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Open AccessInfluence of elevated liver enzyme level on 30-day mortality rates in patients undergoing nonemergency orthopedic surgery
The effect of elevated preoperative liver enzyme levels on postoperative outcomes is a topic of concern to clinicians. This study explored the association between elevated preoperative liver enzyme levels and ...
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Open AccessIndigenizing and co-producing the ACGME anesthesiology milestone in Taiwan: a Delphi study and subgroup analysis
To implement the ACGME Anesthesiology Milestone Project in a non-North American context, a process of indigenization is essential. In this study, we aim to explore the differences in perspective toward the ane...
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The Kapustin–Witten equations and nonabelian Hodge theory
Arising from a topological twist of \({\mathscr {N}}=4\) N = ...
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Open AccessSepticemia and mortality after noncardiac surgery associated with CHA2DS2-VASc score: a retrospective cohort study based on a real-world database
Little was know about the association between the CHA2DS2-VASc score and postoperative outcomes. Our purpose is to evaluate the effects of CHA2DS2-VASc score on the perioperative outcomes in patients with atri...
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Association between nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and major adverse cardiovascular events in patients with end-stage renal disease: a population-based cohort study
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are commonly used for patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) despite clinical guideline recommendations that the use of NSAIDs be avoided in this population....
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Open AccessImproved effects of honokiol on temozolomide-induced autophagy and apoptosis of drug-sensitive and -tolerant glioma cells
Temozolomide (TMZ)-induced side effects and drug tolerance to human gliomas are still challenging issues now. Our previous studies showed that honokiol, a major bioactive constituent of Magnolia officinalis (Houp...
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Dynamics of Abelian Vortices Without Common Zeros in the Adiabatic Limit
On a smooth line bundle L over a compact Kähler Riemann surface Σ, we study the family of vortex equations with a parameter s. For each ...