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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a scoring system to predict the mortality of hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron: a nationwide, multicentre study
The Omicron variant broke out in China at the end of 2022, causing a considerable number of severe cases and even deaths. The study aimed to identify risk factors for death in patients hospitalized with SARS-C...
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Open AccessAdvancements in understanding the association of sepsis with heart rate variability in premature infants
With the rapid development of perinatal medicine and neonatal resuscitation technology, neonatal mortality gradually reduces, but sepsis is still a neonatal critical illness and an important cause of death. Th...
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Open AccessRole of liver FGF21-KLB signaling in ketogenic diet-induced amelioration of hepatic steatosis
The effectiveness of ketogenic diet (KD) in ameliorating fatty liver has been established, although its mechanism is under investigation. Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) positively regulates obesity-associ...
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Open AccessRenomegaly and acute kidney injury as primary manifestations of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: a report of three cases
In adults with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, renal enlargement and acute kidney injury occur infrequently at first presentation, especially in T lymphocytic lymphomas.
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Neural variability in three major psychiatric disorders
Across the major psychiatric disorders (MPDs), a shared disruption in brain physiology is suspected. Here we investigate the neural variability at rest, a well-established behavior-relevant marker of brain fun...
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Open AccessAssociation of elevated levels of peripheral complement components with cortical thinning and impaired logical memory in drug-naïve patients with first-episode schizophrenia
Schizophrenia has been linked to polymorphism in genes encoding components of the complement system, and hyperactive complement activity has been linked to immune dysfunction in schizophrenia patients. Whether...
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Minimally invasive small incision surgical technique for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
It is always a challenge for orthopaedic surgeons to minimise surgical incisions while ensuring excellent surgical results. We propose the minimally invasive small incision (MISI) technique and an extramedulla...
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Open AccessCost-Effectiveness of Secukinumab Versus Other Biologics in the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: The Chinese Healthcare System Perspective
This study assessed the cost-effectiveness of secukinumab compared with other biologics (adalimumab, infliximab, ustekinumab, ixekizumab, guselkumab, and Yisaipu [etanercept biosimilar]) for moderate-to-severe...
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The impact of preoperative MRI-detected lateral meniscal intra-substance signal abnormalities on mid-term functional outcomes following mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty
There is a dilemma as to whether the presence of degenerative changes of lateral meniscus is a contraindication to medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). Therefore, the purpose of this study is to as...
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Predicting valgus malalignment after mobile-bearing UKA using a new method: the arithmetic HKA of the arthritic knee
Valgus malalignment is one of the most common reasons for the progression of osteoarthritis in the lateral compartment of the knee after mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA). The arithmetic ...
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Lateral meniscus with tears or with histologic calcification does not increase the risk of lateral osteoarthritis after medial unicompartmental arthroplasty
Meniscal tears or histological meniscal calcifications (in the absence of radiological chondrocalcinosis) are frequent in osteoarthritis. Whether lateral meniscal lesions influence clinical outcomes after medi...
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Open AccessRetraction Note: CYPA promotes the progression and metastasis of serous ovarian cancer (SOC) in vitro and in vivo
This article has been retracted. Please see the Retraction Notice for more detail: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13048-019-0593-2.
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Open AccessEpidemiological analysis of death among patients on maintenance hemodialysis: results from the bei**g blood purification quality Control and Improvement Center
China has the largest number of patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) worldwide. Despite continuous improvements in hemodialysis techniques, patients on MHD have a higher mortality rate than the general p...
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Three-dimensional Quantitative Standards for Assessing Outcomes of Facial Lipotransfer: A Review
Reliable quantitative data are required to address the unpredictability of facial autologous fat grafting (AFG). Facial evaluation by 3D scanning technology is getting popular. However, this process lacks unif...
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Coronal tibiofemoral subluxation under valgus stress force radiography is useful for evaluating postoperative coronal tibiofemoral subluxation in mobile-bearing UKA
Coronal tibiofemoral subluxation (CTFS) is considered a controversial and potential contraindication to unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) but is less discussed. The study aims to observe the CTFS in a c...
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Open AccessEffect of dialytic phosphate reduction rate on mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients: a matched case–control study
Phosphates, similar to urea, are small molecular substances that can be cleared during dialysis. Dialytic phosphate reduction rate (PRR) may, to some extent, be related to the relative amount of phosphates cle...
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Open AccessExtracellular status of thrombospondin-2 in type 2 diabetes mellitus and utility as a biomarker in the determination of early diabetic kidney disease
Thrombospondin-2 (TSP-2) is a multifunctional matricellular glycoprotein correlated with glucose homeostasis, insulin sensitivity, and estimated glomerular filtration rate. Investigation of the association of ...
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Gap balance difference of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty between hanging leg and supine leg position: a prospective cohort study
Gap balance is critical in Oxford unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (OUKA) surgery; the effect of lower limb positioning on gap balance judgements has not been reported. There are two mean operative positions...
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Open AccessAutomated quantitative assessment of pediatric blunt hepatic trauma by deep learning-based CT volumetry
To develop an end-to-end deep learning method for automated quantitative assessment of pediatric blunt hepatic trauma based on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT).
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Open AccessAssociations between urban birth or childhood trauma and first-episode schizophrenia mediated by low IQ
Exposure to urban birth, childhood trauma, and lower Intelligence Quotient (IQ) were the most well-established risk factors for schizophrenia in developed countries. In develo** countries, whether urban birt...
