Does the form of dressings matter?: A comparison of the efficacy in the management of postoperative scars between silicone sheets and silicone gel: a randomized controlled trial.

abstract：:Health information systems are the core support to decision-making in health organizations. Economic and clinical managements often function separately, while a governance system for quality and safety functions with quality checks and performance accountability, could improve efficiency. The aims of this study were, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Vitacca M,Vitacca M

更新日期：2019-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:It is well known that cardiologists empirically judge the culprit lesion of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) according to the corresponding electrocardiographic leads. However, In addition to the obstruction of left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery, rare cases with the occlus...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng J,Lin J,Shen N,Qu B

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative atrial arrhythmias (PAAs) are common complications after esophagectomy, however research findings are contradicted on the prognosis. Therefore this meta-analysis was conducted to determine whether PAAs after esophagectomy had an impact on prognosis. METHODS:Studies comparing prognosis between ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen LT,Jiang CY

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammation may promote development of coronary heart disease. Studies on the relationship between chronic pancreatitis (CP) and cardiovascular diseases are scant.We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study to determine the risk of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients with CP.We randomly selecte...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hsu MT,Lin CL,Chung WS

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infantile fever is a common symptom of the pediatric diseases, which is often caused by cold, food accumulation, or other pathogenic factors. Pediatric tuina is regarded as an acceptable non-pharmaceutical therapy for children with optimal effects, which has been widely used for infantile fever around China....

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen LF,Yin M,Dong X,Zou JX,Wang BX,Chen J

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to systematically review and evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in differentiating malignant and benign gallbladder lesions. METHODS:We conducted a comprehensive search on PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library for all potential relevant artic...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng Y,Wang M,Ma B,Ma X

更新日期：2018-08-01 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

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：BACKGROUND:Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related death. In the present research, we adopted a comprehensive bioinformatics method to identify some biomarkers associated with the tumor progression and prognosis of PCa. METHODS:Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) analysis and weighted ge...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen X,Wang J,Peng X,Liu K,Zhang C,Zeng X,Lai Y

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Degenerative spondylolisthesis is defined as forward slippage of a vertebra with respect to the underlying vertebra and is associated with the induction of lumbar canal stenosis. The use of anterior column support for degenerative lumbar conditions has been well documented. Direct lateral interbody fusion (DL...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Hong CH,Jung KJ,Soh JW,Won SH,Hong SJ,Kim CH,Lee HS,Wang SD,Lee WS,Kim WJ

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are often accompanied with nutritional deficiencies. Compared with other intestinal benign disease, patients with CD have the higher risk of developing postoperative complications following intestinal resection. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk factors for postop...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu Y,Zhou W,Qi W,Liu W,Chen M,Zhu H,Xiang J,Xie Q,Chen P

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The imaging characteristics of drug-eluting in-stent restenosis (ISR) at different times varied; however, the mechanism had not yet been elucidated.To analyze the imaging characteristics of drug-eluting ISR at different time points by optical coherence tomography (OCT) and investigate the cause of the stent treatment ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Feng C,Zhang P,Han B,Li X,Liu Y,Niu D,Shi Y

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Management of the airway of a trauma victim is considered challenging. Various approaches have been described to achieve airway control in this setup; many of them include video-assited viewing of the larynx during intubation. ETView Single Lumen (SL) is a novice single-use endotracheal tube equiped with a vide...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Gawlowski P,Smereka J,Madziala M,Cohen B,Ruetzler K,Szarpak L

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and adult onset Still's disease (AOSD) have overlapping features, and are categorized as being on the spectrum of autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs). FMF is more prevalent in the Mediterranean region but rarely, described in the Chinese population. PATIENT CONCERNS:We present...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ou-Yang LJ,Tang KT

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the study was to compare the measurements of optical (AL-Scan; Nidek Co., Ltd.) and ultrasonic (Echo Scan US-800; Nidek Co., Ltd.) biometry devices and to assess refractive results after cataract surgery. Eighty-one cataractous eyes of 81 patients were included in this study. Biometry was performed using th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Aktas S,Aktas H,Tetikoglu M,Sagdk HM,Özcura F

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Retroperitoneal necrotizing soft tissue infection (NSTI) is a rare but life-threatening disease. Here, we present a case of extended retroperitoneal NSTI caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (E coli). PATIENT CONCERNS:The patient complained of progressive redness, swel...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He R,Qi X,Wen B,Li X,Guo L

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is the effect when people accessing high altitude in a short period of time. As a cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibitor, ibuprofen could alleviate the symptoms of AMS. However, whether it can prevent AMS or not is still controversial. It is necessary to perform a meta-analysis to evalu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yi H,Wang K,Gan X,Li L,Zhang Q,Xiang J,Yuan X,Zhang Y,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:As a noninvasive treatment technique, ultrasound-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) has been considered as a routine treatment for uterine fibroids and adenomyosis in China. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has been proposed as another option to assess the treatment efficacy during HIFU treatment. The ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cheng CQ,Zhang RT,Xiong Y,Chen L,Wang J,Huang GH,Li KQ,Zhang L,Bai J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[In the article "The High Prevalence of Hypovitaminosis D in China: A Multicenter Vitamin D Status Survey", which appeared in Volume 94, Issue 8 of Medicine, several corrections were required regarding various manufacturer locations. The article has since been corrected online.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocturnal variations in blood pressure (BP) were associated with carotid intima-media thickness. However, the precise relationship between circadian variations of BP and carotid plaques remains unknown. Therefore, the prognostic value of reverse-dipper pattern of BP for carotid plaque was investigated. In this cross-s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yan B,Peng L,Han D,Sun L,Dong Q,Yang P,Zheng F,Ong H,Zeng L,Wang G

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Taking into consideration the progress in cancer treatment, an increase in the number of adult survivors of childhood cancer is expected. These survivors will have received treatment that predisposes them to late morbidity and increased risk of early mortality. The aim of this single-center retrospective cohort study ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Livinalli A,Silva MT,Lopes LC

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Significant changes in body composition are known to occur with aging. The aim of the present study was to provide a normative reference of body composition and to investigate age and sex-related differences in healthy subjects by multifrequency bioelectrical impedance analyzer (BIA).A cross-sectional study was conduc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： He X,Li Z,Tang X,Zhang L,Wang L,He Y,Jin T,Yuan D

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We initiated a prospective study with a group of practitioners to assess the etiology, clinical presentation, and outcome of community-acquired pneumonia in patients diagnosed in the outpatient setting. All patients with signs and symptoms suggestive of pneumonia and an infiltrate on chest X-ray underwent an extensive...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bochud PY,Moser F,Erard P,Verdon F,Studer JP,Villard G,Cosendai A,Cotting M,Heim F,Tissot J,Strub Y,Pazeller M,Saghafi L,Wenger A,Germann D,Matter L,Bille J,Pfister L,Francioli P

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hughes (antiphospholipid) syndrome (APS) can mimic multiple sclerosis (MS). We analyzed the clinical, laboratory, and imaging findings of MS-like expression in a cohort of patients with APS in an attempt to identify parameters that might differentiate the 2 entities. We studied 27 patients who were referred to our uni...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cuadrado MJ,Khamashta MA,Ballesteros A,Godfrey T,Simon MJ,Hughes GR

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the value of lymph node status of primary tumors in predicting the prognosis of synchronous resectable metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).The characteristics of resectable mCRC are substantially different from other cancers, and the prognostic factors of resectable mCRC are still controversial.The data of...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fu J,Jiang M,Tan Y,Yang J,Wu L,Feng L,Zheng S,Yuan Y

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recognition of the close relationship of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) with diabetes mellitus 2, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease has stimulated growing interest in NAFLD as a public health problem. Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) has been proposed as a marker of NAFLD, but level...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Martin-Rodriguez JL,Gonzalez-Cantero J,Gonzalez-Cantero A,Arrebola JP,Gonzalez-Calvin JL

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The off-label uses of tigecycline (TGC) to treat ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) have aroused worldwide concerns. The efficacy about TGC has been recently reported. However, the adverse events (AEs) remain controversial. Our study aims to analyze the safety of the high-dose (HD) regimens in the treatment of VAP ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen Z,Shi X

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood pressure (BP) control is the most established practice for preventing the progression and complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We examined the influence of BP patterns on target organ damage in hypertensive patients with CKD by using long-term follow-up data of the APrODiTe-2 study.We collected 5 years...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Cha RH,Lee H,Lee JP,Kim YS,Kim SG

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00