Efficacy of Omalizumab in Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis by Calum Slapnicar, Martina Trinkaus, Lisa Hicks, Peter Vadas

“…Omalizumab is an established, labelled therapy for allergic asthma and chronic urticaria, but its experience in the efficacy of SM is limited. Methods. A retrospective analysis of 6 patients diagnosed with indolent SM treated with omalizumab at St. …”
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Epidemiological Factors in Patients with Endometrial Adenocarcinoma by Luis Enrique Pompa Montes de Oca, Johely López Rivas

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> an observational, retrospective and descriptive study of all patients treated at the "Enrique Cabrera" General Teaching Hospital with the diagnosis of endometrial cancer, n = 32, from January 1st, 2009 to December 1st, 2010 was conducted. …”
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Impact of digital health interventions on glycemic control and weight management by Arvind Veluvali, Ashkan Dehghani Zahedani, Amir Hosseinian, Nima Aghaeepour, Tracey McLaughlin, Mark Woodward, Alex DiTullio, Noosheen Hashemi, Michael P. Snyder

“…Abstract This retrospective cohort study evaluates the impact of an AI-supported continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) mobile app (“January V2”) on glycemic control and weight management in 944 users, including healthy individuals and those with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes (T2D). …”
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Whiplash Injuries: An Update by Robert W Teasell, Allan P Shapiro

“…Studies looking at the natural history of whiplash injuries have suffered from problems of selection bias, retrospective reviewing and unclear outcomes. Etiology continues to be controversial, largely because of the misconception that all soft tissue injuries heal within six weeks. …”
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IgG4-Related Orbital Disease: An Analysis of Patient Profiles, Clinical Presentation, And Histopathological Features by Fariha Taimur, Amna Manzoor, Muhammad Saad, Faizan Tahir, Sumeya Khan, Aashar Khalid

“…Methods: This study is a retrospective review of medical records from the IgG4-RD registry at the Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital. …”
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The Use of Machine Learning Approaches for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis by Omer F. Akmese, Gul Dogan, Hakan Kor, Hasan Erbay, Emre Demir

“…The study aims to develop an easy, fast, and accurate estimation method for early acute appendicitis diagnosis using machine learning algorithms. Retrospective clinical records were analyzed with predictive data mining models. …”
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Outcomes of open neck injuries by Dongsub Noh, Jin Ho Choi

“…The purpose of this study is to evaluate the assessment and management of open neck injuries. Methods In this retrospective study, open neck injury patients who were admitted to the Trauma Center of Daejeon Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University between December 2015 and December 2017 were analyzed for epidemiology, the mechanism of trauma, the injured organ, complications, and mortality. …”
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Septic Arthritis of the Pediatric Shoulder: From Infancy to Adolescence by Justin W. Walker, William L. Hennrikus

“…An IRB approved review of patients treated with irrigation and debridement by the Orthopaedic Department was completed. This retrospective study includes four patients, presenting from 2005 to 2015, with septic arthritis of the shoulder. …”
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Why aren’t we trusting one another? An autoethnography about third space leadership by Rachael Hains-Wesson

“…This article explores the author’s self-study reflections via autoethnography as a now senior leader, looking back on their experiences as an early career third space academic at an Australian university. Employing a retrospective autoethnography, the study delves into the challenges and opportunities of managing a diverse team of third space professionals for the first time. …”
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Idiopathic Non-Puerperal Uterine Inversion in a Young Female: A Case Report by Amit Kumar, Vinod Kumar, Priyam Sharma

“…Finally, it was diagnosed as uterine inversion by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis and retrospective evaluation of USG. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) thus plays a pivotal role in the diagnosis of uterine inversion. …”
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Patellofemoral Joint Replacement and Nickel Allergy: An Unusual Presentation by Farhan Syed, Edward Jenner, Mohammad Faisal

“…The evidence from studies of total knee replacement is limited to retrospective case series and case reports and gives contradictory recommendations. …”
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Clinico-demographic factors affecting mortality in COVID-19 patients at a health care facility, Western Uttar Pradesh by Swati Singh, Anupam Sisodia, Meghna Athwani

“…Materials and Methods: This was a hospital-based retrospective study. The study included medical records of COVID-19 patients admitted from April 2021 to August 2021. …”
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A Population-Based Study of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome in Neonates Born between 37 and 43 Weeks of Gestation by C. Fischer, C. Rybakowski, C. Ferdynus, P. Sagot, J. B. Gouyon

“…The epidemiology of meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) in term neonates is described in a population-based retrospective study of data recorded for all births from 2000 to 2007 in a French region (Burgundy). …”
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Predictors of postoperative hospital length of stay after total knee arthroplasty by Davide Tornese, Alessandro Robustelli, Gabriele Ricci, Paola Maria Vittoria Rancoita, Nicola Maffulli, Giuseppe Michele Peretti

“…Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of 1,082 consecutive patients (746 females and 336 males) who underwent primary TKA and rehabilitation in our orthopaedic institute between January 2013 and July 2017. …”
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Accidents and injuries related to paragliding on mount Babadağ, Turkey: A cross-sectional study by Ömer Faruk Karakoyun, Yalcin Golcuk

“…METHODS: This cross-sectional retrospective study utilized data on adverse paragliding events on Mount Babadağ in Turkey, collected by the Muğla Sports Tourism Board (STB) between January 2020 and December 2021, with data sources including out-of-hospital STB forms and in-hospital electronic health records. …”
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Acanthamoeba Keratitis: A 12-Year Experience Covering a Wide Spectrum of Presentations, Diagnoses, and Outcomes by Michael A. Page, William D. Mathers

“…To review characteristics of confocal microscopy, clinical presentation, and clinical outcome in 372 cases of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) from 1999 to 2011. Methods. A retrospective case review was performed on 372 cases of AK diagnosed by confocal microscopy (CFM) at a single institution in Portland, Oregon, from 1999 to 2011. …”
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Pain management in hospitalized infants: recommendations for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by Danton Matheus de Souza, Caroline Knoner Monteiro, Lisabelle Mariano Rossato

“…Method: a documentary study, retrospective in nature and quantitative approach, conducted in a NICU of a public hospital in Paraná, Brazil, between January and July 2022, with 386 medical records of infants, hospitalized for more than 24 hours, between 2019 and 2021. …”
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Video assisted thoracic surgery. Experiences in Dr. Gustavo Aldereguia Lima hospital. by Arístides Sánchez Sánchez, Lidia Torres Aja, Rubén Mena Guerra, Francisco Cabarroca Castillo

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> Descriptive, retrospective study of 135 patients operated through video assisted thoracic surgery in the university hospital in Cienfuegos during a period of seven years (1998-2005). …”
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Clinical Observation of External Lumbar CSF Drainage Treatment on Intraventricular Hemorrhage by Jian LIN, Maohui LIN, Shuiyuan LIU, Shengze LIU

“…Objective:To assess the clinical effect of external lumbar CSF drainage treatment on intraventricular hemorrhage.Methods:A retrospective review was conducted for 46 patients with intraventricular hemorrhage from June 2012 to June 2015. …”
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Direct hospitalisation cost of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, covered by the National Health Insurance at Vinh Phuc General Hospital from 2015 to 2019 by Nguyen Viet Phu, Nguyen Thi Mai Phuong, Dang Huu Duc, Vuong Trong Hieu, Tran Thi Hang, Nguyen Thien Phong, Le Hong Phuc, Pham Nu Hanh Van

“…This study aimed to investigate the direct hospitalisation costs of patients with COPD covered by the National Health Insurance (NHI) in Vietnam. A retrospective study was conducted at Vinh Phuc General Hospital from 2015 to 2019, involving 1,629 patients. …”
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