Medicine
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Meta Analysis
Effectiveness and safety of moxibustion for vascular dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vascular dementia (VD) is the only type of dementia that can be prevented and treated. Compared to conventional treatment methods, moxibustion therapy is more effective for VD. This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of moxibustion in the treatment of VD through a meta-analysis, to provide a complete overview to the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine and provide guidance for clinical application. ⋯ Moxibustion is effective and safe in the treatment of VD, but more high-quality evidence from further studies is required to support this.
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Meta Analysis
Efficacy of ginseng supplements on disease-related fatigue: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Ginseng has been believed to provide energy, physical health, and well-being to patients for hundreds of years. Fatigue is a multidimensional symptom with unknown etiology and varying severity, and lots of patients suffer from fatigue. ⋯ The use of ginseng supplements is benefit for patients to reduce disease-related fatigue.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Histological and histomorphometric evaluation of alveolar ridge preservation using an allograft and nonresorbable membrane with and without primary closure: A pilot randomized controlled clinical trial.
The aim of this article is to assess the formation of new vital bone (VB) using histomorphometric analysis in alveolar ridge preservation (ARP), with and without primary closure. Eight patients needed bilateral tooth extraction and planned for ARP. All patients had a nonresorbable membrane with freeze-dried bone allograft after the extractions. ⋯ P values were 0.066, 0.878, and 0.326, respectively. The present findings indicate that leaving the flap without primary closure did not have any effect on new VB, RB particles, and immature bone marrow compared with closed flap. However, the results favored the closed-flap technique.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Epidural administration of 2% Mepivacaine after spinal anesthesia does not prevent intraoperative nausea and vomiting during cesarean section: A prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial.
Intraoperative nausea and vomiting (IONV) is a common symptom during cesarean section (CS) delivery causing significant discomfort to patients. Combined spinal and epidural anesthesia (CSEA) can provide both intraoperative anesthesia and postoperative analgesia. During CSEA, it is reasonable to administer local anesthetics to the epidural space before patient complaints to compensate for the diminished effect of spinal anesthesia. Therefore, we hypothesized that intraoperative epidural administration of 2% mepivacaine would reduce the incidence of IONV. ⋯ Our results indicate that epidural administration of 2% mepivacaine 20 minutes after spinal anesthesia does not reduce the incidence of IONV in CS under CSEA. However, intraoperative epidural administration of 2% mepivacaine was found to improve intraoperative pain.
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Due to the lack of evidence and inconsistency of sex differences in Heart failure (HF) in the Chinese population, this study aimed to compare sex differences in functional capacity and quality of life (QoL) between women and men after standard HF medications therapies, and analyze whether sex differences were associated with the composite endpoints of all-cause mortality or HF-related hospitalization and cardiac event-free survival rate in Chinese patients with HF. ⋯ Women reported worse functional capacity, QoL, and prognosis than men in a sample of Chinese patients with HF. Our findings highlight the importance of paying attention to sex differences in HF.