Abstract: Noninvasive Body Contouring Techniques: What Is the Evidence? by Stelios C. Wilson, MD, Salma A. Abdou, BA, Samantha G. Maliha, BA, David A. Daar, MD, MBA, Steven M. Levine, MD

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Improvised dual lumen nasojejunal feeding tube with gastric decompression by Justin Ryan L. Tan, MD, Jose A. Tan, MD, Arsenio Co, MD, Evan G. Ong, MD, Lord Byron Corral, MD

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Abstract: Comparison of Efficiency of Z Plasty and Diamond Shape Excision for Correction of Secondary Deformities in Unilateral Cleft Lip Patients by Nuh Evin, MD, Seyda Guray Evin, MD, Osman Akdag, MD, Mehtap Karamese, MD, Zekeriya Tosun, MD

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Prevalence and intensity of Sarcocystis spp. infection in animals slaughtered for food in Lithuania by Vytautas Januskevicius, Grazina Januskeviciene, Petras Prakas, Dalius Butkauskas, Saulius Petkevicius

“…Similarly, significant differences in the median (Md) intensity of infection were observed in the majority of the muscle groups of cattle (Md = 4-29) and sheep (Md = 21-73) and only in some muscle groups of pigs (Md = 4.5-16) and horses (Md = 1-3). …”
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Meta-analysis of the traditional Chinese medicine care model in relieving postoperative pain in patients with anorectal diseases by Peiyao Li, Guoshuang Yu, Fuyan Liu

“…Furthermore, TCM care was effective in providing pain relief (OR: 4.78; 95 % CI: 2.93,7.79; P < 0.00001) and reducing wound healing time (MD: 4.44; 95 % CI: 5.60, −3.27; P < 0.00001) and length of hospital stay (MD: 4.87; 95 % CI: 5.93, −3.82; P < 0.00001). …”
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Clinical evidence of hyperbaric oxygen therapy for Alzheimer’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Guangyao Lin, Li Zhao, Jingyu Lin, Xuanling Li, Lianwei Xu

“…Based on the pooled evidence, hyperbaric oxygen could remarkably ameliorate MMSE [MD = 3.08, 95%CI (2.56, 3.61), p &lt; 0.00001], ADAS-Cog [MD = −4.53, 95%CI (−5.05, −4.00), p &lt; 0.00001], ADL [MD = 10.12, 95%CI (4.46, 15.79), p = 0.0005], MDA levels [SMD = −2.83, 95%CI (−5.27, −0.38), p = 0.02], SOD levels [SMD = 2.12, 95%CI (1.10, 3.15), p &lt; 0.0001], IL-1-β levels [SMD = −1.00, 95%CI (−1.48, −0.53), p &lt; 0.0001], and TGF-β1 levels [MD = 4.87, 95%CI (3.98, 5.76), p &lt; 0.00001] without adverse events [OR = 1.17, 95%CI (0.68, 2.03), p = 0.58] for people with AD. …”
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Metabolic benefits of changing sedentary lifestyles in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Qianqian Ma, Junzhao Ye, Congxiang Shao, Yansong Lin, Tingfeng Wu, Bihui Zhong

“…Changing sedentary lifestyle can also significantly improve body mass index (BMI) [MD = 1.12 (kg/m 2 ), 95% CI: 0.66, 0.58], body fat (%) [MD = 0.34 (%), 95% CI: 0.13, 0.55] and VO 2peak levels [MD = −4.00 (mL/kg/min), 95% CI: −5.93, −2.06]. No differences in AST or GGT were noted before or after lifestyle changes. …”
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Oral Chinese herbal medicine versus placebo for psoriasis vulgaris: A systematic review by Shefton Parker, Claire Shuiqing Zhang, Jason Jingjie Yu, Chuanjian Lu, Anthony Lin Zhang, Charlie C. Xue

“…Only one study presented Dermatology Life Quality Index data, which favoured CHM (MD: −4.08 [−7.56, −0.60]). Two studies presented data on psoriasis-related inflammatory cell-signalling protein tumour necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) (MD: −4.92 [−5.31, −4.53]). …”
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Effect of traditional Chinese medicine on postoperative depression of breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yan Wang, Suying Liu, Ying Zhang, Guanghui Zhu, Heping Wang, Bowen Xu, Yi Xie, Shuhan Yang

“…The level of CD8+ (MD = −4.04, 95% CI −11.98 to 3.99) had no obvious difference between the two groups.Conclusion: The meta‐analysis stated that a therapeutic regimen involving TCM could better improve the depression status in postoperative BC.…”
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Effectiveness of Multicomponent Home-Based Rehabilitation in Elderly Patients after Hip Fracture Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Haneul Lee, Seon-Heui Lee

“…The MHR group showed significant improvement compared to the home exercise group for FRT (mean difference (MD) 4.4 cm; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.0 to 7.8) and TUG (MD: −4.2 s; 95% CI −8.0 to −0.3) after 8 weeks of intervention. …”
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Quantification of External Training Load among Elite-Level Goalkeepers within Competitive Microcycle by Jakov Vladovic, Sime Versic, Nikola Foretic, Ryland Morgans, Toni Modric

“…Nonstarters performed more medium jumps on MD-4 (large ES); low jumps on MD-3 (medium ES); total, right-, and left-side dives and low jumps on MD-2 (all small-to-medium ESs); and left-side dives and low and medium jumps on MD-1 (all small-to-medium ESs) compared to the starters. …”
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Relationship between bilirubin and systemic lupus erythematosus: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Yanxia Yu, Qiaoyu Wang, Dongmei Zhang, Weihua Wu, Zheng Jiang

“…The results of this meta‐analysis demonstrated that serum bilirubin in healthy individuals were obviously increased compared to SLE patients (MD = 4.76; 95% CI, 3.15–6.38, p < .00001). Additionally, inactive SLE patients had higher levels of bilirubin than active SLE patients (MD = 3.15; 95% CI, 0.46–5.84, p = .02), and SLE patients without lupus nephritis had higher levels of serum bilirubin than those with lupus nephritis (MD = 4.91;95% CI, 2.87–6.95, p < .00001). …”
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卒中后吞咽障碍应用耳穴压豆治疗效果的meta分析 The Efficacy of Auricular Acupuncture Pressing for Post-Stroke Dysphagia: A Meta-Analysis by 楚悦琪1 ，周凯云2 ，王田燕3 ，王炯彬3 ，李真3

“…分析结果显示，在吞咽功能方面，干预组的治疗有效率（RR 1.25，95%CI 1.16～1.35，P＜0.001）、SSA评分（MD -4.45，95%CI -6.81～-2.10，P＜0.001）、洼田饮水试验（MD -0.99，95%CI -1.11～-0.88，P＜0.001）较对照组改善。…”
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An uncommon presentation of cutaneous dissemination of gout by Pushkar Aggarwal, MD, MBA, Emily S. Gorell, DO, MS, Kelsey S. Flood, MD, Kerith Spicknall, MD, Debra Breneman, MD

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The Relationship between Relative Value Units and Operation Time in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery by Joshua Cadwell, MS, MBA, Salma Ahsanuddin, BS, Shreya Patel, MD, Margaret M. Luthringer, MD, Ashley Ignatiuk, MD

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Abstract: Comparison of Muscle Activity and Facial Symmetry in Lengthening Temporalis Myoplasty Vs. Two-Stage Free Gracilis Muscle Transfer in Children by Daniel M Mazzaferro, MBA, Kristin Faschan, MD, Ari M. Wes, BA, Oksana Jackson, MD, Scott P. Bartlett, MD, Phuong Nguyen, MD

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In vivo diagnosis of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm with per-oral pancreatoscopy–guided confocal laser endomicroscopy by Yuki Tanisaka, MD, PhD, Shomei Ryozawa, MD, PhD, Kouichi Nonaka, MD, PhD, Shinichi Ban, MD, PhD, Tomoaki Tashima, MD

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Artificial Intelligence as a Triage Tool During the Perioperative Period: Pilot Study of Accuracy and Accessibility for Clinical Application by Carter Boyd, MD, Kshipra Hemal, MD, Jonathan Bekisz, MD, MSci, Parth Patel, Mihye Choi, MD, Nolan Karp, MD

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Endoscopic negative pressure therapy for upper gastrointestinal leaks: description of a fashioned device allowing simultaneous enteral feeding by Rami Archid, MD, Fateh Bazerbachi, MD, Maria Cecily Thomas, Alfred Königsrainer, MD, Doerte Wichmann, MD

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A Role for Live-Animal Models in Undergraduate Surgical Education During the Cadaver Shortage by Kristen E. Rhodin, MD, Harold J. Leraas, MD, MS, MHS, MA, Elisabeth Tracy, MD, Ranjan Sudan, MD, John Migaly, MD

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