Evaluation of dexmedetomidine in combination with sufentanil or butorphanol for postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing laparoscopic resection of gastrointestinal tumors: A quasi-experimental trial.

abstract：:Primary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of liver is rare, and its prognosis is extremely poor. This study aims at reviewing the clinical data of all pathologically diagnosed liver cancer in our institute, and discussing the clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of our cases of SCC and the literature...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang XF,Du ZQ,Liu XM,Lv Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At present, many scholars have studied the periodontal health status of patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances and invisalign. However, those results are inconsistent. Therefore, we conducted this meta-analysis, and then provide reference for clinical treatment. METHODS:Most databas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu H,Tang H,Zhou T,Kang N

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously conducted transcriptome analysis of a paired specimen of normal and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) tissues and found that mRNA expression of cystatin A (CSTA), a member of the cystatin superfamily, was perturbed in tumors compared with that in the background mucosa. However, little is known ab...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shiba D,Terayama M,Yamada K,Hagiwara T,Oyama C,Tamura-Nakano M,Igari T,Yokoi C,Soma D,Nohara K,Yamashita S,Dohi T,Kawamura YI

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Neovascular glaucoma (NVG) is a severe secondary glaucoma with uncontrolled intraocular pressure that leads to serious eye pain and vision loss. Presently, the therapeutic strategies for NVG are diverse, but the therapeutic effects are still not ideal. We performed a network analysis to assess the effect of mul...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Dong Z,Gong J,Liao R,Xu S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Radiation exposure has been a hot point in research field of computed tomography (CT). Recently, automated tube current modulation (ATCM) has emerged as an important technique to reduce radiation exposure. Many studies have shown that the difference in scout view would affect modulation. This prospective ran...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Peng W,Li Z,Xia C,Guo Y,Zhang J,Zhang K,Li L,Zhao F

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of present study is to quantitatively evaluate the association between different interventions and abstinence rates based on network meta-analysis. METHOD:Following PRISMA guidelines, randomized clinical trials that compared different alcoholic interventions for alcohol use disorders associated with ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao J,Cao J,Guo T,Xiao Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac myxoma is a true intracardiac neoplasm, which is histologically benign but which on occasion may exhibit behavior suggestive of a true malignancy. It is the most common form of primary cardiac tumor, accounting for 50% of such neoplasms. Seventy-five percent of myxomas are found in the left atrium, typically a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Markel ML,Waller BF,Armstrong WF

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are known to have greater efficacy in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutation nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, about 10% of EGFR wild-type (wt) patients respond to TKIs. PATIENT CONCERNS:Several strategies to increase the efficacy of TKIs in wt NSCLC are ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu T,Wu H,Jin S,Min H,Zhang Z,Shu Y,Wen W,Guo R

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:We present an interesting case of Candida lusitaniae infection in a patient diagnosed with renal clear cell carcinoma.An 82-year-old male presented with worsening back pain for 1 week. Physical examination including neurologic examination was normal. A computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed a mas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Mishra R,Kelly P,Toolsie O,Ayyadurai P,Adrish M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare benign soft tissue mesenchymal neoplasm. There have been a few reports of extrapleural SFTs although it can occur anywhere in the body. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 30-year-old male presented with an anterior neck mass since one month. DIAGNOSES:Based on physical and radiologic ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jung EK,Kim YY,Lee DH,Lee KH,Lee JK

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the biomarkers and underlying pathogenesis of ischemic stroke in patients with gastric cancer (GC).Patients with active gastric cancer who had experienced acute ischemic stroke without conventional vascular risk factors (gastric cancer-related stroke [GCS] group) and visited The First A...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Long H,Qin K,Chen J,Chen Y,Chen L,Zeng J,Liang Z

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the degree of pain reduction following intra-articular (IA) pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) stimulation of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) in patients with chronic SIJ pain that had not responded to IA corticosteroid injection. Twenty patients were recruited. Clinical outcomes after applying PRF stimulation of ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang MC,Ahn SH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of the systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) in malignancy based on existing evidence. METHODS:We searched for relevant literature published in the electronic databases PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase before April 10, 2020....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wei L,Xie H,Yan P

更新日期：2020-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nowadays, psychiatric morbidities are more and more common, which imposes huge social and economic burden on all countries across the world. Mental illnesses are found to be related to genetics. Over the past few years, a large number of risk genes and loci related to psychiatric morbidities have been report...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Su J,Liu P,Liu B,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A method to perform exercise testing for patients with hemiplegia is unavailable though over half of them have cardio-pulmonary disorders. We aimed to assess the reliability and validity of using a stepper in cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in this population.14 stroke patients with hemiplegia who failed to ri...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang SC,Hsu CC,Fu TC,Chen CP,Liao MF,Hsu YH,Wang JS

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The association of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) with subsequent cancer remains unclear. We investigated the risk of future cancer among tuberculosis (TB) contacts with or without subsequent TB activation. Using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database, we conducted a nationwide population-based s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Su VY,Yen YF,Pan SW,Chuang PH,Feng JY,Chou KT,Chen YM,Chen TJ,Su WJ

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Among all dermatomyositis (DM) patients, antimelanoma differentiation-associated gene 5 antibody (anti-MDA5 Ab) positive patients have significantly poor short-term mortality, whereas they experience less relapses over the long term after the remission. We report the case of a patient with anti-MDA5 Ab-positi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Endo Y,Koga T,Ishida M,Fujita Y,Tsuji S,Takatani A,Shimizu T,Sumiyoshi R,Igawa T,Umeda M,Fukui S,Nishino A,Kawashiri SY,Iwamoto N,Ichinose K,Tamai M,Nakamura H,Origuchi T,Kuwana M,Hosono Y,Mimori T,Kawakami A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Psoriasis (Pso) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) frequently have a negative impact on patients' sexual health. We have developed a specific questionnaire assessing the impact of Pso and PsA on patient perception of sexuality: the QualipsoSex Questionnaire (QSQ). The aim of the present study was to further validat...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lespessailles E,Mahé E,Reguiai Z,Begon E,Maccari F,Beneton N,Chaby G,Rosenberg C,Dernis E,Roux F,Henry-Desailly I,Charles B,Ferdynus C,Marty M,Esteve E

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognostic value of pretreatment lymphocyte to monocyte ratio (LMR) in patients with urologic tumors remains controversial. Therefore, we herein conducted a meta-analysis to systematically assess the prognostic value of LMR in patients with urologic tumors. METHODS:We comprehensively searched PubMed, EM...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Cheng Y,Ji Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent controversy about using mammography to screen for breast cancer based on randomized controlled trials over 3 decades in Western countries has not only eclipsed the paradigm of evidence-based medicine, but also puts health decision-makers in countries where breast cancer screening is still being co...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen TH,Yen AM,Fann JC,Gordon P,Chen SL,Chiu SY,Hsu CY,Chang KJ,Lee WC,Yeoh KG,Saito H,Promthet S,Hamashima C,Maidin A,Robinson F,Zhao LZ

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of prenatal and postnatal malnutrition on the intellectual functioning of early school-aged children. We followed the offspring of women who had participated in a trial of prenatal supplementation with different combinations of micronutrients and who remained resident i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li C,Zhu N,Zeng L,Dang S,Zhou J,Yan H

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As surgeries are performed around the clock, the time of surgery might have an impact on outcomes. Our aim is to investigate the impact of daytime and nighttime shifts on surgeons and their performance. We believe that such studies are important to enhance the quality of surgeries and their outcomes and help understan...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Alnajashi SS,Alayed SA,Al-Nasher SM,Aldebasi B,Khan MM

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Pulmonary embolism can manifest by a myriad of clinical symptoms. High grade fever is a rare presentation of thromboembolic phenomenon. PATIENT CONCERNS:A middle aged woman presented with high grade fevers. DIAGNOSES:Patient remained febrile despite broad spectrum antibiotics. All cultures were negative. CT...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Saad M,Shaikh DH,Adrish M

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress-induced injury is a common complication associated with patients with chronic critical illness (CCI). Skin-stretching device (SSD) and vacuum sealing drainage (VSD) technique are 2 approaches that can facilitate wound healing.In the present study, the effect of the concatenated application of the 2 techniques o...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang F,Gu Y,Wu L

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Oropharyngeal mucositis is considered to be an inevitable and the most troubling side effect of head and neck irradiation, which is caused by the direct toxic action of radiation on oral mucosa. Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have investigated the efficacy of zinc sulfate in prevention of radiat...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shuai T,Yi LJ,Tian X,Chen WQ,Chen H,Li XE

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a globally well-accepted surgery because of its good outcome and safety. Although TKA-associated arterial injuries occur, postoperative anterior tibial artery (ATA) occlusion has not been reported yet. Herein, we present a case of ATA occlusion after TKA. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 4...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,Song Y,Wang J

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer is one of the common female malignant tumors. The early diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer has been a research hotspot. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the correlations between the levels of carbohydrate antigen 125 (CA125), human epididymis protein 4 (HE4), D-dimer (DDI), and fibrinogen degra...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qiao L,Chen X,Xi X,Chen X,Zhang P,Dong H,Wu X,Chen X

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Intestinal lymphangiectasia (IL) is a rare enteropathy involving the expansion and rupture of intestinal lymphatic channels. Although several reports have studied cases of primary IL (PIL), this condition is very rare, and is even less commonly encountered in infants. This study aimed to investigate the nutri...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li S,Liu X,He Y,Li Q,Ji L,Shen W,Tong G

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the incidence and pattern of child and adolescent (≤18 years old) traumatic fractures (TFs) as a result of collisions.We retrospectively reviewed 270 child and adolescent patients (228 males and 42 females aged 12.8 ± 5.1 years old) with TFs as a result of collisions admitted to our university-affiliate...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang H,Liu H,Zhang S,Li C,Zhou Y,Liu J,Ou L,Xiang L

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) increases adverse perinatal outcome (APO) incidence. Whether successful treatment of severe ICP reduces APO risk is unclear.This retrospective, single-center study in China enrolled consecutive women with ICP who had term delivery (≥37 weeks, singleton) between August 2013 a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang J,Chen C,Liu M,Zhang S

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00