The impact of death and caring for the dying and their families on surgeons - an AI assisted systematic scoping review by Jun Rong Tan, Yun Ting Ong, Victoria Jia En Fam, Annushkha Sinnathamby, Nila Ravindran, Yaoyi Ng, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna

“…Abstract Context Surgeons are taking central roles in caring for patients leaving them prone to the emotional turmoil and grief of patients and families and the moral, psychological and existential distress of members of the interprofessional team and trainees. …”
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Do We Need A Bone Block Procedure in Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability?: A Case Report by Hastomo Agung Wibowo, Dadang Rona Sasetyo, Yusa muhammad Thoriq, Felix Giovanni Hartono

“…The incidence recurrence rate is high in trauma Induced RASI, especially in younger patients. The right diagnosis and management must be ruled out immediately for a better outcome. …”
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Application of and research on 5G mobile nursing stations in clinical settings by Chunrong Li, Lichan Li, Jiexia Li, Rui Huang, Jianying Qin, Lirong Chen, Fujia Qin

“…Conclusions The use of 5G mobile nursing station PDAs to scan QR codes to verify oral medicine dispensing, IV infusions, other treatments, and patient information resulted in faster verification speeds and 100% accuracy, ensuring accurate treatment information verification and patient safety. …”
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Epidemiology of Pandemic COVID-19 and Its Association with Some Chronic Diseases in Sulaimani City, Iraq by Shaxawan Azeez Maulood, Muhammed Babakir Mina, Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…The current study included all the patients who admitted to the hospital, which involved 371 patients. …”
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We Are on the Verge of Breakthrough Cures for Type 1 Diabetes, but Who Are the 2 Million Americans Who Have It? by Rebecca Smith, Samara Eisenberg, Aaron Turner-Phifer, Jacqueline LeGrand, Sarah Pincus, Yousra Omer, Fei Wang, Bruce Pyenson

“…Innovative treatments have standardized insulin delivery and improved outcomes for patients, but patients’ access to such technologies depends on social determinants of health, including insurance coverage, proper diagnosis, and appropriate patient supports. …”
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An unusual presentation of rhinosporidiosis in the lacrimal sac – A case report and a literature review by Raja Ayyakutti Muni, Harikrishnan Marappan, Najma Asim

“…To prevent the recurrence, the patient was treated with 5% Povidone Iodine intra operatively and use of oral Dapsone (100 mg/day) for three months post-operatively.…”
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The Accessibility and Acceptability of Health Services in Remote Rural Areas by Mutiara Ramadhani, Sukri Palutturi, Amran Razak, Muhammad Yusran Amir, M. Tahir Abdullah

“…There was a significant relationship between accessibility (p=0.001) and acceptability (p=0.002) on the level of patient satisfaction in underdeveloped villages. However, accessibility was the most significant factor influencing patient satisfaction at the multivariate level (Exp(B)=3.639 95% CI=1.547-6.137, p=0.019). …”
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Silent Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Case Report of Atypical Antipsychotic Induced Elevation of Creatinine Kinase and Altered Mental Status by Amber N. Edinoff, Hamza Mohammad-Amin, Amira S. Odisho

“…The patient received 4 liters of IV fluid and his mental status returned to baseline. …”
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New ways to communicate: Intensive care nurses’ perspectives on using the digital application Talk2Care. A qualitative study by Serine Ramsdal, Heidi Jerpseth

“… Background: An increasing proportion of mechanically ventilated patients are held awake or lightly sedated. These patients require advanced communication skills and sufficient time from the intensive care nurses. …”
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Intranasal Testing and Treatment for Staphylococcus aureus With Intravenous Vancomycin and Intranasal Povidone-iodine Prior to Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Retrospective Cohort Study... by Jason Malone, DO, Alex Lee-Norris, DO, Austin Wynn, MD, Kaitlin Maher, PA-C, John Lovejoy, III, MD, Ryan Illgenfritz, MD, Margaret Baldwin, MD, Adriana Cadilla, MD, Kathryn Farrell, MSN, Emily Craver, MS

“…The PI nasal testing and treatment was $308.25 per patient and $189,580.75 over the study period. Elimination of intranasal testing and S. aureus treatment result in cost savings and eliminates an unpleasant patient experience. …”
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Combination of mentor-based and resident-based learning may benefit to improving the ability of clinical practice in resident training by Min Li, Tao Liu, Yiqiong Wen, Min Zhang, Wenye Zhu, Xuming Wang, Yunjiao Hou, Lin Li, Anju Zu, Shibo Sun

“…In addition, scores of CMRL group in patient's evaluation on trainees after teaching were higher than that before teaching (communication skills 7.78 ± 1.02 scores vs. 6.22 ± 1.62 scores, p < 0.05; patient care 8.69 ± 0.92 scores vs. 6.92 ± 1.65 scores, p < 0.05; respectively). …”
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Management of Complex Nonunion of Long Bones by Distraction Osteogenesis Using Monorail Fixator by Azad Khan, Parwez Ahmed, Vishvendra Tomar, Rahul Kumar Gupta, Areeb Ali Siddiqui, Mohd Adnan

“…Corticotomy was done in almost all (96.2%) of the patients. Results: Out of 26 patients, treatment was completed in 25 patients, and one patient was lost to follow-up. …”
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Improving the Quality of Total Hip Arthroplasty Operative Notes: A Clinical Audit Study by Rajeev Shukla, Devendra Nayak, Anurag Jain, Arpit Choyal, Aayush Kumar Soni

“…Background: A very important part of good medical practice is to maintain patient records. Accurate and detailed operation notes are of great importance in all surgical specialties, not only for patient care but also for providing information for research, audit, and medico-legal purposes. …”
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Differentiating self-disclosure interventions from self-involving interventions based on the assessment of the short-term therapeutic effects: preliminary results by Fabio Monticelli, Chiara Massullo, Antonino Carcione, Lucia Tombolini, Flaminia Guerra, Marianna Liotti, Cecilia Monticelli, Elena Gasperini, Marianna Russo, Samanta Novaretto, Letizia La Vista, Paola Mallozzi, Claudio Imperatori, Chiara Del Brutto, Benedetto Farina

“…The TSD interventions involve the revelation of personal information to the patient, while the TSI implicates the direct expressions of the therapist’s reaction to the patient’s statements and behaviors within the session. …”
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The Cost-effectiveness of Celecoxib versus Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs plus Proton-pump Inhibitors for Treating Osteoarthritis in Algeria by Nadir Hammoumraoui, Sid Ahmed Kherraf, Joaquin Mould-Quevedo, Tarek A. Ismail

“…**Methods:** The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) health economic model from UK, updated with relative risks of adverse events using CONDOR trial data, was adapted for costeffectiveness analysis in OA patients aged ≥65 years. Patients could initiate treatment with celecoxib or ns-NSAIDs with/without omeprazole. …”
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Economic and Humanistic Burden of Moderate and Severe Hemophilia A and B in Spain: Real-World Evidence Insights from the CHESS II Study by Carmen Peral, Alfonso De Lossada Juste, Nadia Lwoff, Nataly Espinoza-Cámac, Miguel Ángel Casado, Tom Burke, Jose Alvir, Sheena Thakkar, Enrico Ferri Grazzi

“…Severity is classified by the patient's baseline level of clotting factor activity as mild (>5%-40%), moderate (1%-5%), or severe (<1%). …”
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Return to play following craniotomy for non-traumatic brain lesions by Jovanna A. Tracz, Matthew L. Farmer, Mark Hughes, Debraj Mukherjee, Paul M. Brennan

“…Objective: Return to play (RTP) decisions after cranial surgery are important to patients. Most published data relate to RTP following sports-related brain injury. …”
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Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System guided objective function parameter optimization for inverse treatment planning by Eduardo Cisternas Jiménez, Fang-Fang Yin, Fang-Fang Yin, Fang-Fang Yin

“…The goal is to achieve a dose distribution that adheres to a prescribed plan tailored to each patient. Developing an automated approach to optimize patient-specific prescriptions is valuable in scenarios where trade-off selection is uncertain and varies among patients. …”
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Higher Levels of Postoperative Mobility and Activity as Measured by the AM-PAC 6 Clicks Instrument Are Associated with Improved Outcomes after Lumbar Fusion by Parimal Rana, Jane C. Brennan, Andrea H. Johnson, Justin J. Turcotte, Chad M. Patton

“…Introduction: Previous studies have shown that early patient mobility and activity can improve patient outcomes after lumbar fusion procedures. …”
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Hydroxocobalamin for the treatment of vasoplegia after lung transplantation: A case series by Anh Nguyen, MD, PhD, Rima Bouajram, PharmD, Marek Brzezinski, MD, Sahand Hassanipour, David Gordon, Binh Trinh, MD, Tobias Deuse, MD, Aida Venado, MD, Steve Hays, MD, Jonathan Singer, MD, Jasleen Kukreja, MD, MPH

“…Each patient received hydroxocobalamin 5,000 mg infused over 15 minutes, with patient #3 receiving an additional 6 doses over the subsequent 4 days. …”
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