Interleukin-15 (IL-15) and Anti-C1q Antibodies as Serum Biomarkers for Ectopic Pregnancy and Missed Abortion by Alexandros Daponte, Efthimios Deligeoroglou, Spyros Pournaras, Christos Hadjichristodoulou, Antonios Garas, Foteini Anastasiadou, Ioannis E. Messinis

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Impact of Moderate Sedation versus Monitored Anesthesia Care on Outcomes and Cost of Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Aspiration by Ziad Boujaoude, Rohan Arya, Aseem Shrivastava, Melvin Pratter, Wissam Abouzgheib

“…A diagnostic TBNA was defined as an aspirate yielding any specific diagnosis or if subsequent surgery or follow-up of nondiagnostic/normal aspirates showed no pathology. …”
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COMPARISON OF ABBREVIATED BURN SEVERITY INDEX (ABSI) SCORE WITH R-BAUX SCORE AS A PREDICTOR OF MORTALITY IN BURN PATIENTS by Melissa Anita Ayu Iustitiati, Beta Subakti Nata’atmadja

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Multi‐Wound Classification: Exploring Image Enhancement and Deep Learning Techniques by Prince Odame, Maxwell Mawube Ahiamadzor, Nana Kwaku Baah Derkyi, Kofi Agyekum Boateng, Kelvin Sarfo‐Acheampong, Eric Tutu Tchao, Andrew Selasi Agbemenu, Henry Nunoo‐Mensah, Dorothy Araba Yakoba Agyapong, Jerry John Kponyo

“…ABSTRACT Wounds contribute to 30%–42% of hospital visits and 9% of deaths but remain underreported in Africa. Diseases and surgeries increase wound prevalence, especially in rural areas where 27%–82% of people live, and health facilities are poor or non‐existent. …”
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Endothelin receptor antagonists (ERAs) can potentially be used as therapeutic drugs to reduce hypertension caused by small molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) by Qingjian He, Junling Lin, Chanjuan Mo, Guodong Li, Jianzhong Lu, Qiyin Sun, Lijun Cao, Haojian Gan, Quan Sun, Jiafang Yao, Shengyi Lian, WenJuan Wang

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Therapeutic Effects of Superinductive Magnetic Filed on Low Back Pain by Răzvan Gabriel Drăgoi, Marius Nicolae Popescu, Daniel Popa, Ramona Andriș, Dan Corneliu Blendea

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Assessment of the effect of hemostatic materials on blood calcium concentration by V. A. Lipatov, S. V. Lazarenko, D. A. Severinov

“…In other cases, comparisons of calcium concentration values in groups using experimental samples (not introduced into clinical practice) with material widely used in abdominal surgery (group No. 4) were found to be greater: in group No. 6 (Na-CMC + Tranexamic acid unsaturated) by 0.61 mmol/l, in group No. 7 (Na-CMC pressed) by 0.75 mmol/l, in group No. 8 (Na-CMC unsaturated) by 0.5 mmol/l.Conclusion. …”
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Effect of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio on Post-TAVR Mortality and Periprocedural Pulmonary Hypertension by Xin Gao, Xiaoxiao Jiang, Zonglei Wu, Na Chen, Minghui Gong, Xu Zhao, Yan Liu, Ran Guo

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Systematic Study of the Immune Components after Ischemic Stroke Using CyTOF Techniques by Yaning Li, Yan Wang, Yang Yao, Brian B. Griffiths, Liangshu Feng, Tao Tao, Feng Wang, Baohui Xu, Creed M. Stary, Heng Zhao

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A dynamic co-expression approach reveals Gins2 as a potential upstream modulator of HNSCC metastasis by Nasibeh Khayer, Samira Shabani, Maryam Jalessi, Mohammad Taghi Joghataei, Frouzandeh Mahjoubi

“…Current therapeutic options remain limited to surgery supplemented by radio- or chemotherapy; however, these interventions often result in high-grade toxicities. …”
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Case report: A rare case of delayed drug-induced hyponatremia in recurrent upper tract urothelial carcinoma following GC and Tislelizumab treatment by Zhi-Jie Wang, Zhi-Jie Wang, Ying-Fang Nie, Shi-Bing Liang, Shi-Bing Liang, Shi-Bing Liang, Jing Zhou, Shu-Lan Hao, Li-Kun Liu

“…This study reported a rare case of delayed hyponatremia in a 68year-old female with recurrent upper tract urothelial carcinoma after Gemcitabine plus Cisplatin (GC) and Tislelizumab treatment. She had left ureter surgery, recurrence a year later with mildly abnormal kidney function (glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was 54.9 ml/min). …”
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Remote Limb Ischemic Postconditioning Protects against Ischemic Stroke via Modulating Microglia/Macrophage Polarization in Mice by Dong Han, Jue Wang, Lulu Wen, Miao Sun, Hang Liu, Yan Gao

“…We carried out middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion (MCAO/R) surgery on C57BL/6 male mice. RIPC was generated by 10-minute occlusion followed by the same period of reperfusion of the bilateral hind limb femoral artery and repeated for 3 cycles. …”
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Fatal Renal Failure in a Spinal Cord Injury Patient with Vesicoureteric Reflux Who Underwent Repeated Ureteric Reimplantations Unsuccessfully: Treatment Should Focus on Abolition o... by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul Soni, Kottarathil Abraham Abraham, Peter Hughes, Gurpreet Singh

“…Left ureteric reimplantation was performed. Following surgery, cystogram revealed marked retrograde filling of left renal tract as before. …”
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Aspirin modulates inflammatory biomarkers in patients with subcortical silent brain infarcts by Wonjae Sung, Young Seo Kim, Kyu-Yong Lee, Jae-A Jung, Hojin Choi, Young Joo Lee, Seong-Ho Koh, Seong-Ho Koh

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Multiparametric Ultrasound (mpUS) of a Rare Testicular Capillary Hemangioma by Paul Spiesecke, Thomas Fischer, Carsten Stephan, Andreas Maxeiner, Bernd Hamm, Markus Lerchbaumer

“…Proliferative activity was quantified to 3–5% by Ki-67 index. Two days after surgery, the patient could leave the hospital in subjective wellbeing. …”
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An In-Depth Study of Personalized Anesthesia Management Models in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Based on Multimodal Deep Learning by Hanqi Shi, Hongyu Wang, Xibing Ding, Zheng Dang

“…Analysis of the patients’ basic information and physiological parameters during surgery revealed that body mass index (BMI) and age significantly impacted anesthesia management. …”
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Comparison of the Oral Health‐Related Quality of Life, Sleep Quality, and Oral Health Literacy in Sleep and Awake Bruxism: Results from Family Medicine Practice by Melike Mercan Başpınar, Çiğdem Mercan, Metin Mercan, Merve Arslan Aras

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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Cost Comparisons of High-Protein Enteral Nutrition Formulas Used in Critically Ill Patients by Matthew C. Bozeman, Laura L. Schott, Amarsinh M. Desai, Mary K. Miranowski, Dorothy L. Baumer, Cynthia C. Lowen, Zhun Cao, Krysmaru Araujo Torres

“…However, after controlling for covariates such as mortality risk, surgery, and discharge disposition, average total hospital cost per day associated with IP use was 24% lower than PC, and 12% lower than StdHP (_P_<.001). …”
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Case of successful treatment of a patient with ischemictracheoesophageal and tracheopleural fistulas after a mckeown hybrid esophagectomy by E. A. Kruglov, Yu. A. Pobedinseva, E. V. Filimonov, A. A. Ilin, Yu. A. Kolotilov, I. N. Yablokov, I. V. Chervonogorodskij, V. M. Unguryan

“…The vessel was not isolated from the infiltrate, but was clipped and crossed between the aorta and infiltrate to maintain surgery ablastic. On the 7th day after the operation the insolvency of esophagogastroanastomosis, the fistula of the trachea with mediastinum and the communication between the leak of esophagogastroanastomosis and the fistula of the trachea were diagnosed. …”
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Progenitor Cells for Arterial Repair: Incremental Advancements towards Therapeutic Reality by Trevor Simard, Richard G. Jung, Pouya Motazedian, Pietro Di Santo, F. Daniel Ramirez, Juan J. Russo, Alisha Labinaz, Altayyeb Yousef, Brijesh Anantharam, Ali Pourdjabbar, Benjamin Hibbert

“…Coronary revascularization remains the standard treatment for obstructive coronary artery disease and can be accomplished by either percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Considerable advances have rendered PCI the most common form of revascularization and improved clinical outcomes. …”
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