Effect of methylprednisolone treatment on COVID-19: An inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2022 Objectives While corticosteroids have been hypothesized to exert protective benefits in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, data remain mixed. This study sought to investigate the outcomes of methylprednisone administration in an Italian cohort of ...
Lorenzo Porta +6 more
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Cardioplegia Strategies in Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement: An Inverse Probability of Treatment Weighting Analysis [PDF]
MedicinaBackground and Objectives: Optimal myocardial protection during minimally invasive aortic valve replacement (MIAVR) is debated. We compared four cardioplegia strategies.
Lukman Amanov +12 more
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Bronchiectasis morphology and hemoptysis recurrence after bronchial artery embolization: a cohort study using inverse probability of treatment weighting [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundHemoptysis is a serious and often life-threatening symptom associated with various pulmonary conditions, with bronchiectasis being a common cause.
Yuxin Duan +5 more
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Novel modified blumgart anastomosis reduces clinically relevant pancreatic fistula after pancreaticoduodenectomy: a retrospective study using inverse probability of treatment weighting [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgeryBackgroundClinically relevant postoperative pancreatic fistula (CR-POPF) remains a significant complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). We implemented a novel modified Blumgart pancreaticojejunostomy (m-BPJ) technique with anchoring approach and ...
Lin Ye +9 more
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Optimal surgery sequence in the treatment of degenerative hip-spine syndrome: a propensity score-based inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis [PDF]
BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersBackground The coexistence of spinal degenerative diseases and hip joint degeneration is common among middle-aged and elderly individuals, causing significant suffering and economic burden for patients. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) and lumbar fusion (LF)
Yiming Fan +7 more
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Efficacy of CARVYKTI in CARTITUDE-4 versus other conventional treatment regimens for lenalidomide-refractory multiple myeloma using inverse probability of treatment weighting [PDF]
Journal of Comparative Effectiveness ResearchAim: The phase III randomized controlled trial (RCT) CARTITUDE-4 (NCT04181827) demonstrated superiority of CARVYKTI (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel) over daratumumab, pomalidomide and dexamethasone (DPd) and pomalidomide, bortezomib and ...
Winfried Alsdorf +10 more
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International Journal of Turkish Education Sciences, 2023 In this Monte Carlo simulation study, the performance of six different propensity score methods implemented through weighting cases was investigated: inverse probability of treatment weighting, truncated inverse probability of treatment weighting ...
Sungur Gürel, Walter Lana Leite
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2022 BackgroundTreatments for cT1-2, N0 glottic squamous cell carcinoma (GLSCC) include endoscopic resection, open surgery, and radiotherapy. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of three treatment modalities and provide reference data for ...
Qi-wei Liang +6 more
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023 Background Previous studies have been inconsistent concerning the association between smoking and risk of osteoarthritis (OA). This study aimed to explore the associations of smoking status and change in cartilage volume of OA in two longitudinal cohorts.
Ziyuan Shen +4 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021 Background The association between blood culture status and mortality among sepsis patients remains controversial hence we conducted a tri-center retrospective cohort study to compare the early and late mortality of culture-negative versus culture ...
Aibo Liu +8 more
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