Aprepitant in a Multimodal Approach for Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in High-Risk Patients: Is There Such a Thing as “Too Many Modalities”? by John J. Hache, Manuel C. Vallejo, Jonathan H. Waters, Brian A. Williams

“…For patients included in the data analysis, using Apfel PONV risk factors, the median risk count was four out of four. …”
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The association between socioeconomic status and pandemic influenza: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Clare Shelley-Egan, Ole Rogeberg

“…Of 14 studies on the 2009 pandemic including data on both medical and social risk factors, after controlling for medical risk factors 8 demonstrated independent impact of SES. …”
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Patient stratification by genetic risk in Alzheimer's disease is only effective in the presence of phenotypic heterogeneity. by Jack Euesden, Muhammad Ali, Chloe Robins, Praveen Surendran, Padhraig Gormley, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), David Pulford, Carlos Cruchaga

“…Where clinically relevant biomarkers suggest diagnostic heterogeneity, there is evidence that a priori identified genetic risk factors may have value in patient stratification. …”
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Association of Maternal Age to Development and Progression of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Infants of Gestational Age under 33 Weeks by Atsuro Uchida, Masayuki Miwa, Hajime Shinoda, Takashi Koto, Norihiro Nagai, Hiroshi Mochimaru, Yohei Tomita, Mariko Sasaki, Kazushige Ikeda, Kazuo Tsubota, Yoko Ozawa

“…The association between candidate risk factors and development or progression of ROP was assessed. …”
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Maternal History and Uterine Artery Doppler in the Assessment of Risk for Development of Early- and Late-Onset Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction by Elisa Llurba, Elena Carreras, Eduard Gratacós, Miquel Juan, Judith Astor, Angels Vives, Eduard Hermosilla, Ines Calero, Pilar Millán, Bárbara García-Valdecasas, Lluís Cabero

“…Uterine artery Doppler and maternal risk factors seem to select two different populations - early and late-onset PE which might suggest a different pathogenesis.…”
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The impact of uric acid on musculoskeletal diseases: clinical associations and underlying mechanisms by Jing Zhang, Na Sun, Wanhao Zhang, Wenjie Yue, Xiaochen Qu, Xiaochen Qu, Zhonghai Li, Zhonghai Li, Gang Xu, Gang Xu

“…HUA and gout may be risk factors for OA progression, although some reports suggest otherwise. …”
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TREATMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS OF THE SCALP IN DECOMPENSATED HYDROCEPHALY: A CLINICAL CHALLENGE. by Letitia Bellavesta Kale, Elric Brahm Malelak, Robertus Arian Datusanantyo, Wajahat Ullah, Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed Ali, Dhyey Thumar, Kundan Kumar

“…Multiple studies have demonstrated that age, moisture, immobility, and friction/shear are key risk factors. We report a challenging case of multiple pressure injury over the scalp in hydrocephalus patients. …”
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Sonographic and Clinical Features of Upper Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis in Critical Care Patients by Michael Blaivas, Konstantinos Stefanidis, Serafim Nanas, John Poularas, Mitchell Wachtel, Rubin Cohen, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…We sought to identify the prevalence of and risk factors for UEDVT, and to characterize sonographically detected thrombi in the critical care setting. …”
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Outcomes and associated factors of cervical human papillomavirus infection among 608 women in Shenzhen, China, 2018–2023 by Zhenghan Lv, Xuesen He, Zhiju Li, Yue Yuan, Xinyi Zhou, Changqing Tu, Yinqi Yang, Yanshan Huang, Lili Yin, Huihui Chen, Yanling Tao, Yanling Tao

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to uncover the patterns of Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection outcomes in women and assess the risk factors that may affect these outcomes.MethodsA retrospective study was conducted on 608 women who tested positive for HPV-DNA during their initial visit to the outpatient department of Shenzhen Longgang Central Hospital from 2018 to 2023 and who had subsequent HPV-DNA testing as part of their post-visit monitoring. …”
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Emergent Biomarkers of Residual Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Low HDL-c and/or High Triglycerides and Average LDL-c Concentrations: Focus on HDL Subpopulations, Oxidized LDL... by Filipa Mascarenhas-Melo, Filipe Palavra, Daniela Marado, José Sereno, Edite Teixeira-Lemos, Isabel Freitas, Maria Isabel-Mendonça, Rui Pinto, Frederico Teixeira, Flávio Reis

“…Patients with cardiovascular risk factors (n=169) were divided into 4 subgroups, combining normal and low HDL-c with normal and high TGs patients. …”
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Gene mutation, clinical characteristics and pathology in resectable lung adenocarcinoma by Ji’an Zou, Wei Han, Yan Hu, Chao Zeng, Jina Li, Weixuan Lei, Jieming Cao, Quanming Fei, Mengqi Shao, Junqi Yi, Zeyu Cheng, Li Wang, Fang Wu, Wenliang Liu

“…ALK and KRAS mutations were also associated with risk factors such as solid nodules, pleural invasion, STAS, and later stages. …”
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Endothelial Dysfunction Correlates with Liver Fibrosis in Chronic HCV Infection by Michele Barone, Maria Teresa Viggiani, Annabianca Amoruso, Serafina Schiraldi, Annapaola Zito, Fiorella Devito, Francesca Cortese, Michele Gesualdo, Natale Brunetti, Alfredo Di Leo, Pietro Scicchitano, Marco Matteo Ciccone

“…HCV advanced liver fibrosis promotes atherosclerosis by inducing endothelial dysfunction independently of common cardiovascular risk factors.…”
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Explainable machine learning models for identifying mild cognitive impairment in older patients with chronic pain by Xiaoang Zhang, Yuping Liao, Daying Zhang, Weichen Liu, Zhijian Wang, Yaxin Jin, Shushu Chen, Jianmei Wei

“…This study aimed to determine MCI risk factors in older patients with chronic pain and to develop 9 machine learning models to identify MCI risk. …”
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Evaluation of Mannheim Peritonitis Index Score for predicting the outcomes in patients with peritonitis by Raiba Deshmukh, Avishkar K Barase, Rutik P Gandhi, Aniket Chaware, Avinash Dhumal

“…Age, presence of diffuse peritonitis, and associated organ failure were important independent risk factors as far as mortality is concerned.…”
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Plasma C1q/TNF-Related Protein-9 Levels Are Associated with Atherosclerosis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes without Renal Dysfunction by Mariko Asada, Tomoaki Morioka, Yuko Yamazaki, Yoshinori Kakutani, Reina Kawarabayashi, Koka Motoyama, Katsuhito Mori, Shinya Fukumoto, Atsushi Shioi, Tetsuo Shoji, Masanori Emoto, Masaaki Inaba

“…Plasma CTRP9 levels are associated with atherosclerosis in diabetic patients without CKD, independently of obesity, adiponectin, and traditional cardiovascular risk factors. This study indicates a potential role of CTRP9 in atherosclerosis progression in human type 2 diabetes.…”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Antenatal Depression Risk Among Urban Women Seeking Antenatal Clinical Care at a District Hospital in Ghana by Opei Kwafo Adarkwa, Douglas Aninng Opoku, Roderick E. Larsen‐Reindorf, Ellis Owusu‐Dabo, Benedicta Boamah, Magdalene Adarkwa, Christian Obirikorang, Yvonne A. Nartey, Timothy Kwabena Adjei, Aliyu Mohammed

“…The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale was used to screen for depression risk. Factors associated with antenatal depression risk were evaluated using logistic regression analysis. …”
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Self-reported periodontal disease, dental loss and COVID-19 in older adults by Yamile Baganet Cobas, Alain Manuel Chaple-Gil, Yilian Caballero-Guerra, Dayana Chávez-Valdez

“…However, a relationship was observed targeting dental loss and respiratory diseases as determinant risk factors in the severity of COVID-19.…”
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Visual analysis of the research frontiers, hotspots and development trends of immunization programs for women and children by Jiachen Zhang, Yani Zhang, Litao Zhang, Jiaxing Wang, Xinheng Qu, Mu Li, Ruochen Zhang, Bo Zhang, Yuqing Zhang, Jianping Zhou

“…The research frontiers of this discipline area mainly involve risk factors affecting the vaccination coverage of immunization programs for women and children, epidemiological surveillance, intervention research, changes in medical burden, adverse reactions, and vaccine development. …”
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An Indwelling Urethral Catheter Knotted Around a Double-J Ureteral Stent: An Unusual Complication after Kidney Transplantation by E. G. Warmerdam, R. J. Toorop, A. C. Abrahams, P. Berger

“…We will discuss the various risk factors for knotting of a catheter and the methods to untangle a knot.…”
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Unknown attack detection model based on network behavior analysis by Yi-han YU, Yu FU, Xiao-ping WU

“…As for the intranet security threats of the increasing number of unknown attacks,an unknown attack detection model based on network behavior analysis was proposed.With the help of the information resources within the intranet,firstly,the information resources of the intranet were collected,then the risk factors of abnormal behav-ior of the internet information node were analyzed,finally,the information node and the information resources ac-quisition path as the key element were used to construct the detection model of the directed graph.By verifying,the model can achieve the desired detection results.…”
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