Surgery on the aortic arch and feasibility of electroencephalography (SAFE) monitoring in neonates: protocol for a prospective observational cohort study by Timothy J Jones, Nigel E Drury, Barnaby R Scholefield, M Brandon Westover, Jin Jing, Stefano Seri, Laura Quinn, Christina L Easter, William M McDevitt

“…Feasibility will be measured by the number of patients recruited, data collection procedures, technically successful EEG recordings and adverse events. …”
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What are the clinical effects of the different emergency department imaging options for suspected renal colic? A scoping review by Erik Doty, Stephen DiGiacomo, Bridget Gunn, Lauren Westafer, Elizabeth Schoenfeld

“…Substantial evidence informed questions regarding test accuracy and radiation exposure, but less evidence was available regarding the effect of imaging modality on patient‐oriented outcomes such as cost and prognosis (admissions, ED revisits, and procedures). Reviewed studies demonstrated that both standard renal protocol CT and low‐dose CT are highly accurate, with ultrasound having lower accuracy. …”
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Micro-drill craniostomy and perioperative treatment for chronic subdural hematoma: A single-center experience by Tao Wu, Xu Chen, Yueping Wang, Xianghua Zhang, Jing Zhang, Jianjun Sun, Cang Liu

“…The remaining three cases were treated with the same surgical procedure and urokinase injection, and no recurrence was observed during the last follow-up. …”
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Comparative analysis of ICSI outcomes with testicular or secondary ejaculated sperm in men with oligoasthenoteratozoospermia by Marzieh Derakhshan, Mahsa Foroughi, Ensieh Salehi, Elham Naghshineh, Hatav Ghasemi Tehrani, Maryam Derakhshan, Atefeh Bamarinejad

“…This approach could be a less stressful and equally effective option for OAT patients who prefer less invasive procedures, potentially enhancing reproductive success in men with OAT. …”
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Insights into healthcare workers’ perceptions of electronic medical record system utilization: a cross-sectional study in Mafeteng district, Lesotho by Tebeli E. Sekoai, Astrid Turner, Janine Mitchell

“…For PEU, 85.91% found the system easy to use, 81.69% could recover from errors, and 85% could remember task procedures. Network connectivity and electricity supply were cited as barriers to the effective use of the EMR system in health facilities, resulting in interruptions in service delivery. …”
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Nutritional Quality of Fresh Tuber and Flour From Arisaema schimperianum (Amoch) Food Plant as Affected by Pretreatment Drying Methods by Gezahegn Abawa Zeleke, Adamu Zegeye Hadis

“…Antinutritional factors (phytate, oxalate, and tannin) were determined following standard procedures. The flours were prepared separately from sun-dried (SD), freeze-dried (FD), and oven-dried (OD) tubers. …”
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Legal problems of use of compulsory psychiatric treatment in Russia and Belarus by A. L. Santashov, M. Yu. Kashinskiy, L. N. Tarabuev

“…The Criminal Codes of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation contain only general criteria for choosing the type of psychiatric measures of a coercive nature, in the most general form, the procedure for their change and termination is provided, they need editorial clarification of their purpose. …”
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Epidemiological and genetic factors affecting severe epizootic hemorrhagic disease in Spanish Holstein cattle during the Southern Europe outbreak of 2023 by O. González-Recio, A. Fernández, J.A. Jiménez Montero

“…The genetic component of EHD was evaluated using REML procedures, and a GWAS was conducted to investigate genomic regions associated with the disease. …”
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Outcome of Pediatric Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke in Denmark by Julie Brix Bindslev, Klaus Hansen, Nicol Dara Matoor, Trine Stavngaard, Christina Engel Hoei‐Hansen, Thomas Truelsen

“…When limiting analysis to MT procedures performed within 24 hours from stroke onset, a poor outcome was observed in 3 out of 11 (27.3%) children treated with MT. …”
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Navigating the pandemic operating room: How COVID-19 infection timing affects complications in orthopedic oncologic surgery by Beshoy Gabriel, Henry Hoang, En Chang, Justin P. Chan

“…Objective: To elucidate the effects of COVID-19 positivity within 12 weeks preceding metastasis-related surgical procedures on postoperative complications. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 20,104,963 patients, of which 109,127 underwent surgery for metastatic processes. …”
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Comparison of consistency between wireless and conventional wired monitoring systems in gastrointestinal endoscopy by Peng Zhang, Jing Zhuang, Ting Li, Dan Fan, Qian Lei, Dayong Lin

“…Abstract There is a lack of research on use and effectiveness of wearable monitoring devices in the setting of invasive procedures, such as gastrointestinal endoscopy. Our study aimed to compare the consistency between wireless and conventional wired monitoring systems in gastrointestinal endoscopy under sedation. …”
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Daily routines, short-term priorities, and nurses’ role hamper self-management support in a hospital setting: A mixed methods study by Susanne van Hooft, Elke Berger, Cailey van Torenburg, AnneLoes van Staa

“…The interviews revealed that nurses typically focus on medical procedures and maintaining patients’ functional status. …”
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Efficacy of focused ultrasound ablation surgery in patients with adenomyosis and coexisting pelvic adhesions by Jinfeng Lin, Zhiyun Yang, Lu Wang, Zhibo Xiao, Tao Tan, Jinyun Chen

“…The adhesive group exhibited a high incidence of anal discomfort during the procedure compared to the non-adhesive group (18.70% vs. 7.69%, p = 0.002). …”
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Variability of the Linguistic Consciousness development of an Individual in the Artificial Bilingualism Conditions by Наталя Токарева, Марина Цегельська

“…In order to statistically confirm the significance of the obtained data, the method of one-factor variance analysis (Fisher’s φ-criterion) was used. A multidimensional procedure of cluster analysis (K-means clustering) was also used, which made it possible to distinguish subsets of the levels of the linguistic awareness development among the respondents of the research project. …”
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A GIS-based multicriteria decision support system for natural gas distribution planning by Carolina Lino Martins, João Batista Sarmento dos Santos-Neto, Eduarda Asfora Frej, Lucas Borges Leal da Silva, Adiel Teixeira de Almeida

“…In the MCDM/A preference modeling process, the proposed model considers a partial information approach based on the ROC (Rank Order Centroid) surrogate weighting technique, using the swing elicitation procedure to obtain to ranking of criteria weights, which makes the elicitation process less cognitively demanding for decision-makers. …”
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The role of electroneuromyography evaluation of the bulbocavernosal reflex in the diagnosis of pelvic nerve damage in patients with chronic pelvic pain syndrome by I. A. Labetov, G. V. Kovalev, O. V. Volkova, R. R. Shakirova, A. A. Berdichevskaya, D. D. Shkarupa

“…The accumulated data on ENMG BCR in patients with primary chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) are insufficient due to the specificity of the procedure and its performance only in expert centres that specialise in the treatment of pelvic pain. …”
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Simulation Modeling of Oral Cancer Development with Risk Stratification: How Potential Screening Programs Can Be Evaluated by Mutita Siriruchatanon, Emily R. Brooks, Alexander R. Kerr, Denise M. Laronde, Miriam P. Rosin, Stella K. Kang

“…Meanwhile, in the non-high-risk subpopulation, applying the biopsy rule avoided the harms of excess procedures, reducing lifetime biopsies by 38% versus biopsy of all OPMDs while preserving reductions in cancer burden. …”
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LIPID PROFILE AND HEMORHEOLOGY DYNAMICS IN PATIENTS WITH LOWER EXTREMITY PERIPHERAL ARTERY DISEASE IN THE PREOPERATIVE AND POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD by V. A. Lazarenko, E. A. Bobrovskaya, L. N. Belikov

“…Open interventions in the volume of femoral-popliteal bypass surgery were accompanied by a more pronounced inhibition of fibrinolysis in comparison with minimally invasive interventions, and in endovascular procedure the anticoagulant potential was more depressed. …”
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Diagnostic value of galectin-3 in heart transplant recipients with myocardial complications by O. P. Shevchenko, A. A. Ulybysheva, N. P. Mozheiko, O. E. Gichkun, E. A. Stakhanova, V. P. Vasilieva, A. O. Shevchenko

“…From 2013 to 2016, these patients underwent a heart transplant procedure at the Shumakov National Medical Research Center of Transplantology and Artificial Organs, Moscow, Russian Federation. …”
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Aortic Stenosis: a Clinical Case by V. V. Plechev, V. Sh. Ishmetov, A. V. Pavlov, R. E. Abdrakhmanov, T. R. Ibragimov, S. I. Blagodarov, A. R. Gilemkhanov, E. N. Gerasimenko, M. А. Karimov

“…A wider diversity of available transcatheter devices enables a better personalisation of the biological valve replacement procedure.…”
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