Analgesia and sedation strategies in neonates undergoing whole-body therapeutic hypothermia: A scoping review. by Mahima Joshi, Javed Muneer, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Ipsita Goswami

“…There is a wide inter-individual variability in serum drug levels due to the impact of temperature, end-organ dysfunction, postnatal age, and body weight on drug metabolism.<h4>Conclusions</h4>No multidimensional pain scale has been tested for reliability and construct validity in hypothermic encephalopathic neonates. …”
Get full text

Design and Dynamic Analysis of Ideological and Political Education Platform Based on Network Multimedia Technology by Xiaowen Chen

“…As a group of users in the “digital age”, college students’ thinking, behavior, and concept are all influenced by the multimedia network. …”
Get full text

Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prescribing Practices for Dental Implant Placement in Croatia: A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Mare Ković, Ajka Pribisalić, Joško Viskić, Jure Martinić, Josipa Grubišić, Ante Vardić, Tina Poklepović Peričić

“…The questionnaire assessed the dentists’ age, working experience, education level, and whether they use antibiotics for dental implant placement, as well as the choice of antibiotics, timing, and reasons for antibiotics use. …”
Get full text

Development and validation of an explainable machine learning prediction model of hemorrhagic transformation after intravenous thrombolysis in stroke by Yanan Lin, Yan Li, Yayin Luo, Jie Han

“…The explainable analysis of the RF-based ML model indicated that the National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score, age, platelet count, and atrial fibrillation were the primary determinants for HT following IV-tPA thrombolysis.ConclusionThe RF-based explainable ML model demonstrated promising predictive ability for estimating the risk of HT after IV-tPA thrombolysis and may have the potential to assist the clinical decision-making in emergency settings.…”
Get full text

Short-Term Clinical Outcomes After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction In Adolescents During The COVID-19 Pandemic by Adam Weaver, Brandon Ness, Dylan Roman, Nicholas Giampetruzzi, Joshua Cleland

“…Patients were classified into pre-COVID (control) and COVID groups by surgical date and were then age- and sex-matched. Three-month postoperative outcomes were included for analysis, including normalized isometric quadriceps and hamstring peak torque, Anterior Cruciate Ligament – Return to Sport after Injury (ACL-RSI), and the Pedi International Knee Documentation Committee Form (Pedi-IKDC) scores…”
Get full text

Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection for Advanced Stages of Plantar Melanoma in a Low-Income Country by Ollo Roland Somé, Malick Diallo, Damien Konkobo, Nassirou Yabré, Valentin Konségré, Issouf Konaté, Sidy Ka

“…Twenty-two of 27 patients identified—with mean age 56 years—underwent ILND. Studied Variables. …”
Get full text

Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) Augmented Total Antioxidant Capacity and Reduced C-Reactive Protein among Haemodialysis Patients in Phase II Trial by Nour Elkhair Ali, Lamis AbdelGadir Kaddam, Suad Yousif Alkarib, Babikir Gabir Kaballo, Sami Ahmed Khalid, Abdalazim Higawee, Alaa AbdElhabib, Alaa AlaaAldeen, Aled O. Phillips, Amal Mahmoud Saeed

“…Forty end-stage renal failure (ESRF) patients aged 18–80 years who were on regular haemodialysis in Arif Renal Center, Omdurman, Sudan, were recruited. …”
Get full text

Association of Plasma Levels of Nitric Oxide Oxidative Metabolites with Acute Stroke in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Low-Middle Income Country by Shahan Waheed, Ayaz Ghouse Kalsekar, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Nathan S. Bryan, Asad I. Mian

“…Seventy-five patients were enrolled, with median age of 57 years (IQR 47-66 years), 53 (71%) were males, and 46 (61%) had ischemic stroke. …”
Get full text

Successful management of catheter injury or refractory infection by partial replantation of peritoneal dialysis catheters: a retrospective observational study by Seyoung Ryou, Eun Jeong Ko, Hoon Suk Park, Byung Ha Chung, Cheol Whee Park, Chul Woo Yang, Yong-Soo Kim, Hyung Duk Kim, Yaeni Kim

“…Results Nine patients (four males, mean age 56 years, average PD duration 66 months) employed the salvage method. …”
Get full text

Community Caregivers’ Perspectives on Health IT Use for Children With Medical Complexity: Qualitative Interview Study by Farah Elkourdi, Onur Asan

“…In this study, we identified children with medical complexity as children aged <21 years who have >3 chronic health conditions. …”
Get full text

The efficacy and safety of rhGH treatment combined with letrozole/GnRHa in adolescent boys by Ying Zhang, Xin Yuan, Kenneth McCormick, Xiao-Hong Yang, Shi-Jun Chen, Rui-Min Chen

“…Results The increase in height of the letrozole group was significantly more than the GnRHa group both in the first year [(10.37 ± 2.19) vs. (7.78 ± 1.55) cm] and at two years [(18.82 ± 2.49) vs. (13.84 ± 2.17) cm] (p < 0.05), however, there was no significant group difference in the advancement of bone age (BA) of in the first year or at two years (p > 0.05). …”
Get full text

Niveles de conservación y degradación de hábitat en los ecosistemas de una cuenca de alta biodiversidad en Tamaulipas (México) by Glenda Nelly Requena Lara, Juan Francisco Morales Pacheco, Rafael Cámara Artigas, Carlos Zamora Tovar

Get full text

Pre- and Post-Operative Pain Intensity and Physical Activity Levels in Individuals with Acetabular Dysplasia Undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy: A Prospective Cohort Study by Naif Alrashdi, Robert Motl, Elroy Aguiar, Donald Lein Jr, Suzanne Perumean-Chaney, Michael Ryan, Matthew Ithurburn

“… # Results Out of 49 screened participants, 28 were enrolled, and 23 individuals (22 females; age=23.1±7.9 years) completed both study visits. …”
Get full text

Effectiveness of digital behaviour change interventions for promoting physical activity in adolescents with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Puteri Shanaz Jahn Kassim, Noor Azimah Muhammad, Nur Faraheen Abdul Rahman, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Cecilia A. Essau, Shamsul Azhar Shah

“…Methods Seven electronic databases were searched for randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies evaluating DBCIs for physical activity promotion in adolescents with overweight and obesity aged 10–19 years. The risk of bias in the included studies was assessed using Cochrane's Risk of Bias tool 2 and ROBINS-I tool. …”
Get full text

Post-traumatic patellar tendon ossification in children: a case series by Kirill A. Kartavenko, Vyacheslav I. Zorin, Sergey A. Lukyanov

“…Results. The patients’ mean age was 14 (range, 11-16) years. In all cases, there was a history of trauma. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of Commorbid Lung Tuberculosis Diabetes Mellitus in Sultan Syarif Mohamad Alkadrie Pontianak Hospital in 2019 by Terence Ardhi, Agus Fitriangga, Eka Ardiani Putri

“…</span></span></span></p><p><span data-preserver-spaces="true"><strong>Keywords</strong></span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">:  ages, diabetes  mellitus, pulmonary TB</span></p>…”
Get full text

Antibody response to Plasmodium vivax in the context of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) co-infection: A 14-year follow-up study in the Amazon rainforest. by Luiz F F Guimarães, Bárbara A Rodrigues, Michelle H F Dias, Matheus G Barcelos, Maria F A Nascimento, Sâmick L Moreira-Nascimento, Sofia L Afonso, Barbara G S Abreu, Jaap M Middeldorp, Francis B Ntumngia, John H Adams, Camila Fabbri, Stefanie Lopes, Cor J F Fernandes, Flora S Kano, Luzia H Carvalho

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>A 14-year follow-up study was carried out among long-term P. vivax-exposed Amazonian individuals (272, median age 35 years), and included 9 cross-sectional surveys at periods of high and low malaria transmission. …”
Get full text

The burden of non-specific chronic low back pain among adults in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a protocol for a mixed-methods study by Morris Kahere, Themba Ginindza

“…Introduction Low back pain (LBP) is a major public health concern, affecting individuals of all age groups across the world. In about 90% of LBP cases, there is no specific cause identified and is, therefore, referred to as non-specific LBP. …”
Get full text

mHealth-based exercise vs. traditional exercise on pain, functional disability, and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of r... by Liang Tang, Meng-Ming Wang, He-Xia Wang, Xiao-Ya He, Yue-Shuai Jiang

“…Reviewer pairs independently extracted data and evaluated bias using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool.ResultsEleven studies, with a total of 800 participants with a mean age of 55.51 ± 6.88 years, were identified. All RCTs were performed from 2013 to 2024. …”
Get full text

Exploring the immunohistochemical profile of basosquamous carcinoma and its clinicopathological associations by Cemile Tuğba Altunel, Gonca Özgün, Arzu Karataş, Özlem Özen, Deniz Seçkin, Tülin Güleç, Deren Özcan

“…Results: One hundred and four BSCs (68 males, mean age 67.99+-14.95) were included. The most common location was the nose. …”
Get full text