Medicine
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Cirrhosis and frailty assessment in elderly patients: A paradoxical result.
The frailty represents a key determinant of elderly clinical assessment, especially because it allows the identification of risk factors potentially modifiable by clinical and therapeutic interventions. The frailty assessment in elderly patients usually is made by using of Fried criteria. However, to assess the frailty in cirrhotic patients, multiple but different tools are used by researchers. ⋯ In a multivariate linear regression model, only female gender, body mass index and mini nutritional assessment resulted associated with frailty status, independently of other confounding variables. Despite the fact that elderly cirrhotic patients are considered to be frailer than the non-cirrhotic elderly patient, relying solely on "mere visual appearance," our data show that paradoxically non-cirrhotic elderly patients are frailer than elderly well-compensated liver cirrhotic patients. Thus, clinical implication of this finding is that frailty assessment performed in the well-compensated liver cirrhotic patient can identify those cirrhotic patients who may benefit from tailored interventions similarly to non-cirrhotic elderly patients.
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Plenty of evidence has suggested that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have played a vital part may act as prognostic biomarkers in a variety of cancers. The aim of this study was to screen survival-related lncRNAs and to construct a lncRNA-based prognostic model in patients with cutaneous melanoma (CM). ⋯ We established a novel three lncRNA-based risk score model and nomogram to predict overall survival of CM. The proposed nomogram may provide information for individualized treatment in CM patients.
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Comparative Study Observational Study
Comparison of median effective concentration of ropivacaine in multiparas or primiparas during epidural labor analgesia: STROBE compliant.
The documents on the median effective concentration of local analgesic were many in primiparas during labor analgesia. However, the studies were fewer in multiparas. To explore the analgesic requirements in multiparas during epidural labor analgesia, we investigated the median effective concentration of ropivacaine with 2 μg/mL fentanyl for epidural labor analgesia in multiparas. ⋯ The side effects, if any, were also recorded. The median effective concentration of ropivacaine was 0.057% (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.051-0.064%) in primiparas during epidural labor analgesia, and 0.068% (95% CI, 0.063-0.072%) in multiparas during epidural labor analgesia, there was significant difference between the groups (P = .02). This study indicated that the median effective concentration of ropivacaine with fentanyl for epidural labor analgesia was 0.068% (95% CI, 0.063-0.072%) and increased in multiparas compared with the primiparas (www.chictr.org.cn, registration number: ChiCTR-1800016486).
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Anorectal malignant melanoma (AMM) is a rare and aggressive malignance with poor prognosis, yet no consensus of treatment exists to date. Abdominoperineal resection surgery (APR) is the standard treatment of anorectal malignant melanoma, capable of controlling lymphatic spread and obtaining a large negative margin for local control but it can lead to complications. Wide local excision (WLE) allows for quicker recovery and has minimal impact on bowel function (i.e., bypassing the need for a stoma). ⋯ AMM is a rare malignance, and is easy to misdiagnose. The therapy approach remains controversial. Every effort should be made to ensure prompt diagnosis and to define the optimally effective standard therapy approach.
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To analyze whether a correlation exists between the caries status (Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth, DMFT Index) of the first permanent molars (FPMs) and that of the full permanent dentition of Mexican adolescents, and to propose its use in large epidemiological studies of dental caries. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 1538 adolescents from 12 to 15 years old. Based on a clinical oral examination, we determined the DMFT Indices of their FPMs (FPM-DMFT) and of their full permanent dentition (comprehensive DMFT Index). ⋯ The underestimation of caries prevalence (DMFT > 0) was 5.4% (48.6% vs 43.2%), while the DMFT Index was underestimated at 0.34 (1.15 vs 0.81). The strong correlation between the FPM-DMFT and comprehensive DMFT Indices suggests that overall caries status can be inferred on the basis of FPM caries status. This evidence is useful when conducting large epidemiological studies such as national surveys.