Retrospective study on patient comfort and post-operative condition associated with intravenous sedation versus general anesthesia for third molar extraction in ambulatory surgery in a state hospital by Légroz Eloise, Bratiloveanu Petre Lupu, Varazzani Andrea

“…Results were collected by questionnaires and data were retrospectively retrieved from medical records. Results: Twenty patients underwent a general anesthesia and twenty-seven underwent intravenous sedation. …”
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Impact of the Clinical Trials Act 2018 on clinical trial activity in Japan from 2018 to 2020: a retrospective database study using new and conventional Japanese registries by Hiroyuki Taruno, Mari S Oba, Osamu Takizawa, Kayoko Kikuchi, Kazuaki Matsui, Mayumi Shikano

“…Objective To clarify the impact of Japan’s Clinical Trials Act (CTA), which was enacted in April 2018, on subsequent clinical trial activity through an analysis of Japanese registry data.Design Retrospective database study.Setting We extracted information on clinical intervention studies registered between 1 April 2018 and 30 September 2020 in the conventional University Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) and the new Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (jRCT). …”
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Retrospective analysis of the occurrence, potential risk factors and medical significance of pulmonary complications after total shoulder arthroplasty from the National Inpatient Sample database (2010–2019) by Mengning Dong, Huitong Liang, Jinlang Fu, Zeying Guo, Hao Xie, Qinfeng Yang, Qingmei Yu, Xiaomin Hou

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Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Acute Lung Injury Caused by Transcatheter Arterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Cohort Study from a Single Institution in China by Liang-jie Fang, Lu-yan Chen, Jun-hui Sun, Jian-ying Zhou

“…The aim of this study was to characterize the common risk factors, clinical features, imaging findings, treatments, and outcomes of acute lung injury caused by TACE. Methods. A retrospective study was performed on all TACE-associated ALI cases that were diagnosed at authors’ hospital from January 2015 to June 2018. …”
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Retrospective observational study of the association between changes in physical activity and frailty in middle-aged and older adults: evidence from the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006–2022) by Eun-Cheol Park, Ye Jun Jung, Junhyuk Kim, Yun Seo Jang

“…Objectives This study aimed to investigate the relationship between changes in physical activity and frailty among middle-aged and older adults in Korea, using panel data from the 2006–2022 Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (KLoSA).Design Retrospective observational study.Setting For this longitudinal panel study, data were sourced from the KLoSA dataset.Participants We analysed data from 5594 participants (2855 males and 2739 females) extracted from KLoSA data collected between 2006 and 2022.Primary and secondary outcome measures The frailty index was calculated based on 6 clinical domains comprising 34 age-related health deficits. …”
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Bony ankylosis adversely affects postoperative hip function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study of 319 consecutive patients by Liangliang Li, Jun Fu, Chi Xu, Ming Ni, Wei Chai, Libo Hao, Yonggang Zhou, Jiying Chen

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Association of blood urea nitrogen with 28-day mortality in critically ill patients: A multi-center retrospective study based on the eICU collaborative research database by Ting Deng, Die Wu, Shan-shan Liu, Xing-lin Chen, Zhen-wei Zhao, Lan-lang Zhang

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Elevated BP180 ELISA at Diagnosis Correlates with Disease Severity and Relapse in Oral Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid: Preliminary Results from a Retrospective Monocentric Italian Study by Andrea Gabusi, Davide B. Gissi, Roberto Rossi, Federica Filippi, Camilla Loi, Cosimo Misciali, Giacomo Clarizio, Michelangelo La Placa, Federico Bardazzi

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Overall Survival of Patients with Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Following the Introduction of Targeted and Immunotherapies: A Norwegian Retrospective, Real-World Registry Data Study (RECON3) by Puco K, Notland CS, Szulkin R, Jonasson C, Beisland C, Johannesen TB, Solli O, Oldenburg J, Heinrich D

“…The results may provide additional information on the benefits of tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in clinical practice.Patients and Methods: We performed a longitudinal, retrospective, non-interventional cohort study using data from four national registries. …”
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Taking the Advantage in Science and Technology and Underpinning the Water Resources Development in the Pearl River Basin——Retrospection of 30 Years of Development of Pearl River Hydraulic Scientific Research Institute by OU YANG Yong, WANG Lin

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Rehabilitation success and related costs following stroke in a regional hospital: a retrospective analysis based on the Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient (AN-SNAP) classification by Fan He, George Mnatzaganian, Michael Njovu, David Rutherford, Tara Alexander, Irene Blackberry

“…Additionally, the relationship between rehabilitation costs following acute stroke, based on Australian National Subacute and Non-Acute Patient (AN-SNAP) casemix classification, and rehabilitation success remains unclear. Objective This retrospective cohort study investigated the factors contributing to improved functional outcomes following stroke rehabilitation in an Australian regional hospital, also evaluating the respective average daily and total payments. …”
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<i>KRAS</i>, <i>NRAS</i>, and <i>BRAF</i> Hot-Spot Mutations in Relation to Sidedness of Primary Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Omer Abdelgadir, Yong-Fang Kuo, Anthony O. Okorodudu, M. Firoze Khan, Yu-Wei Cheng, Jianli Dong

“…<b>Methods:</b> We performed a retrospective cohort analysis of 722 patients diagnosed with primary CRC and tested for <i>KRAS</i>, <i>NRAS</i>, and <i>BRAF</i> hot-spot mutations at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) from January 2016 through July 2023. …”
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Risk of Multidrug Resistant Bacteria Acquisition in Patients with Declared β-Lactam Allergy during Hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study (2007-2018) by Alessio Strazzulla, Maria Concetta Postorino, Nabil Belfeki, Laura Iordache, Astrid de Pontfarcy, Aurelia Pitsch, Pierre Leroy, Sebastien Jochmans, Mehran Monchi, Sylvain Diamantis

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Post-acute sequelae of hospitalised COVID-19 re-infection compared with hospitalised first-time infection: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong by Yin Zhang, Francisco T T Lai, Shirley Chiu Wai Chan, Chak Sing Lau, Xue Li, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Lung Yi Mak, Celine S L Chui, Ivan F N Hung, Esther Wai Yin Chan, Vincent Ka Chun Yan, Deliang Yang, Carlos Wong, Ian Chi-Kei Wong

“…Although preliminary studies have suggested that COVID-19 re-infection may have a cumulative effect on long-term outcome, differential effects of COVID-19 re-infection severe enough to be hospitalised on post-acute sequelae compared with hospitalised first-time infection have not been explored.Methods Retrospective cohort study using territory-wide electronic medical records databases in Hong Kong. …”
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Cumulative Incidence of Revision for a Balanced Knee System at a Mean 8-Year Follow-Up: A Retrospective Review of 500 Consecutive Total Knee Arthroplasties by Michael H. Bourne, Tony L. Miller, E. Marc Mariani

“…In this IRB approved retrospective cohort study, data were extracted from a surgical registry at a high-volume orthopaedic practice for the first 500 total knee arthroplasty (TKA) cases performed using the Balanced Knee® System (BKS, Ortho Development®, Draper, Utah, USA). …”
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Investigation of the connection between triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and the risk of acute kidney injury in septic patients - a retrospective analysis utilizing the MIMIC-IV database by Pirun Zhang, Wenli Zhang, Yan Han, Tong Yang, Jiayi Zhong, Yun Han, Fang Lai

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Response to Letter to the Editor on “Impact of the Surgical Approach for Neoadjuvantly Treated Gastroesophageal Junction Type II Tumors: A Multinational, High-Volume Center Retrospective Cohort Analysis” by Naita M. Wirsik, MD, Thomas Schmidt, MD, PhD, Christiane J. Bruns, MD

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Navigating Emergency Management of Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Study on First-Time, End-Stage, and Other Established Diagnoses in a High Turnover Emergency County Hospital by Mihaela Corlade-Andrei, Radu-Alexandru Iacobescu, Viorica Popa, Alexandra Hauta, Paul Nedelea, Gabriela Grigorasi, Monica Puticiu, Roxana Elena Ciuntu, Andreea Ivona Sova, Diana Cimpoesu

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: A retrospective observational study was conducted to identify patients requesting emergent aid for cancer-related symptoms in the Emergency Department of “St. …”
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Effective and safe surgery for keratinocyte skin cancer in the elderly over 80 years of age: a single-institution retrospective study of 345 patients over one year by Luca D. Fontana, Clara Richter, Ramon Lang, Christian Greis, Jürg Hafner

“…This study aims to better characterize KC surgery in patients over 80 years of age, with a particular focus on the incidence of postoperative complications.Methods A retrospective study was conducted on all patients aged 80 years and older who underwent surgery for KC at the University Hospital of Zurich in 2022. …”
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Machine learning models for dementia screening to classify brain amyloid positivity on positron emission tomography using blood markers and demographic characteristics: a retrospective observational study by Noriyuki Kimura, Kotaro Sasaki, Teruaki Masuda, Takuya Ataka, Mariko Matsumoto, Mika Kitamura, Yosuke Nakamura, Etsuro Matsubara

“…This study developed machine learning models to classify positron emission tomography (PET) Aβ-positivity in participants with preclinical and prodromal AD using data accessible to primary care physicians. Methods This retrospective observational study assessed the classification performance of combinations of demographic characteristics, routine blood test results, and cognitive test scores to classify PET Aβ-positivity using machine learning. …”
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