Presumed ocular tuberculosis in a developed country: a descriptive retrospective analysis of patients from a tertiary health care centre in the United Kingdom by Mariam M. Boshra, Amira Stylianidies, Hitesh Agrawal

“…Purpose To describe the clinical presentation of Tuberculosis uveitis (TBU) in a developed country (tertiary health Care Centre in The UK) and its association with the response to anti-TB treatment (ATT). Methods A retrospective study, in which, we collected data on ocular TB from a tertiary referral center in a developed country from a total of 100 eyes of 56 patients. …”
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Analysis of Risk Factors for Hemorrhagic Transformation of Cerebral Infarction and Recurrence of Cerebral Infarction: A Retrospective Study on Cerebral Infarction Patients with or without Hemorrhagic Transformation by Bao P, Ling L, Xiang L, Liu X, Zhang J, Yue W

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Ultrasonography, contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and contrast-enhanced computer tomography features of hepatic sarcomatoid carcinoma and hepatic sarcoma: a retrospective study of 23 cases by Xingyun Long, Haiyun Shen, Jie Wu, Han Liu, Danqing Huang, Wentao Kong

“…Methods From 2015 to 2022, a total of 23 patients with HSC (n = 11) and HS (n = 12) are included in this retrospective study. We analyze the clinical, pathological, and imaging data of these patients. …”
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Diagnosis of Superficial Gastric Lesions Together with Six Gastric Lymphoma Cases via Probe-Based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy: A Retrospective Observational Study by Qian Chen, Heng-Hui Cheng, Shuang Deng, Dong Kuang, Chang Shu, Li Cao, Guang-Quan Liao, Qiao-Zhen Guo, Qi Zhou

“…An outpatient department- (OPD-) based retrospective study was conducted for patients with suspected upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract lesions who underwent pCLE between 2014 and 2016 at a tertiary hospital in China. …”
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Retrospective Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli With Focus on Extended‐Spectrum β‐Lactamase at a Tertiary Central Hospital in Saudi Arabia by Khalid M. Alameer, Bandar M. Abuageelah, Rena H. Alharbi, Mona H. Alfaifi, Eman Hurissi, Moayad Haddad, Nabil Dhayhi, Abdulelah S. Jafar, Mousa Mobarki, Hassan Awashi, Shaqraa Musawi, Abdulaziz M. Alameer, Shatha H. Kariri, Abdulaziz H. Alhazmi

“…This study aims to evaluate the prevalence and antibiotic resistance trends of ESBL‐producing E. coli in patients with UTIs at a tertiary hospital in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Methods A retrospective cross‐sectional analysis was conducted on 347 urine specimens collected between January 2022 and March 2023. …”
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Transversus Thoracis Muscle Plane Block in Paediatric Patients Who Underwent Minimally Invasive Closure of Transthoracic Ventricular Septal Defect: A Retrospective Study by Qiong Ling, Shuhua Zhao, Yongyong Shi, Xiangyu Li, Ping Li, Gaofeng Zhao, Qianqian Zhu

“…Minimally invasive closure of transthoracic ventricular septal defect (VSD) has been widely used in paediatric patients. This retrospective study aimed to explore the use of transversus thoracis muscle plane block (TTMPB) in the minimally invasive closure of transthoracic VSD in paediatric patients. …”
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Development and validation of machine-learning models for predicting the risk of hypertriglyceridemia in critically ill patients receiving propofol sedation using retrospective data: a protocol by Jiawen Deng, Hemang Yadav, Kiyan Heybati

“…The study will use retrospective data from four Mayo Clinic sites. Nested cross validation (CV) will be employed, with a tenfold inner CV loop for model tuning and selection as well as an outer loop using leave-one-site-out CV for external validation. …”
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Bacterial Isolates and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns Among Pediatric Patients with Urinary Tract Infections: A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study at Tertiary Level in Afghanistan by Esmat E, Saadaat R, Saedi NH, Hakimi A, Baryali AT, Rasooli AJ, Noor S, Ahmad M, Haidary AM

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Comparison of demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics between first and second COVID-19 waves in a secondary care hospital in Qatar: a retrospective study by Prem Chandra, Vamanjore A Naushad, Nishan K Purayil, Abazar Ahmad M Saeed, Pradeep Radhakrishnan, Irfan Varikkodan, Joe V Mathew, Jaseem Sirajudeen, Riyadh A Hammamy, Ahmad M Badi, Aasir M Suliman, Mohamed N Badawi, Saket Arya, Maryam AlMotawa, Aisha Al-Baker, Rania Alatom, Anand Kartha

“…Objective To compare the patient profile and outcomes in Qatar during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.Setting A retrospective observational study was conducted comparing the demographic, clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with COVID-19 infection admitted to a secondary care hospital, during the first and second waves of the pandemic.Participants 1039 patients from the first wave and 991 from the second wave who had pneumonia on chest X-ray and had a confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection by a real-time PCR test of a nasopharyngeal swab were included. …”
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Socio-demographic profile and clinical co-morbidities of cannabis users attending a tertiary care hospital in India: A retrospective case record study by Soumya Jha, Rupa Jha, Wenona Fernandes, Ashish Srivastava

“…Materials and Methods: A retrospective case record study was carried out among self-reported cannabis users attending services at a tertiary mental health establishment from June 2021 to June 2022. …”
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The influence of body mass index on efficacy and outcomes of percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic surgery (PTES) for the treatment of lumbar degenerative diseases: a retrospective cohort study by Chenyang Zhuang, Yun Xu, Hong Lin, Yutong Gu

“…Methods A total of 55 patients suffering from single-level LDH with or without high iliac crest, scoliosis or calcification, who underwent PTES in our department from January 2019 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were divided into two groups according to BMI. …”
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ADAPTATION OF INTERPERSONAL COUNSELLING FOR ADOLESCENTS (IPC-A) FOR FINNISH STUDENT WELFARE SERVICES – RETROSPECTIVE EVALUATION BY USING AN EXPANDED FRAMEWORK FOR REPORTING ADAPTATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS (FRAME) by NOORA SEILO, KRISTIINA MÄMMI, OUTI LINNARANTA

“…Objectives: 1) To retrospectively describe the adaptation of the Finnish IPC-A by using FRAME 2) To evaluate the utility of the FRAME in retrospective description of an IPC-A adaptation in a real-life context. …”
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Albumin corrected anion gap and clinical outcomes in elderly patients with acute kidney injury caused or accompanied by sepsis: a MIMIC-IV retrospective study by Yongbin Wang, Lei Zhong, Jie Min, Jianhong Lu, Jinyu Zhang, Jiajun Su

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Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cell Administration Improves Quality of Life and Self-Sufficiency in Children with Cerebral Palsy: Results from a Retrospective Study by Dariusz Boruczkowski, Izabela Zdolińska-Malinowska

“…The aim of this paper was to describe the outcome of the therapeutic administration of allogenic mesenchymal stem cells obtained from Wharton’s jelly (WJ-MSCs) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) during a medical therapeutic experiment. We retrospectively analyzed the records of 109 patients recruited in daily clinical practice. …”
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with antiangiogenic therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors for the treatment of locally advanced gastric cancer: a real - world retrospective cohort study by Zhouwei Zhan, Bijuan Chen, Shaohua Xu, Ruyu Lin, Haiting Chen, Xiaohuan Ma, Xuanping Lin, Wanting Huang, Changhua Zhuo, Yu Chen, Zengqing Guo

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A Retrospective Analysis Comparing Technical Difficulty and Safety between Right and Left-sided Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage in a Nondilated Biliary System by Ranjan Kumar Patel, Taraprasad Tripathy, Bramhadatta Pattnaik, Tanmay Dutta, Sunita Gupta, Hemant Kumar Nayak, Manas Kumar Panigrahi, Deepak Das, Sandip Kumar Barik, Sudipta Mohakud, Suprava Naik, Nerbadyswari Deep Bag

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Estimating the association between cigarette and e-cigarette use patterns and SARS-CoV-2 negative conversion time: retrospective online survey in China by Ying Xie, Yinghua Li, Zheng Su, Xueyan Han, Zhao Liu, Zhenxiao Huang, Anqi Cheng, Xinmei Zhou, Jinxuan Li, Rui Qin, Xiaowen Wei, Yi Liu, Xin Xia, Qingqing Song, Liang Zhao, Kian Fan Chung, Dan Xiao, Chen Wang

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The Five-Year Outcomes of Breast Cancer Surgical Management at the Colentina Surgical Clinic, Bucharest, Romania: A Descriptive Retrospective Analysis Between 2019 and 2023 by Cristian Botezatu, Daniel-Ovidiu Costea, Martina Nichilò, Angela Madalina Lazar, Dan Andraș, Mircea-Ion Radu, Bogdan Mastalier

“…The aim of this study is to reveal five years of experience in treating breast cancer at the Surgical Clinic of the Colentina Hospital in Bucharest, Romania. <b>Methods:</b> Retrospective analysis, including 68 patients admitted to our clinic between January 2019 and December 2023 undergoing modified radical mastectomy, sectorectomy, or subcutaneous mastectomy. …”
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Prevalence and demographic distribution of anaemia among those visiting a teaching hospital located in tribal predominant block of Jharkhand: Retrospective record based analysis by Vasanth Chellamuthu, Srinivasan Chelladurai, Vinayagamoorthy Venogopal, Bhagyasri Ray, S Sharanabasappa, Vasantha C. Kalyani, Satya Patra

“…Methodology: The study was conducted at a multispecialty tertiary care hospital in tribal predominant area, Jharkhand, India. A retrospective, chart-based study design was adopted to achieve the objectives. …”
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Impact of delayed pelvic imaging on the staging of biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer patients using [18F]DCFPYL PET/CT: a retrospective evaluation by Ana Rodríguez-Pajuelo, Miriam Guerra-Gómez, Juan Ignacio Cuenca Cuenca, José María Freire-Macías, José Manuel Jiménez-Hoyuela García, Rosa María Álvarez-Pérez

“…Materials and methods Consecutive patients with a diagnosis of PCa who underwent a dual-phase PSMA-PET scan between September 2022 and December 2023, were retrospectively included. We analyzed the number and maximum SUV (SUVmax) of lesions only in the pelvic region (prostate, locoregional lymph nodes and bone), based on PSMA-RADS version 2.0 and miTNM criteria. …”
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