Prognostic value of pretreatment lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio in patients with urologic tumors: A PRISMA-compliant meta-analysis.

abstract：:Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) has been extensively used in clinical practice as a circulatory-assist device. However, current literature demonstrated significantly varied indications for IABP application and prognosis.The objective of the study was to assess the potential benefits or risks of IABP treatment for acu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Su D,Yan B,Guo L,Peng L,Wang X,Zeng L,Ong H,Wang G

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1097/MD.0000000000005828.]. ...

journal_title：Medicine

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更新日期：2017-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is to investigate the effect of metabotropic glutamate receptor 7 (mGluR7) on the proliferation of human embryonic neural stem cells (NSCs) and its molecular mechanism.Human embryonic NSCs were isolated. The pCMV2-GV146-GFP-mGluR7 plasmid was transfected to over-express mGluR7 while mGluR7 siRNA was transfe...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang J,Zhao J,Chen Y,Shi H,Huang X,Wang Y,Wang Y,Wei Y,Xue W,Han J

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:The objective of this study was to compare the differences between the measurements performed manually to those obtained using a digital model scanner of patients with orthodontic treatment.A cross-sectional study was performed in a sample of 30 study models from patients with permanent dentition who attended a univer...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jiménez-Gayosso SI,Lara-Carrillo E,López-González S,Medina-Solís CE,Scougall-Vilchis RJ,Hernández-Martínez CT,Colomé-Ruiz GE,Escoffié-Ramirez M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Infertility is a common medical condition that affects nearly 15% of the world population. Non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) is one of the most severe forms of male infertility. Some common structural variants, single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), and genetic factors were reported to be associated with NOA...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhao H,Zhang H,Xi Q,Li L,Zhu H,Hu X,Liu R

更新日期：2020-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to report first preliminary results of patients enrolled in a phase II study that will investigate the activity and safety of docetaxel, oxaliplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (DOF) in combination with trastuzumab in human epidermal receptor-2 (HER-2) positive patients with advanced gastric or gastro...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Roviello G,Petrioli R,Nardone V,Rosellini P,Multari AG,Conca R,Aieta M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a chronic, immune/antigen-mediated disease characterized clinically by symptoms related to esophageal dysfunction and histologically by a marked eosinophilic infiltrate in the esophageal mucosa. What was once considered a rare disease has nowadays become one of the most fr...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Trifan A,Stoica O,Chihaia CA,Danciu M,Stanciu C,Singeap AM

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) has become a pandemic that has infected millions of people around the world and brings a tremendous economic burden. There are numerous guidelines for prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of HIV/AIDS published in recent years, but th...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhu Q,Fang P,Zhao Y,Dai D,Luo X

更新日期：2020-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:Lactic acidosis is one of the most fatal adverse effects of linezolid, an antibiotic used to treat serious infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, the measures to prevent lactic acidosis have not been well established.We performed a retrospective study to analyze the impact of applying a s...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Im JH,Lee JS,Chung MH,Kwon HY,Lee MJ,Baek JH

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Absent pulmonary valve syndrome (APVS) is a rare congenital heart disease that is often associated with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Here, we report 2 cases of APVS associated with TOF diagnosed via fetal echocardiography and discuss their specific ultrasonographic characteristics. PATIENT CONCERNS:Two pregnan...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang WJ,Zhang ZL,Chang JJ,Song XY

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP) is extremely hazardous to pregnant woman in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy. AFLP has an insidious onset and nonspecific experimental indicators, which therefore is difficult to be diagnosed. PATIENT CONCERNS:Case 1 was transferred to our hospital for hypertensive disorde...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang L,Gan Q,Du S,Zhao Y,Sun G,Lin Y,Li R

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Satisfaction with life in the case of nurses is closely related to their professional work and is an important factor affecting the quality of work and patient care.An analysis of the readiness of Polish nurses depending on the level of life satisfaction.The study was conducted from January to November 2016 in randoml...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Marć M,Bartosiewicz A,Burzyńska J,Binkowska-Bury M,Januszewicz P

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous studies document significant improvement in motor symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) after deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS). However, little is known about the initial effects of STN-DBS on nonmotor domains.Our objective was to elucidate the initial effects of STN-DB...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kurcova S,Bardon J,Vastik M,Vecerkova M,Frolova M,Hvizdosova L,Nevrly M,Mensikova K,Otruba P,Krahulik D,Kurca E,Sivak S,Zapletalova J,Kanovsky P

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Melanoma is a treatable and preventable skin cancer. It is responsible for 75% of deaths among all skin cancers. Previous studies have found that race/ethnicity may play a role in survival among melanoma patients. However, there are no studies that cover 30 years and take race into account for the U.S. POPU...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ward-Peterson M,Acuña JM,Alkhalifah MK,Nasiri AM,Al-Akeel ES,Alkhaldi TM,Dawari SA,Aldaham SA

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We conducted a Pooled analysis to investigate the efficacy and safety of ureteral stent removal using an extraction string. METHODS:A systematic review was performed by using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Pooled analyses. The sources including EMBASE, MEDLINE, and the Cochrane Cont...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Sun X,Dong L,Chen T,Huang Z,Zhang X,Wu J,Lin C,Cui Y

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinesin family member 2A (KIF2A) is a member of Kinesin-13 family and involved in cell migration and cell signaling. Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2-neu) is implicated in the development of many cancers. Both of these 2 proteins are upstream inducer of PI3K/AKT signaling pathway that plays an important ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang D,Zhu H,Ye Q,Wang C,Xu Y

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Avulsion of the aortic valve commissure as a cause of acute aortic valve regurgitation is mostly due to trauma, infective endocarditis, or ascending aortic dissection. Nontraumatic avulsion of the aortic valve commissure is very rare. We reviewed the literature and analyzed potential risk factors of nontraum...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chang RY,Chen CC,Hsu WP,Hsiao PC,Tsai HL,Hsiao PG,Wu JD,Guo HR

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is common to treat bromhidrosis by surgery, but postoperative complications such as subcutaneous exudate and subcutaneous hematoma can occur and lead to delayed healing of the wound and eventually lead to the formation of unattractive scars. In this study, we evaluated our new surgical treatment for bromhidrosis, w...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang Y,Sun P,Leng X,Dong Z,Bi M,Chen Z

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgical-site infection (SSI) is a common complication in orthopedic surgery; however, SSI after surgically managed distal femur fractures was not well studied. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of SSI and identify some modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors.The patients' electronic medical rec...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bai Y,Zhang X,Tian Y,Tian D,Zhang B

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Carcinoid tumor is one of the most frequent neuroendocrine tumors, and the majority of which are usually observed in the lungs and gastrointestinal tract. The prevalence of ovarian carcinoids is merely 0.1% in ovarian neoplasms and 1% in carcinoid tumors. We described 2 rare cases in our hospital of primar...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhai LR,Zhang XW,Yu T,Jiang ZD,Huang DW,Jia Y,Cui MH

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Quality of life (QoL) is a matter of concern in both healthy and diseased individuals. Lifestyle factors such as physical activity and sleep have a direct impact on QoL. In this context, interactions between activity time expenditure and QoL might be different in comorbid and non comorbid patients. Besides, the quanti...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Suarez-Villar R,Martinez-Urbistondo D,Fernandez MA,Lopez-Cano M,Fernandez E,Dominguez A,Prosper L,Rodriguez-Cobo A,Tinoco MEC,Nadal P,Risco CR,Fernández PV,Martínez JA

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The radial artery has been increasingly used for its favorable safety profile. However, no conclusive data are available on the optimal sheath size. In particular, it is seemingly difficult to weight both advantages and disadvantages of narrower versus larger sheaths size. Despite several studies were performed to com...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Polimeni A,Passafaro F,De Rosa S,Sorrentino S,Torella D,Spaccarotella C,Mongiardo A,Indolfi C

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of dabrafenib alone or combined with trametinib for compassionate use in patients with metastatic melanoma.This retrospective, observational study involved 135 patients with unresectable stage IIIC or stage IV melanoma from an expanded-access prog...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Martín Algarra S,Soriano V,Fernández-Morales L,Berciano-Guerrero MÁ,Mujika K,Manzano JL,Puértolas Hernández T,Soria A,Rodríguez-Abreu D,Espinosa Arranz E,Medina Martínez J,Márquez-Rodas I,Rubió-Casadevall J,Ortega ME,Jurado G

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the effects of the gatekeeper policy implemented in Shenzhen, China, in conjunction with a labor health insurance program, on channeling patients toward community health centers (CHCs).Eight thousand patients who visited 8 CHCs in Shenzhen were surveyed between May 1, 2013 and July 28, 2013. Half of the pati...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Li W,Gan Y,Dong X,Zhou Y,Cao S,Kkandawire N,Cong Y,Sun H,Lu Z

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Treatment for osteoporosis in the community in patients who were operated for hip fracture appears to be suboptimal at best. Evidence regarding treatment beyond the 1st year after surgery is scarce. We examined the association between discharge recommendations for treatment of osteoporosis in patients suffer...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Rinat B,Rubin G,Orbach H,Giwnewer U,Rozen N

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is relatively little data on the etiology of bacterial infections in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in West Africa, and no data from countries that have implemented conjugate vaccines against both Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib).We conducted a retrospective analysis of SC...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Soothill G,Darboe S,Bah G,Bolarinde L,Cunnington A,Anderson ST

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Anorectal malignant melanoma (AMM) is a rare and aggressive malignance with poor prognosis, yet no consensus of treatment exists to date. Abdominoperineal resection surgery (APR) is the standard treatment of anorectal malignant melanoma, capable of controlling lymphatic spread and obtaining a large negativ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xu X,Ge T,Wang G

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the relationship between the expression of phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and the clinical outcome of cetuximab-containing chemotherapy. A total of 158 consecutive mCRC patients with wild-type KRAS status who recei...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chen Y,Shi Y,Lin J,Ye YB,Wang XJ,Chen G,Guo ZQ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:A possible association between metformin use and the development of prostate cancer (PCa) has been reported. However, there is limited information on the impact of long-term metformin use on serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. We investigated the association between exposure to metformin and PSA level...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Park JS,Lee KS,Ham WS,Chung BH,Koo KC

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00