Validation of a Model Estimating the Budget Impact of Video Capsule Endoscopy for Surveillance of Crohn’s Disease in an Italian Center by Rhodri Saunders, Carlo Calabrese, Dania Gelli, Jason Davis, Rafael Torrejon Torres

“…Input data were sourced from a physician-initiated study from Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Hospital in Bologna, Italy, and the literature. …”
Get full text

Communicating with Deaf Patients in the Clinical Environment through Deaf-Hearing Teams: Lessons Learned from a Virtual Patient Panel [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Dimitrios Papanagnou, Natalie P. Snyder, Rosemary Frasso, Benedicta O. Olonilua, Julia Croce

“…Important considerations in panel design and implementation should focus on delivery time constraints with live-interpreting and further exploring the role of trust and communication in the physician-patient relationship.…”
Get full text

Handshake antimicrobial stewardship for adult surgical patients by Abby Kosharek, Elizabeth Neuner, Emily Welch, Spenser January, Alice Bewley, Kevin Hsueh, Sena Sayood

“…The handshake stewardship team consisted of an infectious diseases (ID) physician and pharmacist who reviewed charts of patients receiving systemic antimicrobials without a formal ID consult. …”
Get full text

Impacto de los escenarios potenciales de comportamientos disruptivos en la práctica médica: una revisión narrativa by Nestor Lora Villamil, Diana Ariza Perez, Ana Brun Gudiño, Luis Moscote Salazar, Ezequiel Garcia Ballestas

Get full text

Cost-Effectiveness of the Prenatal Detection of Congenital Heart Diseases: A Systematic Literature Review by Darío Londoño Trujillo, Paula A. Castro García, Kristian K. Rojas López, Karen J. Moreno-Medina, María T. Dominguez Torres, Rodolfo J. Dennis Verano, Nestor F. Sandoval Reyes

“…Despite this heterogeneity, fetal ultrasonography screening was consistently identified as a cost-effective strategy, with its cost-effectiveness heavily influenced by the expertise of the interpreting physician. **Conclusion:** Most studies recommend implementing obstetric ultrasonography screening, without routine fetal echocardiography, for detecting congenital heart diseases.…”
Get full text

Mortality trends during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban district hospital in South Africa: A retrospective comparative analysis by O Hirachund, C Pennefather, M Naidoo

Get full text

Fibromyalgia Detection and Diagnosis: A Systematic Review of Data-Driven Approaches and Clinical Implications by Anirudh Atmakuru, Subrata Chakraborty, Massimo Salvi, Oliver Faust, Prabal Datta Barua, Makiko Kobayashi, Ru San Tan, Filippo Molinari, Abdul Hafeez-Baig, U. Rajendra Acharya

“…Innovative approaches that use medical data, such as bio-signals and bioimaging, combined with machine learning techniques, hold the promise of deepening our knowledge of FMS, which might in turn lead to systems that offer efficient, precise, and personalized physician support. Furthermore, artificial intelligence-driven identification of biomarkers and patient subgroups could improve FMS management. …”
Get full text

U-shaped association between TC/HDL-C ratio and osteoporosis risk in older adults by Chuanwei Zhao, Xiaochun Zhang, Xu Zhang, Bo Zhao, Yane Yang, Mu Lin, Wenli Qiao, Zeyao Hu, Haijie Yang

“…Osteoporosis was defined by self-reported physician diagnosis or dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measurements. …”
Get full text

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

“…NEWS-2 scale total score was assessed.Results. According to the physician’s subjective assessment the condition was significantly more often assessed as moderate and severe. …”
Get full text

Combined alverine citrate and simeticonein preparation in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…According to analysis of patients’ diaries, examinations at physician’s visits no adverse effects in the majority of investigated patients has been marked, that confirmed good tolerability of meteospasmyl in all patients.Conclusions. …”
Get full text

Shaping the future of primary healthcare: Factors influencing medical students’ preference for family medicine specialty in Qatar by Maryam A. Al-Rashid, Muna T Abed Alah, Areej S. Al-Hamad, Michail Nomikos, Marwan F. Abu Hijleh

“…Information sought included sociodemographic characteristics, medical specialty preferences, and the impact of 31 factors on these choices such as interest in dealing with diverse patient issues, and the influence of physician role models among others. Statistical analysis performed using SPSS version 26.0 Descriptive statistics, including frequencies and percentages, were used to summarize participant demographics and medical specialty preferences. …”
Get full text

Возможности применения Опросника «7х7» (7 симптомов за 7 дней) для оценки динамики симптомов функциональной диспепсии и синдрома раздраженного кишечника... by V. T. Ivashkin, A. A. Sheptulin, Ye. A. Poluektova, D. V. Reykhart, A. V. Belostotsky, A. A. Drozdova, V. S. Arnautov

“…Most of the patients and physicians estimate convenience of «7×7» Questionnaire as good or excellent.…”
Get full text

Perceptions in 3.6 Million Web-Based Posts of Online Communities on the Use of Cancer Immunotherapy: Data Mining Using BERTopic by Xingyue Wu, Chun Sing Lam, Ka Ho Hui, Herbert Ho-fung Loong, Keary Rui Zhou, Chun-Kit Ngan, Yin Ting Cheung

“…The topics and themes identified can serve as supporting information to facilitate physician-patient communication and the decision-making process. …”
Get full text

Healthcare Costs and Resource Use Associated With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Cervical Conization: A Retrospective Study of German Statutory Health Insurance Claims Data by Anna-Janina Stephan, Miriam Reuschenbach, Kunal Saxena, Vimalanand S. Prabhu, Christian Jacob, Kim M. Schneider, Wolfgang Greiner, Regine Wölle, Monika Hampl

“…Frequency of outpatient physician visits was significantly higher in both study cohorts (43.23 visits, P<.01 and 38.60 visits, _P_<.01) compared with the control group (32.07 visits). …”
Get full text

Regional Medical Campuses in Canada by Aaron Johnston, Amanda Bell, Kristy Penner, Trushar Patel, Grace Perez

“…Combined model RMCs, offering both preclinical and clinical education have shown promising results in producing physicians who work in rural and regional settings and are currently a key avenue of expansion of medical training in Canada. …”
Get full text

Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia: A Retrospective Claims Analysis of Complications, Resource Utilization, and Cost of Care by Eliza Kruger, Justin Nedzesky, Nina Thomas, Jeffrey D. Dunn, Andrew A. Grimm

“…Healthcare use and costs were assessed by setting of care (inpatient, outpatient, physician office, emergency department, and pharmacy). …”
Get full text

Agreement Between Provider-Completed and Patient-Completed Preoperative Frailty Screening Using the Clinical Risk Analysis Index: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study by Mehraneh Khalighi, Amy C Thomas, Karl J Brown, Katherine C Ritchey

“…ObjectiveThe objective of our study was to examine provider-completed versus patient-completed RAI-C assessments to identify areas of disagreement between the 2 methods and inform best practices for RAI-C screening implementation. MethodsOrthopedic physicians and physician assistants completed the RAI-C assessment on veterans aged 65 years and older undergoing elective total joint arthroplasty (eg, total hip or knee arthroplasty) and documented scores into the electronic health record during their preoperative clinic evaluation. …”
Get full text

Exploring menstrual hygiene management practices among displaced coastal women in Kerala, India by Jessy Prabhakar, Aswin MG, Asmi Fathima Nazar, Adarsh MS, Jibin Job PJ, Nisam AP, Krishna Priya MJ, Mini GK

“…Disposal of menstrual materials is problematic. Self-reported physician-diagnosed urinary tract infection (UTI) was 46 %, and reproductive tract infection was 8.4 %. …”
Get full text

The prevalence and prognostic significance of Sarcopenia and Adipopenia in Pleural Mesothelioma by Andrew C. Kidd, Gordon W. Cowell, Geoffrey A. Martin, Jenny Ferguson, Dean A. Fennell, Matt Evison, Kevin G. Blyth

Get full text

Efficacy of Esophageal Protector in Treating Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease with Extraesophageal Symptoms: a Multicenter, Open-Label, Observational Study by Yu. A. Kucheryavy, D. N. Andreyev, E. Yu. Eryomina, A. A. Gilmanov, O. V. Nazarova, Ye. A. Sidneva, Yu. G. Topalova

“…The study included 546 patients aged 6 to 85 years (the average age of patients is 42.4 ± 16.9 years) with a verified diagnosis of GERD (endoscopically and/or pH-metrically), the presence of extraesophageal symptoms of the disease (according to the results of an objective examination and consultations of specialists), to whom the attending physician prescribed a course of treatment with a medical device Alfasoxx in accordance with the instructions for medical use. …”
Get full text