Reasons Why Patients Do Not Return to Sport Post ACLReconstruction: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hamdan M, Haddad BI, Amireh S, Abdel Rahman AMA, Almajali H, Mesmar H, Naum C, Alqawasmi MS, Albandi AM, Alshrouf MA

“…The factors considered encompassed knee-related symptoms, life-related reasons, and choice-related reasons, such as fear of reinjury.Results: Among the 138 participants who were included, the mean age was 33.49 ± 9.19 years, with only 39 (28.3%) patients indicated a successful return to their pre-injury activity levels. …”
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Randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial of fenofibrate for treatment of diabetic macular oedema with economic evaluation (FORTE study): study protocol for a randomised co... by Gerald Liew, Paul Mitchell, Bamini Gopinath, Helen Nguyen, Richard Kha

“…Multiple regression analyses adjusting for age, glycated haemoglobin, number of injections and other covariates will also be performed.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval has been granted by the University of Sydney Human Ethics Committee (HREC-2019/892), and the trial has been registered with the Australia New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12618000592246). …”
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Forensic Assessment of Alcohol Intoxication in Cases of Fatal Road Traffic Accidents in Lithuania by Beata Kirstukaitė, Akvilė Paškauskienė, Sigitas Chmieliauskas, Sigitas Laima, Diana Vasiljevaitė, Jurgita Stasiūnienė

“…We analyzed blood alcohol concentration (BAC) in relation to sex, age, road user type, place and time of the day at death. …”
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Treatment of a collapse fracture of the anterolateral tibial plateau with a lateral locking plate and the Jail screw technique by Wei Jiang, Xu Liu, Xiang-Ru Kong, Bing Wang, Jian-Ning Sun, Hong-Bin Zheng, Ming Chen

“…Twenty-six patients were successfully included, including 15 males and 11 females, with an average age of 58.6 ± 7.8 years (range 45–68 years). All fractures were Schatzker type II fractures. …”
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Response Time Threshold for Predicting Outcomes of Patients with Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest by Ling Hsuan Huang, Yu-Ni Ho, Ming-Ta Tsai, Wei-Ting Wu, Fu-Jen Cheng

“…After adjustment for confounding factors, age (odds ratio [OR] = 0.983, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.975–0.992, p<0.001), witness (OR = 3.022, 95% CI: 2.014–4.534, p<0.001), public location (OR = 2.797, 95% CI: 2.062–3.793, p<0.001), bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR, OR = 1.363, 95% CI: 1.009–1.841, p=0.044), EMT-paramedic response (EMT-P, OR = 1.713, 95% CI: 1.282–2.290, p<0.001), and prehospital defibrillation using an automated external defibrillator ([AED] OR = 3.984, 95% CI: 2.920–5.435, p<0.001) were statistically and significantly associated with survival to hospital discharge. …”
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p16 expression in patient with Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) by Putu Erika Paskarani, I Gede Sastra Winata, Elisa Laura Oktrinita Sitohang, Felyanto Felyanto, Sang Ayu Putu Yuliantini

“…Unfortunately, p16 expression was not significant statistically based on age, parity, and contraceptive history, with p-values of 1.00, 0.45, and 0.65, respectively. …”
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Malaria and Geohelminthiasis Coinfections in Expectant Women: Effect on Maternal Health and Birth Outcomes in a Malaria Endemic Region in Kenya by Wekesa Antony Wanyonyi, Chrispinus Siteti Mulambalah, David H. Mulama, Elizabeth Omukunda, Darwin Injete Siteti

“…To collect data on malaria and maternal haematological parameters, blood samples were obtained from 750 participants aged 18-49 years and analyzed. Haemoglobin and eosinophils levels were determined by coulter counter while malaria parasitemia levels and red blood cell morphology were assessed by preparing and observing blood smears under the microscope. …”
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Use of intraoperative luminescent methods for detecting affected lymph nodes in patients with complicated forms of colon cancer by M. A. Kubrak, S. M. Zavhorodnii, M. B. Danyliuk, A. I. Rylov

“…In the gender structure, female patients predominated – 57 (52.29 %), there were 52 (47.71 %) men. The average age of the patients was 69.78 ± 16.37 years. Contrasting of regional lymph nodes was carried out using a 10 % sodium fluorescein solution. …”
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Examination of non-conventional dysplasias adjacent to colorectal adenocarcinoma in patients with IBD by Szintia Almási, Zsófia Balajthy, Bence Baráth, Zsófia Krisztina Török, Panna Szaszák, Tamás Lantos, Bence Kővári, Anita Sejben

“…We aimed to perform a retrospective pilot study by re-evaluating several IBD-associated adenocarcinoma cases to survey the incidence of adjacent non-conventional dysplasia and validate that recent North American findings may apply to a European population.MethodsRetrospectively, 28 randomly chosen cases of IBD-associated adenocarcinomas diagnosed between 2010 and 2022 were re-evaluated. The patient’s sex, age (at the diagnosis of IBD and neoplasia), type of IBD, type of specimen [biopsy (n = 8)/surgical specimen (n = 20)], histological type, grade, localisation, stage, disease-free (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were obtained. …”
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Assessing hemorrhagic risks in combination therapy: implications of angiogenesis inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibitors by Yuhui Yang, Yuhui Yang, Yuhui Yang, Pingping Long, Pingping Long, Ying Tuo, Ying Tuo, Xiaoxiao Wang

“…Hemorrhagic events were common in females (50.97%) and older patients (aged 64+), frequently occurring within the first 30 days of treatment (38.11%). …”
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Changes in Aqueous Humor Cytokine Profile Following Intravitreal Brolucizumab Injection by Ruamviboonsuk V, Kongwattananon W, Chuaypen N

“…Varis Ruamviboonsuk,1,2 Wijak Kongwattananon,1,3 Natthaya Chuaypen4 1Department of Ophthalmology, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand; 2Medical Science Program, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 3Center of Excellence in Retina, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand; 4Metabolic Diseases in Gut and Urinary System Research Unit (MeDGURU), Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, ThailandCorrespondence: Wijak Kongwattananon, Center of Excellence in Retina, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, 1873 Rama IV Road, Pathum Wan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand, Tel +662 256 4000, Email wijak.k@chula.ac.thPurpose: Intravitreal brolucizumab, approved for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), may trigger immune responses leading to intraocular inflammation (IOI) by increasing pro-inflammatory cytokines. …”
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Actors influencing cancer-related fatigue and the construction of a risk prediction model in lung cancer patients by Mei-Ning Zhang, Yi-Chen Zhou, Zhu Zeng, Cun-Liang Zeng, Bo-Tao Hou, Gui-Rong Wu, Qiao Jiao, Dai-Yuan Ma

“…A CRF risk prediction model was then established, with its predictive performance and calibration evaluated using ROC curves.FindingsThe results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that gender, age, education level, living status, daily exercise, clinical stage, course of disease, treatment mode, chronic disease, BMI, hemoglobin, serum albumin, blood glucose, potassium concentration, magnesium concentration, PSQI score and HAD score were the influencing factors of CRF in lung cancer patients (P&lt;0.05). …”
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Evaluation of topical 1% posaconazole therapy in refractory fungal keratitis by Murugesan Vanathi, Devendra K Yadav, Thirumurthy Velpandian, Nishat Hussain Ahmed, Manu Muraleekrishna, Abhijeet Beniwal, Neiwete Lomi, Noopur Gupta, Radhika Tandon, Maroof A Khan

“…Anti-fungal susceptibility testing was performed. Results: The mean age of 35 patients recruited in the PCZ treatment group was 45 ± 17.32 years and that for the conventional treatment group was 43.22 ± 15.04 years. …”
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Major Adverse Kidney Events in Hospitalized Older Patients With Acute Kidney Injury: Machine Learning–Based Model Development and Validation Study by Xiao-Qin Luo, Ning-Ya Zhang, Ying-Hao Deng, Hong-Shen Wang, Yi-Xin Kang, Shao-Bin Duan

“…MethodsA total of 4266 older patients (aged ≥ 65 years) with AKI admitted to the Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University from January 1, 2015, to December 31, 2020, were included and randomly divided into a training set and an internal test set in a ratio of 7:3. …”
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Intensive Blood Pressure Control and Diabetes Mellitus Incidence for Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose: A Secondary Analysis of SPRINT by Beiru Lin, Xiaochuan Liu, Sichen Yao, Zhigang Pan

“…A total of 3310 participants were included in our primary outcome analysis (median age 67 years, 29% female). There were 293 participants who developed T2D among the intensive BP control group and 256 participants who developed T2D among the standard BP control group, resulting in 56.87 (50.36–63.39) versus 49.33 (43.29–55.37) events per 1000 person-years of treatment (HR 1.18 [95% CI, 1.00–1.40], P=0.052). …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Metronidazole and Clindamycin against Gardnerella vaginalis in Planktonic and Biofilm Formation by Ting Li, Zhan Zhang, Fengjuan Wang, Yuanhui He, Xiaonan Zong, Huihui Bai, Zhaohui Liu

“…Bacterial vaginosis (BV), one of the most common vaginal ecosystem-related microbiologic syndromes, is the most common disorder in women of reproductive age. Gardnerella (G.) vaginalis is the predominant species causing this infection. …”
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Abnormal Obesity Phenotype Is Associated with Reduced eGFR among Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertensive Patients in a Peri-Urban Community in Ghana by Richard K. D. Ephraim, Frederick Ahordzor, Kwame Kumi Asare, Evans Duah, Ibrahim W. Naveh-Fio, Grace Essuman, Justice Afrifa

“…For the total samples, when MHNO was maintained as a reference, reduced eGFR was significantly associated with MANO (aOR = 3.07 (95% CI = 1.76–5.35), P<0.001) and MAO (aOR = 5.67 (95% CI = 2.66–17.27), P<0.001) even after adjusting for age, gender, smoking, and alcohol intake. This association was maintained among the female study participants when stratified by gender, and in addition, among the female participants, reduced eGFR was also associated with MHO (aOR = 4.19 (95% CI = 1.06–16.53), P=0.041). …”
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Combining a Risk Factor Score Designed From Electronic Health Records With a Digital Cytology Image Scoring System to Improve Bladder Cancer Detection: Proof-of-Concept Study by Sandie Cabon, Sarra Brihi, Riadh Fezzani, Morgane Pierre-Jean, Marc Cuggia, Guillaume Bouzillé

“…Strong risk factors (eg, smoking status, age, professional exposure) have been identified, and some diagnostic tools (eg, by way of cystoscopy) have been proposed. …”
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C-Reactive Protein Levels in Children with Acute Bronchiolitis by Hasan M. Isa, Abdulrahman D. Mohroofi, Fatema N. Alkhan, Asma Z. Hasan, Mariam M. Alkubisi, Sana S. Alhewaizem, Sara I. Khalifa, Noora G. Alromaihi

“…Of 287 patients, 229 (79.2%) were included. 132 (57.6%) were males. Median presentation age was 3.7 (interquartile range (IQR), 1.27-12.33) months. …”
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Factors Influencing Informed Consent Preferences in Digital Health Research: Survey Study of Prospective Participants by Brian J McInnis, Ramona Pindus, Daniah Kareem, Daniela G Vital, Eric B Hekler, Camille Nebeker

“…The results present illustrative examples of how factors related to sex, age, physical activity, and ethnicity all play into preference for consent communication. …”
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