Intensified conditioning containing decitabine versus standard myeloablative conditioning for adult patients with KMT2A-rearranged leukemia: a multicenter retrospective study by Zhongli Hu, Zinan Feng, Shiqi Liu, Hai He, Ying Dong, Zhiping Fan, Yiqing Li, Fen Huang, Na Xu, Can Liu, Yunxin Zeng, Ping Zhu, Ren Lin, Hua Jin, Xiong Zhang, Ruijuan Sun, Qifa Liu, Li Xuan

“…Methods We performed a multicenter retrospective study at seven institutions in China. Eligible patients were aged 14 years or older at transplantation, had a diagnosis of KMT2A-r leukemia, and underwent the first allo-HSCT. …”
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Association of continuous renal replacement therapy downtime with fluid balance gap and clinical outcomes: a retrospective cohort analysis utilizing EHR and machine data by Chloe Braun, Tomonori Takeuchi, Josh Lambert, Lucas Liu, Sarah Roberts, Stuart Carter, William Beaubien-Souligny, Ashita Tolwani, Javier A. Neyra

“…Methods This is a retrospective cohort study of critically ill adults receiving CRRT utilizing both electronic health records (EHR) and CRRT machine data. …”
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Iron overload impact on peripheral blood cells, lymphocytes and karyotypes in newly diagnosed myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) patients: a single-center retrospective analysis by Lixiang Duan, Wenjun Yu, Xiaolin Jiao, Ying Sun, Yao Fang Ma, Le Li, Zeqiang Nie, Dan Zhao

“…We conducted a retrospective analysis of 68 newly diagnosed myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) patients who were treated in the Department of Hematology at Yuncheng Central Hospital affiliated to Shanxi Medical University from October 2017 to March 2022. …”
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Should We Adopt Increased Dilutions for Indirect Immunofluorescence in Pediatric Anti-Centromere Antibody Testing? Insights from a Three-Year Retrospective Study by Mehmet Soylu, Raziye Burcu Taşkın, Gülçin Aytaç, Güzide Aksu, Seyfi Durmaz, Miray Karakoyun, Şaziye Rüçhan Sertöz

“…Additionally, the clinical significance of ACA positivity and its association with SARDs in pediatric patients was assessed. Methods: This retrospective, cross-sectional study included 58 pediatric patients evaluated for anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) testing at Ege University Hospital from 2019 to 2021. …”
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Care-seeking patterns and timely access to care among survivors of sexual violence in North Kivu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a retrospective file-based study by Hanna Reinholdz, Anette Agardh, Meggy Verputten, Joseph Byenda, Helena Frielingsdorf

“…Objective The aim of this study was to describe demographics, care-seeking patterns and factors influencing timely care-seeking by survivors of sexual violence. Methods Retrospective file-based data analysis of sexual violence survivors accessing care within two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) programmes supporting the Ministry of Health, in North Kivu, DRC, 2014–2018. …”
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Effectiveness of Inactivated Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine Against Omicron BA.2.2 Infection in Beijing, China, 2022: A Cohabitation Retrospective Cohort Study by Shuaibing Dong, Ying Sun, Zhaomin Feng, Yi Tian, Lei Jia, Xiaoli Wang, Quanyi Wang, Daitao Zhang, Peng Yang

“…Based on data from a previous cohabitation retrospective cohort of COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing, China, 2022, the cohabitating contacts of individuals with BA.2.2 infection were followed up. …”
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Ocular biometric parameters in Chinese preschool children and physiological axial length growth prediction using machine learning algorithms: a retrospective cross-sectional study by Yan Li, Kai Wang, Tao Tang, Heng Zhao, Jingwei Zhou, Mingwei Zhao, Duanke Liu, Xuewei Li, Xiaoqing Shi, Jiahui Ma, Chenxu Zhao

“…Objectives To examine the ocular biometric parameters and predict the annual growth rate of the physiological axial length (AL) in Chinese preschool children aged 4–6 years old.Methods This retrospective cross-sectional study included 1090 kindergarten students (1090 right eyes) between the ages of 4 and 6 years from Pinggu and Chaoyang District, Beijing. …”
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Robot-Assisted versus Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastrectomy among Gastric Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Short-Term Analysis from a Single Institution in China by Li-Fei Sun, Kai Liu, Xue-Shang Su, Xuan Wei, Xiao-Long Chen, Wei-Han Zhang, Xin-Zu Chen, Kun Yang, Zong-Guang Zhou, Jian-Kun Hu

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Retrospective comparative survival analysis of ablation plus systemic therapy versus systemic therapy alone for breast cancer liver metastases, stratified by extrahepatic metastases status by Xuxiazi Zou, Hong-Liang Zou, Xuan Luo, Xu-Wei Chen, Wei-Ling Huang, Chao Zhang, Ge Ren, Jin-Hua Huang, Xue Han, Yi-Quan Jiang

“…Materials and methods: This retrospective study analyzed patients with BCLM who received either AS or systemic therapy alone. …”
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Response to: “Comment on: Prognostic Effect of Liver Resection in Extended Cholecystectomy for T2 Gallbladder Cancer Revisited: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Propensity-Score-Matched Analysis” by Yeshong Park, MD, Jun Suh Lee, MD, PhD, Boram Lee, MD, Yeongsoo Jo, MD, Eunhye Lee, MD, MeeYoung Kang, MD, Wooil Kwon, MD, PhD, Chang-Sup Lim, MD, PhD, Jin-Young Jang, MD, PhD, Ho-Seong Han, MD, PhD, Yoo-Seok Yoon, MD, PhD

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Changes in interpersonal violence and utilization of trauma recovery services at an urban trauma center in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, comparative study by Kevin Y. Zhu, Kristie J. Sun, Mary A. Breslin, Mark Kalina Jr., Tyler Moon, Ryan Furdock, Heather A. Vallier

“…The COVID-19 pandemic prompted considerable changes in hospital services and increases in interpersonal victimization. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted between September 6, 2018 and December 20, 2020 for 1,908 victim-of-crime patients, including 574 victims of interpersonal violence. …”
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The combined evaluation of preoperative serum CEA and postoperative tissue CEA as a prognostic factor in stages 0–IV colorectal cancer: a retrospective cohort study by Guojun Tong, Guojun Tong, Hui Li, Yan Shen, Zhenhua Tan, Hai Qian

“…However, the combined role of sCEA and tCEA remains inadequately described.MethodsA total of 1,757 retrospective cases of stage 0–IV CRC from January 2006 to January 2016 in our institution were included. …”
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Impact of prolonged one or more natural menstrual cycles on the outcomes of ovulation induction intrauterine artificial insemination pregnancy: a single-centre, retrospective study in China by Shuai Zhang, Han-Han Tang, Ming-Lian Zhou

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Efficacy and Tolerability of Intravenous Ferric Carboxymaltose in Patients with Iron Deficiency at a Hospital Outpatient Clinic: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Real-World Clinical Practice by António Robalo Nunes, Ana Palricas Costa, Sara Lemos Rocha, Ana Garcia de Oliveira

“…Data was collected retrospectively from medical records. During this 2-year study, 459 patients were included. …”
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Characteristics of nursing homes and early preventive measures associated with risk of infection from COVID-19 in Lazio region, Italy: a retrospective case–control study by Leonardo Palombi, Alessio Abbondanzieri, Stefano Orlando, Tuba Mazhari, Gennaro Cerone, Fausto Ciccacci, Giuseppe Liotta, Sandro Mancinelli, Maria Cristina Marazzi

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3D-AttenNet model can predict clinically significant prostate cancer in PI-RADS category 3 patients: a retrospective multicenter study by Jie Bao, Litao Zhao, Xiaomeng Qiao, Zhenkai Li, Yanting Ji, Yueting Su, Libiao Ji, Junkang Shen, Jiangang Liu, Jie Tian, Ximing Wang, Hailin Shen, Chunhong Hu

“…We aim to develop deep learning models for re-stratify risks in PI-RADS category 3 patients. Methods This retrospective study included a bi-parametric MRI of 1567 consecutive male patients from six centers (Centers 1–6) between Jan 2015 and Dec 2020. …”
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Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infection following Introduction of a Central Line Bundle in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Molly Bannatyne, Judith Smith, Malavika Panda, Mohamed E. Abdel-Latif, Tejasvi Chaudhari

“…The postintervention period was retrospectively analysed for compliance, with data regarding the completion of maintenance forms and insertion forms collected. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility of <i>Salmonella typhi</i> and <i>paratyphi</i> among Pediatric Population at Tertiary Care Center of North Delhi: A Retrospective Study by Shekhar Biswas, Sulagna Tripathy, Arvind Kumar, Sanjay Chattree

“…Materials and methods: We undertook a retrospective, cross-sectional multicentric study by reviewing hospital-based laboratory records of pediatric patients (up to age 18 years) whose blood culture samples were submitted from the outpatient and inpatient departments to the laboratories of Jaipur Golden Hospital in Rohini and Fortis Hospital in Shalimar Bagh, Delhi, India from September 2022 to September 2023. …”
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Ketamine Boluses Are Associated with a Reduction in Intracranial Pressure and an Increase in Cerebral Perfusion Pressure: A Retrospective Observational Study of Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Bradley A. Dengler, Oliver Karam, Colleen A. Barthol, Aaron Chance, Laura E. Snider, Clare M. Mundy, Michael T. Bounajem, William C. Johnson, Moustafa M. Maita, Paola M. Mendez-Gomez, Ali Seifi, Shaheryar Hafeez

“…Methods. We conducted a retrospective review of all patients admitted to the neurointensive care unit at a single tertiary referral center who had a severe traumatic brain injury with indwelling intracranial pressure monitors. …”
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Sutured Intrascleral Posterior Chamber Intraocular Lens Fixation with Ciliary Sulcus Location Guided by Ultrasonic Biological Microscopy: A Retrospective Analysis of Anatomical and Refractive Outcome by Ya Qu, Ping Duan, Shujia Huo, Fuliang Li, Jiawen Li

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