Bedside cerebral microvascular imaging of patients with disorders of consciousness: a feasibility study by Qianqian Ge, Lijie Huang, Qiang Fu, Shuai Han, Rui Wang, Jianghong He, Changhui Li, Changhui Li, Jianwen Luo, Long Xu

“…This constraint is circumvented in common post-craniectomy DoC patients, who present a unique observational window for uPDI.MethodsWe conducted uPDI scans on five DoC patients of different ages and consciousness levels who had undergone decompressive craniectomy. …”
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Reliability of Schirmer and Phenol Red Thread test value on dry eye patients by Urvashni Nirghin, Tharuna Govender, Yeshalya Hirachund, Rorisang Mosololi, Hlengiwe Nxumalo, Sumaya Patel, Philani Zwane, Khathutshelo P. Mashige

“…Background: The repeatability of the Schirmer test (ST) and Phenol Red Thread test (PRT) has been investigated thoroughly on patients with normal tear function; however, it is limited to dry eye patients. …”
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Incremental Healthcare Costs and Outpatient Antifungal Treatment of Patients with Aspergillosis in the United States by Emily Durden, Donna McMorrow, Paul Juneau, Robert Fowler, Paresh Chaudhari, David Horn

“…**Conclusions:** The economic burden of aspergillosis is substantial. Patients with aspergillosis utilize significantly more healthcare resources and thus incur greater healthcare costs than do similar patients without aspergillosis.…”
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Functional Outcome of Osteosynthesis with PHILOS in Elderly Patients: Experience at Tertiary Care Centre by Narendra Singh Kushwaha, Sushil Kumar Saini, Ashutosh Verma, Ravindra Mohan, Atul Kumar Saroj, Arpit Singh, M. C. Prajwal

“…Results: A total of 30 patients sustained with proximal humerus fractures were studied. …”
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Risk Factors and Predictive Model for Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Patients with Multiple Myeloma by Rong Bao MM, Mengtong Fan MM, Min Hu MM, Ling Li BD,   Hasichaolu BD

“…This study aims to investigate the incidence of DIC among MM patients and identify risk factors associated with DIC development. …”
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Taste Dysfunction in COVID-19 Patients; A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Sreedevi Nunkappa Thippeswamy, Keerthi Kumar Kabbyar Chidananda, Kamalesh Tagadur Nataraju

“…Among the individuals with ageusia/hypogeusia, majority of the patients (n=26) (48.15%) complained of 50-75% loss of taste sensation followed by 50-75% loss of taste sensation in fourteen (25.93%) patients.  …”
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Surgical Strategy in Patients with Complete Transposition of Internal Organs in Cancer of the Biliopancreatoduodenal Zone by R. V. Ischenko, Yu. V. Ivanov, A. V. Smirnov, V. N. Antipov

“…Аim: to present two clinical cases of successful surgical treatment of patients with a combination of complete transposition of internal organs and cancer of the biliopancreatoduodenal zone.Key points. …”
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Abnormal Expression of Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Surface Markers in Retinopathy of Prematurity Patients by Guo R, Cheng F, Meng XJ, Fan JM, Lu YL, Ma XH, Qiao X, Li JH

“…Furthermore, flow cytometry analysis was performed on blood samples from 45 preterm patients. Comparative analysis revealed that the test group had a lower percentage of neutrophils and higher expression of cluster of differentiation 81 (CD81) compared to the control group. …”
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Efficacy of electroacupuncture for insomnia in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiaodong Liu, Ning Xu, Shangpei Wang, Qingjun Jia

“…BackgroundInsomnia is a prevalent symptom among cancer patients. Electroacupuncture (EA) has been widely applied in managing sleep disorders, particularly in cancer patients or those experiencing insomnia.ObjectivesThis meta-analysis aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of electroacupuncture for treating cancer-related insomnia.MethodsTwo independent reviewers conducted comprehensive searches across multiple databases, including EMBASE, Web of Science, PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Wanfang Digital Journals, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and the VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals. …”
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Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Serum Lipid Profile in Patients With Cardiovascular Risk by Frențușcă Claudia Florina, Babeș Katalin

“…The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of oral daily vitamin D supplementation on lipid profile among patients with cardiovascular risk.…”
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Statin prescriptions and progression of advanced fibrosis risk in primary care patients with MASLD by Andrew D Schreiner, William P Moran, Jingwen Zhang, Patrick D Mauldin, Justin Marsden, Mulugeta Gebregziabher, Chelsey A Petz, David G Koch, Chloe Bays

“…Objective We aimed to determine the association of statins with progression to a high risk for advanced fibrosis in primary care patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).Design This retrospective cohort study of electronic health record data included patients with MASLD and an initial low or indeterminate risk for advanced fibrosis, determined by Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) score (<2.67). …”
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Biochemical analysis of miR-217 and miR-532 in patients with fibromyalgia by Shymaa E. Ayoub, Azza M. Ahmed, Mostafa Y. Abdelwahed, Abeer A. Khalefa, Aeshah A. Awaji, Samer S. Zekry, Enas G. Ibrahim, Hana M. Eid, Shimaa M. Elasmer, Reham Fares

“…We aimed to be the first to investigate the possible association of sera levels of miR-217 and miR-532 in patients with fibromyalgia and correlate their expression levels to different clinical and biochemical disease criteria. …”
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Inter- and intradialytic fluid volume changes and vascular stiffness parameters in patients on hemodialysis. by Aya Lafta, Judy Ukrainetz, Sara Davison, Stephanie Thompson, Aminu Bello, Aminu Bello, Branko Braam

“…Average 24-hour AIx was higher in fluid overloaded HD patients (P<0.001).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Inter- and intradialytic changes in fluid volume were only weakly related to vascular stiffness parameters in HD patients. …”
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Illness perception in patients with dental caries: A co-relational study in Odisha by Hemamalini Rath, Abhijit Panda, Shilpa Mahapatra

“…The present study was conducted to assess illness perception of patients having dental caries using Illness Perceptions Questionnaire-Revised (IPQ-R) in Odisha. …”
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The effect of GM-CSF and predictors of treatment outcome in pediatric septic shock patients by Zhen-Hao Yu, Gui-Xiang Tian, Yao-Dong Wang, Ting-Yan Liu, Peng Shi, Jia-Yun Ying, Wei-Ming Chen, Yu-Feng Zhou, Guo-Ping Lu, Cai-Yan Zhang

“…Results The study included 200 pediatric patients, with 66 receiving GM-CSF treatment and 134 not treated with GM-CSF. …”
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Isolation and Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida spp. from Pediatric Patients in Kurdistan of Iraq by Mohammed Salah Bahi, Khattab Ahmed Mustafa Shekhany

“…This current study aims to isolate, evaluated the antifungal effect on Candida spp. and participated in oral candidiasis of pediatric patients in Sulaymaniyah and Kirkuk city.  The study was performed from September 2021 to February 2022 on two groups of pediatrics which including pediatric patients (n=160) and healthy pediatric (n=50) as a control group. …”
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Study of Treatment in Heart Disease Patients Installation in Undata Hospital, Central Sulawesi by Niluh Puspita Dewi, Indah Kurnia Utami, Al'vira Gunawan, Muh. Thamrin Tahir, Syafika Alaydrus, Nani Astria Polontalo

“…Results: The results of the study were 40 patients with hearts disease, the most heart disease sufferers were male with a percentage of 67.5%, in the age range of 56-65 years 32.5%, the most commonly used companion drug was Alprazolam as much as 17%, the most length of hospitalization was 4-6 days (55%), the most laboratory results were Hemoglobin/HGB examination as many as 21 patients (14.38%), the most comorbidities namely Hypertension with a percentage of 60% Conclusion: Appropriate use of heart disease drugs based on drug rational parameters in hospitals Undata of the right indication 100%, the right drug selection 100% and the right dose 100%. …”
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Family history of cardiovascular disease and death in patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by Magnus Gylling, Johanna Krøll, Peder Emil Warming, Carolina Malta Hansen, Fredrik Folke, Steen M. Hansen, Lars Køber, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Rodrigue Garcia, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen, Peter E. Weeke

“…This study examined the prevalence of family histories of CVD and death in patients with OHCA and if these factors were associated with OHCA. …”
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Assessing the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilizations of U.S. Veteran Patients with Schizophrenia by Lin Xie, M. Furaha Kariburyo, Juan Du, Yuexi Wang

“…**Results:** A total of 171,086 eligible patients were identified for the schizophrenia and control cohorts. …”
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Adhered macrophages as an additional marker of cardiomyocyte injury in biopsies of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy by Warmusz Oliwia, Badziński Arkadiusz, Reichman-Warmusz Edyta, Dudek Damian, Wojnicz Romuald

“…Macrophage accumulation found in biopsy specimens of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) has been thought to reflect chronic myocarditis. …”
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