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Urogynecology (Phila)
January 2025
Division of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
Importance: Women aged 90 years and older ("oldest-old") represent a small but growing population who may experience bothersome pelvic organ prolapse and opt for surgical repair.
Objective: This study aimed to compare perioperative adverse events (AEs) within 8 weeks of prolapse surgery between women ≥90 years and younger patients.
Study Design: We performed a secondary analysis of a dual-center retrospective cohort study of women ≥61 years old undergoing major prolapse surgery from January 2016 to May 2023.
J Sex Med
January 2025
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Health Sciences University Ankara Training and Research Hospital, Ankara Altındağ 06230, Türkiye.
Background: Sexual dysfunction (SD) is a complication of poorly managed diabetes mellitus (DM). To prevent SD, patients should develop sexual health literacy (SHL).
Objective: This study investigated the relationship between SHL and SD in women with DM.
PLoS One
January 2025
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
Primary and secondary antibody deficiencies (PAD and SAD) are amongst the most prevalent immunodeficiency syndromes, often necessitating long-term immune globulin replacement therapy (IRT). Both intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and subcutaneous immunoglobulin (SCIG) have demonstrated efficacy in antibody deficiency. Comparative analyses of these two routes of administration are limited to nurse-administered IVIG and home therapy with self-administered SCIG.
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December 2024
Trauma and Orthopaedics, University Hospitals Sussex National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Sussex, GBR.
Background: The aim of the study is to identify the potential risk factors for postoperative AKI in hip fracture patients.
Design And Methods: Using our local neck of femur (NOF) registration data, patient details were selected using inclusion and exclusion criteria. Electronic records of patients were assessed retrospectively, including blood results, radiological investigations, clinical documentation, and drug charts.
Biometrics
January 2025
Department of Biostatistics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02903, United States.
When many participants in a randomized trial do not comply with their assigned intervention, the randomized encouragement design is a possible solution. In this design, the causal effects of the intervention can be estimated among participants who would have experienced the intervention if encouraged. For many policy interventions, encouragements cannot be randomized and investigators need to rely on observational data.
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