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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christina Malini Christopher, Ali Qais Blebil, K C Bhuvan, Deepa Alex, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Norhasimah Ismail, Mark Wing Loong Cheong
BACKGROUND: Medication review with follow-up is essential for optimising medication utilisation among the older adult population in primary healthcare. AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of implementing medication reviews with follow-up for older adults in community pharmacies and examined potential outcomes on medication use. METHOD: A pilot randomised controlled trial was conducted with 4 cluster-randomised community pharmacies to assess the feasibility of the intervention...
April 18, 2024: International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Michael G Brandel, Jillian H Plonsker, Robert C Rennert, Gautam Produturi, Megana Saripella, Arvin R Wali, Carson McCann, Vijay M Ravindra, David R Santiago-Dieppa, J Scott Pannell, Jeffrey A Steinberg, Alexander A Khalessi, Michael L Levy
INTRODUCTION: Pediatric intracranial aneurysms (IAs) are rare and have distinct clinical profiles compared to adult IAs. They differ in location, size, morphology, presentation, and treatment strategies. We present our experience with pediatric IAs over an 18-year period using surgical and endovascular treatments and review the literature to identify commonalities in epidemiology, treatment, and outcomes. METHODS: We identified all patients < 20 years old who underwent treatment for IAs at our institution between 2005 and 2020...
April 18, 2024: Child's Nervous System: ChNS: Official Journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yue Ban, He Bai
Sleep disorders are prevalent and often neglected among breast cancer patients. This study aimed to identify the association among perceived stress, loneliness, resilience and sleep disorders and to further explore whether resilience could be a moderator in the association between them and sleep disorders. A cross-sectional study was conducted by 492 female breast cancer patients. Patients were asked in response to the questionnaires including the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Perceived Stress Scale-10, the Three-Item Loneliness Scale and Resilience Scale-14...
April 18, 2024: Psychology, Health & Medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Anna M Johnsen, Petra Wagman, Anders Broström, Eleonor I Fransson
Objectives . This study aimed to describe work-, lifestyle-, and health-related factors among ambulance personnel, and to analyse differences between women and men. Methods . The cross-sectional study ( N = 106) included self-reported and objective measures of work, lifestyle, and health in 10 Swedish ambulance stations. The data collection comprised clinical health examination, blood samples, tests of physical capacity, and questionnaires. Results. A high proportion of the ambulance personnel reported heavy lifting, risk of accidents, threats and violence at work...
April 18, 2024: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics: JOSE
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xiaoling Chen, Libin He, Xiao Yu, Yuqing Bo, Lei Yu, Qiumei Chen, Zhuoer Zhao
BACKGROUND Patients with urolithiasis often undergo transurethral ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy, a procedure that can be affected by perioperative thermal management. This study examines the impact of compound thermal insulation management on patient recovery and comfort during transurethral ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy. MATERIAL AND METHODS In this study, 551 patients who underwent transurethral ureteroscopic holmium laser lithotripsy from April 2019 to December 2022 were randomly assigned to either an observation group (n=276) or control group (n=275)...
April 18, 2024: Medical Science Monitor: International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Rebecca R Valentino, William J Scotton, Shanu F Roemer, Tammaryn Lashley, Michael G Heckman, Maryam Shoai, Alejandro Martinez-Carrasco, Nicole Tamvaka, Ronald L Walton, Matthew C Baker, Hannah L Macpherson, Raquel Real, Alexandra I Soto-Beasley, Kin Mok, Tamas Revesz, Elizabeth A Christopher, Michael DeTure, William W Seeley, Edward B Lee, Matthew P Frosch, Laura Molina-Porcel, Tamar Gefen, Javier Redding-Ochoa, Bernardino Ghetti, Andrew C Robinson, Christopher Kobylecki, James B Rowe, Thomas G Beach, Andrew F Teich, Julia L Keith, Istvan Bodi, Glenda M Halliday, Marla Gearing, Thomas Arzberger, Christopher M Morris, Charles L White, Naguib Mechawar, Susana Boluda, Ian R MacKenzie, Catriona McLean, Matthew D Cykowski, Shih-Hsiu J Wang, Caroline Graff, Rashed M Nagra, Gabor G Kovacs, Giorgio Giaccone, Manuela Neumann, Lee-Cyn Ang, Agostinho Carvalho, Huw R Morris, Rosa Rademakers, John A Hardy, Dennis W Dickson, Jonathan D Rohrer, Owen A Ross
BACKGROUND: Pick's disease is a rare and predominantly sporadic form of frontotemporal dementia that is classified as a primary tauopathy. Pick's disease is pathologically defined by the presence in the frontal and temporal lobes of Pick bodies, composed of hyperphosphorylated, three-repeat tau protein, encoded by the MAPT gene. MAPT has two distinct haplotypes, H1 and H2; the MAPT H1 haplotype is the major genetic risk factor for four-repeat tauopathies (eg, progressive supranuclear palsy and corticobasal degeneration), and the MAPT H2 haplotype is protective for these disorders...
May 2024: Lancet Neurology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Hyomin Shin, Woo Seok Ha, Jaeho Kim, Sang Hyun Park, Kyungdo Han, Min Seok Baek
OBJECTIVE: We aimed to examine the potential association between migraine and vascular dementia (VaD) using a nationwide population database. BACKGROUND: Migraine and VaD showed similar structural and functional changes in pathophysiology process and shared common risk factors, However, whether migraine prevalence increases VaD incidence remains controversial. METHODS: This retrospective population-based cohort study used the medical records from the Korean National Health Insurance System database...
2024: PloS One
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Rosario Caruso, Marco Di Muzio, Emanuele Di Simone, Sara Dionisi, Arianna Magon, Gianluca Conte, Alessandro Stievano, Emanuele Girani, Sara Boveri, Lorenzo Menicanti, Mary A Dolansky
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has sharpened the focus on health care safety and quality, underscoring the importance of using standardized metrics such as the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). In this regard, the ICD-10 cluster Y62-Y69 serves as a proxy assessment of safety and quality in health care systems, allowing researchers to evaluate medical misadventures. Thus far, extensive research and reports support the need for more attention to safety and quality in health care...
April 17, 2024: JMIR Research Protocols
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ginea Hay, Beatrice Korwisi, Norman Lahme-Hütig, Winfried Rief, Antonia Barke
BACKGROUND: The ICD-11 classification of chronic pain comprises seven categories, each further subdivided. In total, it contains over 100 diagnoses each based on 5-7 criteria. To increase diagnostic reliability, the Classification Algorithm for Chronic Pain in the ICD-11 (CAL-CP) was developed. The current study aimed to evaluate the CAL-CP regarding the correctness of assigned diagnoses, utility and ease of use. METHODS: In an international online study, n = 195 clinicians each diagnosed 4 out of 8 fictitious patients...
April 17, 2024: European Journal of Pain: EJP
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REVIEW
Xiaoqi Huang, Yuqing Wu, Xin Li, Ming Zhang, Yixiang Liu
This review aims to synthesize current knowledge on the incidence, characteristics and management of wounds and injuries among professional ice hockey athletes, with the specific focus on the emerging population of Chinese female players. An extensive literature search was conducted across several databases to gather data on injury patterns and wounds, causes, severity and prevention strategies in ice hockey. Special attention was given to studies involving female athletes and unique challenges faced by players in developing regions like China...
April 2024: International Wound Journal
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Christine M Lannon, Nadine Nuchovich, Clauden Louis, Janine Henson, John Connett, Rachel Haickel Nina, Aubyn Marath
Background: Humanitarian medical missions attempt to lessen the burden of limited access to cardiac surgery in low- and middle-income countries. While organizations express difficulties obtaining follow-up information, there is currently little evidence to support the various assumptions for lack of data. This study examines the factors influencing long-term patient follow-ups on repeated short-term cardiac surgery missions across nine countries. Methods: A retrospective analysis of CardioStart International's database (RedCap) was conducted to investigate demographic, socioeconomic, and surgical factors associated with follow-ups...
April 17, 2024: World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery
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Breno Nery, Victoria Rodrigues Durand, Rafael De Almeida Rabello, Anna Carolyne Mendes De Oliveira, Eduardo Quaggio, Manoela Marques Ortega, Bruno Camporezi, José Alencar De Sousa Segundo
BACKGROUND: The Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the fusion of cervical vertebrae, which may be associated with other malformations, such as dermoid tumors and teratoma. Some theories explain the embryology of these associations. Another condition that may be present is the dermal sinus (DS), communication between intracranial tumors and the subcutaneous tissue, and predisposing infections. This case report aims to describe an association between these three pathologies as well as correlate them from the literature...
2024: Surgical Neurology International
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yan Li, Jing Ping Wang, Xiaoli Zhu
BACKGROUND: Wilson's disease (WD) often leads to liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, and early diagnosis of WD cirrhosis is essential. Currently, there are few non-invasive prediction models for WD cirrhosis. The purpose of this study is to non-invasively predict the occurrence risk of compensated WD cirrhosis based on ultrasound imaging features and clinical characteristics. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of the clinical characteristics and ultrasound examination data of 102 WD patients from November 2018 to November 2020 was conducted...
April 16, 2024: BMC Medical Imaging
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Samantha Tesfaye, Robert M Cronin, Maria Lopez-Class, Qingxia Chen, Christopher S Foster, Callie A Gu, Andrew Guide, Robert A Hiatt, Angelica S Johnson, Christine L M Joseph, Parinda Khatri, Sokny Lim, Tamara R Litwin, Fatima A Munoz, Andrea H Ramirez, Heather Sansbury, David G Schlundt, Emma N Viera, Elif Dede-Yildirim, Cheryl R Clark
To accelerate medical breakthroughs, the All of Us Research Program aims to collect data from over one million participants. This report outlines processes used to construct the All of Us Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) survey and presents the psychometric characteristics of SDOH survey measures in All of Us. A consensus process was used to select SDOH measures, prioritizing concepts validated in diverse populations and other national cohort surveys. Survey item non-response was calculated, and Cronbach's alpha was used to analyze psychometric properties of scales...
April 16, 2024: Scientific Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Dutsadee Suttho
The diagnostic reference level (DRL) is a patient-exposure optimization tool used to evaluate radiation doses in medical imaging and provide guidance for protection from them. In Thailand, nuclear medicine DRLs have not been established yet. Therefore, this study surveyed dose levels in routine nuclear medicine procedures to provide national DRLs (NDRLs). Methods: NDRLs in Thailand were established by investigating the administered activity of radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine examination studies. The NDRLs were determined on the basis of the 75th percentile (third quartile) of administered activity distribution as recommended by the International Commission on Radiological Protection...
April 16, 2024: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shankar Adhikari, Om Prakash Bhatta, Prashant Bhetwal, Sachin Awasthi
INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Encysted spermatic cord hydrocele is a rare anomaly characterized by obstruction of processus vaginalis closure. Clinically, it presents as a swelling in the inguinal region extending to the upper scrotum and does not communicate with the peritoneal cavity. It is often mistaken for indirect inguinal hernias, inguinal lymphadenopathy, undescended testis, and primary tumors of the cord in infants and children, making the diagnosis challenging. CASE PRESENTATION: We report the cases of five male patients aged nine months to 12 years who presented with painless swelling on the right side of the scrotal region...
April 6, 2024: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Amir H Karimi, Robert J Burkhart, Monish Lavu, Aakash K Shah, R Justin Mistovich
INTRODUCTION: Despite recent efforts to increase the participation of women in orthopaedic surgery, there remains a gender gap, particularly when compared with other medical specialties. Acting as a principal investigator (PI) in a clinical trial can give physicians notable exposure and national recognition, which can improve their chances of promotion and tenure. This study aims to assess the proportion of women serving as PIs in pediatric orthopaedic clinical trials, examine associated trial characteristics, and explore geographic distribution...
April 10, 2024: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elizabeth S McClure, Shabbar I Ranapurwala, Maryalice Nocera, David B Richardson
OBJECTIVES: Research shows the highest rates of occupational heat-related fatalities among farm laborers and among Black and Hispanic workers in North Carolina (NC). The Hispanic population and workforce in NC have grown substantially in the past 20 years. We describe the epidemiology of heat-related fatal injuries in the general population and among workers in NC. METHODS: We reviewed North Carolina death records and records of the North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to identify heat-related deaths (primary International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision diagnosis code: X30 or T67...
April 16, 2024: American Journal of Industrial Medicine
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jie Li, Xiaoling Zhao, Juanhua Li, Yuanwen Liu, Tiantian Li
BACKGROUND: Urinary incontinence (UI) is common among postpartum women, but many do not seek medical help due to limited knowledge. Understanding the level of knowledge about UI in this population is essential for improving care-seeking behaviors and implementing targeted interventions. OBJECTIVE: The objective was to examine knowledge regarding UI among postpartum women with UI within 6 weeks to 1 year after delivery. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at obstetric clinic in two level-three grade A hospitals in Shenzhen, China, from January 2023 to June 2023...
April 16, 2024: Neurourology and Urodynamics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Esteban Zavaleta-Monestel, Bruno Serrano-Arias, Sebastián Arguedas-Chacón, Alonso Quirós-Romero, José Pablo Díaz-Madriz, Arturo Villalobos-Madriz, Allan Robles-Calderón, Jorge Bucknor-Masís, José Miguel Chaverri-Fernández
INTRODUCTION: The intricate nature of certain diseases necessitates complex medication regimens, utilization including high-cost medications, and continual vigilance to avoid potential complications. To address these exigencies, numerous healthcare institutions have instituted multidisciplinary management teams, exemplified in pharmaceutical care through Comprehensive Medication Management (CMM) programs. These programs oversee diverse facets such as patient education, medication adherence promotion, clinical monitoring, dose adjustments, and scrutiny of prescribed drug therapies...
June 2024: Explor Res Clin Soc Pharm
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