Medicine
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This systematic review will be proposed for investigating the effects of psychological care (PC) in patients with endometriosis. ⋯ PROSPERO CRD42019123292.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Early oral feeding versus traditional feeding after transanal endorectal pull-through procedure in Hirschsprung's disease.
Our study questioned whether the outcome of postoperative early oral feeding is different from traditional postoperative feeding in children with Hirschsprung's disease who underwent transanal endorectal pull-through. This was an observational and comparative study. Patients were allocated into 2 groups. ⋯ We noted a significant difference regarding the duration of antibiotic treatment and intravenous fluid administration after 72 hours. This study showed that there was no difference between the outcomes of early and traditional postoperative feeding. Due to a significant difference in the antibiotics and IV fluid administration intervals between these 2 groups which cause a prolonged hospital stay and higher costs, it seems that early postoperative feeding is superior to traditional strategy.
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Observational Study
Blood sugar control among type 2 diabetic patients who travel abroad: A cross sectional study.
The dose adjustment of anti-diabetic drugs during traveling abroad remains an important issue for the diabetic patients. However, there are few studies exploring the changes in blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) when traveling abroad. The study aimed to investigate the hypoglycemic episodes, sugar control, and associated factors during travel among patients with T2DM. ⋯ The proportion of pre-travel consultation was low in patients with T2DM. Besides, most of the physicians did not offer pre-travel education when patients mentioned their traveling plan. The willing and ability of physicians to offer the pre-travel diabetic education deserved further investigation.
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Observational Study
Elevated serum IL-37 concentrations in patients with sepsis.
To investigate the changes and significance of IL-37 in patients with sepsis. A total of 50 patients with sepsis between September 2016 and October 2017 at the intensive care unit (ICU) of the First Affiliated Hospital of Shihezi University School of Medicine were selected as the sepsis group, 30 age and sex-matched healthy controls were selected as the control group. The levels of IL-37 in serum were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on day 1 and day 7 of the sepsis patients. ⋯ A correlation analysis showed that the levels of serum IL-37 and IL-1β were positively correlated. The level of IL-37 observed in sepsis was found to correlate with the severity of the inflammatory reaction. IL-37 could be an important cytokine in the control of sepsis by suppressing the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines.
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The knowledge and attitude of nonpsychiatric physicians regarding suicide in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients is important to prevent the accident related to suicide. However, most existing studies have focused on perception of and attitudes among psychiatric physician and mental health care worker.The aim of this study is to investigate awareness and attitude regarding suicide among clinicians treating patients with spinal cord injury, and the necessity of education for suicide prevention. ⋯ Education regarding suicide prevention and suicide-related clinical experience with spinal cord injury patients is important for nonpsychiatric clinicians, such as those in the fields of orthopedics, neurosurgery, and rehabilitation medicine.