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Idiopathic pyometra and tubo-ovarian abscess in a postmenopausal patient treated conservatively. 经保守治疗的绝经后特发性子宫脓疡及输卵管卵巢脓肿一例。
GMS German Medical Science Pub Date : 2022-06-14 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.3205/000311
Maria Ntioudi, Katerina Vasiliadou, Parthena Charalampidou-Keremidou
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Internal limiting membrane peeling in macular hole surgery. 黄斑裂孔手术中的内限制膜剥离。
GMS German Medical Science Pub Date : 2022-06-02 eCollection Date: 2022-01-01 DOI: 10.3205/000309
Deepti Pradhan, Lalit Agarwal, Ichhya Joshi, Anamika Kushwaha, Kshitij Aditya, Archana Kumari
{"title":"Internal limiting membrane peeling in macular hole surgery.","authors":"Deepti Pradhan,&nbsp;Lalit Agarwal,&nbsp;Ichhya Joshi,&nbsp;Anamika Kushwaha,&nbsp;Kshitij Aditya,&nbsp;Archana Kumari","doi":"10.3205/000309","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3205/000309","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since the era when macular hole was considered untreatable, macular hole surgery has come a long way to being one of the most successful surgeries. Internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling has been an essential step of macular hole surgery since the establishment of the role of ILM in the aetiopathogenesis and progression of macular hole. However, the novel technique was not all virtuous. It had some vices which were not evident immediately. With the advent of spectral domain optical coherence tomography, short- and long-term effects of ILM peeling on macular structures were known; and with microperimetry, its effect on the function of macula could be evaluated. The technique has evolved with time from total peeling to inverted flap to just temporal peeling and temporal flap in an attempt to mitigate its adverse effects and to improve its surgical outcome. ILM abrasion technique and Ocriplasmin may eliminate the need of ILM peeling in selected cases, but they have their own limitations. We here discuss the role of ILM in the pathogenesis of macular hole, the benefits and adverse effects of ILM peeling, and the various modifications of the procedure, to then explore the alternatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":39243,"journal":{"name":"GMS German Medical Science","volume":" ","pages":"Doc07"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9204259/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40581234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Treatment of hand and finger fractures with the Stryker Hand Plating System Stryker手部电镀系统治疗手部和手指骨折
GMS German Medical Science Pub Date : 2022-03-31 DOI: 10.3205/000305
C. Biehl, S. Stötzel, Lydia Schock, G. Szalay, C. Heiss
{"title":"Treatment of hand and finger fractures with the Stryker Hand Plating System","authors":"C. Biehl, S. Stötzel, Lydia Schock, G. Szalay, C. Heiss","doi":"10.3205/000305","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3205/000305","url":null,"abstract":"Objectives: 10% of all fractures occur in the fingers and metacarpal region. Early mobilization with preservation of grip function is the goal of any therapy for these injuries. Osteosyntheses with plates are used in complex fractures that do not allow any other treatment. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the performance and safety of the Stryker Hand System. Patients and methods: Between 2010 and 2019, 190 patients underwent surgical treatment with plates for fractures of the fingers and metacarpal region. Of these, 140 operations could be analyzed according to the inclusion criteria based on clinical and radiological parameters. Results: Three-quarters of the patients were male. The mean age at the time of surgery was 39.3±16 years. Falling was the leading cause for hand fractures, and the most common were fractures of the shaft (>52%). More than 15% were complex hand injuries with more than one fractured finger. The majority of patients were healthy non-smokers without systemic diseases and relevant medical history. Conclusion: The Stryker Finger Plates are safe implants with good results that are consistent with those reported in the literature. The trend is also toward stable-angle implants for fracture treatment of the finger, in order to enable the earliest possible functional, safe mobilization. Level of Evidence: Level: IV; outcome-study, retrospective","PeriodicalId":39243,"journal":{"name":"GMS German Medical Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43236109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Oral-care adherence. Service design for nursing homes – initial caregiver reactions and socio-economic analysis 口腔护理的依从性。养老院的服务设计——最初照顾者的反应和社会经济分析
GMS German Medical Science Pub Date : 2022-03-31 DOI: 10.3205/000306
Stefan Wagner, I. Rosian-Schikuta, Jorge Cabral
{"title":"Oral-care adherence. Service design for nursing homes – initial caregiver reactions and socio-economic analysis","authors":"Stefan Wagner, I. Rosian-Schikuta, Jorge Cabral","doi":"10.3205/000306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3205/000306","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Lack of proper oral care among elderly people in nursing homes is associated with increased morbidity and hospitalisation. The ability of the individual to maintain sufficient oral self-care is difficult for caregivers to assess, and thus, caregivers often risk providing suboptimal oral care. Sensor-based tools exist that can support the caregiving staff in achieving a better understanding of who among the elderly are able to perform proper self-care, and who cannot and thus need additional assistance from caregivers. How such systems should be designed and deployed in nursing homes, and how they will be perceived by caregivers has not been investigated sufficiently yet. Objectives: The aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of how caregiving staff perceives the introduction of sensor-based systems that allow the caregivers to automatically discover who among the elderly residents are able to adhere to the given recommendation on daily oral self-care, and who among them are in need of further assistance, as well as whether there is potential for saving costs. Methods: In a mixed methods qualitative study, we visited three nursing homes where we had recently deployed, or were about to deploy, electrical toothbrushes and a basic oral-care adherence aid system. Nursing home staff was interviewed during the field studies about their initial reactions to introducing such a system as part of their daily workflow. The field study was supported by a literature review. Results: Caregiving staff welcomed the introduction of a sensor-based oral-care adherence aid system, which would identify any elderly who could no longer achieve a sufficient level of oral self-care. Improving oral care for the elderly may not only prevent serious consequential diseases, but also generate considerable savings with a return on investment of at least 1:2.5. Conclusion: Sensor-based oral-care adherence aid systems that monitor oral-care adherence, meaning the ability of the individual elderly to properly perform teeth and/or denture brushing as part of normal self-care efforts, appear useful and relevant to introduce. More work is needed to provide a better understanding of the long-term user experience of both caregiving staff and elderly. There is also a need for more high-quality long-term clinical studies of further preventive effects of oral hygiene measures and their economic benefit.","PeriodicalId":39243,"journal":{"name":"GMS German Medical Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48314511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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“Ready for the future?” – Status of national and cross-country horizon scanning systems for medicines in European countries “准备好迎接未来了吗?”“-欧洲国家药品全国和跨国水平扫描系统的现状
GMS German Medical Science Pub Date : 2022-03-31 DOI: 10.3205/000307
S. Vogler
{"title":"“Ready for the future?” – Status of national and cross-country horizon scanning systems for medicines in European countries","authors":"S. Vogler","doi":"10.3205/000307","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3205/000307","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Horizon scanning aims to systematically identify upcoming health technologies and thus allows policy-makers to be better prepared for the entry of new medicines with possibly high price tags into the national health system. The aim of this study is to survey the existence of national and cross-national horizon scanning systems for medicines in European countries. Methods: Experts working in public authorities (members of the Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Information/PPRI network) in the WHO European region participated in surveys in 2014 and 2019 and informed about the status of horizon scanning in their country (response rate: 14 and 44 countries, respectively). Identified advanced horizon scanning systems as of 2019 were further investigated based on a literature review. Results: In 2019, six countries (Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom) reported systematic use of horizon scanning for some new medicines, and four countries (Austria, Denmark, France, Ireland) had some horizon scanning activities ongoing. No systematic use of horizon scanning was reported from the remaining 34 countries. The findings of the survey undertaken five years earlier were similar, with even fewer systems in place. A recent development is the establishment of cross-country initiatives of governments that aim, among others, to jointly perform horizon scanning; the International Horizon Scanning Initiative (IHSI) initiated by the Beneluxa collaboration is the most advanced undertaking in this respect. Countries with systematic use tend to have horizon scanning fully integrated in a system for the management of new medicines, and they use horizon scanning outcomes to inform decisions as to whether or not a Health Technology Assessment will be conducted and price negotiations be started. Differences between existing horizon scanning systems mainly concern the timings of scanning and reporting, the sources for the inputs and the accessibility of the findings. Conclusion: There appears to be a discrepancy between the perceived importance of horizon scanning based on some eye-opening examples in the past and its actual implementation in European health systems. The latter is likely attributable to horizon scanning being resource-intensive. The establishment of new national and international horizon scanning systems offers the opportunity to investigate their impact on sustainable access to affordable medicines from the start.","PeriodicalId":39243,"journal":{"name":"GMS German Medical Science","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42648115","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 4
Radiation exposure by medical X-ray applications 医疗x射线应用的辐射暴露
GMS German Medical Science Pub Date : 2022-03-31 DOI: 10.3205/000308
B. Buchberger, Katharina Scholl, Laura Krabbe, L. Spiller, Beate Lux
{"title":"Radiation exposure by medical X-ray applications","authors":"B. Buchberger, Katharina Scholl, Laura Krabbe, L. Spiller, Beate Lux","doi":"10.3205/000308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3205/000308","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Radioactive material and ionising radiation play a central role in medical diagnostics and therapy. The benefit of ionising radiation is opposed by the risk of irreparable damage of the human organism. This risk, especially for developing malign neoplasms, has particularly been investigated in the population surviving the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but also increasingly in persons with occupational or medical exposure to ionising radiation. Methods: We conducted a systematic search for publications in English and German in relevant databases in March 2016. Retrievals were screened by two independent reviewers. We included examinations using imaging procedures with ionising radiation. The assessment of methodological quality was done concerning representativeness, risk of bias, and further limitations, and reporting quality was assessed using the RECORD checklist. Results: The systematic searches identified seven cross-sectional, one register, and four cohort studies. An increase in collective effective doses analogue to the increase of computed tomography (CT) examinations could be observed. An increased risk of brain tumours in children after exposition to head CT and by an increase of the number of examinations was shown. For children with predisposing factors, an increased risk of tumours of the central nerve system, leukemia, and lymphoma was found. Furthermore, a general risk for malign neoplasms or haemoblastoma, and a specific risk for lymphoma after CT examinations of different parts of the body could be observed. Discussion: Taking into consideration a mostly unclear representativeness of studies and an unclear or high risk of bias as well as lack of comparability due to different research questions, the validity of results is limited. Conclusion: The risk of bias due to a large number of reference sources must be reduced in studies leading to realistic estimates of collective radiation doses. The risk of CT-induced radiation exposure for children should be investigated by further studies with a follow-up of at least ten years.","PeriodicalId":39243,"journal":{"name":"GMS German Medical Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45711991","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 3
Device runtime and costs of cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers – a health claims data analysis 心脏再同步治疗起搏器的设备运行时间和成本——健康索赔数据分析
GMS German Medical Science Pub Date : 2022-03-04 DOI: 10.3205/000304
Moritz Hadwiger, N. Dagres, G. Hindricks, H. L’Hoest, U. Marschall, A. Katalinic, Fabian-Simon Frielitz
{"title":"Device runtime and costs of cardiac resynchronization therapy pacemakers – a health claims data analysis","authors":"Moritz Hadwiger, N. Dagres, G. Hindricks, H. L’Hoest, U. Marschall, A. Katalinic, Fabian-Simon Frielitz","doi":"10.3205/000304","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3205/000304","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: This study investigates the runtime and costs of biventricular defibrillators (CRT-D) and biventricular pacemakers (CRT-P). Accurate estimates of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) device runtime across all manufactures are rare, especially for CRT-P. Methods: Health claims data of a large nationwide German health insurance was used to analyze CRT device runtime. We defined device runtime as the time between the date of implantation and the date of generator change or removal. The median costs for implantation, change, and removal of a CRT device were calculated accordingly. Results: In total, the data set comprises 17,826 patients. A total of 4,296 complete runtimes for CRT-D devices and 429 complete runtimes for CRT-P devices were observed. Median device runtime was 6.04 years for CRT-D devices and 8.16 years for CRT-P devices (log-rank test p<0.0001). The median cost of implantation for a CRT-D device was 14,270 EUR, and for a CRT-P device 9,349 EUR. Conclusions: Compared to CRT-P devices, CRT-D devices had a significantly shorter device runtime of about two years. Moreover, CRT-D devices were associated with higher cost. The study provides important findings that can be utilized by cost-effectiveness analyses.","PeriodicalId":39243,"journal":{"name":"GMS German Medical Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45511401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Availability of open data for spatial public health research 空间公共卫生研究开放数据的可得性
GMS German Medical Science Pub Date : 2022-03-04 DOI: 10.3205/000303
Manuela Peters, H. Zeeb
{"title":"Availability of open data for spatial public health research","authors":"Manuela Peters, H. Zeeb","doi":"10.3205/000303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3205/000303","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Preventive and health-promoting policies can guide (place- and space-specific) factors influencing human health, such as the physical and social environment. Required is data that can lead to a more nuanced decision-making process and identify both existing and future challenges. Along with the rise of new technologies, and thus the multiple opportunities to use and process data, new options have emerged to measure and monitor factors that affect health. Thus, in recent years, several gateways for open data (including governmental and geospatial data) have become available. At present, an increasing number of research institutions as well as (state and private) companies and citizens’ initiatives are providing data. However, there is a lack of overviews covering the range of such offerings regarding health. In particular, for geographically differentiated analyses, there are challenges related to data availability at different spatial levels and the growing number of data providers. Objectives: This paper aims to provide an overview of open data resources available in the context of space and health to date. It also describes the technical and legal conditions for using open data. Results: An up-to-date summary of results including information on relevant data access and terms of use is provided along with a web visualization. All data is available for further use under an open license.","PeriodicalId":39243,"journal":{"name":"GMS German Medical Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44554631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 2
Real-world treatment and fracture incidence in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis at high risk of fracture: a retrospective claims data analysis. 绝经后骨质疏松症患者骨折风险高的实际治疗和骨折发生率:回顾性索赔数据分析
GMS German Medical Science Pub Date : 2021-12-23 eCollection Date: 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.3205/000302
Antje Mevius, Tanja Heidbrede, Patrick Gille, Hans Derk Pannen, Thomas Wilke
{"title":"Real-world treatment and fracture incidence in postmenopausal women with severe osteoporosis at high risk of fracture: a retrospective claims data analysis.","authors":"Antje Mevius,&nbsp;Tanja Heidbrede,&nbsp;Patrick Gille,&nbsp;Hans Derk Pannen,&nbsp;Thomas Wilke","doi":"10.3205/000302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3205/000302","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Osteoporosis (OP) and its associated fractures have a significant impact on patients' quality of life and are impacting their morbidity and mortality. For OP patients at high risk of fracture, guidelines recommend a pharmacological OP treatment. The aim of this study was to describe the real-world medication treatment of postmenopausal women with severe OP at high risk of fracture, their risk to experience a new fracture after having at least one previous fracture, and to assess the associated healthcare resource use (HCRU). <b>Methods:</b> This retrospective cohort study was based on anonymized German claims data (AOK PLUS). All included OP patients were female, ≥55 years old, and had a vertebral and/or femoral fracture. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis in 2018 and a longitudinal analysis, starting with an incident vertebral/femoral fracture (after or simultaneously with the first observed OP diagnosis). In both analyses, patient characteristics, rate of new incident fractures, OP treatment patterns, and HCRU associated with the treatment of patients were investigated. <b>Results:</b> In the cross-sectional setting, 12,180 patients with a mean age of 83.59 years were observed. Of these patients, 14.30% sustained at least one new incident fracture and 34.54% received a pharmaceutical OP treatment during 2018. In this year, 58.50% of the patients had at least one OP-related outpatient visit, and 26.35% had a fracture-related visit. In 160 patients (1.31%), at least one OP-related hospitalization was documented, and in 1,293 patients (10.62%) a fracture-related hospitalization in 2018. In the longitudinal setting, 10,323 patients with a mean age of 83.22 years were included. Of these, 18.96% experienced at least one new incident fracture within the first 12 months after the index fracture, and in total 30.85% in the entire follow-up period (mean 2.03 years). During the 12-month baseline period, 22.12% of the patients received an OP treatment. Three months after the index fracture, the proportion of treated patients remained at 22.30%. During the total follow-up time, 35.54% were prescribed with an OP treatment. <b>Conclusion:</b> We observed a considerable proportion of untreated patients and a high rate of subsequent fractures. The awareness for a proper risk assessment and the appropriate use of available treatments should be increased.</p>","PeriodicalId":39243,"journal":{"name":"GMS German Medical Science","volume":"19 ","pages":"Doc15"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8778936/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39579913","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 1
Randomized cross-over evaluation of investigator gender on pain thresholds in healthy volunteers. 研究者性别对健康志愿者疼痛阈值的随机交叉评价。
GMS German Medical Science Pub Date : 2021-11-29 eCollection Date: 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.3205/000301
Anna Sellgren Engskov, Ilja Lejbman, Jonas Åkeson
{"title":"Randomized cross-over evaluation of investigator gender on pain thresholds in healthy volunteers.","authors":"Anna Sellgren Engskov,&nbsp;Ilja Lejbman,&nbsp;Jonas Åkeson","doi":"10.3205/000301","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3205/000301","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background and aims:</b> This randomized cross-over study in healthy volunteers was designed primarily to evaluate the potential impact of investigator gender on electrical pain threshold (EPT) and corresponding pain intensity levels, and secondly to evaluate potential differences in those interventions between female and male study participants. <b>Methods:</b> Forty adult volunteers (22 females) were included. An electrical stimulation device was used to determine EPT levels (in pain magnitude scores) in series of three in each study participant - once by a female, and once by a male investigator - according to a predefined cross-over design schedule. Corresponding levels of pain intensity were scored on a visual analog scale (VAS) slide ruler. <b>Results:</b> Study data was obtained and analysed in all participants. Significantly higher EPT levels were determined by the female investigator compared with the male investigator (median 22 (IQR 12-31) vs. 8 (6-10) pain magnitude scores; <i>p</i><0.0001), despite similar levels of reported pain intensity (1.9 (1.2-3.0) vs. 2.0 (1.1-3.4) VAS units; <i>p</i>>0.300). There were no differences in EPT levels between female and male subjects evaluated by female (<i>p</i>>0.300) and male (<i>p</i>=0.125) investigators, or between the first and second series of stimulation (<i>p</i>>0.300). <b>Conclusions:</b> Our finding of significantly higher EPT levels when study participants of both genders - despite no difference in reported pain intensity - were evaluated by a female than by a male investigator, indicates a potential impact of investigator gender on the individual perception of pain. <b>Implications:</b> By contributing to a better understanding of how individual pain threshold levels are potentially influenced by investigator gender, this study might facilitate future evaluation of pain conditions in both preclinical and clinical settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":39243,"journal":{"name":"GMS German Medical Science","volume":"19 ","pages":"Doc14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8662746/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39624909","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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