Long-term Patency and Complications of Endovascular and Surgical Revascularization for Takayasu Arteritis by Jiyoung Shin, Ara Cho, Ahram Han, Sanghyun Ahn, Sangil Min, Seung-Kee Min

“…Of these, 56 patients who underwent 73 extracardiac interventions were enrolled in the study. The data included clinical features, angiographic and laboratory findings, treatment modalities, and clinical outcomes. …”
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Acute Clinical Features and Persistence of Joint Pain in Probable Cases of Chikungunya Fever in Eritrea by Frezgi O, Berhane A, Ghebrewelde G, Tekie H, Kiflezgi T, Mohamedsied A, Tekie Y, Asrat MM, Gebrejesus T

“…Persistent arthralgia following chikungunya fever is common and requires advanced pharmacological interventions as pain does not respond well to analgesics.Objective: The study aimed to describe the acute clinical features of probable cases of chikungunya fever and risk factors associated with the persistence of joint pain.Methods: A prospective, descriptive cohort study was conducted on probable cases of chikungunya fever from October 2018 to March 2019 in the Tesseney subzone of Eritrea.Results: A total of 203 probable cases of chikungunya fever were enrolled, majority being males (68%) with a mean age of 39.2 years. …”
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Sexual maturity staging and affecting immune-hormonal factors in children aged 6-18 years living with HIV: experience from tertiary care center in North India by Ashwini Shivannavar, Alok Hemal, Hema Gupta Mittal

“…Material and methods In this cross-sectional observational study over 18 months, 69 subsequent children living with HIV (CLHIV), aged between 6- and 18-years, attending antiretroviral therapy (ART) clinic were enrolled. Clearance from the Institutional Ethical Committee and informed consents were obtained. …”
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Tumor-Stroma Ratio is a Critical Indicator of Peritoneal Metastasis in Gastric Cancer by Zhong L, Huang H, Hou D, Zhou S, Lin Y, Yu Y, Yu J, Han F, Xie L

“…To validate TSR’s clinical potential in diagnosing PM, 640 GC patients from two medical centers were enrolled. A training cohort of 330 patients evaluated TSR and synchronous PM correlation, and a validation cohort of 310 patients was used. …”
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Assessment of Problem-Based Learning Acceptance and Associated Factors Among School of Nursing Students at Wachemo University, Central Ethiopia by Asnakech Zekiwos Heliso MSc, Getachaw Ossabo Babore MSc, Taye Mezgebu Ashine MSc, Bethlehem Birhanu MSc, Bereket Hegeno Anose MSc, Sentayehu Admasu Saliya MSc, Elias Ezo Ereta MSc, Awoka Girma Hailu MSc

“…Method and Material This study used a quantitative design with a cross-sectional approach among 200 students who were enrolled in PBL at Wachemo University School of Nursing from July 30, 2023 to August 30, 2023. …”
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Assessment of Thyroid Auto-antibodies in Euthyroid Infertile Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - A Cross-sectional Analytical Study by K. H. Anusha, Chitra Thyagaraju, H Nandeesha

“…Materials and Methods: A total of one hundred two women were enrolled in to the study. Sixty six women (66) had features of PCOS based on Rotterdam’s criteria and 66 women were controls without PCOS features. …”
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A pre- and post-course survey of an elective Chinese medicine curriculum among junior Western medical students in Taiwan by Sunny Jui-Shan Lin, Shung-Tai Ho, Yi-Chang Su, Chien-Sung Tsai, Shu-Meng Cheng, Cheng-Yi Cheng, Tso-Chou Lin, Chien-Jung Lin

“…Trial registration Registration prior to patient enrollment was not applicable because participants were not assigned to treatment groups in this study.…”
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How can competencies in minor surgery in general practice be increased? Assessing the effect of a compact intervention in postgraduate training: a mixed-methodsstudy by Joachim Szecsenyi, Jonas D Senft, Katja Krug, Simon Schwill, Aaron Poppleton, Dorothee Reith, Sandra Stengel

“…Semi-structured interviews were performed after 9 months.Setting In 2019, a 2-day voluntary seminar focussing on minor surgery/injuries was offered on 13 occasions by educators from KWBW Verbundweiterbildungplus (Competence Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education Baden-Württemberg).Participants All enrolled GP trainees were offered participation. GP trainees who did not attend a seminar (non-attendees) were recruited for CG after the 13th intervention.Intervention Attendees took part in an interactive, GP-oriented short course incorporating 270 min of focused minor surgery/injuries training (compact intervention) on the second day of the 2-day seminar.Results 326 GP trainees (IG: n=257; CG: n=69) participated in the study. 17 attendees were interviewed. …”
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Secondary Cancer after Androgen Deprivation Therapy in Prostate Cancer: A Nationwide Study by Jae Heon Kim, Gi Hwan Bae, Jaehun Jung, Tae Il Noh

“…After applying the exclusion criteria, 170,416 men were enrolled. The study cohort was divided into ADT and non-ADT groups by individual matching followed by propensity score matching (PSM). …”

Arab representation in Israeli healthcare professions: achievements, challenges and opportunities by Bruce Rosen, Sami Miaari

“…., professional qualification) and place of professional studies were extracted from the Ministry of Health report series entitled “The Health Care Professions”. Data on enrollment in degree programs in Israel was provided by the Council of Higher Education. …”
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided High-Voltage Long-Duration Pulsed Radiofrequency for Pudendal Neuralgia by Feng Ji, Shuzhuan Zhou, Caixia Li, Yongyan Zhang, Hua Xu

“…Twenty PN patients were enrolled in this study. In the PRF procedure, the needle tip was inserted medially into the internal pudendal artery under ultrasound guidance. …”
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Effect of potent nucleos(t)ide analog on alpha fetoprotein changes and occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B by Qianqian Ma, Junzhao Ye, Ling Luo, Yanhong Sun, Wei Wang, Shiting Feng, Bing Liao, Bihui Zhong

“…Methods We prospectively enrolled treatment-naive CHB adults who commenced treatment with ETV or TDF. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Manifestations of Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Jazan Region, Saudi Arabia by Abuobaida Yassin, Heba M. Shalaby

“…Results: A total of 114 patients were enrolled in the study, with an average age of 35.25 ± 17.157 years. …”
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Impact of cognition and psychoemotional status on falls in multiple sclerosis by R. Godelienė, E. Sukockienė, V. Danielius, V. Stankunavičiūtė, D. Mickevičienė

“…A total of 129 participants were enrolled in the study: 40 (31.0%) men and 89 (69.0%) women, mean age 43.6±11.1 years. …”
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Analysis of respiratory pathogen detection in hospitalized children with acute respiratory tract infections after ending the zero COVID policy by Xuena Xu, Yizhu Zhang, Lina Xu, Wujun Jiang, Chuangli Hao

“…A total of 42,379 patients were enrolled and the top four pathogens identified were MP, HRV, RSV and HPIV with positive rates of 20.2%, 19.5%, 15.1%, and 6.9%, respectively. …”
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Magnitude and Risk of Dying among Low Birth Weight Neonates in Rural Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Akine Eshete, Abebe Alemu, Taddes Alemu Zerfu

“…Community-based mixed-method approach design was employed between September and October 2016 to identify and enroll study participants in rural Gedeo, Southern Ethiopia. …”
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Clinical usefulness of patient-reported-outcome-measurement information system in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease: a cross-sectional study by Sara Azevedo, Maria Miguel Oliveira, Paulo Nogueira, Ana Isabel Lopes

“…Pediatric CD patients (aged 8–17 years) were enrolled prospectively over eight months from an outpatient pediatric gastroenterology center. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of clinicopathologic and prognostic features in locally advanced thyroid papillary cancer by Liang Jiwang, Ye Dongman, Fang Fengqin, Zhao Yuejiao

“…Results: A total of 2530 Early Papillary Thyroid Cancer (EPTC) and 764 LAPTC were enrolled. Compared to EPTC, the proportion of male, bilaterality, multifocality, tumor size > 1 cm, ETE, central lymph node metastasis, and lateral lymph node metastasis was higher in LAPTC (all p < 0.05). …”
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Pharmacokinetic Characterisation and Comparison of Bioavailability of Intranasal Fentanyl, Transmucosal, and Intravenous Administration through a Three-Way Crossover Study in 24 He... by S. Nardi-Hiebl, J. W. Ndieyira, Y. Al Enzi, W. Al Akkad, T. Koch, G. Geldner, C. Reyher, L. H. J. Eberhart

“…Methods. 27 healthy volunteers were enrolled in a single-centre, open-label, randomised (order of treatments), single-dose study in a three-period crossover design. …”
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The vestibular and oculomotor dysfunction in Fabry disease: a cohort study in China by Yinglin Leng, Yawen Zhao, Hong Zhou, Xia Ling, Xia Wang, Guiping Zhao, Wei Zhang

“…Therefore, we seek to evaluate these quantitatively and analyze their relationship with disease phenotype and biomarkers in FD.Methods This cohort study enrolled 37 Chinese FD patients registered in our center. …”
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