Changes of the colon and rational choice of drug for treatment of chronic constipation in senile patients by S. G. Burkov, E. V. Kasimtseva, L. Yu. Agafonova

“…Overall 287 senile patients with chronic constipation were included in original study (mean age 79±2,7). …”
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Intraoperative Intraluminal Endoscopy in the Surgical Treatment of Patients with Esophageal Diverticula of Various Localization by A. L. Shestakov, M. V. Khrustaleva, M. E. Shahbanov, N. A. Bulganina, T. T. Bitarov, I. A. Boeva, A. T. Tskhovrebov, I. A. Tarasova, O. V. Rykov, I. M. Selivanova, A. A. Bezaltynnykh

“…To improve the results of surgical treatment of patients with esophageal diverticulum of various localization using intraoperative intraluminal endoscopy. …”
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The role of the AVAPS ventilation mode combined with TCM monitoring in weaning patients with AECOPD by Nianci Wang, Haidong Qin, Lei Bao

“…Abstract To explore the role of AVAPS combined with TCM monitoring in the weaning of patients with AECOPD. In this study, 100 patients with AECOPD were included, who were divided into the AVAPS group and the S/T group after weaning. …”
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Treatment Patterns and Health Care Costs in Commercially Insured Patients with Follicular Lymphoma by Nathan H. Fowler, Guifang Chen, Stephen Lim, Stephanie Manson, Qiufei Ma, Frank Li

“…**Background:** Few studies have estimated the real-world economic burden such as all-cause and follicular lymphoma-related costs and health care resource utilization (HCRU) in patients with follicular lymphoma (FL). **Objectives:** This study evaluated outcomes in patients who were newly initiated with FL indicated regimens by line of therapy with real-world data. …”
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Clinical course of patients relisted for orthotopic heart transplantation: A national study by David Rekhtman, BS, Amit Iyengar, MD, MSE, Nikhil Ganjoo, BA, Cindy Song, BA, Noah Weingarten, MD, Max Shin, MD, Michaela Asher, MPhil, John DePaolo, MD, PhD, Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH, Pavan Atluri, MD

“…Background: The clinical course in patients relisted for heart transplant at a different transplant center is poorly understood. …”
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Chronic cholecystitis at patients with the various trophological status: mechanisms and feature of clinical course by Ye. V. Anisimova, I. V. Kozlova, S. V. Volkov

“…Overall 167 patients with gallbladder diseases and various trophological status were included in original study. …”
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Single-Center Experience of Omitting Preprocedure Transesophageal Echo for MitraClip Patients by Ethan Korngold, MD, Kateri J. Spinelli, PhD, Michael P. Simanonok, PhD, Hsin-Fang (Grace) Li, PhD, Logan Vincent, MD, Brandon Jones, MD

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Structure of Patients with Hepatocellular Cancer (Data Analysis from Two Specialised Centres) by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. S. Novruzbekov, I. M. Borovkov, D. G. Trofimova, M. S. Zharkova, V. D. Lunkov, K. N. Lutsyk, O. D. Olisov

“…An almost twofold decrease in the number of patients with chronic hepatitis C (210 patients in 2013 and 141 patients in 2017) and an increase in the number of patients with chronic hepatitis B (20 patients in 2013 and 45 patients in 2017) was observed. …”
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Oncology patients with pulmonary infiltrates in the COVID-19 era: a case series by Edwin Chong Yu Sng, Shuting Han, Valerie Shiwen Yang, Ban Hock Tan

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Association between statin administration and outcome in patients with sepsis: A retrospective study by Zhou Jianzhu, Feng Zeying, Qiu Hui, Li Tong, Huang Xin, Ye Ling, Huang Longjian, Guo Chengjun, Guo Chengxian, He Li

“…There was considerable debate regarding the effect of statins administration on the outcome of septic patients. This retrospective study aimed to assess the association between statins administration and mortality in sepsis patients and investigate whether this association differed according to the types of statins.…”
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Role of Quetiapine in the Prevention of ICU Delirium in Elderly Patients at a High Risk by Kamel Walid Y., Kamel Heba Y., Elsherif Ibrahim M.

“…The aim of the present study was to denote the effectiveness of Quetiapine as additive to preventive bundle of delirium in elderly patients with multiple risks for delirium.…”
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Predicting appropriateness of antibiotic treatment among ICU patients with hospital-acquired infection by Ella Goldschmidt, Ella Rannon, Daniel Bernstein, Asaf Wasserman, Michael Roimi, Anat Shrot, Dan Coster, Ron Shamir

“…The model also predicted mortality risk, identifying a 30% mortality rate in high-risk patients versus 16.8% in low-risk groups. External validation on the eICU database showed a comparable gap, with mortality rates at 24% for high-risk and 7.7% for low-risk groups. …”
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Clinical impact of direct rotational atherectomy in patients with complex coronary artery lesions by Kyusup Lee, Ji-hoon Jung, Woojin Kwon, Dae-Won Kim, Mahn-Won Park, Ik Jun Choi, Jae-Hwan Lee, Yong Hoon Yoon, Jang Hoon Lee, Sang Rok Lee, Pil Hyung Lee, Seung-Whan Lee, Ki Dong Yoo, Kyeong Ho Yun, Hyun-Jong Lee, Sung-Ho Her

“…Abstract Owing to limited data on the optimal timing of rotational atherectomy (RA), we sought to evaluate the clinical impact of the early application of the RA strategy. Consecutive patients with severe coronary artery calcification were enrolled, who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using RA between January 2010 and October 2019 at 9 tertiary centers. …”
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The Effects of Catheter Ablation Therapy on Medication Use and Expenditures in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Matthew R. Reynolds, Guy David, Candace Gunnarsson, Jamie L. March, Steven C. Hao

“…Catheter ablation has become an important treatment option for many AF patients. Catheter ablation has been hypothesized to reduce the need for continued medical therapy for patients with AF, but there are few empirical data which demonstrate this. …”
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Oxidative alterations in exfoliated oral mucosa cells of patients with major depressive disorder by Lukas Mendes de Abreu, Cintia Rodrigues da Silva, Ana Laura Ferreira Bortoleto, Giovana Barros Nunes, Matheus Martins Gracia, Rafael Akira Tzanno Murayama, Daniel Galera Bernabé, Gisele Zoccal Mingoti

“…Methods: A case-control design was used, including twenty patients diagnosed with MDD, based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria, and twenty healthy controls. …”
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Urinary tract infections in patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis, listed for liver transplantation by P. D. Bessonov, I. V. Borzunov, E. N. Bessonova

“…Results. Of all enrolled patients 28,5% had urinary infectious complications. …”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Extracorporeal Photopheresis in Patients With Chronic Graft-vs-Host Disease by Adrian Peacock, Frances C. Dehle, Oscar A. Mesa Zapata, Francesca Gennari, Maro R.I. Williams, Nada Hamad, Stephen Larsen, Simon J. Harrison, Colman Taylor

“…**Background:** The mainstay first-line therapy for chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) is corticosteroids; however, for steroid-refractory patients, there is a distinct lack of cost-effective or efficacious treatment. …”
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Factors Affecting Treatment Adherence Among Patients with Tuberculosis in Indonesia: Literature Review by Fahrul Islam, Haeranah Ahmad, Nurbaya, Masnaeni Ahmad, Ansar, Kadar Ramadhan, Muhammad Syukri, Syafran Arrazy, Agung Aji Perdana, Deborah Siregar, Nining Ade Ningsih, Ikes Dwi Astuti, St. Kadijah Hamid, Asrul Hamonangan Pasaribu

“…Conclusion: The most dominant factor affecting treatment adherence among tuberculosis patients in Indonesia is the Predesposising factors, namely education and sefl-efficacy.…”
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Adipocyte heterogeneity and tumor infiltration of adipose tissue in patients with metastatic breast cancer by Hava Izci, Gitte Zels, Anirudh Pabba, Marion Maetens, François Richard, Maxim De Schepper, Josephine Van Cauwenberge, Ha-Linh Nguyen, Kristien Borremans, Sophia Leduc, Karen Van Baelen, Sigrid Hatse, Tatjana Geukens, Amena Mahdami, Hans Wildiers, Patrick Neven, Wouter Van Den Bogaert, Giuseppe Floris, Christine Desmedt

“…This study therefore investigates regional variations in adipocyte size and adipose tissue tumor infiltration in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Methods: Within the UPTIDER rapid autopsy program, (NCT04531696), 94 adipose tissue samples from subcutaneous, visceral, retroperitoneal, and mammary depots of 22 patients with metastatic breast cancer were collected and analyzed. …”
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Prognostic Factors of IVF&ICSI Cycle Cancellation in Patients with Endometriosis-Related Infertility by Elif Kulahci Aslan, Kiper Aslan, Cihan Cakir, Isil Kasapoglu, Berrin Avci, Baris Ata, Gurkan Uncu

“… Objective: To elucidate the prognostic factors for intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle cancellation in patients with endometriosis-related infertility. …”
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