Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
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Oral cancer is a fatal disease, accounting for the fourth highest incidence of malignancy in males and the seventh in females in Taiwan. The relatively high prevalence of oral cancer in Taiwan is mainly because there is a high-risk group of 2.5 million people with the habit of smoking and betel nut chewing. Unfortunately, 50% of new cases in our medical center who present with TNM stage III or IV lesions have a shorter than 5-year survival after treatment. ⋯ It is generally accepted that prevention and screening of oral cancer are equally important to treatment due to its location. In this review article, we describe the nature of oral cancer and highlight the various conventional and novel methods of screening for this disease and ongoing important related research. Related literature is reviewed and future work that needs to be done is detailed.
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Postoperative pain and postoperative vomiting (POV) are both sources of distress in the postoperative period. Patient-controlled epidural analgesia (PCEA) is used in patients undergoing lower extremity surgery to improve postoperative quality but is accompanied by a certain incidence of vomiting. We wanted to determine the risk factors of POV in patients using PCEA with the aim of improving the quality of the postoperative period. ⋯ The most important risk factor for POV in patients using PCEA was female gender. Among the female subgroup, the risk factors for POV included higher epidural catheter puncture site, shorter length in the epidural space and greater body height.
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To determine the relationship between central corneal thickness (CCT), refractive error, corneal curvature, anterior chamber depth and axial length in normal Taiwanese Chinese adults. ⋯ CCT was not associated with refractive error, corneal curvature, anterior chamber depth and axial length. CCT is an independent factor unrelated to other ocular parameters.
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This study aimed to describe current trends and areas of future research using a bibliometric evaluation of the publication output associated with research on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) during the 16-year period of 1991-2006. ⋯ This study provides a bibliometric analysis showing that the annual number of publications related to OSA has been increasing at a much faster rate than the overall scientific literature during the past 16 years in a growing number of specialized journals. Analysis of key words (KeyWords Plus) suggests research trends and areas for future research.