A retrospective cohort study of biosimilar rituximab therapy in pemphigus: experience from a tertiary care hospital in North India by Sabha Mushtaq, Devraj Dogra, Naina Dogra

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MRI of the cervical nerve roots in the diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy: a single-institution, retrospective case–control study by Toshihiko Suenaga, Kanta Tanaka, Nobuyuki Mori, Yusuke Yokota

“…Objective To systematically evaluate the usefulness of assessing the cervical nerve roots by MRI for the diagnosis of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP).Design Single-institution, retrospective case–control study.Setting A regional referral hospital.Participants We retrospectively enrolled 15 consecutive patients with CIDP who satisfied the European Federation of Neurological Societies/Peripheral Nerve Society (EFNS/PNS) typical and definite criteria and underwent cervical MRI. 30 control patients who had also undergone cervical MRI were included, matched with regard to sex, age and MRI system. …”
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Integrative bioinformatics and immunohistochemical analysis unravel the prognostic significance and immunological implication of LIMCH1 in breast cancer: a retrospective study by Xin Yu, Bei Li, Wenge Li, Jingping Yuan, Shengrong Sun, Juanjuan Li

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Emergency department laparotomy for patients with severe abdominal trauma: a retrospective study at a single regional trauma center in Korea by Yu Jin Lee, Soon Tak Jeong, Joongsuck Kim, Kwanghee Yeo, Ohsang Kwon, Kyounghwan Kim, Sung Jin Park, Jihun Gwak, Wu Seong Kang

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COVID-19 and cesarean section rates: A retrospective observational study at our rural tertiary center using robson's classification by Shreya Mor, Shuchi Jain, Poonam Varma Shivkumar, Manish Jain

“…Methodology: Our study was a 6-month retrospective observational study at the Maternal and Child Health Wing where every antenatal woman who was admitted irrespective of gestational age and whether in labor or not was customarily screened for COVID-19 infection. …”
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Patterns of self-harm presentations at a Tertiary Urban Hospital in Kenya: A retrospective 5-year study (2018-2022). by Willie Njoroge, Catherine Gitau, Everline Onchari, Linnet Ongeri, Linda Khakali, Murad Khan, Zul Merali, Lukoye Atwoli, Jasmit Shah

“…<h4>Methodology</h4>We carried out a descriptive retrospective study and included patients from inpatient units and outpatient settings within the Secion of Psychiatry at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi from January 1st 2018 to December 31st 2022. …”
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mHealth-Augmented Care for Reducing Depression Symptom Severity Among Patients With Chronic Pain: Exploratory, Retrospective Cohort Study by Dan Holley, Amanda Brooks, Matthew Hartz, Sudhir Rao, Thomas Zaubler

“…MethodsOur team leveraged retrospective, real-world data from 3837 patients with comorbid depression and nonmalignant chronic pain who received integrated behavioral health care (IBH) at a subspecialty pain clinic. …”
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Rural–urban and age differences in association between depression and suicidal attempt: a large retrospective clinical sample study in China by Yong Xia, Dandan Ge, Zhonghua Zhang

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Safety of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy within 30 Days of Myocardial Infarction: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Canadian Tertiary Centre by Fahad Al-Ebrahim, Khurram J Khan, Waleed Alhazzani, Ahmed Alnemer, Abdullah Alzahrani, John Marshall, David Armstrong

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Breast cancers with neuroendocrine differentiation: Retrospective case studies series from a single institution based on the 2019 WHO classification by Youngkyung Jeon, Ji-Yeon Kim, Jin Seok Ahn, Young-Hyuck Im, Kyuehee Choi, Sun Young Jeong, Yeji Jung, Jaeyeon Jang, Dae-Ho Choi, Joohyun Hong, Hyo Jung Kim, Soo Youn Cho, Yeon Hee Park

“…Based on the updated classification of the NEN, we conducted a case series using the Clinical Data Warehouse platform of SMC. Methods: In this retrospective study, breast NENs and invasive breast carcinomas no special type (IBCNST) with NED, were defined as 'NENS’. …”
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The Effects of Pre-Pregnancy Body Mass Index and Weight Gain During Pregnancy on Perinatal Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Engin Yurtcu, Sibel Mutlu, Enis Ozkaya

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this retrospective cohort study, 722 pregnant women giving birth between 2018-2019 were screened from our hospital database. …”
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Genomic analysis of the SMN1 gene region in patients with clinically diagnosed spinal muscular atrophy: a retrospective observational study by Tamaki Kato, Mamoru Yokomura, Yutaka Osawa, Kensuke Matsuo, Yuji Kubo, Taihei Homma, Kayoko Saito

“…Furthermore, SMN1 is highly homologous to SMN2; therefore, it is expected that many SNVs have not been elucidated. Methods This retrospective observational study conducted in Japan used pre-collected DNA samples from patients with clinically diagnosed SMA. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting early neurological deterioration in patients with moderate traumatic brain injury: a retrospective analysis by Shen Wang, Shen Wang, Ruhai Wang, Chao Han, Haicheng Hu, Hongtao Sun, Hongtao Sun

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A Retrospective Case Series of a Novel Spinal Cord Stimulator Trial Technique with Less Displacement and Migration of the Trial Leads by N. Shaparin, K. Gritsenko, P. Agrawal, S. Kim, S. Wahezi, A. Gitkind, J. Hascalovici, A. Vydyanathan, J. Bernstein, A. Dizdarevic, N. Mehta, A. Kaufman

“…Small sample size, retrospective case series, and no control group for comparison. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of the Factors Affecting Recurrence, Survival, and Effect of Hippocampus Radiotherapy Doses on Neurocognitive Functions in Patients Diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme by Sevilcan İnan, Öznur Dönmez Tutanç, Hülya Ertaş, Fatih Aydemir, Burcu Caner, Turgay Toksoy, Pınar Çona

“…Methods: The data of 21 patients with GBM were retrospectively analyzed. RT treatment plans and doses and hippocampus ipsilateral and contralateral doses were recorded. …”
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Surface mold brachytherapy for head and neck non-melanoma skin cancer – local control rates and survival: A retrospective analysis by Ebrahim Esmati, Romina Abyaneh, Ramin Jaberi, Sahar Naderinasab, Soraya Gholami, Milad Payandeh, Fereshteh Salarvand, Alireza Khalilian, Mahnaz Seiri, Marzieh Lashkari, Mohammad Babaei, Mahdi Aghili, Ali Kazemian, Mitchell Kamrava, Reza Ghalehtaki

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Cone-Beam Computed Tomography: Fractal Analysis of Osseous Changes in Temporomandibular Joint for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A Retrospective Study by S Jayachandran, Nivethitha Nagarajan, M Archana

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Use of the mini-forceps traction-assisted cannulation technique when standard ERCP methods fail: Single-center retrospective study by Ankit Mishra, Charles Meade, Allison R. Schulman, George Philips, Jorge D. Machicado

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Prevalence of gentle herpes simplex type 2 in Babylon province for last 3 years: A retrospective descriptive data analysis by Ammar Abbas Shalan, Nada Khazal K. Hindi, Mohammed Malih Radhi, Zainab Adil Ghani Chabuck

“…Objectives: This study is aimed to retrospectively investigate the prevalence of HSV-2 infection based on age and gender categories. …”
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Real-life Experience of Bimekizumab in 27 Obese Patients With Plaque-type Psoriasis: a 24-week Multicenter Retrospective Study by Zeno Fratton, Vincenzo Maione, Stefano Bighetti, Luca Bettolini, Giuseppe Stinco, Enzo Errichetti

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