The spectrum of invasive pneumococcal disease at an adult tertiary care hospital in the early 21st century.

abstract：:African Americans (AA) with systemic sclerosis (SSc) have a worse prognosis compared to Americans of European descent (EA). We conducted the current study to test the hypothesis that AA patients with SSc have more severe disease and poorer outcomes compared to EA patients when afflicted with pulmonary arterial hyperte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Blanco I,Mathai S,Shafiq M,Boyce D,M Kolb T,Chami H,K Hummers L,Housten T,Chaisson N,L Zaiman A,M Wigley F,J Tedford R,A Kass D,Damico R,E Girgis R,M Hassoun P

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study assessed the effect transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (TVNS) for poststroke epilepsy (PSE). METHODS:Fifty-two patients with PSE were included in this study. Twenty-seven patients received TVNS, 30 minutes each session, once daily, twice weekly for a total of 4 weeks; and were assigned to the...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Song GF,Wang HY,Wu CJ,Li X,Yang FY

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acrometastasis is infrequent and generally indicates a wider spread of metastasis with poor prognosis. The diagnosis is challenging, as it might mimic an infectious, inflammatory, or metabolic disease. Acrometastasis are most commonly found in patients with lung, gastrointestinal, kidney, and breast cancer...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gallardo-Alvarado L,Ramos AA,Perez-Montiel D,Ramirez-Morales R,Diaz E,Leon DC

更新日期：2020-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:This open-label, randomized phase II trial was performed to compare the efficacy and safety of nimotuzumab plus S-1 and cisplatin (NCS) versus S-1 and cisplatin (CS) alone in patients with untreated unresectable or metastatic gastric cancer in the first-line setting. Eligible participants were randomly assigned (1:1) ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Du F,Zheng Z,Shi S,Jiang Z,Qu T,Yuan X,Sun Y,Song Y,Yang L,Zhao J,Wang J,Chi Y

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spinal fusion surgery, total blood loss (TBL) is composed of visible blood loss from the surgical field and wound drainage, and hidden blood loss (HBL). Until now, no published studies exist reporting the effect of topical use of tranexamic acid (tTXA) on HBL in patients undergoing posterior lumbar spinal fusion su...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ren Z,Li S,Sheng L,Zhuang Q,Li Z,Xu D,Chen X,Jiang P,Zhang X

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of dexmedetomidine in combination with sufentanil or butorphanol for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic resection of a gastrointestinal tumor.This quasi-experimental trial was conducted in Nanchang, China, from January 2014 to December 2015. E...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang XK,Chen QH,Wang WX,Hu Q

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article investigated the feasibility of laparoscopic surgery in unfavorable site gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs).We identified 214 patients who underwent primary gastric GIST resection at our institution (January 2006-December 2014) from a prospectively collected database. These patients were divi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang CM,Chen QF,Lin JX,Lin M,Zheng CH,Li P,Xie JW,Wang JB,Lu J,Chen QY,Cao LL,Tu RH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previously studies indicated that inflammatory responses are involved in the hematoma expansion (HE) after intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) ictus. Here, we aim to evaluate the correlations among the ratio of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), HE, and island sign in patients with ICH.Patients with spontaneous ICH w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang F,Qian J,Tao C,Wang Y,Lin S,You C,Yang M

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For proximal varus osteotomy of the femur in children, a stable fixation, is a concern regarding the safety and the protection of the surgery. The methods of fixation are mostly represented by plating systems; however, the tension band wiring is a simple and eligible option for fixation of proximal femur osteotomy. Th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Maranho DA,Pagnano RG,Volpon JB

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A significant characteristic of advanced gastric cancer (GC) is immune suppression, which can promote the progression of GC. Interleukin 35 (IL-35) is an immune-suppressing cytokine, and it is generally recognized that this cytokine is secreted by regulatory T (Treg) cells. Recently, studies have found that IL-35 can ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang K,Liu J,Li J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Traumatic nucleus pulposus sequestration (TNPS) usually occurs concurrently with severe destruction of bone. TNPS combined with a slight thoracolumbar flexion- distraction fracture, triggering a disastrous nerve injury, has rarely been reported. Due to the atypical radiologic manifestations, such a patient ca...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yin R,Chang P,Zhu Q,Cheng F,Zhao B,Gu R,Zhang BY

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been few reports on 2 tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors, infliximab and adalimumab, with respect to patient preference and efficacy in ulcerative colitis (UC).We used questionnaires to evaluate the preference and reasons for drug choice between infliximab and adalimumab in UC patients naive to antitumo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mizoshita T,Katano T,Tanida S,Hirano A,Miyaki T,Ozeki K,Suzuki Y,Sugimura N,Kataoka H,Joh T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) is a very rare malignant tumor, belonging to a family of pregnancy-related illnesses, called gestational trophoblastic diseases (GTD). Less than 300 cases of PSTT have been reported in literature, with an incidence of ≈ 1/50,000-100,000 pregnancies representing only 0...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： De Nola R,Schönauer LM,Fiore MG,Loverro M,Carriero C,Di Naro E

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The benefit of a procalcitonin (PCT)-guided antibiotic strategy in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) remains uncertain. OBJECTIVES:This updated meta-analysis was performed to reevaluate the therapeutic potential of PCT-guided antibiotic therapy in AECOPD. DATA SOURCES:We ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li Z,Yuan X,Yu L,Wang B,Gao F,Ma J

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the myocardial protective effect of liquid sodium phosphocreatine cardiac arrest in extracorporeal circulation surgery treating infants with atrial septal defects.Eighty-four infants with atrial septal defects who required extracorporeal circulation surgery treatment at our hospital fro...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang F,Wang J,Zhai B

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Bloodstream infection (BSI) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). To evaluate the causative bacteria and identify risk factors for BSI associated mortality in febrile neutropenia patients undergoing HSCT, we collected the clinical and mi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Wang Y,Fan X,Tang W,Hu J

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the role of circulating immune complexes (CIC) in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the relative frequency of CIC was determined in 60 patients with chronic hepatitis C alone, 19 patients co-infected with hepatitis B and C, 15 asymptomatic HCV carriers, and 54 healthy controls. Levels of CIC were de...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tsai JF,Jeng JE,Chang WY,Ho MS,Lin ZY,Tsai JH

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively analyzed the long-term outcome of idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH) in 15 children. IPH started at a mean age of 5 years, and the mean duration of follow-up was 17.2 years (range, 10-36 yr). Four patients developed immune disorders, 3 cases of rheumatoid polyarthritis or rheumatoid polyarthri...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Le Clainche L,Le Bourgeois M,Fauroux B,Forenza N,Dommergues JP,Desbois JC,Bellon G,Derelle J,Dutau G,Marguet C,Pin I,Tillie-Leblond I,Scheinmann P,De Blic J

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite gaining popularity, venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (VV-ECMO) remains a controversial therapy for acute respiratory failure (ARF) in adult patients due to its equivocal survival benefits. The study was aimed at identifying the preinterventional prognostic predictors of hospital mortality in adul...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng YT,Wu MY,Chang YS,Huang CC,Lin PJ

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to explore the effect of oxycodone hydrochloride injection on the immune function of patients who underwent radical resection of rectal cancer under general anesthesia.Eighty patients were enrolled and randomly divided into group A and B (n = 40, each). All patients underwent general intravenous anesth...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cui JH,Jiang WW,Liao YJ,Wang QH,Xu M,Li Y

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Studies performed in animal models of corneal neovascularization suggested the possible efficacy of a treatment with propranolol. Corneal neovascularization is one of the most feared complications of Stevens-Johnson syndrome that frequently involves ocular surface. We report the first 2 patients with severe o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Filippi L,de Libero C,Zamma Gallarati B,Fortunato P,Piozzi E

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present 11 patients with immunotactoid glomerulopathy, a new syndrome characterized clinically by proteinuria (11/11), microscopic hematuria (9/11) and hypertension (9/11). The patients consisted of six females and five males, aged 25 to 59 years (mean, 44.6). Proteinuria was the presenting feature and the reason f...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Korbet SM,Schwartz MM,Rosenberg BF,Sibley RK,Lewis EJ

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to investigate the association of preoperative fibrinogen levels with clinicopathologic outcomes after surgical treatment of nonmetastatic renal cell carcinoma. We reviewed the records of 1511 patients who had their fibrinogen levels measured preceding surgery. The associations between preoperative fibrinoge...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lee H,Lee SE,Byun SS,Kim HH,Kwak C,Hong SK

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate relevant factors and patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were admitted during between weekdays and weekends period.Retrospective population-based study setting: from the 2005 population-based national health insurance underwriting database of millions of people, random sampling (National Hea...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chien CW,Wang CH,Chao ZH,Huang SK,Chen PE,Tung TH

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood bullying leads to life-long scars and hinders adult development. Schoolchildren involved in bullying are at risk of developing behavioural difficulties, physical health problems and suicidal ideation. This research aimed to evaluate the bullying experience of pupils in Nigerian primary schools.The study is a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Umoke PCI,Umoke M,Ugwuanyi CS,Okeke CIO,Eseadi C,Onuorah AR,Ugwu GC,Obiweluozo PE,Uzodinma UE,Uwakwe RC,Uba MBI,Ebizie EN,Onyeke NG,Otu MS

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Although supraclavicular brachial plexus block (SCBPB) was repopularized by the introduction of ultrasound, its usefulness in shoulder surgery has not been widely reported. The objective of this study was to compare motor and sensory blockades, the incidence of side effects, and intraoperative opioid analgesic require...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ryu T,Kil BT,Kim JH

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although external cephalic version (ECV) can be effective for correcting the fetus in a cephalic presentation, it may be painful for the mother. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of remifentanil for pain relief during ECV in China. METHODS:In all, 152 Chinese parturients with singleton br...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liu X,Xue A

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To investigate the effect of neck-specific exercise with (NSEB) or without (NSE) a behavioural approach and prescribed physical activity (PPA) on general pain disability and psychological factors in chronic whiplash-associated disorders (WAD), grade 2 and 3, with a 2-year follow-up. METHODS:A randomized con...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Overmeer T,Peterson G,Landén Ludvigsson M,Peolsson A

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tuberculosis remains a serious menace to the health of people. Isolated hepatic tuberculosis is rare and pancreatic tuberculosis is extremely rare. The preoperative diagnosis of pancreatic tuberculosis remains a great challenge. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 58-year-old Asian woman was referred to our hospital for eval...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Liang X,Huang X,Yang Q,He J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify clinical signs and symptoms of ovarian torsion (OT) in children and to develop a simple predictive score.A chart review of patients with acute adnexal pathologies treated at the University Children's Hospital Basel, Switzerland, between March 2006 and June 2015 was performed. Medi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bolli P,Schädelin S,Holland-Cunz S,Zimmermann P

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00