Length of stay after colorectal surgery in Italy: the gap between “fit for” and “actual” discharge in a prospective cohort of 4529 cases by Lorenzo Pandolfini, Duccio Conti, Piercarlo Ballo, Silvia Rollo, Alessandro Falsetto, Gian Matteo Paroli, Paolo Ciano, Michele Benedetti, Leonardo Antonio Montemurro, Giacomo Ruffo, Massimo Giuseppe Viola, Felice Borghi, Gianandrea Baldazzi, Massimo Basti, Pierluigi Marini, Mariano Fortunato Armellino, Vincenzo Bottino, Giovanni Ciaccio, Alessandro Carrara, Gianluca Guercioni, Marco Scatizzi, Marco Catarci, the Italian ColoRectal Anastomotic Leakage (iCral) study group

“…Results The analysis included 4529 patients, with a median [IQR] LOS of 6 [4–8] days. The median [IQR] LOS was 6 [4–8] days in the no-gap group (3,910 patients, 86.3%), significantly lower (p < .001) than 7 [6–10] days in the gap group (619 patients, 13.7%). …”
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PI3Kδ inhibitor linperlisib combined with gemcitabine and oxaliplatin for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a multicenter, single-arm phase Ib/II trial by Peng Sun, Hong Cen, Haiyan Yang, Rui Huang, Zhen Cai, Xuekui Gu, Hanying Bao, Zusheng Xu, Zuhong Xu, Zhi-Ming Li

“…Results The ORR observed in the full study population was 53.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 37.2–69.9). The median duration of response was 5.7 months (95% CI: 4.3–9.1), and the median progression-free survival was 5.4 months (95% CI: 1.8–6.7). …”
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Callistemon salignus, White Bottlebrush by Michael G. Andreu, Melissa H. Friedman, Robert J. Northrop

“…Native to Australia, this evergreen tree has use as an ornamental tree that produces moderate shade along a street, median, or yard. The unique flowering structure is eye-catching, and it can be pruned for use as a decorative hedge. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of different modes of labor induction among pregnant women delivering at referral hospitals in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a cohort study by Emmanuel Erasto, Martine A. Manguzu, Goodluck G. Nyondo, Manase Kilonzi, Alphonce Ignace Marealle, Ritah F. Mutagonda

“…Data were collected on the proportion of women achieving SVD, median time to delivery, and maternal and neonatal outcomes. …”
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Phase II clinical trial assessing the addition of hyperthermia to salvage concurrent chemoradiotherapy for unresectable recurrent head and neck cancer in previously irradiated pati... by Kai-Lin Yang, Mau-Shin Chi, Chung-Yu Hao, Hui-Ling Ko, Yi-Ying Huang, Ren-Hong Wu, Hung-Chih Lai, Ying-Chu Lin, Sheng-Po Hao, Kwan-Hwa Chi

“…Median PFS was 14.9 months (95% CI, 5.7–24.1), and 2-year PFS was 34.3% (95% CI, 18.6–50.0). …”
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Bony ankylosis adversely affects postoperative hip function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis undergoing total hip arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study of 319 consecuti... by Liangliang Li, Jun Fu, Chi Xu, Ming Ni, Wei Chai, Libo Hao, Yonggang Zhou, Jiying Chen

“…Postoperative ROM was significantly lower in the bony ankylosis hips (median, 100° bony ankylosis group vs. 110° hip stiffness group). …”
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New Parameters for Impedance–pH Monitoring in Diagnosing Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Predicting its Severity by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Makushina, A. V. Paraskevova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A statistically significant difference (p = 0.02) was found between the median values of MNBI in patients with ERD, NERD, and the control group. …”
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BRASIL-ÁFRICA / ÁFRICA-BRASIL: Pierre Verger revisitado by Jose Bento Rosa da Silva

“… A conferencia aborda algumas contribuições do etnólogo-fotográfico Pierre Verger, no que diz respeito a relação histórica entre o Brasil e o continente africano, sobretudo na relação entre Golfo do Benin e Bahia de Todos os Santos, no século XIX. …”
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The anti-PD-L1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody KN046 plus lenvatinib in advanced unresectable or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma: a phase II trial by Da Xu, Hongwei Wang, Quan Bao, Kemin Jin, Ming Liu, Wei Liu, Xiaoluan Yan, Lijun Wang, Yanqiao Zhang, Guangyu Wang, Yue Ma, Zhigang Ma, Chunhui Zhang, Jiebing Tang, Sha Wang, Jiaohui Pang, Ting Xu, Kun Wang, Baocai Xing

“…The ORR was 45.5% (95% CI, 31.97-59.45). The median progression-free survival was 11.0 (95% CI, 8.21-15.24) months. …”
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A 15-year pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma experience in a single centre: a Singapore perspective by Yingshan Lee, Leon Yuan Rui Tan, Shaikh Abdul Kader Kamaldeen Abdul Shakoor

“…At the end of the follow-up period (median 35 [range 3–148] months), 70.4% were still alive. …”
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A qualitative analysis of Arabic language websites about extraction of third molars by Muath Saad Alassaf, Mohannad Mohammed Abu Aof, Osama Ayidh Alharbi, Abdulrahman Turkustani, Moataz Ibrahim Karbouji, Nebras Althagafi, Ahmed Mohammed Almghamsi, Ghayda Yousof Zolaly, Shadia Elsayed

“…The overall quality rating had a median score of 2.5 (IQR = 0.5). There were significant differences in the number of achieved JAMA items per webpage between the groups (P-value = 0.000). …”
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Time to intubation with McGrath™ videolaryngoscope versus direct laryngoscope in powered air-purifying respirator: a randomised controlled trial by Qing Yuan Goh, Sui An Lie, Zihui Tan, Pei Yi Brenda Tan, Shin Yi Ng, Hairil Rizal Abdullah

“…The primary outcome was time to intubation. Results: The median time to intubation was 61 s (interquartile range [IQR] 37–63 s) and 41.5 s (IQR 37–56 s) in the VL and DL groups, respectively (P = 0.35). …”
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Comparison of time-to-event machine learning models in predicting biliary complication and mortality rate in liver transplant patients by Aref Andishgar, Sina Bazmi, Kamran B. Lankarani, Seyed Alireza Taghavi, Mohammad Hadi Imanieh, Gholamreza Sivandzadeh, Samira Saeian, Nazanin Dadashpour, Alireza Shamsaeefar, Mahdi Ravankhah, Hamed Nikoupour Deylami, Reza Tabrizi, Mohammad Hossein Imanieh

“…We analyzed longitudinal data with a median 19-month follow-up. BC was diagnosed with ultrasounds and MRCP. …”
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Association of systemic vitamin D on the course of dengue virus infection in adults: a single-centre dengue cohort study at a large institution in Singapore by Sapna P Sadarangani, Htet Lin Htun, Weiping Ling, Robert Hawkins, Tsin Wen Yeo, Laura Rivino, Paul A MacAry, Yee-Sin Leo

“…Median 25-(OH) D at the acute phase of dengue was 6.175 (interquartile range 3.82–8.21, range 3.00–15.29) mcg/L in all participants. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity in deployment and upscaling of wind power in Swedish municipalities by Yodefia Rahmad, Fredrik Hedenus, Jessica Jewell, Vadim Vinichenko

“…Municipalities with the highest large-scale deployment typically have extensive forest cover, low population density and wind speeds within a lower median range relative to the national median. Findings from Sweden can inform hypotheses for evaluation in other countries and future research can extend the proposed analytical framework to different national contexts.…”
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Diagnosis and presenting features of autoimmune hepatitis at a central referral hospital in South Africa by Y Maharaj, V G Naidoo

“…Results Forty cases were included, of which 33 (82.5%) were female and 33 (82.5%) were black African. Median age at diagnosis was 26 years. A diagnosis of a coexistent autoimmune disease was made in 22.5% of patients, with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) being the most common (12.5%). …”
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Diagnostic ultrasound enhances, then reduces, exogenously induced brain activity of mice by Henry Tan, Devon J. Griggs, Devon J. Griggs, Lucas Chen, Kahte Adele Culevski, Kathryn Floerchinger, Alissa Phutirat, Gabe Koh, Nels Schimek, Pierre D. Mourad, Pierre D. Mourad

“…Using electrocorticography, we observed a substantial increase in median brain activity due to tDUS plus a blinking light relative to baseline and relative to sham tDUS plus a blinking light. …”
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Biochemical analysis of miR-217 and miR-532 in patients with fibromyalgia by Shymaa E. Ayoub, Azza M. Ahmed, Mostafa Y. Abdelwahed, Abeer A. Khalefa, Aeshah A. Awaji, Samer S. Zekry, Enas G. Ibrahim, Hana M. Eid, Shimaa M. Elasmer, Reham Fares

“…According to our data, the fold changes of miR-217 and miR-532 in fibromyalgia patients were significantly lower than in controls, for miR-217 (median = 0.1359, IQR: 0.038–0.287, P < 0.001) and miR-532 [median = 0.2199, IQR: (0.114–0.421), P < 0.001]. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices to hepatitis B among South African primary healthcare staff by Atlegang Mashilo, Itumeleng Mompati, Refilwe Ramakatane, Didintle Sebitloane, Naledi Sibi, Philippa C. Matthews, Cornel Van Rooyen, Dominique Goedhals, Sabeehah Vawda

“…Median scores were 83% for epidemiology and transmission, 50% for clinical picture, 44% for laboratory diagnosis, 40% for management and 40% for prevention. …”
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Cerebellar re-irradiation after whole brain radiotherapy significant symptom relief with minimal toxicity in metastatic brain patients by Ory Haisraely, Marcia Jaffe, Yaacov Richard Lawerence, Alicia Talianksy, Alicia Taliansky

“…Dexamethasone use decreased in 76.3% of cases. Median PFS was 39.2%, with a six-month overall survival of 50%. …”
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