Medicinal plants as alternatives for the management of hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria: Analysis of the structured interview of Nigerian patients by Rosemary A. Sylver-Francis, Olavi Pelkonen

“…An interesting observation was that according to patient interview, most doctors did not know – and were not told - about TMP use by their patients. …”
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The profile of long-stay patients in a psychiatric hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Siziphiwe Y. Myeni, Vuyokazi Ntlantsana, Andrew Tomita, Ugochukwu S. Aguwa, Reyanta Bridgmohun, Sinethemba Shabalala

“…The interquartile range (IQR) of LOS in days was calculated, with patients above 75th percentile classified as long-stay patients. …”
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Risk factors for and incidence of osteoporosis in patients with breast cancer by gender : a nationwide cohort study by Jin Ah Lee, Hye Sun Lee, Soyoung Jeon, Dooreh Kim, YoungJoo Lee, SooYun Bae, Woo-Chan Park, Chang Ik Yoon

“…Abstract Osteoporosis is common in breast cancer patients, but gender-specific research on its incidence and risk factors is limited. …”
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Comparison of frailty instruments for predicting mortality and prolon ged hospitalization in acute coronary syndrome patients. by Anne Langsted, Jocelyne Benatar, Andrew Kerr, Katherine Bloomfield, Gerry Devlin, Alexander Sasse, David Smythe, Andrew To, Harvey White, Gerrard Wilkins, Ralph Stewart

“…<h4>Participants</h4>1174 patients >70 years of age hospitalized with an acute coronary syndrome.…”
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Lactate/albumin ratio as a prognostic biomarker for in-hospital mortality in pediatric patients with necrotizing enterocolitis by Ban Li, Yuanzhi Chen, Zhen Yang, Xianglun Sun, Cheng Tian, Jingsi Liu, Lihua Yuan, Kanglin Dai

“…Patients diagnosed with NEC were categorized into a discharge group and a death group based on in-hospital outcomes. …”
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Earlier the Patients Entering Into Prenatal Care, Higher the Cesarean Rates: Analysis of 17.035 Cases by Pinar Calis, Burak Gultekin, Fatma Doga Ocal, Gurcan Akgul, Afra Alkan

“… Objective: To analyze whether the time the patients entering into prenatal care affects the route of delivery, maternal, and fetal outcomes. …”
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Laboratory diagnosis of H. pylori among dyspeptic patients using Culture and Rapid urease test by Hogir Mohammed Shukri Saadi, Ali Yahya Saeed

“…Invasive techniques frequently disapproved by patients because it is inconvenient but still remain reliable methods. …”
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Acromegaly: Is earlier diagnosis possible? Exploration of a screening algorithm to select high-risk patients by Tessa N.A. Slagboom, David de Jong, Peter H. Bisschop, Madeleine L. Drent

“…Purpose: Given the ongoing need to reduce the delay in diagnosis of acromegaly, the aim of the current study was to develop a screening algorithm that: finds as many patients as possible who have already been diagnosed with acromegaly (=sensitivity), while identifying a limited number of additional patients who are at risk for acromegaly as a proxy for specificity. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics and Family Relatives among Thalassemic Patients in Sulaimani City, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…The self-administered questionnaire was used to 140 patients who had thalassemia and visited to the hospital during the study periods to assess the patients’ characteristics and parent’s relative’s relation to thalassemic patients.  …”
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Center-Related Variation in Hospitalization Cost for Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion by Shivaraj Patil, MD, Chaitanya Rojulpote, MD, Abhijit Bhattaru, BS, Avica Atri, MD, Krishna Vamsi Rojulpote, BS, Ola Khraisha, MD, Viha Atri, MD, William Frick, MD, Tarek Nafee, MD, Kishore Harjai, MD, Sumeet Mainigi, MD, Chien-Jung Lin, PhD, MD

“…Nearly 13% of the variability in patient-level costs was related to the center performing the procedure rather than patient factors. …”
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Attitude, Practice and Preparedness of Dental Practitioners for Providing Oral Care to Patients with Speech and Hearing Impairment by Khansa Rafi, Syed Masood-ul- Hasan, Saba Tabassum

“…Basic dental signs should be learned and mastered to engage patients more effectively via non-verbal communication. …”
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Multiphoton imaging-based quantifiable collagen signatures for predicting outcomes in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma by Xiwen Chen, Jikui Miao, Xingxin Huang, Xiahui Han, Liqin Zheng, Jianxin Chen, Linying Chen, Lianhuang Li

“…Here, we aimed to enhance the prognostic prediction of patients with PDAC by studying collagen features in tumor microenvironment using multiphoton microscopy (MPM) combining with image processing technique. …”
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Cost Analysis and Clinical Outcomes of Ambulatory Care Monitoring in Medicare Patients: Describing the Diagnostic Odyssey by Renée JG Arnold, Andrew Layton

“…The objective of the current study was to characterize the number of patients and associated costs incurred in the diagnosis, additional monitoring, clinical events and sequelae after an initial Holter monitor in Medicare patients with arrhythmia—the diagnostic odyssey. …”
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Clinical features and diagnostic criteria of diseases of esophagogastroduodenal zone in patients with gallstone disease after cholecystectomy by I. V. Kozlova, Ye. V. Graushkina

“…Questioning of 625 person with cholecystectomy in past history was carried out, 94 patients with GSD, that underwent cholecystectomy, and 62 not operated patients with GSD were prospectively investigated. …”
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Efficacy of Trimebutine Maleate (Trimedat®) in the Treatment of Patients with Functional Dyspepsia: Results of the “TREND” Observational Study by S. S. Kardasheva, I. M. Kartavenko, N. B. Maksimova, E. Yu. Yurieva, I. R. Popova, Ch. S. Pavlov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The study included 100 patients diagnosed with FDS. The patients were asked to complete a 7 × 7 and SF36 questionnaires before and on the 7th, 14th, 28th days of treatment. …”
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Inpatient preferences among patients with multiple chronic conditions in China: A discrete choice experiment by Yueqin Wang, Shiyin Wu, Yuehua Chen, Ling Xiao, Qingling Su, Xiaoyin Huang, Weikang Wang, Wanxin Li, Shanshan Du, Wenbin Liu, Weimin Ye

“…Although a series of policies has been implemented to promote patients’ rational access to health care, patients still prefer a higher level of inpatient service, hampering the efficient utilization of resources in county hospitals, which are the first point of contact for inpatient care. …”
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Prognostic value of body adipose tissue parameters in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by Yan Li, Yean Yu, Kun Lv, Rongjuan Ge, Xie Xie

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to explore the relationship between body adipose tissue characteristics and clinical outcomes in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy.MethodsWe conducted an extensive literature search across three major online databases—Embase, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library—to identify studies examining the link between body adipose tissue and treatment outcomes in cancer patients undergoing ICI therapy, from the inception of each database until February 20, 2024. …”
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Real-World Health Care Outcomes and Costs Among Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Spain by Jordi Antón, Estefania Moreno Ruzafa, Mireia Lopez Corbeto, Rosa Bou, Judith Sánchez Manubens, Sonia Carriquí Arenas, Joan Calzada Hernández, Violetta Bittermann, Carolina Estepa Guillén, Juan Mosquera Angarita, Lucía Rodríguez Díez, Estíbaliz Iglesias, Miguel Marti Masanet, Berta Lopez Montesinos, Maria I. González Fernández, Alfonso de Lossada, Carmen Peral, Mónica Valderrama, Noelia Llevat, María Montoro Álvarez, Immaculada Calvo Penadés

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Characteristics of Singapore lung cancer patients who miss out on lung cancer screening recommendations by Chee Hong Loh, Pearly Wenjia Koh, Daniel Jia Ming Ang, Wei Chee Lee, Wui Mei Chew, Jansen Meng Kwang Koh

“…Methods: We performed a retrospective audit in our hospital from January 2018 to December 2018, with the aim to describe the characteristics of patients diagnosed with lung cancer and to identify patients who would miss out on lung cancer screening when the NLST criteria was applied. …”
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Detection and Severity Assessment of Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthritic Changes in Patients with Temporomandibular Disorders Using CBCT by Kharman Khidhr Rahman, Shahen Ali Ahmed, Sarkawt Hamad Ali, Khoshee Salh Hamed

“…Result: The prevalence of osteoarthritic change in patients with temporomandibular disorder was 70%. A significant correlation was found in the prevalence of AO and age. …”
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