and developed our AV coaching devices. In the training period, a goodness-of-fit test was applied individually. …”
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Prevalence, etiology, risk factors, management options, and outcomes in chronic subdural hematoma (cSDH): A comprehensive literature review of recent advances by Mahdi Mehmandoost, Amirmohammad Bahri, Afarinesh Hasheminejad, Hossein Sharifi, Sayeh Oveisi, Farzan Fahim

“…Management options consist of conservative therapy, pharmacological agents (such as dexamethasone and atorvastatin), minimally invasive procedures (e.g., middle meningeal artery embolization), and surgical interventions. …”
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Parkinson disease detection based on in-air dynamics feature extraction and selection using machine learning by Jungpil Shin, Abu Saleh Musa Miah, Koki Hirooka, Md. Al Mehedi Hasan, Md. Maniruzzaman

“…Unlike typical Parkinson’s Disease (PD) detection methods, which only differentiate between PD and non-PD cases, our approach classifies PD patients into distinct stages—early, mid, and late—based on the age of the disease, reflecting its progression over time. In the procedure, we first extracted 65 newly developed kinematic features from the handwriting task, aiming to bring significant variations in acceleration, deceleration, and directional changes—subtle movements that traditional methods may struggle to detect. …”
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