Is Topical Tranexamic Acid Effective in Reducing Hematoma and Seroma in Breast Surgery? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Ammar S.A. Hashemi, MD, Sara M. Hussein, MD, Zainab H. Alshehab, Abdullah A. Al Qurashi, MD, Lucas Kreutz-Rodrigues, MD, Basel A. Sharaf, MD, DDS, FACS

“…Subgroup meta-analysis demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in hematoma rates in patients who underwent mastectomy (risk ratio [RR] = 0.14; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.03–0.78; P = 0.02), but not in patients who underwent breast reduction (RR = 0.76; 95% CI, 0.08–7.08; P = 0.24). …”
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Predictors and time to poor management outcomes among pediatric patients hospitalized with pneumonia in the Gedeo Zone, southern Ethiopia: a prospective follow-up study by Wagaye Alemu, Mebirat Ademassu, Firehiwot Belayneh, Yabibal Gebeyehu, Getachew Assefa Zenebe, Temesgen Leka Lerango

“…Comorbidities at admission, age, nutritional status, and place of residence were statistically significant predictors of poor management outcomes.…”
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Morbidity and mortality patterns of preterm low birthweight neonates admitted to referral hospitals in the Amhara region of Ethiopia: retrospective follow-up study by Yalemtsehay Dagnaw Genie, Belete Fenta Kebede, Mulualem Silesh Zerihun, Desalew Tilahun Beyene

“…Data were entered into Epi-data V.4.4.2.1 and exported to STATA V.14 for analysis, and variables with a p value of <0.05 at 95% confidence level in multivariable logistic regression model analysis were declared as statistically significant associated factors of mortality.Primary outcome Morbidity and mortality patterns in preterm low birthweight neonates.Results This study revealed that 37.8% (95% CI 32.4% to 43.5%) of preterm low birthweight neonates died. …”
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Effects of computer-assisted learning for removable partial denture design on learning outcomes and satisfaction by Prinn Chantanahom, Chaiy Rungsiyakull, Marisa Sukapattee, Pisaisit Chaijareenont, Pimduen Rungsiyakull

“…Results Analysis of pre- and post-training assessments using multiple-choice questions revealed that dental students in the combined LBL and CBL group demonstrated statistically significant improvements in test scores compared to baseline (p < 0.05). …”
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Extrahepatic portal vein obstruction in children. The diagnosis is established - what is next? by O.S. Godik, D.S. Diehtiarova

“…A P-value˂0.05 was considered statistically significant. Scheffe’s method, Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn’s tests were used to compare the follow-up results. …”
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Innovator ranibizumab ComparEd to Biosimilar ranibizumab in combination with Expansile gas in submaculaR HemorrhaGe: the ICEBERG study by Debdulal Chakraborty, Tushar Kanti Sinha, Soumen Mondal, Subhendu Boral, Arnab Das, Saptorshi Majumbar, Angshuman Mukherjee, Ranabir Bhattacharya, Sumit Randhir Singh

“…P value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results A total of 67 eyes (35 and 32 eyes in innovator and biosimilar group respectively) were analyzed. …”
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Clinical Value of Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine Detection in Patients with Connective Tissue Disease-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension by Juan Liu, Qiang Fu, Lili Jiang, Youlian Wang

“…Statistical analyses were performed by SPSS (version 23); P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results. The serum levels of ADMA in the CTD-PAH group were significantly higher than those of the CTD-without PAH group and healthy control group (P<0.05); the serum ADMA levels were (0.706 ± 0.153 μmol/L), (1.015 ± 0.122 μmol/L), and (0.661 ± 0.113 μmol/L), respectively. …”
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Association between polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exposure and current asthma: a population-based study by Zhou Jin, Wen Sun, Guangfa Wang

“…For individuals aged 20–40 years, log 3-Hydroxyfluorene and log 1-Hydroxypyrene showed independent associations with current asthma, with age modifying the relationship between log 1-Hydroxypyrene and current asthma (p for interaction < 0.05), while p for interaction values in other subgroups were not statistically significant. Additionally, a variable relationship between log 1-Hydroxypyrene and current asthma was identified by smoothing curve fitting. …”
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Prevalence and predictors of self-medication practices among adult household members in Hosanna town, Hadiya zone, central Ethiopia by Sentayehu Admasu Saliya, Awoke Girma Hailu, Sisay Foga Sebro, Misgana Desalegn Menesho

“…Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with a p-value < 0.05 at a 95% confidence interval were considered statistically significant. Results Out of the 566 study participants, 546 respondents were interviewed, yielding a response rate of 96.46%. …”
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Efficacy of Diltiazem for the Control of Blood Pressure in Puerperal Patients with Severe Preeclampsia: A Randomized, Single-Blind, Controlled Trial by Gilberto Arias-Hernández, Cruz Vargas-De-León, Claudia C Calzada-Mendoza, María Esther Ocharan-Hernández

“…Interarm differences in blood pressure (systolic, diastolic, and mean) and heart rate were statistically significant between treatment groups from 6 to 48 hours. …”
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Anatomical Adaptations of Halophyte Leaves (<i>Nitraria retusa</i> [Forsskal] Asch. and <i>Atriplex halimus</i> L.) in Response to Cement Dust Pollution in Arid Environments by Nouha Krir, Mounira Mkaddem Guedri, Mehrez Romdhane, Manel Abdullah Alshaqha

“…Their leaf relative water content (RWC) exhibited a range of values: 70.1% and 87% for <i>N. retusa</i> and 64.8% to 74.2% for <i>A. halimus</i> on the highly polluted site (S1) and the control site (S4), respectively. Notably, a statistically significant site effect was observed (<i>p</i> > 0.01), confirming previous studies, and indicating reduced leaf relative water content (RWC) values in plants exposed to heavy metals like Cd and Pb. …”
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Contribution of Open Access Databases to Intensive Care Medicine Research: Scoping Review by Julien Kallout, Antoine Lamer, Julien Grosjean, Gaétan Kerdelhué, Guillaume Bouzillé, Thomas Clavier, Benjamin Popoff

“…A majority of the inference studies yielded statistically significant results (84.0%). In prediction studies, area under the curve was the most frequent performance measure, with a median value of 0.840 (IQR 0.780-0.890). …”
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Does the Frequency of Watching Television Matters on Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Age Women in Ethiopia? by Mohammed Ahmed, Abdu Seid, Adnan Kemal

“…Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence intervals was used to declare a statistically significant association. Results. The study found that watching television at least once a week was significantly associated with both overweight (AOR: 1.79; 95% CI: 1.20–2.73) and obesity (AOR: 3.76; 95% CI: 2.04–6.95). …”
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Features of the Expression of Second-Type Melatonin Receptors by Esophagus Epiteliocytes in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by O. A. Karpovich, T. T. Shtabinskaya, V. I. Shishko, Ya. A. Kolodzeysky

“…The low intensity of MTNR1B expression was associated with more pronounced endoscopic changes in the mucous membrane of the esophagus (r = –0.40; p = 0.0015). A statistically significant relationship was found between the expression intensity of MTNR1B and the level of melatonin in the daytime (r = 0.42; p = 0.018), as well as the night/day index reflecting the daily rhythm of melatonin synthesis (r = –0.43; p = 0.016).Conclusions. …”
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Willingness to receive COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among teachers in Dambi Dollo, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Desalegn Shiferaw, Chara Melaku, Lemessa Assefa, Tadele Kinati

“…A p- value of 0.05 was considered statistically significant in this study’s multivariable analysis to determine the presence of significant association between the dependent and the independent variables. …”
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Effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on eustachian tube function in adult patients with chronic rhinosinusitis by Mahmoud Atef Abdelghaffar Youssef, Nassim Talaat Nassim, MohamedNourEddin Bashir Alkeeb, Tareq Muhammad Algarf

“…Our results showed a statistically significant postoperative improvement in the Valsalva maneuver and the tympanogram type of both ears compared to preoperative with a p-value < 0.001. …”
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Incorporating stand parameters in nonlinear height-diameter mixed-effects model for uneven-aged Larix gmelinii forests by Muhammad Junaid Ismail, Tika Ram Poudel, Akber Ali, Lingbo Dong

“…Results identified the Ratkowsky model (M8) as the best performer, achieving the highest R2 (0.74), the lowest RMSE (16.47%) and MAE (12.50%), at statistically significant regression coefficients (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Efficacy and safety of faricimab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Francisco Rodríguez, Daniel Samacá-Samacá, Claudia Hernández-Castillo, Laura Prieto-Pinto, Carolina Sardi, Hugo Ocampo, Joshua Kock, Fabián Hernández

“…Faricimab showed a significant reduction in the number of annual injections compared with most fixed and flexible anti-VEGF treatment regimens, while showing no statistically significant differences in visual acuity through ETDRS letter gain, demonstrating a comparable efficacy. …”
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The Effect of Diacerein on Type 2 Diabetic Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials with Trial Sequential Analysis by Shizhe Guo, Xianshan Guo, Hongya Zhang, Xuan’e Zhang, Zhen Li

“…A two-tailed P<0.05 was regarded as statistically significant. Results. Five RCTs with 278 participants were included. …”
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Effects of SMILE Surgery on Intraocular Pressure, Central Corneal Thickness, Axial Length, Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer, and Macular Ganglion Cell Complex Thickness by Zhanlin Zhao, Sylvain Michée, Jean-François Faure, Christophe Baudouin, Antoine Labbé

“…There was no statistically significant change in mean peripapillary RNFL or mean GCC thickness after SMILE surgery. …”
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