Population characteristics, prescription patterns and glycemic control of users of flash glucose monitoring systems in Brazil: a real-world evidence study by Karla Santo, Josué Nieri, Karine Risério, Karla F. S. Melo

“…Most individuals (70.5%) had T1DM. Compared to BGM, fCGM users were significantly younger, had a higher proportion of males, resided more frequently in the Southeast region of Brazil, had a lower BMI, a longer time since diagnosis, and used Glic™ platform more frequently. fCGM users were prescribed significantly more ultra-long and ultra-rapid acting insulins as their basal and bolus insulin, respectively, and less oral anti-diabetics drugs compared to BGM users. …”
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Assessing type-2 diabetes risk based on the Indian diabetes risk score among adults aged 45 and above in India by Karthika Maniyara, Prakash Babu Kodali

“…Obese individuals with a history of heart disease/stroke had a significantly higher (AOR  5.30; 95% CI 4.39–6.41) risk for diabetes. …”
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Preoperative Predictors of Soft Tissue Releases Required for Femoral Exposure in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty by Michael S. Barnum, MD, Bryan M. Grommersch, MD, Samuel Hovland, BS, George J. Haidukewych, MD, Cody C. Green, MD

“…Results: Among patients, 12 (8%) had no release, 94 (62%) had conjoined release, 44 (29%) had conjoined and piriformis releases. …”
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Success Rates of Clomiphene Citrate and Recombinant Gonadotropin Cycles: A Single-Center Experience by Beril Gurlek, Ali Sertac Batioglu, Mine Kanat-Pektas, Ibrahim Kale, Ozgur Onal, Nafiye Yilmaz-Karakas

“…The recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone cycles which ended up with clinical pregnancy had a significantly higher basal luteinizing hormone (p=0.008) than the unsuccessful cycles. …”
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Characteristics of paediatric burn injuries seen in the tertiary emergency centre, South Africa by Ntsovelo Mugwena, Rule Human, Maria M. Geyser

“…A total of 208 (78.2%) patients had a percentage of total body surface area (%TBSA) of 10%, and 257 (96.6%) had superficial partial-thickness burns. …”
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Competing Risks Analysis of Cancer-associated Recurrent Thrombosis, Major Bleeds, and Death in a Geriatric Cohort by Joshua D. Brown, Kelley L. Ratermann, Kelley L. Ratermann, Jeffery C. Talbert, Jeffery C. Talbert, Val R. Adams, Val R. Adams

“…After balancing the treatment groups on baseline characteristics, those receiving LMWHs had no difference in recurrent VTE compared to warfarin but had less than half the risk of major bleeding (HR=0.48 [0.27-0.85]). …”
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Dissemination of the Activities of the Lithuanian Language Society and Other Similar Non-governmental Organizations in the Periodical “Gimtoji Kalba” by Rita Urnėžiūtė

“…In 1990, the language popularisation periodical “Gimtoji kalba” [Mother Tongue], which had been established in Kaunas in 1933, was restored. …”
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Evaluation of Inhaler Technique in Patients with Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Andaman and Nicobar Islands – An Observational Study by M. Natraj, Vishal Singh, T. Anbarasan

“…Ninety percent of the patients had a faulty technique. Conclusion: The majority of the patients had a faulty technique leading to poor control of the disease. …”
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Frequency, Prevalence, Interaction, and Gender Differences of Six Psychosocial Factors in Patients Presenting to a Psychiatric Emergency Service by James C. Patterson II, Ovais Khalid, Sarah E. Wakefield, Justin K. Liegmann, Saima Maqsood, Rajeev Srivastava, Elizabeth Allen

“…Females had significantly more abuse or neglect as compared to males, while male subjects had significantly more substance abuse and legal issues than females. …”
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Nutritional intake of micronutrient and macronutrient and type 2 diabetes: machine learning schemes by Mohammad Rashidmayvan, Amin Mansoori, Elahe Derakhshan-Nezhad, Davoud Tanbakuchi, Fatemeh Sangin, Maryam Mohammadi-Bajgiran, Malihehsadat Abedsaeidi, Sara Ghazizadeh, MohammadReza Mohammad Taghizadeh Sarabi, Ali Rezaee, Gordon Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…While phosphate, iron, and chloride had a positive relationship with the risk of T2D (p < 0.05). …”
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Predictive factors for extubation success in very low and extremely low birth weight preterm infants by Nilson Willamy Bastos de Souza Júnior, Tathiane Ribeiro Rosa, Jane Cecília Kreling Cerântola, Ligia Silvana Lopes Ferrari, Vanessa Suziane Probst, Josiane Marques Felcar

“…GA and post-extubation arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PaCO~2~) were predictive of extubation success. Infants from FG had lower GA and BW, while those from SG had higher weight at extubation and lower post-extubation PaCO~2~…”
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The Risk Factors of Patients with Cruris Fracture Nonunion in Dr. Mohamad Soewandhie Hospital in 2021-2022: A Case-Control Study by Regina Clarissa, Bimo Sasono, Ni Njoman Juliasih

“…Patient education and past treatment history had no significant impact.…”
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Prevalence of signs and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMD) in a sample of medical students in Erbil city by Dilan Burhan Yousif, Zana Qadir Omer

“…According to Helkimo clinical dysfunction index temporomandibular disorder was more prevalent among females and those who had a degree of anxiety. …”
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Outcomes of Type I Tympanoplasty using a Cartilage Shield Graft by Murad Ghazi Ahmed, Said M. Said Aljaff, Hiwa Asaad Abdulkareem

“…Background: Type I tympanoplasty surgery is an effective routine technic that had been used for tympanic reconstruction to improve hearing. …”
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Re-presentations to the emergency department initial presentation with COVID-19: Insights from the omicron wave by Daniella Audish, George Braitberg, Anselm Wong

“…Results: Of 926 wave one patients meeting the inclusion criteria, 162 (18 %) had subsequent ED presentations. For wave two, out of 556 patients, 129 (23 %) had re-presentations. …”
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Evaluation of efficacy of photodynamic disinfection against enterococcus faecalis and compare it with the effect of different endodontic irrigant activation techniques. by Amanda George Haskiyal, Dara Hamarashid Saeed

“…Result: The quantity of bacterial colony counting revealed that the control group had the largest mean of a bacterial colony (135.56±50.58); while the FotoSan group had the lowest colony mean number (23.11±9.82). …”
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Clinical characteristics of hereditary spherocytosis with red blood cell membrane protein gene variants by Jingying Cheng, Liqiang Zhang, Jiafeng Yao, Shasha Zhao, Jin Jiang

“…In short, patients with the ANK1 and SPTB variants had the most severe disease, while those with the SPTA1 variants had the mildest. …”
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The Learning Curve of Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy in a Rural Hospital by İsmail Biyik, Mustafa Albayrak, Fatih Keskin, Ayse Nur Usturali Mut

“…Groups were compared for variables that impact the learning curve (operation time, complications and conversion to laparotomy) RESULTS: Of the 57 women eligible for evaluation 30 had total laparoscopic hysterectomy in Group 1 and 27 had total laparoscopic hysterectomy in Group 2. …”
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Impact of Hospitalization on Continuation of SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Comorbidities in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Bethany Murphy, Simran Chahal, Elleigh Shepherd, Nicole Taylor, Austin Camp

“…Methods: In this retrospective study, patients were included if they had a diagnosis of T2DM plus a comorbidity (CKD, HF, ASCVD) for which they are prescribed an SGLT2 inhibitor or GLP-1 receptor agonist and had a recent hospitalization and follow-up appointment at an outpatient clinic. …”
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Very first real-world data on zongertinib use in non-small cell lung cancer patients with HER2 mutations: A brief report by Oliver Illini, Anna Sophie Lang-Stöberl, Hannah Fabikan, Christoph Weinlinger, Arschang Valipour, Maximilian J. Hochmair

“…Results: All patients were diagnosed with a metastatic adenocarcinoma, had previously progressed on at least one line of chemotherapy and had been previously treated with trastuzumab-deruxtecan (two had to stop treatment because of pneumonitis). …”
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