Delayed facial nerve decompression for severe refractory cases of Bell’s palsy: a 25-year experience by Ilyes Berania, Mohamed Awad, Issam Saliba, Jean-Jacques Dufour, Marc-Elie Nader

“…Trial registration Retrospective registered. IRB# 2016–6154, CE 15.154 – CA…”
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Long-Term Visual Outcomes for a Treat-and-Extend Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Regimen in Eyes with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Up to Seven-Year Follow-U... by Simon Javidi, Ali Dirani, Fares Antaki, Marc Saab, Sofiane Rahali, Ghassan Cordahi

“…Conclusions. This retrospective study of 180 nAMD patients treated with a TER of intravitreal anti-VEGF demonstrates an initial improvement of BCVA after loading phase, followed by long-term visual stabilization for at least six years. …”
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A comparative study on the efficacy of kirschner wire tension band combined with anchor cross-suture internal fixation versus partial patellectomy in the treatment of comminuted in... by Siyu Duan, Rongda Xu, Hanfei Liu, Ming Sun, Hairui Liang, Zhencun Cai

“…Evidence level Level III (retrospective comparative study)…”
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Association of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes with Blood Components Transfusion in Patients with Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy by Pan X, Chu R, Qiao X, Zhang X, Li L, Zhang W

“…Prompt identification of patients with high-risk factors is crucial to improve maternal and fetal outcomes.Plain Language Summary: This retrospective study evaluated 146 patients with acute fatty liver of pregnancy and 172 fetuses to determine the effectiveness of blood transfusion therapy and identify predictive risk factors for adverse outcomes. …”
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Predicting Adverse Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Premature Neonates with Intrauterine Growth Restriction Using a Three-Layered Neural Network by Anca Bivoleanu, Liliana Gheorghe, Bogdan Doroftei, Ioana-Sadiye Scripcariu, Ingrid-Andrada Vasilache, Valeriu Harabor, Ana-Maria Adam, Gigi Adam, Iulian Valentin Munteanu, Carolina Susanu, Iustina Solomon-Condriuc, Anamaria Harabor

“…<b>Methods</b>: This observational retrospective study included premature newborns with or without IUGR admitted to a tertiary neonatal intensive care unit from Romania, between January 2018 and December 2022. …”
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Assessment of Treatment Outcomes and Associated Factors Among Pediatric Patients With Burkitt Lymphoma at Kenyatta National Hospital by Divya Kumari Toor, Amsalu Degu, Peter N. Karimi

“…Methods and Results A retrospective one‐arm cohort study was conducted to examine the treatment outcomes of pediatric patients with Burkitt lymphoma. …”
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Association of liver biopsy pathology on outcome of patients undergoing heart transplantation by Lauren S. Eichenwald, MD, Raffi Karagozian, MD, Adam J. Eichenwald, PhD, John Morrissey, MD MBA, Saurav Kini, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS MPH

“…However, our findings are limited by the small sample size, retrospective design, and focus on patients already deemed suitable for transplantation. …”
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A study of impulsivity and adverse childhood experiences in a population health setting by Robert W. Read, Karen A. Schlauch, Gai Elhanan, Iva Neveux, Stephanie Koning, Takesha Cooper, Takesha Cooper, Joseph J. Grzymski, Joseph J. Grzymski

“…Impulsivity levels were measured using the BIS-15, and retrospective self-reports of ACEs were collected through a standardized questionnaire. …”
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Prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of inmates diagnosed with infectious diseases living in a region with a high number of prisons in São Paulo state, Brazil by Charlene Troiani do Nascimento, Danilo Zangirolami Pena, Rogério Giuffrida, Fernanda Nobre Bandeira Monteiro, Francisco Assis da Silva, Edilson Ferreira Flores, Luiz Euribel Prestes-Carneiro

“…Objective To determine the prevalence and epidemiological characteristics of inmates diagnosed with infectious diseases living in a region with a high number of prisons, São Paulo, Brazil.Design This is a retrospective and descriptive study conducted from November 2017 to October 2018.Setting Prisons located in the western and northwestern regions of São Paulo, Brazil.Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis on infectious diseases and coinfections (HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), syphilis and tuberculosis (TB)) of inmates from 28 prisons. …”
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Clinical Profile and Prescription Patterns in Culture-proven Enteric Fever in Children by Divya Priyadharshini, Mobill Clinton, Nandini Sethuraman, Mathrubootham Sridhar, Vidya Krishna

“…Materials and methods: We carried out a retrospective study of culture-proven enteric fever in children aged 0–18 years between January 2018 and March 2023. …”
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Thrombophilia screening in women with recurrent first trimester miscarriage: is it time to stop testing? – a cohort study and systematic review of the literature by Hassan Shehata, Ranjit Akolekar, Amanda Ali, Mariane Silva-Edge, Shahla Haroon, Abdullatif Elfituri, Radhika Viswanatha, Haider Jan

“…The objective of our study was to assess the prevalence of inherited and acquired thrombophilia in a large cohort of women with a history of early RM using internationally agreed diagnostic criteria and inclusion parameters and compare it to the meta-analysis results of existing literature.Methods Design Retrospective cohort study and systematic review of literature.Setting This is a retrospective cohort study set-up in two dedicated tertiary centres for women with RM in Southwest London and Surrey. …”
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Outcomes following intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA in a national cohort of nursing home residents by Leo D. Dreyfuss, Farnoosh Nik‐Ahd, Lufan Wang, Abigail Shatkin‐Margolis, Kenneth Covinsky, W. John Boscardin, Anne M. Suskind

“…Materials and methods This is a retrospective cohort study of long‐stay NH residents who underwent onabotulinumtoxinA injections between 2014 and 2016. …”
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Enhancing stock index prediction: A hybrid LSTM-PSO model for improved forecasting accuracy. by Xiaohua Zeng, Changzhou Liang, Qian Yang, Fei Wang, Jieping Cai

“…Furthermore, the impact of different retrospective periods on prediction accuracy and finding consistent results across varying time spans are. …”
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Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva and Pregnancy: A Case Series and Review of the Literature by Alexandra D. Forrest, Danielle M. Vuncannon, Jane E. Ellis, Zvi Grunwald, Frederick S. Kaplan

“…Methods. This is a retrospective case series of three patients with FOP who were admitted to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, from to February 2011 to July 2021. …”
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Precursor-Like Anomalies prior to the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake: A Critical-but-Constructive Review by Tengfei Ma, Zhongliang Wu

“…Results published since the last three years on the observations of the precursor-like anomalies before the May 12, 2008, Wenchuan, Ms8.0 earthquake are collected and analyzed. These retrospective case studies would have provided heuristic clues about the preparation process of this inland great earthquake and the predictability of this destructive event if the standards for the rigorous test of earthquake forecast schemes were strictly observed. …”
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Dedifferentiated Low-Grade Central Osteosarcoma of the Mandible by Kenji Yamagata, Naomi Ishibashi-Kanno, Ryota Matsuoka, Fumihiko Uchida, Satoshi Fukuzawa, Hiroki Bukawa

“…Hemimandibulotomy, supraomohyoid neck dissection, and free-flap reconstruction with a rectus abdominal flap were performed. A retrospective reevaluation of the first specimen with additional immunohistochemical staining for MDM2 and CDK4 yielded a final diagnosis of dedifferentiated LCOS. …”
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Caring at the transition: success and financial barriers of fidaxomicin discharge prescriptions for inpatients with Clostridioides difficile infection by Ellen Earle, Jigar Mehta, Alexis Blecher, Matthew Shou Lun Lee

“…This retrospective cohort study evaluated the proportion of inpatients initiated and successfully discharged on fidaxomicin for Clostridioides difficile infection. …”
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Immunosuppressive metabolites in tumoral immune evasion: redundancies, clinical efforts, and pathways forward by David Munn, Maria Rain Jennings, John Blazeck

“…We provide a comprehensive review of the complex networks orchestrated by several of the most potent immunosuppressive metabolites, highlighting the impact of adenosine, kynurenines, prostaglandin E2, and norepinephrine and epinephrine, while discussing completed and ongoing clinical efforts to curtail their impact. Retrospective analyses of clinical data have elucidated that their activity is negatively associated with prognosis in diverse cancer indications, though there is a current paucity of approved therapies that disrupt their synthesis or downstream signaling axes. …”
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The intersection of ophthalmology and neurology: Diagnosing acute strokes through visual symptoms by Ruhel Kurudamannil Chacko, Devu Krishna, Karthik Kumar, Virna M Shah

“…Purpose: To document how acute cerebrovascular accidents (CVAs) present first to an ophthalmologist. Methods: Retrospective, observational, unicentric hospital-based study. …”
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ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF PERSONNEL CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATION’S STAFF AT PRESENT STAGE by V. Ya. Afanasyev, N. V. Vorontsov, O. V. Baykova

“…The existing methods and approaches for analysing an organization’s personnel capacity have been considered, a retrospective review of the well-known classifications of Russian scientists has been carried out. …”
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