Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study was performed to introduce an easy method of surgical smoke evacuation for patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 undergoing emergency surgery.MethodsAn easy, inexpensive, protective, and practical surgical smoke evacuation device/system was developed and is herein described.ResultsThe use of this surgical smoke evacuation device/system in open surgery is convenient and effective. It allows for...
Wed Aug 26, 2020 12:20
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. The emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in December 2019 has resulted in over 20 million cases and 741,808 deaths globally, affecting more than 200 countries. COVID-19 was declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020 by the World Health Organization. The disease is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). There is limited information on COVID-19, and treatment has so far focused on supportive...
Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:51
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectivesPerioperative cardiovascular events remain an important factor that affects surgery outcome. We assessed if asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), an endogenous inhibitor of nitric oxide synthesis, predicts perioperative risk, and if pre-operative supplementation with L-arginine/L-citrulline improves the plasma L-arginine/ADMA ratio.MethodsIn this prospective study, planned thoracic and/or abdominal surgery patients...
Wed Aug 26, 2020 11:50
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. Hamartomas commonly occur in respiratory and digestive organs, such as the lungs, pancreas, and liver; they rarely occur in the oral cavity, especially in the sublingual region. This report describes a 5-month-old boy who presented with a giant sublingual hamartoma and medial cleft tongue. He underwent corrective operations at 5 months, 11 months, and 31 months of age. Histopathological analysis revealed features suggestive...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 14:52
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveTo assess the expression of inflammatory cytokines in the affected and normal skin of postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) patients.MethodsAffected skin and normal skin samples were collected from PHN patients. Inflammatory cell infiltration in the dermis were evaluated by hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining. A human inflammatory protein array containing 40 cytokines was used to assess expression differences between PHN and...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 14:25
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. A pelvic accessory spleen is uncommon and most patients with this condition are asymptomatic. Ureteral calculus is a common disease and can cause acute abdominal pain. We report a 51‐year‐old male patient who presented at our hospital with acute right lower abdominal pain and gross hematuria. A large mass on the right side of the pelvis was detected on an ultrasound examination, as well as a calculus in the lower segment...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 14:15
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. Recurrence is a primary cause of death in patients with leukemia. The interactions of tumor cells with the microenvironment and tumor stem cells hidden in bone marrow promote the recurrence and metastasis of leukemia to lymphoid tissue. Exosomes, membrane-coated nanovesicles secreted by living cells, perform biomaterial transfer and information exchange between cells. Exosomes contain various other biological components derived...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 14:07
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectivesWe aimed to determine the predictive value of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) in the prognosis of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).MethodsWe conducted a retrospective study including patients who underwent CPX within 1 year of PCI between September 2012 and October 2017. Patients were followed-up until the occurrence of a major adverse cardiac...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 14:03
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveAs a unique histological subtype of colorectal cancer (CRC), mucinous adenocarcinoma (MC) has a poor prognosis and responds poorly to treatment. Genes and markers related to MC have not been reported.MethodsTo identify biomarkers involved in development of MC compared with other common adenocarcinoma (AC) subtypes, four datasets were obtained from the Gene Expression Omnibus database. Differentially expressed genes...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 14:01
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. Rehabilitation is important for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Given the lack of guidelines in English on the rehabilitation of these patients, we conducted a review of the most recent reports. We performed this literature review using the principal research databases and included randomized trials, recommendations, quasi-randomized or prospective controlled clinical trials, reports, guidelines,...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 13:59
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveTo identify risk factors associated with surgical site infection (SSI) after major oral oncological surgery.MethodsThis retrospective study reviewed data from patients that underwent major surgery for oral cancer at a tertiary referral hospital in China between January 2005 and July 2016. SSI was diagnosed within 30 days. Demographic, cancer-related, preoperative, perioperative and postoperative data were analysed...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 13:58
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveThis study aimed to assess using Doppler ultrasound for analyzing stability of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the lower extremities.MethodsPatients with DVT of the lower extremities who were treated from August 2017 to December 2019 were selected. The patients were divided into stable and unstable groups according to whether thrombus was collected in a filter. Related ultrasound and blood test results were analyzed...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 13:56
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nucleic acid test is currently the gold standard for diagnosing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This disease requires high-quality viral nucleic acid tests, and selecting the type of specimen from patients, who are at different disease stages, to use in the nucleic acid test is challenging. This article reports in detail the diagnosis and treatment...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 13:56
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectiveTuberculosis (TB) incidence shows a seasonal trend. The purpose of this study was to explore seasonal trends in TB cases in Jiangsu Province.MethodsTB case data were collected from the TB registration system from 2014 to 2018. The X12-ARIMA model was used to adjust the Jiangsu TB time series. Analysis of variance was used to compare TB seasonal amplitude (SA) between subgroups and identify factors responsible for...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 13:47
Journal of International Medical Research, Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2020. ObjectivesWe investigated the association between the consumption of fresh and processed fish and glioma risk using a meta-analysis approach.MethodsWe selected and analyzed observational studies that discussed the relationships between fresh and processed fish intake on glioma risk from PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and the SinoMed and Wanfang databases from inception to 31 March 2020. Studies were selected according to...
Tue Aug 25, 2020 05:49
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