Exploring the Reasons for Dropouts of Injectable Contraceptive in Burdwan Municipal area, West Bengal, India: Beneficiaries’ and Service Providers’ Perspectives by Arif Hossain, Pramit Goswami, Kaushik Mitra, Pranita Taraphdar, Suman Sannigrahi, Soumik Dandapat

“…Results: The reasons for dropouts of Antara injections among beneficiaries were found to be side effects (irregular bleeding, abdominal pain), lack of awareness, and familial barriers. …”
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UNSTABLE LUMBAR FRACTURE-DISLOCATION TREATED BY LONG SEGMENT POSTERIOR PEDICLE SCREW INSTRUMENTATION by Ferdiansyah Danang, Primadenny Ariesa Airlangga

“…Discussion: The surgery's primary purpose is to restore alignment and stability to improve the patient's quality of life by enabling daily activity in a wheelchair without significant pain. Short segment or long segment pedicle screw instrumentation remains a debate. …”
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Illness perception in patients with dental caries: A co-relational study in Odisha by Hemamalini Rath, Abhijit Panda, Shilpa Mahapatra

“…Results: Toothache, visible hole, tooth sensitivity, pain during taking hot and cold food were perceived to be associated with dental caries. …”
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Anterior clinoid process metastasis with sudden loss of vision: role of emergency optic nerve decompression by Marta Rico-Pereira, Fernando Muñoz-Hernández

“…The patient was admitted to hospital and, during the hospital stay, developed sudden left retro-orbital pain progressing to left amaurosis over approximately 8 h. …”
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Intracranial desmoid tumor simulating a trigeminal schwannoma: case report and literature review by Beatrice Silva Fernandes, Jessica Fernandes Vasconcelos, Paulo Eduardo Goncalves, Joilson Francisco de Souza Junior, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Arthur Maynart Pereira Oliveira

“…Case presentation We report the case of a 50-year-old male patient, complaining of pain in the region of the right ear and discomfort in the region of the maxilla on the same side for 5 months. …”
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Vision of multidisciplinary team on the role of physiotherapy in a public home care program by Bibiana Melher Pereira, Cristiane Fernanda Gessinger

“…The contribution of physical therapy was divided into the following categories: improved quality of life, emotional aspects, respiratory focus, improved positioning in bed, decreased muscle pain, motor function, prevention and ergonomic issues. …”
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Women’s recommendations: vacuum extraction or caesarean section for prolonged second stage of labour, a prospective cohort study in Uganda by Barbara, Nolens, Thomas, van den Akker, John, Lule, Sulphine, Twinomuhangi, Roosmalen, Jos van, Josaphat, Byamugisha

“…Six months after birth findings were comparable. Less pain, shorter recovery period, avoiding surgery and the presumed relative safety of vacuum extraction to the mother were the main reasons for preferring vacuum extraction. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Versus Standard of Care Recovery for Emergency Cesarean Deliveries at Mbarara Hospital, Uganda by Moris, Baluku, Francis, Bajunirwe, Joseph, Ngonzi, Joseph, Kiwanuka, Stephen, Ttendo

“…The incidence of complications of severe pain and headache was lower in the ERAS arm compared to SOC (P = .001 for both complications). …”
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Diagnosis and treatment of the irritable bowel syndrome: clinical guidelines of the Russian gastroenterological association and Russian association of coloproctology by V. T. Ivashkin, Yu. A. Shelygin, Ye. K. Baranskaya, Ye. A. Belousova, A. G. Beniashvili, S. V. Vasilyev, A. O. Golovenko, O. V. Golovenko, Ye. G. Grigoryev, N. V. Kostenko, T. L. Lapina, I. D. Loranskaya, O. S. Lyashenko, I. V. Mayev, Ye. A. Poluektova, V. G. Rumyantsev, V. M. Timerbulatov, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. Yu. Fomenko, I. L. Khalif, E. Yu. Chashkova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. V. Yanovoy

“…IBS - is a functional bowel disorder is manifested by recurrent abdominal pain that develops at least once per week and characterized by at least two of the following signs: it is related to bowel movements, associated to the change in stool frequency and/ or shape. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) in mediastinal lesions: patient characteristics, diagnostic outcomes, safety, and efficacy: a multi-country study by Hussein Okasha, Eyad Gadour, Ghias Un Nabi Tayyab, Andrada Seicean, Elbacha Hicham, Emad Emad, Turki Alamri, Nadeem Tehami, Heero Ismael Faraj, Ahmed Alzamzamy, Hiwa Hussein, Mohammed Tag-Adeen, Mohamed Elbasiony, Abed Al-Lehibi, Shereen Saleh, Zaher Houmani, Mohamed Abdelghani, Khaled Ragab, Zahi Ismaili, Othmane Drir, Elsayed Ghoneem, Omar Abdallah, Souad Rebiai, Nonthalee Pausawasdi, Fedoua Rouibaa, Mohamed Borahma, Hassan Atalla, Mahmoud Farouk, Ahmed Altonbary

“…EUS-FNB accounted for a 0.5% complication incidence rate each for fever, pain, thoracic pain, and hemorrhage. EUS-FNA had no complication rate. …”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Remestemcel-L-rknd versus Ruxolitinib in Pediatric Patients with Steroid-Refractory Acute Graft-Versus-Host Disease using Simulated Treatment Compariso... by Gabriel Tremblay, Dimitrios Tomaras, Eric Strati, Anna Forsythe

“…Remestemcel-L-rknd was also associated with improved safety outcomes (_P_<0.05) in 17 out of 30 AEs, including hematologic events, peripheral edema, muscular weakness, nausea, back pain, and fatigue. **Conclusion:** Remestemcel-L-rknd was associated with significant improvements in day 28 ORR compared with ruxolitinib in patients with severe (grade III-IV) SR aGVHD. …”
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The Safety and Efficacy of Chemical Pleurodesis Agents in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital by Venkateshwaran Kathamuthu, Rajeshkumar Balakrishnan, Saravanavasan Rajendran, Prabhakaran Rathinam

“…Background: Pleurodesis alleviates symptoms such as dyspnea, chest pain, cough and prevents recurrent pleural collections which require repeated thoracentesis. …”
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Waveform characteristics in thoracic paravertebral space: a prospective observational study [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Pattika Subsoontorn, Lalinthip Vareesunthorn, Amorn Vijitpavan, Sivaporn Termpornlert

“…After completion of the surgery, the extent of dermatomal blockade and the pain score was assessed in all patients. Results 98 typical regular respiratory waveforms with a mean pressure of ≤ 25 mmHg were detected in the TPVS of 50 patients. …”
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Thumb Arthrodesis in The Arthritis Cases: A Scoping Review by Ghifar Akbar, Viskasari Pintoko Kalanjati, Teddy Heri Wardhana

“…Backgrounds: Osteoarthritis in the thumb is a common condition affecting men and women, especially postmenopausal women, causing pain, swelling, and reduced hand function. Arthrodesis is a treatment option for thumb arthritis, increasingly accessible in medical practice, though coverage remains limited. …”
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Bilateral Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty – Is it Feasible, Safe, and Worth Considering: A Pilot Study by Sunil Rajan, Saurabh Jain, Chetan Singh Dhosariya, Ashish Goyal

“…Conclusion: Bilateral outpatient TKA can be considered a suitable alternative with benefits of reduced hospital stay, and hence decreased morbidity and cost, early mobilization and recovery, economical advantages, minimal pain owing to multimodal analgesia, faster return to normalcy, and less mental stress or disturbances, but in selected patients at specialized center only. …”
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Peptic ulcer: does it changed identity? by Ye. A. Pyatenko, A. A. Sheptulin

“…At the present time there is a shift of PUS to PUD ratio towards more common stomach ulcer location, increase in female proportion of PU patients and mean patient age at the onset of disease. Epigastric pain that develop in fasting state or after food intake remains to be the leading symptom of PU relapse and is observed at 87.5% of male and 95.7% of female patients. …”
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Evaluation of a Low-threshold Exercise And Protein supplementation intervention for Women (LEAP-W) experiencing homelessness and addiction: Protocol for a single-arm mixed methods... by Fiona Kennedy, Deirdre Murray, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Julie Broderick

“…Physical function (10m Walk Test, 2Min Walk Test, Single Leg Stance, Chair Stand Test, hand grip dynamometry), frailty (Clinical Frailty Scale and the SHARE-Frailty Instrument) and nutritional status (Mini-Nutritional Status), pain (Numerical Rating Scale) and quality of life (SF 12-V2) will be evaluated. …”
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Social support sources for people with palliative care needs at home: a scoping review by Trudy Schutter, Ian Koper, Kris Vissers, Jeroen Hasselaar

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Causes of visiting mixed dentition children dental clinic (a retrospective study). by Heran Ibrahim, Rwa Al‐Qazzaz, Mahmoud Kanan

“…The reasons for their visit were divided into the following five groups: general checkup, esthetic reasons, pain, missing/multiple teeth and emergency visit. …”
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Patient Experience of Living With Hemophilia A: A Conceptual Model of Humanistic and Symptomatic Experience in Adolescents, Adults, and Children by Zalmai Hakimi, Rakhee Ghelani, Linda Bystrická, Nana Kragh, Patrick Marquis, Jameel Nazir, Nadine McGale

“…Participants reported hemophilia-related symptoms, including bleeding, pain, and joint stiffness, as well as difficulties engaging with social and leisure activities. …”
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