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Towards single embryo transfer? Modelling clinical outcomes of potential treatment choices using multiple data sources: predictive models and patient perspectives

Health Technology Assessment, 2010
Background: In vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatments involve an egg retrieval process, fertilisation and culture of the resultant embryos in the laboratory, and the transfer of embryos back to the mother over one or more transfer cycles.
SA Roberts, L McGowan, WM Hirst, DR Brison, A Vail, BA Lieberman   +5 more
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Efficacy and Safety of a Simple Auxiliary Liver Suspension Device in Complex Laparoscopic Hepatectomy: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a novel auxiliary liver suspension device in complex laparoscopic hepatectomy. Methods A total of 253 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) undergoing complex laparoscopic hepatectomy at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, and ...
Xiao‐Ying Zhu, Zi‐Hui Ma, Lei Guo, Chong Yang, Jie Xue, Xiao‐Lu Lin, Chong‐De Lu, Qin Zheng, Shu‐Qun Cheng, Wei‐Xing Guo   +9 more
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Alcohol Consumption Is a Risk Factor of Surgical Site Infection After Minimally Invasive Surgery: A Secondary Observational Analysis of a Clinical Trial

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
Alcohol consumption was independently associated with Surgical Site Infection in the gastroenterological Minimally Invasive Surgery. Whether preoperative abstinence from alcohol prevents the occurrence of SSI warrants further investigation. ABSTRACT Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the postoperative complications. Risk factors for SSI
Toshiya Akai, Makoto Takeda, Eisuke Booka, Tomohiro Matsumoto, Masayo Takaoka, Mayu Sakata, Yoshifumi Morita, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Hiramatsu, Hiroya Takeuchi   +9 more
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Short‐Term Outcomes and Cost Drivers of Emergency Surgery for Acute Abdominal Disease in Super‐Elderly Patients: A Study in the Japanese Tertiary Care Hospital

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This retrospective study analyzed patients aged ≥ 85 years undergoing emergency abdominal surgery, focusing on short‐term outcomes and inpatient cost structure under the Japanese DPC system. Although major complications occurred in 19.4% of patients, more than 70% were discharged home.
Yuta Kobayashi, Ryo Oikawa, Yumi Shibuya, Masakazu Tatsuno, Atsuya Kamiyama, Tsuyoshi Ozawa, Keiichiro Hara, Shojiro Hata, Hirokazu Yamaguchi   +8 more
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Narrative Inquiry as a nursing research methodology: reflection on ethical considerations

Onco.News
Introduction: There is an emerging propensity to use narrative inquiry as a nursing research methodology. The narrative inquiry aims to understand experiences and reveal the meaning of individual experiences providing crucial knowledge. The relationship
Inês Frade, Vanda Marques Pinto, Luisa D'Espiney   +2 more
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Technology for nursing care in a Maternal Intensive Care Unit: a methodological study [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Objectives: to develop and validate a nursing care plan in a Maternal Intensive Care Unit. Methods: a methodological study, developed in stages: integrative review; Nursing History construction; care plan restructuring; appearance and content validity ...
Fabíola Nunes de Sá, Jéssica Lourenço Carneiro, Linicarla Fabiole de Souza Gomes, Joselany Afio Caetano, Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro, Ana Kelve de Castro Damasceno   +5 more
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Predicting the Efficacy of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Using Immuno‐Nutritional and Inflammatory Markers in Elderly Patients With Stage III Colorectal Cancer

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This study aimed to determine whether immuno‐nutritional and inflammatory markers could serve as predictors of the outcomes of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colorectal cancer in elderly patients. Postoperative lymphocyte‐to‐monocyte ratio and postoperative C‐reactive protein‐to‐albumin ratio accurately predicted the efficacy of ...
Tomoya Tago, Yasuyuki Takamizawa, Takeharu Kato, Hiroshi Nagata, Konosuke Moritani, Shunsuke Tsukamoto, Yukihide Kanemitsu   +6 more
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Haptic In‐Sensor Computing Device Based on CNT/PDMS Nanocomposite Physical Reservoir

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
Using a porous carbon nanotube‐polydimethylsiloxane nanocomposite, a sensor array integrated with a physical reservoir computing paradigm capable of in‐sensor computing is demonstrated. The device is able to classify between nine objects with an accuracy above 80%, opening the possibility for low‐power sensing/computing for future robotics.
Kouki Kimizuka, Saman Azhari, Shoshi Tokuno, Ahmet Karacali, Yuki Usami, Shuhei Ikemoto, Hakaru Tamukoh, Hirofumi Tanaka   +7 more
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Vision‐Based Handover and Organization of Robotic Scrub Nurse for Seamless Surgical Flow

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a pose estimation‐based robotic scrub nurse (PERSN) that assists surgical procedures by estimating the surgeon's hand position, orientation, and grasping state, along with the constraint‐based 6D pose of surgical instruments. User evaluations show that PERSN provides greater immediate usability and reduces physical demand compared ...
Seongjoon Kang, Jae Woo Shim, Geunwu Gimm, Seung Jae Choi, Jong Hyeon Lee, Youho Myong, Yoon Jae Kim, Changhoon Baek, Minwoo Cho, Sungwan Kim   +9 more
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Re-viewing the concept of saturation in qualitative research

International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances
The term saturation is used ubiquitously in reports of qualitative research. The term is often used, however, as a throw-away line, sans definition, rationale, or explanation of the process. Consequently, there remains a question about what is meant when
Bonnie Mowinski Jennings, Katherine A. Yeager   +1 more
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