Enhanced recovery program versus traditional care after hepatectomy: A meta-analysis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:To compare the effect of selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) and travoprost on 24-hour IOP fluctuations in primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and normal-tension glaucoma (NTG). METHODS:Sixty eyes were included. Sixteen and 14 eyes of POAG patients were randomized to receive 360° SLT or 0.004% travoprost, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kiddee W,Atthavuttisilp S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the most effective intravesical immunotherapy for superficial bladder cancer. Although generally well tolerated, BCG-related infectious complications may occur following instillation. Much of the current knowledge about this complication comes from single case reports, with heterogene...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pérez-Jacoiste Asín MA,Fernández-Ruiz M,López-Medrano F,Lumbreras C,Tejido Á,San Juan R,Arrebola-Pajares A,Lizasoain M,Prieto S,Aguado JM

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine the clinical association factors between osteoporosis and cerebral artery disease in Korean population. Two hundred nineteen postmenopausal women and men undergoing cerebral computed tomography angiography were enrolled in this study to evaluate the cerebral artery disease by...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jin ES,Jeong JH,Lee B,Im SB

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intra-arterial chemotherapy (IAC) has become an essential technique for the management of advanced intraocular retinoblastoma (RB). In this study, the aim of this article is to describe the clinical results and the short-term complications of IAC performed in our hospital.We retrospectively analyzed patients with newl...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Han M,Zhao J,Wu C,Wang Z,Li J,Song D,Wang C,Yang Y,Guo L

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little research has been done about the effects of allogeneic blood transfusion (ABT) on the recurrence and prognosis in the cases with childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia (cALL). In order to provide a basis for clinical safe blood transfusion, the data of 163 cases with cALL were retrospectively analyzed to explore ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang D,Zhou G,Mao ST,Chen J,Liu YF

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To synthesize and evaluate the impact of implementing post-2010 World Health Organization (WHO) prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) guidelines on attainment of PMTCT targets. METHODS:Retrospective and prospective cohort study designs that utilized routinely collected data with a focus on prov...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gumede-Moyo S,Filteau S,Munthali T,Todd J,Musonda P

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Prolotherapy or proliferative therapy is a treatment option for damaged connective tissues involving the injection of a solution (proliferant) which theoretically causes an initial cell injury and a subsequent "proliferant" process of wound healing via modulation of the inflammatory process. Nonetheless, the...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chung MW,Hsu CY,Chung WK,Lin YN

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Papillary meningioma is an extremely rare malignant lesion with high degree of invasiveness, high recurrence rate, and perivascular pseudopapillary structure. The incidence of cystic degeneration in papillary meningiomas is relatively low, and cystic papillary meningiomas growing in the ventricle are even ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng Z,Chao Q,Zhang H,Wang DW,Shu HS

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetic macular edema (DME) can cause severe vision impairments for patients with diabetes. Recently, Conbercept has shown efficacy on DME with 3-monthly loading dose injection and pro re nata (PRN, 3+PRN) thereafter in retrospectivetrials. Furthermore, there are some other approaches have been recommended ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ba T,Zhou L,Zhang H,Zhang X,Guo S,Li H,Tian H,Caihan Q,Bai G,Zhou J,Qi L,Zhang X,Zhang G

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite widespread pneumococcal vaccination of children and adults, invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) remains prominent. Using our database of all Streptococcus pneumoniae infections at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas, since 2000, we reviewed cases of IPD, defined as the isolation of pneumococci ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Rueda AM,Serpa JA,Matloobi M,Mushtaq M,Musher DM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Carcinosarcoma, an extremely rare pancreatic primary tumor, is characterized by coexistence of both carcinomatous and sarcomatous components. Due to its rarity, the clinical manifestation and imaging features have not been recognized. An accurate diagnostic method has not been available and a widely accepted ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li BQ,Liu QF,Chang XY,Hu Y,Chen J,Guo JC

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Sodium valproate (VPA) and lamotrigine (LTG) are widely used antiepileptic drugs, disabling postural, and action tremors after using LTG with VPA were reported in 1993. However, in this study, we describe a patient in whom disabling resting-type tremor induced by 2-year use of VPA and LTG. PATIENT CONCERNS:A...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He ZF,Chen J,Zhou CN,Rao Z,Wang XH

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to assess the effect of Endostar and temozolomide or dacarbazine plus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) in patients with advanced pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs).Phase II study of 14 patients with locally advanced or metastatic well-differentiated pNETs treated between April 2013 and Sept...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng YJ,Meng CT,Ying HY,Zhou JF,Yan XY,Gao X,Zhou N,Bai CM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrative oncology is being increasingly adopted in mainstream cancer care to strengthen anticancer effects and to control cancer-related symptoms.The objective of this study is to identify the characteristics of patients with lung cancer treated at an integrative cancer center in Korea and to determine the effects ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bae K,Kim E,Kong JS,Kim J,Park SJ,Jun HJ,Cho CK,Kim MK,Yoo HS

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To review the reported evidence on the therapeutic management of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) in clinical practice.A systematic search of the literature was conducted. The primary outcome measured was the rate of efficacy of first-line therapeutic approaches. Secondary outcomes measured included the rate of disease ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Brito-Zerón P,Kostov B,Bosch X,Acar-Denizli N,Ramos-Casals M,Stone JH

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a symptom characterizing cognitive decline and a transitional state between normal aging and dementia; however, there is no definitive diagnosis and treatment for MCI. Neurofeedback (NF), which is a training mechanism that employs operant conditioning to regulate brain acti...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang JH,Kim J,Park G,Kim H,Jung ES,Cha JY,Kim CY,Kim S,Lee JH,Yoo H

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) probably plays an important role in the development of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). However, alterations of Lp-PLA2 levels during ACS and its association with cardiovascular outcome are unclear. Our aim was to investigate the change in Lp-PLA2 and its association wit...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li J,Wang H,Tian J,Chen B,Du F

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 or PCSK9 is a protein whose main function is to regulate the number of low-density lipoprotein receptors (LDLR) present on the cell surface. Loss-of-function mutations in PCSK9 have been related to low LDL-cholesterol levels and a decrease in the risk of cardiovascular...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bayona A,Arrieta F,Rodríguez-Jiménez C,Cerrato F,Rodríguez-Nóvoa S,Fernández-Lucas M,Gómez-Coronado D,Mata P

更新日期：2020-08-21 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:Immunosuppressive agents such as tacrolimus (TAC) and cyclosporin might cause glycemic disorders by suppressing insulin production. However, only a few cases of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) with longitudinal evaluation of endogenous insulin secretion related to TAC administration have been reported. PATIENT C...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Maruyama K,Chujo D

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of non-jaundice stage at diagnosis on clinicopathological features and prognosis of patients with periampullary carcinomas (PACs) remains uncertain.The 504 patients who were pathologically diagnosed with PACs between 2012 and 2017 were retrospective analyzed. Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate surviva...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Peng X,Jiao X,Zhao P,Zhu R,Sun Y,Zhou L

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of determining the level of care and specific postacute care facility for stroke patients has not been adequately studied. The objective of this study was to better understand the factors that influence postacute care decisions by surveying stroke discharge planners. Requests were sent to discharge planner...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Magdon-Ismail Z,Sicklick A,Hedeman R,Bettger JP,Stein J

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although remifentanil is used widely by many clinicians during general anesthesia, there are recent evidences of opioid-induced hyperalgesia as an adverse effect. This study aimed to determine if intraoperative remifentanil infusion caused increased pain during the postoperative period in patients who underwent a thyr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jo JY,Choi SS,Yi JM,Joo EY,Kim JH,Park SU,Sim JH,Karm MH,Ku S

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced gastric cancer has a poor prognosis because of advanced gastric cancer is prone to metastasis. It is urgent for us to find an indicator to predict the prognosis of gastric cancer in a timely fashion. Research has revealed that inflammation has an important role in predicting survival in some cancers. The purp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhao G,Liu N,Wang S,Guo J,Song X,Qi Y,Qiu W,Lv J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is no known useful clinical parameter that can specifically predict a biliary stricture and differentiate it from other related complications after living donor liver transplantations (LDLT). The aims of this study were to determine whether the changes of liver enzymes can predict postoperative biliary stricture...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Woo YS,Lee KH,Lee KT,Lee JK,Kim JM,Kwon CHD,Joh JW,Kang D,Cho J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiretroviral therapy (ART) and drug resistance studies worldwide have focused almost exclusively on human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). As a result, there is limited information on ART and drug resistance in HIV-2 patients. In Ghana, the HIV epidemic is characterized by the domination of HIV-1, with cocircu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Abana CZ,Sagoe KWC,Bonney EY,Maina EK,Aziati ID,Agbosu E,Mawuli G,Styer LM,Ishikawa K,Brandful JAM,Ampofo WK

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies on the relationship between obesity and depression have produced conflicting results. And only a limited number of studies have been conducted in Asians, and few large-scale nationwide studies have been conducted in Korean populations.We investigated the relationship between obesity and depression in ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hong SM,Hur YI

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Instrumented spinal fusion has become one of the most common surgeries for patients with various spinal disorders. Only few studies have reported subsequent vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) after instrumented spinal fusion. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of new VCFs in patients undergoing ins...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chiu YC,Tsai TT,Yang SC,Chen HS,Kao YH,Tu YK

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detailed characterizations of ocular biometrics and parameters of aqueous humor dynamics are lacking in primary angle closure suspect (PACS) patients. This study aims to characterize these parameters and compare them with age-matched healthy volunteers.Elderly healthy volunteers (60.6 ± 7.2 years of age, mean ± SD, n ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo L,Deng Y,Fang L,Liu C,Guo T

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current study was to evaluate soluble ST-2 level and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) in patients with breast cancer receiving doxorubicin or trastuzumab treatment for 6 months and determine whether soluble ST-2 level can be used to predictive left ventricular function impairment.Patients who were diagnos...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Huang G,Zhai J,Huang X,Zheng D

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00