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PURPOSE: To compare the effect of vancomycin presoak treatment of grafts during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on the incidence of postoperative infection or septic arthritis. METHODS: Studies published before May 3, 2022 investigating vancomycin presoak of grafts during anterior cruciate ligament reconstru…

BACKGROUND: During near-viewing, the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) response/gain increases to compensate for the relatively larger translation of the eyes with respect to the target. OBJECTIVE: To review vergence-mediated gain increase (VMGI) testing methods stimuli and responses (latency and amplitude), peripheral/ce…

It is important to understand pharmacists' experiences, stigmas, trainings, and attitudes to suicide, as they can affect the way pharmacists interact with at-risk individuals and influence outcomes. The aim of this scoping review is to explore pharmacists' willingness, experiences, and attitudes towards suicide prevent…

The aim of this study is to map the available evidence of surgical preventive measures and postoperative methods for addressing supratip fibrosis (polly beak deformity) following rhinoplasty, to describe the postoperative results and to identify the most effective techniques. A scoping review was performed, selecting a…

OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review of studies that used registered dietitian nutritionists (RDNs) or registered nurses (RNs) to deliver pharmacological therapy using protocols for diabetes, dyslipidemia, or hypertension. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A database search of PubMed, the Cochrane Central Register of…

Rhinosinusitis is one of the most common diseases today. Among diseases requiring treatment with antibiotics, it is the fifth most common. Acute rhinosinusitis is a significant medical problem that can significantly lower quality of life and can cause a large economic impact on society. Herein, we collected and analyze…

INTRODUCTION: Degos disease, also known as malignant atrophic papulosis (MAP), is a rare systemic obstructive vascular disease with unknown pathophysiology, which can affect multiple systems, especially gastrointestinal tract and central nervous system. Intestinal perforations with MAP is associated with high mortality…

Background: It has been hypothesized that, whenever estrogen levels decline, psychosis symptoms in women increase. At menopause, this can happen in two main ways: (a) the loss of estrogen (mainly estradiol) can directly affect central neurotransmission, leading to increase in schizophrenia-related symptoms, and (b) the…

INTRODUCTION: Falls are considered a public health problem in older adults, and their approach should be multidimensional. Dance emerges as an intervention option that allows different schemes to be integrated in movement enhancement. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effects of dance on balance, motor function and activiti…

Surgical residents routinely participate in open and laparoscopic groin hernia repairs. The increasing popularity of robot-assisted groin hernia repair could lead to an educational loss for residents. We aimed to explore the involvement of surgical specialists and surgical residents, i.e., non-specialists, in robot-ass…

Summarization is the process of compressing a text to obtain its important informative parts. In recent years, various methods have been presented to extract important parts of textual documents to present them in a summarized form. The first challenge of these methods is to detect the concepts that well convey the mai…

BACKGROUND: Preoperative anxiety is a frequent burden affecting adolescent patients before various surgical procedures. Acupuncture has shown promise for addressing symptoms of preoperative anxiety in adolescents. This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture for preoperative anxiety in adolescent…

BACKGROUND: Long-term remission can be achieved by surgery in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), without chronic toxicity due to systemic treatment. Data on metastasectomy are mostly based on observations of metachronous metastasis. However, it is unclear whether patients with synchronous oligometast…

Desensitization (DES) allows kidney transplantation for highly HLA-sensitized subjects. Due to the central role of IL-6 in the immunological response, tocilizumab may improve DES efficacy. Thus, we conducted a PubMed systematic review using the MeSH terms tocilizumab, interleukin-6, kidney transplantation, and desensit…

BACKGROUND: Axillary hyperhidrosis characterized by excessive sweating in the axillary regions is a frustrating chronic autonomic disorder leading to social embarrassment, impaired quality of life and usually associated with palmoplantar hyperhidrosis. Identifying the condition and its cause is central to the managemen…

Data sources PubMed/Medline, Biomed Central, Embase, Thai Journals and the Cochrane library.Study selection Reports or studies dealing with the craniomaxillofacial (CMF) manifestations of COVID-19 were selected.Data extraction and synthesis The reviewers extracted data from the included studies; however, being a meta-n…

BACKGROUND: An inconclusive result from BRCA1/2 genetic testing indicates that a genetic variant of uncertain significance is detected. This case constitutes the majority of genetic test results, but studies specifically addressing the psychological adjustment of people with inconclusive results are scarce. AIM: To ex…

AIM: Analysis of the concept and development of a conceptual definition of homebound. BACKGROUND: Homebound persons have a significantly higher mortality risk as well as physical and psychosocial burden. A clarification of the term is necessary to develop preventive measures. DESIGN: Concept analysis. DATA SOURCES:…

Dental implant treatment in the posterior maxilla encounters bone quality and quantity problems. Sinus elevation is a predictable technique to overcome height deficiency in this area. Transalveolar sinus elevation is a technique that is less invasive and less time-consuming, first introduced for ridges with at least 5…

This study aimed to explore the effects of sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) on hemoglobin levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and chronic kidney disease.PubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure database, Wanfang Digital Pe…