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: The objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of using a peri-cervical tourniquet in reducing blood loss during a laparoscopic myomectomy.: This prospective study evaluated the impact of performing a concomitant tourniquet placement during a laparoscopic myomectomy (LM). A total of 60 patients were rand…

With the unprecedented growth of the elderly population in China, elderly-care facilities (ECFs) are in a fast expansion process. However, limited attention has been paid to the imbalance at the actual utilization level of ECFs. This research aims to reveal the spatial inequity of ECFs and to quantitatively examine the…

Chronic renal failure is a deficiency and failure in the excretory function of the kidneys, which causes a general imbalance in the body by retaining and accumulating nitrogenous waste and harmful substances as a result of metabolic reactions. Other functions of the kidneys, such as the regulation of fluids and electro…

BACKGROUND: Trauma-informed care is recommended to avoid the inadvertent retraumatization of patients by health care providers. Psychometric evaluation of trauma-informed care instruments is needed. The Japanese version of the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care (ARTIC-10) Scale has not yet been psychometrically…

Magnetic fluid hyperthermia (MFH) is a novel reliable technique with excellent potential for thermal therapies and treating breast tumours. This method involves injecting a magnetic nanofluid into the tumour and applying an external AC magnetic field to induce heat in the magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and raise the tum…

OBJECTIVE: Coagulation indexes may be useful survival biomarkers for cervical cancer. This study evaluated the ability of hemoglobin, red blood cells (RBCs), platelets, and D-dimer levels to predict post-hysterectomy survival outcomes in patients with stage IA1 to IIA2 cervical cancer. METHODS: In this retrospective s…

BACKGROUND: Within every neonatal clinical setting, vascular access devices are considered essential for administration of fluids, nutrition, and medications. However, use of vascular access devices is not without danger of failure. Catheter securement adhesives are being evaluated among adult populations, but to date,…

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that patients who continued buprenorphine postoperatively experience less severe pain and require a smaller dose of opioids than those who discontinued buprenorphine. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study of surgical patients who were on buprenorphine preoperativ…

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of paced breathing (PB) versus su-soku practice (spontaneous breathing with counting numbers) on autonomic function and brain activity and examine the associations between personality traits, brain activity, and autonomic function. DESIGN: A three-way crossover…

BACKGROUND: As a common systemically muscular-skeleton disorder of aging, osteoporosisis is characterized by the uninterrupted deconstruction in osseous microarchitecture. Osteoporosis can consequently lead to a significantly high risk of osteoporotic fractures, such as Osteoporotic Vertebral Compressive Fractures [OVC…

We aimed to evaluate the knowledge-based attitudes of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance among medical students of Medical University of Warsaw using the questionnaire prepared by the study's authors. In May-June 2018, we carried out a cross-sectional study among the students of all years, embracing 291 respondents.…

OBJECTIVES: To analyse to what extent clinical practice guidelines on drug treatment of depression in children and adolescents mention the risk of adverse effects, to characterise the citations in the guidelines and to assess to what extent data from a major study (Treatment for Adolescents With Depression Study, TADS)…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Patients with chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) might have a higher prevalence of fructose malabsorption than healthy controls. This study's aim was to determine the prevalence and symptom severity of fructose malabsorption in patients with active and inactive IBD. METHODS: The present stud…

AIM: Cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP) is a rare but life-threatening type of ectopic pregnancy. This study's aim is to investigate the clinical characteristics and possible risk factors for cesarean scar pregnancy. METHODS: A clinically randomized, unpaired and retrospective case-control study was implemented. A study gr…

This study's aim was to characterize the food environment of Brazilian public and private schools. This was a national school-based cross-sectional study with 1,247 schools - among which 81.09% were public and 18.91% were private - in 124 Brazilian municipalities. The data originated from the Questionnaire on Aspects o…

Objectives This study's objective was to assess the morbidity of self-employed workers in the food service industry, an industry with a large amount of occupational health risks. Methods A cross-sectional study, consisting of 437 participants, was conducted between 2011 and 2013 in Champagne-Ardenne, France. The health…

BACKGROUND: Understanding children's views of illness and health is vital to a child-centred approach in patient education and care. Paediatric healthcare providers should incorporate children's views of health and illness to enable children and their families to participate in self-management plans and achieve better…

PURPOSE: The aim of this quasi-experimental study is to evaluate a novel technique for an outpatient application of formalin for chronic rectal bleeding after prostate irradiation. METHODS: This is a quasi- experimental clinical trial developed between January 2010 and July 2015, including 35 patients with chronic rad…

OBJECTIVE: This study examines the long-term effects of evidence-based supported employment services on three vocational outcomes: labor force participation, earnings, and attainment of Social Security Administration (SSA) nonbeneficiary status through suspension or termination of disability cash payments due to work (…

OBJECTIVES: Shaping the energy spectrum of the X-ray beam has been shown to be beneficial in low-dose CT. This study's aim was to investigate dose and image quality of tin filtration at 100 kV for pre-operative planning in low-dose paranasal CT imaging in a large patient cohort. METHODS: In a prospective trial, 1…