Medicine
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Meta Analysis
Acupuncture for postoperative pain of lumbar disc herniation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Evidence for the effects of acupuncture on postoperative pain of Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is inconsistent. We conducted this systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture for postoperative pain of LDH. ⋯ Acupuncture is an effective and safe treatment for postoperative pain of LDH. It can be recommended to manage patients with postoperative pain of LDH. However, considering the unsatisfactory quality of the included studies, more high-quality randomized controlled trials with a large sample size are needed to elucidate this issue.
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Meta Analysis
Effects of subarachnoid extension following intracerebral hemorrhage: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
The effects of subarachnoid extension (SAHE) following intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) have not yet been fully understood. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of published literature on this topic to better understand the effects of SAHE. ⋯ There is insufficient evidence to demonstrate the correlation between SAHE and mortality and worse functional outcomes in primary ICH. The validation of this correlation requires further studies as the potential effect and mechanisms of SAHE remain unclear.
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Chronic pelvic pain (CPP) is an intricate condition with multiple etiologies that lead to indefinite pain mechanisms. Physicians and researchers are challenged in its treatment, and the combined therapy of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment has been recognized as a multidisciplinary approach cited by guidelines and adopted in clinical practice. As an alternative therapy for CPP, non-pharmacologic therapies benefit patients and deserve further study. ⋯ Based on a survey, this review found that the most commonly used non-pharmacological therapies for CPP include pelvic floor physical therapy, psychotherapy, acupuncture, neuromodulation, and dietary therapy. By evaluating the efficacy and safety of each therapy, this study concluded that non-pharmacological therapies should be included in the initial treatment plan because of their high degree of safety and low rate of side effects. To fill the lack of data on non-pharmacologic therapies for CPP, this study provides evidence that may guide treatment and pain management.
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Hypotension is frequent after spinal anesthesia, especially in elderly patients. Whether pre-emptive methoxamine infusion is effective and safe to prevent spinal anesthesia-induced hypotension is still a controversial issue, to dress this knowledge lack, we performed a systemic review and meta-analysis to evaluated it. ⋯ This meta-analysis demonstrated that pre-emptive methoxamine infusion in elderly patients receiving spinal anesthesia can improve blood pressure, slow down heart rate, reduce the incidence of hypotension and requirement for vasopressor. However, these findings should be interpreted rigorously. Further well-conducted trials are required to confirm this.
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The knee has a high incidence of osteoarthritis (OA) following the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, which was reduced by ACL reconstruction including double-bundle (DB) techniques and single-bundle (SB) techniques. However, the effectiveness of preventing the progression of OA after the ACL reconstruction using DB and SB techniques is controversial. ⋯ Overall, this meta-analysis showed that the DB technique was no more effective in preventing the progression of OA than the SB technique in ACL reconstruction at midterm follow-up.