Effectiveness of Plasma Therapy in Patients with COVID-19 Infection – A Retrospective Record-based Descriptive Study by Murali Shankar Bhat, Sripada G. Mehandale, Raghavendra R. Huchchannavar

“…Materials and Methods: This retrospective study aimed to assess the effectiveness of CPT in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with moderate-to-severe COVID-19 infection. …”
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The clinical profile and outcome of patients receiving continuation electroconvulsive therapy (C-ECT): A retrospective study by Sandeep Grover, Sanjana Kathiravan, Subho Chakrabarti

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Increased risk of type 2 diabetes after traumatic amputation: a nationwide retrospective cohort study by Jung Eun Yoo, Jung Eun Yoo, Dagyeong Lee, Bongseong Kim, Won Hyuk Chang, Sang-Man Jin, Kyungdo Han, Dong Wook Shin, Dong Wook Shin

“…We aimed to compare the incidence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) between individuals following amputation with those of the general population.MethodsWe performed a population-based retrospective cohort study using the Nationwide Health Insurance Service database. …”
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Statewide Variation in Practices and Charges for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Maryland, United States: A Retrospective Study by Grace Lassiter, Eric Etchill, Tamir Sholklapper, Charbel Chidiac, Joseph Canner, Daniel Sangkyu Rhee

Sarcopenia is a risk factor for postoperative delirium in geriatric hip fracture patients: a retrospective study by Yi-Ming Qi, Hao-Tao Li, Shi-Min Chang, Sun-Jun Hu, Shou-Chao Du, Chen-Dong Liu, Yong-Qian Chu, Yun-Feng Rui, Yun-Feng Rui

“…The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence of POD and sarcopenia in geriatric patients undergoing hip fracture surgeries and to investigate the correlation between preoperative sarcopenia and POD.MethodsAfter applying specific inclusion and exclusion criteria, the information of 234 patients were retrospectively collected. POD was screened for with 4A’s Test and diagnosed with DSM-5 criteria. …”
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A Retrospective Review of the Use of Regional Citrate Anticoagulation in Continuous Venovenous Hemofiltration for Critically Ill Patients by Anne Kit-Hung Leung, Hoi-Ping Shum, King-Chung Chan, Stanley Choi-Hung Chan, Kang Yiu Lai, Wing-Wa Yan

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Bipartite Medial Cuneiform: Case Report and Retrospective Review of 1000 Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging Studies by Geraldine H. Chang, Eric Y. Chang, Christine B. Chung, Donald L. Resnick

“…Case report followed by a retrospective review of 1000 MR imaging studies of the foot for the presence or absence of a bipartite medial cuneiform. …”
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Effects of the Implementation of an Emergency Surgical Pattern in Patients with Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment: A Retrospective Observational Study by Ziye Chen, Kai Gao, Kunbei Lai, Wenbin Zheng, Jizhu Li, Yaping Liu, Baoyi Liu, Xiaoyue Wei, Yuan Ma, Zitong Chen, Rebiya Tuxun, Tao Li

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Effectiveness of Outpatient Chronic Pain Management for Middle-Aged Patients by Internet Hospitals: Retrospective Cohort Study by Ling Sang, Bixin Zheng, Xianzheng Zeng, Huizhen Liu, Qing Jiang, Maotong Liu, Chenyu Zhu, Maoying Wang, Zengwei Yi, Keyu Song, Li Song

“…MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study. Demographic information such as the patient’s sex, age, and number of visits was obtained from the IT center. …”
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Efficacy of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome in Elderly Patients: A Retrospective Study by Naoki Higashiyama, Shinya Tamura, Taku Sugawara

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The management and clinical outcome of paracetamol poisoning in South African adults: A single-centre retrospective review by C Kotze, J Swanepoel, E C Kruger, E Decloedt

“…To describe the characteristics of patients presenting with paracetamol poisoning, and to identify factors associated with severity of liver injury and poor outcomes in adults with biochemical evidence of paracetamol-induced liver damage treated at a South African (SA) tertiary hospital. Methods. A retrospective medical record review was conducted of all adult patients (≥18 years old) admitted between August 2013 and August 2018 to a tertiary referral centre in Cape Town, SA, with paracetamol poisoning and biochemical evidence of liver impairment. …”
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Reply to Editor: Serum zinc levels in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: A retrospective observational study by Mehdi Nematbakhsh

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Validation of chest trauma scoring systems in polytrauma: a retrospective study with 1,038 patients in Korea by Hongrye Kim, Mou Seop Lee, Su Young Yoon, Jonghee Han, Jin Young Lee, Junepill Seok

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A 14-Year Retrospective Analysis of Endogenous Endophthalmitis in a Tertiary Referral Center of Southern Thailand by Patama Bhurayanontachai, Phingphan Klongthanakit

“…Methods. This was a retrospective chart analysis of patients with endogenous endophthalmitis between January 2006 and December 2019. …”
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Effects of recombinant human growth hormone in severe neurosurgical patients: A single center, retrospective study. by Xixian Liao, Haorun Huang, Binghui Qiu, Jiaping Chen, An Zhang, Haoxin Liang, Chuanping Huang, Fen Mei, Jian Mao, Fan Liu, Ming Jin, Xiaojie Peng, Haidie Ma, Wenjie Ding, Songtao Qi, Yun Bao

“…<h4>Methods</h4>From August 2020 to June 2021, a total of 236 patients who admitted to the neurosurgical intensive care unit (NSICU) were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into GH group (97 cases) and nGH group (139 cases) according to whether they received r-hGH treatment. …”
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Ultrasound-Assisted versus Endoscopic Nasojejunal Tube Placement for Acute Pancreatitis: A Retrospective Feasibility Study by Gang Li, Jiajia Lin, Yang Liu, Qi Yang, Zhihui Tong, Lu Ke, Weiqin Li

“…Methods. This is a retrospective study. All the data were extracted from an electronic database from August 2015 to October 2017. …”
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Risk factors for COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths in Mexican children and adolescents: retrospective cross-sectional study by Mauricio Hernandez-Avila, Libny Martínez-Valdez, Vesta Richardson López Collada, Luis Enrique Castro-Ceronio, Ángela María Rodríguez Gutiérrez, Aurora Bautista-Márquez

“…Objective To describe the epidemiology and risk factors for hospitalisation and death in Mexican children under 18 years of age with COVID-19.Design Retrospective, cross-sectional and analytical study.Setting Mexican Ministry of Health open databases with COVID-19 cases occurred from 7 March 2020 to 30 September 2021.Participants Mexican children under 18 years of age with COVID-19.Main outcome measures COVID-19 hospitalisations and deaths were characterised by age group, sex, presence of pneumonia and comorbidities, intubation and intensive care unit admission, and institution that provided medical care. …”
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Occipital Nerve Blockade for the Treatment of Occipital Neuralgia-Like Acute Postcraniotomy Headache: A Retrospective Study by Shaoheng Wang, Xueye Han, Chunmei Zhao, Fang Luo

“…Methods. All data were retrospectively acquired from consultation records and electronic institutional medical documents. …”
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Significance of Functional Status Scale in decannulation after pediatric tracheostomy: A single-center, retrospective study by Taylor B. Teplitzky, Nicholas Paul Randolph, Ji Li, Kevin D. Pereira, Mathangi Gopalakrishnan, Adrian Holloway

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Idiopathic giant cell myocarditis or cardiac sarcoidosis? A retrospective audit of a nationwide case series by Kaj Ekström, Anne Räisänen‐Sokolowski, Jukka Lehtonen, Hanna‐Kaisa Nordenswan, Mikko I. Mäyränpää, Markku Kupari

“…Methods and results We made a retrospective audit of 73 cases of GCM diagnosed in Finland since the late 1980s. …”
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