Apnea-hypopnea index decreased significantly after nasal surgery for obstructive sleep apnea: A meta-analysis.

abstract：:To explore the value of serum levels of CA125, platelet count (PLT), neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and modified CA125 markers CA125a and CA125b in predicting pelvic dense adhesion (PDA) associated with adenomyosis, CA125a = lg(CA125 × PLT × 10), CA125b = lg(CA125 × NLR).This retrospective study included 304 patie...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiang C,Liu C,Guo J,Chen L,Luo N,Qu X,Yang W,Ren Q,Cheng Z

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：INTRODUCTION:Currently, the options are limited for the treatment of patients who have failed 2 lines of chemotherapy for advanced lung squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Recently, nivolumab, a fully human IgG4 programmed death 1 immune checkpoint inhibitor antibody, was approved to treat patients with advanced stage, rela...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pi G,He H,Bi J,Li Y,Li Y,Zhang Y,Wang M,Han G,Lin C

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease with an increased risk of death compared to general population. Although previous studies showed improvement in survival of SLE, the long-term prognosis has not been elaborated in China.This study aims to integrate the observational studies estimating ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang Z,Wang Y,Zhu R,Tian X,Xu D,Wang Q,Wu C,Zhang S,Zhao J,Zhao Y,Li M,Zeng X

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Portal vein thrombosis is defined as any thrombosis that develops in the portal vein system. It is considered a very rare and extremely lethal complication of hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. PATIENT CONCERNS:Acute portal vein thrombosis after hepatectomy in patients with hepatolithiasisis very rare. Acute po...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang ZY,Dong KS,Zhang EL,Huang ZY,Chen XP,Dong HH

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of study was to analyze the participants' opinions concerning the effectiveness of 6 denture adhesives (DA). The study group included 60 participants. Criteria for selecting the patients were as follows: reduced retention and stabilization of maxillary complete dentures and xerostomia. These features were ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bogucki ZA,Napadlek P,Dabrowa T

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Facial contouring is a complex procedure performed to alter tissue contents and restore facial appearance. However, it is difficult to measure the amount of the tissue volume that is needed. This study demonstrated the use of preoperative computer simulation (PCS) and 3-dimensional (3D) printing in contouring procedur...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zeng H,Yuan-Liang S,Xie G,Lu F,Fu R

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study is to investigate the value of air bronchogram sign on computed tomography (CT) image in the differential diagnosis of solitary pulmonary consolidation lesions (SPLs).A total of 105 patients (including 39 cases of lung cancer, 43 cases of tuberculosis, and 23 cases of pneumonia) with SPLs ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Qu H,Zhang W,Yang J,Jia S,Wang G

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mandibular overdentures retained by a single implant placed in the midline of edentulous mandible have been reported to be more comfortable and function better than complete dentures. Although single-implant overdentures are still more costly than conventional complete dentures, there are a few studies which...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kanazawa M,Tanoue M,Miyayasu A,Takeshita S,Sato D,Asami M,Lam TV,Thu KM,Oda K,Komagamine Y,Minakuchi S,Feine J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a rapidly spreading disease that has been in a public health emergency of international concern since its outbreak in 2020. Due to the complex pathogenesis and susceptibility of COVID-19, many commonly used drugs for the treatment of COVID-19 have not shown excellent cl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Shao G,Huang S,Cui Y,Yang D

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cyclin B plays a crucial role in cancer cell cycle progression and is overexpressed in many human cancers, including breast cancer. However, the prognostic value of cyclin B expression in breast cancer is controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to assess the clinicopathological and prognostic significanc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun X,Zhangyuan G,Shi L,Wang Y,Sun B,Ding Q

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of plasmapheresis in patients with lupus nephritis-combined thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) in a Chinese cohort.Clinical and therapeutic data of patients with lupus nephritis-combined TMA were collected retrospectively. A comparison between those with and without pla...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li QY,Yu F,Zhou FD,Zhao MH

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human serotonin receptor 4 (HTR4) encodes a 5-HT4 receptor involved in learning, memory, depression, anxiety, and feeding behavior. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation of HTR4 promoter and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a disease characterized b...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hu Z,Ying X,Huang L,Zhao Y,Zhou D,Liu J,Zhong J,Huang T,Zhang W,Cheng F,Duan S

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002189.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors：

更新日期：2016-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:To report a patient with primary progressive freezing gait (PPFG) whose degeneration of corticofugal tract (CFT) from the supplementary motor area (SMA) was demonstrated using diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS:A 66-year-old woman presented with a solitary symptom of a sudden transient bre...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Seo JP,Chang MC

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the role of pre-designed route on computer tomography urography (CTU) in the ultrasound-guided percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) for renal calculus.From August 2013 to May 2016, a total of 100 patients diagnosed with complex renal calculus in our hospital were randomly divided into CTU gro...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fang YQ,Wu JY,Li TC,Zheng HF,Liang GC,Chen YX,Hong XB,Cai WZ,Zang ZJ,Di JM

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Taiwan, the current survival rate 1 year after transplantation exceeds 80%. However, the number of organ/tissue donors per year in Taiwan is extremely low, resulting in increased mortality. This is also true in Europe and in the United States. Recently, data from the Taiwan Organ Registry and Sharing Center showed ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsieh MH,Shih FJ,Sheu SJ,Wang SS,Shih FJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poikilothermia, the inability to maintain a constant core temperature independent of ambient temperature, markedly influences both the mental and physical function of affected patients; furthermore, prolonged hypothermia can induce numerous complications. To establish the pathophysiology of thermoregulation underlying...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： MacKenzie MA,Hermus AR,Wollersheim HC,Pieters GF,Smals AG,Binkhorst RA,Thien T,Kloppenborg PW

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Intraspinal tophaceous gout is relatively rare condition presenting with major clinical manifestations, such as spinal cord or nerve roots compressions (radiculopathy). It is usually difficult to differentiate intraspinal tophaceous gout, lumbar disc herniation, stenosis of spinal canal, ossification of ligam...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen X,Xu G,Hu Q,Zhao T,Bi Q,Huang Y,Shao H,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to evaluate the association between fracture history and sequential risk of suicidal behavior.A total of 82,804 patients with fractures and 82,804 control subjects without fractures were matched. The influence of fractures on the risk of suicidal behavior-related hospital visit was analyzed using a Co...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tsai CH,Cheng WJ,Muo CH,Lin TL

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fentanyl has been suggested to be effective for controlling airway and hemodynamic responses to tracheal extubation. This study was performed to compare the effects of oxycodone and fentanyl on airway and hemodynamic responses and postoperative pain during the recovery period in patients undergoing laparosco...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi EK,Kwon N,Park SJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is to investigate the subgingival bacterial diversity and community structure in the Uygur subjects with peri-implantitis.Totally 40 cases of gingival crevicular fluid were collected from Uygur subjects and divided into the Control group (healthy implants) and Case group (peri-implantitis), respectively. DN...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao X,Zhou J,Sun X,Li X,Zhou Y

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is a small-vessel vasculitis that has been extensively studied in children, but little is known about its natural history in adults. There is no consensus regarding the treatment of glucocorticosteroids use for HSP. The efficacy of glucocorticoid for preventing from severe compl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yi F,Bai Z,Li Y,Xu X,Guo X,Qi X

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The management of congenital scoliosis concentrates on early diagnosis and proper surgical treatment before the development of severe deformities. Decision making regarding the appropriate fusion levels, proper surgical treatment, and reduction amount of kyphoscoliosis is very important but difficult in the t...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang DG,Yang JH,Suk SI,Suh SW,Kim JH,Lee SJ,Na KH,Lee JH

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Systematically review and Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) studies on prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy (pNPWT) to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs). INTRODUCTION:pNPWT has been suggested as a new method to prevent wound complications, specifically S...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： De Vries FEE,Wallert ED,Solomkin JS,Allegranzi B,Egger M,Dellinger EP,Boermeester MA

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Short Synacthen test (SST) involves measuring the baseline, 30-, and 60-minute serum cortisol levels, after injecting 250 μg of synthetic adrenocorticotropic hormone or Synacthen (ACTH). This study aimed to review the current clinical practice of performing SST to establish a standardized test protocol and to addition...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Butt MI,Alzuhayri N,Amer L,Riazuddin M,Aljamei H,Khan MS,Abufarhaneh M,Alrajhi E,Alnassar A,Alahmed R,Aljayar DMA,Abothenain FF,De Vol E

更新日期：2020-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000002998.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors：

更新日期：2016-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Internet gaming disorder (IGD) contributes to poor quality of life (QOL) and cognitive dysfunction and is increasingly recognized as a social problem in various countries. However, no evidence exists to determine whether QOL and cognitive dysfunction stabilize after appropriate management. The present study addressed ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lim JA,Lee JY,Jung HY,Sohn BK,Choi SW,Kim YJ,Kim DJ,Choi JS

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Although C5 palsy is a common complication of cervical spine surgery, its cause has not been confirmed. There are various hypotheses for its mechanism, including spinal cord impairment and nerve involvement. Therefore, prophylactic foraminotomy is one of the methods recommended for preventing C5 palsy. Howeve...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Oshina M,Segawa T,Oshima Y,Tanaka S,Inanami H

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The current evidence confirms the effectiveness and safety of several drug interventions in the treatment of acute flares of gout, however, the most preferred drugs are still unclear. We, therefore, seek to conduct a network meta-analysis that can systematically compare non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tang H,Xu G,Zheng Q,Cheng Y,Zheng H,Li J,Yin Z,Liang F,Chen J

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00