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Application of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in severe ARDS secondary to pneumonia: a case report
This report describes a 24-year-old patient with marked and continuous hypoxemia resulting from severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to pneumonia, which in turn was refractory to mechani...
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Open Access“Different trend” in multiple primary lung cancer and intrapulmonary metastasis
The distinguishing of intrapulmonary metastatic tumors from multiple primary lung cancers is difficult but of great importance for the therapeutic management and prognosis of these patients.
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Open AccessAnalysis of risk factors for adjacent superior vertebral pedicle-induced facet joint violation during the minimally invasive surgery transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective study
The purpose was to explore possible risk factors of facet joint violation induced by adjacent superior vertebral pedicle screw during the minimally invasive surgery transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (MIS-...
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Open AccessMinimal invasive annulotomy for induction of disc degeneration and implantation of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) plugs for annular repair in a rabbit model
The rabbit disc model is useful for the study of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration and experimental therapeutic interventions. The annulotomy-induced disc models present several drawbacks, particularly an...
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Open AccessObservation of the influences of diosgenin on aging ovarian reserve and function in a mouse model
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of diosgenin, an important monomer of sapogenins in yams, on ovarian reserve in a natural aging mice model.
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Open AccessAnalysis of structure indicators influencing 3-h and 6-h compliance with the surviving sepsis campaign guidelines in China: a systematic review
Compliance with the surviving sepsis campaign (SSC) guidelines (Cssc) is a key factor affecting the effects of sepsis treatment. We designed this study to investigate the relationships of the structure indicators...
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Open AccessFactors influencing hospital stay duration for patients with mild ischemic colitis: a retrospective study
Ischemic colitis is the most prevalent ischemic injury of the gastrointestinal tract. The majority of patients with mild ischemic colitis usually achieve complete clinical recovery shortly. However, the predic...
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Open AccessTreatment of MDA5-positive dermatomyositis complicated by gangrenous cholecystitis with tofacitinib
Dermatomyositis is a rare idiopathic inflammatory disease with diverse presentations that can have varying degrees of cutaneous and systemic involvement. This phenotypic heterogeneity makes DM a therapeutic ch...
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Open AccessCT-based skeletal muscle loss for predicting poor survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma experiencing curative hepatectomy plus adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization: a preliminary retrospective study
To evaluate the prognostic value of skeletal muscle index (SMI) and its change in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) experiencing curative hepatectomy plus adjuvant transarterial chemoembolization (T...
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Open AccessENT characteristics and therapeutic results in multisystemic disorders of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy
Here we report the evaluation of the frequency of subjective and objective otolaryngologic findings and therapeutic results in 32 patients with mitochondrial encephalomyopathy (MEM) from September 2001 to June...
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Open AccessMedical care-seeking patterns among women with menstrual syndromes-related diagnoses: a longitudinal population-based study
Many women experience menstruation-related health issues during their child-bearing years. This study aimed to evaluate women’s tendency to seek Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and/or Western Medicine (WM) ...
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Open AccessSLIT2 promoter hypermethylation predicts disease progression in chronic myeloid leukemia
Aberrant DNA methylation plays a crucial role in the progression of myeloid neoplasms. Previously, our literature reported that slit guidance ligand 2 (SLIT2) promoter methylation was associated with disease prog...
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Open AccessAdiposity and lipid metabolism indicators mediate the adverse effect of glucose metabolism indicators on oogenesis and embryogenesis in PCOS women undergoing IVF/ICSI cycles
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women have high incidences of dyslipidemia, obesity, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), diabetes, and insulin resistance (IR) and are fragile to female infertility. Obesity and ...
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Open AccessAssociation of weight-adjusted-waist index with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and liver fibrosis: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES
The purpose of this study was to explore the association of weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and liver fibrosis.
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Open AccessSafety and efficacy of enterprise stenting for symptomatic atherosclerotic severe posterior circulation stenosis
To investigate the safety and efficacy of Enterprise stent angioplasty and risk factors for the prognoses in treating symptomatic severe posterior circulation atherosclerotic stenosis (SSPCAS).
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Open AccessVariations of bile bacterial community alongside gallstone disease progression and key taxa involved in poor outcomes after endoscopic surgery
Gallstone disease is a prevalent biliary disease worldwide, and bacteria play vital roles in the disease development and progression, as well as the prognosis after endoscopic surgery. However, there have been...
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Open AccessHospitalized patients received furosemide undergoing acute kidney injury: the risk and prediction tool
Furosemide, a frequently prescribed diuretic for managing congestive heart failure and edema, remains a topic of debate regarding its potential risk of inducing acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients. Consequen...
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Open AccessResearch on the effectiveness and safety of bronchial thermoplasty in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
To investigate the clinical efficacy and safety of bronchial thermoplasty (BT) in treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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Open AccessHexarelin alleviates apoptosis on ischemic acute kidney injury via MDM2/p53 pathway
Hexarelin exhibits significant protection against organ injury in models of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced injury (IRI). Nevertheless, the impact of Hexarelin on acute kidney injury (AKI) and its underlyin...
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Open AccessAssociation of tirofiban treatment with outcomes following endovascular therapy in cardioembolic stroke: insights from the RESCUE BT randomized trial
The efficacy and safety of tirofiban in endovascular therapy for cardioembolic ischemic stroke patients remain controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the role of intravenous tirofiban before endovascular ...