Medicine
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Assessing the effectiveness and safety of Chinese medicine for the mastitis in COVID-19 patients is the main purpose of this systematic review protocol. ⋯ CRD42020189924.
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Clinical Trial
Effectiveness of new nerve blocks method on the articular branches of the suprascapular and subscapular nerves to treat shoulder pain.
To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of performing nerve blocks on the articular branches of the suprascapular and subscapular nerves for the treatment of shoulder pain caused by various pathologies. Fifty-two patients with shoulder pain were included in this study. Suprascapular and subscapular nerve blocks were performed with 2.5 mL anesthetic solution (2 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine and 0.5 mL of 2 mg/mL dexamethasone). ⋯ No patients reported adverse effects either during or after the procedure. Performing nerve blocks on the articular branches of the suprascapular and subscapular nerves resulted in positive outcomes for shoulder pain patients. Regardless of shoulder pathology, this new injection method can be safely used in shoulder pain patients.
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Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is known to be a painful orthopedic procedure and moderate to severe pain is common, especially immediately postoperatively and during active motion. The aim of the present study was to compare epidural analgesia (EA) and adductor canal block (ACB) techniques with regard to early period pain levels, need for additional opioids, and ambulation and functional scores in patients who had undergone primary TKA. ⋯ We hypothesized that standard ACB would be as effective as EA for postoperative pain management following TKA.
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COVID-19 in hematological malignancy patients: A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.
COVID-19 is an international outbreak of the respiratory illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The diseases themselves, as well as the intensity of chemotherapy, lead to significant immunosuppression, leading hematological malignancy patients susceptible to infections. ⋯ CRD42020187493.
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Imaging parameters including metabolic or textural parameters during F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) are being used for evaluation of malignancy. However, their utility for prognosis prediction has not been thoroughly investigated. Here, we evaluated the prognosis prediction ability of imaging parameters from preoperative FDGPET/CT in operable pancreatic cancer patients. ⋯ However, in multivariate analysis only GI-SUVmax (P = .026) and combined operation (P = .001) were significant independent predictors of overall survival. The current research result indicates that metabolic parameter (GI-SUVmax) from FDGPET/CT, and combined operation could predict the overall survival of surgically resected pancreatic cancer patients. Other metabolic or textural imaging parameters were not significant predictors for overall survival of localized pancreatic cancer.