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This study's purpose was to investigate risk factors for mortality from anorectal abscesses through a more comprehensive examination. This was a retrospective study that evaluated National Inpatient Sample patient data of adult and elderly patients emergently admitted with a primary diagnosis of anorectal abscess. Data…

OBJECTIVES: Persons with schizophrenia, schizoaffective, or bipolar I disorder are more likely to die by suicide compared to the general population. Dysfunctional attitudes have been shown to be significant predictors of cognitive vulnerability to depression, hopelessness, and poor problem-solving skills, which predict…

INTRODUCTION: Poor oral hygiene can cause infections and inflammatory diseases. Data on its impact on outcome after lung transplantation (LuTX) is scarce. Most transplant centers have individual standards regarding dental care as there is no clinical guideline. This study's objective was to assess LuTX-listed patient's…

INTRODUCTION: Cervical cancer is still one of the cancers threatening the health of Chinese women with high morbidity and mortality. However, the participation rate of cervical cancer screening (CCS) among women is low due to various reasons, so it is crucial to understand the factors that influence women's willingness…

Introduction COVID-19 vaccination rates remain suboptimal in the United States. Clinicians and policymakers need to better understand how likely vaccine-hesitant individuals are to ultimately accept vaccination and what is associated with such changes. This study's aims were to 1) describe changes between vaccine inten…

Students with low family socioeconomic status (SES) often have lower academic achievement than their peers with high family SES, as has been widely demonstrated. Nevertheless, there is a group of students beating the odds and achieving academic excellence despite the socio-economic background of their families. The stu…

The study's aim was to assess MRI, in cases in which MRI was deemed clinically necessary, to determine its diagnostic accuracy for placental adhesion disorder (PAD) and prognostic accuracy for massive postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Additionally, we investigated the diagnostic utility of MRI in the antenatal workup of PAD…

Oncoplastic breast conserving surgery (BCS) becomes the standard of care in multidisciplinary breast cancer treatment. From our perspective, the aim of oncoplastic BCS is the best oncological, aesthetic and functional surgical treatment results. The study's objective is to present our approaches to the selection of sur…

PURPOSE: Opal is a new patient-centered mobile application that gives cancer patients access to their real time medical data in conjunction with disease- and treatment-specific patient education material. Few studies have focused on patients' experiences with such mobile applications. This study's objectives were to (1…

PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of Laparoscopic emergency cervicoisthmic cerclage in second trimester of pregnancy. METHODS: Between November 2015 and March 2019 5 patients underwent Laparoscopic emergency cervicoisthmic cerclage. All women had showed cervical insufficiency wi…

BACKGROUND: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are common, with nearly two-thirds of adult samples reporting exposure to at least one and one-quarter reporting exposure to three or more distinct types of ACEs. ACEs have been linked to various negative outcomes across the life course, including mental health problems,…

PURPOSE: This study was performed to reveal the relationship of nursing students' personality traits and entrepreneurship tendency with career adaptability. METHOD: This descriptive and correlational study's sample consisted of the junior and senior students in the nursing faculty of a state university in Istanbul (n&…

PURPOSE: Percutaneous fixation of scaphoid fractures often does not allow the evaluation of potential ligamentous lesions. Arthroscopy is an useful tool in the management of scaphoid fractures to visualize potentially associated lesions. With arthroscopic assistance, we often found scapholunate ligament lesions. Our st…

BACKGROUND: This community-based and cross-sectional study was performed in a Brazilian city and aimed to evaluate stroke literacy. METHODS: A stroke knowledge survey was administered to passersby of a public square from December 2015 to October 2016, in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. Convenience sampling was perform…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Brain death determination (BDD) is primarily a clinical diagnosis, where death is defined as the permanent loss of brainstem function. In scenarios where clinical examinations are inaccurate, ancillary imaging tests are required. The choice of ancillary imaging test is variable, but the common d…

OBJECTIVES: Family medicine plays an important role in quality of care (QoC) of coronary heart disease (CHD) patients. This study's aim was to determine the quality of secondary cardiovascular disease prevention in the everyday practice of family physicians. DESIGN: This study was observational cross-sectional. SETTI…

BACKGROUND: Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion can be life-saving; however, the risks of RBC transfusion have been increasingly recognized, and current guidelines recommend restrictive transfusion in most patients. We hypothesized that RBC transfusions are decreasing in surgical patients. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: A ret…

BACKGROUND: The frequency of traumatic brain injury (TBI) co-occurring with traumatic spinal cord injury (tSCI) is unclear despite a number of past studies; as well, limited research has examined predictors of co-morbid TBI in tSCI patients. OBJECTIVES: (1a) To summarize past literature on comorbid diagnosis of TBI in…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the Na content reported on the labels of processed foods sold in Brazil that are usually consumed as snacks by children and adolescents. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study that assessed Na content and serving size reporting on processed food labels. SETTING: A supermarket that is part of a large chain…

PURPOSE: This study's purpose was to evaluate the success of calcium hydroxide (CH) and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) pulpotomies following the use of five percent sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as an antibacterial agent to clean the chamber prior to application of the pulpotomy agent. METHODS: A total of 128 teeth we…