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Do Quality Measures or Hospital Characteristics Predict Readmission Penalties for Hip and Knee Arthroplasty?

Feb 26, 2024

Quality rating systems exist to grade the value of care provided by hospitals, but the extent to which these rating systems correlate with patient outcomes is unclear. The association of quality ratin...

Congruency and its related factors between patients' fall risk perception and nurses' fall risk assessment in acute care hospitals.

Feb 26, 2024

Inpatients need to recognize their fall risk accurately and objectively. Nurses need to assess how patients perceive their fall risk and identify the factors that influence patients' fall risk percept...

Clinical and surgical effectiveness of the multi-disciplinary standardized management model in the treatment of retroperitoneal liposarcoma: Evidence-based clinical practice experience from Fudan Zhongshan.

Feb 26, 2024

To assess the correlation between clinical outcomes and diagnostic accuracy of evaluations carried out by a preoperative multidisciplinary team versus standard surgical care for patients with retroper...

Development and validation of a nomogram to predict postsurgical intra-abdominal infection in blunt abdominal trauma patients: A multicenter retrospective study.

Feb 26, 2024

Intra-abdominal infection is a common complication of blunt abdominal trauma. Early detection and intervention can reduce the incidence of intra-abdominal infection and improve patients' prognoses. Th...

Fibrosis Management Algorithm in Secondary Liposculpture.

Feb 19, 2024

Liposuction is considered one of the most common procedures in plastic surgery. However, major postoperative complications such as visceral injury, fluid overload, and necrotizing fasciitis still occu...

Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Standardized Cosmesis and Health Nasal Outcomes Survey in Japanese (J-SCHNOS).

Feb 19, 2024

Rhinoplasty is one of the most popular plastic surgery techniques. The evaluation of both functional and cosmetic aspects of rhinoplasty is essential for planning and assessing surgery results. The St...

Evaluation of the effect of proximal massage and palm fisting in reducing the risk of peripheral venous catheter-related phlebitis: Randomized control study.

Feb 19, 2024

Peripheral venous catheter is a clinical procedure often performed by nurses in hospitals. Phlebitis can be prevented with more nursing care by applying peripheral venous catheter by trained nurses an...

Biological parameters for quality evaluation of allografts from the Brazilian National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics tissue bank.

Feb 19, 2024

Bone allografts are clinically used in a variety of surgical procedures, and tissue banks are responsible for harvesting, processing, quality testing, storing, and delivering these materials for trans...

Effects of KLF11 on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells and its Underlying Mechanisms in Intracranial Aneurysm.

Feb 19, 2024

Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) affect the phenotypic changes in intracranial aneurysm (IA). They exhibit enhanced dissociation and migration and play a key role in IA pathogenesis. KLF transcrip...

The Role of Nitrous Oxide in Minor Pediatric Procedures in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review.

Feb 19, 2024

Pediatric patients undergoing minor, but painful procedures in an Emergency Department (ED) need adequate relief of pain and distress to prevent long term negative effects and adversely impact procedu...

Effect of propofol and sevoflurane on postoperative fatigue after laparoscopic hysterectomy.

Feb 19, 2024

Postoperative fatigue syndrome (POFS) is an important factor in postoperative recovery. However, the effect of anesthetic drugs on postoperative fatigue in female patients has been rarely studied. Thi...

Clinical and pathological factors associated with survival in patients with pancreatic cancer who receive adjuvant therapy after neoadjuvant therapy: A retrospective multi-institutional analysis.

Feb 19, 2024

Neoadjuvant therapy is being increasingly used for patients with pancreatic cancer. The role of adjuvant therapy in these patients is unclear. The purpose of this study was to identify clinical and pa...

A fast in silico model for preoperative risk assessment of paravalvular leakage.

Feb 12, 2024

In silico simulations can be used to evaluate and optimize the safety, quality, efficacy and applicability of medical devices. Furthermore, in silico modeling is a powerful tool in therapy planning to...

Reconstruction of an Eyelid Defect Associated with Congenital Coloboma in a 7-Month-Old Male Infant Using an Acellular Dermal Allograft.

Feb 12, 2024

BACKGROUND Congenital eyelid coloboma in children often faces complications such as keratitis, symblepharon, and amblyopia. Repairing defects involving at least 50% of the eyelid margin can be challen...

Randomized, Single-Blind, Comparative Study of Remimazolam Besylate Vs Propofol for Facial Plastic Surgery.

Feb 12, 2024

Use of local anesthesia, conscious sedation with a combination of a sedative and anesthetic drug during surgical procedure is an approach designed to avoid intubation and which produces less adverse e...

Assessment of Patient Matters in Healthcare Facilities.

Feb 12, 2024

Ensuring the sustainability of healthcare facilities requires the evaluation of patient matters with appropriate methods and tools. The objective of this research is to develop a new tool for assessin...

Dual-Protection Inorganic-Protein Coating on Mg-Based Biomaterials through Tooth-Enamel-Inspired Biomineralization.

Feb 12, 2024

Biocompatible magnesium alloys represent revolutionary implantable materials in dentistry and orthopedics but face challenges due to rapid bio-corrosion, necessitating protective coatings to mitigate ...

Erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular receptor B6 is highly expressed in non-functioning pituitary neuroendocrine tumors and its expression correlates with tumor size.

Feb 12, 2024

Erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular (EPH) receptors are the largest known family of receptor tyrosine kinases characterized in humans. These proteins are involved in tissue organization, synaptic ...

Schwann cell promotes macrophage recruitment through IL-17B/IL-17RB pathway in injured peripheral nerves.

Feb 12, 2024

Macrophage recruitment to the injured nerve initiates a cascade of events, including myelin debris clearance and nerve trophic factor secretion, which contribute to proper nerve tissue repair. However...

Effect of Lower Extremity Nerve Decompression in Patients with Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: The DNND Randomized, Observation Group- and Placebo Surgery-controlled Clinical Trial.

Feb 12, 2024

Evaluate the effect of nerve decompression on pain in patients with lower extremity painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN).Currently, no treatment provides lasting relief for patients with DPN. ...

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