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Medicine & Public Health
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ChatGPT’s limited accuracy in generating anatomical images for medical education
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Open AccessVariation of adverse drug events in different settings in Africa: a systematic review
Adverse drug events (ADEs) represent challenges affecting Africa’s healthcare systems owing to the increased healthcare expenditure and negative health outcomes of ADEs.
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Thiotepa-busulfan-fludarabine-based conditioning as a promising approach prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm
Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm (BPDCN) is a rare and aggressive myeloid malignancy associated with a poor prognosis. Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) has em...
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Open AccessHyperuricemia and intravenous fat emulsion are risk factors for gout flares during active gastrointestinal bleeding: a case control study
It is well-established that patients with a history of gout are more susceptible to experiencing gastrointestinal bleeding. Gout flare during active gastrointestinal bleeding poses a significant challenge due ...
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Open AccessPercutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy combined with platelet-rich plasma injection for lumbar disc herniation: analysis of clinical and imaging outcomes
To evaluate the clinical efficacy and imaging outcomes of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) combined with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for the treatment of lumbar disc herniation (LDH).
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Open AccessSingle-port robotic-assisted laparoscopic synchronous surgery in pediatric patent processus vaginalis
Patent processus vaginalis (PPV) is usually observed in pediatric abdominal surgery; however, robotic single-port surgery in repairing processus vaginalis has not been reported in children. Herein, we present ...
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Association between ICU quality and in-hospital mortality of V-V ECMO-supported patients—the ECMO quality improvement action (EQIA) study: a national cohort study in China from 2017 to 2019
This cohort study was performed to explore the influence of intensive care unit (ICU) quality on in-hospital mortality of veno-venous (V-V) extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)-supported patients in Chin...
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Open AccessTricuspid mechanical valve replacement for severe tricuspid stenosis in a child who underwent surgical correction of complete atrioventricular septal defect, a rare long-term complications
Complete atrioventricular septal defect is a complicated congenital heart malformations, and surgical correction is the best treatment, the severe tricuspid stenosis is a rare long-term complication after the ...
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Open AccessCalycosin ameliorates osteoarthritis by regulating the imbalance between chondrocyte synthesis and catabolism
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a severe chronic inflammatory disease. As the main active component of Astragalus mongholicus Bunge, a classic traditional ethnic herb, calycosin exhibits anti-inflammatory action and its m...
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Open AccessThe level of partial pressure of carbon dioxide affects respiratory effort in COVID-19 patients undergoing pressure support ventilation with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Patients with COVID-19 undergoing pressure support ventilation (PSV) with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) commonly had high respiratory drive, which could cause self-inflicted lung injury. The aim o...
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Overcoming right heart failure through successful treatment of cardiac dominant diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: a case report
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Development and performance of SIAT bPET: a high-resolution and high-sensitivity MR-compatible brain PET scanner using dual-ended readout detectors
Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging (PET/MRI) is a powerful tool for brain imaging, but the spatial resolution of the PET scanners currently used for brain imaging can be further improved t...
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Open AccessComparative efficacy of Chinese patent medicines in patients with carotid atherosclerotic plaque: a Bayesian network meta− analysis
Traditional Chinese patent medicines (TCPMs) have been widely used to treat carotid atherosclerotic plaque (CAP) in China. However, systematic evaluation of the clinical efficacy of TCPMs for CAP is still unkn...
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Construction and validation of a predictive nomogram for ferroptosis-related genes in osteosarcoma
Ferroptosis is a new type of cellular regulation of necrosis that has attracted great attention in recent years, which is different from the traditional mode of autophagy, apoptosis, and necrosis. Studies sugg...
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Socioeconomic status on survival outcomes in patients with colorectal cancer: a cross-sectional study
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is widely acknowledged as a prevalent malignancy and the second most common cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to examine the independent impact of M...
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Open AccessDeciphering transcriptomic determinants of the divergent link between PD-L1 and immunotherapy efficacy
Programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression remains the most widely used biomarker for predicting response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), but its predictiveness varies considerably. Identificatio...
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Evaluation of ICUs and weight of quality control indicators: an exploratory study based on Chinese ICU quality data from 2015 to 2020
This study aimed to explore key quality control factors that affected the prognosis of intensive care unit (ICU) patients in Chinese mainland over six years (2015–2020). The data for this study were from 31 pr...
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Mortality following fragility hip fracture in China: a record linkage study
Mortality risk declined over time. Patients with fragility hip fracture experienced an approximate ninefold excess mortality, peaking shortly after fracture, in comparison with that of the general population. ...
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Open AccessNeuroinflammation-associated miR-106a-5p serves as a biomarker for the diagnosis and prognosis of acute cerebral infarction
Acute cerebral infarction (ACI) is a common cerebrovascular disease. Previous studies have shown that some abnormally expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in ACI. This study aimed to investigate t...
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Outcomes of free vascularized iliac bone flap for severe traumatic osteonecrosis of femoral head in young adults
To explore the clinical and radiological effects of the free vascularized iliac bone flap (FVIBF) based on deep iliac circumflex vessels for Association Research Circulation Osseous (ARCO) stage 3 traumatic os...
