Autoimmune hepatitis with abnormally high level of serum alpha-fetoprotein (Clinical case) by A. O. Bueverov, Ye. S. Dolmagambetova

“…The case of abnormal elevation of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in a patient with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) of the 1-st type is submitted.Features of clinical case. …”
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Automated Diagnosis of Skin Cancer. by Nyiramugisha, Shallon, Nuwahereza, Godfrey

“…Nonetheless, most of them are based only on dermoscopic images and do not take into account the patient's clinical information, an important clue towards clinical diagnosis. …”
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A minimally invasive technique for correcting extra-articular malunions of metacarpal fractures by Zitao Han, Xu Zhang, Yadong Yu, Xiaoliang Yang, Wei Du, Guisheng Zhang

“…Methods From January 2018 to January 2022, 31 patients (31 malunions of extra-articular metacarpal fractures) were treated. …”
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Impact of a Novel Insulin Management Service on Non-insulin Pharmaceutical Expenses by John E. Schneider, Anjani Parikh, Ivana Stojanovic

“…Direct savings from medication elimination was estimated to be $145 per patient per month (PPPM) or $1736 per patient per year (PPPY) for all patients and $514 PPPM/$6172 PPPY for the target group. …”
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Assessing the relationship between nursing process competency and work environment among clinical nurses: a cross-sectional correlational study by Reza Nemati-Vakilabad, Ehsan Kamalifar, Mobina Jamshidinia, Alireza Mirzaei

“…Abstract Background The healthcare system is under increasing pressure to improve service quality and patient outcomes, with nurses playing a crucial role. …”
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Personalized medicine: An alternative for cancer treatment by Devendra Singh, Vinay Kumar Dhiman, Minakshi Pandey, Vivek Kumar Dhiman, Avinash Sharma, Himanshu Pandey, Sunil Kumar Verma, Rajeev Pandey

“…The goal is to optimize tumor response while minimizing therapy side effects, resulting in improved patient care and quality of life. Personalized medicine allows for the creation of focused medicines that address specific gene mutations by leveraging knowledge about a patient's cancer, including its genetic makeup. …”
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Attitudes towards transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in Australia: a national survey of TIPS centres by Jacob George, Avik Majumdar, Golo Ahlenstiel, Stuart K Roberts, Scott Read, Eric Kalo

“…A national registry for TIPS could measure, monitor, and report on quality of clinical care and patient outcomes.…”
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Expert consensus guidelines on management and best practices for tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte cell therapy by Sarah Nikiforow, John Haanen, Omid Hamid, Igor Puzanov, Rodabe Amaria, Amod Sarnaik, Marcus O Butler, Michael R Bishop, Allison Betof Warner, Adam J Schoenfeld, Krishna Komanduri

“…These guidelines are focused on multidisciplinary teams of physicians, nurses, and stakeholders involved in the care of these patients.…”
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Unmet needs in the management of migraine in Greece from the perspective of medical experts: a Delphi consensus by Georgia Kourlaba, Michail Vikelis, Theodoros Karapanayiotides, Argyro Solakidi, Dimitrios Trafalis, Katerina Lioliou, Panagiotis Andriopoulos, Aspasia Panagiotou, Dimos-Dimitrios Mitsikostas

“…While not life-threatening, migraine patients experience significant unmet needs in diagnosis and management. …”
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PROMETHEUS: Long-Term Exacerbation and Mortality Benefits of Implementing Single-Inhaler Triple Therapy in the US COPD Population by Gerard Criner, Fernando Martinez, Hitesh Gandhi, Norbert Feigler, Bruce Pyenson, Matthew Emery, Umang Gupta, Muthiah Vaduganathan

“…Applying mean improvements reported in ETHOS for SITT would extend average patient life expectancy 2.2 years for ETHOS-Eligible patients and 1.7 years for Expanded ETHOS-Eligible patients. …”
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An optimized data analytics pipeline for improving healthcare diagnosis using ensemble learning by Lomat Haider Chowdhury, Shaira Tabassum, Swakkhar Shatabda, Ashir Ahmed

“…Healthcare diagnosis is a process physicians follow before prescribing the patients. The medical doctors may make an early prediction by observing the physical signs and symptoms. …”
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Modern modes of chronic hepatitis B treatment in daily clinical practice by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova, S. A. Ondos, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The main aim of treatment is improvement of patients quality of life and prognosis of disease that can be achieved at permanent suppression of virus replication. …”
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Early outcomes of treatment selections for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms: The first five year experience of a single center by Bahadir Aytekin, Goktan Askin, Naim Boran Tumer, Hayrettin Levent Mavioglu, Seref Alp Kucuker, Ahmet Saritas, Hakki Zafer Iscan, Mehmet Ali Ozatik, Erol Sener

“…Results: A total of 332 patients received EVAR (Group 1), including 296 elective cases, while 90 patients underwent OSR (Group 2), with 66 being elective. …”
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An action research study on the needs and perspectives of medical students and junior residents on peer physical examination guidelines to respect medical students’ autonomy and pr... by Emily Suzuki, Nobutoshi Nawa, Eriko Okada, Yu Akaishi, Ayako Kashimada, Mitsuyuki Numasawa, Kumiko Yamaguchi, Kazuki Takada, Masanaga Yamawaki

“…In addition, informing students of educational benefits in being a model patient may be necessary to address the shortage of model patients.…”
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Endometrial Carcinoma Presenting with an Isolated Osseous Metastasis: A Case Report by Nesrine Tounsi, Ines Zemni, Fatma Saadalah, Maher Slimane, Nadia Boujelbene, Mohamed ali Ayadi, Chargui Rhiad, Rahal Khaled

“… Patients with advanced endometrial cancer had generally a poor prognostic with a median survival often less than one year. …”
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Real-World Treatment Patterns in Men with Castration- Resistant Prostate Cancer Receiving Docetaxel by Keith L. Davis, Benjamin Gutierrez, Teresa Zyczynski, James A. Kaye

“…Data were collected by 48 physicians from oncology (patient N=344) and 8 physicians from urology (patient N=50) practices. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of burn-out among Nigerian medical doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Ruth Eshikotse Pius, Janet Ngozi Ajuluchukwu, Alero Ann Roberts

“…The percentage of doctors who had personal, work-related and patient-related burn-out were 62.2%, 52.2 % and 27.5%, respectively. …”
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Evaluating the cost-effectiveness of prosthetic rehabilitation for partially edentulous teeth in India: A comparative study of Clasp-Retained RPDs, Thermoplastic Resin RPDs, and Ca... by Subhash V, Aswini Kumar K, Vineetha Karuveettil

“…Methods: This study evaluates the oral health-related quality of life, patient satisfaction, and cost-effectiveness of these three RPD types. …”
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Reassessment of disease severity routine laboratory tests in the COVID-19 infection by A. A. Simushev, E. Yu. Medvedeva, Yu. O. Shulpekova, V. M. Nechaev, M. R. Skhirtladze, I. R. Popova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Publications demonstrate some limitations of National Early Warning Score 2 (NEWS-2) accuracy in assessment on coronavirus infection severity.The purpose of this study was to determine the value of the patient’s age and routine laboratory parameters in the assessment of patient’s general condition in coronavirus pneumonia and their relation to NEWS-2 scale parameters.Materials and methods. 50 case reports of patients with COVID-19 infection observed in the Sechenov University in January–March 2021 were analyzed. 34 % of patients were males aged 31 to 89 years (average age 55 years) and 66 % — females aged 40 to 91 (mean age 63). …”
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Construction and application of a stratified nursing intervention program for postoperative delirium after Stanford type A aortic dissection: a quasi-experimental trial by Xueping Li, Miaomiao Zheng, Ailin Lin, Chaohong Chen, Yuanbo Wu, Huai Zhang, Zhiqin Yin

“…Abstract Background Postoperative delirium is a common and significant consequence in patients with type A aortic dissection following surgery; however, there is currently no effective postoperative care plan. …”
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