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BACKGROUND: In this narrative review, we address the COVID-19 pandemic mis-dis information crisis in which healthcare systems have been pushed to their limits, with collapses occurring worldwide. The context of uncertainty has resulted in skepticism, confusion, and general malaise among the population. Informing the pu…

OBJECTIVES: To systematically assess the risk factors for the colonization or infection of carbapenem-resistantin children. METHODS: PubMed, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wanfang Data, China Biology Medicine disc were searched to obtain the articles on risk factors for the colonizat…

CONTEXT: The association between small for gestational age (SGA) and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is unclear. OBJECTIVE: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the association between ROP and SGA in preterm infants <37 weeks' gestational age (GA) admitted to neonatal intensive care unit.…

BACKGROUND: Autism spectrum disorder is a condition that affects all races, ethnic and socioeconomic groups. With a high incidence ratio of one in every 68, it has become one of the most discussed psychiatric disorders. For this reason, the need for investigating novel treatments has been emerging. Qigong, a traditiona…

BACKGROUND: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common pathogen in infants with cystic fibrosis (CF). The use of palivizumab prophylaxis for RSV infection as the standard of care for infants with CF remains controversial. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of palivizumab in reducing the incidence of RSV hospitaliz…

OBJECTIVE: Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator has become the first-line therapy for prevention of sudden cardiac death. Controversial results still exist regarding the effectiveness of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) in non-ischemic heart failure. METHODS: The PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Central data…

(1) Background: Central venous access devices (CVADs) have been commonly employed during various courses of anticancer treatment. Currently, there are a few types of clinically available CVADs, which are associated with short-term and long-term complications. However, little is known about the complication rates when C…

BACKGROUND: Recently, intracavitary electrocardiogram technology has been applied to peripherally inserted central catheter placement and demonstrates many potential advantages. However, the tip positioning accuracy of intracavitary electrocardiogram technology compared to conventional X-ray method is unknown. OBJECTI…

BACKGROUND: Myocardial infarction (MI) remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Although current reperfusion-based interventions have significantly improved clinical outcomes, they are insufficient to restore lost cardiomyocytes or repair irreversible myocardial injury. Programmable messenger RNA (mRNA)-based th…

OBJECTIVES: To systematically map the extent and nature of research on AI-enhanced point-of-care (POC) and rapid diagnostic technologies for infectious diseases in resource-limited settings, and to identify gaps in disease coverage, geographic representation and validation rigour. METHODS: This scoping review followed…

Mutations of genes involved in the synthesis of glycosylphosphatidylinositol and glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins lead to rare syndromes called glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored proteins biosynthesis defects. Alterations of their structure and function in these disorders impair often fundamental proce…

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection describes an infectious complication of surgical wounds. This single complication is thought to occur in close to 20% of surgical cases. This complication has been described in all kinds of surgical procedure including minimally invasive procedures. Wound irrigation is frequently use…

OBJECTIVES: To comprehensively report on the characteristics of retracted publications in the field of dentistry. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE (via PubMed), PubMed Central, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases for dental retracted articles from database inception to 02 July 2018. In addition, we scanned the sea…

Intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) is a life-threatening condition requiring rapid diagnosis to improve clinical outcomes. Non-contrast computed tomography (CT) is the primary imaging modality; however, increasing workload and diagnostic variability may lead to delays. Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a potentia…

The recent outbreak of COVID-19 has generated an enormous amount of Big Data. To date, the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19), lists &#x223c;130,000 articles from the WHO COVID-19 database, PubMed Central, medRxiv, and bioRxiv, as collected by Semantic Scholar. According to LitCovid (11&#xa0;August 2020), &#x223c…

IMPORTANCE: Unverifiable publications in applications for ophthalmology residencies could be a serious concern if they represent publication dishonesty. OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate of unverifiable publications among applicants offered an interview. DESIGN: Retrospective review of 322 ophthalmology residency appl…

BACKGROUND: The diversity of pathogens causing central nervous system (CNS) infections presents a diagnostic challenge. Patient demographics and geographical location affect the likelihood of certain pathogens causing infection. Current diagnostic methods rely on labour-intensive cultivation or targeted detection. Meta…

BACKGROUND: Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a prevalent microvascular complication of diabetes mellitus and a significant cause of blindness worldwide, In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the epidemic of diabetes is rapidly expanding, with hundreds of millions expected by 2045, and DR is approximated to afflict about one-third o…

Art-based interventions, including music therapy, are increasingly used in palliative care to support symptom management and improve quality of life in patients with advanced cancer. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate their efficacy in adults with advanced cancer receiving palliative care.The re…

BACKGROUND: With many different operative techniques in use to reduce the incidence of incisional hernias (IH) following a midline laparotomy, there is no consensus among the clinicians on the efficacy and safety of any particular repair technique. This meta-analysis compares the prophylactic onlay mesh repair (POMR) a…