Delirium in geriatric population referred to a geriatric clinic in a rural medical college: A retrospective study by Kshirod Kumar Mishra, Gaurav B Pawar, Harshal S Sathe

“…The Delirium Etiology Checklist was used to document multifactorial etiologies contributing to delirium. Retrospective data for 4 years (January 2020 to December 2023) were analyzed using JASP software. …”
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Attributes and factors associated with long covid in patients hospitalized for acute COVID-19: A retrospective cohort study by Bethlehem Berhanu Minassie, Wondwossen Amogne Degu, Eyob Kebede Etissa, Natnael Fitsum Asfeha, Salem Taye Alemayehu, Dawit Kebede Huluka

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Partial cystectomy as a surgical option for colorectal cancer patients with pathological bladder invasion: an original retrospective study by Bing Lan, Rui Luo, Yang Li, Shijie Wang, Wei Jiang, Yun Zhong, Xuneng Zhang, Qingyang Zheng, Zichuan He, Bo Ma, Hui Wang, Keli Yang, Huaiming Wang

“…Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the effect of pathological bladder invasion on the long-term tumour prognosis of patients with clinically diagnosed bladder invasion in CRC after cystectomy. Design: Retrospective, cohort study. Methods: Our study involving 105 CRC patients with bladder invasion who had partial or total cystectomy from 2012 to 2020 collected surgical and pathological data. …”
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Characterizing the services provided by family physicians in Ontario, Canada: A retrospective study using administrative billing data. by David W Savage, Arunim Garg, Salimur Choudhury, Roger Strasser, Robert Ohle, Vijay Mago

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Effect of Huaier granule on prognosis of breast cancer: A single-center propensity score matching retrospective study by Qianqian Guo, Yuting Peng, Ge Zhang, Huan Lin, Qianjun Chen, Sihan Zhou, Xiuyuan Hao

“…Therefore, this retrospective study aimed to examine the efficacy of Huaier granule on the prognosis of breast cancer patients. …”
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Organic UV-filters and freshwater organisms: data gaps impede a robust retrospective environmental risk assessment by Alexandra Kroll, Cornelia Kienle, Marion Junghans

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Factors associated with weight loss response to GLP-1 analogues for obesity treatment: a retrospective cohort analysis by Nadia Khan, Jesse Bittman, Peter Squire, James Naude, Ali Zentner

“…We investigated the anthropometric, demographic and clinical characteristics associated with total body weight loss (TBWL) from subcutaneous GLP-1 analogue therapy in patients with obesity in a real-world setting.Design Retrospective cohort analysis.Setting An urban, multidisciplinary obesity community clinic in Vancouver, Canada, from November 2018 to April 2021.Participants 483 adults with a body mass index (BMI) of ≧30 kg/m2 who had filled a new prescription for subcutaneous semaglutide or liraglutide, with at least 6-month follow-up, were included (mean follow-up: 17.3 months). …”
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Factors influencing lateral margin diagnosis challenges in Barrett’s esophageal cancer: a bicenter retrospective study in Japan by Ippei Tanaka, Shuhei Unno, Kazuki Yamamoto, Yoshitaka Nawata, Kimihiro Igarashi, Tomoki Matsuda, Dai Hirasawa

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Tramadol use and incident dementia in older adults with musculoskeletal pain: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Si Nae Oh, Hye Jun Kim, Jae Yong Shim, Kyuwoong Kim, Seogsong Jeong, Sun Jae Park, Sang Hyun Lee, Joong Won Ha, Sang Min Park

“…This population-based retrospective cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database included a total of 1,865,827 older adult patients aged 60 years or older with common musculoskeletal pain between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2007. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on child protection medical assessments: a retrospective observational study in Birmingham, UK by Julie Taylor, Nutmeg Hallett, Malcolm Price, Joanna Garstang, Geoff Debelle, Indu Anand, Jane Armstrong, Emily Botcher, Helen Chaplin, Clare Morgans, Ern Ern Henna Tan, Emily Tudor

“…Objectives To determine any change in referral patterns and outcomes in children (0–18) referred for child protection medical examination (CPME) during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with previous years.Design Retrospective observational study, analysing routinely collected clinical data from CPME reports in a rapid response to the pandemic lockdown.Setting Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, which provides all routine CPME for Birmingham, England, population 1.1 million including 288 000 children.Participants Children aged under 18 years attending CPME during an 18-week period from late February to late June during the years 2018–2020.Main outcome measures Numbers of referrals, source of disclosure and outcomes from CPME.Results There were 78 CPME referrals in 2018, 75 in 2019 and 47 in 2020, this was a 39.7% (95% CI 12.4% to 59.0%) reduction in referrals from 2018 to 2020, and a 37.3% (95% CI 8.6% to 57.4%) reduction from 2019 to 2020. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Primary Glaucoma Device Implantation Surgery in Exfoliative Glaucoma: A Retrospective Consecutive Case Series by Sang Yoong Park, Sang Wook Jin

“…Methods. This study was a retrospective, consecutive case series study including 36 eyes of 36 patients with XFG who underwent primary GDI surgery. …”
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Association of CVAI, LAP and SMI with risk of haematological toxicity after immunochemotherapy in patients with DLBCL: a retrospective study by Caifeng Liao, Hurong Lai, Yansong Tu, Ling He, Chuyang Lin, Huaijun Tu, Jian Li

“…Trial registration: This is a retrospective study, and no registration on ClinicalTrials.gov.…”
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Light-chain proximal tubulopathy: a retrospective study from a single Chinese nephrology referral center by Xin Wang, Xiao-juan Yu, Su-xia Wang, Fu-de Zhou, Ming-hui Zhao

“…This study aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of LCPT from a single Chinese nephrology referral center.Methods Patients with kidney biopsy-proven isolated LCPT between 2016 and 2022 at Peking University First Hospital were retrospectively included. Clinical data, kidney pathological type, treatment, and prognosis were analyzed.Results Nineteen patients were enrolled, the mean age at diagnosis was 57 ± 11 and the sex ratio was 6/13 (female/male). …”
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Descriptive retrospective cross-sectional study of rehabilitation care for poststroke users in Québec during the COVID-19 pandemic by Palak Vakil, Perrine Ferré, Johanne Higgins, Louis-David Beaulieu, Marie-Helene Milot, Marie-Hélène Boudrias

“…This study aimed to describe the impact of the pandemic on rehabilitation care indicators for poststroke users with (COV+) and without (COV−) COVID-19 infection in designated rehabilitation centres compared with those admitted in the previous year (pre-COV).Method A retrospective analysis of 292 medical files was performed in 3 rehabilitation centres. …”
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Effect of baseline values on inpatient rehabilitation outcomes after total knee arthroplasty: a retrospective observational study by Martin Missmann, Michael J. Fischer

“…Objective: To compare inpatient rehabilitation outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) between groups with different baseline scores. Design: A retrospective observational study. Subjects: Patients with knee osteoarthritis who have previously undergone unilateral TKA. …”
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Use of 5-Fluorouracil-Soaked Bioamniotic Membranes in Trabeculectomy for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Retrospective Analysis by Chenming Zhang, Min Wu, Jianrong Wang, Miaomiao Zhang, Xu Wang, Wei Liu

“…The study is a retrospective analysis of 51 patients (76 eyes) with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) who admitted to our hospital from 2008 to 2010 to analyze the efficacy of trabeculectomy in combination with 5-fluorouracil- (5-FU-) soaked amniotic membranes for the treatment of POAG patients. …”
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Risk factors and prognosis analysis of dysphagia after occipitocervical fusion surgery: a retrospective study of 43 cases by Yufan Chen, Weihong Xu

“…Methods The case data of 43 patients who underwent OCF were retrospectively reviewed. Patients were divided into group A (dysphagia group) and group B (non-dysphagia group) based on Bazaz scoring criteria. …”
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Association of Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy and Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy with All-Cause Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Orsolya E. Vági, Márk M. Svébis, Beatrix A. Domján, Anna E. Körei, Ildikó Istenes, Zsuzsanna Putz, Szilvia Mészáros, Noémi Hajdú, Magdolna Békeffy, Solomon Tesfaye, Péter Kempler, Viktor J. Horváth, Adam G. Tabák

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Commentary: Statewide Variation and Changes in Practices for Primary Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Maryland, United States: A Retrospective Study by Masatoshi Kurihara

Negative Predictors of Tooth Extraction in the Management of Odontogenic Sinusitis in a Japanese Patient Population: A Retrospective Study by Kazuhiro Hirasawa, Koji Otsuka, Renako Tomaru, Naoki Ikehata, Kiyoaki Tsukahara

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