Can oral caffeine decrease postoperative opioid consumption following posterior spinal fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis? A randomized placebo-controlled trial by Anne Stuedemann, MSN, RN, CPNP, Richard M Schwend, MD FAAP FAOA, Kenneth A. Shaw, MD, Nicolette Saddler, MSN, APRN, FNP-C, Michon Huston, PA-C, Michael Benvenuti, MD, Julia Leamon, MSN, RN, CPN, Ashley K. Sherman, MA, John Anderson, MD

“…While this trial was underpowered to definitively assess the outcome, oral caffeine shows potential as an adjunct medication for opioid stewardship in AIS patients. …”
Get full text

Perancangan Aplikasi Tanggap Api Berbasis Android Menggunakan Metode Design Sprint by Agus Tedyyana, Muhammad Fauzi, Depandi Enda, Fajar Ratnawati, Elgamar Syam

“…Where the results of the design sprint can be developed quickly because it has undergone a process of prototyping and validating user needs. …”
Get full text

Impacts of National Reimbursement Drug Price Negotiation on drug accessibility, utilization, and cost in China: a systematic review by Zheng Zhu, Jiawei Zhang, Zhihu Xu, Quan Wang, Yu Qi, Li Yang

“…The published studies indicated the implementation of the NRDPN policy decreased drug prices, ranging from 24 to 72%, which increased the affordability of success-negotiated drugs (refer to those medications that have undergone a successful price negotiation process between pharmaceutical companies and healthcare authorities) and decreased out-of-pocket expenditures. …”
Get full text

Adherence to First-Line Intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Therapy in the Context of Guideline Recommendations for US Patients With High-Risk Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer by Franklin D. Gaylis, Bruno Emond, Ameur M. Manceur, Anabelle Tardif-Samson, Laura Morrison, Dominic Pilon, Patrick Lefebvre, Lorie A. Ellis, Hiremagalur Balaji, Andrea Ireland

“…BCG treatment was also inadequate for patients with CIS, with only half of patients receiving adequate BCG maintenance and a higher proportion undergoing cystectomy following first-line BCG. **Conclusions:** Results emphasize the need for additional treatment options for patients with NMIBC.…”
Get full text

Patient “No-Show” Prior to Elective Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Increases Risk of Postoperative Anemia by Jeffrey S. Mun, BA, Matthew W. Parry, MD, MS, Alex Tang, MD, Jesse J. Manikowski, MS, Cory Crinella, PA-C, John J. Mercuri, MD, MA

“…Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 4147 patients undergoing primary THA. Patients were divided based on whether they NS at least 1 appointment vs always attend (AA) appointments. …”
Get full text

Asymptomatic or mild COVID-19 infection in women prior to oocyte retrieval has no impact on embryo laboratory outcomes: a retrospective study by Yanhong Wu, Shenghao Wu, Weijue Su, Junzhao Zhao, Liangliang Ma

“…The purpose of this study was to assess whether COVID-19 infection affects ovulation induction outcomes and the laboratory outcomes of women undergoing assisted reproductive technology treatment. …”
Get full text

Outcomes after Surgery for Malignant Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors by Omar Hama Ghalib Azeez Hawramy, Karzan Seerwan Abdullah, Barham M.M. Salih, Qalandar Hussein A. Kasnazani, Dana Taib Gharib, Dara Ahmed Mohammed

“…All patients who were undergoing surgery for malignant pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors from 2013 to 2018. …”
Get full text

Torque visuomotor feedback training versus standard eccentric exercise for the management of patellar tendinopathy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by David Evans, Francesco Negro, Michail Arvanitidis, Eduardo Martinez-Valdes, Ragul Selvamoorthy, Patricio Pincheira

“…The PT group will be subdivided into an EE group, and a TF group, with both groups undergoing a 6-week training programme. The EE group will perform their exercises two times per day, while the TF group will do so 2–3 times a week. …”
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

“…Six themes were identified, primarily covering (1) hopeful prospects offered by immunotherapy, (2) perceived effectiveness of immunotherapy, (3) complementary therapies or self-treatments, (4) financial and mental impact of undergoing immunotherapy, (5) impact on lifestyle and time schedules, and (6) side effects due to treatment. …”
Get full text

A prospective, cross-sectional study to establish age-specific reference intervals for neonates and children in the setting of clinical biochemistry, immunology and haematology: th... by Susan M Donath, Monsurul Hoq, Vicky Karlaftis, Susan Mathews, Janet Burgess, John Carlin, Paul Monagle, Vera Ignjatovic

“…Venous blood samples are collected from healthy premature neonates (32–36 weeks of gestation), term neonates (from birth to a maximum of 72 hours postbirth) and children aged 30 days to ≤18 years (undergoing minor day surgical procedures). Blood samples are processed according to standard laboratory procedures and, if not processed immediately, stored at –80°C. …”
Get full text

SkelETT—Skeleton-to-Emotion Transfer Transformer by Pedro Victor Vieira Paiva, Josue Junior Guimaraes Ramos, Marina Gavrilova, Marco Antonio Garcia de Carvalho

“…Following this foundational knowledge acquisition, the model undergoes fine-tuning on a smaller, labeled dataset tailored for emotion classification tasks. …”
Get full text

Evaluating the risk of underdiagnosis of invasive breast cancer in needle biopsy-diagnosed ductal carcinoma in situ eligible for radiofrequency ablation by Hideo Shigematsu, Mutsumi Fujimoto, Kanako Suzuki, Haruka Ikejiri, Ai Amioka, Emiko Hiraoka, Shinsuke Sasada, Koji Arihiro, Morihito Okada

“…Conclusions Our findings highlight the risk of underdiagnosing invasive breast cancer in patients undergoing RFA for needle biopsy-diagnosed DCIS. It is crucial to acknowledge the potential for undertreatment when considering RFA as a treatment option.…”
Get full text

The mechanical test as a supplemental decision support tool for the safe removal of an Ilizarov circular external fixator by Yulin Xu, Jialin Liu, Jinghong Yang, Tao Zhang, Zhong Li, Yanshi Liu

“…Methods This prospective observational study consists of 83 patients undergoing tibial or femoral lengthening with Ilizarov circular external fixation in our institution, from January 2011 to October 2019. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Psychological Distress in Infertile Women who Underwent ART Cycle During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ebru Cogendez, Pinar Kumru, Sunullah Soysal, Enis Ozkaya, Belgin Devranoglu, Elif Tozkir, Ilhan Sanverdi

“…CONCLUSION: Our findings show that women with long-term infertility and undergoing oocyte freezing are the most affected patients by the pandemic. …”
Get full text

Prognostic impact of donor mitochondrial genomic variants in myelodysplastic neoplasms after stem-cell transplantation by Jing Dong, Shahram Arsang-Jang, Tao Zhang, Zhongyuan Chen, Yung-Tsi Bolon, Stephen Spellman, Raul Urrutia, Paul Auer, Wael Saber

“…Our study shows that mtDNA variants in donors, including those from unrelated donors, hold prognostic value for MDS patients undergoing allo-HCT and augment the prognostic stratification of current scoring systems. …”
Get full text

Does interprofessional simulation increase self-efficacy: a comparative study by Peter Jaye, Gabriel Reedy, Alastair Ross, Colm Watters, Nicola J Morgan, Rhodri Handslip

“…A mixed methods approach utilised precourse and postcourse questionnaires measuring self-efficacy in managing emergency situations, communication, teamwork and leadership.Results Thematic analysis of qualitative data showed improvements in communication/teamwork and leadership, for doctors and nurses undergoing simulation training. These findings were confirmed by statistical analysis showing that confidence ratings improved in nurses and doctors overall (p<0.001). …”
Get full text

Anterior Knee Pain Evaluation Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Reconstruction Using Anterior Half of The Peroneus Longus (AHPL) Autograft by Pontoh LAP, Dilogo IH, Kamal AF, Rhatomy S, Putra A, Fiolin J, Herdiman JA, Pontoh EW

“…This study aimes to examine the anterior knee pain in ACL reconstruction using AHPL.Materials and Methods: This study included 51 patients with ACL injuries undergoing ACL reconstruction using the AHPL tendon autograft. …”
Get full text

Investigating Postoperative Urinary Retention: Risk Factors and Postsurgical Outcomes in Total Joint Arthroplasty by Madeleine J.F. Powers, MSIII, Zachary T. Grace, MD, Barrett B. Torre, MD, Dorothy B. Wakefield, MS, Laura Sanzari, MS, BSN, RN, Matthew J. Grosso, MD

“…Methods: A single-center cohort undergoing TJA between January 2015 and December 2022 was retrospectively reviewed. …”
Get full text

Successful management of catheter injury or refractory infection by partial replantation of peritoneal dialysis catheters: a retrospective observational study by Seyoung Ryou, Eun Jeong Ko, Hoon Suk Park, Byung Ha Chung, Cheol Whee Park, Chul Woo Yang, Yong-Soo Kim, Hyung Duk Kim, Yaeni Kim

“…Methods In this retrospective single-center study (January 2021 - December 2023), outcomes for nine patients undergoing salvage methods were compared with 58 patients receiving de novo catheter insertion. …”
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

“…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