Predicting in-hospital death in patients with type B acute aortic dissection.

abstract：:To explore the feasibility of using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in the diagnosis of anal fistula and evaluating its activity.Thirty-four patients with perianal fistulas were examined with DTI on a 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) before undergoing surgery. Based on the surgery requirement and preoperative exa...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang Y,Gu C,Huo Y,Han W,Yu J,Ding C,Zhao X,Meng Y,Li C

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical features, findings of diagnostic studies, results of therapy, and prognostic factors were analyzed in 45 patients with brain abscesses. The number of patients diagnosed yearly has increased since CT scanning became available, but despite the enhanced sensitivity, the time from either onset of symptoms or hosp...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Chun CH,Johnson JD,Hofstetter M,Raff MJ

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning can cause severe damage to the nervous system, and can also cause serious damage to organs, such as the heart, kidneys, and lungs. CO damage to myocardial cells has been previously reported. This can lead to serious complications, such as myocardial infarction. PATIENT CONCERNS...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Song L,Bian G,Yang W,Li HF

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Various epidemiological studies have demonstrated the association between abortion and risk of breast cancer among nulliparous women; however, results remain inconclusive. This meta-analysis assessed the association based on previous studies. METHODS:PubMed, EMBase, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tong H,Wu Y,Yan Y,Dong Y,Guan X,Liu Y,Lu Z

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Positional change affects the cuff pressure of an endotracheal tube (ETT) in treacheally intubated patients. We compared the cuff pressure of a TaperGuard ETT and a cylindrical ETT after lateral rotation of head during middle ear surgery. METHODS:Fifty-two patients aged 18-70 years underwent a tympanomastoi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Choi E,Park Y,Jeon Y

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of cervical elastography in predicting preterm delivery (PTD). METHODS:We searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases to identify relevant studies that applied ultrasound (US) elastography to assess cervical stiffness and predict PTD. All ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang B,Zhang Y,Chen S,Xiang X,Wen J,Yi M,He B,Hu B

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Kangfuxin (KFX), a well-known Chinese patent medicine which extracted from Periplaneta americana, is widely used as an adjuvant in the treatment of peptic ulcers (PUs) with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) such as rabeprazole, in China. However, no clear consensus has been reached on the efficacy for PU treatme...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lin M,Zhang S,Zhang M,Shi J,Zhang C,Luo R,You J,Sun J,Zhang J,Gao F

更新日期：2020-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Primary malignancy in giant cell tumor of bone (PMGCTB) is extremely unusual. PMGCTB in the thoracic vertebrae is particularly rare. PATIENTS CONCERNS:A 23-year-old man was admitted with a chief complaint of chest pain associated with cough for approximately 3 days. Physical examination revealed a palpable, ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yu H,Shi R,Peng ZG,Yu BH,Cui JL

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Retrograde drilling is a well accepted procedure for osteochondral lesion of the talus and subchondral cyst with intact overlying cartilage. It has good results in most reports. Compared to anterograde drilling, retrograde drilling can protect the integrity of the articular cartilage. The purpose of this stud...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jeong SY,Kim JK,Lee KB

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood glucose control in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) is reportedly influenced by the seasons, with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels decreasing in the summer or warm season and increasing in the winter or cold season. In addition, several studies have shown that sepsis is also associated with the seasons. Althoug...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tsujimoto T,Yamamoto-Honda R,Kajio H,Kishimoto M,Noto H,Hachiya R,Kimura A,Kakei M,Noda M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:We report on a patient with injury of the cortico-ponto-cerebellar tract (CPCT) following mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), diagnosed by diffusion tensor tractography (DTT). PATIENT CONCERNS:A 53-year-old female patient was injured in a car crash. While under treatment at a local medical center for headache...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jang SH,Kwon HG

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to investigate the application of the healthcare failure mode and effect analysis (HFMEA) to reduce the incidence of posture syndrome of thyroid surgery (PSTS).Subjects before (n = 78, July 2017-December 2017) and after (n = 114, January 2018-June 2018) HFMEA implementation (The Second Hospital of Nan...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang L,Zeng L,Yan Y,Hang Q

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Mucocele is a disease lined primarily by epithelium, and occurs mainly when the sinus ostium is obstructed. PATIENT CONCERNS:We report a case of a 37-year-old man who presented with painless proptosis of the right eye and diplopia. DIAGNOSES:The preoperative finding was mucocele of the ethmoid sinus. INTER...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Kim JS,Kim EJ,Kwon SH

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Presently noninvasive methods were employed to the diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including fatty liver index (FLI), hepatic steatosis index (HSI), product of fasting triglyceride and glucose levels (TyG), and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), whereas the accuracy of those indexes need to b...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Yang H,Chen G,Song C,Li D,Ma Q,Chen G,Li X

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Stroke is the leading cause of disability-adjusted life years in neurological diseases and has become one of the top 3 fatal diseases in the world. Cerebral hemorrhage accounts for approximately 18% to 24% of all strokes in Asian countries. Cerebral hemorrhage is one of the most destructive subtypes of str...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ma Y,Zhang D,Lv Z,Cui Y,Fei Y,Chang T,Yu M,Lu J,Huang Q,Zhang Y,Xu P,Lan T,Wang J

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate the effect of probiotic supplementation on functional constipation in children. METHODS:We performed electronic searches in PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library without language restriction to identify relevant studies from the time of inception of these databases to March 2018. The relative ris...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Jin L,Deng L,Wu W,Wang Z,Shao W,Liu J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) is an effective method to treat single compartment disease of the knee joint. Report about the complications of UKA, especially tibial plateau fractures, is rare. Given its rarity, its pathogenesis is not well described, and a standard of treatment is still not establi...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Lu C,Ye G,Liu W,Wu H,Wu G,Chen J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spinal fusion surgery, total blood loss (TBL) is composed of visible blood loss from the surgical field and wound drainage, and hidden blood loss (HBL). Until now, no published studies exist reporting the effect of topical use of tranexamic acid (tTXA) on HBL in patients undergoing posterior lumbar spinal fusion su...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ren Z,Li S,Sheng L,Zhuang Q,Li Z,Xu D,Chen X,Jiang P,Zhang X

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute chest syndrome (ACS) is the main cause of mortality among adult patients with sickle cell disease (SCD). Its pathophysiology is still unclear. Using positron emission tomography (PET) with F-fluorodeoxyglucose [18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG)], we explored the relationship between regional lung density and lu...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： de Prost N,Sasanelli M,Deux JF,Habibi A,Razazi K,Galactéros F,Meignan M,Maître B,Brun-Buisson C,Itti E,Dessap AM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：ABSTRACT:The independent plastic surgery pathway recruits candidates with 5 years of surgical training who are typically more advanced in research than their integrated counterparts. Research productivity helps to discriminate between applicants. However, no studies exist detailing the academic attributes of matched in...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Ngaage LM,Elegbede A,McGlone KL,Knighton BJ,Landford W,Nam AJ,Lifchez SD,Slezak S,Rasko Y

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and cervical disc arthroplasty (CDA) are both the effective techniques in treatment of cervical spondylosis. The purpose of this present retrospective cohort research was to assess the efficacy and safety of ACDF and CDA in treating the symptomatic cervical spon...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Tong Y,Jia X,Zhou Y,Feng D,Yuan D

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in 2019 has become a global pandemic. It is not known whether the disease is associated with a higher risk of infection in pregnant women or whether intrauterine vertical transmission can occur. We report 2 cases of pregnant women diagnosed with COVID-19. P...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zheng T,Guo J,He W,Wang H,Yu H,Ye H

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Periorbital metastasis of colorectal cancer is rare. Therefore, herein, we report a patient with rectal cancer who presented with periorbital metastasis without any systemic metastasis. PATIENT CONCERNS:The patient was a 57-year-old man who had a painless nodule on his left eyelid. DIAGNOSIS:The patient ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Paik JH,Shin HJ,Lee HS,Han HS,Ryu CG,Hwang DY

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to COVID-19 is different from the ARDS caused by other infections. Conventional mechanical ventilation strategies using high levels of PEEP may not be beneficial and can even be harmful to patient with ARDS from COVID-19. So the ventilation strategies sh...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Guo WG,Fang B,Xian YS,Yu ZH,Zhou LX

更新日期：2020-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a main complication of surgery, and by now, drugs cannot prevent it completely. Some meta-analyses have proved acupuncture therapy can prevent PONV. However, it is still controversial whether noninvasive acupuncture therapies are comparable with invasive ones. This...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Fu CW,Shu Q,Jiao Y,Wu T,Song AQ,Zhu QC,Zhang WP

更新日期：2020-07-31 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:This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of continuous adductor canal block (CACB) versus continuous femoral nerve block (CFNB) in postoperative analgesia and early rehabilitation of patients with total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS:The Cochrane Library, PubMed, and EMbase were systematically searc...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Zhang Z,Wang Y,Liu Y

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracavitary application of brachytherapy (BT) sources followed by external beam radiation is essential for the local treatment of carcinoma of the cervix, postate, and nasopharynx. Dose distribution of external beam radiation plus BT can be challenging for the planning system because of their dose calculation by 2 d...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Wang F,Jiang C,Liu T,Sun Q,Ye Z,Shi K,Wu P,Qin W,Fu Z,Jiang Y

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune-checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) efficacy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring molecular alterations remains poorly elucidated. This study was undertaken to determine ICI efficacy against epidermal growth-factor receptor (EGFR)/anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)/c-ros oncogene 1 (ROS1)-mutated ...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Bylicki O,Guisier F,Monnet I,Doubre H,Gervais R,Janicot H,Perol M,Fournel P,Lamy R,Auliac JB,Chouaid C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：RATIONALE:Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a common pathological type of lung cancer, but appendiceal metastasis of SCLC was rare. At present, clinical studies on the maintenance therapy of SCLC have not reached a significant conclusion. PATIENT CONCERNS:We reported on a 52-year-old man who diagnosed as extensive stag...

journal_title：Medicine

authors： Xue P,Wang N,Mao Y,Zhu S

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00