Diagnostic Accuracy of Procalcitonin in Bacterial Meningitis Versus Nonbacterial Meningitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

abstract：:Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is the most common type of sleep disorder which is associated with a series of cardiovascular disorders, including right ventricular (RV) dysfunction. However, it is difficult to assess the RV function systematically using a conventional echocardiography because RV has a complex...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Wang Z,Li Y,Meng Y,Li R,Wang W,Fu X

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) is a rare type of nonclear renal cell carcinoma, often presenting at an advanced stage of the disease, and standard treatment guidelines have not been established. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 73-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with complaints of fever and lower right back pai...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yasuoka S,Hamasaki T,Kuribayashi E,Nagasawa M,Kawaguchi T,Nagashima Y,Kondo Y

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of the cystotome-assisted prechop phacoemulsification surgery (CAPPS) and conventional phacoemulsification surgery (CPS) in patients with IV degree nucleus cataract. METHODS:The prospective, randomized, consecutive, comparative cohort study consecutive...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,He Y,Su T,Tian Y,Wang Y,Xia X,Song W

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection (CAEBV) is characterized as chronic or recurrent mononucleosis-like symptoms and elevated EBV deoxyribonucleic acid (EBV-DNA) copies. Cardiovascular complications have high morbidity and mortality. The treatment regimen for CAEBV has not been established ye...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiang S,Li X,Cao J,Wu D,Kong L,Lin L,Jin Z,An J,Wang Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elevated platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), determined using an easy blood test based on platelet and lymphocyte counts, is reported to be a predictor of poor survival in patients with several cancers. The prognostic role of preoperative PLR in patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) has, until now, b...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen Q,Dai Z,Yin D,Yang LX,Wang Z,Xiao YS,Fan J,Zhou J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer patients can be well-connected to resources during treatment but become lost to follow-up and subsequently may receive treatment in free clinics for chronic morbidities. Few studies have examined outcomes for uninsured patients with cancer histories in free clinics, but research examining socioeconomic determin...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mirza AS,Pabbathi S,Lu Y,Ayoubi N,Ewing A,Jaglal M,Roetzheim R

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This meta-analysis aimed to systematically evaluate the effects of probiotics on blood lipid and blood pressure among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) based on the randomized controlled studies. METHODS:PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, Wanfang, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and VIP database...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He J,Zhang F,Han Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Sirenomelia is a rare congenital malformation that threatens fetal survivals. The cases in which twin with sirenomelia and chromosomal abnormality have been seldomly reported. We reported a dichorionic twin case in which one twin had sirenomelia, the other twin had a normal phenotype, and they had different c...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ting Y,Xue-Lan L,Chun-Bao W,Ting Z,Fen L,Zhen H

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:This meta-analysis assessed the clinical efficacy and safety of cefoperazone-sulbactam for empiric therapy febrile neutropenia. METHODS:The PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, Cochrane Library, Ovid Medline, EMBASE, and ClinicalTrial.gov database were searched through May 10, 2019. Only clinical trials comparing ce...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lan SH,Chang SP,Lai CC,Lu LC,Tang HJ

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disturbance is a common comorbidity among patients with acromegaly [patients with growth hormone (GH)-secreting tumor] due to somatotropic axis change and sleep apnea. However, no previous studies exist concerning sleep disturbance and delirium in the early postoperative period in patients with acromegaly underg...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim SH,Kim N,Min KT,Kim EH,Oh H,Choi SH

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a highly invasive cancer associated with great mortality rates. The prognosis of advanced HCC is very poor. PATIENT CONCERNS:Here, we report a HCC patient with a big paraspinal metastasis with 10 cm in diameter who failed the treatment of sorafenib. DIAGNOSES:Sorafenib refr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu H,Zhao Y,Wang X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Statin intake has been reported to reduce the risk of several malignancies beyond its cholesterol-lowering effects. However, little is known regarding the survival benefit of statins for patients with colorectal cancer (CRC).We conducted a systematic literature search of multiple databases for studies published before...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ling Y,Yang L,Huang H,Hu X,Zhao C,Huang H,Ying Y

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prediabetes is an abnormal metabolic state that develops prior to the onset of diabetes with proven to common comorbid states of coronary artery disease. However, whether prediabetes worsens prognosis after percutaneous coronary intervention remains controversial. The aim of this study is to summarize previo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shi R,Diao KY,Shi K,Gao Y,Huang S,Guo YK,Yang ZG

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to investigate the risk of retinal vein occlusion (RVO) following end-stage renal disease (ESRD). The study was designed as a retrospective, nationwide, matched cohort study. The subjects were ESRD patients identified by the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Mo...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang YS,Weng SF,Chang C,Wang JJ,Tseng SH,Wang JY,Jan RL

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute pancreatitis (AP) is one of the most common diseases of gastroenterological emergency with a highly variable clinical course and the incidence being on the rise in recent years. Posttraumatic diaphragmatic hernia is an uncommon disease and may manifest immediately or several years after the incident. De...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lai Y,Yu C,Zhu Y,Pan X

更新日期：2020-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The incidence of nocturia is high and will seriously affect patients' physical and mental health. Nocturnal polyuria is the most critical cause of nocturia, There are few drugs currently used to treat nocturia due to Nocturnal Polyuria (NP). The guide highly recommends only Desmopressin. There is an urgent n...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fan Z,Wang Z,Deng J,Jiang Y

更新日期：2020-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of patients with pathologic T0 esophageal carcinoma after neoadjuvant therapy and surgery. METHODS:We searched PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Medline databases from inception up to November 12, 2016. The meta-analysis was performed to compare odds ra...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lv HW,Li Y,Zhou MH,Cheng JW,Xing WQ

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A pathological complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) is a strong indicator of the benefit of therapy and presents an early surrogate for a favorable long-term outcome. It remains unclear whether Ki-67, a marker for tumor proliferation, can function as a predictor of the response to NCT...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tao M,Chen S,Zhang X,Zhou Q

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a rare and deadly disease, with a reported average incidence rate of 3.19 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. Fotemustine, a third-generation nitrosourea with an alanine phosphor carrier that facilitates cellular penetration, has been extensively investigated in the setting of rec...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Marinelli A,Lamberti G,Cerbone L,Cordua N,Buonerba C,Peluso G,Di Lorenzo G,De Placido S

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with suspected non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS) constitute a heterogeneous population with variable outcomes. Risk stratification in this population of patients is difficult due to the complexity in patient risk profile. We conducted this study to characterize the value of clinical ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： López de Sá E,López-Sendón J,Anguera I,Bethencourt A,Bosch X,Proyecto de Estudio del Pronostico de la Angina (PEPA) Investigators.

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study aim is to compare anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) progression and regression rates in a cytology inception cohort to estimates based on the subcohort referred for ≥1 high-resolution anoscopies (HRAs).A cytology-based retrospective cohort was assembled including the anal cytology histories and invasive a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mathews WC,Cachay ER,Agmas W,Jackson C

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In order to increase treatment choices for patients with Parkinson disease (PD), we performed a retrospective assessment of adverse events associated with a novel once-daily extended-release (ER) formulation versus the standard immediate-release (IR) of the nonergolinic dopamine agonist, pramipexole. METHOD...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shen Z,Kong D

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Systemic Bartonella spp. infections are being increasingly reported in association with complex medical presentations. Individuals with frequent arthropod exposures or animal contact appear to be at risk for acquiring long standing infections with Bartonella spp. CASE REPORT:This case report describes inf...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mozayeni BR,Maggi RG,Bradley JM,Breitschwerdt EB

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the safety and effectiveness of computed tomography (CT)-guided I seed implantation for locally advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after progression of concurrent radiochemotherapy (CCRT).We reviewed 78 locally advanced NSCLC patients who had each one cycle of first-line CCRT but had progressive...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xiang Z,Li G,Liu Z,Huang J,Zhong Z,Sun L,Li C,Zhang F

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the clinical outcome of endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) in minute submucosa (SM) invasion or undifferentiated early gastric cancer (EGC) and analyzed factors related to local recurrence after ESD.We retrospectively reviewed the chart of EGC patients, who underwent ESD at our tertiary hospit...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim JS,Kang SH,Moon HS,Lee ES,Kim SH,Sung JK,Lee BS,Jeong HY

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) is a common cause of hip pain and restricted range of motion in young adults and athletes. This study aims to compare clinical results and complications between patients treated for FAI who underwent either arthroscopic or open treatment. METHODS:The 7 studies were acquire...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qiao HY,Zhang YH,Ren YM,Tian MQ

更新日期：2020-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Sternoclavicular joint septic arthritis is an unusual disease in healthy adults, and Staphylococcus aureus is the most common causative pathogen. The current treatment of choice is surgery with sternoclavicular joint resection and pectoralis flap closure, especially when the disease is complicated by osteomye...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kwon HY,Cha B,Im JH,Baek JH,Lee JS

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis (AL amyloidosis) is a plasma cell disorder which mainly affects heart, kidneys, liver, and peripheral nervous system. Cases of atypical AL amyloidosis presented as spontaneous vertebral compression fractures have been rarely reported, and data about the manageme...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wu X,Feng J,Cao X,Zhang L,Zhou D,Li J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Flavopiridol a semisynthetic flavone that inhibits cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) and has growth-inhibitory activity and induces a blockade of cell-cycle progression at G1-phase and apoptosis in numerous human tumor cell lines and is currently under investigation in phase II clinical trials. Cancer stem cel...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bozok Cetintas V,Acikgoz E,Yigitturk G,Demir K,Oktem G,Tezcanli Kaymaz B,Oltulu F,Aktug H

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Hemolymphangioma is a rare developmental defect of combined vasal and lymphatic vasculature. It is very rare that hemolymphangioma affects the bones and bladder simultaneously, and this condition has never been reported in PubMed. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 12-year-old male has a history of hospitalization for recur...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hou G,Jiang Y,Jian S,Niu Y,Cheng W

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00