13805 papers
This study demonstrates that in differentiated thyroid cancer patients with iodine-avid residual metastatic lymph nodes, the number and size of these nodes alongside stimulated thyroglobulin levels are independent predictors of persistent radioactive iodine uptake, enabling the development of a nomogram to forecast functional therapeutic response.
This cross-sectional study of 434 Colombian patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus reveals a high prevalence (71.7%) of potentially inappropriate medications and therapeutic omissions, particularly among those with rheumatologic comorbidities, highlighting significant opportunities to improve prescribing quality in this population.
This study demonstrates that metformin treatment in children with Fragile X Syndrome significantly normalizes resting-state EEG markers of cortical excitation/inhibition balance and brain maturation, with these electrophysiological improvements correlating with enhanced adaptive behaviors.
In this pilot randomized controlled trial, intravenous lidocaine combined with venous occlusion was found to be significantly more effective than parecoxib in preventing and attenuating propofol injection pain, supporting lidocaine as the superior pretreatment method.
This study demonstrates that an LLM-based teaching pathway utilizing structured prompt frameworks (SPADE and RTF) can effectively simulate authentic clinical pharmacy ward round dialogues and provide formative feedback with scores highly correlated to expert judgments, offering a scalable, low-cost alternative to traditional training despite minor limitations in response stability and systematic score underestimation.
This randomized controlled trial demonstrates that thoracoscopic-guided thoracic paravertebral nerve block is noninferior to ultrasound-guided block in analgesic efficacy for uniport video-assisted thoracic surgery patients, while offering significantly shorter procedure times and fewer complications.
This multinational cross-sectional survey reveals that dehydration and high-output stomas are prevalent among ileostomates in the UK, Ireland, and Australia, driven by low hydration knowledge, significant barriers to fluid intake, and specific clinical factors, thereby highlighting the urgent need for targeted education and ongoing monitoring.
In a retrospective cohort study of biologic-naïve patients with plaque psoriasis, IL-23 pathway inhibitors demonstrated significantly superior long-term treatment continuation compared to IL-17 inhibitors, identifying the mechanism of action as a key independent factor for durable disease control.
In a randomized controlled trial of low-risk patients undergoing low-flow anesthesia, pressure-controlled ventilation was found to significantly reduce peak inspiratory pressure compared to volume-controlled ventilation while maintaining comparable mean airway pressure, lung compliance, and early postoperative pulmonary function.
An analysis of 2015–2019 Global Youth Tobacco Survey data from Mauritius, Seychelles, Ghana, and Togo reveals that current e-cigarette use among adolescents is a significant and growing concern driven primarily by product awareness and prior smoking, while protection is associated with smoke-free policies and school-based education.