Measurement, determinants and outcomes of maternal care satisfaction in Nigeria: a systematic review by Jane E Hirst, Robyn Norton, Margaret Peden, Edward Mullins, Beatrice Wuraola Ope, Tavleen Wasan

“…The findings from this study can inform policy, improve health responsiveness and ensure that women are provided with satisfactory and patient-centred maternity care, hence leading to a decline in poor pregnancy outcomes in Nigeria. …”
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Comparison of the efficacy of the modified S-P approach and the Ganz method for surgical hip dislocation in Pipkin I fractures: an early follow-up study by Hanwen Zhang, Wei Deng, Shengtao Wang, Yong Yin

“…In the GSD group, the scores were excellent (3 patients), good (5 patients), and fair (2 patients). …”
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Comparison of Learner Self-Evaluations to Preceptor Evaluations for Scored Activities on Introductory and Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences by Jennifer Wood, Riley Bowers, Carrie Baker

“…These assignments included clinical presentations, patient counseling, and written drug information responses. …”
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Werner Syndrome Caused by Homozygous Frameshift Variant c.1578del in WRN by Jovita Patricija Druta, Gunda Petraitytė, Aušra Sasnauskienė, Eglė Preikšaitienė

“…Molecular diagnosis brings better treatment of manifestations and monitoring options for the patients, helping to establish more sufficient and secure patient care. …”
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Fecaloma causing small bowel obstruction in the absence of risk factors: a case report by Youssef Ahmad, Umer Siddiqui, Ayman Ahmed, Aiswarya Sudheer, Tejaswi Chetla, Inayat Shergill, Fadi Souleiman

“…Case presentation A 60-year-old Middle Eastern female patient from Syria with a 1-year history of chronic constipation presented with abdominal pain, vomiting, and an inability to pass feces. …”
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Successful Endovascular Management of Recurrent Hemoptysis due to Multiple Rasmussen Aneurysms in a Case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Rare Case Scenario by Shritik Devkota, Harish Bhujade, Abhiman Baloji, Nidhi Prabhakar, Atul Saroch, Ujjwal Gorsi

“…On imaging evaluation, multiple pulmonary artery pseudoaneurysms were seen in the left lung. The patient was shifted to the DSA lab and the pseudoaneurysms were subsequently treated by endovascular coil embolization. …”
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Nucleoside analogues in treatment of liver cirrhosis as an outcome of chronic hepatitis B by I. G. Bakulin

“…Terms of lamivudine treatment for patients with liver cirrhosis should be no less than 22 months, and clearance HBV DNA is achieved in 93,9 % of patients. …”
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Asymptomatic Barrett’s Oesophagus-Complicated Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease at Ineffective Antisecretory Therapy by E. V. Barkalova, S. S. Pirogov, D. N. Andreev, M. A. Ovsepyan, I. V. Maev, A. D. Kaprin

“…Asymptomatic BO-complicated GERD patients comprise a special cohort. The main challenge to prevent progression into oesophageal adenocarcinoma is an adequate personalised patient management leveraging the modern diagnostic techniques, control of antisecretory treatment and its correction a situ.…”
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Endoscopic Detection of Gastric Metastases in Skin Melanoma by M. Yu. Kabanov, K. V. Sementsov, D. B. Degterev, M. Ya. Belikova, D. K. Savchenkov, T. E. Koshelev, A. K. Stechishina

“…A clinical description of disseminated skin melanoma with endoscopic observation of its pathognomonic pigmented metastases into the stomach.Key points. A 66-yo patient was hospitalised with dyspnoea, general weakness, cough and suspected community-acquired pneumonia. …”
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Three dimensional analysis of dental arch form and dimensions in a sample of Kurdish students in Hawler Medical University. by Barzan Mahmood, Bayan Hassan

“…Conclusions: Based on the anatomical arches differences between genders in Kurdish students, it is suggested that each patient's pretreatment arch form, width, and depth during orthodontic treatment be considered according to gender. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to medication adherence: a qualitative study with general practitioners by Marja Airaksinen, Kirsi Kvarnström, Helena Liira

“…To improve the situation, the GPs offered a number of solutions: improved coordination of care, better patient education and IT systems as well as enhanced interprofessional involvement in the follow-up of patients.Discussion and conclusions With an ageing population, the GPs were increasingly confronted with non-adherence in the care of chronic diseases. …”
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Thyroid Dysfunction following Radiotherapy and Combined Therapy in Non-Thyroid Head and Neck Cancers by Rais Ahmad Bhat, Om Prakash, Shabab Lalit Angurana

“…All the patients received radiation to the neck to a dose of > 50 GY. 36 patients received concurrent chemotherapy and 7 patients underwent surgery. 4 patients were found to have clinical hypothyroidism, 16 patients subclinical hypothyroidism, 1 patient clinical hyperthyroidism and 1 patient subclinical hyperthyroidism. …”
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Minimally invasive exoscope-assisted coccygectomy: A novel approach for chronic refractory coccydynia by Barnabas Obeng-Gyasi, Danielle Wilmes, Matthew P. Blackwell, Jae H. Kwon, Gordon Mao

“…Case Description: A 40-year-old female patient with persistent pain unresponsive to conservative treatments underwent this advanced procedure. …”
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Multimodal data integration in early-stage breast cancer by Arnau Llinas-Bertran, Maria Butjosa-Espín, Vittoria Barberi, Jose A. Seoane

“…The use of biomarkers in breast cancer has significantly improved patient outcomes through targeted therapies, such as hormone therapy anti-Her2 therapy and CDK4/6 or PARP inhibitors. …”
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Investigation of the Incidence of Coital Incontinence in Incontinent Women by Omer Demir, Cihan Comba

“…Conclusion: Coital incontinence is much more prevalent than expected and therefore patients with symptomatic urinary incontinence should be investigated for the presence of coital incontinence, as this may affect patient approach and treatment. …”
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A Case of Pregnancy Complicated by the Development of a Tubo-Ovarian Abscess Following an Aspiration of Endometrioma During Oocyte Pick up by Recep Emre Okyay, Ali Cenk Özay, Özlen Emekçi, Ali Rıza Taylan Bodur, Ömer Erbil Doğan

“…Also betametazone was added to her treatment. The patient delivered vaginally at 38 weeks of gestation. …”
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Very Late Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder followed by Parkinson Disease: A Case Report by Boaventura Rodrigo Constantino Rodrigues de Ornelas Afonso, Paulo Alexandre Sousa Martins

“…ABSTRACT Objectives: We present a compelling case report shedding light on the potential association between obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Parkinson's disease (PD). Our patient, a 70-year-old woman with a history of anxiety, presented for the first time with symptoms consistent with OCD. …”
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Unravelling single-cell DNA replication timing dynamics using machine learning reveals heterogeneity in cancer progression by Joseph M. Josephides, Chun-Long Chen

“…The copy number and scRT profiles obtained by analysing >119,000 high-quality human single cells from different cell lines, patient tumours and patient-derived xenograft samples leads to a multi-sample heterogeneity-resolved scRT atlas. …”
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System Dynamics Modeling Can be Leveraged to Predict Critical Care Pathways and Costs for End Stage Renal Disease: US Population to 2020 by Luca Fernandez, Christopher Koliba, Asim Zia, Katharine Cheung, Richard Solomon, Christopher Jones

“…Our model predicts that the ESRD patient population will continue to rise, with total prevalence increasing to 829,000 by 2020. …”
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Self-administration of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone with an Electronic Device: Clinical, Economic and Management Benefits of Objective Adherence Monitoring by Zuleika Saz-Parkinson, Maria Del Sol Granados Alonso, Carmen Bouza, José Luis Poveda Andrés, José María Amate

“…A better adjustment to prescribed daily dose (accuracy up to 0.01 mg) with the electronic device results in a better optimization of vials and could save an average of 5% of total treatment costs in terms of doses not wasted, amounting to €245 of potential savings per patient and year of treatment. **Conclusion:** The use of an electronic device for r-hGH administration and monitoring may provide a better identification of responder and adherent patients. …”
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