Challenges Faced by Nurses in Transitioning Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease Patients to Adult Care by Gifty Enyonam Amoaku, Delali Adwoa Wuaku, Vivian Efua Senoo-Dogbey

“…Aim To explore the challenges faced by nurses in transitioning pediatric patients to adult care. Method The study adopted a phenomenological descriptive qualitative design to describe and interpret the difficulties nurses encounter when providing transition care to adolescent patients. …”
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Economic and Clinical Impact of Stroke and Warfarin Use for Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation by Li Wang, Elyse Fritschel, Onur Baser

“…However, real-world effectiveness and outcomes for AF patients are not well described. **Objective:** To compare the economic and clinical impact of stroke and warfarin use on patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). …”
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Projecting the Potential Budget Impact Analysis of Paliperidone Palmitate in Egyptian Adult Patients with Schizophrenia by Gihan Elsisi, Mohamed Ezzat, Mohamed Ramadan

“…Policy makers may consider this approach to improve patient outcomes and budget sustainability.…”
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Impact of acute respiratory distress syndrome on outcome in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis by Pischtaz Adel Tariparast, Kevin Roedl, Thomas Horvatits, Andreas Drolz, Stefan Kluge, Valentin Fuhrmann

“…Abstract We investigated the occurrence and outcome of respiratory failure and ARDS in critically ill patients with liver cirrhosis. This is a retrospective analysis of patients with liver cirrhosis at an ICU during an 8-Year period. …”
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Construction and validation of risk prediction models for renal replacement therapy in patients with acute pancreatitis by Fei Zuo, Lei Zhong, Jie Min, Jinyu Zhang, Longping Yao

“…This study aimed to develop and evaluate predictive models for determining the need for RRT among patients with AP in the intensive care unit (ICU). …”
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Homologous recombination deficiency test validation in patients with high-grade advanced ovarian cancer by Angelica Nogueira Rodrigues, Andreza Karine de Barros Almeida Souto, Diocésio Alves Pinto de Andrade, Larissa Müller Gomes, Sandra Satie Koide, Renata de Godoy e Silva, Bruno Batista de Souza, Juliana Doblas Massaro, Andréia Cristina de Melo, Andrea Morais Borges, Camila Giro, Carlos Augusto Vasconcelos de Andrade, Cesar Martins da Costa, Daniel Luiz Gimenes, Eduardo Caminha Bandeira de Mello, Fernanda Cesar de Oliveira, Frederico Müller de Toledo Lima, Gabriel Lima Lopes, Gustavo de Oliveira Bretas, Gustavo Guerra Jacob, Herika Lucia da Costa Silva, Juliana Ferrari Notaro, Lara Ladislau Alves, Marcos Veloso Moitinho, Mirian Cristina da Silva, Roberto Abramoff, Thais Amaral da Cunha Rauber, Rodrigo Dienstmann, Fernanda Christtanini Koyama

“…In this scenario, access to a validated diagnostic HRD test can optimize treatment selection and increase the effectiveness of the intervention.ObjectiveTo technically validate an in-house next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based HRD test, QIAseq Custom Panel (QIAGEN), by comparing it with the reference assay, MyChoice CDx® Plus HRD (Myriad Genetics), which is used in routine care.MethodsThis is a prospective cohort study conducted at the Oncoclínicas Precision Medicine (OCPM) laboratory using samples from patients with advanced or relapsed platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer eligible for HRD testing in a diagnostic clinical setting at Oncoclínicas and Co. …”
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Pathogenic role of intestinal microflora changes in patients with irritable bowel syndrome and treatment options by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, O. S. Shifrin, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To analyse of publications on qualitative and quantitative changes in pattern of intestinal microflora in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and options of its treatment by pre-, pro-, and symbiotic drugs.Key points. …”
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Accidental findings of maxillary sinuses in dental patients on CBCT images. A retrospective study by Fedil Andraws Yalda

“…Finally, referral of the patient to a spe[1]cialist if necessary. …”
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Sensitivity of Self-reported Opium Use in Cancer Patients: Implications for conducting epidemiological studies by Vahideh Mohseni, Maryam Hadji, Mina Khaki, Omid Nabavian, Kazem Zendehdel, Hamideh Rashidian

“…In our current study, we aimed to measure the sensitivity of opium use. among cancer patients and identify the contributing factors Method: In a cross-sectional study, we examined the sensitivity of self-reported opium use among cancer cases. …”
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Evaluation of Patients’ Received Doses in Chest CT Scan Protocols for COVID-19 Diagnosis by Sadegh Shurche, Tinoosh Almasi, Maryam Tima, Nima Rostampour

“…Materials and Methods: The total number of patients was 8290, with 4070 requesting a CT scan of the lungs. …”
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Effects of macitentan and selexipag across prognostic age groups in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension by Richard Channick, MD, Sarah Medrek, MD, Marion Delcroix, MD, Sean Gaine, MD, Pavel Jansa, MD, PhD, Irene Lang, MD, Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, Sanjay Mehta, MD, Tomas Pulido, MD, Bhagavatula Sastry, MD, Rogerio Souza, MD, PhD, Adam Torbicki, MD, Carol Zhao, MS, Paul Strachan, MD, Peter Agron, PhD, Joseph Yen, PhD, Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD

“…BACKGROUND: Age affects disease severity and patient outcomes in pulmonary arterial hypertension. …”
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No Apparent Workup for most new Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in US Commercially-Insured Patients by Bruce S. Pyenson, Carol M. Bazell, Michael J. Bellanich, Melissa A. Caplen, Javier J. Zulueta

“…**Results:** Of the 15 064 patients in the study population, only 5471 (36%) received any subsequent workup. …”
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Prevalence of Erosive-ulcerative Lesions of the Stomach and Helicobacter Pylori Infection in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis by N. A. Ponkratova, P. V. Pavlov, O. S. Shifrin

“…The study included 70 patients with ulcerative colitis. All patients, along with the standard examination using esophagogastroduodenoscopy, were diagnosed with regard to H. pylori infection: all 70 patients received a rapid urease test (RUT), 24 patients (34.3 %) had H. pylori DNA analyzed in feces, and 46 patients (65.7 %) had 13C labeled urea breath test. …”
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Prevalence of Hyper virulence and Multidrug resistance Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from UTI patients by Manar Abdul karim, Zainab Mohammed Alzubaidy, Khazal Dabua Wadi

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Assessment of Interleukin-1β in Saliva of Smoker and Non-smoker Patients with Chronic Periodontitis. by Solav Abdul-Qadir Mustafa, Haween T. Nanakaly, Hozan Wrya Azeez

“…Conclusion: Salivary IL-1β level were significantly elevated in periodontitis patients. Smokers with chronic periodontitis exhibited a highly significant increase in salivary IL-1β levels. …”
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Machine Learning in the Management of Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: Scoping Review by Aijing Luo, Wei Chen, Hongtao Zhu, Wenzhao Xie, Xi Chen, Zhenjiang Liu, Zirui Xin

“… BackgroundAlthough catheter ablation (CA) is currently the most effective clinical treatment for atrial fibrillation, its variable therapeutic effects among different patients present numerous problems. Machine learning (ML) shows promising potential in optimizing the management and clinical outcomes of patients undergoing atrial fibrillation CA (AFCA). …”
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Portal-splenic-mesenteric venous thrombosis in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review by Ricardo Zanetti Gomes, Matheus Von Jelita Salina, Vitor Hugo Moro Pironatto, Julia Kapp Lepinski, Tiago Daniel Gueiber, Beatriz Moreira Salles Juliatto, Milena Zadra Prestes, Camila Marinelli Martins

“…Statistically significant relationships (p<0.05) were found between patient death and tachypnea at hospital admission (p=0.043) and between patient death and age (p=0.019). …”
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Follow-up Care among Medicaid Patients with Schizophrenia treated with Antipsychotics in the Inpatient Setting by Amanda M. Farr, David M. Smith, Jacqueline A. Pesa, Zhun Cao

“…**Background:** For patients with schizophrenia, the transition from inpatient hospitalization to outpatient care presents a challenge to providing continuous care. …”
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Patients’ preferences on atopic dermatitis skincare and social media use: a qualitative study by Roxana Mazilu, Stefanie Ziehfreund, Stephan Traidl, Alexander Zink

“…Results A total of ten patients (3 men, 7 women) aged 23–42 years were interviewed. …”
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Microbial-Derived Uremic Toxins: Role in the Pathogenesis of Comorbidities in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease by M. O. Pyatchenkov, A. A. Vlasov, E. V. Sherbakov, S. P. Salikova

“…Аim: to analyze the significance of microbial-derived uremic toxins (MDUT) in the pathogenesis of comorbidities in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).Key findings. …”
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