International journal of clinical practice
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Randomized Controlled TrialSerum TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 Levels in Chronic HBV-Infected Patients.
The objective of the study was to evaluate the serum levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6 in chronic HBV-infected patients. ⋯ The results of our study showed that serum levels of TNF-α and IL-6 are increased in CHB patients.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Multicenter StudyPredicting all-cause unplanned readmission within 30 days of discharge using electronic medical record data: a multi-center study.
To develop a predictive model for identifying patients at high risk of all-cause unplanned readmission within 30 days after discharge, using administrative data available before discharge. ⋯ We propose a 10-item predictive model to flag high-risk patients in a diverse population before discharge using readily available hospital administrative data which can easily be integrated into the hospital information system.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Epidemiology, Treatment Patterns, and Survival of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL) in Taiwan, 2006-2015.
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) is one of the most frequent types of leukaemia/lymphoma in adults in Western countries. However, there are few studies regarding its epidemiology and treatment patterns in Asian countries. ⋯ This study is the first population-based study in Asia and provides comprehensive evidence of epidemiology, treatment patterns and survivals of CLL/SLL in an Asian population.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Effect of Hand Dominance on Functional Outcomes in Pediatric Patients with Flexor Tendon Injuries: A cross-sectional study.
There are limited data in the literature about the short- to mid-term results of children with flexor tendon injuries. We aim to evaluate the short- to mid-term functional outcomes of children with flexor tendon injuries and to disclose whether the injured side affects the results. ⋯ This study demonstrated that paediatric population with flexor tendon injuries in their dominant hands has better short- to mid-term functional outcomes. These results may be attributed to use their injured dominant hand more actively in daily activities.
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Int. J. Clin. Pract. · Aug 2021
Observational StudyAdmission blood lactate levels of patients diagnosed with cerebrovascular disease effects on short and long-term mortality risk.
Our study was carried out on patients admitted to the emergency ward with acute stroke symptoms that were subsequently diagnosed with cerebrovascular disease. We aimed to examine the relationship between these patients' admission lactate levels and their 1-, 3-, and 12-month mortality rates in order to evaluate the prognostic value of lactate levels. ⋯ Our study found that hyperlactatemia was associated with a higher risk of 1-, 3-, and 12-month mortality, suggesting that it has predictive prognostic value. In the future, we believe that prospective observational studies and/or large-scale retrospective studies will be of great value in providing more insight into this topic.