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Chih-Hsiang Chang
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Open AccessEffects of dexmedetomidine on surgery for type A acute aortic dissection outcome
No study has evaluated the effect of dexmedetomidine in patients who received surgery for type A aortic dissection. This is the first study to evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine in aortic dissection patien...
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Open AccessThe dialysis facility levels and sizes are associated with outcomes of incident hemodialysis patients
The outcomes of patients with incident kidney failure who start hemodialysis are influenced by several factors. Whether hemodialysis facility characteristics are associated with patient outcomes is unclear. We...
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Open AccessA validation study comparing existing prediction models of acute kidney injury in patients with acute heart failure
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in acute heart failure (AHF) and is associated with prolonged hospitalization and increased mortality. The aim of this study was to externally validate existi...
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Open AccessAssociation between regional economic status and renal recovery of dialysis-requiring acute kidney injury among critically ill patients
The association between regional economic status and the probability of renal recovery among patients with dialysis-requiring AKI (AKI-D) is unknown. The nationwide prospective multicenter study enrolled criti...
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Open AccessAssociation between initial dialytic modalities and the risks of mortality, infection death, and cardiovascular events: A nationwide population-based cohort study
To date, few studies have been conducted to pairwise compare the prognosis of peritoneal dialysis (PD), unplanned PD, and unplanned hemodialysis (HD). We analyzed longitudinal data from Taiwan’s National Healt...
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Open AccessInfection in Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease and Subsequent Adverse Outcomes after Dialysis Initiation: A Nationwide Cohort Study
It remains unclear whether infection events before entering end stage renal disease (ESRD) have a long-term negative impact on patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) who survive to permanent dialy...
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Open AccessBretschneider solution-induced alterations in the urine metabolome in cardiac surgery patients
The development of Bretschneider’s histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) cardioplegia solution represented a major advancement in cardiac surgery, offering significant myocardial protection. However, metabo...
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Open AccessAcute Kidney Injury Classification for Critically Ill Cirrhotic Patients: A Comparison of the KDIGO, AKIN and RIFLE Classifications
Critically ill cirrhotic patients have high mortality rates, particularly when they present with acute kidney injury (AKI) on admission. The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) group aimed to sta...
