Integrating Analytical Procedures in Routine Practices of Centralized Antiblastic Compounding Units for Valorization of Residual Compounded Drugs by Rita Patrizia Aquino, Giovanni Falcone, Paola Russo, Fabrizio Dal Piaz, Giulia Auriemma, Ferdinando Maria de Francesco, Stefania Cascone, Eduardo Nava, Pasquale Del Gaudio

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Comparative, cross-sectional study of the format, content and timing of medication safety letters issued in Canada, the USA and the UK by Jeremy M Grimshaw, Margaret C Watson, Lise M Bjerre, Matthew Hogel, Cody D Black, Simon Parlow, David de Launay, Donald R Mattison

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Analgesic Quality Improvement in Paravertebral Blocks for Pediatric Nuss Procedure: An Exploratory Report on the Effects of Perineural Combined Glucocorticoids by Donham RN, Jin E, Caty MG, Thomas DA, Yuan C, Hollingsworth K, Zhang X, Yanez ND, Li J

“…Rebecca N Donham,1,* Evan Jin,2,* Michael G Caty,3 Donna-Ann Thomas,2 Claire Yuan,4 Kamren Hollingsworth,2 Xuewei Zhang,2 N David Yanez,5 Jinlei Li2,* 1Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, AL, USA; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; 3Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; 4Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA; 5Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jinlei Li, Department of Anesthesiology, Yale University School of Medicine, 20 York Street, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA, Tel +1 (475) 434-4038, Email jinlei.li@yale.eduPurpose: Pectus excavatum repair using the Nuss procedure is associated with significant postoperative opioid consumption even in the presence of a continuous thoracic paravertebral block.Patients and Methods: A CQI project was initiated by adding combined glucocorticoids as perineural adjuvants to continuous thoracic paravertebral block. …”
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Pulmonary Embolism in the Elderly: From Symptoms to Speckle Tracking Echocardiography by Christos Ballas, Dimitrios Sfairopoulos, Ioanna Samara, Lampros Lakkas, Olga Kardakari, Athanasios Konstantinidis, Katerina K. Naka, Lampros K. Michalis, Christos S. Katsouras

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25-Gauge Vitrectomy in Open Eye Injury with Retained Foreign Body by G. Sborgia, N. Recchimurzo, A. Niro, L. Sborgia, A. Sborgia, G. Alessio

“…Clinical status impacts on the timing and planning of surgery. In the last year small gauge vitrectomy has become safer and more efficient, extending the range of pathologies successfully treated. …”
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Clinical Features and Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis in a Cohort of Italian Patients Presenting with Acute Nongranulomatous Anterior Uveitis by Elena Bolletta, Pierluigi Macchioni, Giorgia Citriniti, Valentina Mastrofilippo, Raffaella Aldigeri, Luca De Simone, Fabrizio Gozzi, Chantal Adani, Anna Sangiovanni, Chiara Posarelli, Michele Figus, Francesco Muratore, Nicolò Pipitone, Carlo Salvarani, Luca Cimino

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Impact of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor in lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis in the United States by Tahuanty A. Pena, MD, MS, Brittany Wright, PharmD, Kalpaj R. Parekh, MBBS, Julia Kleney-Tait, MD, PhD

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Effects of a Multidisciplinary Educational Rehabilitative Intervention in Breast Cancer Survivors: The Role of Body Image on Quality of Life Outcomes by Giovanni Morone, Marco Iosa, Augusto Fusco, Antonella Scappaticci, Maria Rosaria Alcuri, Vincenzo Maria Saraceni, Stefano Paolucci, Teresa Paolucci

“…The aim of the study was to investigate whether body image may affect the functional and quality of life outcomes after a multidisciplinary and educational rehabilitative intervention in sixty women with primary nonmetastatic breast cancer who have undergone conservative surgery. To assess the quality of life was administered The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Study Group on Quality of Life core questionnaire, while to investigate the psychological features and self-image were administered the following scales: the Body Image Scale, the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. …”
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Stepwise Adipogenesis of Decellularized Cellular Extracellular Matrix Regulates Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cell Migration and Differentiation by Ziang Zhang, Rongmei Qu, Tingyu Fan, Jun Ouyang, Feng Lu, Jingxing Dai

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Correlation between Serum IL-35 Levels and Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Yuxuan Li, Lutian Yao, Siyan Liu, JishengWu, Liping Xia, Hui Shen, Jing Lu

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Effect of AAPH oxidation on digestion characteristics of seed watermelon (Citrullus lanatus var) kernels protein isolates by Shugang Li, Zhihao Li, Xiuting Li, Ping Wang, Xiongwei Yu, Qinli Fu, Sihai Gao

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Successful Kidney Transplantation for End-Stage Renal Disease in Marfan's Syndrome by Makoto Ryosaka, Kazuya Omoto, Taiji Nozaki, Kazuhiko Yoshida, Yugo Sawada, Hajime Hirano, Tomokazu Shimizu, Hideki Ishida, Kazunari Tanabe

“…Here, we present a patient with Marfan’s syndrome with ESRD due to severe renal ischemia caused by massive bleeding from thoracoabdominal aortic dissection leading to transplant surgery of a living kidney procured from the patient’s mother. …”
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Face Boundary Formulation for Harmonic Models: Face Image Resembling by Hung-Tsai Huang, Zi-Cai Li, Yimin Wei, Ching Yee Suen

“…Face combination and resembling may also be used for plastic surgery, finding missing children, and identifying criminals. …”
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Thoracic perfusion of antiangiogenic agents combined with chemotherapy for treating malignant pleural effusion in non-small cell lung cancer: a network meta-analysis by Yan Xu, Wei Si, Yingying Cui, Liming Jiang, Yinan Yu, Xiaohua Zhu

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Retroperitoneal Müllerian cyst causing uterine protrusion in a teenage girl by Fu-Chieh Chu, Hsu-Han Wang, Yen-Tin Chen, Ya-Chun Chuang, Liang-Ming Lo, Steven W. Shaw

“…Surgical exploration and excision of the tumor were performed, with histological and immunohistochemical analyses confirming the presence of a Müllerian-type epithelium. Post-surgery, the protruding uterus improved, and the patient demonstrated notable recovery at a six-month follow-up. …”
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Verification of the Nutritional and Dietary Factors Associated with Skeletal Muscle Index in Japanese Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Takashi Himoto, Keiko Miyatake, Takashi Maeba, Tsutomu Masaki

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Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases: the course and treatment methods in Russian Federation (Results of multicenter population-based one-stage observational study) by L. . Khalif, M. V. Shapina, A. O. Golovenko, Ye. A. Belousova, Ye. Yu. Chashkova, A. V. Lakhin, O. V. Knyazev, A. Yu. Baranovsky, N. N. Nikolayeva, A. V. Tkachev

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All-Cause Mortality Prediction in Subjects with Diabetes Mellitus Using a Machine Learning Model and Shapley Values by Oana Mirea, Mostafa Ghelich Oghli, Oana Neagoe, Mihaela Berceanu, Eugen Țieranu, Liviu Moraru, Victor Raicea, Ionuț Donoiu

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Constructing a fall risk prediction model for hospitalized patients using machine learning by Cheng-Wei Kang, Zhao-Kui Yan, Jia-Liang Tian, Xiao-Bing Pu, Li-Xue Wu

“…Results The final model included the following variables: Adl_standing, Adl_evacuation, Age_group, Planned_surgery, Wheelchair, History_of_falls, Hypnotic_drugs, Psychotropic_drugs, and Remote_caring_system. …”
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Predictability of the gingival margin of the upper incisors with transparent aligners: a pilot retrospective study by Antonio Bach-Álvarez, Lourdes Abellán-Ferris, María-Dolores Oteo-Calatayud, Susana de la Cruz-Vigo, Wenceslao Piedra-Gascón, Alba Pérez-Jardón, Naresh Kewalramani, Ángel-Orión Salgado-Peralvo, Carlos Oteo-Morilla

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