Academic Articles & Research Papers

Participation in oncology rehabilitation in regional South West Victoria, Australia: a retrospective study.

Socioeconomic Status and Clinical Trial Enrollment in Head and Neck Cancer: A Single-Institution Retrospective Study.

Clinical features and long-term outcomes of anti-DPPX autoimmune encephalitis: a multicentre retrospective study in a Chinese cohort.

Impact of pneumonia and lung cancer on mortality of women with hypertension

Abstract Essential hypertension is one of the most severe women’s health problems. Modern life brings more chances of pulmonary diseases to human. The purpose of the study is to investigate weather pneumonia and lung cancer are associated w...

Association between Postoperative Neck Pain and Intraoperative Transcranial Motor-Evoked Potential Waveforms of the Trapezius Muscles in Patients with Cervical Myelopathy Who Underwent Cervical Laminoplasty

Study Design Retrospective study. Purpose Cervical laminoplasty is safe and effective for treating cervical myelopathy but has a higher frequency of postoperative axial pain compared to other methods. Several studies have reported on the ca...

Retrospective study of cultural biases and their reflections among Korean medical students: a cultural hybridity perspective

Purpose Most of studies about racial or ethnic biases among medical students have been conducted in English-speaking developed countries. This study explores the hybridity and transformation of Korean medical students’ biases, arguing that ...

CD56-Negative Extranodal Natural Killer/T-Cell Lymphoma: A Retrospective Study in 443 Patients Treated by Chemotherapy With or Without Asparaginase

ObjectiveExtranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma (NKTCL) is an aggressive EBV-related lymphoma, originating from NK cells or T cells. Previous study demonstrated that CD56 negative NKTCL should be recognized as a distinct subtype. In this...

Application of TyG index and carotid ultrasound parameters in the prediction of ischemic stroke

ObjectiveThe triglyceride - glucose (TyG) index has been confirmed as an independent risk factor for ischemic stroke (IS) in numerous studies. In terms of the role of carotid ultrasound in the risk assessment of IS, the focus has shifted fr...

Clinicopathological Comparison of Colorectal Cancer in Young and Old Patients

Background & Objectives: Colorectal cancer is the commonest malignancy in the gastrointestinal tract third and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. The advanced stages and poor tumor grade of colorectal cancer are likely to b...

Lipofuscin: Wear Pigment or Alarm Signal for Cardiac AlloGraft Vasculopathy?

Background: CAV (cardiac allograft vasculopathy) is considered the leading cause of late post-transplant mortality and affects approximately 50% of transplant patients at 10 years post-transplant. Its etiopathogenetic mechanism is considere...

Association between maternal plasma glucose levels during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Preterm birth is a leading cause of health problems and death in infants. This study aims to investigate the association between maternal plasma glucose levels during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth. Methods This pop...

Preoperative and intraoperative assessment of myometrial invasion in patients with FIGO stage I non-endometrioid endometrial carcinoma—a large-scale, multi-center, and retrospective study

Abstract Introduction Myometrial invasion is a prognostic factor for lymph node metastases and decreased survival in non-endometrioid endometrial carcinoma patients. Herein, we explored the mode of myometrial invasion diagnosis in FIGO stag...

Comparison of the effectiveness of an oral combination of thiamine, pyridoxine, and cyanocobalamin with parenteral cyanocobalamin in adolescents with nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency

Aims: Nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency remains a significant public health issue. This study aimed to compare the efficacy of an oral combination of thiamine, pyridoxine, cyanocobalamin, and parenteral cyanocobalamin treatment among adole...

Development and validation of an interpretable machine learning model for predicting the risk of coronary heart disease risk in diabetes mellitus patients: a dual-center retrospective study

Abstract Background Diabetes mellitus (DM) combined with coronary heart disease (CHD) significantly increases the risk of cardiovascular events with a greater mortality rate. Therefore, establishing a predictive model can help DM patients r...

Examining Rural and Urban Sentiment Difference in COVID-19–Related Topics on Twitter: Word Embedding–Based Retrospective Study

BackgroundBy the end of 2022, more than 100 million people were infected with COVID-19 in the United States, and the cumulative death rate in rural areas (383.5/100,000) was much higher than in urban areas (280.1/100,000). As the pandemic s...

Percutaneous CT-Guided Bone Lesion Biopsy for Confirmation of Bone Metastases in Patients with Breast Cancer

We aimed to determine diagnostic accuracy of CT-guided bone lesion biopsy for the confirmation of bone metastases in patients with breast cancer and assessment of hormone receptor status in metastatic tissue. A total of 56 female patients w...

Epidemiology of Drowning Incidents among Children at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital Oman

Objectives: We sought to study the epidemiology of drowning among children reported at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Oman. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of the patients who presented to the emergency department with a h...

Combined Letrozole and Growth Hormone Therapy in Late-Pubertal Males with Advanced Bone Age and Open Knee Physes

Background/Objectives: The therapeutic window for growth hormone (GH) therapy in late-pubertal males with advanced bone age (BA ≥ 15 years) is generally considered closed. Yet, open knee physes may indicate residual growth potential. This s...

Clinical presentations and dispositions of transient ischemic attack and minor stroke patients at the emergency department of a tertiary hospital in southern Thailand: A retrospective study

Abstract Objective To assess the dispositions, management, and clinical outcomes of TIAMS patients in ED to improve the quality of management in ED. Material and Method A descriptive retrospective study was conducted in ED patients aged >18...

Association of Case Management Nursing with Swallowing and Voice Recovery and Quality of Life After Transoral Thyroidectomy: A Retrospective Study with Predictive Modeling.