Clinical efficacy of xenon versus propofol: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

abstract：:This study examined the safety and usefulness of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) for malignant abdominal tumors in pediatric patients and analyzed the factors affecting the resection margin, operative time, and hospital stay of neuroblastoma (NBL) patients.We retrospectively reviewed data of pediatric patients who un...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang HB,Kim HY,Jung SE,Choi YH,Lee JW

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is the most common acute paralytic neuropathy. Many clinical trials indicate acupuncture provides a good effect as a complementary therapy of Western medicine for GBS. The objective of this systematic review protocol is to provide the evidence to evaluate the effectiveness and s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fan Z,Liu B,Zhang Y,Li M,Lu T

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The blood glucose response to moderate-intensity exercise remains unclear for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). In addition, little is known about determinants of blood glucose response to a 12-week moderate-intensity exercise training. Therefore, this study aimed to explore trends in blood glucose in re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chiang SL,Heitkemper MM,Hung YJ,Tzeng WC,Lee MS,Lin CH

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This retrospective study evaluated the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) for the treatment of endometriosis-associated pain (EAP).A total of 154 patients with EAP were included and were divided into 2 groups in this retrospective study. Eighty-three patients were assigned a treatment group, and und...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bi XL,Xie CX

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Neurenteric cysts, are rare benign tumors of the central nervous system that are mostly located in the spinal cord and predominantly seen in male children although adult form of the disorder also occurs. The etiology and treatment of this disorder is still a matter of debate. Our case further throws more ligh...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lan ZG,Richard SA,Lei C,Huang S

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare imaging indicators and clinical effects of extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) using allogenic bone, autologous bone marrow + allogenic bone, and rhBMP-2 + allogenic bone as bone graft materials in the treatment of degenerative lumbar diseases.This was a retrospective study of 93 patients with lumbar in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gao Y,Li J,Cui H,Zhang F,Sun Y,Li Z,Ding W,Shen Y,Zhang W

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis (TB) disease may be transmitted to close contacts of index cases, causing physical illness. No studies have investigated the risk of developing depressive disorder among TB contacts in a TB-endemic area.Adult participants with a new diagnosis of TB contact (ICD-9-CM codes V01.1 plus chest radiographic ord...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pan SW,Yen YF,Feng JY,Su VY,Kou YR,Su WJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Along with article-based checklists, structured template recording systems have been reported as useful to create more accurate clinical recording, but their contributions to the improvement of the quality of patient care have been controversial. An emergency department (ED) must manage many patients in a short time. ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sonoo T,Iwai S,Inokuchi R,Gunshin M,Kitsuta Y,Nakajima S

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforaminal percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) is gradually regarded as an effective alternative to posterior open surgery. However, migrated herniations bring a great technical challenge even for experienced surgeons due to the absence of the appropriate approaching guideline. We aimed to describe a ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ying J,Huang K,Zhu M,Zhou B,Wang Y,Chen B,Teng H

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the relationship between cervical and thoracic sagittal alignment parameters measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and x-ray in patients with cervical spondylosisData from 120 symptomatic patients who presented with cervical spondylosis between April 2015 and January 2016 were retrospectively ana...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng J,Liu P,Sun D,Ma Z,Liu J,Wang Z,Mou J

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic significance of systemic atherothrombosis in heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the relation between the presence of polyvascular disease (PVD) and cardiovascular outcomes in HFpEF patients.A total of 510 consecutive HFpEF patient...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fujisue K,Tokitsu T,Yamamoto E,Sueta D,Takae M,Nishihara T,Oike F,Usuku H,Ito M,Motozato K,Kanazawa H,Araki S,Arima Y,Takashio S,Izumiya Y,Suzuki S,Sakamoto K,Kaikita K,Tsujita K

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:The refinement in surgical techniques combined with the preoperative management has improved the resectability rate of perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA). However, the prognosis of pCCA with curative resection is still dismal. This meta-analysis was performed to investigate the prognostic clinicopathological factors ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tang Z,Yang Y,Zhao Z,Wei K,Meng W,Li X

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgical treatment for terrible triad injuries remains a challenging clinical problem, and controversy exists of whether it is better to repair or replace the radial head. The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the clinical outcomes of repair and arthroplasty replacement of the radial head i...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen H,Shao Y,Li S

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Numerous studies have shown that lymphovascular invasion (LVI) is linked to biochemical recurrence (BCR) in prostate cancer (PCa) patients following radical prostatectomy (RP). However, the actual clinicopathological impacts of LVI remain unclear. Thus, we performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the pathologic ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiang W,Zhang L,Wu B,Zha Z,Zhao H,Jun Y,Jiang Y

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We reviewed 76 published cases of Doege-Potter syndrome, and non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) secondary to a solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) between 1989 and 2016, to study disease pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of this rare paraneoplastic disease. Further, we report 1 new case of a patient pres...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Han G,Zhang Z,Shen X,Wang K,Zhao Y,He J,Gao Y,Shan X,Xin G,Li C,Liu X

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

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：:This study is conducted to investigate the involvement of T-helper (Th) cells and regulatory T cells in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC).The percentages of Th22, Th17, Th1, and regulatory T cells in the peripheral blood of EOC patients, benign ovarian epithelial neoplasm (BOEN) patients, and healthy control (HC) were e...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang T,Zhang Z,Xing H,Wang L,Zhang G,Yu N,Wang J,Guo W,Jiang J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) refers to a small, short non-coding RNA of endogenous class. They have shown to have an increasingly altered expression in many types of cancer, including colorectal cancer (CRC).In the present study, miRNA TaqManMGB and qRT-PCR was used to quantify the expression and clinical significance of 3 matu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Brînzan C,Aşchie M,Cozaru G,Dumitru E,Mitroi A

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare the radiographic and clinical outcomes between posterior short-segment pedicle instrumentation combined with lateral-approach interbody fusion and traditional anterior-posterior (AP) surgery for the treatment of thoracolumbar fractures.Lateral-approach interbody fusion has achieved ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li X,Zhang J,Tang H,Lu Z,Liu S,Chen S,Hong Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acupuncture has been widely, used in Asian countries since the Yuan Dynasty in China. Moreover, acupuncture has been reported to exhibit anti-allergy effects in many clinical trials. This systematic review will assess the effectiveness, and safety of acupuncture for anxiety treatment. METHODS:Eleven databas...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi SY,Kim GW

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reviewed the alveolar hemorrhage (AH) syndromes, defined as immune or idiopathic disorders associated with diffuse microvascular hemorrhage into the acinar portion of the lung. The disorders that are most often associated with AH include antibasement membrane antibodies (ABMA) disease, idiopathic pulmonary hem...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Leatherman JW,Davies SF,Hoidal JR

更新日期：1984-11-01 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:Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a disabling joint disease with an increasingly prevalence among the older individuals. Tai Chi, one of the ancient meditative movements, has been recognized to have clinical benefits for KOA. We aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Tai Chi for patients with KOA through this...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ren R,Tang G,Tang C,Zhang J,Xiao X,Zhang Q

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Intraductal papillary neoplasms of the bile duct (IPNB) is a kind of rare disorder with low incidence but high misdiagnosis due to untypical symptoms and non-specific laboratory indicators. Herein, we report a case of cystic type IPNB with infiltrating carcinoma of the intrahepatic bile duct presented as a...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma Z,Zhao F,Pan J,Lin G,Chen B,Fu W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Testicular capillary hemangioma (TCH) is a rare benign tumor of the testis. To the authors' knowledge, there is currently only a few literatures describing the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) to diagnose TCH. Accurate preoperative diagnosis of benign tumors can avoid orchiectomy. A case of TCH eval...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He Y,Liao H,Xiang X,Cai D,Qiu L

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, a constant pressure stimulus was applied on the 3 joints (first [p1], second [p2], and third [p3] joints) of 4 fingers (index, middle, ring, and little fingers), and the activation areas within Brodmann area 2 (BA 2) were compared for these different fingers and joints by using functional magnetic reson...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi MH,Kim HS,Baek JH,Lee JC,Park SJ,Jeong UH,Gim SY,Kim SP,Lim DW,Chung SC

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is currently a lack of reliable, reproducible, and easily applied methods for assessing changes in liver histology in patients in the gray zone phase of chronic hepatitis B (CHB). Therefore, we aimed to develop a novel predictive scoring system to detect significant liver histological changes in these patients.A...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Pan AN,Xu WW,Luo YL,Yu HH,Hu YB,Sun QF,Ding JG,Wu YH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Warm needle acupuncture (WNA) is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) therapy which combines technical advantages of acupuncture and moxibustion. Climacteric insomnia is a common symptom in climacteric women, which can seriously affect the physical and mental health of patients. Relevant studies have been re...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu HW,Du W,He L,Kuang X

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) is a very rare sarcoma of the heart, and few cases have been reported. Herein, we retrospectively reviewed clinical manifestations, imaging features and management of our patient and other reported cases. PATIENT CONCERNS:A 32-year-old woman was referred to the...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li S,Qiu Y,Yu J,Liang C,Peng L

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00