Impact factor and citation metrics in phase III cancer trials.

Purpose: Journal impact factor (IF) is often used to measure research quality and importance. We assessed trial factors associated with the publication of cancer trials in journals with higher IF and publications receiving higher citations.

Materials And Methods: Cancer-specific phase III RCTs were screened through https://clinicaltrials.

Food and Drug Administration approvals in phase 3 Cancer clinical trials.

Background: Phase 3 oncologic randomized clinical trials (RCTs) can lead to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals. In this study, we aim to identify trial-related factors associated with trials leading to subsequent FDA drug approvals.

Methods: We performed a database query through the ClinicalTrials.

Consanguinity rates among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: a study on genetic awareness.

Consanguineous marriage is a deeply rooted tradition in the Arab world. Such marriages are linked to higher rates of recessive genetic diseases. During the Syrian conflict, which started in 2011, around one million Syrian individuals became refugees in Lebanon.

Comparison of Effects of Hemostatic Gelatin Sponge Impregnated with Ropivacaine versus Normal Saline Applied on the Transverse Process of the Operated Vertebrae on Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Spinal Instrumentation Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: Protocols for effective postoperative pain control in patients undergoing spinal surgery are not standardized. In our study, we compared the effects of hemostatic absorbable gelatin sponge impregnated with ropivacaine versus normal saline when applied to the transverse process of the operated vertebrae on the postoperative pain following instrumentation spine surgery.

Methods: A prospective double-blind randomized study was conducted on 30 patients undergoing spine surgery.

[Nondepolarizing muscle relaxant improves direct laryngoscopy view with no effect on face mask ventilation].

Background: Difficult or impossible face mask ventilation complicated with difficult tracheal intubation during anesthesia induction occurs in 0.4% of adult anesthesia cases, possibly leading to life-threatening complications. Because of such catastrophes, muscle relaxants have been recommended to be administered after confirming adequate face mask ventilation without a solid scientific validation of this principal.