Contributing factors to postoperative surgical site infections in pituitary neuroendocrine tumors undergoing endonasal transsphenoidal resection by Lei Wang, Shanxian Liu, Jie Zheng, Rui Li, Zhenyi Xing

“…Tailored clinical treatment strategies addressing these risk factors are essential to reduce the incidence of postoperative SSIs and enhance patient safety.…”
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Prevalence of occult endometrial carcinoma in patients with endometrial intraepithelial neoplasia who underwent hysterectomy by Waraphon Thongsang, Sompop Kuljarusnont, Suchanan Hanamornroongruang, Irene Ruengkhachorn

“…Descriptive statistics evaluated carcinoma incidence, and logistic regression analysis identified independent risk factors. Results A total of 113 patients were evaluated. …”
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Factors Associated with Long-Term Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Mohammed Badedi, Yahiya Solan, Hussain Darraj, Abdullah Sabai, Mohamed Mahfouz, Saleh Alamodi, Abdullah Alsabaani

“…Effective and tailored interventions are needed to mitigate exposure to these risk factors. This would improve glycemic control and reduce the risks inherent to diabetes complications.…”
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Self-reported dyspareunia and outcome satisfaction after spontaneous second-degree tear compared to episiotomy: A register-based cohort study. by Mette L Josefsson, Sara Sohlberg, Cecilia Ekéus, Eva Uustal, Maria Jonsson

“…Further, we aimed to identify risk factors for dyspareunia and dissatisfaction with the outcome.…”
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Development of an online psychological intervention to prevent depression in patients with atrial fibrillation: lessons learned in a user-centered design study by Charlotte Helmark, Robert Ahm, Axel Brandes, Søren J. Skovbakke, Jens Cosedis Nielsen, Lisbeth Frostholm, Rod S. Taylor, Susanne S. Pedersen

“…Furthermore, patients will receive personal risk factors modules. The evidence-based psychological methodology was applied to all modules. …”
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Impact of antimicrobial stewardship interventions on post-elective caesarean antibiotic prophylaxis and surgical site infections by Valerie Xue Fen Seah, Rina Yue Ling Ong, Cedric Wei Ming Poh, Kai Qian Kam, Shahul Hameed Mohamed Siraj, Koh Cheng Thoon

“…Post-operative antibiotics are unnecessary especially in those without surgical site infections (SSI) risk factors (e.g., obesity). Objectives To evaluate the impact of ASP interventions on post-elective caesarean (eLSCS) oral antibiotic prophylaxis rates and patient outcomes. …”
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Epidemiology of paediatric intensive care unit admissions, deaths and organ donation candidacy: A single-centre audit by John Zhong Heng Low, Joel Kian Boon Lim, Herng Lee Tan, Rudimar Martinez Fernandez, Samsudin Bin Nordin, Yee Hui Mok, Judith Ju-Ming Wong

“…We aimed to describe PICU admission characteristics and outcomes, determine risk factors for mortality, and perform an independent assessment of missed organ donation opportunities. …”
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Study of Gender in Sudden Cardiovascular Death by Rafael Emilio Araujo González, Luis Alberto Ochoa Montes, Rubén Herrera Masó, Mileidys González Lugo, Nidia Doris Tamayo Vicente, Daisy Ferrer Marrero

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> in men, the most frequent risk factors were: smoking, alcohol consumption and arterial hypertension. …”
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Nomogram for predicting early death in elderly patients with laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma: A population-based SEER study. by Qi-Wei Liang, Xi-Lin Gao, Jun-Wei Zhang

“…This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with early death (death within 6 months) in elderly (≥60 years) patients with LSCC and to establish predictive nomograms to aid clinicians in developing individualized treatment plans.…”
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Factors associated with thrombocytopenia in patients with dengue fever: a retrospective cohort study by Marcus T Silva, Luciane Cruz Lopes, Izabela Fulone, Bruna M Castilho, André R R Freitas

“…ORs and 95% CIs were calculated.Results Among 387 patients, 156 had both dengue and thrombocytopenia. The risk factors associated with thrombocytopenia included male sex (OR: 1.77, 95% CI: 1.16 to 2.71, p=0.007), age of 46–64 years (OR: 2.20, 95% CI: 1.15 to 4.21, p=0.009) or ≥65 years (OR: 3.02, 95% CI: 1.40 to 6.50, p=0.002), presence of leucopenia (OR: 6.85, 95% CI: 4.27 to 10.99, p&lt;0.001) and high mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) levels (OR: 2.00, 95% CI: 1.29 to 3.12, p=0.005).Conclusion Older age, male sex, presence of leucopenia and high MCH levels were identified as risk factors associated with the development of thrombocytopenia in this population.…”
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Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminthiasis in Horses and Donkeys of Hawassa District, Southern Ethiopia by Mesfin Mathewos, Dawit Girma, Haben Fesseha, Metages Yirgalem, Eyob Eshetu

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal tract (GI) helminths and assess the associated risk factors in donkeys and horses in the Hawassa district. …”
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Predictor’s of Mortality in Patients with Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Haemorrhage and Reebleding by Dannys Rivero Rodríguez, Claudio Scherle Matamoros, Leda Fernández Cúe, Jose Luis Miranda Hernández, Yanelis Pernas Sánchez, Jesús Pérez Nellar

“…Patients with systolic blood pressure >160 mmHg (P=0.02), serum glucose >7 mmol/L (P=0.02), aneurysm location in artery communicant anterior (P=0.03), and black/mixed race (P=0.008) were significant related to death in univariate analysis. Risk factors (HTA, smoke, alcohol consumption, and DM), complication, multiplex rebleeding and stage of WFNS, and Fisher’s scale were not related to mortality. …”
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High Cesarean Section Rates during Labor Induction in Low Risk, Late-Term Cephalic Pregnancies in a Tertiary Centre by Neslihan Erkal, Metin Kaba, Yeliz Akpinar Mayir, Fatma Elif Isik Eryilmaz

“…Nulliparity, male fetal sex were risk factors for cesarean delivery.…”
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Left Ventricular End-Diastolic Pressure and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels Guidance of Low-Dose Furosemide Treatment to Prevent Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients with Per... by Guoqiang Gu, Demin Liu, Rui Lu, Wei Cui

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to study the risk factors for CIN. Results. CIN incidence was significantly higher in the control group than in the experimental group (P<0.05). …”
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Mastectomy, HER2 Receptor Positivity, NPI, Late Stage and Luminal B-Type Tumor as Poor Prognostic Factors in Geriatric Patients with Breast Cancer by Demet Nak, Mehmet Kivrak

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> This study aims to explore the risk factors associated with poor survival outcomes in geriatric female patients with breast cancer. …”
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Optimal exercise modalities and doses for therapeutic management of osteoarthritis of the knee by Max Whitfield, Owen W. Tomlinson

“…In summary, this review contributes to the literature through comprehensive discussion of different exercise modalities and doses in managing not only KOA symptoms, but modifiable KOA risk factors, exercise adherence, adverse events, and QoL. …”
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Determinants of physical activity among female students based on the transtheoretical model by Maryam Abdoli, Leili Tapak, Payam Amini, Azam Geravandi, Babak Moeini, Omid Hamidi, Maryam Afshari

“…The results show that in model 1, the probit link function is a more appropriate approach to determine the risk factors for physical activity. In model 2, the logit link function is a more appropriate approach to determine the risk factors for physical activity. …”
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Preoperative risk assessment and optimization integrating surgical and anesthetic principles and practices: a national survey for internists by Marc-Antoine Lepage, Annie Lecavalier, Gabriele Baldini, Ning-Zi Sun, Amal Bessissow

“…We thus sought to identify internists’ knowledge gaps in terms of surgical- and anesthetic-specific risk factors and characteristics. Methods An open and voluntary e-survey was conducted via LimeSurvey between April and July 2021 to evaluate Canadian internists’ knowledge of surgical and anesthetic principles and practices. …”
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Early postoperative bevacizumab for preventing neovascular glaucoma in phacovitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy by Sunjin Hwang, Eun Hee Hong, Min Ho Kang, Yong Un Shin

“…Abstract To evaluate the effectiveness of postoperative intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) in preventing neovascular glaucoma (NVG) and identify associated risk factors in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) undergoing phacovitrectomy. …”
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Panic disorder during pregnancy and the first three years after delivery: a systematic review by F. Gerrik Verhees, Antonia Bendau, Stefanie Unger, Katharina L. Donix, Eva Asselmann, Julia Martini

“…The aim of this systematic review was to summarize evidence on risk factors and course patterns of peripartum PD as well as maternal, infant or dyadic outcomes during the first three years after delivery. …”
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